Taken from Request for Pension of Wm Marion Holt filed by Elizabeth S. Wilson Holt Taylor (Elizabeth married Elix Taylor, 2nd when she thought Marion Holt was deceased in Civil War) Pension No. 500017 Applicant Elizabeth S. Holt Veteran Marion Holt Can NO 1196 Bundle No. 6 General Affidavit Elizabeth S. Wilson, married ( Wm) Marion Holt on or about 7 Apr 1862 in Scott Co., TN Witnesses: L.R. Wilson Georgia looks like Marlar sworn 14 March 1891 also shown Armeldia Woodrum Signed by Justice of Peace Albert Murphy General Affidavit That she is the widow of Marion Holt, dec. during the War of the late rebellion, disappeared sometime in the year 1864 and that he belonged to the Army when she last saw him and she has not heard of him since. Witness L.R. Wilson George Marlar General Affadavit I, Archibald Murphy, Winfield, Scott Co., TN, states that he married Marion Holt to Elizabeth S. Wilson, now Elizabeth S. Taylor, on 7th day of April 1862 at my own residence, Scott County, TN Witness L.R. Wilson George Marlar General Affadavit State of Kentucky, County of Pulaski under oath, Elizabeth Taylor a resident of Isham, Co of Scott, TN states that she is the claiment in the above cited claim and that her husband, Marion Holt, has not served in the military or naval services of the United States since his death about the 4th day of July 1864. Witness: Gorge W. Woodram Elon Strunk Articles of Agreement, payment of $25 for application fee of pension under the Laws of United States to M.V. Tierney, Attorney, of Washington, D.C. Witness: M. M. Butler L.R. Wilson Widow's Declaration for Pension State of TN, CO of Scott on this 11th day of Feb 1891 states there was a daughter Mary Holt born Oct 24, 1864. Witness M.V. Tierney of Washington, D.C. her attorney M. M. Butler L.R. Wilson General Affadavit State of TN, Co of Scott, 4th day of April 1891 personally appeared Eanos King, 78, resident of Isham, TN and John King, age 44, Of Isham, TN swore they were well acquainted with Marion Holt and Elizabeth S. Taylor, the wife & widow of Marion Holt and from our personal of them both know that neither of them had ever been married prior to their marriage in 1862. We further state that the maiden name of Mrs. Taylor was Elizabeth Wilson prior to her marriage to Marion Holt and have known her since a girl and ever since and that she is now the wife of Elic Taylor and that she married said Holt in time of Late Rebellion and after said Holt had joined the Army. We know what we testify to be true and lived neighbors to them and know if either of them had been married before they married each other, we have not heard of it. Witness W.J. Cordell signed X Eanos King J.L. Sharp signed X John King General Affadavit State of TN, Co. of Scott, 18 April 1891 personally appeared before me Justice of Peace, A. J. Ryan, aged 49. resident of Isham, Scott Co, State of TN and John Wilson aged 39 of Isham, Scott Co., State of TN, that we are personally acquainted with Elizabeth Taylor, and her late husband Elic Taylor and do further state that we was present and saw them married, and I, A.J. Ryan, do certify on my oath that I was Justice of the Peace for Scott Co., TN on or about the 10th day of November 1879, did administer the rights of matrimony between Elic Taylor and Elizabeth S. Holt, and her maiden name Wilson and that they were lawfully married. Signed A. J. Ryan and John Wilson Medical Evidence State of Ohio Co. of Clinton in the matter of Elizabeth Holt of the State of TN, I, J.M. Ramells, M.D. whose P.O. address is Wilmington, Co of Clinton, State of Ohio being duly sworn in, says his age is now 71 years and that he is a regular practicing physcian of 45 years practice that he treated Elizabeth Holt, the wife of Marion Holt, in confinement to whom was born on the 24th day of September 1865 a child. From memory I cannot say whether the child was male or female. I have a record of the birth of a child at the above date but have not a record of its sex. Neither do I have any account of its name. Signed: J. M. Ramells, M.D. 4 May 1891 Witness: A. Williams, Probate Judge Joyce Holt Taylor

Does anyone have Cemetery books for Whitley County Kentucky? If so would you please check the back of the books for Charlie L. Short -died in laurel county in 1969 and lived in Whitley County, thank you vanita

<A HREF="http://www.tcarden.com/tree/ensor/Kingsmountainroster.html">Battle of King's Mountain Roster</A> http://www.tcarden.com/tree/ensor/Kingsmountainroster.html Here's a site with the roster of those that fought at Kings Mountain......Lois "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." Don't Drive faster that Your Guardian Angel can fly!

