Past events recorded by J. W. Kegley. They will serve as future record.
Kegley Diary Begins
"The diary has been
transcribed twice from the original source.
It is a personal journal,
and it could contain some errors."
Contributed
by Mike Barker
1897
Deliah,
J. W. and Nancy Kelgey, Polly Kegley, and Manerva Greene went to Jesse Lyons
home on Little Fork of Sandy River, Elliot Co. KY, Friday March 26
Jesse Lyon moved to Greenup Co. KY, Nov. 5
D. G. Kegley and S. G. Greene went to Greenup Co. KY
with team Nov. 12
1898
John
Harrison began a singing school at
1900
Fdmmd
Whitt died Oct. 18, 1900 age 74 yrs. 11 mos.
1901
Wm.
Pennington, my grandfather, was born 6/23/1815: died 6/20/1901. Funeral by R.
F. Rice.
Rev. R. F. Rice began a 10 day meeting at Stark Oct.
2
Ida
Leedy, daw. of Jim Leedy died Oct. 8, buried Oct. TO: age 25 years, 8 mos. and
12 days. Funeral by R. F. Rice.
Vina Music, wife of Grant Music, died Oct. 30
Alice
Barker, wife of Johnnie Barker and Daughter of H. and Laura Kelly died Dec. 31.
1902
Belle
Robinson, wife of Jessie Robinson arxi daw. of J.B. and Susan Whitt, died Jan.
10
Jerry
Lewis & Emma Green, daw. of Judge S.L. & Mary E. Green were married Jan
21
Jordan W. Carter, Evangelist, began a 10 days
meeting at Stark, Jan 29
Daniel
Skeens, son of James Skeens, married Feb.9
Allen Brown died Feb. 11, buried 14
R.K. and Minnie Green married Feb. 15
Willis Harper and Pearl Leedy married Feb~ 18
Gus Lambert, son of Eli Lambert, died March 23
Julia, wife of J. A. Harper, died March 24
Susan Green, wife of Wm. M. Green, died April 25
Mary, wife of John N. Lawson, died April 28
Bird,
daw of James A. Harper, married to Dallas Skaggs April 28.
Wick,
son of James A. Harper, & Lucy Nickels, daug. of John Nickels, were married
May 29th.
Lee Holbrook, son of Amos Holbrook, killed by Bob
Crockett June 28th
D. T. Gray & Minnie Sparks, daw. of Joel W.
Sparks, were married Nov. 14th
Henderson Flannery's house burned Nov. 19th
1903
Manerva "Puss" Skeens died Jan. 19th
Jim.Sparks,
son of Levi Sparks, and Mary Lyon, daw. of John R. and Amanda Lyon, were
married Jan 25th
Ruth, wife of John K. Pennington, died Jan 26th,
buried 28th
John "Piny" Kegley died April 5th
Bob Johnson, son of Dr. W.W. Johnson, was shot May
24th at Beartown
Sam Sparks son of Wm. H. Sparks & Ida McGill
were married June 10
Rosa
Curnette, wife of R. H. Curnette and daughter of Rev. R.L. & Sarah Rose
died July 3rd, buried July 4th.
J.W.
Kegley began a singing school at
Susan,
wife of Jourdan Waddell & sister to my grandfather Wm. Pennington died Sept
9th.
John M. Waugh made a political speech at Stark Oct. 13th
Rev. R.F. Rice began a 10 day meeting at Stark Oct.
15th
Oscar
Whitt S/o J.B.
& Susan Whitt and Jane Leadingham d /o Peter M. and Malissa Leadingham,
married Oct. 18
Watt, son of Peter & Malissa Leadingham, &
Lucy d /o Fred and Anise Mauk,
married Oct. 18
Tabitha, wife of Ben Oakley & d/o George &
Mama Tackett died Dec 4th
Lucinds,
wife of James Maggard s/o Silas &
Sabra Maggard) and d/o Annias and Pop Skaggs died Dec. 29th
1904
Will s/o Chas. McMillon died Jan. 26
Tubal Manning,.father of Mary Leedy, died Feb 4th
John
J. Kegley, s/o Abraham Kegley & brother to my grandfather Joel Kegley died
Feb. 10th
Wm., son of Peter and Julia Sparks died March 12th
Lucretia,
d/o Solomon Debord & Frances Debord, married to Covey Middleton, son of
Amos Middleton March 12
Nancy Lyon d/o Jesse Lyon (my uncle) died March 15th
Elmer s/o Amanda Elliott, died March 17
Belle Brown, widow of Allen Brown, married to Henry
Skaggs April 10th
Covey
Louverna, wife of Tom Mauk, died April 25th
Ed Sparks died May 25th
Charley kitchens wife died May 27th
Benton Barker died June 23rd
Santa Fe Goodman died June 25th
Sarah Cox d/o H.G. & Ellen Cox married to Hugh
Boggs Aug 25th...
Marion King died Aug. 26th
S.L. Green & family went to Worlds Fair at St. ‑Louis,
Mink
Middleton, wife of Joseph Middleton, died Oct. 21st.
Sol Carroll knocked in the head by Wade Flannery
Oct. 27th
John "Chuck" Flannery died Oct. 27th
Butler Barker died Oct. 30th
Wm M. Green married Nanny Flannery (2nd marriage)
Nov. 5th
Sam
Kegley, s/o Abraham Kegley & a brother to my grandfather Joel Kegley, died
Nov. 11th
Lizzie
Kendall, d/o Jake Kendall Married to Geo. Tabor s/o Steve Tabor Dec. 7th
Reese D. Leadingham s/o Jesse Leadingharn died Dec.
8th
1905
J.C. Kegley moved to Boyd Co. Feb 7th
Mollie, wife of Chas. Kelley died May 6th
I.O.O.F. marched at Geo. Ross grave May 21st
(Independent order of odd Fellows)
Tom Mauk & Mary Holbrook were married June 25th
John Holbrook & Sarah Skeins were married July
9th
Augustus
Kegley, s/o Abraham Kegley & brother to my grandfather Joel Kegley died
July 15th
I.O.O.F.
marched on Little Sandy above laurel Bridge Sept 9th.
D.M. Holbrook moved to
Reese D. Leadingham's Masonic funeral Sunday, Sept.
10th
J.A.
Leedy moved to
Eliza Foster, wife of Bill Foster died Nov. 12th
1906
Andrew
& J.W. Kegley went to Greenup to church Sunday Jan 21st in their shirt
sleeves
Powell, Arm & Hammer soda man, at Ibex, 7ft. 10
in tall Feb 27th
Tan Skeins died May 6th
Jim Porter killed by Henry Kegley May 7th ‑
J.W. Kegley closed a Singing school at Plum Grove
School House July 15th
Nancy, wife of Levi Sparks died Sept 10th
Snow Storm Oct. 10th
Virgie Rucker had an exhibition at Rocky Branch
School House Oct. 20th
Harve Fraley killed by Cleve Goodman Oct. 21 st
Carrie
Skeens died Dec. 1st.
Whitt Howard killed by Chas. Tabor Dec. 3rd
1907
Kate Porter married Henry McMillon Jan 8th
Issac Mabry M. Vada Fouch Jan 10th
Chas. Mabry m
Virgie Rucker d/o Elza Rucker, m John Howerton Jan.
23
Mary Furnish m. Will Barker Feb 7th
Myrt Moore died Feb 28th
Rowdy Bear died March 20th
Rufus
H. Flannery, ex. Elliott
Ed. Porter shot by John Holbrook & Henry Skeins
May 4th died May 9th
Mrs. S. 0. Parson's died May 9th
Mary Moore, d/o Mack Moore married May 29th
Ben Ridgeway got hurt at S.L. Green's saw mill May
29th
J.H. Maggard s/o Silas Maggard accidentally shot
himself July 1st
Nora Sloane poisoned herself July 21st
Jim Boggs s/o Wash Boggs, wife died Nov. 21st
Bob Flannery s/o W.R. Flannery "Gen Bill"
shot by Harlan Ross Nov. 24
J.W.
Kegley stayed all night with T.W. Hudgins on Bruin Saturday night, Dec. 7th
while teaching Singing school
J.W. Kegley closed a
John
Milton Johnson married to Stella Adkins Dec 23rd.
