A History of the Kägy Relationship in America from 1715-1900

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A HISTORY

Kagy Relationship IN

AMERICA

1715 to 1900

KEAGY

By FRANKLIN

Chambersburg,

Pa.

L,et the twenty-three years of toil in collecting the data for this genealogical record attest the love I bear for the

Kagy "

Relationship.

Love

is

the Divinest thing iu the world."

— Henry Di ummond.

JOEL MUNSELL'S SONS. Albany, N. Y. 1S99

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Book First, Chapter First

INTRODUCTION I

HAVE heard

it

said that almost

any one who would go

to

woi'k wirli a detenuination to succeed could trace the history of his ancestry for at least live o-enerations with tolerable accuracy.

true in

In some cases this all cases.

There

may be trne, bnt its certainty is not may Vie no difficulty in most instances

going back to our grandfathers, for they were dead before our time, their children or other relatives who were cotemporary with tlieni can tell us something of his personal appear-

in

ance, his manners, habits and peculiarities. k^arn something of his ancestors,

But wdien we

try

whose history is nn written, then the ditHculty thickens and we are content if we are able to get the merest glimpses of their career or even to

an unimportant incident in their

Even

life.

often difficult to accomplish, as all wdio lived in their day have passed away. In old countries the difficulty is not near so ereat as it is in a new" country like this, where this

families have

is

become

so widely separated that in time they beto each other, and were as widely sep-

unknown

came

entirely arated in feeling and they were l)y distance. It ble fact that in our family brothers do not

each other are

—

all

is

a lamenta-

know where

human

that long separation or

experience and observation shows communication leads to estrangement

and forgetfulness, and

finally to total indifference. Young people rarely feel much interest in tracing their famIt is only wdien the evening shadows begin to apily history.

pear that they feel like trying to trace the long line of ancestry wdiich has preceded them; how", when and where they

and when they died. It is unfortunate that this is the case, as sources of information wdiich are available at one period of our lives are not so at another, and thus valualile data is forever lost. In tracing our history lived,

and what

tliev did

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

8

Ave

have not

iiidiiliied

the hope that

we could

trace our an-

cestry back to the "^layflower." AVe are content to know that the first of the Ivagys to ^Vnierica came to enjoy the same re-

and found, and which was denied them in the land of their birth, and that he and those of his religious faith were more tolerant to those who of them it can l)e truthfully diifered with them than they said, "They left imstained what there they foimd, freedom to A large ntimber of our people have adhered worshi}) God." to the faith of their fathers, and we find representatives in the Cith generation. Some of our people have attained to great ligions liberty that the Pilarim Fathers sonedit

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The great majority are age, few, however, to great wealth. well-to-do. if are Some, poor, very respectable; none as far as I have learned have been the pensioners of public charity, while others attained to eminence in the literary world and

have acquired fame others have blazoned their name in their country's annals and their deeds have engaged the historian's pen. The loftiness of character and benevolence of others has been told in story and song by abler pens than mine. In such ;

a

work

one must depend largely upon others for the These have often been found conflicting and the do was to use the one deemed the most likely to be

as this

needed data.

only thing to I wish here to acknowledo'e correct.

mv

a'reat

indebtedness

Anna M.

AVayland, of Mt. Jackwithout whose aid the son, Ya., history of descendants of would be far less Henry Kagey complete. Xext, to Joseph S. of Trnmbiill Oakfield, ('(>.. Ohio, who deserves special Barb,

for valuable assistance to Mrs.

mention; also to Benjamin F. Kagay, of Effingham, 111., to whom I am much indebted for most of the history of Jacob

Kagy, the 3d son of Rudolph, the 3d emigrant. Dr. Martin Kagy, of Somerset, Ohio, also contributed valuable data, and Jos. G. Keagy, of Hanover, York Co., Pa., of his branch of the family; also Eev. Peter Keagy, of AVoodbury, deserves special mention. ternity are due to L.

]\I.

The thanks

Ka2,'y, of Salem,

111.,

of the entire fra-

the efficient sec-

retary of the Kagy Biographical Society, for his untiring zeal in the cause and his generous assistance. There are others

whom we would

wisli to

mention, but space forbids.

To

all

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

who

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thanks are dne and are cheerfully the sonl of history," and nmeh time and effort has been expended to obtain dates of occurrences liaye lent their aid

fi'ive-n.

"Chronoloii'v

is

noticed and recorded in this Avork.

This has not always been

possible and in some instances inijiossible by reason of the destruction of family records by fire and flood and losses in other

Great diflicidty has been experienced in tracing the The change history of the daughters of "ye ancient sires." of name and location by removal to distant States, the indift'erways.

ence and sometimes the complete estrangement has resulted in the loss of whole family records, and hence, much to our regret, the history of daughters is less complete than that of the sons.

All effort to bestow fulsome praise has been studiously avoided and only given where it was known to be jnstly impossible for a single individual to know the so vast a relationship and if he could, it would exceed the limit of this work to chronicle it. Informamerited.

It

is

worth and merit of

more general interest that was sought, and on which labor was spent, does not appear, because unattainable. That which we have given is believed to be authentic. I am

tion of a

much

informed that the Kagys have a printed liist-n

of Lord George, the

of God, of Great Britain, France

2(1

and Irehmd

King."

James Patterson and Susannah, liis wife, had two sons, James and Thomas, and three daughters, Susannah, Sural and Rebecca who niai-i-icd John liudolj)]! Keagv al)ont 1T1-17, and who came to America in 1715, as before stated, and who was called "Hanse" to distinguish him from Johannes Keagv, who came into the same vicinity in 1 7-V.K 1. James Patterson, Jr., m. and had a son William, both of whom took an active }!art in the French and Indian War,

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1

the latter conducted by the justly celebrated Indian chief^ Pontiac. James was interested in the Conococheague settle-

ment with Penjamin Chambers, hut he soon i'('lin(|uished his ])lantation here, and removed to Standing Stone, in Iluntingdon Co., Pa. 2.

Thomas

Patterson,

d.

young.

eldest daughter, m. James one of the celebrated I^owry, Lowry family of pioneer history of Penna. See Harris's EiogTaphical history of Lancaster 3.

Susannah Patterson, the

Co., Pa.;

also I.

D. Rupp's history of the same county.

Sarah Patterson, the second daughter, m. Col. Benjamin Chambers, the founder of Chambersburg in 1704, and the first white man to make a settlement in P'ranklin Co., Pa. lie 4.

was

County Antrim, Ireland, and of Scotch with and his descent, brothers, James, Robert and Joseph, l)etween the years 1726 and 1730, emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania, and first settled at the mouth of Fishing Creek on the Susquehanna, where they built a mill. In 1730 Benjamin and Joseph, fascinated l)y the story of a hunter as to the a native of the

beauty of the "Kittochtinny" valley, they boldly pushed out into the wilderness until they reached the "Falling Spring." Benjamin remained and built himself a log house which he covered with cedar shingles held fast by nails; afterward he erected a saAvmill and later a floui-ing mill, so that Chamber's

KAGY RELATIONSHIP. Fort" became a place of note and

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builder a distingiiished George Chambers, Esq., a great-gTeatof grandson Benjamin, the first settler, is the nearest neighbor of the Editor of this History. James Chambers was an only

man

its

of his timos.

son of Sarah Patterson Chambers, and became a distingaiished general in the War of the Revolution. 5.

Rebecca Patterson, m. John Rudolph Keagy, who

tled in

set-

Conestogoe township, Lancaster Co., Pa., in 1715, as

heretofore stated.

The Second Emigration occurred in 1739, Dec. 11th, when shiji "Lydia," James Allen commander, from London,

the

with

~o passengers. Palatines;

among

these was

Johannes

Kagic.

The Third Emigration occurred Oct. 27, 17(34, when the Ralph Forster, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, with 500 passengers, among whom was one Ruship "Hero,"

My authority for the above records is to be D. Rupp's 80,000 names of innnigrants to Penn-

Iviigy.

(l(>l])]i

found

in I.

sylvania from 1727 to 177(».

—

The Fourth Emigration occurred in about the year 1818 or perhaps a little earlier when one Simon Kegey and a brother, and a son of Simon's named John B., left Switzer-

—

land for America; the father and mother both died at sea, and the bo}', John B., was taken by the captain of the vessel to his home in Pennsylvania; the uncle remained in Xew York.

The Fifth Emigration was in 1854-59, when Anna C. Kagi, Ruppen, Smtzerland, now Mrs. Henry Fluegge, living at Effingham, HI., an my Son Henry Kegay Two Imndred Aeres of Land to liini his heirs and asLands to be valued by onr signs for Ever joining Ye Above s''

he to pay accordingly within fonr years after he shall Setth' ujion or oc(|nepie Ye Same. Item. I give & bequeath unto my Eldest Son Jacob & my Eklers as

afores'^ ct

Son Kudolph, my tract of Land Situate on Ye West side of Susquehanah River joyning Yorktown to be ciiuall Divided between tlieni to be vabicd by the Ehlers or Such men as they choose asaf"' A: they to })ay Each of them as above to. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susannah Ye Sum of one hundred pounds Lawful money to be paid mthin five years after my decease. Item. I give & bequeath unto Anne the Sum of one hundred pounds Lawful my Daughter '^'^'

Comes of Eage. Item. I give Ye Barbara Sum of one hundred pounds my Daughter Lawful money, and I do appoint Jacob Myers & Jacob Beam my whole and Sole Executors of this my Last AVill and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 8tli day of :Aray 1 7i8

money

to l»e

])ai(l

Avlicn slie

unto

his

Juo. J.

X

It.

Signed Sealed

t\:

[l. S.]

Delivered in the Presence of us ye Sub-

Adam Prenneman, John

scribers

Kegav,

ark

Ill

Jones.

Personally appeared before me A d a i^Preniiemim & John Jones, the Witnesses to ye above Will, & the Said Adam Prenneman on his Solenni affirmation and the s'^ John Jones 1

1

they were present & Saw and heard John the Testator Sign. Seal, publish and declare the Same Keagy as his last Will Testament and that at the doing he was of

on

his oath declared

&

Sound and disposing mind and memory according to Ye of their Knowledge. 31 October 1748. Before Tm): Cookson

Dep

Erom

the abo\-e will

we

b.

Sept. ^13,

whom

Hans

Iviigy

Reg'".

had four

Jacob was the eldest son 1710; Henry, Nov. 11, 1728; the

sons and three daughters, of

and was

learn that

best

46

KAGY BELATIONSHIP.

it not known; Abraham !>. al)()ut 1723 and Rndolph, b. abont 1725; Susannah, Barbara and Anna. I'^'A'? Jacob Keagy was ni. to Feronica Stehman about 1770 and had three sons and one dauohter. Tlie old family Bible thus records his death: "Fell asleep in Jesus on the 2Stli of December, in the year of Lord Jesus Christ 1788, aged 69 yrs., 3 m. and 15 d." TTis children were John, Jacob, 1). April and Anna. 21, 17rothei''s \'alley,

minister ains.

and one township still retains this lo\(dy name. ''My grandfather, Micdiacd l!ue(di(de (as he s|!(dled his name), removed from ihud-:sC(»., Pa., to IJedford (now Somerset) about 1775, to the placc^ where my fathei- was horn, in Kdkli(d< dOwiiship. He was a memher of tlie Meiinoiiite ('Amisli) (dinrcdi until after

-I.

Kcagy

rnovetl in.

Brethren and was soon after

when he

also joined the

])ut to the mini-try.'''

Eve Keagy, the youngest and fifth daughter (d' dohu Iveagv. 1). in Bedford then, now Somerset Co.. I'a.. to w hidi place John Keagy moved, from \'ork Co., Pa., in the spring (d' 78.'}, to a place about thri'e miles north of wdiat is now called Salisbury and about four miles southwest (d' what is now MyersEve Keagy was dale City. 17n."5, and d. May 14, May Avas

1

1».

:_',

1770; d. Eeb. 1858; she was m. to J(Jin Olinger, b. Se])t. 25, 1870; aged 93 y., 5 m. and 2-2 d. John and Eve Olinger had fo\u' sons, vi/: (1) John, (2) Samuel, (.3) Jacob and (4) Joseph, and five daughters, viz: (]) Catharine, (2) :\rary, (3) Sarah, (4) Su>an and (5) Hester. .'>,

In 1810 John Olinger went

They went

to

Wheeling,

\;\.. in

Moutgomei'v Co., Ohio. wagons and there hought a

to

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

57

flat-bottom boat and put their teams and goods on it and floated doTvn tlie Ohio to Cincinnati, and from there to ^Montfi-om-

it

ery Co., by wagons; they endured ionrnev.

many

hardships on the

The descendants

of John dinger are many and are widely and are of the highest respectability and intelliscattered, John Olinoer was blind the last few vears of his life. gence.

Will of Johx Keagy, Eldest Sox

of Jacob, the Eldest Sox OF Haxse.

In the name of God amen. ] .lolni Keagy of Somerset Co and State of Pennsylvania l^eing of reasonable health of body and sonnd mind, memory and understanding, (Blessed

—

be

God

for the same) but considering the uncertainty of this

transitory

tament.

life, do make and publish this In manner and form following

mend mv Immortal

my

last will

and

tes-

to wit:

Principally and first of Soul to God's hands who e'ave

I comand mv

all, it,

to the earth, to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of Executors hereinafter mentioned; and

body

my

such AVorldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the folas

lowing manner

to wit.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah, my riding horse and my side saddle, and one hundred pounds, to be raised out of

my estate after my death, and also the use of two sheep, and as much butter as is necessary for her use So long as she may live, and fruit of five apple trees yearly.

ill

the orchard, to be chosen by her every year, and one quarmuch beef as she the said Sarah may make use of

ter, or so

for her o\w\ support, to be deliA'ered yearly during her life, also all the residue of estate except what is liereiu

and

my

otherwise ordered and bequeathed, and as my Soninlaw Emanuel Elory, being in possession of my Plantation and mansion

bound by

house, and

is

Executors

&:q.

vears.

the

sum

his obligations to pay unto me and my of Eifty pounds for the term of sixteen

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

58

It is my intent and will that lie hold and keep in his lumds, the snni of ton pounds ont (d' catdi payment in Lien of his aiul my danahtci' Sarah's dower

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Jteiii.

ixlw and heqneath nnto niy son iidaw Joseph IJeech-

I

ley and his wife Mary, the snni of one

hundred and

fifty

pounds. Item.

and

my

aive and bequeath nnto my soinidaw Henry bdory Ann the snm of one hundred and lifty

1

daughter

230unds.

Item. I give and bequeath nnto my danghter Fdizabetli the of one hundred and fifty ])oiuids.

sum

Item. I give and bequeath nnto

my

daughter Eve. the sum

of one hundred and fifty pounds.

Item. the

sum

I

of

and bequeath nnto my (irandson -lohn Keagy, ])ounds, being in addition to the sum I gave dacob Ivaav in his life time to be paid bv mv

gi\-e fiv(>

to his fathei'

Exeeutors out of the

Emanuel

last

money

that shall

become due from

Elory.

John Keagy.

Emanuel Floky, ELr:\roER Griffith, Executors. AVill

proved November 25th, 180G.

JACOB KEAGY, b.

April

the second son of Jacob Keagy 1st, was was m. to Susanna (Jroestin (pronounced 20, ITGT; they were nn Oct. 9, 1785.

21, 17(>();

Grove), b. May Their children are: 1.

Abraham Keagy,

2.

Elizabeth Keagy, b. Eeb.

b.

June

oO, ITSG; sign of the A^irgin. 1,

1789;

d.

April 16, 1700, at

7 p. m. 3.

John Keagy,

4.

Anna

b.

(INTancy)

Jan.

2,

Keagy,

1791; b.

d.

Jan.

Jan. 13, 1791, 5,

1792;

at

12 m.

sign of the

Twins. 5. G.

7.

Oct. 13, 1794; sign of the Twins. Susanna Keagy, July 20, 1797; sign of the Twins. Jan. b. John Keagv, 12, 1800; sign of the Lion.

Elizabeth Keagy,

b.

b.

Abraham Keagy, called "Machine Abe."

KAGY EELATIONSHIP. Beronica (Fannv) Keagy,

8.

b.

Fcl).

61

7,

1S02; Aries the

Ram. Keagy, h. Feb. 7, 1802; Aries the Eaiu. and U are twins; the hist one born one liunr and hftj minntes after Beronica.) Jacob Keagy d. abont the year 1803, near Hagerstown, Md. His widow then ni. Phili]! Stai'n; and she d. in 1840. She had one danghter, Barbara, who ni. Andrew Bansler. She d. !).

:\Iarj

(8

Jnne

10, 1887.

Al)raliani Iveagy was b. near Hagerstown, went to ^Abirrison's Cove in 1813,

lieved and

Md.,

it

is

be-

and lived one

mile sonth of AVoodbnrv, until his death in Ana'. 23, 1867.

Abraham Keagy (called Machine Abraham) m. i^ancy Keagy (Anna), who w^as b. ^Nfareli 20, 1786. She was the 1.

Christian Keagy, of near AVaynesboro, Franklin Co., Pa., formerly from Lancaster Co., Pa. He be-

third danghter of

ing the eldest son of Abraham Keagy, of Alartic tOAvnship, Lancaster Co., Pa., and he the beloved son of Hanse or John

P. Keagy, of Conestogoe Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., and the first of the name in this country coming here in 1715. She d. in 1833. ;

Abraham Keagy (1) Jacob, b.

May

His children are: d. August 23, 1867. 23, 1810; (2) John, b. 'Noy. 8, 1811; (3)

Xov. 15, 1813; (4) Christian, b. Dec. 29, 1815; 1819; (6) Mary, b. April 14, 1821. b. Afarch 13, 1823. Elizalicth. b. Jnne 15, l^^ancj (Anna)

Abraham,

b.

(5) Susan, b. Jan. 4,

1828.

(Are River Brethren.) Jacob Keagy m. ^^largaret AVorking, March 29, 1835; they had three children: (1) David F. Keagy, (2) George AA''. Keagy and (3) Susannah Keagy.

to

1836; m. Dec. 27, 1866, 17, 1843; have six children: Ida Oct. 23, 1868; Edwin AV., b. Feb. 3, 1871; Harry O.,

(1) David F. Keagy, Kate E. Oellig, b.

M.,

b.

b. Sept. 29,

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

'€2

Dee. 4, 1873; Asher, b. Sept. 1, 1875; Charles O., b. Feb. ]\1 embers of the M. E. 15, 1877; Frank, b. Jan. 16, 1879.

1).

C'hnreh; reside at Altoona, Pa.

Harry Oellig

Keaii'v

was

ni.

Sept. 16, 1897, to Miss Izilhi

ArJell Ilnth, of Altoona, Pa.

Edwin

AV.

Keagy was

Sept. 16, 1897, to

ni.

Margaret Kas-

berg, of Pittsburg, Pa.

Ida AL, diaries O. and Frank Keagy are at home with their parents at this date (1899) and are num.; reside in Altoona, Pa. Asher d. May 8, 1899.

Jacob Keagy d. Dec. 3, 1853; the father. Margaret Keagy (h Feb. 2, 1884; the mother.

David F. Keagy was

a soldier in the Civil AVar, serving as 2d lieutenant in Co. C, 208th Keg., Pa. Vol., and was in the battles fought at Fort Steadman, Ya., on the 25th of March; and in front of Petersburg, Va., on the 2d day of April, 1865;

and

at

the close of the w^ar he received from President

Johnson,

a

commission

Andrew

as brevet captain for meritorious ser-

His lirother, George same company and regiment with him.

vices in front of Petersburg, Va.

served in

tlie

AV.,

(2) George W. Keagy, b. Sept. 27, 1837; m. Feb. 9, 1870, to Sue E. Smith, b. May 9, 1846. Xo issue. Kesidenee, AAHiitAViuebrennarian in faith. taker, Miami Co., Kan.

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Susannah Keagy, b. Dec. 31, 1838; m. Sept. 1857; d. Have three children: J. b. David, Fishhack, George in infancy; ^Maggie, m. David Leiter, of Ashland, Ohio, in 1886; George, d. in infancy. Mrs. Fishhack d. Aug., 1865. (3)

,

.

John Keagy,

b.

Xov.

8,

1811,

Abraham Keagy; m. Ann Maria had nine children:

is

the second son of

Carper,

b.

Oct.

9,

Machine

1812, and

Samuel, Xancy, Christina, Catharine, Abraham. John, ]Mary, Susan, Eliza, John Keagy was called AVoolen ]\Iill John; he owned and He was of the River P>rethren •operated a woolen factory.

John Keagy and his Second Wife. Son of "Machine

"

Abraham.

PuP

KAGY RELATIONSHIP. lie

faith;

1830.

1.

in isuo^

Ann

.Mrs.

Ann

Ann

Bedford Maria Carper were m. March

M. (Carper) Keagy

Sanmel Keagy,

]\rinerva

ig, in Morrison's Cove,

Fcl).

John Kea^y and

Co., Pa. 1,

d.

Jan.

h.

Ci-(.ft, h.

65

May

;](),

d.

March

7,

1877.

1837; ni. A\)v. 3, 1803, to and Inid three (diihhvn;

3, 184!),

d. Jidv IC, issc. Klhi Catharine, b. Oct. 22, 18(U, nnni., at lionie; Wayne, b. Jan. 10, 1867, nnm., at home. Residence, Maria P. O., Bedford Co., Pa.

Elk, AVavne, Florence,

Sanmel Keagy was a soldier in the 'i\il War, sci'ved in the 133d Regiment, Pa. A^oh, Co. C, Third Div., under (ien. A. A. iruinphreys, Fifth Army Corps, and was in the battle of Chancellorsville, Va., and was honorably discharged May 26, (

1863,

2.

liis

term of enlistment having expired.

July 22, 1838, in Morrison's Cove, m. Oct. 1!>, 1858, to Phili]) S. Frederick, 1). ]\[ay 1!), 1831, and had ten (•hil(h-('n, viz: William, d. at 4 years of age; ]Mary Ann, d. at 2 years; John, d. at 25; Jenine

Xancy Keagy,

Bedford

li.

Co., Pa.;

v., d. at 18; Alice, d. at 14; Frank an,

iinni.;

O.,

23, 1867; d. Afarch 24, 1869.

Se])t.

4,

186!»; in.

William

Waterside, Pa. Charles, b. Jan. 31, 1872; resides

4.

Maria P.

residence,

Catharine KeagY,

b.

at

J.

Croft; residence,

Altoona, Pa.

Oct. 27, 1841; d.

Dec

1,

1873;

nnni.

Mary Keagv,

b. Aug., 22, 1843; m. Xov. IS, 1868, Eli July 15, 1841. Peside at XeAvton Falls, Ohio. They haye fiye cdiildi'cn, \iz: Jiozelia ]\Iariah, b. Nov. 6, 1870; d. Oct. 22, bs72. (Carles Warren, b. July 20, 1873. Eliza F]dna, b. Xoy. 17, 1S7rrison, and liave three children

Peb.

2s.

:

1881.

War, was a memInfantry, was severely wonnded at the battles of Pair Oaks, Y-a., Alay 1, 1862, and on account of his wonnds was honoral)ly discharged Dec. 20, -Tohn T.

Ijcr

of Co.

1862.

He

Keagy

Avas a soldier in The

lOlst Penna.

J),

then

l)egaii

(

'i\il

\'ol.

the stndy of law in the office of the

Hon. Judge A. King, of Bedford,

and was admitted law at Bedford nntil practiced when he removed to Alma, Kan., practicing April, 1870, law nntil 1880, at which time he was elected Probate Jndge of the connty of Bedford, which position he held for eight years. From 1872 to 1877 he was the connty attorney for Wanbnnnsa Co., Kan. He now resides at Alma, Kan. late

to the bar in Feb., 1865.

Alary 1'eeter ford Co., Pa.

Keagy

Snsana Keagy,

b.

d.

Pa.,

He

Jan.

1,

1846, near AVoodlniry, Betl-

Feb. 27, 1842, m. Henry

Al.

Jacobs,

KAGY EKLATIOXSHIP.

C9

1858, lie was b. :yrarcli 14, 1833. Their children are: b. Jan. 10, 18GG; John K., b. Jan. 10, 18()(;. Snsana Jacobs d. Jan. 29, 1888, and Mr. Jacobs ni. Marga-

l^Tov. 2,

Annie K.,

ret C. Pieffer,

June

Aiina K. Jacobs

10, 1897.

ni.

Jacob Myers, of Washington Co.,

Md,

Their children arc: 1, 1885, who wash. Sept. 19, 18(50. (1) Harry J. Myers, b. Feb. J, 1888; (2) Elizabeth J. Myers, 1). March 21, 1889; (3) Mary Myers, 1). Aug. 11, 1891; d. Aug. 29, 1891; (4) John Myers, b. Aug. 15, 1893; d. July 4,

Jan.

1894; (5) "Walter (6)

Annie Myers,

J.

John Keagy Jacobs

is

Oct. 25, 1895;

b.

Myers,

b. :\fay 12,

d.

Aug.

8,

189G;

1897.

unni.

Abraham Iveagy's wife dying, on the 23d of Aug., 1846, he married, the second time, Mary Baker, b. A])ril 30, 1822, at Ore Hill, Pa. By this union there were seven children:

Andrew

B., b. June 13, 1846; Elias B., b. Sept. 16, 1848; d. Jidy 21. 1851; David B., b. Sept. 22, 1S51 Jacob, b. Dec. 22, ls.-,4; d. June 26, 1862; Christian, 1). :\[arch 26, 1857; Henry The father, B., b. June 22, 1859; Irvin, b. Aug. 10, 1867. Abraham Keagy, d. on March 8, 1888. ;

(1)

Andrew

B. Keagy,

1).

June

of Bedford Co., Pa., wlio was b. and have six boys: AVilliam H.,

m. Alice Eayert, 1850, and m. in 1870, Feb. 3, 1872; Charles, b.

13, 1846, ,

b.

Xov. 14, 1875; Joseph, b. April 16, 1878; Archie, b. Aug. 20, 1880; John E., b. March 2, 1883, and one girl, Jessie Jane, b. July 11, 1887; Walter, 1). Oct. 16, 1873; Franklin,

June

1).

Andrew B. Keagy resides in Ellis, Kansas. Henry and Franklin are machinists and Charles

23, 1889.

AVilliam

is

a clerk. (2) Elias Keagy was b. 1851, at Woodbury, Pa.

(3)

David B. Keagy was

Sept. 16, 1848, and d. July 21,

b. Sept. 22,

1851, near Wondl)ury,

70

KAGY RELATIOXSHIP.

Pa.,

is

num. and

resides at Rosalia,

Washington

State.

In

the paternal home, and went to Ellis and Ajn-il, 1872, Rnssell connties, Kansas, where he, after the first year there, pre-emj)ted a claim of 160 acres of land; this he farmed for lie left

two years; the gTasshoppers came and destroyed everything In the spring of 1875 he gTeen, and disconraged farming. left Kansas and went hy wagon to (dear Creek Co., Col.,, where he remained nine years, working in and ahont the silver mining camps, in hanling ores and in freighting goods from Georgetown, on the East Side, to Decatnr and Chewanwan, on the west side of the main range of the llocky Monntains, a distance of nineteen miles, for which he was paid $2.00 per 100 pounds; this road is said to l)e one of the highest wagon roads in the world. In the spring of ISSI: he left Colorado and went to the iJlack Hills, Sonth Dakota, and there had a "Homestead"" and a "Tree Cnltnre" of ^520 acres. He remained here eight years, and in 18!)2 he went to Whitman Co., In the early ])art Wash., where he now resides (18t)8). of the year 18!)8 he visited his earlv home after an absence of twenty-six years, and spent several months visiting relatives in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Many changes had taken his father and many of his place since he had left home kindred had died, the children had grown to be men and women, and those in middle life to old age. Mr. Keagy car-

—

ries witli liini to his far-off

home

the heartiest wishes of a host

of friends.

(4)

Jacob Keagy was

!>.

Dec. 22, 1854, and

d. at

10 years

of aee. *b^

(5) Christian Keagy was b. March 26, 1857, is nnm., resides at Anltman, Colorado. On the 26th of March, 1878, he

home and went to Ellis, Ellis Co., Kan., and was one year in the employ of a railroad company. He then went to Clear Creek Co., Col., and has been in the employ of several silver mining companies as mechanical and miningengineer for the past nineteen years. In May, 1897, in comleft the i^aternal

KAGY with

}!aiiy

t\\vvv

71

EELATIOXSTTIP.

others from Colorado, he started for Lapaz, Xew York and Panama, for the

Bolivia, South America, via

purpose of mining for

On

silver.

their arri\'al at

Panama

they found tlie yellow fever raging, and Icai'ued through the United States Minister in Boli\-ia, liy telegram, that all the party of thirteen that had preceded them to that place had died with the yellow fever. After waiting at Panama eleven foi' a return to Xew York they returned home, one days shi]) of their number dviuii' at sea, and was buried in old ocean, thus only three of the seventeen lived to return. In 1884 he and a partner discovered a silver mine at Lawson, Colorado, which they sold for $5,000 cash. He is now (1898) engaged in

at

running mining machinery

(())

Henry B. Keagy,

Aultman, Col.

Jan.

b.

185!),

^:>,

m.

Emma

Hol-

linger, of Upton, Franklin Co., Pa., A])ril 27, 188. June 4, 185:5. 7. Ila\-id Franl3:

George Minnie E. Keagy, 1). duly 16, Cliristianna Keagy, b. Dec. 4, 1).

18(;(;;

d.

;

d.

d.

dan. 25, 1870.

Xov. 13, 1884. Feb. 2(i, 1807.

18()7.

Keagy was m. Sept. 21, 1871, to Miss Lucinda who was b. Ajn'il 28, 1851, at Martinsbnrg, Blair Co., liowers, Pa. The marriage ceremony was performed l)y an uucdc of the bride, Jiev. Ahraham Ijowcrs. Idieir (diihh'cn arc: Ira O. Keagy, b. Aug. 4, ls72. at .Martiusburg, Pa., and now Charles AV.

(1898) resides in Altoona,

i^l.,

aud

is

the chief clerk in the

passenger car dcpartiuent iu the Peuu'a railroad shops at that Tsunui.

city.

Mollie B. Keagy, daughter of ('harles

Aug.

23, 1874;

Howard 16, 1877;

is

single at

W. Keagy,

Avas b.

home.