Chuck.... Didn't you mention earlier that some of your Bennetts married into the Rose line. Goodness knows, we had Roses all over Whitley Co. They are my kin too. I'll check your names in my database......Lois > Do any of y'all know of a connection between the Whitley County Bennett > families and the family of John Bennett and Rachel Lynch? John Bennett was > supposedly born about 1780 in North Carolina, but I have no documentation > of this. According to 1850 census data, Rachel (Lynch) Bennett was born > about 1781 in Virginia. The family was in Tennessee by 1808 when their son > Isaac Bennett was born. John Bennett supposedly died about 1831. Isaac > Bennett supposedly married Mary Duncan in White County, Tennessee, in 1834, > but again I have not yet found any documentation. Isaac Bennett, his mother > Rachel (Lynch) Bennett, and several of his brothers and their families > migrated in the mid 1830s to McDonough and Hancock counties in Illinois. > The family and their descendants mostly stayed in that general area for the > next 100 years or so. > > Chuck Bennett > "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." Don't Drive faster that Your Guardian Angel can fly!

At 05:03 PM 3/21/2003 -0500, Lois wrote: >Didn't you mention earlier that some of your Bennetts married into the Rose >line. Goodness knows, we had Roses all over Whitley Co. They are my kin >too. I'll check your names in my database......Lois Nope. What I said was: >> Some Bennetts in Whitley County, Kentucky, married into my Rose family line >> there, but I don't know of any connection between them and my own Bennett >> line. My connection to the Rose family of Whitley County is: William Rose & Elizabeth Merritt their son Ephraim Rose & Hannah Lee their son Granville Perry Rose & Josephine Stevens their daughter Calla Mae Rose & Allen Pendleton Bohannon were my great-grandparents. Chuck

<A HREF="http://www.tcarden.com/tree/ensor/Kingsmountainroster.html">Battle of King's Mountain Roster</A> http://www.tcarden.com/tree/ensor/Kingsmountainroster.html Here's a site with the roster of those that fought at Kings Mountain......Lois "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." Don't Drive faster that Your Guardian Angel can fly!

Chuck Why not post your Bennett line? I've a few Bennett lines that all came into Whitley Co. One of us just may connect, ya never know.....Lois > At 12:56 PM 3/21/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >Hi chuck...your last name bennett is one i'm researching..are you from the > >knox co ky are or there about?...Denise > > Not as far as I know. The furthest back that I have reliable information on > my Bennett line has them moving into Illinois in the mid 1830s. Before > that, they are supposed to have been in Tennessee - but I don't have any > solid info. > > Some Bennetts in Whitley County, Kentucky, married into my Rose family line > there, but I don't know of any connection between them and my own Bennett > line. > > Chuck > > > "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." Don't Drive faster that Your Guardian Angel can fly!

At 03:26 PM 3/21/2003 -0500, Lois wrote: >Why not post your Bennett line? I've a few Bennett lines that all came into >Whitley Co. One of us just may connect, ya never know.....Lois Well, for one thing, it would be off-topic for this Whitley County mailing list, since I don't know of any Whitley County or even Kentucky connection for them. Like I said before: >> Not as far as I know. The furthest back that I have reliable information on >> my Bennett line has them moving into Illinois in the mid 1830s. Before >> that, they are supposed to have been in Tennessee - but I don't have any >> solid info. Oh well, it isn't as if this list were just flooded with emails, anyway. Do any of y'all know of a connection between the Whitley County Bennett families and the family of John Bennett and Rachel Lynch? John Bennett was supposedly born about 1780 in North Carolina, but I have no documentation of this. According to 1850 census data, Rachel (Lynch) Bennett was born about 1781 in Virginia. The family was in Tennessee by 1808 when their son Isaac Bennett was born. John Bennett supposedly died about 1831. Isaac Bennett supposedly married Mary Duncan in White County, Tennessee, in 1834, but again I have not yet found any documentation. Isaac Bennett, his mother Rachel (Lynch) Bennett, and several of his brothers and their families migrated in the mid 1830s to McDonough and Hancock counties in Illinois. The family and their descendants mostly stayed in that general area for the next 100 years or so. Chuck Bennett

At 12:56 PM 3/21/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Hi chuck...your last name bennett is one i'm researching..are you from the >knox co ky are or there about?...Denise Not as far as I know. The furthest back that I have reliable information on my Bennett line has them moving into Illinois in the mid 1830s. Before that, they are supposed to have been in Tennessee - but I don't have any solid info. Some Bennetts in Whitley County, Kentucky, married into my Rose family line there, but I don't know of any connection between them and my own Bennett line. Chuck