Sam Oakley died Dec 26th
1908
Abigail Carter, wife of George Carter died Jan 6th
Jessie
Mays d/o Lan Mays died Jan 8th while they lived in Lawson Bottom on Little Caney Creek.
Mary
d/o Dr. W.W. & Ann Johnson & wife of Rufus Flannery died Jan 12th.
Dr. H.T. Sparks & Sarah Green m. Feb 7th
Nancy, wife of W.R. Flannery "Keen" died
Feb. 28th
Jim Boggs child died March 1st
Elvina wife of L.T. Harris died March 2nd
Susan wife of Henderson Flannery died May 30th
Susannah
Mauk, wife of Dink Mauk died June 3rd.
J.W.
Kegley went to school at
Etta Kegley, wife of Henry J. Kegley died June 15 in
Mollie
Tackett came on visit to Elliot Co. from Lewis Co. Aug 23rd.
Elliot
Co Teachers Institute at
Rilda
Sparks married to Tim Skaggs Oct. 14th.
Meeting
at Beartown by Zimmerman & others Nov. 7, closed Nov 15.
J.W. Kegley went to Bruin (N.H.) Nov. 26th
Belle Harper Kelly m. McConnell Nov. 30
Mollie Tackett went home from Elliott Co. Dec. 28th
1909
Rufus Flannery, s/o J. H. Flannery m. Nancy Stafford
Jan. 7
J.W. Kegley went to
J.W.
Kegley closed Free school at
Richard Johnson, son of Hugh Johnson died Feb. 19
James Kinser son of Jake Kinser Sr. died Feb 27th
Delphia Cox m. Charlie Bear March 5th
Elizabeth Mauk m. Cleve Leadingham May 7th,
Bunyan Whitt died June 22nd
Robert Holbrook died June 30th
Henderson Flannery died July 10th
Sunday School Convention at Stark July 28, 29, &
30th
Nancy Kegley m. Calvin Cox Dec. 12th
John Barker & Margaret Sparks married Dec. 19th
1910
J.W. Kegley & Ada McDowell marr. Tues Jan 4th
Tom Skaggs m. Mary Sparks Jan 20th
Will Cox & Florence Kinser Sparks m. Jan 20th
Pearl Green m. Fred Landrum Jan 27th
Mona Green m. Ora Pennington Jan 27th
J.W.
Kegley taught a singing school at seminary school House at Mouth of Ison Creek
Feb 7th
J.W. Kegley moved into his house April 11th
Frank Lyon s/o Uncle Jesse Lyon died Aug 17
J.W. Kegley began a singing school at Cliffside
school house Sept. 3rd
Ell
Johnson's funeral at
Began a singing school at mouth of Clifty Oct 1,
closed Dec 4, 2 schools
J.C.
Kegley came up from Greenup Co. on a visit Nov.
1911
J.W.
Kegley opened a singing school at Flat Rock school house Jan. 7th, closed Jan.
30th
Logan Johnson began a 10 day meeting at Ibex Feb 6th
Aunt Betty Green, wife of Martin Green died Feb
19th, buried 21st
Bob Waggoner, s/o Betty Waggoner Kegley died Feb 18,
buried 19th
S.L. Green & wife Ora Pennington, started to
Logan Johnson began a meeting at Gimlet Jan 24th
Boiler explosion on Bruin Jan 31st
Jane Holbrook wife of Pleasant Holbrook died March
12th
Pleasant Holbrook died June 27th
Clarissa Barker’s
(twin) baby died March 17th
Reese Bowling was
buried March 24th
Riley Conn was
buried March 25th
Willis Sparks
marries Ella Boggs March 5th
Dayton Kegley was
born March 21st
J.W. Kegley
closed a singing school at Slab Chapel April 30th
Aunt Dicey Creech
died May 6th, buried 8th born march 10, 1833
Rain April 30, none until May 20. Sunday
following a shower Monday following no more until May 30th
Earnest Ward s/o Bascum Ward died at
Charlie Thompson's at Stark of Typhoid fever, June 16th buried 17th
Adeline Whitt, wife of John J. Whitt, died
June 21, buried 22nd.
Jacob McDowell
died June 28th buried 29th
Joel Green came
up from
Lizzie wife of John Cornett and daughter of
R.L. Rose and Sarah died Sept 2nd of Typhoid fever
Aunt Peggy
Nickols wife of Shelby Mickols died Sept 11
Samantha Waddell
daughter of Alf Waddell married on September 24
Joseph Hounsell brother to my grandmother
Deliah Kegley died Oct. 15 at
Levi Wilson died
at Bob Wilson's at Gimlet Oct 19
Grant Music's
barn burned Nov. 10th
Joel Green married
Eliza Stanley
Elihu Barker's
girl died Dec. 12th
James Skeens
father of Frank Skeens died Dec 17th
Rev. Levi Sparks
died Nov. 20th
Pete Mauk son of Joe Mauk paralyzed on Nov.
22nd. Died December 25th.
1911
Later Entries
Charlie Johnson & Ethel Brown m. June 28th
Willis Skaggs & Jane Sparks m. July 4th
Delilah
Kegley helped cook her 82nd birthday dinner July 2nd. She picked the beans and vegetables
from the garden
S. L. Green had a ten day sale beginning July 6th
1913
James McFarland hurt at a saw mill in Morgan Co. Jan
2nd
Jack Thompson of near Limestone died Jan 1st
Mrs. Wilhoit died at Dovey Riggs Jan 7th
J.W. Kegley had an exhibition at Open Fork School
House Jan 15th
Will Thanpson & Goldie Harper m. Feb 10th
Chas Cox s/o J.E. Cox m Glen Howard's girl Feb 25th
Eva Sloan d/o John Sloan m. Mr. Chriswell Feb 24th
Paul Waddell s/o Jesse and Mary Waddell born Feb
25th
Oscar Whitt's boy died March 8th
Tide in
Phoebe Hutchinson, wife of Boone Hutchinson, died
March 20th
Corbin Lyon died April 12th
John Rose's child died April 13‑th
Leonard McDowell m. Cynda Ann Roe April 12th
Bob "L.C. ", Tackett was born May 13, 1848
Sam Johnson s/o Will Johnson & Lena Rose d/o
J.W. Rose m, April 22
Shelby Nickols died May 2nd born May 21, 1832
J.W. Kegley closed singing school at Isonville May
4th
Syd Gray, wife of James Gray died May 6th
Gerti Leedy buried June 26th
1912
Bill Carroll husband of Livena Carroll died Jan 1st
Hugh Johnson died Jan 5th
Joe Ely died Jan 16th
Dayton Kegley died Jan. 22nd
Roy Flannery son of I. L. Flannery died Jan 27
Renda Mauk, 2nd wife of John Mauk died Jan 28th
Lazarus Bare son of Avery Bare died Feb. 8th
J.C. Kegley came to grandmothers & gave her a
little knife March 2nd
Willis Sparks' baby died March 13th
Millard Sparks & Lula Leedy were married March
10th
Chas Miller died March 19th
Jesse Waddell & Nancy Kegley My sister married
March 20th
Jerry Conn & Josie Skeens married March 25th
John Hannah s/o David Hannah drowned April 3rd,
found 4th, buried 5th
Allen Bryant died April 20th buried 21st
Lucy Johnson m. Henry McMillan April 28th
Wert Maggard m April 28th
Sarah Binion wife of Lester Binion died June 3rd,
buried 4th
W.R. "Keen" Flannery died June 14th buried
15th
Old Bill Binion died June 14th buried 16th
Jordan Waddell died July 17th age 85 yrs 10mos and 4
days old
Ora Pennington was born Aug 5 1887
Charles Holbrook Lillie's husband born Oct 31, 1872
Chas Bowling son‑in‑law of Dink Mauk
died Sept 5th age 22 yrs, 7 mos, 1 day
Jane Wells, wife of Jasper Wells & daw. of
Annias Skaggs died Sept 15th
Lillie Holbrook, Charles wife was born May 20, 1878
1915
Wm "Bill‑Hen" Whitt s/o Edmund &
Mary Jane Whitt died Jan 2nd
W.T.
"Red Headed Bill" Hillman stayed all night with me Jan. 12th J.W.K.