C. Keagy, son of Charles AV. Keagy, was b. April now (1898) in the employ of the Penn'a P. P. Co.

is

Altoona, in the passenger car department. C. AV. Keagy is at this time engaged in the dairy produce business in Altoona, Pa. In reliiii(ms faith '"AVinebrenat

]\Ir.

narian."

(6)

Anna

James

S., b.

June

4,

1853, and m. Xov. 27, 1887, to

who was b. March 4, 1867. They have one 1890, named Ethel May. Mr. Keagy was an

AAHiittaker,

child, b. Sept. 5,

employee of the P. R. P. Co. at Altoona, where his family still He was engaged in adjusting some machinery in the

live.

St^SAN (KEACIY) .SNIVELY, Eldest Daughter of" Machine " Abraham Keagy.

KAGY EELATIONSHIP.

75

Wood working shop; he was thrown from a scati'ohl some twelve from the floor hv the breakine; of a belt, against which he was leaning, falling backward down \i])on some machinery, injuring him to snch an extent that he died shortly af-

feet

terward, on April

9,

1894.

Henry W., b. ]\larch 19, 1858, and was m. abont Mary Ellen Teeter, of Ilagerstowii, Ind., b. and have one son, George, b. Sept. 5, 189:2. Henry W. Keagv is a miller bv trade, bnt has been for the last ten vears ,

1891, to

,

engaged in the wholesale lumber and contracting business under the firm name of Working A: Kcagy, at Ilagerstown, Indiana.

10. George AV., Marie Brennemen, b.

May

April 13, 18(38, m. July 3, 188:3, to April 4, 18GG; have one child, Malilon, Geo. \V. Keagy was a moulder by trade,

b.

b.

29, 1884.

the time of his death, Xov. 18, 1884, he was engaged in the confectionery hnsiness in Ahirtinsburg, l^a., where his

but

at

widow and son

still

reside.

]\Irs.

Keagy m.

a

]\[r.

Keim.

Susan Keagy, chine

1).

Tnne

4,

1819, the eldest daughter of Ala-

Abraham Keagy, m. Aug.

188G, to George

25,

10, 1868, and had

Snively, b. Xov. 5, 1809, d. Se])t. dren: (1) Jacob, (2) Anna ]\taria, (3) beth, (5)

Xancy

J.,

and

(6)

Andrew

Mary

K., (4) Eliza-

Joseph.

Jacob Snively was b. Eeb. 17, 1837, and 1852, aged 15 y., G m. and 2 d. (1)

Ann

Maria Snively was 11, 1840, aged 9 m. and 12 d. (2)

(3)

b.

\i.

six chil-

June

17, 1839,

d.

and

Aug.

7,

d. A])ril

Mary Keagy Snively was b. Feb. 5, 1842; m. Xov. 10, Andrew Mock, and have seven children, \dz: Itlia-

1864, to

more C,

b.

Aug.

5,

1865; George W.,

b.

June

23, 1868; Viola

76

KAGT EELATIOXSHIP. 1..

E., I).

1870; Anna E., 1). Oct. 1, l.sTi'; Sarah Ellen, 1874; David Shelly, b. Aug-. 12, 1S7G; Lillian

Aiiii'. -24:,

Aug.

5,

Belle, h. Jan. 13, 1884;

June

Andrew Mock,

b.

Oct. 10, 1840; d.

14, 181)8.

Ithamore

i\,

m. Oct. 21, 1893, to Margaret Longenecker. 1897, to Edith Hoover.

AV., ni. ]\Iarch 10,

George

Yiola Edna,

Anna

ni. April 27, 1892, to Isaac E. Stoner. Elizabeth, m. Oct. 5, 1 892. to Roller E. Rhnle.

(4) Elizabeth Srdvely was b. 1846, aged 9 m. and 4 d.

Xancv Jane Snively was

(5)

March

24, 1874,

children:

David Shelly.

Mary Edna,

b.

May

Jan. 19, 1877: Ellis Snively,

n. issi: Vanetta

]\rarch

more Rov,

1).

Jan.

4.

b.

1>4:),

Tnly 2G,

lss4.

d. :\ray 1,

duly 20, 1848, and m. Xov. 8, 1842, and had five 8, 1875; Susanna Florence, b. .May 13, 187s: Fl.ira Olive, b. 1).

1..

dnne

:\rargneritt, b. d.

and

Mav

lss4.

4.

8, 1892; IthaReside at AVil-

liamslnirg. Pa.

Andrew Joseph Snively, 1). Jan. 7. b^.J3; ni. Dec. 4, 1881, to Sarah Bowers, b. Oct. 21, 18.j3, and have four children: George B., b. Dec. 22, 1882; Lottie K., b. June 28, 1887; Mary 1,

0.

Oct. 21, 1892; Emory B., b. Feb. 4, 1897, Resides at Hope, Dickinson Co., Kansas.

S., b.

1897.

]\Lirv

d.

July

Keagy, 2d daughter of ^lachine Abraham, was

1).

April 14,"is21, m. Eeb. 16, 1843, to John S. Hetrick, b. Jan. The issue of this marriage 2, 1820, and d. April 23, 1893.

was

six children:

Daniel L. Hetrick,

Feb. 17, 1844: b. July 5, 1845.

:\[ariah Hetrick, b.

Dec. 15, 1847.

Xancy

Hetrick,

b.

Joseph L. Hetrick, b.

Mary Margaret

Xov.

Lletrick, b.

3,

Marv Keao-y ~t Hetrick was t.

1849;

May

AViliiam K. Hetrick. b. :\[arch

3,

8,

Oct. 12, 1844.

d.

d.

April 21. 1856.

1851.

1853.

killed Oct. 2,7 1875,7

on her wav %,

llARV (KEAGY) HETRICK,

KAGY HKLATIONSHIP.

home from

a finieral, l»y lieing

79

thrown out of

a biig'gy

dish^cated her neek, dviu(); :\rartha Aones, b. Feb. 22, 1897. Joseph G. Tveao'y was broni2,ht up on a farm, and followed b.

that calling' until 1883, when he removed to Hanover, York Co., Pa., and engaged in the cnltivation of tobacco and the cigars. In 18'.>1, he returned to the farm a dairy, poultry, fruit and vegetable farm. a man of business, a useful and esteemed citizen

and Mr.

manufacture of

now conducts is

Keagy

;

his

often consulted by those in need of advice, and is judgment followed with advantage. He has been chosen frequently to act as administrator, executor, assignee and guardian, and has is

been the trusted treasurer of four corporations at the same time. The duties of these several positions, he has filled with

marked cerned.

ability

and

to the entire satisfaction of all parties con-

Book First, Chaptek DESCKNn.VN Ar.UAllAM IvKAl.Y. K.

Kvayv, was born about

rs

Skcoxd.

ov

the beloved sou of 1

7:20-3, in

ILm?

or Joliu

Lancaster Co.. Pa., and

inherited the paternal hnuiestead eontaiuiug two hiuidred acres In his Avill, which of hnid, situate in Conestogoe township.

and which was probated Nov. 1-2, 17S4, he ordei-s and directs that all his property, real and personal, shall be sold and divided eqiuillv betweeu his eleven He owned a large anumnt of real estate, and was children. bears date oOth

(V-r.,

IT^^^,

His will directs that his considered verv wealthy in his day. servant-nuni, Thomas ^huicks, shall be free six mouths after his death, and appoints his son, Abraham Keagy, aiul son-inlaw. Christian Sheuk, as his executors, and also guardians over all his children in their nunority. who as far as we have learned

are as follows:

Ann Brenneman,

His wife was (1)

Ann,

aiul

she died before him.

b. Dec-. 10. 174^.

(2) Christian, b.

Aug. o. 17:.l; 1754 (^or 1753).

b.

(3)

Henry,

(4)

Abraham,

(5) Barbara,

d.

Aug. 31,

ISO.l.

July 4, 1757; d. in 1S20. 1700: ni. George Urban. Feb. 17. I704:\l. Aug. 5, 1S15.

b.

b.

Kudolph, b. (7) Fanny (FronicaV b. in 1700. (8) Polly (Mary\ b. Jan. 15, 170S: m. Jacob Haverstick. (9) John, b. Jan. 20, 1770; d. in 1800. (10) Susannah, m. John Stelnuan. (11) Elizabeth, m. Adam Litzenborg. (6)

A^2\ IvhLVCiY.

the eldest daughter and child of

Abraham

Hanse Keagy. m. Christian Slienck or The children of Christian and Ann (Keagy)

the beloved son of

Sheuk, in 1771. Slienck are 1.

:

Susanna,

b. Sept. 20.

1772;

d.

June

17. 1801; m. (1)

KAGY Frederick :\Jemiert, Cliristian, b.

2.

from

children by

April

1,

1829; m.

marriage.

May

21, 177;]; d.

Aug.

d.

17G2, last

Blind

29, 1S50.

his fonrtli year.

John,

3.

4.

(1)

b. :\lareli 15,

Xo

Jacob Good.

(2)

105

KELATIONSIIIl'.

1).

d.

;

Barbara,

Jacob Menncrt (or

March

9,

18G2, aged SO

b.

5.

Ann,

Rudolph,

7.

Abram,

1845.

80,'

(2)

y.

;

(ieorge Hoffman,

m. b.

[See Harris' Biog. History

312.]

p.

6.

iii.

JNIayiiard);

Jnnc

d.

1784,

of Lane. Co.,

IJarbara Kreider.

iii.

;

b. in 179(;; d. .Inly 23,

;

d.

b.

b.

;

m., 1802, Abram S. ^Fylin. m. Cath. Smith.

;

d.

;

;

d.

;

m.

.

Henry, b. April 14, 1788; .1. Aug. 30, 1808; m. Mary Wesley, b. ^v. 24, 1790, d. Dec. 1, 1861. 9. Jacob, b. d. m. Sarah McCardlc, ilan. of Terrence and ]\lary (Phillips). 10. ^lichael, b. d. m. Susan Wesley. The aboye is the complete list of children id" ( 'hristian and 8.

;

;

;

;

Ann (Keagy)

Slienck.

Christian SlnMich was

wife

Ann was

b.

Fob.

Dec. 19, 1748;

b.

5,

d.

d.

1749;

Aug.

4,

Auii'.

1833.

8,

1824.

Children and descendants of Frcdci-ick and Su sannah (Shcnk) ]\Iaynard:

(Frederick .Mayuard, b. March 15, 17G2; d. April 1, 1829. Susannah, his wife, b. Sept. 20, 1772; d. June 17, 1861.) 1. Anna,_b. May 2, 1791; d. Dee. 21, 1864; m. Samuel Hess, BrTeb. 26, 1784, 2.

Frederick,

Elizb. 3.

Sept. 1, 18()6.

d.

b.

d. in Illinois;

;

m.

(1)

;

m. (2)

Bachman.

Mary,

b.

Aug.

1798;

16,

Abram

Harnish; m. (2)

d.

Sept. 7, 1886; m. (1)

Ibx.vci', b.

Feb.

6,

1793,

d.

Feb.

4,

1858. 4.

Barbara,

Adam 5.

b.

Miller, b.

Susan,

^yalter, b.

b.

March

Aug.

May

1,

;

d.

9,

1801; d.

1799,

11, 1802,

;

d.

Jan. 17, 1883; m., 1822, Aug. 2, 1872, son of John. d.

m., Dec. 18, 1824, .

John Buck-

106

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

Anna

Children of Sainnel and 1.

b.

Elizabeth, Harbor, Pa. 2.

b.

Samuel,

1816, 4.

d. at

Aug.

l-t,

1814;

b.

b.

d.

31, 181(3;

Joseph,

1819; d. May 23, 1821;

m, Caroline Brnbakcr,

Sept. 0, 181 H. at Safe

d.

ni.

,

at Safe

Harbor, Pa.

Leah Warfel,

b. ]Kov.

11,

9, 1892, dan. of Jacob.

Landisville, Pa., Jan.

Jonas,

5.

Feb. 25, IblS;

Jnne

b.

Susanna,

3.

(]\[aynard) TIess:

,

at

Safe Harbor, Pa.

May 2, 1878, at Landisville; Jan. 27, 1837, dan. of Christian and

b.

d.

Pannie. Prederifdc, b. Jan.

0.

of Peter and

and

2."),

1820;

(Gonghenonr).

Elizabeth Kreider, dan. They have three cdiildren,

ni.

lives at Elizal)ethtown. Pa.

7.

Dee.

b.

Anna,

1895, Peese and

.Mrs.

:\1.

Children

Children

:\Irs.

.Miller, wIk. d. Oct. 23,

D. H. Singer, Mrs. D.

Shcnk) ]Maynert: July 23, 1862, aged 86 years. Feb. 5, 1798; d. May 29, lss5; ni.

Barbara (Shenk) Maynard 1.

:

A. C. Ober (dee\l).

Jacob and Earbai-a

(d'

Daniel

4, l82(i; ni.

in his (39th year.

Mai:^lJ^it^rnLrt, b.

(

d.

Jan. 25, 1821, Abram Mess, b. April 25, 17!>1, 1849, son of Christian and Cath. (Brua). 2.

Christian,

3.

John,

1).

;

b.

;

d.

d.

d.

March 24,

m. Amelia Leaman. m. Harriet Hall. ;

;

Children of George and Barbara (Shenk) Hoil'nian, 2d hus-

band

:

1.

Jesse, b.

2.

Barbara,

1809, 3.

4.

d.

July George,

George

;

b.

3,

;

6,

m. Sarah Hall.

1812;

m.' Jacol) B.

Erb,

b.

Oct. 15,

1864.

d. in

infancy.

(2), d. in infancy. d. in infancy.

5.

Frank,

6.

Anna C,

Gonder

d.

Dec.

1). July 25, 1816; d. Xov. 29, 1898; m. B. B. of (son George), March, 1840, b. Feb. 6, 1814, d.

April 24, 1887. 7.

Margaret,

AVni. S.

b.

Warren,

b.

,

1815,

1823; d.

d.

April 17, 1883; m., 1844,

July 31, 1880.

107

ivAGY EELATIONSHIP.

Mary (Maynert) Hess

Children of Al)rani and 1.

Jacob Mayiiart,

Jidy 11,

Xov.

I81M;

2,

ISll/Eebecca M. Kennedy,

of ^laj. Will, 2.

I).

and Janet

Francis Brna,

b.

d.

:

b.

April 5, 1895; m.^ Feb. 14, 1822, dan.

d.

Sept. 2, 1812,

(Faris).

Jnly 22, 1823;

from

an accident. 3.

Catharine,

b.

Jnly 22, 1825;

Amos

d. Sept. 17, 18S(J; m..

b.

1811, Sourbeer, Ang. 21, 1817, son of Henry and Barbara (Grnbb). J. George Hoffman, b. Marcli 9, 1828; 9,

May

d. xVpril 7,

1808,

d.

1862,

Jnly

4,

Was a explosioii of a shell, before Richmond, Va. Vv\k d. m. Sarah 1;. 1828; Me:\Iiik'n, 25, captain; .May 29, 1890, dan. of Bobert and Catharine (Shnster). from the

,

5.

Barbara,

b.

April

7,

1830;

d.

May

8,

1837.

Oct. 3, 1832; d. Sept. 23, 1842. 7. Abrani R., b. Jan. 15, 1835; m., :\[arch 12, 1856, Malinda Ann Knlp, b. Sept. 29, 1836, d. Dec. 2, 1870, dan. of 0.

Christian

S., b.

John and Frances (Earhart); m.

Jemima

Carr,

b.

a

2d time, Dec. 9, 1873, (jf Henry and Rebecca

Jnly 18, 1843, dan.

(Latamer). Charlotte, b. Oct. 26, 1839; d. Dec. 24, 1884; Kise, d. March 28-29, 1882, dan. of John and 8.

9.

Mary

All born 1.

J.

B., b. Sept. 12, at

111.

Abel B. .

1842.

Safe Harbor, Ba.

Maynart,

Jr.,

died at Steelton Ba., where he was a

dmggist. 3. 7.

Catharine, died in Illinois, where she was on a R. is a merchant in Steelton.

visit.

Abram

Children of Christian and Amelia (Leaman) Maynart

:

1. Frank Maynart, d. Dec. 23, 1896, aged 63 y.; m. Mary A. Chambers, d. Ang. 13, 1897, aged 57 y. 2. Ann Maria, m. Michael Seifret. 3. Feter Leaman, b. Ang. 27, 1849; m. (1st) Amanda b. Fe^? Seifret, 4, 1851, d. Feb. 5, 1882; m. (2d) April 1,

V^o^

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP

108

Anna M. Stump,

1884, 4.

Christian, (L

5.

John,

0.

Edward,

Dec. 18, 1863, dan. of John and

b.

—

d.

ni.

Vergie Williams; no

Children of John and Harriet 1.

2.

(Jlall) ]\raynart

:

d. while prisoner at Andersonville. Ambrose, b. Evaline, m. Frederick Seliner; 1 (diild, ^Faiid, m. to John ;

Worth; o.

i-hildron.

d.

.

Martha,

d.

4.

George,

d.

5.

d.

John,

.

m. Marv Anment, Strasburg, Pa.

;

.

Children of Frank and Frank,

IT'ai-rv.

]\lary

AVilliani.

(Chambers) Mavnart: Cora, "^rarv,

AValter.

and fonr

children dead.

Xote.

—Mary Chambers was

a

dan.

and Mary

, 18G9, son of Joseph and Rebecca (Boyer). AVible,

]\rary Elizabeth,

John William

3. Amos Sourbeer, b. Eel). 2, 1851 m., Xov. 30, 1876, Ida B. Seidlinger, dan. of John and Orilla (Wible). 4. Catharine Louisa, b. Feb. 2, 1851; d. April 1, 1872. ;

Lewis Cass, b. July 5, 1853; m., Aug. 11, 1878, Bertha Eckert, dan. of Jacob and Sarah Jane (AVilliams), Xew York. 5.

0.

AVilliam Harrison,

b.

Jnne

11,

ls57; m., Dec. 27, 1888, John AV. and Adaline

Estella Elizabeth Kleinline, dan. of

(Laverty). 7.

Janet Faris,

1).

April

l.sGO; d.

7,

July 14, 1860.

Benton Fremont, b. May 9, 1862; m., Oct. 23, 1894, Harry Irwin Xewlin, son of James F. and Margaret A. 8.

Jessie

(Irwin).

Children of

Amos and

Catharine (Hess) Sourbeer.

Milton Maynard, b. March 31, 1855; m., March 2, 1881, Frances TTright, b. June 1, 1854, dau. of Jos. B. and Elvina (Kendig). Xo children. 1.

Emma

Children of George H. and Sarah (McMillen) Hess

Abram

:

ni. (1st), Jennie Patterson, of M., b. her he married (2d), Pa. after death Harrisburg, He lives in Has several children. Lancaster, Pa., and i< now

1.

;

-.

;

in the

employ of the

traction

company.

KAGY KELATIOXSniP.

July 10, 1848; d. Feb. 20, 1850. b. Oct. 1851; in., April 7, 1878, Frey, b. Dec. 24, 1845, son of Samuel and Eliza

2.

Elizalieth, b.

3.

Josephine

Pliares

(Wise).

W.

—

(\,

,

Erey is a dealer in leaf tobacco in Lancaster, 511 AV. Cliestnut street, Lancaster Pa. Three

Ml".

Pa., resides children. 4.

Ill

George Stephens,

b.

A])ril

17,

1854; m., March 29,

1883, Clara J. Ehodes, dau. of Charles J. and Jane (Bell). Book-keeper for Eliiin A: Brennenian, lL:)Use furnishers. Xo children. Lives on ( \)lunibia ave., Lancaster. 5. G.

Barbara, b. March 27, 1856; d. May 6, 1858. Charlotte C, b. July i), 1858; m., N'ov. 25, 1800, Tlnrry

Mary

D. Shackelford, of Cincinnati, ().; no (diildren. salesman. Lives at Cincinnati.

A

ti'avcliiig

b. June 7. Sarah, 2, 1800; m., Dec. 11), 1880, John Heiland, b. April 25, 1855, son of John and Mary (Earlow). Three children. In tobacco business, 120 College ave., Lan-

caster, Pa. 1). April 15, 1802; m., March 7, 1882, Menno M. brother of Phares W. X(» children; 024 AV. Chestnut Erey, Lancaster. street,

8.

Anna,

Children of

Abram

E. and ^Nfalinda (Kulp) Hess:

1. Mary Erances, b. Eeb. 22, 1857; m., Xov. 7, 1881, Chas. K. Laverty, son of D. A. L. and ]\Iary (Knisely). 2. Ellen Kulp, b. Sept. 27, 1858; d. Sept. 10, 1850. 3. Martha Alice, b. March 1, 1800; m., Oct. 10, 1880, xV. Eussell Calder, son of He v. Jas. and Ellen (AVinebrenner).

4.

Alex. 5.

May 2, 1802; m., July 11, LS05, son of Isaiah C. and Margaret (Ilolfcrty). Sourbeer, b. Jan. 22, 1804; m., July 20,

CVirrie Elizabeth, b.

M. Lindsay, Catharine

1804, Dr. Horace

AA"".

AIcKenzie, son of John AA\ and

Mary

(Berkstresser).

A'eronica (Sehenck) Gish, daughter of John Scheiick and Barbara (Kreider) Sehenck, born in Conestoga tow.-ship, Lan-

KAGY HELATIONSHIP.

112

llcr I'H, isoT, and died Mixy 2!», IMtd. Ann and were Christian ISclienck (Keagy) grandparents Sclienck, the eldest daughter of Abraham Keagy, of Martic township, Lancaster Co., Pa., who was one of the four sons . J:in. 'J, 1>'J4. Glenn Geisinger, b. ^lav 80, 1896.

]\[innie

David (Hsh, m. Snsan Ivohn, dan. of Charles llohn and Snsan (Heckman) Eohn, Oct. 17, 1858. Their address is Ldili, Medina Co., Ohio. OcciipaTion is farming; had fonr sons and three daughters -1-.

:

Charles Ixufns Gish, b. June 1 ii. 1801. dacob Edwin Gish, b. Dec. 14, 1862; d. Dec. Ethe Erances Gish, b. July 14, 1864.

David William Gish,

b.

.^,

1^65.

Jan. 28, 1866.

Cora Anil (iisli. b. :\[arb. b. Oct. 15, 1873.

dohn Arley Gish, b. Aug. Hi, ls7'.i. Charles Uufus Gish, m. I'diiora Ilandshaw, March Their address

is

Lodi, .Mc(Hiia

('o.,

Ohio.

'),

1883.

Oc-eupatioii, farmer;

Had

fiv(> daughters and two -oii>: Bertha Mav Gish, b. Alav 31. 1^^4.

Charles Arthur Gish, b. Oct. 25, 1885. Ann Gish, b. Dec. 29, 1887. Jessie Lnella Gish, b. Sept. 22, 1889. Xettie

.Minnie Ezilda Gish, b. Oct.

David Franklin Gish,

1

1,

IMMI.

b. Sept. 23,

1892.

Bessie ]\rario Gish, b. Dec. 27, 1896. Effie Erances Gish, m. Jacob Hanshue, March 4, 1883 Their address is Lodi, Aledina Co., Ohio. 0('cn].atiou, farmer. Had one dauji'hter and one son Eilla Belle Hanshue, b. April 10, IMil d. Aug. 11, 1891. Bert Handshue, b. Jan. 25, 1893. Cora Ann Gish, m. Frederick AVilliam Hammer, Xov. 30, 1893. Ad(h'ess is Medina, Medina Co., Ohio. Occupation is ;

:

a mechanic.

5.

uel

Michael Shank Gish, m. ^fartha Slemmons, dan. of SamSlemmons and Ann (^fclvee) Slemmons, Jan. 10, 1878.

Their address

is

Sterliiic,

Wavne

Co., Ohio.

KAGY KELATIOXSHIP.

1 1

•">

Elizabeth Slienk, dan. of John and Barbara (Kreider) Shenk, was b. Aug. 13, IT'.iT; d. Scjit. 18, 1841:; m. John Eshbaeh, b. :\Iareh 10, 1702, d. .Inly 10, 18(51.

Chikb'cn of dolm and Elizabeth (Shenk) Eshbach 1.

2. o. -i.

of

Christian,

1>.

Barbara, Catharine,

1815; d. Sept. IC, 1805. 1816; d. 0('tol)er 18^ 1818; nnm. d. m. Xancy Haverstick, dan.

:\ray 15,

— Ang.

b.

b.

]\liehael, b.

Elizabeth, b.

.

,

:

;

Jacob and Elizabetli 5.

:

Jan

(linsli).

28, 1824; d.

Xov.

10, 1883.

Eeb. 25, 1827; m. Rudol})h 1!. Haverstick, b. Xov. 21, 1821, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bush). See Jacob and ^Mary (Kagy) Haverstick. 6.

Eannie,

7.

John.

1).

b.

Oct. b, 1831; d. :^ray 18, 1880;

ni.

Anna_Kib

heifer, dan. of .Christian andj^^ath. (H^rr). 8. Susairna, b. Oct. 22, 1833; m.,'^ray 1, niel, b.

Oct. 11, 1827,

d.

1850, Jacob ImEeb. 28, 1883, son of John and Eliza-

beth (Burke).

(

liildren of 1.

Jacob,

Michael and Xancy (Haverstick) Eshbach: b.

ni.

;

Anna Auxer;

1

child, Ida;

Ean-

caster. 2.

Theressa,

E. Abel, P. O. 3.

'

Elizabeth, unni.

4.

John;

5.

Isaac;

G.

1.. March, 1852; d. Aug. 0, 1808; m. Fraidc Williow Street, Lancaster Co., Pa.

ni.

.

m. llerr. Al)ram Lincoln; ni. ^Martha

]\Evlin;

no children.

CLildrcn of .John and .Vnna (Kilheffer) Eshbach: 1.

dolm.

min and 2.

1).

;

Anna Buckwalter, dan. of BenjaSee John and Susan Buckwalter.

ni.

]\[ary (Shenk).

Catharine, b. Anna, Katie, Ella.

;

ni.

Jonas Kreider; children

:

Susan,

116

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

m. John Stehmaii; children: MinElizabeth, 1». and three or fonr dead. Anna, John, Milton, nie, 4. Barbara, b. 3.

;

.

5.

Elias,

().

Isaiah

1).

S.,

Xeii', dan. of

ni.

;

1).

Anna

AVarfel.

G, ISGU; ni., Xov. C, 18S4, Mary M. and Maria (Mellinger) children Harry,

Dee.

A bram

:

;

Grace, Mande. 7. Fannie, b. ni. Simon Seichrist, son of Christian and Anna (Musser); children: Anna K., Phares K., Mabel. 8. Snsan, b. ni. Ilarrv Kauifman, son of Andrew; children: liavniond. Jnlni. d. and (Otstot). ;

;

,

Anna Shenk, b.

dan. of

Feb. 2S, Iso:];

Eathfon,

d.

Sei)t.

John and Barl)ara (Kreider) Shenk,

d.

;

ni.

(1st)

Feb. 19, 181U, Josepli 5, ls2r). Christian

1820; m. (2) Oct.

10,

Longenecker Gish. Children of

Anna (Shenk)

liathf(»ii-( ;ish

:

1. Anna, b. March 10, 1827; m., May 12, 1850, William Brennenian J]nller. Besides in Florin, Lancaster Co., Pa. 2. Addison Shelly, 1). Ang. 22, 1820; imm. Resides in

Massilon, Ohio. 3.

Jane Amanda,

b.

Flenry K. Minnick. lives at 4144 Parish

April 10, 1835; m., Sept. 20, 1857, She d. in Philadelphia in 1883.

He

street, Philadelphia. Virginia, b. Oct. 20, 1857; m. a clerk in Clothier's store.

(3.

only child,

Strawl)ridge

&

Children of Bndol])h" and Catharine (Smith) Shenk: 1.

5,

Her

(

hristia]!, b.

dan. of

dan. 22, 1800; d. Xov. 1, 1800; m., Jnne Oct. 10, 1811; d. Sept. 20, 1884,

Mary C. AVarfel, b. Abraham and Anna

1830, 2.

Rndolph, nnni.

3.

Jacob,

b.

b. ;

m.

(]\laynard). .Innc 10, IMO;

d. :\ray

10, 1838.

.

*Rudolph removed from Lancaster Co. sonae of his descendants (except those of C. W.

to Erie Co., in 1830, (1)

where

Christian) reside.

—

T.-

KAGY 4.

Ileiii'v,

T).

^Vinia,

I).

111.

;

1).

;

.

Martin Wart'cl,

iii.

Anna

of :Mary (". AVarfVl. (i. Catharine, b.

—

1804, brother 1898, aged IM) yrs. h\ Brandis. Lives at Erie, li.

,

d. in

ni.

:

117

EELATIOXSTTTP.

1

Pa.

1.

7.

Lizzie, innn.

8.

Jonas,

(

Lives at Erie.

d

Oet. 2, 1822;

1).

'hihlren of Christian

dnly

and ^Lirv

(

18(;:5.

:),

'.

(W'arfel) Shenk:

Catharine, b. Mixveh 20, 18:51 d. Jan. ?>1, 183:3. h. Oet. o, 18:52; ni., Ahiy :>, 185:5, Christian V. Kendig, b. Oet. 21, 1828, son of ]\rartin and Fannie (Mylin). 1.

:

2.

Anna,

:3.

Endolph W.,

Marv Bair 4.

b.

Oet. 4, 18:34; d.

Shanl), (hiu. of

Abram

John and

AV., b. Sept. 2, 18:56; d.

Sept. 26, Eliza 15air).

1881;

ni.

(

Jnne

14, 1865.

1857, Hon. Oliver April 6, 182:], d. xVpril 21, 1876; son of John Dickey; ni. (2d) E. E. Eonestock, b. Xov. 2, 1S22; d. Sept. 29, 1895, (a niercliant of Lancaster city). 5.

J.

Elizabeth,

Dickey,

b.

Dec.

J.

1.

Maria Elvira,

b.

2.

Lizzie, b.

John,

4.

Anna,

1.

ni.

(1st)

;

Abram b.

—

Jnne

(^Slienk)

Dickey:

C^ochran.

ni.

;

d.

1880, aged 19

,

m.

y.

S.

Keller, a lawyer in Lancaster.

and

Ann

1800,

d.

(Shenk)

]\iylin:

Sept. 18, 1845; m. ]\larOct. 24, 18:39, son of Christian

April 22, 180:j;

b. Sept. 5,

Kendig, and Barbara

and Elizabeth

.

b.