Hi chuck...your last name bennett is one i'm researching..are you from the knox co ky are or there about?...Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Bennett" <cbrootsweb@badghill.pair.com> To: <KYWHITLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: [KYWHITLE] req info re Mr. Stevens/Stephens - died abt 1849-1850 > I am trying to find a record of a man of surname Stevens or Stephens, given > name possibly William, who died about 1849-1850 in or near Whitley County, > Kentucky. I believe he was the husband of Nancy Stevens (maiden name > unknown) and possibly the son of Michael Stevens of Whitley County, > Kentucky. If you have any record of a man fitting this description, please > let me know. > > Thanks, > > Chuck Bennett > > > > ==== KYWHITLE Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

If anyone here has access to marriage books covering the mid-1800s in Whitley County, I would appreciate a lookup for the following marriages: Granville Perry Rose & Josephine Stevens/Stephens, probably about 1866-1867. (male) Stevens/Stephens & Nancy (surname unknown), probably about 1842-1843. (unknown male) & Nancy Stevens/Stephens between 1860 and 1870. Thanks, Chuck Bennett

I am trying to find a record of a man of surname Stevens or Stephens, given name possibly William, who died about 1849-1850 in or near Whitley County, Kentucky. I believe he was the husband of Nancy Stevens (maiden name unknown) and possibly the son of Michael Stevens of Whitley County, Kentucky. If you have any record of a man fitting this description, please let me know. Thanks, Chuck Bennett

I am trying to break through a long-existing brick wall on the family of my great-great-grandmother, Josephine (Stevens) Rose. She was married to my great-great-grandfather Granville Perry Rose in Whitley County, Kentucky, probably about 1866-1867 (in the 1900 census they said they'd been married for 33 years). I have quite a bit of info about his family background, and about their life after marriage, but about her family I know almost nothing. Her death certificate (with info provided by her son George L. Rose) states that her father's name was William Stevens and her mother's name unknown, and that she was born in Whitley County, Kentucky, on 21 February 1846. I've searched every Stevens/Stephens family in Whitley County in the 1850 and 1860 census, and none of the men named William have a daughter named Josephine or Josie or anything similar. However, I did find a Josephine Stevens of about the correct age living with a Nancy Stevens in both 1850 and 1860 - and she is the only girl of that name found in any of the Stevens/Stephens families in these census years. In 1850 they were living near the household of a Michael Stevens, and in 1860 in the same household. Given the ages shown, I wonder if Michael Stevens might have been the father of Nancy's husband, who perhaps had died just prior to the 1850 census (she had an infant at home, so presumably not too long before). Unfortunately, these census years do not tell us anything about the family relationships of the people listed, so these are all guesswork. Can anyone here provide further info about these people? Michael Stevens - age uncertain, shown as 67 in 1850 and 68 in 1860, not found in 1870 or 1880 - born in Tennessee, according to both 1850 and 1860 census - possibly had a son named William who died about 1849-1850 - possibly married to Dacy, listed with him in 1850 as age 57 Nancy Stevens (maiden name unknown) - possibly married to William Stevens - appears in/near household of Michael Stevens in 1850 and 1860 - born about 1826 - age shown as 24 in 1850 and 34 in 1860 - not found in 1870 or later - possibly died or remarried Josephine Stevens - born about 1846-1847 - married to Granville Perry Rose about 1866-1867 (per 1900 census) - possibly married first to someone named Sherline? - had M.B. Sherline (female age 5) living with them in 1870 Thank you for any help you can give. If needed, I can provide more info about the family of Granville & Josephine Rose after they left Whitley County. Chuck Bennett

Barbara Did I answer your question about having a Julia Croley m John Quincy Casady? Didn't find them in my database. when were they married?.....Lois > Lois > > Have you ever heard of a Julia Croley whom married > John Quince Casady > > Barbara > "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." Don't Drive faster that Your Guardian Angel can fly!