Johnnie Skaggs Baby died Jan 11th
Dr. W.W. Johnson died Jan 12th
H.G. Green s/o D.C. Green & Mollie Mobley d/o
H.T. & Laura Mobley m Jan. 10th
Charlie
Dickerson s/o J.R. & Victoria Dickerson m Jessie Harper d/o Willis Harper
Jan 2nd
Vena Carroll died Jan 27th
S.L. Greens house burned Jan 27th
R.L. Rose paralyzed Feb 8th
Susie Whitt wife of J.B. Whitt died Feb
12th
James H & Lilly Barker's baby died Feb
12th
Tom Walton Stock man stayed with me Mar 13th
Cecil Thornsberry kill John Thornsberry, his uncle
with a club March 20th
James Lafayette Kegley was born Aug 26 1849
Sarah McFarland wife of James McFarland & d/o Wm
& Ellen Rose died Apr 14th
Tom Harper s/o Allen And Elizabeth Harper died May
1915
Jim Porter (Greasy Jim) died June 7th
G.W.
Casteel of
Uncle Jesse & Aunt Nan Lyon stayed with me June
17
Belle wife of Wm. Holbrook died & d/o Rev R.L.
& Sarah Rose died June 18th
J.S.K. closed singing school at
The colored preacher preached at Gimlet Saturday
night and Sunday June 26‑27
Willie s/o Lum Cox & Mollie Gray d/o Robert L.
Gray m July 3rd
Fannie wife of Willie Flannery & d/o Luke &
Manerva Skeens died July 11th
Jim Nickels s/o Bob Nickels m Bertha Stephens July
15th
Adam Waggoner's wife died Sept 23
John Conn s/o, A.J. Conn died Dec 6th
Omer Brown s/o Allen Brown died Dec. 1915
1916
Aunt Emma Harper w/o John B. Harper & m/o Dr.
J.H. Harper died Jan 25th
Amanda w/o J.R. Lyon & s/o Rev R.L Rose died Feb
5th buried 7th
Chas. Rose s/o James Rose m Ellen Mobley d/o T.T,
Mobley Jr. Feb 3rd
Uncle Bill Mauk s/o Joe Mauk died Feb 29th
Willis Harper was baptized May 21st
Josie Gonn w/o Jerry Conn & d/o James M. Skeens
baptized May 28th
John B. Mauk s/o Sam Mauk baptized May 28th
Masonic March at grave of D.G. Kegley Sunday June
4th
Allen Cline died June 23rd
Ethel Mauk d/o A.J. Mauk died June 23
Masonic march of grave of J.H. Flannery June 25th
Funeral of James Stuart Baptist Preacher Sunday July
2nd.
Nathan Flannery Killed
Uncle Jim Gray's funeral was preached Aug 13th
Joel W. Sparks & son
John s/o David Whisman & brother of P.J. Whisman
died Aug. 12th
Mary Jane Whitt w/o Edmund Whitt & sister of C.
"Ben" Rice died Sept 13
Old Uncle Jimmy Clay of Sinking died Oct. 3rd
Coon Morre's baby died Oct 2nd
J.P.‑ "Jack" Whitt merchant of Cora
KY died Oct 4th
John J Rose s/o Henderson Rose died Nov 30th
James H. & Lillie Barker's baby died Dec 13th
Murrell McDowell & Les Bear married Jan 5th
Rosa Mauk's baby died Jan 8th
May d/o Ellington & Lucy Johnson m Jim Gearheart
Jan 21
Rev. R.L. Rose died Jan ‑ 29th buried 31st
Kendall Harper
s/o Willis Harper & Mona McDowell were m. March 6
Bulah Stone d/o
G.W. Stone &
R.N.
"Dick" Whitt s/o Edmund Whitt died March 25th
Snowing Easter
Sunday April 8th
Juda w/o Alfred
Holbrook & d/o Rev Levi Sparks died April 29
Mahala w/o Uncle
John Cline died April 18
Granville Kegley
s/o Michael Kegley m Myrtle Mabry April 22
Maggie d/o Chas
& Julie Whitt died April 28
Austin Clark's
house burned May 1
A.J.
"son" Mauk's child died May 4
Ellen Rose w/o
Bill Rose & d/o Samuel Leedy Jr. died May 16
1917 ‑
No dogwood
blossoms in Spring 1917
Bob Rose & Jerry
Sparks stabbed each other Sunday June 17
Ellen McFarland w/o Bill McFarland &
d/o Dr. Aus Kegley died July 5, buried 7th
Clabe Holbrook
s/o Robert Holbrook died July 21st
Sam Mauk s/o Joe
Mauk died July 19
Rev R.F. Rice preached Daniel Kegley's funeral
Aug 26. Also James M. Skeens funeral same‑day
Mark s/o B.F. Cox
& Viola Bear d/o Frank & Alice Bear m. Dec 22
Elliot Porter s/o James & Lucinda
Porter m. Ruth d/o Robert & Missouri Rose Dec 25
1918
Jack s/o Sam
"pointer" Kegley & Eliz. Catron Kegley died March 31
Mona Harper w/c,
Kendall Harper died May 9
Ida d/o Robert
& Missouri Rose m. Ed Goodman Sunday June 9
W. H. Sparks
Kendall Harper
&
Washington Lemaster
was baptized Sunday July 21
Owen Cox &
Georgia Cox m. Sunday July 21
Funeral of Rev
R.L. Rose Aug 18
Joe Conley son‑in‑law
of J.C. Kegley died Oct. 26 "flu"
Robert Harris s/o
L.T. Harris died Nov 5th flu
Oliver Leadingham
s/o T.R. Leadingham Sr. died Nov 6 "flu"
Rebecca Sparks
w/o Henry Sparks & d/o Phoebe, Bear died Nov. 9 "flu"
Frank Leedy's
baby died Nov 11
Old Aunt Betts
Sparks w/o Daniel Sparks died Nov 11 "Flu"
1919
Cinda Kinser, 2nd
wife of Jake Kinser died Jan 2
J.F. Mauk &
J.W.K. went to Huntington W.Va with Mauk's tobacco Jan 5
Minta w/o Watt
Middleton & d/o Wm Boggs died Jan 20
Mary w/o Maurice
Smith & d/o Dr. Rabb (a German) died Jan 23 "flu"
Chas Smith s/o
Marris & Mary Smith died Sat. Jan 24 "flu"
America Mauk w/o
Wm. Mauk died Sunday Feb 9 "paralysis"
Sarah Bear w/o
Geo. Bear & sister of John E. Sparks died Feb 12
Cordilla Wilson
sister of Lum Cox died Feb 12
D. F. Gray bros
of John A. Gray & H.C. Gray died Feb 10
Gladys d/o W.A.
& Sarah Thompson died Feb 12 or 13
Martha w/o James
E. Cox & d/o Joel Creech died May 8
Adeline w/o A.G.
Kegley & d/o Parrish Brickey died June 10
Maggie w/o Ben
Boggs & d/o Ida Cox shot herself dead July 1
Grant Music died
Dec 10 "pneumonia fever"
Delila Kegley w/o
Joel Kegley died Dec 29 "flu"
1920
Olive d/o Robert & Missouri Rose m. John s/o Ed
Dickerson
Hazel d/o Frank
& Rosa Skeens m.
Willis s/o John
Whisman m. Edna Kinser Sat. Feb 14
Jessie w/o Chas.
Dickerson & d/o Willis Harper died Sun Feb 15
Laura d/o, John
& Julia Nickels died Feb 24
Norman s/o Sam
Kegley m Ethel d/o Coon & Sarah Moore April 14
George Garris
died April 17 Saturday
Leonard Mc Dowell
s/o, Jacob & Sarah Mc Dowell died May 13 "Typhoid fever"
Old Uncle Jim
Skaggs died May 13
J.W. Rose s/o Perry Rose & proprietors
of "
Jesse Johnson s/o
Hugh & Barbara Johnson died Aug 18 paralysis
J.W.