Eannie,

tin

;

b.

Chihh-en of

5.

1840;

b.

Children of Oli\cr

o.

2,

d.

(]\Iiley).

m. Benjamin Haverstick. Xov. 1, 1893, aged 82 y. m. Elizabeth Snavely, dan. of Abram and Elizabeth (Bnckwalter). 2.

Lydia,

3.

Abram

[Had 4.

b.

;

S., d.

;

three children,

Annie,

b.

;

all d.

dead.] .

118

KAGY KELATIOXSHIP.

-

(7) Descendants of Al)rani Slieiik, Ly liis daughter, Kate She marSlienk, ^vlio lives at Lampeter at an advanced age. ried Adam Kockafield, vlio died in his S3d year. ('Iiildren of .\.(hnii

and Kate fShenk) Kockafiehl

:

I'dizahctli, ni. David Froelicli; Itoth (k-ad. Anna, d. Sept., lS6(j; m. James Coyle, d. Feb. 17, 1871, son of James Coyle. 3. Catharine, m. Samuel Kantfman, h. ^lay, 1818; d. Dec. 27, 1S1I2; a son of Dr. Walter L. Kautfman, of Lancaster, Pa. 4. ^Martha, m. John Lefever, son of Messech and Christianna (liipley). (She was his tirst wife.) 5. Esther, m. John I^eaman, Strasbnrg, Pa. . Ivachel, m. Frank Scott, Christiana, Pa. 1.

2.

7.

Cordelia, d. yonng. Kitcli.

N.

Fnniiii,

U.

^Vl)ram, Jr., lives with his

10. Dr.

ni.

Adam,

lives in the

mother

at

Lampeter.

West.

ITcnry Shenk, son of Christian and Ann Slienk, h. April 'd. 1788; 14, Ang. 30, 1868; m. Mary Wesley, b. Xov. 24, d. Dec. 1700; 1, 1861. 8.

Children of Henry and Polly (Mary) Shenk:

m. Margaret Frey, b. 1809. Levi, b. ISIO: d. Leah, b. Sept. 19, 1811: d. dnne 15, 1886; m. John Gardner, b. Oct. 16, 1807, d. INFay 16, 1894, son of Valentine 1.

:

2.

and

(Good). Elias, b. :March 10,

1813; d. April 30, 1824. Judith, b. July 23, 1817; d. Feb. 25, 1823. 5. Delilah, b. Dec. 16, 1819; d. Dec. 9, 1876: ni. Samuel Harnish, b. Xov. 12, 1816, d. March 5, 1893, son of J(»s. and 3.

4.

Prudence (Good). 6.

Rachael,

b.

March

12,

1822:

d.

Aug.

5.

1822.

KAGY ('lu](lrcii

of Ilirnni and ]\Iavv A. (.loiie^) SluMik

Jlarriet A.,

1.

H'J

KELATIOXSIIir.

1S18; m., June IT, l.SOi), .lusiali 20, 18-i;3 (at present reside in Lan-

Aug.

1).

B. Seliwineliart,

:

3,

b. ]\[arch

caster). 2.

Alfred,

3.

.\l)raiii,

Dee. 22, 1841>;

1).

Fcl).

\>.

Lucas and Laura

Ilci-riek).

(

d.

Mareli

S,

1S50.

m. Sophia (iaLert, dau. of

13, is.^l;

'J'liev

reside at

Xew

Jlollaud,

Pa.

Samuel

4.

Zerclier, b. l)leton). is

Nora

reside in Pliiladelpliia, Pa.

fJolin ^Vn(h'e\v,

5.

He

Jan. 12, 1854; m.

J., b.

Lhey

Henry.

]\la_\'

They

Bletcher, dan. of

Xo

children.

1882, Henrietta dan. of Michael and Jnliann (Tem-

1>.

A])ril

29, 18r)7;

10, i8,'((j, reside at 154 S.

Queen

ni.,

street, Lancaster,

Pa.

in the

grocery bnsiness. Jan. 4, 18()0; d. Jan.

engaged

Anna L., b. 1894; m. Merritt (l, and Elizabeth Edwards. Edwards, son of Pichai-d 7. Sarah M., b. Jan. 28, 18.

Willow

Isaac Tsiidv,

iii.

:

^Viiii,

John

Had

:

1. •2.

Catharine b.

Snsan,

h.

dune

Ang.

S,

ID,

F. A'onng, d. b.

;

now 3.

:\Iarv

1.

Eliza

2.

,

d. at

d. Ang-. 7, 1838. -Tnne 1, is.-)!); ni. David

1830:

1838; .

d.

Had

one chihl, Kdward IE,

Johnstown, Pa., where

his

widow

resides.

Ann. b. Jnne 23, 1841; d.Jnnc 10, 184(). Ann, b. Jan. 24, 1n44; .1. March (3, 1840.

b.

;

d.

;

m.

Kline.

b. Xov. 3, 1830; d. at Airville, York Co., ni. :\rargaret E. Pvobinson, 1). March 29, 1880; Pa., April 30, He was her first Imsband. Had 1832; d. Jnne 10, 18!)7. 3.

one

Elias Elliot,

(diild,

Harry,

b.

;

ni.

.

Eives at Airville, Pa.

CHPISTIAX KEACV,

married Mary Pesli, of EanShe died Jnne 27, 1823, and was bnried near Woodbnry, Bedford Co., Pa. Tn the year (2)

caster Co., Pa., aljont the year 1770.

"Catharine Keagy was a supposed daughter of Eudolj)h Keagy. i-ehated to ^lichael Shenk's mother. Ann (Keag'y) Shenk. She had a sister Sarah, who married a Christian Hess, and a tirst con sin to .Tohn Hess, Catharine's husband. Tt is not definitely known at this date (1S99) what rehitionship this (lJudol]>h) Keagy sustained to Ann (Keagy) Shenk's father, whose name was xVbraham. An impenetrable mj'stery surrounds the origin and disappearance of the father of Catharine and Sarah (Keagy) Hess. Their mother's name was Catharine r)0\vman. who lived and died near Safe Harbor. A record will he given of this family in succeeding pages. None of the descendants of Catharine or Sarah (Keagy) Hess are positive as to the Christian name of this

who was

Keagy. named.

Quite likely

it

was lludolph.

a

brother of Abraham, above

KAGY

1-17^7.

(

rciiiovcil

l\c;iuv

liri>ti;iii

ItKLATrOXSTITP.

fiMiii

I^aiicasrcr tn

Fraukliu

now

or recently owned l)y -Ino. Stoner, on ('(>., the east side of the hi-toric '"Antietani Creek,'' about one mile I'a., to a

t'ai'iii

from W'ayneslioro, hail

oii

nine ehiidreii:

(Xanev),

Oct.

1).

(

('..

the I'altiniore and Pittshnru' pike. 1 licy 1

i

h.

Ilenry.

17M.

d.

dan.

:28, 1778; (2) Anna 17S2; (3) Susanna, 1).

Aug-. i\

Anna (Xancy), li. March -^'i. 178(), d. June i'7, is;5:]:(r)) Maria (Mary), b. dan. 17^!»; Hi) Abraham, b. X'ov. !i. 17!>7: (7) Christian, b. April ^, I7;'d; .March 10. I7s;5; (4)

l':'..

(8) Jolm.

b.

The fonr Ta.. \\ is

the

Sept. 10, 17'.h;; tirst

others

ayne.-lioro.

bnriecj in the

named in

Kli/abetli, b. dan. 8, 1801.

(!I)

(diildren

Franklin

were

("o.,

Ikumi in Lancaster

I'a..

near

Keagy, Sr., died Aug", grave yai'd near where he lived.

("hi'istian

the ^ll.

(

'o.,

town of 1^0.'), and

Henry, the eldest son, niari'ie(l the widow of his brother, slu' was the vonngest daughter of dacob Keagv,

.Vbrahani;

the second son of dacoli. the oldest son of "Ilanse" Iveagy. It is a rare occuri'ence that a lady marrying twice I'etains her

maiden name; .Mary Keagv was a twin sister and the two sisters were .so alike in looks and in manner and dis])ositi".

iii.

'alifornia.

his eklest hrothcr, Ileniw.

Jane,

12'

KELATIOXSIIIP.

:

for the reason thai the Iienrv Keagy's record is lirst in He was not married nntil after his brother

(»rder of l»irths.

Abraham's death.

The descendants

of

Henry and Abraham

are fnlly given in the Genealogical record of Jacob eldest son of 'TIanse" Keagy, to which the reader

Keagy, the is

referred.

Abraham Keagy was him from

called ''Tanner Al)e," to distinguish -Tacol^ Keagy's eldest son, Abraham, wlio \\as called

''Machine Al)e/' and

who was

his brother-in-law, as well as his

cousin.

PliiHp Keagy, eldest son of Al)raliam, the secnd son ot Christian Keagy, the eldest son of Abraham, the beloved sou of ''Hanse"

Keagy,

—

the hrst in

America

— was

b.

.\.]iril

-t,

His 1822, near AVoodbnry, Bedford Co., Pa., on the followfarm father dying JJec. 2, 1828, his mother left the a

farm.

ing spring and rented a lionse owned by her brother and kept Tn 18;}0 he went to live with his Aunt Mary and lioarders.

Jacob iluyer, who was a tanner by trade, and also a His father being a tanner also, had been in the emfarmer. I'ncle

ploy of rlacob Poyei', his bi'other-in-law, for several years. Sevyears of his youth was spent at work on the farm an,

2d. Sarah Elizaheth, 1). at AVoodbnry, Pa., April 21, 1847; m. Mr. Cduirles Hnsted, dnn(^ Id, 1800. .^^r. TPisted is a lawTheir children are yer. 1. Grace, b. duly 20, isTl; m. F. L. P.ogers, Oct. 29, :

1891, and have one son, Charles Erancis Pogers, la., March 25, 1893.

b.

at

Clear

Lake,

2. Tibbie Hnsted, b. duly 20. 1871, m. Charles R. Patton, June 20, 1890.

AValter H., b. at at

Mason 3.

la.;

Mason

City, la.,

Dec.

City, la., 8,

1890.

Mason City, la.; ddieir children are:

at

Jnne

29, 1892; Joseph, b. Resides at Mason City, la.

:\fargaret A. Hnsted, b. dnly 30, 1873, at Mason 'City, m. R. A. Hinton, Jnne 12, 1895. and have one son, iSTi-xon

Pinton, b. at ]\ranchester. Resides at Mason ville, la. 4. Lonise A. Hnsted, b. Xov. 0, 1879. at ^fanchester,

and resides

at T)\'erville.

la.

la.,

131

KACU' KELATIOXSHIP. 5.

Alice Y.

and resides

Ilii^^teJ,

1>.

.lune 5, ISSo, at ]\Iauclicstei', la.,

at Dyerville, la.

3d. AViii. :\Ie(;ilI, 1). at Woodlmry, Pa., Dec. 8, 1850; m. Dec. 18, 1880, at Parkersburg, la., to Estella Devenport, b. Kor. 11, 1861, and have 2 children: Margaret C, b. May b. Tan. 3, 1897, in 17, 1881, in Cherokee, la.; Helen Lonise,

Cherokee, 1th.

la.

Anna

^lary, b.

a1

Woodbnry,

Pa., July 8, 1853;

ni.

B. Christ, at Epworth, la., and have one A})ril 30, 1871, Resides at 186 :N". b. :\larch 2, 1872. Lulu M., daughter. S.

Third 5th.

bnqne

May

St.,

San

Jose, Cal. b. .March 21, 1861, at Epworth, DuXov. 9, 1893, at Epworth, la., to Katie who was born Oct. 24, 1875, in Freeport, la.

Henry Reed, Co., la.; ni.

]\rcTntosh,

Their children are: 1895,

5,

worth,

d.

la..

June

May

^Margaret Atay, b. at Epworth,

1895; Philip Donald Keagy,

27, 28, 1897.

member

la.,

April

b. at

Ep-

of the

M. E.

clinrch in E])worth, and an officer in Epworth College. now engaged in the general merchandising business,

having

Henry Reed Keagy

is

an active

He

is

succeeded his father. jMr. Keagy is well known in his county, and as a business man enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him, and stands as high in the church as ho does in the business world.

His leligion

is

of that staunch and practi-

kind that abides with him, and accompanies him in his dailv work and in all the walks and relations of life.

cal

6th. Edson E., b. June 6, 1863; d. Aug. 17, 1886, of malignant diphtheria, at Iowa Falls. He was a telegraph operator and railroad agent. Too close attention to his business im-

paired his health, to recover which he had gone to the sanitarium at the above named place, when he was suddenly seized

with the disease that caused his death.

Before the coming of he was happily converted and wrote his parents a most tonching letter, glowing with the hopes of his this fatal sickness

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

132

new-fonnd faith. He wrote: "I have experienced religion, and I am feeUng very happy, and I know yon will rejoice with His brothers, AVesley, Reed, AVilliam and wife, and nie." brother-indaw, Charles Hnsted, were with him dnring his last hours, honrs that were filled with trinmph and resignation to Shortly after the arrival of his brothers

the Divine will.

Wesley and Keed at his bedside, a prayer service was held, in which the voices of the three brothers were mingled. His

"Good

were:

last w^ords

of the natnre of

Memorial

bye,

tlie disease,

service

was

God

his

bless

yon

all."

On

account

body coidd not be taken home.

lield at his

home Ang.

His pa-

ISth.

rents, both ])iHars in the Methodist chnrch, have the Christian sympathy of a hirge circle of fi'icnds. The above notice was

taken from the North Western Christian Advocate.

3.

Christian Keagy, son of

Mary and

.Vl)raliam

in AVoodl)nrv, IJedford Co., Pa., in the vear to

in

Elizabeth Powel] in the year 1847. dune 22. Maryland, Sept. 13, 1825.

Keagy,

b.

1824, Avas m. She was born

Keagy died in Polo, 111., Jan. 17, 18G2, aged ;>8 In 1852 he joined the M. E. church in Bedford Co., years. Pa. In Oct., 1854, he moved to Polo, Ilk, and united with the ]\r. E. churrli in that His death was most triumphant; phico. his hist words were: "All is bright, I have a hope beyond." Their children are: Samuel McMullen, was b. in AVo(m1Dec. 16, 1840; John C, was b. in Bedford Pa., bury, Pa., Charles Ajn-il 20, 1S51; C, was b. in Polo, Ilk, Dec. 20, 1857. Christian

Of

these,

who was b. July and m. on the 14tii 26, 1855, Y., Wolcotte, Wayne Co., of in 111. To them were Polo, born, Aug. day ]\Iay, 1874, Re31, 1875, Mary Ada, and Ethel Arne, Alarch 23, 1877. Samuel ]\lcMullen m. Florence M. at

^Vrne,

T^.

side at Polo, lik

Mary Ada, m. vile. Ilk, b.

Eeb.

]\[ay 30,

1804, to G. F. Bellows, of Milledge-

and had two children. d.

1806, 1808, named Ruth. 3,

The

first,

a

little

boy. Otto,

5, 1807; and a daughter, b.\lan. Reside at Polo, Ilk

Eeb.

6,

133

KAGY KELATIONSnir.

Ethel Ai-ne, m. March 23, 1808, to Torrence E. Harper. Reside at Polo, 111.

John was

2,

,

—

1888, to Joann Devaney, \\\u) 18C0, and liave one child, Catharine Maria, h.

Keagy

— Ang.

b.

April

C,

in.

June

,

1806.

Charles C. Keagy, m. Clara C. Landis, Dec. 20, 1881, in No issue. Polo, 111., 1). Marcii 11, 1803, in Franklin (^o.. Pa.

Reside

in

Kockford,

111.

Elizalx'th Keagy, b. 1827; m. to J. D. Stockton, in 184(*); and had nine children: (1) Philip K., b. near Tipton, Iowa; near b. Rebecca Tipton, and d. at the same place in Olive, (2) b. and Infant 1852; (3) son, d., 1852; (4) William Dungan, b. and d. in 1853; (5) Nelson Lee, b. ((») Mary; (7) and (10) Lizzie, b. in Los Annie; (8) Charles; (0) Alfred; ;

Angeles, Cal. Philip K., ni. Ella Perry, of Sacramento, Cal., July, 1874; and had two children: Mabel Clara, and Willis Percy. Philip K. (1. April 12, 1885, at Helena, Cal. Nelson Lee, m. Martha Wells, of San Jose, Cal., in 1881; and have two children: Frederick James and Edna.

Susan Keagy, b. May 10, 1832, is the eldest daughter of IMarv Keagy, by her second husband, Henry Keagy, the elder brother of her first husbaud, both being the sons of Christian

Keagy, of Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pa. The second husband died and Mrs. Keagy maried Conrad Gabriel, Aug. 10, 1840. Conrad Gabriel was born in Germany, July 25, 1811, and to this union w"ere born 6 children, all in Muscatine, Iowa.

Henry Keagy Gabriel, b. May 12, 1850; Christian, b. July 15, 1851; Ephraim Keagy, b. Oct. 30, 1853; John Pilgrim, b. Nov. 6, 1855; Wm. Gabriel, b. March 5, 1857; First,

Franklin,

b.

Feb.

0,

1850.

134

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

Xov. 22, I860, Lucinthen m. .Mary B. Harris, Sep. 13, 1805; who was h. Jan. 12, 184(). They had one in h. d. ^lareh ISGO; Liu'inda, '61, infaney. ehild, Ephraini Jveai>y,

b.

July

4,

1834;

Rudolph

dune

l\eag,y, h.

—

his brother, Cliristiau, in Polo,

,

in.

He

dia C. Mills, who'd. Sep. 5, 18G4.

d.

1S3G;

111.,

at

the

home

of

Aug. 30, 1856.

Mary Ann Keagy, b. Jan. 15, 1840; ni. Msiy 23, 1858, to AVni. liodniau Eeyuolds, b. Jan. 2, 1821; and had five children:

May

dames Henry, 1!),

b.

Feb. H), 1859; Charles William, b. b. dan. 24, 1864, d. Aug. 20,

1860; Douglass H.,

1864; Ida,

b. Get. 7, L'^66;

Sarah dane Keagy,

b.

Albert

('.,

1).

April 10, 1869.

Sep. 4, 1845; m. So]). 4, 1865, to

Sep. 21, 1840, in

Hen-

They had 7

chilEngland. 1866; Yerner E., b. April 13, 1868; Adelbert J., b. Eeb. 27, 1873; Homer M., b. July 17, 1879; Amy Henrietta, b. June 20, 1881; Bertha Alice, b. Sep. 2, 1886; one unnani('(l child died in infancy. This completes the record of all of Abraham and Henry's b.

ry I3rown, dren: Lewis H., b. Aug.

5,

children.

(TIBISdTAX ]\EAGY,

JR., the 3rd sou of Christian died Oct. and so far as we can learn, was un7, 1826, Keagy, married. He died near Waynesboro, Ba., where he was Ijorn^

and is buried 6 m.

in a near-l)y graveyard.

His age was 32

y.

and

JOHX KEAGY, the fourth son of Christian Keagy, was born near AYaynesboro, Franklin Co., Pa., on the 10th of Sept., 1796; and died in Chambersburg, Pa., April 2, 1864, and is buried in Cedar Grove cemetery, Chambersbura', Pa., bv the side of his two daughters, Anna L., and ^Margiirette Jane, who j)receded

On

him

to the

tomb.

April 20, 1818, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Jane Greer, of Emmitsburg, ^fd., who was born ^fav 19, 1800.

John Keagy, Artist.

>ORK 3Rk\

AS^

'->


KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

!•>"

years old at his father's death, and by his was ap])rcnticed soon afterward to learn the carding guardians and weaving trade, wliic-li hnsiness he followed for many years In tlie year 1S24- he })nrin .Vdanis and Franklin Cos., Pa. chased the (»ld grist null situated two and oneduilf miles east of AVnynesboro, on the historic Antietam creek, and (duinged it It is said to have been the most thorough into a woolen mill. and complete of its kind in the country at that time. The It was original name of this ])ropei'ty was "Homestead." Juliu KciiiiT was

taken np to Phili])

dolm

in

1)

the year

leaker, K'ov.

.Mai-cli 4,

17.

Jan. 1^

1845; cL Dee. 11, 1871, num. 1852; m. Sept. 11, 1878. to the Aug. 17. 1849, d. Jan. 21, 1880, sou

3.

4.

I...

in.

Oet.

2,

1840,

Lee and Lillian Goodfellow

Wi'iulit

Lee, 1). Oct. 25, 1885; Lillian Dec! 21, 1890; Asbnry AV right Lee, L. Feb.

:\Lary E. 1).

1).

1875.

0,

are:

Lartrani Lee, 1802.

2(3,

Children of the l!ev. A. D. McOloskey and Willetta C. Lee are: ]\[arv

Lee McC'loskev,

Levert

C'liildren of

S.

h. -Tan. IT,

and Cora (Patterson) Wright are:

Byron Stanton AVright, AVriiihr.

1).

Alnn-h

187G.

:]().

Dec.

h.

4,

1888; Florence Louisa

1801.

Children of Roland and Carrie (Lyons) AVright are:

Daisy AVright, 3,

h.

Alav

1,

1889; (Veil AV. AVriuht,

h.

Xov.

1891.

Children of AVilliani

Jl.

and Kate (Dewalt) AVright

John Bartrani AVright, AVria-ht.

(2)

li.

L.

^lawh

12,

are:

IS.sO; Jennie R.

Feh. 25, 1802.

CATHARIXE,

the

second

daughter of

Abraham

Keagy, the third son of Al)raham the "beloved son," was born Xov. 10, 1783, in Lancaster Co., Pa., and married Benjamin Idiey lived on the Potomac River some years and it is said owned mills there; then moved to the AA^est, and nothing more is known of them or their descendants. They had two sons and three daughters.

Hershey, Xov. 29, 1803. for

Note.— The compiler of the Keagy History wishes here to acknowledge his indebtedness to Thomas C. Wright, Esq., of Millersville. Lancaster county, Pa., for much valuable data furnished, principally of

my

grandfather's sisters.

150

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

(3)

MARTIX BOEIBt KEAGY,

181(), to Elizabeth

was m., Get. 29,

Si-.,

Wright Thomas, who was

h. Get. 31, 1795. Their chikh-eii are: Barbara Aim, 1). Xov. 18, 1817, d. Jan. 14, 1832; Abraham Staymaii, b. April 28, 1819; Elizabeth AVright, b. June 24, 1821 AVilliam Wright, b. Xov. 8, 1824; ;

John Bartram,

ls27; jMary AValker, b. Eeb. 4, 1830; Catharine Adaline, b. Get. 30, 1832. Martin Boehm Keagy, d. Eeb. 5, 1847; his wife d. Sept. 2, 1835, in Chimberland Co., Pa., near Carlisle; John B. Wright and his father d. ill Monroe Co., 111.; he moved from (dearfield Co., Pa., to b. ]\rarch 4,

1835.

Illinois after the

children living nois;

1.

.Vll

of

year —except M. B. Keagy,

tlic lattei- is

now

(18!>S) in

Abraham Staynian Keagy,

Winter, b. Martin Boehm,

.

]\lartiii

,

ni.

Boeliin

— arc livingKeagy's Bliin

Jr.-

Oklaliouui.

19, 1844,

Sc])t.

Their chiklren

Martha

tliis

are, by marriage: (1) 1845; (2) :\Iaria Jane, b. May 22, .bin. 15, 1851 (dead).

b. Sept. 30,

1848; .Tames Grvel.

1).

1

Catharine Hersey Keagy, Keae:v.

•

'

1881.

Eannv

18(12.

7,

b.

Mav

b.

Mareh

16, 1834.

0,

1832.

j

KAGY RELATIONSHIP. hme Glasgow Keagy, ]\Iartlia ^lartlia

Keagy, '

b.

April

b. b.April April

153

lb;jG.

IT),

"|

d.

15, 183G;

May

16,

^

1837.

twii twins. |

}

Adametta Keagy, b. Feb. 21, 1830. Sophia Sides Keagy, b. May IT, IS-tl; d. June 4, 1868. Jiilet Letitia Keagy, b. May 1, 1845; d. May 2:!, 1845. diristojdicr Joliii Keagy,

1).

Oct. 25. 1S46.

Barbara ^Viiii Iveagy, in. Xov. 25, 1S45, Ahraliaiu Beyer, and had ten children. Three are deceased. They live at 1.

City, Iowa (1880). ^Vbraliani Beyer, 1). Xov. 20, 1822.

Mason

Elizabeth.

l!.'Se])t. 15, 1846.

David,

Oct. 24, 1848.

b.

Abraham K. and

'liristena

(

K., twins,

Bebecca and Barbara Ann, twins, :\rary Oatharinc, Henry Jabez, b. 21, 1808.

Samuel Walker, John \'iiiton, b. Elizabetli. child.

iii.

b.

1857;

4,

^May

jSTov.

Wm.

Maggie May,

1).

-Tnly 15, 1850.

dune

1).

10, 1853.

Oct. 14, 1855.

May b.

Their children are:

I..

ni.

^Fandc Spickcrninn. Dec.

15, 186,"); geologist.

28, 18(i7.

H. Jones, Oct. A].ril 2,

20, 1873, and

had one

1877.

Ohristena, m. David AVilliams, Oct. 20, 1873, and had chib dren: Edith Ann, 1). Aug., 1874; L-a Abraham, b. Dee. 24,

1876; Xancy May, b. Aug. 2, 1878; Earnest Clifford, b. Jan., 1802. ]\rarv Catharine, m. Thomas Their cliildreu are Harrv Everet,

Mil..,

b.

Sept.,

1882;

Yickerman, April, 1874. 1870; Charles, b.

b. ]\[ar(di,

1887.

Barl)ara

Ann, m. George ^McBeod,

four children b.

:

(

Jertrnde Eudora,

1).

1876, and had

]\ray 10,

Jan. 1870

;

Bebecea

Elsie,

June, 1882; George Bur, b. Jnne, 1884; Elizabeth, 1887, and an infant, not yet named (1803, Ang. 11).

b.

15-t

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

•

Sanuiel AValkcr. m. Toiniie ^Morrison, June 22, 1893, and In early life lie attended the common

resides at .Vnies, Iowa.

schools in the vicinity of his home, and later

()S, d.

Iiol)b,y

Wm.

]).

ni.

b. Oct. 21), 18()!»; :\Iaggie O., b.

Dec.

ni.

1.

Jnne

Margaret. John and Pol'.by ^Fay are single

viz.,

I).,

JOHN .MILLER KEAGY,

M.

at

home.

D., was l.oni in Stras-

bnrg, Lancaster Co., Pa., Ang. 31, 1792, antl died in the city of Philadel])hia, on the 13tli of Jannary, 1837, and is bnried in "Laurel Hill cemetery," Philadel])liia, Pa. Owing to the delicate constitution of the sidjject of those remarks he was designed in early life for some one of tlu^ learned professions.

He

was accordingly ]daced under the care of the ]trofessor of languages in the University of Pennsylvania, with whom, on account of his devotion to study, and his attainments, he was a favorite pupil, and with whom he completed his classical studies. In 1819 he published a series of articles in the "Baltimore Chronicle," which he reprinted at Harrisburg-, Pa., in 1824. Li 1827 he ]niblished his "Pestallozzian Primer" at Harrisburg, Pa., a book made uj) largely of the more modern

157

KAGY RELATIONSHIP. object lessons, but under the " Generalization. Lessons

m

classical academy in modes of instruction

name

of "Thinkinji' Lessons and In lSi>7 Dr. Keagy opened a Pa., Avlicre

llaiM'isLnru-,

new

studies

and

wci'c introduced, sucdi as tlie natural sci-

ences tano'lit orally in an excellent conversational style, for Besides being' a there were no ]iroper Looks at that period. classical scholar, the Doctor knew Hebrew, German and lie was well informed in the ]nnnciples of mechanics, and insisted that steam boilers should have more tire surface. Had he been brought up as a nuichinist he would have invented '"tubular boilers," he having constructed a copjier model composed partly a

victim to the dread disease, going down to death in the voung manhood, beloved and lamented bv

iirime and glorv of

who knew

him. (Jladly would his friends have brought back to his native State for luirial among his kindred, but that could not l)e on account of the nature of the disease tliat tei'minate

medical and

fame.

litcrai'\'

RrDOLPII KEAGY,

4th son of Abraham, the beloved son b. iTtlO, and d. In-M m. about

of Ilanse, m. Klizabeth Miller, ITST). 1.

He

;

Their children are:

Aug.

5,

1815.

Jacob T\eagv.

1).

]\rarcli 10, l7S(i; d. in

d.

Lykens Valley,

1S7l'. 2.

John Keagy, b. April 1, Kudolph Keagy, b. July

I7s!l; d. Aiarch

I'l,

isli).

1704: d. June 17, 18G6. His wife dying, he m. the second time, Esther Bowman, a first cousin (d" the late -losepli TJowman, of Strasburg, Lancaster Their children are: Co., Pa. ;].

4. 5. (i.

3,

Henry Keagy, b. Jan. 26, 1800. Abraham Keagy, b. Eeb. 0, 1802. Isaac Keagy, b. 'May 14, 1804.

7.

Levi Keagy,

8.

Anna Keagy,

b.

.May 27, 180G; d. Jan. 1800.

;]1. 1S2."').

b. Sept. 22,

(1) Jacob Keagy was b. near Strasburg. Lancaster Co., Pa., and was ni. to Elizabeth Fronk, b. at the same place Oct. 1"^,

1702: m. :\Ln-ch 24, 1811.

Fj'uiik

Klizabt'tli

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

163

Lvkeus

X'alk'y in spring' of

iu

d.

Keaiiv

1873, aged 82.

Their children are: 1.

Catharine Keagy,

^Tareh 20, 1812,

li.

in

Lancaster Co.,

Pa. 2.

Sarah Keagy,

3.

John Keagv, h. Dec. Henry Keaoy h.

4.

5.

1.

at

h.

April 16, 1814,

Susannah Keagy,

(

in

Lancaster Co., Pa.

11. 1817, in Jvvkens Valley. d. aged 6 or 7 v. ;

h.

d.

;

'atharine, ni. .lolin Miller,

1).

,

Nov.

aged

('>,

or 7 j.

18U8, and resided

Lykens, Dauphin Co., Pa., ni. in 1832 and had live children: 1. Polly, b. Jnly 10, 1833. 2.