Hello: I am trying to contact descendants of the brothers and sisters of my grandfather, George Matt Ball, of Whitley and McCreary Co.s, KY, children of Peter Coleman Ball and Frances Jane Strunk. I am looking for photos of the family and I am looking for males with the Ball surname to participate in the Ball Y DNA project. The following are the children of Peter Coleman Ball, brothers and sisters of George Matt Ball. Any information on their descendants would be appreciated. Malinda Ball, b 1875 Martha Ann Ball, b 1877 William Robert Ball, b 1879 Rachel Ball James Noah Ball, b 1884 Hugh Simon Ball, 1886 Lizette Ball, b 1889 Sylvester Ball, b 1894 Frona Alice Ball, b 1896 Mary Ollie Ball, b 1900 John Ball, b ? I believe they were all born in Whitley Co in the area that is now McCreary Co., KY. Details on the Ball Y DNA study are here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~scperkins/BallDNA.html My genealogy pages on my grandparents are here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~scperkins Thanks, Steven C. Perkins SPerkins@interaccess.com

<A HREF="http://www.electricscotland.com/history/domestic/index.htm">Domestic Annals of Scotland</A> http://www.electricscotland.com/history/domestic/index.htm Just discovered this on-line book. Being written in 1874 perhaps we may learn something of Scottish ancestors and the way of life back then. Amazing some of the great free treasurers there are on the net. Enjoy.........Lois "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." Don't Drive faster that Your Guardian Angel can fly!

Hello, I am looking for more information about this family found in the 1880 Whitley County, KY Census: Hawks, Eliza 40 Pauper Joseph 5 Grant S. 5/12 I believe that this is my great great grandmother, Elizabeth Hawkins. She is living in between two Steele families. Family history says that she had a son named Doc Steele. Does anyone have any information on this family lines? Thanks, Leigh Ann Lpartin@aol.com

Does anyone know anything about this Mary Ann McFarland? Thank you, Charlotte Miller Descendants of William S. Brockman 1 William S. Brockman b: 1848 in Adair County, Kentucky .. +Mary Ann (Polly) McFarland b: 1850 in Whitley County, Kentucky m: November 18, 1867 in Adair County, Kentucky ....... 2 Elizabeth Manerva Brockman b: September 1868 in Green Co, Ky d: November 14, 1905 in ? ........... +Joseph Woodson Lane b: November 1862 in Ky. d: June 02, 1906 in ? m: Abt. 1886 ....... 2 John F. Brockman b: 1871 ....... 2 James M. Brockman b: 1873 ....... 2 Nancy C. Brockman b: 1876

Did any of the Silers go to Montgomery County, Ohio or Rush County Indiana Steve & Donna Mathis~~~ http://home.att.net/~slm7/home.html stevemathis@ameritech.net stevemathis@att.net donnamathis@att.net -----Original Message----- From: Siler44@aol.com [mailto:Siler44@aol.com] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 5:05 PM To: KYWHITLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYWHITLE] 2003 SILER REUNION SILER REUNION I want everyone to write down the date for the 2003 SILER Reunion. It's September 13 at the Old Cane Creek Grave Yard, Whitley County, KY. This is where Jacob O. Sr. & Rachel (TEAGUE) SILER are buried. Last Year six of Jacob & Rachel (Teague) Siler's children were represented at the Siler Reunion of September 14, 2002. Their number 2 son-Weimer Alvis & Sarah (Mode) Siler had six descendants; Number 4 son-Adam & Mary (Brock) Siler had seventeen descendants; Number 5 child-Mary "Polly" & William Sands Lambdin had six; Number 6 son-Burgess & Mary Ann (Croley) Siler had three; Number 9 son-Hedrick Benjamin & Jennie (Warren) Siler had six; Number 10 son-Jacob O, Jr. & Margaret (Mode) Siler had thirteen. I listed only the direct descendants. There are a few who descend from more than one line. We had a great time! We had tents set up and everyone brought a sack lunch and a chair. If you are a descendant of Jacob O. Siler, Sr. and his wife Rachel Teague, mark this date! e on your calendar and plan to come be with us. You will be more than welcome! E-mail us for more information or directions. Mary & Roy Siler Siler44@aol.com ==== KYWHITLE Mailing List ==== ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hello Diane,Was wondering if someone could help me ? > RAMSEYFAMILY.RICHARD RAMSEY b:1755 VA. marr:ELIZABETH SUMTERThey had > children that I have listed. One daughter wasMARY POLLY RAMSEY b:abt > 1789. Was told she had 2 sons, JAMES b:abt 1805-1810 & NESLON b:1813 > Burke Co. NC. born out of wedlock.Then someone said she could have > married a cousin name RAMSEY. MARY's 2nd marr:to a DOCKERY & had a > daughter. Do you know his firstname or the daughter's name? Then > marr:MASTIN DURHAM. Did they have any children?Also info has where > JAMES was married 3 times (?)To MALINDA SLOAN abt 1825 & then to NANCY > PERKINS1861. Who was the other wife?You have helped me in the past & > thought I would call onyour help again.Thank you,Joy Ramsey > jlr@cinci.rr.com