"Jack" s/o, J.A. Harper died‑‑Buried Sept 1
Tyler Whitt died
about Nov. 1
Gabe Parsons died
Nov 1
James A. s/o
Allen & Eliz. Harper died Nov 3 buried Nov 7
Hazel w/o Beecher
Music, d/o Frank and Rosa Skeens died Nov 17
Jesse s/o Robert
Rose "old Bobby" & bro to Rev. R.L. Rose died Nov 18
Lee s/o Nelson
Sparks died Nov 19
Infant of J. S.
Barker died Dec 12
1921
Infant of Chas.
Johnson died Jan 6
Barbara Middleton
died Jan 11 (Tan Middleton's mother)
Tola d/o J.B.
& Amanda Sparks m. Willie Barker April 10
Ida d/o L.C.
(Bud) Sparks m. Dempsey Barker April 16
Martha w/o Jim
Cox & s/o James Manning & Mary Leedy died April 25 bur. 28
Oscar s/o J.T
"Jake" & Nancy Harper kill Bob Nickels Sunday May 22
Hansford s/o J.B. & Susie Whitt killed by Binion
Mobley & Sloane Oct. 14
Dr. Biggs killed by Chas. Duvall at Olive Hill Nov
21st
Michael Dillon killed at Rodburn, by Bartley Boyd
Dec 12
Dollie w/o Sam Harper & d/o, J.M. Waggoner died
Dec. 18, born June 20, 1875
1922
Jeff Middleton s/o, James Middleton died Feb 17
Dr. James Harper s/o J.B. Harper died April 1, buried
April 2
John Gray attny died April 4
Geo Day died April 4
Margaret Barker died April 14
Rebecca Middleton d/o, Joe Middleton died April 30
Lou Clark d/o, Austin & Rosa Clark taken to
Olive Hill for an operation
Hannah Fugate w/o Monroe Fugate died April 23rd
1923
Polly Arm Nalte w/o Fred Nalte & d/o, S.G. Green
& Manerva. Green died Jan 2 Fred
Nalte Died Jan 5
Singleton s/o Ison & Lizzie Flannery of Olive Hill
died Jan 18
Alfred Waddell s/o Jourdan & Susan Waddell died
Jan 19
Sam s/o, J.A. Harper died Feb 14 Born
Marris Smith died Wednesday Feb 21
Hattied d/o Frank Leedy died March 5 "Typhoid
Fever"
Ex Sheriff John Milt Flannery hung himself at
Grayson June 15
Sarah w /o John M. Catron died July 10
Cecil Conn killed by Walker Ross July 13
Chas. Brewster s/o Martha Brewster & grandson of
Hugh Johnson died July 14
Granville Kegley s/o, Mike Kegley died Aug 10
Newton B. Gillum died Aug 11
Anise Mauk w/o F.M. Mauk Sr. died Aug 28
Jim Barker shot by Jms Tackett Dec 25 died Dec 26
1924
Floyd Lowe died Wed Dec 26
Ida Barker w/o Millard Barker & d/o John E.
Sparks born 12/14/1873
Howard Hanshaw killed Herman Cline March 30
John N. Pelfry died April 2 (Pneumonia)
Lue Clark d/o Aus & Rosa
Frank Jacobs died June 13
Geo. Catron hurt by mule June 13, died Wed June 17
Sophia Leadingham w/o Dee Leadingham & d/o G.W.
Stone died June 28
J.W.K. closed the
Asa Hay & Worley Hall began a meeting at Mauk
Ridge Aug 4 closed Aug 10
Ola w/o Mark Cox took poison but did not kill her
Aug 10
W.A. Thompson son‑in‑law of Samuel Leedy
Sr. died Oct. 4
Tommie Manning f/o Sam Manning died at Olive Hill
Oct 4
Went to
Jack Phillips took Thanksgiving dinner with me Nov
27
Ottie d/o J.W. Kegley & Ada Kegley was born Dec
30
J.B. s/o D.C. & Pop Whitt died Dec 30
1925
E.C. "Ben" Rice died Jan 13
Feb 2‑14 cloudy, no sunshine
James S. Manninge s wife was buried at Soldier Feb
15
Mary Maggard, w/o Jesse Maggard buried Feb 16
Pearlie, w/o Leslie Littleton died Feb 9
Abel Waddell, s/o Jourdan & Susan Waddell died
March 16
Samuel
Leedy s/o James H. Leedy, G.S. of Samuel Leedy Sr. got killed by a train in
"Sis" Clerinda Cox w/o B.F. Cox died July
18, buried 19
Chas Lemaster kicked by a mule Monday Aug 10, died
Aug 18, buried Aug 20
Isome L. Flannery s/o W.R. Flannery died at Olive
Hill Aug 20 buried 21st
A.T. Redwine
Atty,
Will Mobley, s/o
Buck Mobley died about Nov 2 or 3 of pneumonia
1926
Sarah w/o Jesse Rose Sr. & d/o Alf
Catron was born in Wythe Co. Va 1839, died Feb 1, age 87 yrs, 4 mos and 18 days
John Kelly
Pennington my
uncle died Feb 3 of heart failure
Ailsy Blair w/o John Blair died Feb.
Dock Click died Feb
James Lafayette
Kegley, s/o Abraham Kegley died May 7 (flu)
Joseph Skaggs s/o Amias Skaggs died June
1 (T.B.)
Joseph Catron s/o Wm & Rebecca Catron
b. in Va
Eli Lambert was
born Sep 16, died 1926
John Henry Binion
was shot from ambush June 11
Ja Leedy s/o
Samuel Leedy Sr. m Lula Loomis Sun. June 27
Bob Rose s/o Bill Rose & nephew's of
R.L. Rose shot & killed by Allie Binion July 4th (Sunday)
Jake Click died
July 8
Juda. Knipp w/o
George Knipp died at hospital
Joe Carter killed
Tuesday Nov. 9 by Willie Ferguson
D.B. Renfroe s/o Bert & John Lancaster
came to my place on a hunting trip Nov 14
Golda Lemaster m.
Earl Wilson Sat.
Nov 13
A.G. Kegley my
uncle Gordon, was born
Bruce Sparks hit
by a train,
Walter Jones shot
himself about Nov 23
Bob Whisman's
girl burned to death Nov 30
J.W.K. & Frank
Leedy went to Slagle W. Va. Dec 3
Cecil Hunnicutt
killed from ambush Nov 16
W.B. s/o J.P. "Jack" Whitt mayor
of
Lys Sparks children burned to death Friday
Dec. .31st.
1927
Phil J. s/o David
Whisman, was 74 yrs old when he died Jan 24
Elihu Barker's
barn burned Thursday night Jan 27
Lizzie Lemaster d/o Chas. Lemaster, taken
to hosp. at
Barbara Johnson
w/o Hugh Johnson died Fri. Feb 18
Flood in Elliot co,
washed out the bridges at Sandy Hook, mouth of laurel,
School house and
A.J. Mauk
"Son Mauk" was born July 6 1862
P.N. Clark
blacksmith at
Raleigh Riggs, Hal Walters & myself
(JWK) drove through Slagle W.Va to
P.N. Clarks
birthday Nov 13
Ten days meeting
at
Alex Patton&
family killed by train 27 Mon July 18 2 miles west of Morehead
Meeting at Ison
Creek church began Fri nite July 29
I sung for O.N.
Pennington taught a singing school 6 nites
Joe Skaggs
funeral Sunday Aug 7
Chas. Flaughter
fell over cliff on Big Caney Creek Sunday Aug 7, found Aug 11
Mollie Skaggs w/o
Jerry Skaggs died Sat. Aug 13, buried 15
Dee Carroll died
Fri Aug 19 buried Sun Aug 21
Ison Haywood
killed Nancy Crockett then shot himself Sun Sept 4
C.W. Whitt s/o
Edmund Whitt died Mon nite Sept 12 buried 14
Ted s/o Chas&
Mary Rose died Mon Sept 19 Typhoid Fever
Paris Underwood
& Bowens shot Wed Sept 21 then Underwood killed himself
Church &
school house at Ibex burned Fri night Sept 2
Charlie Kegley
s/o, Dr. Aus Kegley was born Apr 1 1869
Estill s/o John
Adkins, enlisted in army Jan 28, 1926
Eva w/o W.T.