Elizal)eth,

3.

dohn IL,

4.

C^atharine, b.

5.

Geo.

.

.

Ang.

d.

1839.

7,

\V., b. Sept. 24,

Catharine,

John

h."

b.

1846.

Xov. 23, 1870.

]\Iiller, d.

April 12, 1880.

Samuel Dilhnan, May 12, 1850, and had She d. in 1864. Pesided near Lykens, Dau-

J*(»lly :\Iiller, ni.

children.

phin Co., Pa. Elizabeth Miller,

John H.

Miller,

b.

,

1).

Catharine Miller, 18, 1866.

1835,

ni.

Jnu. llenkel.

.

b.

Aug.

7,

1830, m. Samuel Dillman,

March

George AV. Miller, Geo.

W.

:\Liller, d.

1846, m. Harriet Sheely. 1878, aged 31 y., 6 m. and 11

b. Sept. 24,

April

5,

d.

(•2) Sarah Keagy, b. April 16, 1814; m. to Jacob Aliller about 1838; resided near Lykens, Dauphin Co., Pa. Sarah Keagy d. Oct. 28, 1896. Their children are:

1.

Mary A. C,

2.

Elizabeth, b. Oct. 26, 1840.

3.

John W.,

4.

Benjanun,

b. b.

b.

Jan. 18, 1839.

Aug. 24, 1844. June 2,1847-8.

164

KAGY

5.

Aiii:ni(l:i,

0.

Levi,

1).

1).

Oct.

l."!,

Jacdl) .Miller was

\>.

L AT LUX SllliV

1S5().

isr),").

;J0,

Ajiril

J;J:

April

ISIG, and

IC),

d. Septt'iulicr 2.

4.

Willie:

iu

-v,

I).

1..

April

b. -Ian.

2:>,

1841.

10, 1S47.

Ana-. 24, lsr)2.

Rebecca Xeagv d. in the ycai- 1839, and John Kea2,y m. ]\rollie WandroAv in May, 1872, to Sarah Sweitzer, the (hiu. of Peter Sweitzer, of the Marsh, near AVaynesboro, Franklin Co., Pa., who was b. -Tnly 15, 1801». Tlie issne of this union was Sarah

(l)oni>hiss)

Keao'Y

ni.,

twelve

cliil(h-('n,

.March

b.

viz.:

(4)

Franklin,

(C)

George

(1)

18:54;

17, b.

(:))

died in infancy; (2) JNIary

Ilndolph,

Jnne

1).

Sept. 80, 18;}T;(5) Flenry,

AV.. b. Jan.

15, 1840;

(7)

b.

10,"

dan.

Flizal)eth,

1».

d.

Ann, is;'.!'.;

18:50; in

in-

fancy; (8) Snsan, d. in infancy; (0) AnnuKhi, d. in (diildhood; (10) d. in infancy, niinanie(l; (11) d. in infancy, unnamed; (12) Abraliani, \>. Jnne 10, 1850. Sarah Keagy) Sweitzer d. March 25, 1S55, in Mercers(

bui'g. Pa.

Pudojpli Kcagv (b at the home of his son, Geo. W. Keagy, on the 17tli day of Jnne, ISlii;, and both are bui'ied at Aft. Zifiii (diui'cdi, in

(^)nincy township,

Frankbn

Co., Pa.

Isaac Keagy, after the death of his mother, was taken by his sister, his Aunt Maiw Jane Douglass, who cared for

mother's

him

in childhootl

he grew

him

(luring his

mother mother did. ter

and

ycnith, autl also

manhood and married,

n]) to

time. Gases are extremely rai'e wdiere a manifest the' care and solicitude that

litV'

will

educated him, and when she made her home with fos-

this

An

unusual affection existed between them that Isaac Keagy became a printei' ami only death could sunder.

for years was the foreman of the ''Penna. Telegrai)h," ])ublished at Ilarrisbnrg, Pa., then owned by ArcXiuley cV' Leslie also cure, who were also the State ]^rinters at that time,

had

a job othce of his own, where he did a great deal of fancy, work, for which he had earned an enviable repntation. He was rehne(l in his manners, courteous, sociable and obliging, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Fie was a tine singer, and took part in an entertainment in Hari'isbnrg under the world renowmed Jenny Find.

fine

In the year 1848, Sept. 28, he m. Sarah Jane Daugherty, a hidv of refined manner and excellent

of Ilarrisburo', Pa.,

KAGY KELATIOXSHir.

1^)9

After two vrai'^ and four ;ni(l lioart. wedded life, lie d. .Ian. (i, 1851, lea\ina- one Emma, seA'oii months old, who when she was in her six-

ciidowinciits of

iiiiiid

luontlis of liapiiy (diild,

teenth year, m. Mr. Wilson Uingde, a locomotixc engineer, who has heen in the eni|ilo_vment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. for 44 years, whieh fnlly establishes his repntation as an engineer, and

Kingle's Co., Pa.

liis

cliaraeter as a trusty, reliable

man.

^Mr.

home is at Derry Station, P. R. R., in AVestmoreland Phe issne of this marriage, made Ang. 12, 1807, is

as follows:

Calvin Panl Ringle,

b. July 1, 18(;ii; d. Ang. li', William Wilson Pingle, h. May 27, 1S72. Edward McConnell llingle, b. -Iidy 10, 1874.

Alliert

Keagy Pingle,

b.

^May

l!»,

Pobert Pranklin Pingle, b. Jnly Sarah Aliee Pingle, b. Pec. 21. Claire Panline Pingle,

IM'i'.

1.^77: d. dan. 1>, 18S0. 14, iss.").

18,ss.

duly S, psiKj. 1855, Iveagy m. her second Inishand, William Royden, who was h. in England, in sound of the "PowHe Avas the only son of an only son. Bells," Xov. 18, 1812. In Iris eleventh year he was sent to a collegiate school wdiere he remained until his nineteenth year. His mother d. when he was 12 years old. After leaving s(diool he and a school mate resolved to come to America, of Avliich they had heard and read so mnch. This ste]) his father opposed, but in a Tn

,

1..

]\Irs.

found a way and the o])porttniity to go, and in due time landed in Xew^ York City, and had a good time as He then apprentieed himself to long as his money lasted. learn jiattern making and millwrighting. lie finally located in Peading, Pa., and starte«l a nuudiine He was first m. slio]). to a ]\[iss Rose Devlin, The wdiom he had hve (diildren. by two youngest ones and the wife and mother d. in 18:57. About this time a He then great flood swept all his property away. went to Harrisburg, Pa., and began life anew, wdu-re he met, m after years, the widow of Isaac Keagy, to wdiom he was m. m 1855, by the Pe^ Charles Hay. The issue of this imion was three dnldren, viz: George Albert, b. Jidy 18, 185G, in short time he

.

KAGT KELATIOXSHir.

ITO

the city of Altooiia, Pa.; Margan^tta Alice, Benjamin Franklin, 1). Jan. ]0, 1867.

b.

April 18, 1859;

George Albert Boyden,

b. Jnly 18, 185G, at Altoona, Pa.; Harriet 2, t88(i, ni., Virginia Galloway, ^y]\o was 1). in Baltimore Gity, Md., )ct. i', 1857, and has fonr children, viz:

Oct.

t(»

(

Beatrice Virginia, 15,

b. Ai)ril

1895, not

George Albert, b. Dec. Ang. 19, 1892; a son b. April

25, 1887;

1889; Donald Galloway,

b.

named

at this date (1898). A. Doydcn's early life was spent in attending the pul»Hc s(di()ols in Altoona, Pa. Afterwards attended St. Francis ('ollege at Loretto, P;i. AVliilc still in his teens he 2(1,

]Mr. (icorge

in the foun])att('i'ii making, and dry and machine shops, in Altoona, and titted himself for a mechanical engineer and architect, wliicli ])r()fessi(>ns he

served an a])])renticeship at

studied.

He became

intercsTeil

in

patents, anil stndied the Patent S. Patent Othce for several

Laws, and practiced before the V. years.

His health failing in this bn>iness from too (dose con(piit it and tni'nei] his atti'ntion to the invention

finement, he

of air brakes for raih-oad ear>, anv

in the

i-mploy of the iMiyden Brake Go., at

171

KAGY EELATIONSHIP. Baltimore Citv, .Md.;

is

umn.

at

this date

Altoona, JPa., Jan. 19, 1867. Mary Keagv, the eldest child of Rudolph

(18'J8).

He

was

b. at

Keagy and Sarah

L. Metcalfe Se]it. 18, 1S53, who was (Switzer) Keagy, b. ill England Jan. S, 1881, and came with his father's family to America in his early hoyhood, and settled in the ''Corner," in. Jh tire from some coals that engaged fell unobserved from the stove, receiving snch iiijnrv as proved in ironing,

fatal.

She was

teemed

liy all

a dutifnl, ol)edient danghter. her.

and highly

es-

who knew

(Fahrney) Aletcalt'e, d. Nov. n, 1888, and John Jndith R. Berger. 1». June 12, 1859, and m. Feb. 13, 1800, and have (uic (diild, Mary L., b. Dec. 1, 1892. ]\[r. Metcalfe is the owner of the works, consisting of a machine shop and fnnudi'y, formerly owned and operated by hi> father at (^nincy. Pa., and of a tine mc(diatiical turn of financial Avide awake and np-to-date in all mind, good ability, the imjjrovements of the age. ^Fin. Judith ]\[etcalfe is a Wf)rthy mendier of the Tuid^ci- (diurcdi. Takes great interest in ]\'ancy ^V.

T. Metcalfe,

ni.

i-^

the Tenqjcrance cause and all matters have in view the welfare of mankind. member of TJic same society. Aaron L. ^b'tcalfe m. ^liss Lottie boro, Pa., 1». Sc|iT. 20. 1868, and was have nine (diildi'cn. Addie Belle, b. Feb. 7. 1885.

John

March

F:rnesT. b.

Frederick Lvn,

b.

Aug.

relating To

It,

Her husband IIofFmaii. of

m.

May

1."),

and that is

also a

Waynes-

lS,s4.

and

18. 188(b

17,

1887:

d.

.

Jan. 28, 1889. linby Viola, Allen Franklin, b. Feb. 16, 1891. b.

Margie Beattrice, Milton Ilotfman,

b.

Xov.

(i,

b. Sept. 17,

b. Sept. 12,

George Keagy,

1802.

ls04.

1895.

Jndith Maehala,

Aaron

b. Sept. 14, 1896. L. ^letcalfe served as an apprentice in the Frick

AVaynesboro, Pa., and was in the employ of several years, erecting ice-making manow (1898) conducting a shop of his own,

company works

at

that

for

conqiany

chinery. selling

He

is

and repairing bicycles and other

light machinery. He, mechanical talent of his father, and keeps ]>rocession in every a.

Feb. 15, 1836;

d.

Julv 21,

Julv 10, 1830.

Dee. 17, 1840. AVni. Henry Keagey, h. Alareh 4, 1843. David Keagey, b. -lune 22, 1845. Elizabeth Keagey,

4. 5. 0. 7.

]\lary

1).

Jane Keagey,

b.

March

3,

1848.

1. .\iin Keagey, ni. Nelson Howell, May 28, 1803; they had two ehihlren: ISTettie Bella, b. April 28, 1800, ni. Daniel

Coyne, of

St.

Thomas, Canada;

I.ula,

h.

Feb. 20, 1868, d.

April 28, 1872.

Ann Howell Xelsoii

t. 1. ni.

1808.

again, and lives 12 miles west of

Dundas,

Cannda.

John Binkley Keagey was edncated

3.

whicli institution he entered as

ated

:

soon

aftei-

lliat

lie

a

at Victoria College,

divinity student and graduM. E.

entereil the ministry in the

Church, and tra\cded one year on the Jjradford Circuit north of Toronto, Canada, and then moved to his old home on the

mountain above Dundas. His father dying intestate and his mother and (ddest brother being dead, he settled up his father's estate in a \-erv satisfactory manner, receiving from the heirs a handsome familv Bible, containing resolutions of love and esteem as expressive of their appreciation of his ability, integ-

and unselfishness in executing his trust. In 1873 he sold the old home and moved to Dundas, where he was engaged to teach in the Methodist College just started rity

there for

young men.

and lecturing tl'.en

He

remained there one year teaching gave way; he with his famand went complete change

;ind preaching, until his health

decided upon

a

212

KAGY

Xew York

ily to

to

EELATIOXSIIIP.

spend the sniuiner there, ami

(hii-inu-

his

stay there he eoiu-liKled to try the sea shore, and went to Ocean (irove, X. J. There he regained strength and

preached whenever opportnnity offered; he seemed to be inspired h\ the scenery around him, and often was heard to say: "^'AVhat a lovely place to go to heaven from; it is as near like it as it can 1k\" Ahont the end df Ani>-nst he took typhoid fever, and in s])it(' of all tlie best medical skill he sank to re.t, in holy trinm])h; his physicians declaring that he was "translated."

The London

(

he did not

'onference of the Methodist

(

die,

hnrcdi of

(

but "an-

ada, held in St. l^anl's chnrcli, in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, in 1S7(), has the followinu- notice n their minutes:

"John Binklev Keae'ev,

!*>.

A.,

was born on the

ohl

home-

stead near Dundas, in the year is:]!), of parents very hig-hly esteemed in that region of connti'v; his conversion occurred at

14 years of age. Shortly aftci'wai'ds he was sent where he remained a faithful student

toria College

to Victill

his

graduation. In 18()2 he entered upon the work of the ChrisIn a suptian ministry in which lie I'cmaineil about 5 years. he to laboieoiitiiiue(l nntiringlv for ei'nnmci'ai'y relation, of nearly every Sabbath being spent in 'W'oi'ddf Life." AVhen the f^nndas AVesleyan the preaching was he Institute opened, acce])ted a ])lace as teacher, which he a

Christ,

jiorrion

with accej^tance and

im])aired health obliged of LS74-5 he was of the winter him to resign. Thi-ough most in a great sufferer, but his affliction, he was patient and peaceful, testifying to the ])ower of grace to save and to sustain. fillcMl

As soon

al)ility. till

he was again at his loved employment ef In the summer of ls7.") he went to striving to save souls. as possible

Ocean Grove, X.

the ])urpose of seeking health amidr:t circumstances of great spiritual ])rivilege. There, while he he was sieze 1 wit'i spent his strength in labors more abundant, of the most endeavors typhoid fever and despite the utmost J., for

skillful physicians, ease.

During

he speedily yielded to the inevitable

his last sickness his

mind was often

dis-

obscured,

but in his rational moments his trust in Christ was firm and lie died on the first day his experience perfectly satisfactory.

^13

KAGY KELATIONSHIP.

of September, 1875, in the 37tli year of liis age. Brother One of the most marked Iveagey was a man of great worth. features of his character was his devotion to duty; whatever

he undertook to do he did most heartily.

I

Lis

k)ve of truth

and sincerity was very strong. He liad clear, honest ci»nvicti(ms, and was not afraid manfully to express them; his love for the Church and the cause of God, had all the fixedness of Whether ])reaching principle and all the fervor of ])assion. the gospel, working on his farm, or engagc(l in teacliing, ho He was always readv at the tried to do it for 'God's glory.' call of duty to preach the gospel, visit tlie sick and dying, or bury the dead. During the last year of his life he undertook to do more than he was able, for his whole soul seemed to be inflamed with a desire for the salvation of the unsaved and for the welfare of the Church. At Ocean Grove he said: 'What The a place to go to heaven from It breathes of Christ. !

power of faith lifts my spirits up.' When told by Dr. Stokes, the pastor, that unceasing prayer w^as going u]) for his recovhe said: Aly work is done; I am going home; yoni' ])rayGod is holding uj) my being answered, or will be. wife. He will kee]) her and my little children.' 'If God

ery,

ers are

should call you, wdiat then?' some one askc^l. He re])lied: 'I have no will but Clod's will; that was settled when I was 14 years old; 1 have given myself, wife and children to him, and he has accepted them; I am all his.' Thus passed away one of our most amiable last

year of his life

and faithfid

who during the mental and spiritual

bi-cthren,

grew rapidly

in

and if his sun went down at mi, and practiced medicine for years in Norwalk, Ohio, since 1881, where he now resides. He m. Agnes Eood, at Norwalk, Ohio, Oct. 26, 18.sT, b. at Port 5,

K

Chester, Y., Jan. 18, 1800. 6.

May

Estella Bnrt,

b.

3,

1863.

April

Carda,

b.

1859; m., Oct. 25, isso. Jan. 20, 1857; issne: I>nrt.

to

2,

George Shipinan Batty, b. April 30, 1882; Eranklin Marsh, Leonard,

1).

A])ril 12,

Issne: one

b.

(diild,

I).

AFarch 14, 1884; George

1886; Pvoberi dames

b.

Sept. 25, 18S8;

220

KAGY E

Estella,

March

(3)

1).

1-:

Aug. U, J8U1;

13, IbUG.

Mary,

LAT1

d.

.

:\Iay 27,

1893; Kennetli,

b.

Eesidence, C'aiiLy, Ore.; Episcopalian.

liarcli 2S, iSiT);

1>.

XSHIP

who was

in.,

June

9,

1851, to Jesse

Oct. 28, 1828, and d. April cousin, his wa-^ farniino'. Ttclicious faith, Meth28, 1883; occn]iati.

10, 18r>!>, niul liavc ]\razclla

('.,

1).

i:

A 1' T O X S II I P

in.

iN-jD;

childreii

:

1^23

.

William

PiO^eoe

('.,

11. 1).

Tceple, April Oct. 1M\ m. ChrisOct. 29, 1842. Both died in

Manor township, near Safe Harbor. Children of John and Catharine (Keagy) Hess:

m. Isaac Sept. 9, 1808; d. Xov. 15, 1888, aged 87 y.; b. Feb. 25, 1802. 2. Edward, b. Xov. 29, 1813; d. June 9, 1883; m. (1st), Oct. 20, 1835, to Eliza Ann Shenk; d. Jan. 30, 1844, dan. of Michael and Susan (Wesley) Shenk; m. (2d), June 8, 1848, 1.

Anna,

b.

;

Kaiiffman,

d.

Mary Ann

Lewis;

3.

b.

Amos,

Oct. 3, 1873, dan. of

d.

June

8,

1819;

d.

Dee.

1,

,

David Lewis. 1851; m., March

10, 1840, to LLamiah Macomber, b. Sept. 15, 1S17, dan. of Zenas Macomber, who served in the Revolutionary War and was body guard to General Washington. Mrs. Hess is still living at 1321 X. Sixth street, Harrisburg, Pa.

Children of 1.

Anna

(Hess) and Isaac

Elizabeth, b. July

Eshleman, (Lutz).

b.

Xov.

8,

3,

1826;

1817,

d.

son

Kanffman

:

July 14, 1880; m. David Jacob and Catharine

of

-31

IvAGY RELATIONSHIP.

1).

Doe. 13, 1828; in., Oct. 2U, 1848, Susan My .as, Js;50; (1. Feb. 3, 1800, dan. of (liristiaii and Anna

Jolni,

2.

,I:iii.

1.

1).

(Hess).

Al.raliam

3.

II.. h.

Ang'.

1830; d. Api'il 23, 1871: ni., (Jehr, b. Dee. 28, 1835; d. dune 2(;,

Oet. 10, 18:)4, .Mary Ann dan. of dolm Erhart

and Christianna (Falek). m. fist), Fannie Fuidinn).

David, Mary,

('hildren:

d.

Lizzie,

and two boys.

Jan. 22, 1865; m.

John and Susan nie,

14,

,

:

.

27, ls43; d.

children.

.fnnc

b.

.1.

:

Jnne

b.

.

Oct. 11. 1840.

d.

—

.

ni.

;

Jonas and Sarah (Hess) Kendiu

3.

4.

(1,

b. Ana-. 24.

Christian,

Shaeffer.

S.

b. A])ril

1.

2.

May

re-niarried;

5,

1866; m. John

now

deceased.)

1845; m.. Jnne 16, 1868, John

Is44.

and Elizabeth H. (Kendig) Parker:

S.

1. Sarah Pebecca, b. ^May 23, 1870; m., 1888, John Fnnk, son of Christian and Elizabeth (Fishel). Children: (1) Rnth Elizabeth, b. Jnly 24, 1806; (2) Panl Parker, b. Xov. 26,

1808. 2.

Belva Irene,

All reside

at

April 17, 18.SG. AVashington Boro, Lancaster Co., Pa. b.

Children of Samnel and 1.

Sarah Ann,

Hawthorn, 2. 3.

4.

d.

b.

Mary Ann

(Hess) Gontner:

Oct. 28, l.s44; d. Six children .

;

March all

7,

1871; m.

Jctf.

dead.

Jnly 17, 1846; d. Sei)t. 6, 1847. Samuel Hess, b. Jan. 15, 1848; d. Sept. 21, 1848. John Bowman, b. Aug. 20, 1840; d. :\rarch 8, i8s0; Catharine Jane,

b.

-41

EAGY RELATIONSHIP. 111. ^fary Sawvcv, dan. of 3Iarv Kiimui. .").

Al.rain

(

Autx.

1).

'.,

Tar-ol).

(

'In'ldrcii:

l^:)(l; d.

;;i,

John. ^T

iriaii

and

l^-ll.

July ;U,

^Mary Elizabeth, 1). .May :i:anvi.lk', Yoi'k ('.. Pa. dnlm ILildebrand ni. cdiild, (one Jennie, Lucy Myers (1) ij.

]\Iyers) 7. fci'.

(2) Daniel.

;

Aai'on Mai'Tin

.Varon

J\I. is

>..

(icoruc M.:

(."))

•")

(

)

Samuel

("liristian; (4)

Anna;

(S) Catharine.

who

IMIH, hut .Michael, dr.,

is

old.

known

siic:

Aliehacl, dr.:

(-2)

:

Pa.

(

l».

'aiicy,

Xicdiolas Illazei' or l>losser,

ni.

:

of him.

die(| witliont issue.

('atharine

4.

Zimniernian ette

:

Ta.,

('(».,

(

'aucy, h.

man hy

a

ni.

;

lliev lixccl in the \icinity of

and

atf

erward went into

(

name

the

of

'onmdlsville, Fav-

(

no fnrther rec

)hii>:

.rd

of them.

4.

Samuel Wall Ca.acy,

in

iss;;.

(I.

Ceoruc

iM

(

A.,

1).

;

,

1).

;

1.S77: ,

(:;

)

]\richael (^aex'v, Sr.,

it

ahout

17lMI-i^; his

;

Mary

h. ,

:

\s:>-2:

(4) hvdia

d., h.

.

(Ij Lloy.l W..

1883; (3) Lucv farmer.

.Mr.

i'dmer

was

killed while huildinu a lions- near It

(

"aaev

is a

a]i]>ears that

man hy

a

nioi'e coin])lete

Ihere

is

whom we

all

he and

his

two

small, and after his drath

from one another. the

hristian lived awdiile.

Airs.

;((i)

children were

se})arate(l

married

is

,

I).

in

\vheu

(

)..

he

imtting the top log or plate in i)hu'e, engaged f(dl upon the father and kille(| him. ddns occurred

Avere

heeame

1

issue tliree (duldren

Smithiield, Fayette Co.. Pa.

hoys

daeoh

Perry M..

{-2)

iMtd.

18.")():

,

l^lnier, h.

1)

(

m.

iM^:'.:

,

I^liza I).,h.

M. m.

I).

\\'.,

d.

;(,->)

I).

I-dnier

I..

Issue: six (diildreii:

name

We

The mother afterward

of Keedy, with i-egret

record of this hraucdi of the

yet one

more

cannot tind

])erson

who claims the

whom

the son

onr inaldlity to ]n'esent a

Cagey familv. to he a

Keagy.

fi»i"

Keagv faunlv; this person Catharine Pife, of Litth't And drive sprinkle-) through the hair. And crow's feet come and wrinkles last Jn spite of pride's

m

)st

That with reluctance we

jealous caie

:

confe^-s

And 'growing old escapes the tongue So plain a truth should not distress— "Tis nothing if the heart is young." I'

CHAPTKR FOUK'I

FlKST.

I?C)()Iv

JIKAMa^' 1\A(;K^\ the of (\)iiesto^a, Laiicask'ilie was born in 1728, 5

years.

1

known and

IJarhara

Stoiier) sohl a Aliissc]',

and

is

the

in

\'iri;iiiia

the vear

in

that he

Kii,s;v,

liis

went

now

i--

he

17ti7

name was

I,ancaster ('o..

time

R.

Oct. S, l'^88, ai^vd

(li(Ml

iiiai(h'ii

hist

John

his desceiiJciiits.

1T(>>.

3.

Sarah,

1..

Ajn-il

5.

Amos,

1).

.\o\-.

0.

Levi,

\)v.

Ang". 13, IHO").

1

2.

Maivh

ni.

to

iM, iSlC.

s4,"'».

Jesse Miller, Sept. 2U, :.':>,

Kstella m. Dr.

\'i'.t,

I.SCO;

('.

1880, and have two children, Freddie 1).

Viri>inia,

h.

ls4;;.

'.»,

iM,

childi'on, \dola Kslclla, h. -Inno

Jessie M.,

in

Dee. iU, 1847.

Maria, m.

I.

two

They

i>4, 1S,:5S.

4.

1).

(11(^1.

Mariah, (o) Elizabeth,

(•2)

1.

he

wlu'i'e

Ohio,

Anna,

-'!•>

Api'il is

I's,

2,

1S83;

dead.

187S, and had one Dec. 11,

IssT).

Henry Summers, m. -lennma W'eigle, March 27, 1805, and had one son, Henry D., !>. Feh. 18, 18()(>, and m. Fdizabetli Ash, Dec. . Ang. S, 1872; (1-) Sadie, b.

k

April ;5s'ov. 14, 1855, twelve children, fonr girls and Washing Darling, and have eight boys. Keside at Blnft", O. One of her dan., Elizabeth, C).

a

ni.

]\Iary

Mr. Farqnhar, of Warsaw, O.

Elizabeth

Kagey Ryan

inherited

the noble qnalities of

She devoted mnch of her heart of her parents. She possessed time to reading and w-as a lover of mnsic.

mind and

and musical voice even in her old age. The last seven years of her life ^vas passed in blindness, like her Her well-l)alanced mind forrenerable father and sister. a strong

titied

to

her heart

life,

and

t(»

meet every

ill,

every calamity incident

made her hopeful and

cheerful.

She was

every ready to counsel and aid the unfortunate and needy, and in her quiet way did much goo(l dni'ing her long

She united with the Mohawk Baptist Church in 1839 and remained a sincere, worthy member of the same till she died. In her sphere in life she wielded an influence for good far beyond that of ordinary persons. Her Christianity was

life.

of the practical kind that seeks to do good. fail to leave a "blessed" memory behind

Such

—and

a life cannot

such

is

hers.

In 1823 her father visited her and preached to the people under an apple tree, then large enough to shade the congregation at that time; the tree is yet green and bears fruit in season and promises to outlive the youngest of that assemIn bly wdio found shelter beneath its mde-spreacl branches.

its

1853 her 2d son, Abraham, started for California

to

make

2G0

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

,

After leaving St. Lonis nothing a fortune in the gold mines. of him hoard since. has ever been Ahrahani, the 5th child of John and Elizabeth, b. 4, 170l\ and m. Miss Frances Yonnt, Ai)ril 10,. 1823. To them eight children were born: (1) Benjamin, lived only 5.

Jnly 13

d.; (2)

John

bara Ann,

Amelia

J.

R., d. at 18 y. of age; (3) Elizabeth, (4) Bar-

]\rary F., (6)

ii))

Abraham

David

F., (7)

lived on the old

home

Sarah C, and

(8)

place of his father

the time of his death, Xov. 17, 1859, aged 07 y., 4 m. d. Fi'ances Yonnt was 1). on the 27tli day of March,

nj) to

and 13

1802; she was d.

a

dan. of IJcujamin ami Barbara Yonnt.

She

:\Iareh 12, 1840.

Elizabctli Y.,

3.

Eeb. 11, 1S4S. b.

'i'licy

and near Geurgesville, O. Xov. 15, 1821. Their issue is

Coliimbns,

was

Dec. ^o, 1827; m. Albert G. Keyes, linve eight children. They live near

1).

(J.,

Albert G. Keyes

:

1.

Amanda M.

2.

AVm. M. Keyes,'

1).

Keyes,

:\Larch O, 1849.

July 12, 1852.

b.

Mary E. Keyes, b. :Ararc.h 31, 1854. 4. Francis Asbnry Keyes, b. Feb. 1, 1857. 5. F. Engene Keyes, b. ^NTarch 4, 1860. 3.

6.

7.

8.

Joseph H. Keyes, b. March 21, 1864. Charles AYesley Keyes, b. Oct. 10, 1866. Ilarrv E. Kev'es,

Amanda

b.'

Feb.

9,

1868.

Keves, m. Daniel Stottler and had two and daughter; the son d. in infancy. The danghter m. John Grethers, of Golnmbns, O. Mr. Stottler dving, she m. Henrv Bronson and had one child who d. in Mr. Bronson also died. infancy. 1.

]\f.

children, a son

2.

AVilliam

M. Keyes

is

single, is a railroad bridge carpenter

for the Ohio Sontliern Tiailroad.

3.

Marv

Y., d. at the

age of

34^ v.

Mrs. Elizabeth

V.

(Kagey) Keyes.

PUBLIC

LIBRKR^'

^63

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP. 4.

Francis AsLiiry, m. ]\riimie (lardner and

dren: (1) Willie, (2) Essie, (3) 5.

F. Eng'ene,

G.

Joseph

1

to

.

31., ni. ^liss

(4-)

four chil-

:\rary.

Flla

Welsh and have one

dangliter,

Lucillen.

Charles Wesley

nnni., resides at ITarri^onburg, Va.

is

unni.

8.

llarrv F.,

4.

Barhara Ann,

is

lias

in the life insurance husiness.

is

named Genevieve

Walter, and

h.

dune

George W.

13, 1830,

and

was

Fel>.

^vh()

ni.

Oct.

IC),

isi:),

1823, reside in

Rosenberger, liockinghani Co., Va., and had eight children. Mrs. Barbara A. Iiosenberger d. Tune 23, 1887. Idieir children are: (1) 1>.

-I'l,

Wm.

Tazwell Eosenberger, b. Aug. 15, 1.840, d. March 15, 1879; (2) Jacob Gaston Rosenberger, b. Oct. 12, 1848, d. Sept. 20, 188G; (3) Frances Katura Rosenberger, b. Oct. 10, 1850, ni. Joseph Fray, and d. June 2, 1893; (4) Florence Virginia Rosenberger,

b.

April 23, 1853,

d.

Oct. 3, 1876; (5)

Martha Eee Rosenberger, b. IMarch 17, 1855, m. C. F. Myers; (6) Arthur Russell Rosenberger, b. Oct. 3, 1857; (7) George Myers, d. Washington Russell, b. Feb. 22, 1801, ni. Dec. 17^ 1886; (8) Charles Walter Rosenberger, h. July 27, 1863. ]\[r. Rosenberger ni. Amelia J. Kagey, his deceased ^Mr. wife's youngest sister, Aug. 22, 1892. one of Shenandoah county's worthiest citizens

of a

Rosenberger is and is the owner "Rosendale," where the many

farm called and his worthy wdfe are royally entertained with

beautiful

friends of his

true Virginia hospitality.

5.

]\[arv F., b. ]\L\y 20,

Market,

Va., at the

home

1832,

is

unm. and David

of her brother,

lives in

^ew

F. Ivagey.

KAGY RELATIOXSHIP.

2li4r

o.

David

F.. b. Jan. IS,

ISol; m.. Sep.

2-2.

ISOS, 3Iise

Emma 31. Heukle. a dan. of Dr. Samuel Godfrey Heiikel, of Xew ^Market. Va. Emma M. Kagey (nee Heukel) d. April 21. ISSo. at

DaWd

E.

is a

mereham aud

Lnray. Page Co.. and

also at

also cashier of tlie

^ew

Market. Va.

banks

He

will

be Ions: remembered bv those who Valley View Springs. Shenandoah Co., Va.. in 1SS9. for his Mrs. mitiring eflFoits to make the friends' visit enjoyable. attended the renuion at

Emma

31.

Kairev wash. Oct. lo. 1S4T.

DAVll) F. IvAliEV, son of Abraham and grandson of John Kasrev. was born at the old homestead two and a half miles northeast of Xew Market, Shenandoah Co., Va.. Jan. IS. 1S34. He was reared on the farm nntil the age of 12, attending school during the winter months after his tenth year, Then he spent two sessions at the old Kagey school honse. Xew Market Academy nuder the tutorage of the late Ar the age of 15 his father placed Prof. Joseph Salyai-ds. K. him with the late John Strayer. a prominent and snccessfid

merchant of Xew ^larket, Va.. where he remained twelve vears, at which time. Mav, 1S61. the beoinnine: of the Civil AVar, he vohmteered in the Sth Star Artillery. Rice's battery. Confederate States Army, serving as a private tmtil disabled by sickness in the West Virginia campaign. He hired a substitute, and after recovery spent one session, nine months, at the Univei-sitv of Viririnia. taking the course of medicine.

However dnrincr this period it became necessarv for all. even those who had substitutes to again enter the army, whereupon he joined the 25th Virginia Infantry and was soon after appointed assistant surgeon, or hospital steward, in which

He capacity he served until the surrender at Appomattox. still but war without from the four capital, years' emerged possessed of that spirit that mark the career of every ConfedLee and Jackson. Inisiness in the mercantile embarked Hence he promptly success and in Xew Va., Market, asrain at his old stand

erate soldier that followed the immortal

THE NEW YORK PUBir. LIBRARY. >0X. till)':,-«

AND

foundations.

f

David

F.

Kagey.

Emma (Henkel) Kagey.

NEW YORK) mv^T- LIBRARY.

26f^

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

crowned his every effort, so iniK-li so that in 187:2, after seven Years of active and enerii'etic work as a merchant, the New Market Bank of Virginia, having been chartered and organhe was against his wish and earnest protest nnaninionsly lie continned in that position until the elected its cashier,

ized,

went into voluntai'v

l)ank

tweh-c vcars.

and

credit

The

success,

li([ui4, at Sdcm-ro, SocKno

1).

Tilexicu.

.lime

!".•.

>'.•!'.

1

To

rii(>iun> T.

Pa., and have Mr. ami named Jan. 10. IMM). ^larcenrite.

of

Ilollidavsliiu-i;', Hlair

residt' at

l'.*:;:')

W.

(

Williams, of

'2.

1>.

in

\'a..

Aug-,

Charlo

Ferrv. ls7:5:

1..

(.'5)

K. Xcwt(«n.

C,

X.

10, 1^07, to ^Ir. Frederick O.

an. Is7t>: (2) Fdward Lemav. 1..

iii.

Xewltnni. o.

1).

Ilciiniliill

Co.. Fla.

Louisa A.,

U) ^\m.

Xnv.

ni.

lialeii>li,

Tiinsville. F>ri'vard

.Mis.

liestnnt street, Altoona, l)lair Co., Pa.

Lney Gertnide,

•2.

llciiijiliill.

a (lanuiiter,

("(>..

in

Maude h.

C.ertrn.

.

7.

Fane

d.

,

1..

,

AVui. llenrv.

Kstella

He

.Vrni-

(1)

Jan. 22,

(diildren 1."..

:

187!i.

.

Flla F.. m.

1, 188(i.

1>.

a !^^l. Lane, and has two Xov. 4. ls77; (2) Perry A., h. Julv a ^Nfr. Fstes. and she m.

Ida F.. m.

(1) Oscar K..

( ".

1852. Their children are:

A.,

was

is

and have no children.

num.. resides

m. dohn T. b.

Jan. 30,

at

Anl«»na. Fla.

Larned. Kan., ^[ay Their chihlren are: (1)

^Nfullen. in 18(')2.

KAGY Perry

J.,

I).

Feb.

1887.

1(»,

^'O

HKLATIONSlIir. d.

1888; (2) Bertie L., h. Sept. 22, 1891, in Stoning-

Feb.

.

CATHAllIXE KACKV,

(7)

liani, b.

.Iiiiie

20,

la.,

the youngest

(hiu.

Sept. 23, 1S3S; m. ('lark ^NFonroe,

,

of Ahraand have

(diildren, vi/: 1.

Tuifus L.,

2.

John

1).

.

L., b.

3.

Charles

4.

Florence

1.

Rnfns

.

Mc, J.,

1).

.

1).

.

L., ni. ^fattie Lawscni,

O.J,.

and

lun-c (Uic diild, .lainc

.

2.

-lohn L., m. ^Iagi>ie Flover, and have

3.

Charles Mc.

Florence

4. ::\r.,

(8)

.

J., ni. (ieo.

b.

n cliildren.

Christv and lia\e one child, '

Geo

.

JACOB

the late Civil

A., b. Ang. War, and was

17, 1831, nnni.,

was

a soldier in

killed at the battle of Fittsbnrg He was a mend)er of the 14th Ohio

Landing, April C, 1862. battery under Captain, now Judge J. B. BurroAvs, of liaincsThe military career of Jacob Kagey was a brief one. \'il]('. O. It

was

his fate to fall in his first battle. Fie nobly and nntlinchby his guns contending against fcarfnl o(lds until

ingly stood lie fell

dead and was carried by his comrades

\n the reai-.

Like

the true soldier that he was, he died at his i)ost and the highest ]n'oof of his patriotic devotion to his country is this: Fie

gave his

life for his

soldier's oTave.

The

country and to-day he fills an honored worth and hich moral character

sterling'

KAGY

'^S2

IJEI.ATIOXSIIIl'.

of Jacob Kagey had won for liiiii a host of friends, who were foiidlj endeared to him for liis lumiy iiohh' traits of character, and his sterlina- worth. Dntifid as ;i son, kind and h)vin2: as Iti'otlier

l>y a

and friend,

his

name and memory

will

l)e

cherished

host of friends until their snn of life sets in death.

IIEXRV KA(;KV,

I). Dec. IG, 1787, is the i^d son of the od son of ohl from Pennsylvania, and m. llenrv Jacob, Elizabeth (Tochenonr, a sister of Catharine, who ni. his

(2)

brother the old

(;n

.Vbraliam.

home

Ijoth

They

on SnutlTs creek, near

d.

Thev had no

of their father.

liAREAlLV KAGEY.

1..

Jan.

8,

(diildrcn.

1700, and m. Dr.

David Xeif. She was the eldest dan. of Jacob, the 3d son of 'hristene (Brennenian) Henry from Pcniisyh-aina, and Ivagey. Pier father was a Mcnnoiiite ])rcacher. Three of her (

brothers, Jlenry, -lolin and Ahrahani, m. Kochenours, and Abraham, .John ami .Iaci;h went to Trumbull Co., ().,

sisters.

at an early day I8l8) and also their sister, Elizabeth, who m. Gabriel ]5arb. the ]n-ogenitoi' of the B:irl)s in that county and State. (

Barbara (Kagey)

Xeft" d.

young and

left three children,

two

sons and a daughter. '&'

(1)

Jacob, the eldest, Avas a doctor

had three daughters: (2)

Anna

Abraham, the 2d

Va., wliere he

d.

son,

He was

Eliza,

at

Xew

Market,

\'a.,

and

Kate and Amanda.

was a merchant

in

well np in years

Xew

Market,

when he m.

a

widow named Rinker, whose maiden name was Mary ^Vnn Lantz.

by the

She had

six children

by her

tirst

hnsband, bnt none

last.

Christena, b. Ai)ril 27, 1811, the only daughter, m.y Aug. 26, 183G, Joseph Eunkhouser, b. May 29, 1813, a (3)

KAGY RELATIOXSHir. United Brethren

and after

])reaclu'r. tii>t.

joined tlie ]\retli()dist Y. clmrcli.

lie

d. in

283.

tlic

Tivil

War

lie

lbS2; issne, nine

children.

The

XaTliaiiicl X.. ui. Sallie Xi-ti:' and had Anna, doscjth, Martha and Earnest. Of these Anna ni. Frank Zirkle, wlio have three children, viz: Xettie, Mattie and AVilner; .I()se])h ni. Lanra Pence and had two children, viz: Ii'ene and Mai'v: Martha and Earnest aver 1.

cidesr.

children:

these

single.

Mary C.

2.

have

ni. T.

five chihlreii

AV. Palmer, of P.»rt Pepnblic, Va., ()lin.

:

and

Jennie. Xellie, Albert and Carndl,

tAvins.

o.

no

Sallie E., ni. J.

11.

Swisher,

now

residinji,-

in

Salem, Va.,

issue.

4.

dren:

David X., m. Georgie V. Konilahnsh, and have six chilAVillie, Marv, Hiram, E'lorence, Samnel and John.

m. Lizzie ]\[angree, Mary m. Peter Pence, Hiram m. Alice Mangree. Reside at ]\rontevideo. AYillie

5.

Jacob C, m. Fannie V.

Tvite:

no

issne: reside at Keezle-

town. Va. 6. Samuel, m. Lucy Eeside in Pome, Ga.

7.

Isaiah,

m.

Snt-

Littelle,

and have one child, Littellc

Koiner; no issne; reside at Waynesboro^

Va. 8.

Anna

A.,

is

nnm.: resides

at

Keezletown, Va., on

the-

old homestead.

9.

Amanda

E.,

Hiram and Edgar.

m. Alexander Kite and have two children Reside

at Elkton,

Va.

L

KAGY KELATIOXSHir.

:284

Jnlv 23, 1899, aged 88 y., After 17 years of separation she rejoins her husband in the spirit hmd. One son, Joseph; two brothers, Samnel and David, and one sister, Annie ]Xeff, preceded her Cliristeiia (.Xeff) Fuiiklioiiser, d.

2

and 26

111.

d.

She was

to tlie tomb.

and respected bj

a

most estimable ladv, highly esteemed and acquaintances.

a large circle of relatives

JACOB KAGEY.

(4:)

U

son of Jacob, the

:3d

son of

Henry, b. Jan. 8, 1791, and m. May 16, 1812 or 13, to Susannah Johnson, b. June 2«, 1796, and d. Jan. 16, 1865. He d. Dec. 27, 1866, and Rachel, (3) John, (1)

beth

LEAH,

Sngor, 1.

3.

(r>)

:\ricliael

(1) Leah, (2) (6) Eliza-

Xoah,

J., (7) .lacnl) J.

(1)

2.

seven children:

liad

.l-.-o]Ji,

b.

1st, b.

Jan.

Oct. 25, 1805,

Sue :\r. William

Henry

L'^U; m.. Sept.

^,

wb"

har), AFarv 4-, and liad llii'cc cliildren liufus I)., b. Aui;'. Vcnicr K., h. Vv\k i>7, 18(;8; Tlarrv A., b. diiiio 29,

,I;i(-(.l)

I.

1..

'J'lioiupsoii,

1.

I8(;r.:

Alarv

ISTC). 8, 18!)4,

to

:

1).

biliaii

in.

Saiicr

.M.,

5.

]\rary E. Sager.

0.

S()])bia

Od.

h.

ni.,

Nov.

Hi'own, Sept. 7, 1894. 1,

lSi»;5,

and

liave

2

A. A. TTonse, as above

ni.

stat('(l.

Oee. 22, 1842; in., June 2, 186?,, 1.. Maivli 29, 1841. ^Idicir cdnb

Saii'er, b.

\l.

Sbcrbiinic \V.

1888, and dac.b A.

24,

Kaiicy, a dan. df -loscpli Kai^cv; no issue

Ii.

Ktlud

cliil.

in

1

(diildrcii

1'.

(

.hi!

h.

l^^h'';

!:'•.

ls(»;i.

Maidi

ni..

and

1.

had ch'voii

Henry.

Inlani ^on.

handler

."•.

(

a

KAGY

293

Jose]>li AV'. iiini'ricil

Liu-iii(l.-i

(

iiiiiri'icil

I.,

KELATIOXSIIIP.

'lara ('liatlwick ninl lunl iiuccliild. Ail:i.

.Vhiioiid

Pierce ami had nnc cliiM,

IS.

(larenee A. An>tiii

Al icliacl

Alori'isou

M.

i>

uiiui.

iiian'icMl

^larv Faulkner and have one

eliihl,

Iwivniond.

W.

ScMitt.

Oliver

(7)

i>

Xcttic p. and Pacdiael J. are single.

dead.

dACOl;

dacdli.

.'.(!

xui

.1.

lit

K'Atil'A'.

hh

iicni'v frnni

sMii (.f

Jacnh. the

I'mn-vhania. was

1>.

i'.d

son of

!)(•(•.

IS,

l^ol, and married ^largarerre Tlioni]>M'n anir0R,

YORK LENOX AND ^UNDATI0N8.

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

HOI

having honaht hind tlici'c with (h'v gixxls She ])ei'fonned the entire jourin 1810, as heretofore stated. ney on horseha(d.".(!

Toffman. who was b. Dec. wife and newdiorn cdnld d.

.\.

(

)cT.

(

'bi])|>ei'.

15, 181M;,

Clarissa AL. b. July

21, 1874. and (

'hii'ence

W

liax'C

(

'o.,

two

;

Mi's.

She

('Inrissa

Barb

(b

her.

m.. Api'il 12. IMH, to LycUa The l.s,")(t, in I'ennsylvania.

17,

Se])t.

who was :;.

and

S..

().

Barb (bed years before

.Marcli

Jose])li S. b.

l'i'und)ull

1848.

:',().

one son. doscpli

ls4'.t;

b.

m.

;]0,

18!>2.

Sept. 20, to

He m.

I'diza

1S.",2.

Joseph

\V. (iah'. Feb.

idiihb-en:

.

Isaac L.

(darence Isaac

2.

two

\V..

b.. b.

1,.

Ocr.

Sept.

2,

:!0,

1875.

ls7^.

ITeury L. Barb, married Jane A. Thompson. gilds:

ITattie

.\.

Xcttie A.

an3.

Hit'lil,

^s'eb.,

(i.,

iiarl)

Oct.

1).

.lolni

iiian-icHl

JOIIX E\\(;EV,

f4)

A. Kuii'cy.

isi^J, uiarricMl lo Scvnioiii'

t>.

Dean

Lixc in Laiienstcr Co.,

prcaclu'V. lia\('

.hint'

1).

one

a

Disciitlr

since iSOcS.

They

Isaac E. and Charles P.

record.

ITOr;, a sou of Jacoh, the

3d son of Henry, of l\'nns\l\aiiia, was horn in Shenandoah Mai'v ioiudienonr, a sister Co., Va., and ni., IS 17, to of 'atharine, the wife of his hrother Ahrahani. Ehey had (

(

two sons and three daughters, 1.

Ahrahani.

2.

Elizabeth A.

•

-laeol'.

).

4.

('atharine.

T).

(

viz:

diristena.

John Xagey

d. Oct., 182."),

and hi^ wife,

]\[arv, d.

Aug.

31.

1844. 3.

1.

.Tacoli. h.

Xov. 20, 1822:

Ahrahani.

h.

dan.

11.

d.

Tan.

2(;,

1820.

isiS; married about 1S41. Ifan-

They had Three sons: Syder, of Louis\-ille. Stark (.^o., (). (1) Jacob, (2) John. (3) Daniel, and one dangliter, who died youug. Abraham Kagey d. .lune 21. 1S73. TTannah Kagey iiaii

d. A]>ri]

1.

1

1.

ISS,-).

Jacob, .

b.

They

1.

Isaac E.

2.

W'\]\.

Oct.

13, 1842:

liave four sous:

lienrv.

uiari'ied

Sarah

lierlin.

b.

304

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

3.

John Benton.

4.

Ira Ellsworth, b.

1.

Isaac E., died youiiu' at IS montlis. in ISO*).

2.

Wni. llcnry,

o.

.lollll

2.

-b.lni. b.

1883. a

1^5,

b.

,

1875.

18(56.

1(S72.

Nov. 16, 1843; m. Alarv

and have four E. AV. A:

b. Auii'.

n('lltrintei-

l)y

b.

June

11.

trade: was

1842: lives in Milwaukee. Wi-;. to Martha T'i'tton, Mai'cdi ;'»1.

ni.

;

305

KACY RELATIOXSHir.

Edith Floria, b. April -2, 1867, and has three (huigliters: b. May 9, 1872, d. June Alice d. jMaI.el, Sept. 0, 1870; 1870, 8,

1892; Bessie Cora, (ieo.

2.

Alfred,

b.

1).

Feb.

7,

1875.

12, 1844,

.May

near

in Bristol, lives

He

served foiu- years iii the Union army; ni., Aug. 12, 1877, Sophia E. Edwards, b. July 28, 1850; has four daughters and one son; learned blacksmithing,

Otoe Co., Xeb.

Bnri',

now farming.

Their children are:

Mary Lnella, b. Oct. 3, 1880; Susie Bell, b. May 9, iss;3; Josephine A., b. Sept. 8, 1885; Eliza Kntli, Farmer. Methodists. b. Feb. 10, 1888. bnt

is

,hdy 25, 1878; Fredk. Charles,

?>.

Henry

A.,

1).

March

ren, 'rnind)nll Co., O.,

is

12,

1).

ISiG, in Bristol, lives in WarEmma A. Tovey,

a blacksmith; m.

April 10, 1879, who was b. Dec. 20, 1852. They have three children: Harry A. Strong, b. May 12, 1881; Clarence A., b. Sept. 12, 1882; Warren A., b. Oct. 7, 1888. 4. Mary H. Strong, 4th child of David Ib-ainard Strong and Fdizabeth (Kagey) Strong, wash. March 19, 1848; d. Oct.

4, 18()0.

1844, David Catharine, b. Oct. 16, 1821; m., Charles G. one and she d. Dec. son, 25, 1845, leaving iilliert, Mr. (lilbci't married Christena, a sister of his first wife on the 4.

,


])lie drew his revolver and shot the judge in the groin; the ball could not be extracted and he carried it to his grave. Several shots were exchanged between the parties. A ball from the Judge's pistol struck Kiigi in the region of the heart,

first

passing through

328

KAGY RELATIOXSHIP and

his coat

then thronuh

vest,

memoranda book an inch

a

thick and glancing on a rib, passed around his body several His friends took him to Topeka inches, lodged in his side.

and 'Jdie

removed the ball himself with his pen-knife. and perfidity brutality of Elmore's attack on Kagi can lie tliere lie

])ro]ierly

estimated

the hands of a

when

it

is

known

man named Pardee

that he sent a note

l:)y

an

in-

to Kiigi requesting

which Kagi assented and it was when going to keep ai»])ointment that he met Elmore, and was assaulted in the manner described. It was re^iorted at the time that Elmore

tci'\icw, to tills

said to his fi'icnds

pluck he Would

One who

:

'if he

sliaivd tjie

known that Kiigi "had him home to dinner."

haro])rairi('s and among the

cnior

(»f

the IVrritorv:

Homes and

'VDesulatioii

firesides

tectiou even

among

infested

murderous predatory hands, and the towns

Avitli

the Indian

and garrisoned

ti'il)es.

'V\w hiiihwavs wci'e Avero

armies of eonflicting partisans, eatdi excited almost to frenzy and determined upon mutual ex-

fortified

termination.

h_v

Such was,

-ndthout

exagc'eration,

tlie

coiidi-

tion of the Territory at this ]>eriod.'"

The excitement produced on

tlie

and on

in

a

.lohn

l>y

tlie state

of affairs in Kansas

slavery question tliroiigliout the Union was intense, tliat Territory had assunKMl the character of a civil war

small scale.

Henry

l\;igi

Aftci' the close of the dtHcnlties in Kansas,

He

I'etnrneil to Ilristoi, ().

had made the

am

informed), to young lady (a teacher, acMpiaintance he before he went to Xebraska. whom seemed greatly attacdieil for some time, hut corres])ondence was begun and ke])t up ni' a

I

A

through the (dianging of his address so frequently the correspondence ceased, and the lady tliinking she was forgotten, received file attentions of another man and married him. Wlieii Kiigi returned to Brist(d and learned that his ''sweetheart" was wedded it is said he was greatly disappointed and declared that ''Xow he didn't care what became of him." He returned to Kansas and with dolm Ilrown engaged in rnnning off slaves fi-oiii Missouri into Iowa and thence to Canada. Hi IS.'iT he went to Springdale, la., and with others engaged in military drilling. In the spring of 1858 he went with John Brown and others to Chatham, Canada, where was held the Convention of the "Friends of Freedom." Kagi was elected secretary of the Convention and also Secretary of War of Brown's Provisional government. In the followingyear, sometime about June, in company with BroAvn, he came

Chambersburg, Pa., and engaged board at the house of Mrs. MavY Kittner, on East King street, where lie remained most of the time until the first week in October, when he to

KAGY aiul

left there for

15i"(>\\ii

Ferrv, Yd., and from Octoher Ki, ls:>i>.

331

KELATIOXSIIIP. the

tlierc

Kennedy to the

])laee

Ferrv

osnre of a soldier's life

was an invalid and He was num. Jacob, was

5.

num. .,

Treelir,

1S5U; Adda Eebecca, b. Nov. 25, 1865; Xettie CathMrs. Brnbaker d. April 4, 1868.

1».

Aug.

ID,

Fostoria, b.

Oct. 21, 1S2!»;

b.

March

ni.,

April 26, 1835, and have

1>.

1.'

John Franklin,

2. 3.

Sarah Catharine, Daniel Edward,

4.

Eliza

b.

Dec.

1854, to

3,

tive chihh-cn

:

1854.

2!),

Sept. 3, 1856. b. Jan. 30, 1858. b.

b. Sept. 15, 1868. Belle, b. April 15, 1870.

Ann,

Xancy They live 5.

1.

12,

Nov. 24, 18G7.

Christian

1852; Sarah Adda, b. Feb. 14, 1855; ]\[artha Elizabeth, b. Dec.

Ajn-il 15,

1854; M. Allen, h. Auii'. 18, 1857; Henry Ihirt,

at

Cornnna, Dckalh

John Franklin,

one child, Elsie M.,

Ind.

C(».,

;

farmer.

]\[areh 28, 1897, Alice Fimons; have Jan. 28, 18U8. Reside at Garret, Ind.

ni.,

b.

Sarah Catharine, m. Sanniel J. Lawhead, Dec. 3, 1876. They have fonr children, viz (1) Frank, (2) Orpha, (3) Essy, and '(4) Mand. Of tliese Frank, b. Feb. 24, 1876; Orpha, b. 2.

:

Oct. 7, 1878; Essy, b. P. O. Cornnna, Ind.

3.

Daniel Edward,

May

ni.,

5,

1880; Mand,

Dec. 25, 1879,

they have three children:

b.

Feb.

5,

Mary Dawson, and

(1) Francis, b. Dec. 9,

1880; (2)

Oct. 12, 1884; (3) Virda, b. Nov. 11, 1886. resides in Garrett, Dekalb Co., Ind.

Grace,

4.

5.

b.

Eliza

Ann,

Xancy

have one ^Iv.

d.

Belle,

Ang.

He

1886; nnm.

m. Charles M. AValker, Feb. 19, 1891, and named P. O. Anbnrn, Ind.

child, a girl,

Kagey

5,

1883.

.

raised his ne]Jiew, J(Jin F.

Rohm, who m. Dora

KAGY EELATIONSHIP.

352

Boweii, ]\larch 10, 1807, who have one son. P. O. Auburn,, liid. In the siininier of 1896 Mr. Kagey's barn was struck by lightning and his entire crop of hay and grain was destroyed.

3.

Andrew Jackson Kagey,

1850, aged 10 4.

o

y.

Elizabeth

son of Isaac Kagey,

d.

Xov.

4,

and 8 m.

Ann Kagey,

d.

Aug.

25, 1850, aged 18 y.

and

ni.

Sarah Kagey (Hershey), and 7 d.

5.

ni.

d.

Dec. 24, 1855, aged 22

y.,

3

Rebecca Kagey, daugliter of Isaac Kagey, was 1>. in Ashland Co., ()., Jan. 27, 1835, and ni. Simon E. Ketfer at .Mifflin, :\rarc]i 24, 1854. In 1855 they went to Iowa, and lived a few years at Winterset, Madison Co.^ and Homer, AV(J)ster Co., then settled at De Moines, la., where they still reside. Mr. Keffer is a shoemaker, which trade he has followed for forty years. lie has served as alderman in the City Councils of Des Moines and has served as delegate to several State Kepublican Conventions. Mr. and Mrs. Keffer have had ten children, viz: 1. William Byron Keffer, b. Dec. 23, 1855. 2. Sarah Eudorah Keffer, b. Feb. 27, 1857. 3. Frank Robinson Keffer, b. July 29, 1858. 0.

Mifflin townshi]),

4.

Florence

5.

June 11, 1861. b. March 17, 1863. Henry Sumpter Keffer,

6.

Kag^y

Keffer, b. Jan.

Charles Albert Keffer,

6,

18G0.

b.

Catharine Harriet Keffer, b. Jan. 17, 1865. Jennie Gladys Keffer, b. ^"ov. 8, 1866; d. June 28, 1875. 9. Emma Amanda Keffer, b. Oct. 22, 1870. 10. Esther Bonnie Keffer, b. Jan. 22, 1874. 7.

8.

1. William Byron Keffer, m. Ella Skinner, Sept. 17, 1879, and have three children, viz: Frances, Karl Kagev and Flor-

OS

w W Ui

h W w

< w w J < W

U

w

W

o o
rence

Keagy

Keffer,

unm.

Charles Albert, at Brookings,

S.

resides with her brother,

;

D.

Charles Albert Iveffer, nnm. occnpation, professor of forestry and botany in the State Agricultural College of South 5.

;

Dakota; resides

at

assistant chief in the

at

Washington, D. C.

6.

D., and at this date (1898) department of forestry and agriculture S.

Brookings,

is

Henry Sumpter

unm.

Keffer,

foreman in l^ook liindery; residence 7.

;

occupation, that of a

at Atlantic, la.

Catharine Harriet Keffer, m. Charles H. Edmunds, April and has two children: Clarence and Jesse.

29, 1886,

8.

Jennie Gladys Keffer,

9.

Emma Amanda

in Brookiuffs, ^&^> S.

d. in

Keft'er,

the 9th y. of her age.

num.;

a student at the college

D.

Esther Bonnie Keffer, m., June 28, 1899, Joseph Ralph

10.

Orwig.

7.

Mary Kagey, daughter of

Isaac Kagey, died in infancy.

356 8.

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

Henrv Kagev, son

Ann

of Isaac Kagev, m.

March

6,

1867,

Dennis, of near Madrid, Dallas Co., la., and

Margaret had one son, Charles Carl, who d. April 12, 18GS. Thev adopted his sister Catharine's youngest child, Xettie Catharine Brnbaker, on the 20th of July, 1872. 9.

and

Solomon R. Ivagey,

Feb. 21, 1859, aged 18

d.

v.,

11 m.

3 d., of consumption.

SAMUEL KEAGY, Jan. 25, 1800;

3d son of

Cliristian, 5th son of

Henry,

Elizabeth Landis, b. in Lancaster Co., Pa., XoY. 12, 1809, and d. at hor home in Ashland Co., O., Jan. 4, 1891, aged 81 y., 1 m. and 22 d. In the year 1823 her parents came to Ashland Co., O., where she was united in marriage with Sanmel Kagev, Jan. 5, 1832. To them were b.

born ten children, 1.

Catharine.

2.

John W.

3.

^Vinia F.

4.

Mary.

5.

Elizabeth.

6.

Daniel.

7.

Isaac.

8.

Samuel G.

9.

10.

ni.

viz:

Zacharias T. Christian

JJ.

Kagey had twenty -two grandchildren and seven greatHer husband d. Feb. 19, 1851, in the prime grandchildren. Mrs.

and vigor of manhood; to the better world.

also

one daughter, Mary, preceded her

aSTine are

living to

mourn the

loss of a

was marked by the strictest and of She was of a very kind heart. integrity uprightness and cheerful disposition and df her it could be truthfully said she had not an enemy in the world. She was never idle a and full retained the moment, possession of her mental faculties and was in good health until two months before her death. For manv A^ears she was a member of the Lutheran church dear mother.

Mrs. Kagey's

life

Henry Kagey, of Des Moines, Iowa.

-:

?->

KAOY EELATIOXSniP. and and

an

tried to lead

(-xc-iiiiilarv

woll-spoiit life she fill

down

kisses

licr

cvelid^

(

iiit(»

•^>''>9

'liri-t iaii

^Vlter a

lili-.

l'>iio-

drcandcss sleep wliidi

iluii

-rill.