Holbrook & d/o Tyler Whitt died Sat Oct. 1 "dropsey"
Maude Mabry's
funeral was preached Sunday Oct 2
Newt Howerton s/o
Ambrose Howerton died Sun Oct 2
Rebecca w/o Bobby
Nickols & d/o J.C. Porter died Tues Nov 1 (Tuberculosis)
J.W. Kegley taught singing school at
Logan McDowell
& J.W.K. went Around cliffs Sun Nov 13
Logan McDowell
went home Fri. Nov 18
Henry Mays wife
died‑‑‑buried Nov 24
Shaw Gearheart
Buried Nov 24
Bill Harris s/o
Lit Harris was born Aug 10 1870
Millard Barker
s/o Butler Barker was born July 17 1870
1928
Ida Cox w/o Bige
Cox died April 14 buried Sun Apr 15
Ella w/o Willis
Sparks died April 20
Isaac Rowe s/o
Jesse Rowe hung himself Sat nite April 21
Ben Cox died
April 30 buried May 2
J.W. Green shot
& killed Autie Whitt Sun May 6
Nobe
Began a singing
school at Haldeman, Sat nite May 4, closed Sun July 1
Began a singing
school at Soldier Sat nite July 14
Sarah w/o Wilson
Cox & d/o Dr. Aus Kegley died Sun Sept 30
Shelia Green wife
of Nerva, aunt Nan Lyon, Pollie Kegley, Gordon Kegley's wife ‑‑‑‑
with me Thurs Oct 25
D.C.
"Dave" Green died Tuesday Oct. 30 age 85 yrs, 9 mos, 12 days
Henry Barker on Soldier died Tues, Nov 6
election day "T. B."
Mrs. Ruth Manning
d/o Houston & Mollie Flannery died Dec 1 buried 3
Dempsey Harris
& Lizzie Lemaster married Wed Dec 5
Estill Harris s/o
A.C. Harris shot himself Tues Nov. 6, lost his leg
Vica Cox died Dec
30
1929
Liz Kegley w/o Gordon Kegley (Aus' son) died Jan 1
Bige Cox died Jan
11
Duke Parsons died
Jan 10
Jimmie Howerton
died Jan 10
Watt Slone’s wife
died Jan 5
Bill Evan, Drew
Evans, father died Jan 10
Martha Bowling
w/o Ballard Bowling died Jan 11
Milt Johnson died
Jan 21
John R Lyon was
born Feb 17, 1843
Dr. M.W.
Armstrong died Feb 15
W.F. 'Vat"
Rice died Feb 17 buried Feb 18
Cora Skaggs w/o
Franks Skaggs died Feb‑
Geo. Proctor died
March 3
Frank Skaggs died
March 6
Millard Lawson
drowned Sat. March 23
Rose Walker died
Sunday March 24
Wm. McFarland
died Mon April 15
Marie Rose d/o R.
Belle Rose died April 18
Russell Harper
& Fey Cox M. June 27
Geo Dean died
Thursday May 9
Belle Whitt w/o
C.C. Whitt died May 10
Rev. Sydney Jones
died Mon. June 10
Wilson Cox m.
Stella Johnson Thurs Aug 8
Jim Walker shot
& killed Jonathan Branham Aug 12
Gordan Kegley m.
Lucy Henderson July 6 1929
Gearheart died
Friday Sept 27
1930
Ida Kegley died
Thurs Nov 7 buried Nov 8
James Gray s/o Bob Gray was shot and killed Jan
Betty Clark died Thursday Jan 22 buried Jan 24
Millard Clay died about Jan 23 buried 25
Ellen Green w/o S.L. Green died Sat Jan 25
Wes Moore m. Amanda Rose June 5
J.C. Kegley died Aug 31
Roscoe Skaggs died Sept 11
Millard Campbell shot & killed Will Frazier Sun Oct 5
Carrie Harris died Oct 13
H.G. Cox was paralyzed Tues, Oct 28 died Nov 2
Russell Terry m. Nov 26
Aunt Nan Lyon died Dec 16
Aunt Catherine Sparks broke her hip Dec About the 17
Russell Harper killed by Ed Nickels Sun 21st
Burley s/o John Hamilton died Dec 23
Henry Skaggs died Dec 24
1931
John Leedy's wife (Luke) died Jan 5
G.E. Lyon, Arthur James & myself went to
John Skaggs died Mon April 12 (Typhoid fever)
Little Joe Middleton killed Willie Blankenbeckler
Apr 19
Johnnie Barker died April 30
Cegar Conn & Walker Ross shot each other May 8,
Ross died May 29
Bruce Rose m. Gladys Holbrook June 8
Bruce Rose, Charlie Carroll & Ernie Adkins all
shot June 26
Dr. G.R. Logan was born July 4 1865 died Jan 19,
1938
J.A. Leedy died
July 22 buried July 23
Willie Kilgore
died July 31 buried Aug 1
Oney Nickels died
Aug 21
Mollie Jones died
Aug 20
Belle White died
Aug 24, Marion White's wife
Kendall Whitt m.
Eva Lemaster Thurs. Aug 27
Dave Rowe m. Ben Barnett’s
widow Oct 14
Ballard Adkins
was shot by Earnie Adkins Nov 1
I closed singing
school at Happy Ridge Dec 23
1932
Bruce Rose's child burned to death Jan 7,
died Jan 8
Mary w/o C.C.
Porter died Jan 22, age 42 yrs 6 mos. & 12 days
Walter Mauk was
shot near Olive Hill, Jan on Wed nite
Ollie Jones m.
Sue Lewis Jan 27
Mrytle Brown
closed her school Jan 29
Claude Harris m.
Barbara Leadingham Feb 26
Prof. D.M. Holbrook was struck by a
motorcycle at Olive Hill Friday nite, died At Lexington, Thurs March 10
March 7, zero
weather
Bill Harper died
May 12, buried 14
Eli Lambert was born
Tobias Lambert
was born April 19 1879
Mona Whitt m.
Mattie Flannery Sat June 4
Eliza Whitt
Garris died June 7
Lewis Holbrook
was born June 15, 1864
Adam Parker died
Tues July 19
Arthur Smith died
Wed July 20
L.C.
"Bud" Prichard died July 7, 1930. age 65 yrs old
John J. Whitt was born Dec. 23, 1852
Charlie Greenhill
died Nov 15
Chas Jacobs was born
Willie Skaggs m.
Sarah Mitchell Thurs Aug 18
Hohn B. ‑‑of
Olive Hill died Mon Aug 15
Martha Holbrook
w/o Jesse Holbrook died Sun Aug 14
Chris Whitt m.
Bill Harper's girl Aug 7 or 8
Noah Cox s/o
Calvin Cox m. Nola Lemaster Sept 22
Dr. Wales
Scottland Brown died Oct 9
D.V.
"Doc" Gearheart Sr. died Nov 14 1932 at olive hill Ky age 61yr, 9mos
1 day
Anyx Mays died
Nov 18
George Sparks
died Nov. 27 Sunday
J.W.K. began a
singing school at Unity Church House, Mon nite, closed Nov 30th (Ten nites)
Emma Rice died
Nov. 14, age 83 yrs, 6 mos, 12 days
Sal Skaggs died
Dec 17 age 60 yrs
Pennington
History
‑‑‑
Pennington was born Feb 24,
1845, died Oct 15 1875, m. Jesse Lyon
Their Children:
1. Nancy Jane
Lyon b. 5‑27‑1866
2. Lucinda Lyon
b. 12‑14‑1869 m. James H Green
3.
4. Oscar Lyon b.
4/21/1873
5. Fanny S. Lyon
b. 9‑15‑1875 m. Flem Yates
‑‑‑
John Kelly Pennington b. 6‑3‑1848 d. 2‑3‑1926. M.