Peaceful be thy silent slumber, Peaceful in thy grave so low. 1.

Catharine,

lioniestea, 1842: m. Sne Tow.sley, Oct. 10, 1872, and have on child. Helen .hilia: home, .\-lilaiid, O. Itnirji'v:

niakf'r.

8. Sanniel O., h. Anc. cai-jvnter and joiner.

U.

Zacharias T.,

1..

^>,

1845; nnm.:

Sept. 10, 1847: m.

lives at

Ashland, O.

;

Minnie Ih-hop, Oct.

KAGT EELATIONSHIP

3t)0

—

Charles F. and George M. 1875, and have two boys: Reside in Indiana; miller ])v trade. ,

hristian U., h. Jan. 5, 1850; b generally a hotel clerk. His present 10.

(

Samnel

(J.

Kagey,

at

unm. occupation, ;

home

is

clerk,

with his brother,

Ashland, O.

Samuel G. and Catharine Kagey occupy the old home place and, as above stated, are unmarried and have the care of a brother who is sorely afflicted with epilepsy. Samuel Kagey,

went from Shenandoah Co., ^'a., to Ohio in the year 1830, and took up land now in possesion of his children, and where Sr.,

he died Feb. Id. 1^.51.

CiiFJSTlAX KAGFY,

(-i)

the 4th son of Christian, the

son of Flenry from Pennsylvania, b. in Shenandoah Co., Va., in the year 1807, and m. Frances Coffman about the year 1852. Thev had but one child, ^larv C., who married John 5tli

a merchant. A^^'TvoaTe^ of smaTTchildren. In one

She

was taken

to the grave.

Christian

at the ao'c

of 82 or

3.

near

about 1880, leaving a family was buried her mother

d.

week

after she

Xew

Kagey

d.

Jan.

—

,

18S1>-00,

^larkct. Va.

(5) DANIEL KACiEY, the 5th son of Christian, the 5th son of Ilenrv from Pennsvlvania, was b. in Shenandoah Co., Va., in the year 1818. Resides on the old homestea^

is

361

d.

Beb. 23, 1839.

6. Catharine, born dead.

;

married

Andrew Brnbaker and

married Be v. AV. H. Cone, a 7. Barbara, born Lutheran preacher, now living on the old Christian Kagey home near Xew Market, Shenandoah Co., Va. ;

(7)

MAKY KAGEY,

the 2d danghter of Christian, the

5th son of Henry, of Bennsylvania, b. in Shenandoah Co., Va., Dec. 0, 1808; m. to Joseph Xeff, April 2, 1833, who was b. Feb. 21, 1807. They lived in Ohio a while and thfii moved

Their children are

to Bnshnell, Bl.

Sanmel

:

April 12, 1835; d. Jan. 27, 1840. 2. Catharine E., b. Feb. 8, 1838; m. to Jacob D. Gebhardt, April 2, 1857; d. at Etiwanda, Cah, Ang. 3, 1891. 1.

Iv., b.

Barbara A., b. July 14, ISK); m. to J. C. Walters, Sept. ^ov. 1, 1873. 4. John, b. May 17, 1842; m. to Marv F. Borter, Sept. 7, 18G9; elected treasurer of McDonongh Co. Xov. 4, 1877; d. in Brairie City, la., Xov. 5, 1878. 5. Daniel C, b. Sept. 26, 1844; m. to Frances A. Cole, Xov. 3.

24, 1862; d.

7,

1866. 6.

Frances A.,

b.

Xov.

5,

1846; m.

to II. S.

Wells, Jan. 24,

1867. 7. 8.

b. Jnly 30, 1849; d. Oct. 11, 1853. Snsannah V., b. Xov. 12, 1851; d. Jan. 25, 1856.

Michael,

near Bnshnell, 2.

Lived

111.

Catharine

Elizabeth

(Xeff) Gebhart's children are: Frances Amelia, b. Oct. 13, 1858; 1, 1860; Sherman AValters, 1). Ang. 31, 1864; an imnamed All the above were born at Toudanghter, d. Dec. 19, 1874. Ill 1875 Mr. Gebhart and family moved to lon, 111. Olathe, Kan., where the daughter, Mary E., d. Dec. 18, 1875. Frances

Mary

Elizabeth, b.

Jan.

362

KAGY

RELATIOXSIIIP.

Amelia m., Dec. 13, 1882, to Mr. Gebliart moved to California.

Myers.

On the

Itli

In May, 1886, of Aug., 1892,

Catharine E. Gebliart died at the home of her daughter, Frances A. Mjers, at Grapeland, Cal. Sherman AV. Gebliart

Jacob D. Gebhart

resides at Vicalia, Cal.

Barbara

Ann

is

a photographer.

Walter's children are: (1) Marv Dec. 111., Ida, 15, 1863, d. xVug. 6, 1865; (2) Clarence Josepli, b. Feb. 19, 186 He was m. to Mary JSTold Oct. 10, 1847, wdio was b. Jan. 28, Both are members of the Men1828, in Columbiana Co., O. Va.

Blosser was b.

lie

nouite church.

Occupation, farmer and retired stock dealer. Mahoning Co., O. To them

P. O. address, East Lewistown, M'ere

born

six children, viz

b,

April 8, 1855; Eva; Warren, b. Sept. 22, 1865, occupation farmer, P. O. address. East Lewistown, ]\Ialioning Co., O. and Homer, w]i(. was b. March 4, 1875, aud d. March 3, 1878. :

Sarah; Salinda; Susan,

;

Third Gencraiion. .

Sarah Blosser was

b.

John B. Leha member was She

Oct. 25, 1850; was m. to

man, Sept. 28, 1876; d. March 29, 1878. of the Mennonite church.

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

374

TJiird Generation.

Salinda Blosser was

b.

Jan. 21, 1852, in

Mahoning

Co., O.,

Leliman, Sept. 4, 18T!>, wlio was b. Oct. G, 1851, in Mahoning- Co., O. Occnpation, fanner. P. Both are members of the 0. address. East Lewistown, O.

and was m.

to

David

There were fonr chikh^en born

Mennonite chnreh. viz:

Homer,

Estella, b.

b.

May

S.

Aug.

29, 1880;

Alma,

b.

to

them,

Oct. 28, 1882;

Mary

21, lss5; Clarence Earl, b. Jnly 28, 1888.

Third Generation.

Eva

Blosser, b, Oct. 24, 1859, in

Mahoning

Co.,

m. to Henry D. Yoder, Jan. 31, 1883, who was 185G, in

Mahoning

Co., O.

Occnpation, farmer.

(

).,

b.

and was

27, P. O. adSe])t.

East Lewistown, O. Jjoth are members of the Mennonite church. There were two children b. to them, viz Xoah dress,

:

B., b.

Feb. 14, 1887, and William Kay,

b.

Dec. 17, 1889.

Third Generation.

Enos Blosser was

b. Sept. 9, 1823, in Bockingham Co., \'a. with his parents to Ohio in 1827, and was m. to Xancy Xewcomer, Dec. 2, 1849, who Avas b. March 21, 1827. He moved to Elkhart Co., Ind., in 1860. Occnpation, farmer. Both are members of the Mennonite chnreh. To them were

He came

b.

five children, viz:

Jacob, !^Iary Ann, l)avis55,

Anna Musselman, Xov.

in 4,

Mahoning 1880,

and Xov.

Co., O.,

who was

b.

Henry Kagey, Ticking County,

Ohio.

THE PUB AST TILC

ox AND JATION8.

381

KAGY RELATIOXSHIP. 26, 1864, in

Page

cupation, farmer.

them were born d.

P. O. address, Cantield, (). Co., Va. Both niendiers of Mennonite church.

six children, viz:

13, 1882;

Aug.

Warren,

b.

Oc-

To

March

2\), 1882,, Xoah, Aug. 20, 1883; Eihe, b. Xov.

b.

b. 22, 18^84; Lottie, b. Feb. 22, 1886, d. Jan. 3, 1890; Eva,

Sept. 25, 1887; Elmer, b. April 4, 1889.

something remarkable that so manv of the deBarbara scendants of Kagey remain true to the Mennonite was a member, and also that a majority of church, of which she I think

them

it is

are in

good circumstances

so far as this world's

concerned.

I.

IIEXRY KAGEY,

b.

May

goods are

B. C*ullak.

20, 1792; m. Catharine Eitz-

gerald about 1817, and moved to Licking Co., O., whore he d. May 3, 1887, at the great age of 94 years or more. Catharine d. in

1845, aged 47 years.

Issue, seven sons

and throe daugh-

ters, VIZ 1.

Isabelle

2.

Eliza Kagey,

3.

Edward Kagey,

4.

]\Iary

5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10.

1.

Kagey, h.

b.

Jan.

Jan.

3,

6,

1818.

1822.

b. ^^ov. 19,

1824.

Kagey, b. ^^v. 3, 1827. Alfred Kagey, b. Oct. 3, 1829. William Kagey, b. Dec. 12, 1831. Stephen Kagey, b. April 27, 1835. JTarvey Kagey, b. April 11, 1837. Maxwell Kagey, b. June 19, 1838. James Kagey, b. June 27, 1839. Kagey, m. David Black, Jan. 7, 1840. David Eeb. 23, 1888, aged 72 y., 2 m. and 9 d. Isabelle March 18, 1892, aged 74 y., 2 m. and 9 d., and had

Isabelle

Black

d.

Kagey

d.

five children, all 1.

May

daughters: Black, b. Doc. 14, 1840; m. to W. D. Gilbert, Lelia 1862 the issue of this union was three children

Mary A. 1,

:

;

Maud, b. March 3, 1869; Walter H., b. Sept. 23, 1874; Lorin R., b. Aug. 13, 1876 all dead. Kesidence, ISTewark, O. ;

382

KAGY RELATIOXSHIP.

Jemima Catharine Worley, nee

2.

m. b.

b.

Black,

AVorley, and had four children, 1875; Minnie Enola, b. July

viz

:

April 8, 1843; Carrie Estine,

Jnly 8, 13, 1877; Myrtle Agnes, b. Oct. 23, 1879; Xellie Gertrude, b. Xov. 16, 1881. 3. Jennie E. Black, b. ni. to George Keller, Xov. and five liad children: Belle 4, 1873, A., b. April 2, 1875; ;

David IL.

1).

Alarcli

Elsie J. Keller, 6,

b.

Guy W.,

27, 1878;

April 26, 1883; Clint

b.

M.

June

28, 1881; Keller, b. April

1885.

Residence, Kansas. Alice S. Black, b.

m. to John Gilbert, Dec. 2, have two children: Earl B., 1). Eeb. 14, 1879; They 1). Dec. 1884. in Beside ]vansas. 27, Kalph, 5. Libbic E. J^hick, 1). m. to Joseph Ilaslop, June Florence E., b. April 2, 17, 1880, and lia\c throe cliildren 1881 Arthur T., b. '.May 11, 1883; Mary A., b. Oct. 12, 1885. Beside in Xewark, Licking Co., O. 4.

;

1873.

;

:

;

2.

Eliza Kagey, a daughter of Henry Kagey, home near Hebron, Licking Co., O.

is

unm., and

resides at

3.

Edward,

is

unm.; resides near Jlebron, O.

1828; m., Xov. 10, 1847, Joseph Aaron Hildebrand and is uow a Avidow, and lives three miles west of Hebron, O. Joseph Walton d. Xov. 3, 1861, and Aaron Hildebrand, the 2d husband, d. Xov. 3, 1879. By the first marriage there were born 4.

]\rary

Kagey,

b.

Xov.

3,

"Walton, and after his death she m.

to

all of whom married, and by her 2d marriage Children by the 1st husband are CV^tharine L. ATalton, b. Oct. 10, 1848; m. F. M. Stool-

them four girls,

one son. 1.

iire,

:

Aug. 19, 1869, and have three children June 27, 1870; Stanton H. Stoolfire,

hre, b.

Ernest 2.

J. Stoolfire, b. Sept. 8,

Clara C. AValton, 19, 1871.

Hand, Dec.

b.

:

b.

Crace A. StoolDec. 21, 1871;

1873.

July 17, 1852; was m.

They have two

children:

to

Edward

Guy

AY.

KAGY Hand,

Gnv

1).

^y.

383

EELATIOXSIIIP.

Jan. 21, 1873; Mary C. Hand, 1). June 27, 1878. Reside at Xewark, (). d. Oct. 28, 1885.

Hand

was m. to Marion Earl children: have two They Long, Sept. 27, S. Long, 1). March 11, 1878; Xellie AV. Long, b. July 1, 1882. Ella E. AVahon, b. June 23, 1858; m. to T. F. Hibrandt, -i. JIave no children. Residence, Enion Sta.Vpril 18, 1882. ;5.

Agnes M. Walton,

b.

Oct. 7, 1855;

187. dune 27, 1830; m. ]Marv Crawford, and lives Xewai'k, l^icking Co., O. They liad one son, Henry Harvev, A\ln> , 1887, in infancv, at tlie age of 4-J10.

in

months.

Iveside at ^se^\ark, O.

and Oatlnu-ine (Fitzgerahb) Tvagey were naand were Imi-n in Shenandoah (^o., and emigrated from there to Licking ('. ^'LDCN

FOUNDATIONS.

391

KAGY KEL A'l'IONSllll'. of Imios

soil

2(1

was

\'ouii,i;',

and

^Marv, ami her two sons the KeforiiiCHl cliurcli.

]\larlluu llic

May

an;

dara K. were twins.

south

of

Th'enKui, O.

M. E. church.

Farniin. dime ert Stuart, of

Leefe, b.

:

b.

397

KELATlOXSllir.

8,

1).

Jan. 2i,

Bremen,

().,

1800 Delia Lncilc, ;

i\ov. 22, 18!J3; AVard,

Dec.

G,

West

1).

h. Sept. Oct. :]0,

1897.

8th child, was

resides at present (1898) at

18G6; and have

b.

Aug.

1,

1809;

is

unm.;

Rushville, O.

Mellnotte Kaga}-, 9th child, Avas

b.

Xov.

10, 1872.

She

made her home with her uncle Rudolph's family until she was m. to Banner E. Friend, a well-to-do young farmer, of near West Rushville, on the 27tli of Dec, 1893. They have one child, Karl, b. Oct. li, 1800.

Kagay, the loth chihl, was b. April 28, 1874; and an active member of the Reformed church. unm., Lilly Belle

is

Ivy Janette Kagay, lltli (diild, was b. April 27, 1877; unm., and resides with her mother in Bremen, O.

is

David Kagy, the 4th son of Christian Kagy, was b. Page Co., Va., July 7, 18;];3, and d. April 7, 18;],"), aged y. and 9 m,

in

1

John Kagay, 5th son

of (Christian

Kagay, was

b.

near Bre-

3, 1835, on the binii where he now (1898) reHis early education was such as the common schools of

men, O., Feb. sides.

his

day and

a

new country

afforded.

Fie and his brothers as-

heavy timbered land for of one the most intelligent and to-day filled several minor offarmers in has his State. He thrifty fices in his township, and is an active member of the Reformed sisted their father in clearing the

cultivation; and he

is

Fie m. is vet an elder in that societv. Tenia Stuart, 'Nov. 21, 18G1, and bought the old homestead, where he has lived ever since, with hand still u]:)on the helm of the barque of life. His wife d. Aug. 27, 1894, after 33 years

church, has been and

KAGY KELATIOXSHIP.

398

wedded

of ]ia]ipv a

life.

She was

(

Xov. 17,

"lara Belle, b.

a faithful, loving wife

and

They had eleven children:

fond and affectionate mother.

18Gi>;ni. Feb. 3, 1885, to

Wm.

Ilil-

brandt, of Kirkersville, O., and now (1898) resides on a farm Mrs. Ililbrandt is a member of the Ileformed at L_v(»ns, Kan.

They have four

chnrcli. 3,

1887;

Ward

K.. b.

lSil2: Cnrtis K.,

h.

Sept. Feb. 19, 1897. -27,

dames Franklin, the 2d 29, 18G1:.

Hazel Dell, b. May 1889; Marie L., b. Aug. 25,

children, viz:

child of

After (piitting the

dohn Kagay, was

common

b.

June

schools he attended

school at the Ohio Central jSFormal College, at Pleasantville,0., and the Ohio Normal I'lnversity, at Ada, O. He tanght school in

Fairfield an lie

in a

lie has scarcely any education Keagy's case is a sad one. and knows ahsolutely nothing of business. year ago lie was

A

out on parole, and Inul lioen cooking foi- ihe cidiiractors on the ^Midland Terminal until Midland was reached. Lately let

he has heen with the same cr,ntractors on the washout near Colorado 'ity and has taken the opportuinty of circulating (

his petition in person.

A

If

Keagy had an

in-tinct

of"

liuilt

of prominent

men

of

it.

i-evenge, he would I'un I'ullani Jut he is his clothes.

and cut that $10,000 out of

to ejii'th

not

mnnber

large

Maintou have willingly signed

I

that wav.

T)Tsro\-i:i;v

of a P>ox coxtatxtx(; $10,000 ox the Saxta

Ye

diJAIL. 'idle

wildest imagination cdidd -c;ire(dy conceive of a

more

intensely interesting story than was unfolded before the State Board of Pardons yesterday.

An unso])histicated young old Santa Fe trail, di^cr)ver's a treasure

is

countryman, traveling on the hox containing $10,000. The

alhj wed to lie f(^r three

valise, in a lone

cabin of Kansas.

out in the world to invest

years in the discoverer's the young man starts

Then

his fortune. Passing along the Colorado Springs with his valise in his hand, he is accosted by an old man, becomes a companion of the stranger in a rude tent and finally parts from the $10,000, receiving two notes of $10,000 each in payment. The notes are signed by the aged individual, who, according to the story, follows his

streets of

414

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

victim with a devilish malignity that never ceases in its operations until the too confiding rustic is landed in the State peniThe grand tentiary under a sentence of twelve long years. denouncement came yesterday when a minister of the gospel appeared in behalf of the young man before the Board of

Pardons, and Governor Waite signed a full and unconditional pardon for Charles E. Keagy.

THE GOOD AXGEL.

The minister who appeared as the good angel in the case is the Rev. John E. Roberts, of a peculiar religious denomination known as the Church of the Living God. The reverend genis an intelligent looking and as handsome a man as one can see in a day's experience. His story is told in such a plain,

tleman

straightforward

way

that

it

carries conviction, although

be stated that Judge Campbell, of the

it

may

district court at Colo-

rado Springs, who to-day is elevated to the Supreme judgeship, and President ^V. F. Slocum, of Colorado College, do not acOn the other hand, the minister's story cept the story as true.

supported by the mayor of Colorado Springs and numerous prominent citizens of Colorado Springs and Manitou, as well as by experts in handwriting who, it is claimed, were refused is

the opportunity to appear and testify at the time of the trial. The address which the minister delivered l)efore the Board of Pardons yesterday convinced

many

of the listeners that a

gross injustice has been practiced on Iveagy. ever, to touch the hearts of the majority of

It failed,

how-

the Board, and

Governor AVaite acted upon his own responsibility issued the executive order, relieving the young man cloud that has hung over him for years past.

when he from the

A SOEKOWING FATHER. According to ^h\ Roberts, the case was first called to his attention while in attendance at a camp-meeeting of his

A

church over two vears aao, at Junction Citv, Mich. whiteman arose and told the story of his son's misfortunes and

haired

imprisonment in the penitentiary of Colorado. The recital ^reatly aftected the hearers and right then and there prayers

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

up for the release of the voinig man and for his Mr. Roberts pledged to the sorrowing father

Avere offered

vindication. his

utmost

415

efforts in freeing his son.

Keagy was sent to the penitentiary in Xov., 1890. From the day he entered the institution good fortune seemed to smile upon him. He was made the recipient of every favor the prison officials could bestow and at the first favorable opportunity the him

transferred to the reformatory at than three months Keagv was released on parole. He has visited Denver several times and is at The present a ]n'ospector in the (^ripple Creek gold fields. prison l)oard ordered

Buena

Vista.

In

less

telegraph last night bore the glad news to the father in gan that his prayers had been answered. YOITjSTG

]\[ichi-

KEAOy's LIFE.

]\lr. Itobcrts says that Keagy was born near Elkhart, Ind., '"His mother died when Charles w^as quite thirty years ago. young," said Mr. Eoberts, ''leaving Charles and his father to work the farm and sui)i)ort a family of six or seven growing-

was denied the privilege of In 1886 Charles took u]) hind in a common school education. Stevens Co., Tvau., and drove a freighting team for a living, between Hartlan and Hugoton while proving up on his claim. While at one of the towns he was delayed over night by a heavy rain. The next morning he started for home and as he

girls.

For

this reason Charles

was crossing a bridge on the Cimarron, in the line of the old Santa Fe route, he noticed the end of a wooden box protruding from the oi)posite bank of the river. The sand had been washed away l)y the freshet. He dismounted from his Upon opening w^agon and pulled out a box three feet long. the box he found within it a tin box containing $10, 000 in cash, mostly currency." Mr. Roberts relates how the surprised young teamster carried the treasure to his cabin and hid the money away from

remained for several years until the youngman disposed of his Kansas farm and started for Colorado. The evil genius, according to Mr. Roberts, appeared in the form of Alvin K. Fulbun, of Colorado Springs. The minissight.

There

it

416

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

ter says that rullani was an old of starvation, living- in a tent.

man, apparently on the verge

The W.

C. T. F. of the city

had compassion on him and took n]) a collection for his benefit. In reality, Mr. Eoberts says, Fnllam was a miser and it was afterwards shown that he was worth $50,000 in money and Walking on the streets of Colorado Springs or property. Maniton, Keaa'v was accosted hv Fnllam and a friendship was strnck np which resnltcd in Fnllam's getting possession of the $10,000 and $2,000 additional which Keagy had accumulated by selling his ranch and other operations. "After securing the money," says Mr. Roberts, "Fnllam He called to his disappeared and Cliarles became alarmed. aid several of the business men of Manitou and every effort He was Avas made to ascertain the whereabouts of FuUam. Fullam returned to Colorado finallv located at Friend, Xeb. Springs and remained there for two weeks without the knowlIt was during Fnllam's soedge of Charles or his friends. awful fate was planned. Charles' that at the Springs journ He w^as arrested for forgery and placed behind the bars. The prisoner's money was freely used to convict him and the only method he had of paying two young attorneys, who engaged in his behalf, was to give them his gold watch and other effects. One of the grand jury refused to vote for indictment because upon comparing signatures he felt convinced that Fullam wrote the notes. Experts were summoned, but their tes-

timony was ruled out except that of the men with whom Fullam had his money deposited. All of Charles' witnesses were ruled out and Fnllam's sigTiature was not allowed to be compared Avith the signatures on the notes, and Charles, who a short time before had walked the streets of Manitou, Colorado City and Colorado Springs with $12,000 cash in his hand satchel, wearing a neat suit of clothes worth $75 and everything to match except experience, was sentenced to the Canon City penitentiary for twelve years." Mr. Eoberts says he presented the case to Governor Eoutt before the retirement of that officer from the chair. ''I said, '1

leave this case in God's hands and yours.' The governor T am running the State of Colorado and God has

replied,

417

KAGY RELATIONSHIP. nothing- to do with

ernor and

is

now

"

Mr. Roberts disagTeed with the govpositively convinced that God has a great

it.'

deal to do with the administration of aiTairs in Colorado.

"God answers

the prayers of the righteous," devoutly said

the minister last night.

The Board

of Pardons

met

in adjourned session yesterday to Slocum in order

consider several cases referred to Professor

might talk personally with .Judge Campbell at ColoThe list embraced the names rado Springs concerning them. of Charles E. Keagy, C. W. Mills and William S. West, all

that he

sentenced to the penitentiary from El Paso county. Keagy for a half two and for twelve Mills, years forgery; got years Professor horse for and "West tw^o stealing. years luu'glary,

Slocum reported unfavorably on

all

three of the cases, the vote

standing three to one in favor of refusing the application. Governor Waite voted in favor of clemency, and Slocum, Ap-

and Mrs. Love voted against pardon. Members Wheeler and Mills and Mrs. Belford were not present.

pel

Immediately upon going

to his office after the

adjournment

of the board. Governor Waite began issuing pardons, and before night documents bearing the governor's signature and the seal of the State

cent, that Mills

deputy

were issued in favor of the three applicants

The governor took the ground

named.

district

that

Keagy

is

inno-

and that the prosecuting attorney admitted that West was

was inveigled

into pleading guilty

not guilty. 5. Martha A. Keagy was b. in St. Josephs Co., Ind., and m. April 5, 1883, at Goshen, Ind., to John C. Fast, who was b. Dec. 2-1, 1858, in OrlofP, South llussia, his grandparents having emigrated from Germany to Russia; his mother was of French descent her grandfather was a native Frenchman and her grandmother a native German. The issue of this

—

union

is

three children, viz

:

Arthur Herman

Fast, b. July 6,

1887, at Tlillsboro, Kan.; Beatrice Verinda Fast, b. Oct. 18,

EAGY EELATIONSHIP.

418

1891, and John Constantine Fast, h. Jan. 5, 1891. Mrs. and Mr. Fast reside at liillsboro, Kan. (1898). John C. Fast and Jacob J. Fast, Mary E. Keagy's hnsband, are brothers. 6. Barbara Ellen Iveagy, was b. in Elkhart Co., Ind., and m. Dec. 26, 1891, to Frederick Evans and live at Eseondido, San Diego Co., Cal. have three children, Lottie IsTaoma, b. April 1, 1893; Koy Frederick, b. Feb. 5, 1895; Mand Kate, ;

b.

Jan. 27, 1898.

Ehoda Keagy, was

7.

to E. E.

29, 1889,

b. in

Byrnm

at

Elkhart Co., Ind., and m. June Grand Junction, Mich., where

they resided up to June 29, 1898, at which date they moved to Mr. Moundsville, W. Va., with their printing establishment.

Byrum

is

the publisher of the Gospel Trumpet, a weekly anti-

holiness journal, and also a weekly religious paper for children.

sectarian

union

this

—Ethel

Elsie, b.

1892; Enoch Arh.,

Aug. 9, named, b. Mar. 29, 1898.

1890; Birdie Kuth, b. Aug. 1, 1891; baby girl un-

duly 1).

The Shining Light, Four children bless

1,

Xaomi Keagy, m. Louis

IS". Gridley at San Diego, and reside at Gridley, Butte 11, 1880, Cal., now, 1898, have two children Lulu Co., Cal., Florence, b. in San Diego, Ivlov. Claude Cal., 3, 1891; Wallace, b. at Gridley, Butte Co., 1894. Louis X. Gridley wash. Kov. 19, Cal., April 21, in Butte Cal. Members of the' Christian Church. 1861, Co.,

Esther

8.

Xov.

—

9. John Kudolph Keagy, b. July unm. and resides in Gridley, Truckee

10.

Hannah Catharine Keagy,

29, 1873, in Indiana, Co., Cal.

b. Sept. 12,

1877.

Sarah Adaline Keagy, m. Xov. 10, 1898, to Charles Davidson, and reside at Moundsville. AV. Va. (1899).

11.

W.

is

3.

John,

b.

July 22, 1836;

d.

Mar. 10, 1855.

419

KAGY RELATIONSHIP. 4.

Elizabeth, b. Mar. 26, 1838;

d.

April

0,

1838.

18, 1839; iii. to Rev. Daniel BrenneFairfield men in Mar., 1857; of Co., Ohio, where they resided until Mar., 18G4, when they settled in Elkhart Co., Ind., and 5.

Siisannali, b.

May

They have

reside near Goshen. b.

Mary M.,

Timothy IT., Samuel J., b.

ten children, viz: school teacher; Goshen, Ind. April 24, 1859; b. Sept. 20, 1860; printer; Goshen, Ind.

1862; printer; at Xorthfield, Minn. 28, 1864; painter; at Goshen, Ind. Ehoda K., b. July 17, 1866; school teacher; Goshen, Ind. Martha, A., b. July 29, 1868; Goshen, Ind. jSTaomi S., b. Sept. 10, 1870; school teacher; Goshen, Ind. Daniel J., b. May 19, 1873. Josiah M.,

May

4,

June

b.

;

Phoebe

Moody

P., b.

IL,

6.

Isaac, b.

7.

Jaeoli, b.

was in

St.

31, 1875. 12, 1877.

Xov. 25, 1841;

May

21, 1844; Petersburg, Elorida.

Florida, 8.

Aug. Xov.

b.

Anna,

,

1897.

March

b.

d.

June

10, 1861.

m. Emily Eorwood; He was a teacher.

his

He

home d. in

E'o issue.

1847; m. Ancel M. Thomas and reMich. She has one child, a daughter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are physicians of the 9,

sides at Battle Creek,

named Clara May. hygiene school.

May Thomas was b. at Mt. Crawford, Va., April 6, and was m. at Battle Creek, Mich., to George W. Hall, 1874, June 11, 1892, and have one child, Harold Rollin, b. May 24, 1893. JSTeglect and cruel treatment and disregard to provide for his wife and child compelled Mrs. Hall to seek and obtain a legal divorce from her husband. Returninc; to Virginia in 1894 she was united in marriage to Arthur C. Miller, of DayClara

ton, Va., l^ov. 11, 1897. 9.

Mary,

b.

May

15, 1849; d.

July 19, 1869.

Single

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

420

KEAGEY

re-m. some two years or so from the JOHiST R. He m. in 1863, Elizabeth M. time his wife Barbara died. (1) Lucas, b. June 6, 1837, and they had six children, viz Irene, b. Dec. 2, 1864; m. S. F. Landis; (2) ^^lagdalene, b. :

April 28, 1867; (3) William, b. Dec. 22, 1869; (4) Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1872; (5) Timothy T., and (6) Rhoda A., twins, b. Mother and children live at Mt. Crawford^ Eeb. 6, 1875. Va. Magdalene d. March 8, 1897.

6.

PETER KAGEY,

a

son of liudulph, a son of old

Henry, b. Jidy 6, 1807; m. Magdalene Xisewander, b. Xov. 28, 1806; d. Xov. 18, 1862, and had ten children, viz: 1.

Abraham

2.

Isaac P.

3.

Jacob P.

4.

Samuel P. John Riid(il]ih.

5.

P.

Barbara A.

6.

J

7.

MaryM.

8.

Joseph Henry. Lydia C. 10. Sarah E. Peter lived on the old home of his father's. His sisters^ Anna and Magdalene, lived in the old house. Peter d. Feb. 2,^1849, aged 41 y., 6 m., 27 d. 9.