Rebecca Grizzle 2‑17‑1870
b. 2‑11‑1847
d. 11‑14‑1877
1. Cynthia Alice
Penning ton b. 12/8/1870
2. Nancy Ellen
Pennington B. 6/6/1872
3. Wm. Thomas
Pennington b. 8‑16‑1874
4. Mary Elizabeth
Pennington b. 3‑23‑2876
5. Norman Lee
Pennington b. 11‑11‑1877
J.K. Pennington's
2nd m. to Rutha Gallion 3‑7‑1878 b. 3‑24‑2856 d. 1‑26‑1903
6. Chas B.
Pennington b. 11 ‑11‑1878
7. Harmon C. Pennington
b. 2‑13‑1880 d. 9‑26‑1881
8. Jonathan D.
Pennington B 4‑24‑1882 d. 6‑23‑1882 >twins
9 Mintie Susan B.
4‑24‑1882 D. 7‑27‑1882
10 Sara Bell B. 8‑7‑1884
11 Ora Nelson B.
8‑5‑188
12 Effie May B.
12‑11‑1893 D. 2‑26‑1909
13 John Walter B.
12‑11‑1893 > twins
14. Frank
Pennington b. 8‑22‑1895 >twins
15. Jesse James
Pennington b. 8‑22‑1895 d. 8‑22‑1895
‑‑‑
Elizabeth Pennington b. 10‑16‑1852 d. 11‑10‑1884 m. WM. D. Kegley
on 8‑25‑1877
b. 6‑26‑1853
d. 12‑17‑1888
Their Children:
1. Joel Wm.
Kegley B. 7‑28‑1878
2. Gordon Kegley
B. 11‑14‑1879
3. Nancy Delila
Kegley B. 10‑10‑1881
4. Mary Elizabeth
Kegley b. 11‑10‑1884 D. 9‑15‑1891
End
of Pennington History
Isaac Pennington,
cousin of my mother, 72 yrs old in 1932, b 11‑18‑1876 died Jan 1,
1931
Sparks
Family
Frederick Mauk Sparks & Elizabeth Catherine
Kegley were m. 1‑21‑1875. Fred
M. Sparks b. 5‑1‑1853, d. 5‑20‑1906.
Elizabeth B 4‑20‑1855
Their Children:
1. Joel
Washington Sparks b. 11‑29‑1875 m.
Viola Morris 4‑19‑1899
2. Wm. Nelson Sparks b. 12‑16‑1877 m.
Susan Binion 1‑27‑1901
3. Laura Belle Sparks b. 11‑19‑1879
m. James Alpha Musser 3‑39‑1899
4. Minta Ella Sparks b. 11‑10‑1881
m. James Waller 4‑17‑1901
5. Lizzie Ann Sparks b. 10‑15‑1883 m.
Albert Caudill 12‑25‑1902
6. Mary Frances Sparks b. 11‑15‑1886 m.
Winston terry 1‑20‑1906
7. Lucy Lavina Sparks b. 8‑29‑1889 m.
Grover Creech 6‑13‑1908
8. Leonard Roy Sparks b. 7‑18‑1892
9. Delila Margarett Sparks b. 9‑23‑1893
10 Sarah Jane Sparks b. 11‑12‑1896
m. Chas E. Hanks 12‑23‑1932
1932
Rev. James Fraley
"Blind Jim" was born 7‑25‑1813, died 3‑7‑1892
Jemima Waggoner Fraley his wife b.
4‑15‑1820
d. 8‑18‑1889
Adam Collard
Fraley b. 3‑9‑1840 D 7‑17‑1921, Lizzie Gallibue Fraley
wife b. 8‑18‑1843, d. 9‑11‑1931
Zachary T. Rice
was born Jan. 24 1847
Lewis Lyon, Bud
Lyon's father was born 4‑21‑1831, d. 10‑1‑1926, Polly
Lyon, his wife was b. 11‑3‑1834, d 2‑7‑1908
L.L.
"Bud" Lyon was b. 1‑30‑1859,
Rachel w. b 3‑14‑1859, d 8‑9‑1906
1933
Rev. Andy Pennington, cousin to my mother, d. 1‑11‑1933
S.J.
"Jack" Peters died Jan 2, 1933
Josie Flannery
& Clyde Hall m. 1‑13‑1933
Belle Mauk was b. 3‑16‑1870
Chas Holbrook
died Sun. Feb 5th "typhoid Fever"
Shelie Leadingham
& Richie Carroll m. Mon Feb 6
Sunshine Mon Feb
12
Cloudy all day
Feb 14
Elijah Horton
brother to Curly Bill Horton d. Sat Feb 11
Bill Murray,
Emory Murray's, father died Mon Feb 13
Alex Sparks,
child burned Feb 21, died 23
Curt Cox died
March 1
Nelson Nickels
s/o Belle Nickolsf died March 9. 1933, 21 yrs, 8 days "Typhoid
Chas Kegley s/o
Aus Kegley b. 4‑1‑1869, d 3‑21‑1921
Jim s/o Aus
Kegley b. 8‑25‑1858
Vesta w/o Will
Porter & s/o Dock Foster b. 4‑2‑1893, d 3‑31‑1933
James E Cox b. 3‑21‑1861, d 6‑10‑1933
Sat.
Emory Stewart
"Bud" Leedy b.
2‑22‑1858
Mary w/o E.S.
Leedy b 1‑22‑1854
G.W. Slone b 10‑21‑1858
Sam Leedy father of E.S. Leedy b‑‑‑‑
d.‑‑‑
Herman Haywood's boy killed June 18
R.L. Stafford
"Bob" died
James Hyscal
Green died Fri June 23
Park Wilson died
Sun June 25
Ross Cox Ben's
son died in the steel plant at
Mark Carroll m.
Bess Lemaster June 30
J.W. Green
of
John Will Horton
fell over the cliff f on
Uncle Shelah
Green, Aunt Nerva, his wife ate dinner with me Oct. 12
Aunt Ann Johnson
w/o Dr. W.W. Johnson died Oct 19
Curly Bill Horton
died Nov 11
I began a singing
school at mouth of Clifty, Sat Oct, & closed Dec 30
Jake Harper &
Orville Barker m. Dec 23
1934
Cecil Pennington was sworn in as sheriff of Elliott
Co, Mon Jan 1
Estill Adkins m. Lizzie Clark d/o Austin Clark Jan
3rd
Charley Brickey, D.S. Elliot Co. died Jan 1
Lavina Leedy died Feb 1
John Conn died Feb 5
Manerva Green died March 12
Eliza Kelly died March 12
Jim Rowe's wife of
Will Thompson s/o Bill Thompson died March 23
Ida w/o John of Elliotsville died March 24
Emma Mauk d/o, America & Wm. Mauk died March 30
Henry Kinser Died March
James McFarland was paralyzed April 9
Snow April 11 & 29
Glen Skaggs s/o Joe Skaggs died May‑
Rebecca Catron w/o Henry Catron died June 2
Dora Lyon d/o John R. Lyon died June 4
Judge
Andrew McConnell, January C. ‑died
Thursday 6‑12, judge of Eastern district of Ky.
Masonic march at Ross Cox's (Ben's son) grave Sun
June 17
JWK went to Summitt near
Abel Pennington my uncle was born
James Pennington & Alice Sloane m 1‑11‑931
L.L. Lyon "Bud Lyon" was born
(obit)
W.L. Pennington b. 4‑26 1853, d 1‑19‑1932
m. Thurza Lyon in 1875, Children
Abia Osha Pennington
of
J.D. Greene of Culver Ky & Mrs. E.M. white of
Wayne W.Va Also survived by
25 grandchildren & 15‑great‑great‑grandchildren
Thurza Pennington w/o W.L.
Pennington was b 1‑25‑1857
Cas. Gallion was
b. 1‑25‑1858
Lewis L. Lyon a
brother to my uncle Jessie Lyon, was b. 4‑21‑1830 d 10‑1‑1927
Ossie Pennington
was born Aug 26 1877
James Nelson
Sparks was born Sept 29, 1855 "Little Fork Nelson"
Jame P Hay born
Jul 21 1875, his mother Mary Hay b. 1836
Bob Kinser s/o
Lucinda Kinser died Fri April 8
Closed a singing
school at
Abie Binion wid
/o, Isaac Binion died Thurs Apr. 14 buried 16
Nelson Sparks s/o
Tommie Sparks died March 31 age 69 yrs, 2 mos, and 5 days
Eliza Sparks, Jay
Sparks, wife was born Sept 9 1853
JWK took a ride in an airplane,
I went to
Ireland Sparks,
Ollie & Eliz Masser & Anna Leadingham were with me July 20
Bruce Rose's
child died Wed Aug 1, buried 2
Willis Sparks s/o
Tom & Mona Sparks died Aug 2 "Appendicitis"
Harry Green m.
Nora Whitt Thursday Aug 8
Flood in Elliott & Carter Co's Washed
Limestone bridge out, Olive Hill bridge (town bridge) out Fri July 10, 1934
Alpha Terry s/o
Vinton & Marry Terry m. Dorthat Donta
John Holbrook,
Patty's John died Tues nite Aug 21, 1934
Willis Cox died
Sat. Sept 1 buried Sept 2
Will Porter &
Lizzie Catron m. Thurs Sept 19
Ham Carroll died
Sat or Sun Oct 6 or 7
Amanda Sparks
Ashby's wife was 64 yrs old Feb 1934
Cydonia Catron
Offill d/o Cane Catron. died Mon nite Nov 25
Lizzie Clark
Adkins d/o Austin & Rosa Clark & w/o Elliot Adkins d. Fri Nov 30
Chas Debord s/o
Solomon Debord died Fri Nov 30, born 10‑22‑1866
Earnes Skaggs s/o
Frank Skaggs died Tues nite Dec 4
1935
J.H.
"Bud" Pelfrey killed at Olive Hill, Ky Mon Jan 14 by brick falling on
him at General Refractories Brickyard buried in
Boyd Brown hurt by Grist Mill at Bairtown Mon Jan 7
James
Rose s/o Old Bobbie Pose & brother of Preacher Bob Rose died Fri Jan 18
buried 21st
Bernard Jesse Killed at Olive Hill Mon Jan 21
John Holbrook Patty's John wife died Mon Jan 21st
Rebecca w/o Tom Lowe died wed, Jan 23, sister to John & Peter Mauk
Belle Brown
Skaggs s/o, Henderson Rose died Sat Jan 26
Boyd Smith s/o Arthur Smith died Mon nite Feb 4
Ray Johnson s/o Eli & Lucy Johnson died Tues nit
Feb 5, he was born 6‑11‑1901
Sat. Feb 12, the sun shined
Feb 14 was cloudy all day, no sun
Belle Holbrook w/o, John Milt Holbrook died Wed Feb
13, bur. Feb 15
H.C. "
Noah Cox's baby died Fri March 29th (Calvin's Noah)
April 15, snowing, Mon nite April 15, snow on ground
on 16th morning
Ellen Conn w/o Jack Conn died Sun May 6
Clarence Salyers was drowned in
Martin
Ison, brother of Dock Ison & s/o Charles Ison died Mon nite July 8 of
Typhoid fever. Frances his wife died Mon night, July 8 of Typhoid fever. They
died almost 4 hours apart
Roy Whitt, Jonas I son began a meeting at
Gimlet Wed. nite July 3rd
Virgil s/o, S.S. & Ellen Rose Mauk shot &
killed James Parsons Sun July 28
Began a singing school at
Nancy Cox w/o Willis Cox died Wed Sept. 25
"Consumption"
Lan Mauk s/o Bill & America Mauk died Sun
morning 2 o'clock Oct 6
Charlie
Biggs of Limestone was shot & Killed by Ison Oct.‑
Ballard
Henry Meyers
Catron s/o Wm. & Rebecca Kegley Catron was b.
Pollie Ann Kegley
d/o Rev Joel & Delila Kegley died Dec 15, 1935 age 75 yrs 4mos, & 25
days
H.S. Greene,
Vessie died Tues Dec 16 1935. Son of Martin & Betty Guillenwatts Green
D.B. Skaggs was
born March 4 1863
1936
Mary Helen Stone w/o Geo Stone was born Set. 18 1856, d 1‑16‑1936
Milt Waggoner died ‑Tues; March 24
Merdia Waddell died March 29
April 4th the
ground was frozen hard & snow on the ground
Rev Asa Hay
closed a meeting at Mauk Ridge Church Sun Apr 12 began March 24
April 17 snow
flakes in the air April 18 snow flying
in the air
April 18 Lowell
Cos s/o Calvin & Correne Cox d/o Willis Harper were m. Sat
Ham Seagraves
died Sun April 26
Kenday Williams
Circuit Court Clerk at
Samps Mauk s/o
Joe Mauk died Thurs May 14
Frost Fri.
morning May 15
Jim Dickerson s/o
Old Geo Dickerson died before June 30
Ellen w/o Lewis
Binion & sister to Will Reynolds died Tues June 30
Rain July 10
first of any amount since in April
Shelby Nickells
s/o Shelby Nickells killed himself Mon July 20
Minerva Barker
d/o Annias Skaggs & s/o Henry Barker (of Sinking) died Aug 25
We had rain on
Tues & Tues nite Aug 25 a rain & storm
A big rain on
Thursday Aug 27
Alf Harris s/o
Lit Harris died Sat Aug 29 Supposed to be heart dropsy
Wm. Thornsberry
died Sat Aug 29
Jim Whit s/o
Nelson Whits & son‑in‑law of Dave Green died Fri Sept 4 Typhoid
Sim Holbrook died
Thurs Oct 22, supposed paralysis
Oct. 27 ice &
ground frozen
Oct. 28 ice
frozen in wash pan in kitchen, ground frozen
John Hamilton (nee Baldridge) died Sat Nov 23
Snowing Nov 14
Mary Gearheart
Boggs' house burned Sat Nov,7
Grant Pelfrey
died Nov 11th, buried 12th
R.B. Kegley went
to
Amos Middleton
died Sat nite Nov 14 of stomach cancer
James David Bear
s/o, Reuben & Mary "Pop" Bear was born 1‑24‑1871, d
Dec 16
Geo, Bailey on Tick Ridge born in Magoffin
Co Sept‑‑died Dec 6, 1936, s/o Albert Bailey
John D. Creech, s./o, Joe Creech was
born Feb 28 1871
1937
Howard Flannery s/o Jake Flannery was
killed on
School closed
Fri, Feb 1937 at
Tide in Ohio Valley‑ ‑ high water
Jan 1937, that anyone knows up to this time
Elizabeth Sparks
w/o, John E.
John E Sparks was
born
Arthur Raybourn
"Red" died Mon Feb 8th results of Whiskey
John Martin Catron or J.M. s/o Wm &
Rebecca Catron died Mon Feb 8, born in Wythe Co, Va
Cecil s/o,
Wallace & Lila Brown, fell over the cliff Feb 10, found Feb 12
Hannah w/o Bruce
Sparks died
James Duvall of
I served on Grand
Jury at
Sarah James
McDowell died Sun eve at 7:30 3‑14, buried 16, 88yrs, wife's mother
John Nickels s/o
Shelby Nickels died Wed March 24, buried 26
JJC (Crittenden) Johnson died April 8,
buried 10 (lines marked through parts of entry)
I began a singing school at Upper Bruin
school house Sat Eve April 10, closed May 2
Silar s/o Cecil
Fraley died March 29
D.M. Fraley s/o
Collard Fraley died in
Nina d/o Paris
& Nellie Johnson died at Mrs. J.M. Whites Wed April 27
I closed
Kendall Harper's boy was buried Wed May 5
Minnie Cornette Flannery w/o Ison Flannery was
buried near Cliffside May 5
Sterill Sparks m Grace Wilson Sat May 8
Jennings Robinson died ‑‑‑‑‑‑
buried Sun May 17
Newt Salyer s boy died Wed May 5 buried Sat May 8
Sarah Mauk w/o
P.W. Mauk died Sun May l7 buried 18
Millard
Sparks' girl Tom Click's girl & Burt Riggs all killed by a truck near
Limestone on Rte. 60
Clark
Adkins was killed on Middle Fork Sunday by threshing machine Sat July 10 Lived
on Wells Creek near
Walker Flannery was born Feb 8 1855
Melvin Wells was born Dec. 5 1885
Johnnie Wells, father of Melvin Wells b. June 20,
1829
Bill Burton lived on Burton Branch, b. June 3 1867
Bill Keaton, cousin to mother.. born Jan 29,
John
Henson, that lived on the Ridge at the head of Rocky Branch was born May 12,
1873.