1.

Abraham

Simmers April children, viz

July 24, lb33, and m. Francis Virginia 1855; she was b. May 1, 1837, and had three

P., b. 5,

:

Oct. 23, 1856; d. Feb. 2, 1862.

1.

Mary Alice,

2.

Ida Florence,

b.

Feb.

3.

Ada

b.

Feb. 11, 1S65.

b.

Melciua,

8,

1860.

Ida Florence, m. Charles AV. Showalter and had three Both the above families children, two now living, both girls. are now, 1893, living at Iron Gate, Allegheny Co., Ya. 2.

421

KAGT EELATIONSHIP. 3.

Ada

Melcina,

]n.

James

Eareliart

and

luive

two

cliildreiij

Tliev live at Basic City, Augusta Co., Va.

a girl and a boy.

1). Oct. 19, 1834; m. had and Feb. 13, 1859, Rebecca Jane Shaffer, eight chiklren. G m. and 46 Isaac P. d. April 19, 1887, aged y. 1. Wm. E., b. Xov. 28, 1859.

2.

Isaac P., 2d son of Peter Kagey,

2.

Cdiarles E., b.

3.

Joseph P. and 1. Fanny M., twins, Milton E., b. Mar. 18, 1868. Mary E., b. Dec. 22, 1869.

5. 6.

7.

Sallie E., b.

8.

Jacob A., Lewis P.,

9.

10.

Virginia

July 27, 1862.

June

1865

17, 1871.

b. Sept. 9,

b. Oct. 19,

Alice, b.

b. iS ov. 1,

1873. 1875.

June

9,

1878.

ni. Emma J. Jones, Dec. 28, E. Kagey, b. Jan. 17, 1887. Franklin 1884, and have one son, William E. Kagey d. Aug. 5, 1888, aged 28 y., 8 m. and 8 d. 1.

AYilliam

Eugene Kagey,

Edward Kagey, m. Lydia A. Lloyd May 13, 1884, and she died; then he m. again Mary J. AVoods in 1887, 2.

May

Charles

13,

and had

Shirley A.,

six children.

b. Sept. 25,

1887.

Feb. 14, 1888. John M., 'Nov. 26, 1890. b. Alpha O., b.

Millie E., b. Dec. 28, 1892. One son and a daughter died in infancy. 3.

Joseph P. Kagey, m.

Amanda Hawkins

Dec. 22, 1891.

5. Milton E. Kagey, m. Ida P. dinger April 10, 1891, and have one child, Florence M., b. May 20, 1892.

6.

Mary

E. Kagey, m. Jacob Fleming Sept.

have one child, viz

Minnie M.,

:

b. Sept. 25,

1890.

8,

1889, and

KAGY EELATIONSHIP.

422

Marv m., 20 7.

E. Ivagey

d.

Fleming

^ov. 12, 1895, aged 25

v.,

10

d.

Sallie E.

and have one

Kagev, m. Charles child, Mattie E.,

b.

W.

Bellinger Dec. 25, 1890, Feb. 7, 1892.

8. Jacob A. Ivagev, m. Xov. 21:, 1894, and have one son, Vernon E. Kagey.

to

Eosa

J. Shaffer,

Jacob P., 3d son of Peter Kagey, b. April 26, 1830; ui. Their Frances C. Weller, b. April 5, 1836; m. Feb. 4, 1857. children are

:

b.

Dec. 26, 1858. 8, 1860. Feb. 16, 1861.

1.

Mary Magdalene,

2.

John William,

3.

George Harvey, b. Jacob Calvin, b. Mar. 10, 1863.

4.

b.

Feb.

b.

Feb.

1865.

5.

Philip Michael,

6.

Barbara Virginia, b. Jnly 16, 1866. Charles David, b. Jmie 25, 1868. Sarah Alice, b. Ang. 22, 1869; d. Jmie 15, 1896.

7. 8.

3,

9. Anna Price, b. Feb. 7, 1870. 10. Frances Catharine, b. March 3, 1871. 11. Benjamin Franklin, b. March 20, 1873.

12. Archibald R., b. 13.

Daisy Florence,

Of

these

all

are

Jmie

20, 1875; d. Jan. 16, 1875.

b. Sept. 13,

members

1882.

of the United Brethren church ex-

cept George and the two youngest. Jacob P. Kagey's post office is Elkton,

Va.

;

Rockingham

Co.,

occupation, farming.

1. Mary Magdalene, m. April 3, 1884, L. B. Myers, and have two children. They live near Peach Grove, Rockingham Co., Va. 3.

George H., m. Feb.

Members 6.

of the

Barbara

4,

1886, a Miss

Moyers.

Dunker church.

Viro-inia,

m. a ^h\ Fadlev Oct.

9,

1887.

All are members of the United Brethren church.

423

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

Kagey, 1). Aug. 9, 1837; in. Amanda Walker, Xov. 13, 1857; b. July 8, 1834, and d. Sept.

Samuel

4.

—

P., son of Peter

They liad three children, Simon P./l). Sept. 1, 1858. John E., b. Jan. 9, 1860.

1862.

,

1. 2.

viz

:

Mary J., b. Sept. 1, 1861. March 28, 1863, Samuel P. m. Mary 3.

To])pin, b. Sept. 15,

1833, and had nine children, viz: (1) Lydia A.,

b.

Jan. 14,

b. July 1864; (2) Jacob S., b. Mar. 6, 1865; (3) Samuel M., b. is'ov. 16, 1867; (5) Benjamin B., b. 9, 1866; (4) Sarah C, Feb. 18, 1870; (6) Barbara S., b. June 22, 1871; (7) Joseph b.

H.,

Oct. 12, 1872; (8) Charley P., b.

George

(9)

L., b. Sept. 18,

Sept.

21, 1874;

1876.

m. Miss Leanna E. Ilowver, Oct. 24, 1885, and had three children, viz: Evada A., b. Aug. 23, 1886; Bertha J., b. Jan. 10, 1888; Manola H., b. April 6, 1890. 1.

Simon

2.

John

P.,

P., m. Miss Josie C. Kitchie,

had two children, b.

June

son,

23, 1892.

'Mryx

3.

viz: Xettie

Xov. 26, 1882, and 1888; Kudy S.,

J., b. Sept. 24,

Samuel

J.,

m. John AVerner, Jan.

O., b.

Sept. 8,

1,

1890, and have one

1890.

Samuel P. Kagey and family

reside at Linville,

Shenandoah

Co., Va.

Second wife's children 2. Jacob S., m. Bettie J. Swank, Aug., 1889, and have two children. Lulu M., b. Sept. 8, 1890, and Paul S., b. March, 1892; resides at Sky, Va. :

John Pudolph, son of Peter Kagey, b. March 1, 1839 m. He was killed a a widow, and had one child. few years ago near Martin's Ferry on the Ohio Piver, where he 5.

;

Miss Poarick,

lived,

8.

by the bursting of

a steam engine boiler.

Joseph Henry, son of Peter Kagey,

b.

July 11, 1845; m.

424

KAGY KELATIONSHIP

Mary Catharine Rogers

Aug'. 1, 1880, and have four Samuel AV., 11., Tay S. and a baby unhe went to AYashington territory named. In the year and has resided ever since at Semiahnioo, AVhatcom Co.

Miss

children, viz

:

Alton

6. Barl)ara A., daughter of Peter Kagey, b. Aug. 4, 1840; m. David Gochenour Dee. 28, 1858, and have children, viz 1. Virginia Frances, b. March 30, ISGO; and d. duly 15, :

1862. 2.

Wm.

3.

John Luther,

4.

Malinda Lee, b. Marcli 16, 1865. Minnie Alice, b. Feb. 18, 1867: d. June 24, 1888. Maggie Elizabeth, ]>. June 16, 1868.

5. 0.

b.

Ashby,

b.

7.

ChaVles IrAvin,

8.

]\[ilt()n

9.

Millie Florence,

-'5.

John

April 20, 1862. Xov. 22, 1863.

1).

Fniory,

1).

.lune 2, 1870; d. Jan. 10, 1875.

b. Aju-il 6,

went

Ohio

May

1,

1871.

1882.

1886, and m. Miss have one son, Charles They resides at 1892; Buckland, Auglaize Co., 0.

J^uther,

to

in Jan.,

AVheeler Dec. 27, 1891.

]\Iira

Irwin,

1).

Oct. 6,

4. Malinda Lee, m. David O'Roark, of Kockingham Co., Va., Dec. 29, 1891, and have one child, Carrie Leona, b. Feb. 2,

1893.

Marv Magdalene Kagev, daughter of Peter Kagev, was March 14, 1842, and m. Timothy Knight. They reside at

7.

b.

State Line, Franklin Co., Pa.

two bovs and two 9.

They have four

children living,

girls. C5*

Lvdia Catharine, daughter of Peter Kagev, d. Sept. 12, 1852; aged 5 y. and 6 m.

b.

March

13,

1847;

10. Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Kagey, b. Jan. 25, 1849; m. J. Frank Zirkle on the 14th day ol April. 1870, and have six girls and two boys, viz :

Olilia M., b. Jan. 1, 1871.

425

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP. Laura ^L,

h. Oct. 1,

Lydia M.,

1).

Liicv M.,

1873.

fhuie IT, 1875. 29, 1877.

May

b.

Arthur K. and Ollie M., Gilbert L.,

Agnes

P..,

b. 1).

25, 1882. July 11, 1885.

J. y. Zirkle b.

7.

Oct 17, 1870; twins.

b.

March

April

5,

1845.

Eudolph Kagey, the seventh

child

and fourth son of

Kudoli^h Kagey, the sixth son of Henry from Pennsylvania, wash. Dec. 18,' 1800, and d. May 31, 1815.

EVE KAGEY,

1).

Dec.

Co., Va., all daughters, viz

1M3; m. Samuel

2,

Xov.

Rockingham

8,

AYenger, of 1831, and had nine children,

:

1.

Barbara Wenger,

2.

Mary Wenger,

3.

Magdalene Wenger, b. April 2, 1840. Ghristena Wenger, b. March 20, 1842. Anna Wenger, b. Aug. 4, 1844. Susannah M. AVenger, b. Eeb. 1, 1847.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

b.

b, jSTov. 8,

1835.

Dec. 30, 1837.

Eva AVenger,

b. Sept. 10, 1S40. Sarah AVenger, b. May 27, 1852. And one unnamed, d. at l)irtli.

Eve AVenger d. Eeb. 4, 1808, near Dayton, A^a. Samuel AVenger was born July IG, 1813, and d. 1861; aged 48 1.

y.,

1 m.

and 25

Sept. 11,

d.

Barbara AVenger, m. John

J. Smitli;

they liave no

chil-

dren. 2. jMary AVenger, m. Henry Geil, who was b. Dec. 1, 1831; they had three children, viz John Samuel Geil, b. July 30, 1859; Priscilla Geil, b. Xov. 0, ISGl, and d. Sept. 14, 1882; Mary Eva AA^ Geil, b. June 18, 1864, and d. A"ov. 16, 1865. :

John Palph.

S.

Geil m. Alice Shank, and have one son, Geil d. Aug. 18, 1864.

Mary AA^iger

Henry

KAGY KELATIOXSHIP.

426 3.

Magdalene,

4.

ehristena,

5.

Anna,

ni.

b.

b.

April

Mar.

April

:^0,

9,

1840;

2,

1842;

Xov. 30, 1861.

d.

d.

Oct.

5,

1801.

1891, Solomon Beerj.

Susannah M., m. Peter S. Holsinger on tlie 2 2d of Dec, 18T0, and had six children, viz Josephine Dorinda Holsinger, b. Dec. 26, 1871. 6.

:

Cornelius AValter Holsinger,

1>.

Jan.

3,

1876.

Elsie Ceretta Holsinger, b. Ang. 17, 1879. Kittie Lillie Holsinger, b. Mar. 22, 1883.

Gather Peter Ralph Holsinger,

Amos

Stover Alva Holsinger,

b.

May

7,

1886.

Xov. 21, 1888. Dorinda ni. John Peubnsh, Aug. 17, 1887, and Josephine have three children, viz: Lena Posa, b. Aug. 28, 1889; Mary Lillie, b. Sept. 5, 1891; Xora Kenyon, b. March 26, 1893. 7.

Eva Wenger,

ni.

Adam

1874, and had eight children, b.

Minnie,

Annas, b.

Linhoss on the 11th of June, viz:

28, 1875.

Jan. 28, 1877. Dec. 10, 1878.

b.

Jesse, b.

Cora,

March

b.

June

5,

1881.

Ada, Aug. 30, 1883. Thomas, b. March 2, 1886. Vena and Vincent (twins), b.

b.

May

17, 1890.

8. Sarah Wenger, m. Christian Good, on the 12tli of Feb., 1891; they had one child, a son, b. Feb. 21, 1892, d. a few hours after birth. The mother also d. Feb. 23, 1892.

9.

Child of Eva and Samuel "Wenger

d. at birth.

Mrs. Eve (Kagey) AVenger informed the writer that there was another son in her father's family that bore the name of (7) Rudolph; he was born Dec. 18, 1809, and died May 31, 1815. She says her mother often spoke to her in her child-

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP. lioi id

about this

little

-iST

Mrs. Eve AVenger was Eudolph Kagey, the son of old Henry,

son and brother.

the youngest child of

it is highly probable that he was born was born Jan. 14, 1768, and as that emigrated from Pennsylvania to Virfirst into the Valle}", and the next year into the Luray ginia; Shenandoah Valley, where he bought 960 acres of land, on which he built a mill and died before it was completed. It is not at all likely that Henry Kagey would go to Virginia in the dead of winter at that early day, hence we feel warranted in stating that Rudolph was born in Pennsylvania. Certain

from Pennsyh'ania, and in Pennsylvania, as he is the year his parents

it is that several of his lu'others, viz John, Henry, Jacob, Abraham, Christian, and a sister Anna, were born in Pennsylvania. Eve Wenger died Feb. 4, 1898, near Dayton, Rockingham Co., Va., and is buried at the Bank church. She was a member of the Alennonite church for over sixtv vears, and was a pillar in the church. Her many excellencies of mind and heart won many warm and lasting friends; to know her :

was

to love her.

BARBARA

KAGEY, the second daughter of Henry from Pennsylvania, was born Eeb. 27, 1770, on the old Kagey homeShe married stead, on Smith's creek, Shenandoah Co., Va. Daniel Beery, one of two brothers, who were millwrights, and who walked from Pennsylvania to the Valley of Virginia. They stopped to build the "Old Kagey Mill" (which is still standing, 1899), when Daniel Beery fell in love with and married Barbara. They lived and died in Rockingham Co., Va. Beery owned a farm on Linville creek. They raised five sons

and

five

daughters, viz (1) Daniel, (2) John, (3) Abraham, Henry, (5) Joseph, (6) Barbara, (7) Elizabeth, (8) Mary, (9) Anna, (10) Kittie. 1. Daniel, b. m. Anna liufi'man, and settled in :

(4)

;

Fairfield Co., Ohio. 2.

John,

3.

Abraham,

4.

Henry,

b.

b.

;

b.

m. Magdalene Wenger. m. Magdaline Miller. m. Lydia Grooves. ;

;

428 5.

KAGY KELATIOXSHIP. b.

Joseph,

Barbara,

7.

Elizabeth, b.

8. 9.

10.

Mary, Anna,

;

b.

0.

;

in.

;

Abraham Brennemaii.

m. John Brenneman. m. Henry Wenger. m. Michael Kline, a stock dealer of

-

b.

m. Fannv Garber. m. Joseph AVenger.

b.

Kittie, b.

;

Baltimore, Mel.

ISAAC KAGEY,

the seventh son of

Henry from Penn-

He sylvania, was born April 12, 1772, and died nnmarried. was the miller in his father's mill; he was the only Kagev in who ever owned slaves; he liberated them His nncle Al)raham, of Pennsylvania, was the onlv Kagev that ever owned a slave in that State; he also libVirginia,

it is

said,

at his death.

erated

them

at his death.

MAKTIX KAGEY, sylvania,

the eighth son of Henry, from Pennwas born Augnst 26, 1774, and died when about full

grown.

the youngest daughter of Henry from was born Dec. 5, 1770, and m. Martin Myley. Pennsylvania, Thev had one son, whom thev called Martin; he died at about 19 years of age. Before her marriage to Myley, she had a son called Zacharipf) Shirley after the death of her husband

ELIZABETH,

;

Shirley's father, and were bachelor Thomas, brothers, and lived together, and at their death gave all their wealth, land, money and negroes, to this son of Elizabeth Kagev-Mvlev. Zacliariali Shirley, this son, married Barbara Kagev, the eldest

she lived with this son until she died. his brother

daughter of Christian, the her first cousin. Elizabeth

fifth

son of Henry, and, of course,

Kagey Myley lived to a good all who knew her.

old age, and was

highly esteemed by

End

of the record of

Henrv

Kas'ev's descendants.

Book

Fikst,

Susannah Kiigy, the born

Chapter Fifth.

ehlest daughter of

Hanse Kagy, was

.

Barbara Kiigy

i.s

thought

to

Hanse Kiigy, and was born

Anna Kiigy

is

known

Kiigy, as she is the

be the second daughter of .

youngest daughter of Planse as being under hiwful age one named only to l)e the

in her father's wilL

now (1898) known who any of them married, and never be ascertained now, after the lapse of so many If they married, and remained in Lancaster Co., the

It is not it

may

years.

county records must have something in its archives relating to them; a careful search would no doubt reveal it, but the task was too much for the limited means of the Editor. This closes the record of Hanse Kiigy's descendants, as far as is positively

known.

Skcom).

15ooiv TJIE

SECOND

record) of

tlio

E]\II(;rvAT10X

lunnc of iviigv,

t

(of wliidi thorc

is

any

this couiitn', oe'curred in the

year 17P»0, nocciiibcr lltli, when ihe ship ''Lydia," eoiniiumdcd by James Allen, from London, England, arrived with seventy-live ]iasscng'(>rs from the Palatinate, among whom was

one

JOllAAWESTvAGTE.* It

is

came

known

Ihal riohannes ivagie Avas not mnrried before

to this country.

His

he

name was Ann Xendig,

Avife's

a

daughter of JMartin Jvendig, the head of one of the seven first families of Mennonitcs who came into Lancaster Co., Pa., in 1708-9.

In

roliirions faith

he was

a

Mennoiute.

On

the loth of Eeb., 174S, he bought two hundred acres of land fr;

called "Ilanse" Kiigy,

tlie

who

two townsjiips adjoined

and are se])arated hy llie 'oiiestogoe creek. There was a relationshi]) existing between these two Keagys 'Tlanse," being the eldest, may have been an uncle; it is (

—

*The orthography of the name here (^)) I knew^ no one wdio claimed the birtlii-ight 1)y She adoption Init Xancy Ann Keagy, my mother's sister. was a woman of great piety and singular devotion to (Jod." She outlived all of her family and grandchildren except Ann Katharine, the wife of (*ol. Sewell. Her body and mind, enfeebled l)y age gave way and in a fit of mental aberration she met her death in the manner stated. Por a more extended account of her parentage see the first chapter of this history. Johannes Kiigy bought 188 acres of laud in ( 'onestogoe Manor June, 1760, and 159 acres in 1701; Conestogoe Manor was in Conestogoe township, Lancaster Co., Pa., and as there was two John Kiigy's owning lands in the same townshij), the first settler was named "•Ilanse" luigy; the other was called "Manor" John, as his dwell ing-])lace was in Manor township. The biographical sketcli of the Kendig and Jioehm families to

(

given in the l)eginning of this work properly belongs to this branch (jf the Kiigy family, but it was deemed necessary to give it there for several reasons, which will be apparent to the reader.

Li 1701, John Kjigy bought two tracts of laud in Conestogoe Manor, Lancaster Co., Pa.; one of 188 acres and another of

159

acres.

John Kagy made day of

ISIov.,

a will before

1703, in which

lie

he died, which

names

is

dated 8th

his sons, first Jacob,

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

432

full Christian name was John Jacob; the second son, named John; third, lindolph, and fourth, Isaac, and a daughter Ann, who married Isaac Xeff.

whose

JOHX JACOB KEAGY was

the eldest son, and was born in Manor township, Lancaster Co., Pa., and July 28, 1751, died in Lancaster city, Xov. 27, 1783, and is buried in the Moravian graveyard in Lancaster city, Pa. He was a member

Fratrum" or Moravian church. John Jacob Keagy married Catharine Reigart,'^

of the "Unitas

in Oct.,

In 1773, and had one son, John, living at the time he died. his will which bears date Xov. 7, 1783, he provided for an unborn child, who was named Ann Katharine, born Dec. 12, 1783, and died June 14, 183(i. John Keaffv, the onlv son of John Jacob, was born about 1774-5, and died intestate, unmarried, and his sister Ann Katharine inherited the whole of her father's estate, previously willed to her uncles and aunt, Ann Xeff. Catharine Reigart was born Jan. 20, 1758; died June 30,

1822.

Ann Katharine Keagy was born Dec. ried to Charles

Smith Sewell, on Jan.

9,

12, 1783,

and was mar-

1805, by the Eev. Dr.

James

Latta, of Chestnut Level. Miss Keagy owned and resided at the house built by her grandparents. stone in the gable shows that it was built in 1756, and a stone in

A

the barn has the date 1763, and has the name of John Keagy and Ann Keagy, by whom they were built. This house is still standing, and is now (1898) owned and occupied by the venerable ex-commissioner, Jacob B. Shuman, now in his 90tli year, the greater part of

whose

life

was spent

at this old

* Catharine Reigert married a second time, one Christian Stake. This name is often written Reigart. Through the kindness and courtesy of Mrs. T. F. Bayard I am enabled to present pictures of Colonel Sewell and his wife. These pictures were copied fi*om oil paintings in the possession of the Bayai-ds, at Wilmington, Del. I am indebted to Mrs. Mary E. Wilson, of Calvert Co.. Md., for the picture of Colonel Sewell taken in his old age, and by permission of Mrs. Bayard I

present a picture

of

her honored and distinguished husband.

"^EW

YORK

^^iC LIBRARY. ASTOR, LENOX ANO TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

28

Charles Smith Sewell,

in

His Young Days.

Ann Katharine (Keagy) Sewell.

V YORK URY. Aj:Oi^,

LtNOX AND

TILO£N FOUNDATIONS.

J37

KAGY EELATIONSHIP. lioiisc, wliicli

vet Idoks as if

it

would stand another ccntui'v of

and storm.

Pini It

will not, r

li(»])(\

ocenrrence that will

1)('

i>,o

deemed iri^levant to narrate here an show the peenliar condition of ^ir. Sewell hronght with him dav.

far to

society as it was at that to the home of his bride several slaves, a pack of honnds and several race horses. He was having a good time generally in

the ]\ianor

when he was ordered bv

a wi-it of

mandanms from

the C(»nrt in Lancaster to ])rodnce his slaves in conrt. Tnder the law of 17S8 a sojourner from a slave State right to

months.

keep

his slaves in

a

Parties often evaded the law

by crossing over the for a few^ minutes at the expiration of each

line into six

had

Pennsylvania for a ])eriod of six

Maryland months and then returning again

to

Pennsvlvania

soil.

be noticed by such sterling men as William anti-slavery Wright, of Columbia, Pa., who 1i;hI been watching and waiting for the expiration of the time

These proceedings did not

fail to

when he made application for this writ. Wdien Sewell a])peare(l in court with his slaves he was enraged and in a belligerent mood, and ready to inflict corporeal ])nnishment n])on Mr. Wright, Avlio was not only a inend)er of the "Society of Friends," l)nt ])hysicallv a very small and weak lie; ])crson; however he was a very agile and active man. was fond of the "chase" and a most excellent rider, and backed one of the fleetest horses in the neighborhood. After the conrt declared Sewell's slaves to he free, ^Ir. Wi'iglit went to the hotel and mounting his horse, started to retni'n to his home in ( 'olumbia. When near the outskirts of Lancaster he discovered that Sewell was following him. Both jMit spurs and whip to their horses and both went on a dead riMi for five miles. Then Sewell began to gain a little, and linnted by law,

when near Klngh's tavern, a short distance cast of Mountville, he struck Mr. Wright several times with a rawdiide. AVhen their horses arrived opposite the tavern Mr. Wright sprang oft" his horse

and ran into the tavern, called the "Bear," while a moment to hitch his horse, and thus Mr.

Sewell stopped

Wright escaped his fury. ]\Ir. Sewell became so disgusted with the court and people

KAGY RELATIOXSHIP.

438

in their interference with

liis

shives that he soon afterward

sold his entire property in Lancaster Co., Pa., and returned to Maryland, to the Eastern Shore, from whence he had come.

The deed

of sale bears date April 1, 1^07; the purchaser was Jacob Dritt, of Windsor townshi]). York C^o., Pa., for part of

the estate.

ANN KATIIAPIXE (KEAGY) SEWELL died June CHARLES SMITH SEWELL,

U,

12,

177'); died

AXX IvATHAEHXE KEAGY and (diaries S.

Sewell mar-

b.

May

Xov. 30, 1848. '?

ried Jan. 9, 1805, by Dr. Latta. Their children were 1. Catharine Eloise Sewell, b. Xov. 26, 1805; d. in 1871. 2. Cornelia Olivia Sewell, b. Aug. 18, 1807. :

3.

Chark^s Smith Sew(dl,

1>.

Jan. 14, 1809;

d.

Sept. 11,

1832. 4.

Anna Maria

5.

Clement Keagy Sewcdl.

Sewell, b. April 17, 1810; 1>.

Xov.

(J,

A. July 23, 1835. 1811; d. Jan. 12,

1843.

Jacob Keagy Sewell, b. May 27, 1813; d. April 15, 1840. George Smith Sewell, b. July 30, 1814; d. Sept. 10, 1828; umn. 8. Edward Augustine Sewell, b. March 1, 1818; d. Sept. 6.

7.

28, 1825. 9.

10.

James Monroe Sewell, b. Oct. 10, 1820; drowned. Septimus Davidge Sewell, b. April 26, 1822; drowned.

1. CATHAPTXE ELOISE, m. Josiah Lee in ls31, and had six children, all of whom are dead except Mary C, who m. Richard Snowden Andrews Dec. 18, 1855, and d. in 1874. Their names are 1. Marv C. Lee, b. Julv 20, 1832. :

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP. 2. 3.

Louisa Sewell Lee, Charles Lee, 1).

•Jr.

Henry

5.

Josiali Lee, b.

6.

Elizabeth Lee,

Lee,

4:39

-Inly 4. ls;j.

March 4.

June

CAROLYX 3,

AXDREAVS,

March

Snowden,

b.

Fahnestock,

March

22, 28, 1S98.

30, 1888; Margaret,

b.

May

GEORGE SXOAYDEX AXDREWS,

is

unmarried.

1886; Gibson, 5.

S.

Their children are:

1884. b.

KAGY

-1^0

Ill rolia-ir>ns

faith this fainilv arc Protestant;

Ihul of .Marv

(

'.

Let' Aiidrt'W-" (IcsefiKlauts

LOUISA SEWKI.L LKK,

2.

Thomas Francis Bayard, Issue: twelve

1, lS.sayards havi' served Delaware and the Union in iilaces of great inqjortance during and since the devolution, bnt Thomas F. Bayard has rendered more distinAs the Democratic leader guished sei^vice than any of them. in the Senate for many years, as acting Vice-President and heir apparent to the Chief ^lagistracy and as Secretary of is a

typical representative of the family

synonymous with courage and

become

State for four years he has

important duty to which he

When

it is

hoiioi-

is

now

richly (([ni])])ed for the

assigned.

recalled that Cleveland

ard was Secretary of State

was President and Bay-

when Lord Sackville-West was

sent east so unceremoniously for his attempt to interfere in our domestic i)olitics it will be seen that Mr. Bayard's nomination

has a peculiar significance. It is indicative of a strong foreign policy and of an intention to bring about the ampler recognition of the infiuence

and importance of the United States by

the great powers of the Old World. AA'iLMiNGTOX, Del., Oct. 1, 1898.

—With

impressive ritual of the Protestant Episcopal

the simple and

Church

all that

was mortal of former Ambassador Bavard was to-dav given

to

the grave. The entire city joined in the expression of sorroAV over the death of Delaware's noble son fiags fluttered at half ;

mast, bells were tolled, jdaces of business were closed and the streets were thronged with people.

Ji

ij 'A

o K

Q 2;


. Marcdi 17, 1873; Ellen

Olivia Sonierv(dl,

Their issne:

1).

l). 1874; (2) Alexiiie, 2, Tilly Orace Stewart, 1). Dec. 23, 1880.

EOSA SOMERVELL,

11.

(

1

m. April )

A no.

J. ir>,

24,

Somervell,

1x75;

(3)

m. Soiaervell Sellers, Aug-. 11,

1880.

I'jid

3.

of

tlie

record of

(

'(inielia OIi\'ia

CilAliLKS S.Miril SIAVELL,

(Sewcll) Somervell.

Jr., d. Sept. 11,

1832;

num.

di'(»\viied;

I'Ik- followiiio-

ing of the

dcjitli

remarks

liy a fi-iciid

of ('liarles S.

of

tlie

Sewcll. dr.:

family on learn-

Death

is

still

Itiisy sweeping away both the old and the young among our friends. At the residence of his father, in Harford Co.,

and

is

Md., the Hon. Charles Smith Sewell, Sr., long a member of the Senate and TTouse of Delegates of Maiyland; on tlie lltli of September, l.s32, ( 'harles S. Sewell, di'.. in the 23d year of his age. It seems like tlie other day, and it was but a few Aveeks ago since Ave were two nights at Mr. Sewell's house, and we have sehlom seen a more happy family. sat by the

We

mother and a fond father, and a group of interesting sons and daughters, and now we have to put upon side of the affectionate

record that one of that hap])v family has been called away, These are sad, sad circumstances, prime of life. and many, very many, feel deeply for the loss this family has

in the vevj

sustained.

AVe dare not dwell on

this

melancholy subject,

when death

robs our friends of those so dear to them, we must and do "wee]) with those who weep," for Sewell is one vet

whom we

love as we do a brother; we sat with him in the House of Delegates, and five sessions by his side in the Seuate chamber at Annapolis, and Avliile there he lost a dear boy, on

board the United States ship "'Horuet," and now Charles, another sou, is called away, and we fancy we hear more than one of the familv sav, 'AVould to heaven I had died for thee.''