Jeff Becker, who lived on Newcombe was born 1860
Daniel Alonza Lewis, was born Dec. 15, 1878
Dannah
Fields, who lived near Fielden Post office & mother of Pres. Fields was
born 1848, age 89 yrs old in 1937
B.F. "Frank" Holbrook was born June 11,
1863
Oskie A Pennington s/o W.L. Pennington died Monday
Aug 16 Appendicitis
Amanda
Mauk Sparks d/o Bill & America Mauk died Thurs. Aug 16, buried Fri. Aug 17,
born 1870
Irvin s/o Bill & Dollie Kinser, died Wed. nite
Aug 25, buried 27
Billie Boy went home with Ollie & Bernie Sun Aug
29
W.H. "Wint" Porter died Fri, Sept. 9,
buried Sun Sept 11
Willie
Gray s/o Bob & Eliza Gray & half brother to Mollie Cox, shot &
killed Geo. Wagoner, a grandson of Joe Wagoner, Thurs. Oct 7th
Aunt
Pollie Kegley's funeral was preached at Stark, Sun Oct. 31, by Henry Catron
& Chas. Cecil
Elliot s/o
Richard Holbrook m. Edna s/o Lige Skaggs (Jerry's son) Nov 18
Henry Lyon M. Bertha Mitchell s/o J.M.
Mitchell Fri Dec 3.
Jim Carroll &
Gertie Leadingham m. Tues Dec 7
Cecil Thornsberry got burned out Sun. nite
Dec 5.
The Pennington
generation that lived on Ruin & Laurel Children of Ligah Pennington
1 . Nelson
2. Abel‑Will
& Trig Carter's wife's father
3. Elijahal‑Pear
Murray's father
4. June
5. Eli
6. Jim
7. Diadane‑Eli
Mabry's mother
8. Fannie
9. Sarah‑Nelson
Egans wife
10. Linda‑Mat
Deharts wife
11. Dans‑was
crazy
Roy Reynolds, girl died Sunday Dec 26 of
T.B.
1938
James McFarland
was paralyzed the second stroke, Sat Jan 8, died March 1
Dr. Geo. R. Logan
of
Gordon Kegley,
Sarah Mabry w/o
Jim Mabry & sis to John Mauk, died Sun Feb 6 B. Feb 4, 1872
James McFarland
died March 1
Rosa w/o John
Andrew Green of Summitt Station 6mi west of
Saturday night
April 12, ice frozen in the tubs, peach trees in bloom
Snowing Sat April
9
Farmers voted on
tobacco cut Sat April 19
Beulah w/o,
Bethel Gearheart died Sat night April 30, d/o Geo. Stone
Dan Cox died Mon
May 9. He lived below Limestone
Albert s/o
Granville Mabry, died Wed June 22 of appendicitis
Chris Whitt died
June 10 of heart failure age 74yrs. was born in Lee co. Va
Myrtly Lemaster was m. to Glen Eldridge
Tues Aug 2.
A.J. "Son Mauk" died at
Clif Middleton s/o, Allie Middleton was
stabbed by his father. Sun Aug 14, he died Thurs. Aug 25, buried Sun Aug 28
M.C. Moore was
born
Billie Robenson
was born
Harve Gray born
Cina Green w/o
Jim Green and a cousin of mine, died Tues nite, Aug 30 of
asthma. Buried Fri, Sept 2, at Levi Sparks graveyard
Amos Middleton's funeral was preached Sept
4, also Jineva Garnis & Roy Reynolds girl's funeral
Nancy Aim Sparks
w/o Andy Sparks died Fri Sept 9 of dropsy
Elmer Harper's
baby died Mon Sept 12
Sam Proctor found
dead Tues Sept 13
Hegrkigh Kelly
died Wed. Sept 14, buried 15 ape 88 yrs, 2 mos, 20 days
Wm. Martin Green s/o Martin & Eliz.
Gilliam Water ‑Green, died Mon Sept 12, buried Wed 14th
The Marshall & Sheriff caught Glen
Lawson & Walter Mauk making whiskey Sat Sept 24
Loval d/o Mark
& Ola Cox m. Haskel s/o Lillie Dean Barker Sat Sept 24
Ollie Middleton
was sentenced to the pen Oct 5
Bill Harper
Maggard‑died Oct 7
First frost Sat.
Oct. 8
The following entries in the journal were
recorded by Mrs. JW Kegley.
J.W. Kegley taken suddenly sick Wed Oct.
26, taken to hospital at
June Evans s/o Drew & Lucy Thompson
Evans killed in car wreck Nov 4, buried 6. He was cashier for Peoples Bank in
First snow fell
Nov 24
Joel Sparks spent
the night with us Thurs. Nov 24
Aunt Eliza Sparks, Joy's wife died sometime
in Dec.
1942
Barbara Kinser Garris d/o Bill & Dolly
Kinser died Tues, Oct 13, bur. Sun Oct 18 at home cemetery
Twin girls were
born to Maxine Harris Sun. Oct 18
Nola d/o, Elick Sparks, died in
Cinda Sparks w/o Geo Sparks died & buried Feb 5
Nannie Skaggs, Daniel Kegley's mother died sun Feb 5, bur. Tues Feb 7
S.L. Green died Feb 20 at
G.W. Stone died
Ethel Mauk was b. July 17, 1925
M.C. Cox died Sat. May 6, buried Sunday
Boyd Clark, s/o
Aus & Rosa
Clara May Bowling Mann died Mon. May‑‑at Whitman W.Va brought
home bur. Wed
Aunt Mary Adkins died May (could not read rest of entry)
Nancy Harper
Johnson was killed by a car
Eliker Barker
died Mon May
Lloyd Clark s/o Austin &,Rosa Clark
& Ada
Logan McDowell
& Son Jarrett from
Albert Mabry's
funeral preached Sun Sept 3
Lizzie Green w/o A.J. Green & d/o, R.L.
Skaggs died Oct 3, at
Robert Gray Jr. drank carbolic acid in
Court House & died Fri Oct 6, was awaiting trial for horse stealing
Russell Garris
died Wed nit Oct. 25, hemorrhage of lungs and nose
Rosa Smith w/o Edd Smith & d/o James
& Sara McFarland died Sun, nite Nov 1st, at her home in New Castle
PA, brought back her & buried beside
her mother Wed Nov 15
Edith Harris m. Jack
Fraley Dec 1939
James Mauk m.
Emma Lee Lowe Dec 19, 1939
1940
Mike Clarck m. Myrtle Lee Cox Jan 4
John Lyon died
Sat. nite Jan 23, age
98
Jennie Nickels
w/o James Nickels Sr. died Jan 23
Lloyd Clark's
baby died March 1
Willard Skaggs m.
Bertha Stone Feb
27
Perlina Green w/o
J.B. green & d/o Lewis & Alice Holbrook died Wed. Apr 11
Alice Whitt w/o
Cam Whitt died June 14
Hannah Sparks w/o
Nelson Sparks died Oct 28
Ransome Kegley
died Nov. 11
1940
1941
The infant boy of Bill & Maggie Harper died Feb 3
Ona Waggoner w/o
J. Waggoner died Feb 8
Elmer Bear died
June 27
1944‑‑1945
Aunt Lizzie
Sparks died May 22
Charlie Cox s/o Owen Cox & James Cox
s/o Myrtle Cox was killed Sun
Homer Mauk was .
killed by the law on Tues, June 12, after opened fire on officers
Continued
by Darris Kegley 1947
Emory Smith at Gimlet s/o P.A. Smith was killed in
car wreck near
Noah C. Cox of
Gimlet & Family moved to
Bernie C.
Lemaster of Gimlet & wife Opal moved to‑‑on E.B.B. Parish farm Feb 16
Charles Lemaster,
Gimlet, and wife came back from
Snow fell Feb 3, Olive Hill
George Millers
wife of Olive Hill
d/o Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Burchett taken to Kings Daughters Hosp. Feb 26
I began work at
brickyard at Olive
Hill Feb 8
Today in
Wyle Sammons s/o
D.R. Sammons began work at
Grace and myself
went home Feb 7
Lloyd Lemaster
baby son of Mr.& Mrs Bennie Lemaster died Dec 5, 1947
This is the end
of the Journal
Note: Metta Rose (Kegley) Leadingham, daughter of Will Kegley died in April 2002.