KAGY

AXXA MARIA SEWELL,

4.

She

.lames Sewell Morsell. 1.

Maria Eloise

2.

Hannah

3.

E]izal)eth, d.

4.

Olivia Clementina,

451

IIELATIONSIIIP.

SeAvell, b.

m.,

1831, to

,

July 23, 1835. June 28, 1832.

Issue:

d.

(Catharine, (L at G years of age. ,

b.

young.

and

d.

July

—

,

1835.

Maria Kloise Morsell, m. Se})t. !>, isiil, to James FreeIssue: Lambdin. (1) Anna IMaria, 1>. Aug. 28, 18G2, lived 1 week; (2) Catharine Sewell, d. at IS months; {'.)) Alar1.

Ixii'ii

garet Eloise, b. Morsell,

b.

May

28, 1864, d. at 2 years of age; (4) James 14, 1867; (5) Sallie Morsell, b. Feb. 7, 1875,

Aug.

and m. to George Peabody Loker, June 30, 1897; (6) Rosa Eleanor Eambdin, b. April 21, 1877.

On the 23d of July, 1835, Mrs. Anna Maria Morsell, in the 26th year of her age, wife of James Morsell, Esq., of (^alvert In the death of this lovely and interesting woman, o., ]\ld. (

society

is

called

upon

to

mourn

In the bloom of

the loss of one of

its

brightest

and vigor of health, but a few months since she bade fair to run her course with joy, when death has suddenly chilled the stream of life, and forever (dosed its course. Though he has marred the beauty of her faultless form and quenched the light of her radiant eye, yet there was no terror in his embrace to one whose heart was fixed on CJod and whose treasure was in heaven. She bore \\rr with patience illness, which was long and painful, ornaments.

and

(

tion,

'hristian resignation.

she strove to conceal

life

Perfectly conscious of her situa-

from her husband

for

some days

the nearness of the end, with a resolution that almost conIn the death of her lovely l)abe, which (piered his despair. died the

day previous, the last link was broken, but only few short hours, that the chain of affection might be more firmly riveted in heaven. Thousands of God's holy angels rejoiced when these two spotless spirits were ad-

for a

mitted within the portals of heaven. They are now in that ha])])y ])lace where the flowers of happiness never fade, and

where disease and death can never molest.

On

the 2 2d of

KAGY KELATIOXSHIP.

452

July, Olivia Clciaentiua, vouiigvst .

:\Iarch

1).

.Mandi

»',.

]•;.

:

Frances Amelia

(2.) 1

AVi-ight,

1).

Alay 27, 1806:

d. .Iinic

.">,

^iii'i.

Will. .Middlctu], Wriglit. h. A])ril 7, 1809.

(:;.)

Wriiiht, was m. to Captain Otho Xorris, who Avas cdnimaink-r of the T'nitod States ship ''Hornet," which was lost off Tampico, Sept. lo, 1828, and 200 with the crew 1.

('(iniclia

commander. C'aptaiu .\orris had Smith Sewell, the 4th son of CoL harh's Smith Sewell, to go on a tri]) on hoard his vessel, and he perished with the rest. He was a lad is very distant, so that T cannot give anything more than the names of some of the oldci' (nies, with whom was acquainted. There was old Henry Ivagey,"" who owned a mill on Smith's creek; (

I

1

Isaac,

who was

the miller in said mill;

.Jac(d),

who was

a J\Ien-

John, who was a ])reacher among the Punkards, so-called, hut now named Trinne Baptists; then there was Budolph, who had a large family of boys, with Avhom T was never ac(piainted. .Ml these old Xageys iiaiiie(l were

nonite

])i'eacliei";

brothers and respectable ]ieople. *

Henry Kag-ey was the fourth son of John R. Kiig-y, the first of the name in Pennsylvania, who came from Switzerland in 1715. Henry migrated from Page Co., Va., to Shenandoah Co., Va in 1769. Isaac, ,

Jacob and Rudolph were three

of his

eight sons.

402

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

d. Oct. S, 1783, and tlie Avriter lias been told was not yet completed, hnt that his wife, Barbara, completed it and brought a miller from Pennsylvania to instruct her young son Tsaac, a lad of some 13 years of age, in the art of milling. Tradition says this person was named

[Henry Ivagev

that the mill

Rudolph Kiigy. Later researches furnish indubitalde proof it was him (Rudolph Kiigy), the founder of this branch, who came to America in 1TG4. If so, then he came to Virginia a few years later than heretofore stated, or about 1783. The millwrights that built Henrv Ivagev's mill were Daniel and Beery, who walked from Pennsylvania to the Valthat

Daniel Beery, the first named, married Barley of Virginia. bara Ivagey, the 2d daughter and 8th child of Henry Kagey. Editor. ]

—

'•^Tlie

ohl ones arc dead and no more,

are scattered throui^himt

tlie

States.

and the young ones I have given vou

Thus

the information concerninu' the Kiicvs that I

all

accoi'ding to

my

am

able to

I'ccollcctioii.

Your

father,

Jonx Kagy." The only Kiigy

is

above statement of John the omission of the daughter Anna's name. It is cererror, if such it be, in the

tain that there

was

a

daughter Anna, which makes

live

daugh-

ters.

From doah

CV).,

Airs.

Catharine Ivnupp, of Moore's Store, Shenan-

Va., I have learned that

Budolph Ivagy was unmar-

when he came to this country and settled in Pennsylvania. His wife, who was Frances Barglebaugh, was 14 years old when she came to America from Germany. From I. D. Pupp's 30,000 Emigrants to Pennsylvania, I ried

Johan -Tost Birckelbach came to this country from Rotterdam Oct. 29, 1770, on the ship ''Sally," John Osmond, master, 143 passengers. He is confidently believed to be the parent of Frances Birckelbach, who became the wife learn that one

of

Rudolph

Kiigy.

In the year 1727 the Provincial Council adopted and enforced the following rule, to wit ''That the masters of vessels importing Oermans and others from the continent of Europe, :

463

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP. -hall be L'xamiiuHl wlictlu'r tlicv

have leave granted them

l>v

the cotirt of Great Britain for the importation of these foreignof all these people. These lists ers, and that a list he taken

contain the

names of

These Avere made

male ])assengers above the age of

all

own hands, if tliev name was written by a clerk, and the person made his mark. This is the reason why the names with their

the

iUid

children do

Ki.

Declaration of Allegiance, conld write; if they conld not,

to snbscribe to a

iu»t

(lualitied

of wives

with fathers and adnlt

a])pear in the lists,

ss>w jMarket, \'a., in Moffett,* of near the latter

Virplace, said that her gi-andfather, l\tidol])h Kiigy, came to and He was a from trade, by millwright ginia Pennsylvania. also a

niillci-.

Some time Wdiile at

a saw-mill.

after he

work

came

in the

to Virginia

woods he

he erected

Avas killeil

by

a

He was

not instantly killed, but never regained conscionsness, dying at midnight of the same day. ^Irs. Moffett says her mother coidd wxdl remember how her father tree falling

on him.

looked \vhen bi'ought to his home, the sight of his mutilate^l, le bleeding foim was indelibly impressed tipon her memory. I

was buried in

a nearl)y

graveyard.

31

r.

Kiigy was :), three months aftei' the death of her fathei'. am informed that he ne\er is

liis

1

owned any

real estate in \'irginia.

lie lived on a ]ilace called

Boiling Sj^ring, about three miles northwest of JN'ew Market, Shenandoah Co., Va., in the vicinity of which he evidently is

The exact locality is not now known. To Rudolph Kiigy and Frances Barglebaugh were

buried.

sons and five daughters, to wit:

l)orn

four

Christian, Rudol])li, Jacob,

( 'atharine. There was by the accidental ose

Kagy

ology is be seen that Rudolph Kiigy lived some thirteen years in Virginia and Avas not killed (as heretofore stated by a tree falling 30

KAGY

•iGG

sdoii ;iltiT liis

liiiii

(Ill

1!1:LA riONSllll'.

;iri'i\;il

ill

as

\'ii'uiiii:i.

is

ii'i'iicrally

bc-

licV(Ml).

Mr. Ucii jaiiiiii Zirklc. of Mt. a

llorcl*, -Icll'ci'sou Co., Tciiii..

son of (ico. /ii'klc. wlio inaiTHMl

llarbara, the dauiiiilcr of

Kiidolpli Kiiii'V, says in a Icllci' lo llic I*",(lilor (latt', A])ril 27, :'.,

Issue, seven ehildven,

sided in Illinois at the time of his death.

1.

Abigail A.,

2.

Aaron

;5.

:\larv AValters, b.

h.

Se])t. 0,

1824;

d.

Oct. 5, 1825.

A., b. April 2, 1820.

^>Uy 11, 1828.

5.

Tunis A.. I.. April 2)^, 18:^0; drowned duly Laura Catharine, b. :\Iareh III, 1832.

0.

d(.hn.M.,

b. Aj.ril 8,

7.

IJeheeca,

1..

4.

:;,

iS.jS.

1834.

.March 4, 1830.

All the above (dnidi'eii wei'e born in Fairfi(dd (^)., O.

2.

bS4!,».

3.

AAUOX

A.,

I).

April

2,

1820;

lieside at ^IcCool d miction,

MAin',

Walters,

b.

1..

.Vu,a-.

.May

1

1,

Eliza AIa\d. \\\is. 1, 1853; James R., b. Oct. 3, 1856, and was killed by a vicious animal, Nov. 7, 1897; Wm. B., b. Jan. 12, 1859; Cora May, b. Dec. 18, 1800, d. Jmi. 28, 1887, from burns that caused death.

LAURA

5. 0.,b. March 11, IT),

18l»2.

Esselstyn,

Resides at

and

Red Lodge,

Mont.

7. REBEC t\V, b. March 4, 18:5(;; m. Eeb. 2('., 1863, Moab P. Trnmbo, b. Dec. Ki, 1829. T.

farmer; P.

1!.,

().,

1S2S;

in.,

tist

d.

A\-as

Maivli 1.

l>y hei' son,

is,

.\pi'il

Dow,

1).

Issue, one

1878.

(hi

Co., O.

1

1*.

Lake 0, iiKdieomli, (i., li. ()el. 1.'), ISliC), and in. (

one

lia\-e

ISIITf,

Odessa, Mi.di.; a

])oi'ouiili,

(diild,

lal

oeeii]

Kiilli S.,

dnlv

I.,

Dee.

l>la(diiiilli.

ion,

and

1S(;!»,

I,

in.

W

resides

llnddocdi. La., oeeiipal ion, ea rpeiiler.

Lake Odessa,

().,

N'aleiiline

(>( (

l\li(di.

;

Don

Sarah A. ('i^dford)

(kile (d' ihe dealli (if

orlliodox

llre1/.,

Lake lliud;-

(

IMMt, liaxc one

1(»,

deiieeaiid at

).,

Sidney

\\

rai-iniiii;',

in

('.,

I..

!»,

1ST-',

(raiinol

I'.rel/..)

lieli(d',

resi-

(diild,

-Iiilv

i^ix'e

ddie faniilx-

lour of wlioiii

are

'liri. .Inly 21], 1887; Bessie Pearl, 4.

Clara. .

Jnne

May

1888; (3)

7,

again, to Charles B. Rimyan, 20, 1851); their children are: 16, 1885; (2) Prndence Eva John E. Ennvan, b. Eeb. 25,

1892. 1.

]\rary

Perry V. Grove, m. Viretta B. Boyd, Sept.

2.

was

A. Terry, m. George A. Pollan, Xov.

b.

Aug. 28, 1872.

8,

9,

1897.

1887,

who

l^o children.

4. Minnie S. Grove, m. Oct. 24, 188G, to Thomas J. Long, and liave fonr children, viz Olive A. Long, b. May 11, 1889; Gliomas W. Long, b. July 17, 1890; Walter F. Long, b. March 25, 1892; LLarry Long, b. Eeb. 20, 1897. :

Amelia ( 'atharine CJrove, m. .\.[)ril 15, 1888, to Andrew Long, and have two chihh-en Poy A. Long, b. May 27, 1889; ilenry Long, b. Xov. 17, 1890.' 5.

J.

:

Albert C. Grove, m. Editha L. Leny, May 6, 1894. AVilliam P., 1). Eeb. 29, 1895, d. April Issue, three cliildren Alma L. b. June 22, 1896, d. May 9, 1897; EredB., 26, 1895; 6.

:

die C., b.

7.

Xov.

6,

1897,

d.

aged 3 months.

Malvina A. Grove, m. Feb. 6, 1890, to Jacob G. AVatson, Bertha b. Eeb. 28, 1867, and have four children:

who was

b. Jan. 29, 1891; Bessie V., b. X"ov. 9, 1893; Mallie A., Xov. 16, 1895, and Ethel, b. Jan. 27, 1897.

M., b.

8.

Chester K. Grove, m.

who was Aug. 4.

b.

May

3,

1896, X^ellie E. Griffin, child, Clara Vicie, b.

Aug. 13, 1878; have one

12, 1897.

MAPY CATHAPIXE ASHBPOOK,

m. June 16,

1861, to Joseph Vance Hill, b. April 4, 1838, and reside at Seward, Xeb. Their children are: (1) Almeda, b. ^March 11, 1868; (2) Catliarine J., b. Oct. 25, 1872; (3) Emma F>., b.

493

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

Dec. 10, 1874; (4) liutli F., 1). Yvh. 1:5, isTT; (.")) Forest 1884. Mrs. Hill is a Coiio-regationalist. ]\Iabel, 1). Aug. 7,

Catharine J. Hill, m. Dec. 24, 1895, Frederick S. Morand have one child, Vance Henry Morris, h. May 2, 1897.

(2) ris,

(4)

5.

Ihith y. Hill, m. April

MAPJA AMELIA

7,

1890, Walton AV.

ASTIDIJOOK, m.

Dish(>r.

Isaac Bowers, of

Imes, Kan.

6.

6, ')

AAIiOX TFXIS ASHBUOOK,

d. in

childhood, Ang.

1850.

7.

FRAJS^CIXAH DEBOIiAH ASHBROOK,

daughter

James and Rebecca (Kiigy) Ashhrook, was born near Lancaster, O., April 6, 1849, and was married to Lafayette (Jreen, March 26, 1867, born Dec. 10, 1839, near Mt. Venion, O. After marriage they located ]x>rsons near, no cahin of some earlier

pioneer to give his family temporary shelter until ho could erect one. ITe and liis family lived in the wagon used in transporting them until they could cut tindx'r and erect a log cabin for their future place of dwelling. The place where he located was about one mile south of the village of the Mohawk Indians,

who were

quite

numerous

at that time,

and though

they appeared friendly, they often caused alarm bv ap])earing in numbers of from two to six, begging for something to eat; the good wife gave visits

them

and told them what

pie on the occasion of it

was; by

this

some of

their

name they afterward

called every kind of food. Mrs. Kagy often related to her children that the Indians would often appear and ask her for

"More peace pie." Here John Kiigy established his ])ermanent home on one of the most fertile districts of land in Ohio. stream wound its course across these lands, on which lie

A

erected a saw-mill, which was operated day and night dui-ing much of the season, and Avhich proved the soiu'ce of considerable profit. This stream took its name, "Honey creek," from the large amount of wild honey found in the forests along its

In the course of time, as the country began to be setand schools were needed, John Iviigv engaged in teaching, which he continued at for several vears durine' the winter banks. tled

'I

JOHN KAGY,

SEN.

CATHERINE HUE KAGY.

507

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

In whatever he did he was senipulouslv lionest and luuiitlis. was always fearful lest he woidd not ii'ive good measure when he sold the products of the farm, and always gave several extra His word w^as as good as any measures to insure correctness. in any transaction where he and his statements man's bond, never doubtnever were was an interested party questioned head high lifts its oak that like the He was ed. towering of the first the above the lesser trees and catches morning rays

—

light,

while the others are

ner was he above the

still

in darkness.

common men

Thus

in like

He

of his time.

man-

w^as a

noble character and worthy of imitation. In early life he and his wife attached themselves to the regular Predestinarian Baptist Church and remained in that order or society during their lives, faithful and consistent nicnd)ers, he having atboth living far beyond the patriarcliial age

—

tained the ripe old age of over 88 years, dying March 9, 1885, His wife died Feb. 21, 1880, less at luka, Marion Cck\ 111.

After a long, than one year after the death of her husband. had on which useful together so life, journeyed they busy, and the brief a but them kind nature separation, granted long,

drama

of life of two grand souls ended.

"Weep not for them, who having- won The bonnd of man's appointed years

at last,

Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's labors done, Serenely to their final rest have passed; While the soft memory of their virtnes yet

Lingers like twilight hnes,

when

the bright sun

is set."

His youth was innocent; his riper age Marked with some act of goodness every day; And watched by eyes that loved him, calm and sage

Faded

his late declining years away; Cheerful he gave his being up, and went To share the holy rest that waits a life well spent."

1.

to

AXDREAV KACiY,

Hannah

Jones,

for this marriage 1.

b.

is

Elizabeth, b.

b.

Sept. 14, 1821; m. April ,

d.

March

:

March

19, 1853.

25, 1872.

s,

The

1852, issue

508

\\.\(\Y

2.

Klhi

:',.

Fi-iihkliii

4.

MaliMii,

5.

Fanny

.

5.

Pierce

C. T\iigy,

Fanny

resides at 01vin|)ia,

i\;i,iiy,

Wash.

Bechtal.

rn.

Flora P. Kiigy was m. at 'IMffin, O., :\Pirch 20, 1882, William AVesley Wliidden, who was h. at Ilnll Prairie, Wood Co., ()., Xov. 18, 1855. Flora (Kiigy) Whidden was born at Green Springs, 0., June 2, 1802, and after her mar0.

to

riage loeateil ihovcmI lliein

to

wei'c

in

lljiiid

()lyiii|M;i, liorii

(

"o.,

S.

I).

In the year

where they now

Wasli.,

nine chihlreii

P'wiii

:

Poscoe,

188!) they

Po

reside. b.

Sept.

]•'!,

Ernest, b. dnly 22, 1885; Addie Catharine, b. All ni]ianion in the counting room and in the historian's studio. Judge Kiigy is at this time (1899) enjoying the comforts of life, the earnings of an active and energetic busy life, in his beautiful and connnodious home on one of the loveliest sites in the city of It has

Salem, within the boundary of whose lawns and groves the reunions of his kindred, by name and blood, have met on four different occasions, and enjoyed the princely hospitality so freely and courteously bestowed upon all who chose to abid with him. The first general reunion of the Kiigys was held at

on Xov. 12 and 13, 1884, and the last one there 1 and 2, 1897. The writer hereof had the pleasure of being the guest of John B. Kagy and fannly on the occasion of the Kagy reunion at Prairie Summit Baptist his residence

was held Oct.

Church, near Salem, Marion Co., 111., in the fall of 1886, Sept. 29 and 30th, and has had the most convincing proofs of their kindness, and of the Kagy relatives who met on that, to me, the most pleasing, the most enjoyable occasion of my life, the recollection of which after the lapse of twelve years is still as vivid as if it had been but yesterday, and which will abide with me while life and niemorv lasts. In this beautiful home

i

L

ASrOA, L£NOX AND TILP£N R3U.^0ATI0NS.

Judge John

B.

Kagy.

Mrs. Marietta (Black) Kagy.

RK

URY i--:nox

and

'=U' mother in hci- widowfortled

hood, and a worthv daui;htin' of a iiohlo father and mother.

PAN IP KAti^

removed from

with his fanulv in the

where he Feb.

8,

fell asleep in

fall

his native

eonntv

in Oliio

of 1851), and settled on the farm

death at

188T. Pavitl was one of

(»

o'eloek on the moriunn' of

eiiiht

sous and three dauii'hters

of his j)areuts, and leavi>^ one sister and tivo brothers sni-\ i\ inu; him. \\\< venerable father and nu^ther had preceded him to

As a man of their final resting- phu-e within ^wo \ears. ness he was correct and just to all with whom he tlealt.

l>nsi-

His

His judiiiuent was calm, deliberate ami licnerallv correct. heart was warm, impulsive and iieuerous, and his sympathies He was not a niendter of iiushed out as a fountain of waters. anv church, but the cast of his uund was such as favort>tl that of the ehnreh of his parents, who for manv years were d(>voted members of the Old School r>aptists. He was a uood eili/,en, a kind neighbor, a lo\ iui:.- husband and father and luul ihv ivspeet and esteem of all who knew him. 7.

dle. 1.

2. *>.

\.

K.VPHKl. K.\(;V, b. Alay II, 18:-.4; m. Hcujamin HudNov. ;•. l"-^.">f. Their children iwc FrecTuan K. :

.Tohu. Ttdafer. .Vnnie.

5.

,lane.

t!.

Xaroissns.

THE

NE.^/^ "^iXVAV J[.

'^X ANO •

^•'UN0Ar/ON8.

Levi Monroe Kagy.

Emily Alice (Larimer) Kagy.

KAGY EELATIONSHIP. 7.

Cora.

8.

:\rira.

9.

:Shmd.

Reside at luka,

111.

Freeman

1).

1,

cliildrcii

:

E.,

;

Annie, b. dren: William,

•

Jane,

Ida Lester, and

tlicv liave

Eddie and

4.

5.

ni.

5:59

-;

-,

1).

;

m. Lodi Bonser, and and

three chil-

lias

.

m. Lonis Spencer, and they have one

child,

m. John DeCiolyer.

C.

l^arcissns, h.

8.

CATIIAEIXE KAGY, K

;

Jan. 25, 1837; m.

Cmnmins, who was b. in Virginia, Feb, l^Tov. 22, 1855. Both were Baptists (Kagy) Cnmmins d.

May 1.

2. 3.

28, 1886.

d.

^Mareli

JSTancy L.

5.

Isaac K.

G.

Their children are

Frank Lee.

7.

Orris O.

8.

DeWitt Clinton. Elmer E.

9.

1.

1885.

Hiram

Hiram

J.

and was m.

J.

Catharine

Cummins

:

John B. Annie E. EachelM.

4.

10.

l'.>,

22, 1830, in faith.

Elizabeth C.

John

B.,

was

b. in

Ohio, Jnly

Hisaw, Dec. 7, 1884, dren are: Mamie C,

who was

1887; Clarence Dell,

b.

b.

5,

1858, and m. Mary S. Their chil-

Oct. 21, 1861.

Oct. 8, 1885; Elmer J., b. TCov. 18, John B. and wife April 21, 1894. are members of the M. E. chnrch. Occupation, farming. P. 0., Pierce City, Mo. b.

KAGT KELATIOXSHIP.

540

Annie

2.

Aug.

E.,

1).

1S60; m.

Fel). 4,

14, ISsi), Avho

was

Frederick L. Ilisaw, Frederick L. Hisaw

to

1860.

b. -Jan. 4,

Their chilis a brother of Mary S. Hisaw, John B.'s wife. dren are: Frederick Lee, b. Aug. 23, 1891; Ottis Lovd, b. Kov. 28, 1802. Annie E. and linsl)and are members of the Baptist church.

O., Pierce City,

1^.

Occnpation, farming.

Mo. Rachel

3.

Jan.

ler,

are

The

1881,

9,

Annie

:

:\laria, b.

Dec.

who was

E., b. i:!ec. 30,

4, 18(;i; b.

m.

Frederick Chand-

to

Jan. 18, 1856.

1882 Hiram H., ;

religions faith of the parents

is

b.

Their children Dec. 20, 1885.

Baptists and Campbellites.

P. O., Pierce City, Mo.

Xancy Eeah, b. Oct. IT, 1863; m. Sept. 9, 1883, who was b. Feb. 20, 1855. Hiram D., b. xVug. 16, 1884; Alexander

to

4.

John

F., b.

June

Orris Vance,

7,

Aug. 27, 1894, Leah and husband are Methodists. miller. P. O., Pierce City, Mo. 5.

ter,

Isaac Kiigy,

March

1889,

Xov. 11, 1892;

Aug. 27, 1895. Xancy His occupation, merchant

Sept. 17, 1865;

who was

b.

m.

to

b. Sept. 26,

Jennie E. CarpenTheir chil-

1866.

Mabel M., b. Xov. 30, 1889; George H., b. Oct. Both parents are Baptists. Occupation, farming.

dren are: 16, 1891.

6.

3,

b.

d.

Frank Lee, b. June 3, 1867; m. to Celia H. Grimes, who was b. Feb. 22, 1868. Their children

Feli.

are:

20, 1889,

Mary C,

b.

Dec. 17, 1889,

23, 1893; Irl

church.

:

C.,~b. Oct. 24, 1885;

1888; Frederick AV.,

b.

Firman A. Lucas,

Their children are

C,

b.

Aug.

d. 5,

Oct. 11, 1890;

1894.

P. O., Xewtonia, Mo.

7.

Orris Ottis, b. July

8.

DeWitt

of any church.

7,

1869;

Roy

D.,

Xot members

b.

Jan.

of any

Occupation, farming. d.

Dec. 22, 1889; unm.

Clinton, b. Xov. 30, 1871 unm. Xot member Occupation, farming. P. O., Pierce City, Mo. ;

^^^^

AMOS

HITE KAGY.

MRS. BETTIE OFFUTT KAGY.

.

I

OR,

L£NOX

TIUOEN FOU

KAGY RELATIONSHIP. Elmer

9.

Baptist. 10,

Kucl()l})li, h.

545

Dec. 22, 187o; uniu. lleligious faith, V. O., Pierce City, Mo.

Occupation, miller.

Elizabeth

C,

b.

Jan. 13, ISST; nnm.

Eeligious faith,

Baptist and student. 9. LEVI 13. KAGY, the 9tli child and Gth son of -l..liu and Catharine Ilite Kiigy, was b. in Seneca Co., O., Oct. 29, 1838; m. to Frances Ann Lambertson, Oct. 29, 1808, who was b. K'ov. 26, 1812. Their children are: 1.

Jessie Lambertson,

2.

Xannie

3.

Edna Hite, b. May 21, 1876. John Edson, b. July 29, 1882.

4.

Mr. Levi October

1.

1).

April

7,

Julv 10, 1872;

1870. d.

March

24, 1875.

Kiigy was elected auditor of Seneca Co., 0., Lie is 1872, and re-elected in October, 1874. in O. Fostoria, residing

—

now

S., b.

I).

,

Jessie l.andx^rtson Kiigy, was m. to AVilson S. Oehrett, Mr. Oehrett is a druggist at Deshler, O.

Oct. 27, 1897.

3. Edna Ilite Kiigy, was m. to Percival Ilawley Lcdiiai-d, Oct. 27, 1894, and have two children: John Richard, b. Aug.

3,

1895; Dorothy,

b.

June

30, 1897.

AMOS

10. IIITE KAOY, the youngest son of John and Catharine (Ilite) Kiigy, of Seneca Co., O., was b. Jan. Ki. 1841; m. Ilattie Weirick, of Tiffin, O., Xov. 21, 1865. Mrs. Kiigy d. Kov. 17, 1875. Issue, Grace Jessie AVeirick Kiigy, who d. Mav 30, 1878. In Julv, 1881, Mr. Kiigv m. Mrs.

Bettie Offutt Winsor, b.

.

Their children arc

:

Amos

April 21, 1884, and Marcus Offutt, b. Ai)ril 21, 188G. Mr. Amos Hite Kiic'v is a lawver bv profession, and has built up a large ])ractice in the city of his adoption, and by Ilite, b.

his attention to the l)nsiness entrusted to his care has

won

the

confidence and esteem of his large clientage. Mr. Kiigy is a Democrat in politics, but has never sought office of any kind, preferring to devote his time and talent to his chosen ])ro-

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

540 fession, rather than

modern

engage in the debasmg, corrupt life of the Mr. Iviigy joined the Order of Freemasons

politician. in earlv life, and takes a lively interest in every

good work of and has taken the 32d degree. In his early career as a lawyer he was associated with his brother John B. Kiigy and William H. Brazier, nnder the firm name of Kagy,

this ancient order

Brazier

tV:

Kiigy.

This ends the record of John Kiigv's descendants. 2.

JACOB KAGY,

the 2d son of Rndolph, the 2d, was

about 1799, in Shenandoah Co., Va., and moved with his lie d. there father's family to Fairfield Co., O., in 1819.

b.

:

3.

unm.

CHRISTIAN KAGY,

the 3d son of Ptndoli.h, the 2d,

Shenandoah Co., Va., and d. in Ang. ]\rarion Co., 111., Jan. 22, 1852, and is buried at Prairie SumHe was m. to Anna Hite, the daughter of mitt, in that Co. John Hite. She w^as b. Feb. 25, 1806, in Pleasant township, She d. May Fairfield Co., O., and was m. March 21, 182-i. in Ohio until 1889. resided 7, May 28, 1840, when They 111. moved to Marion Co., They had six sons and six they was

h.

daughters. One w^ho

10, 1801, in

knew Mrs.

Christian

Kagv

has said of her:

"Mother Kiigy never attached herself to any church, though brought up by a regular Predestinarian Baptist father, who was the founder of the church at Prairie Summit. She always remained a friend of that Society, but in so far as her own future welfare was concerned she was firm in her conviction that a well-spent life in all its relations was the best and most convincing evidence of a true Christian. She w^as a woman of remarkable physical endurance and mental acuteness, and her convictions were of the most decisive character. She often expressed herself as ready and willing to die, satisThus calmly and peacefully fied that all was well with her. she passed from life to death. Few women possessed so many of the qualities necessary to meet the varying vicissitudes in-

AMOS

HITE KAGY,

JR.

MARCUS OFFUTT

KAGY.

KAGY

551

KELATIOXSIIIP.

Armed Ijy nature and strengtlieiUMl cident to a pioneer life. by culture, with the attributes of niiud and heart which distinguished the great and good, she was the peer of the most eminent of her sex,- nevertheless acting within the sphere of

own and her husband's

She displayed disciplinr calling. and achieved success without pride. Whether as wife, mother or neighbor she was the unifoi-iii niul constant dispenser of the goodness of heart and purity of purpose, which she eminently characterized through the whole of her long and useful life. She was firm in her convictions, her

without

harshness,

strong in her purposes, just in her dealings, circumspect in

manners and ready and pleasing in conversation. She loved justice and praised W'isdom. She esteemed friends and ])a(*itied enemies. She proved her faith by her example and led iu the way she would have others go. Her history al)0un(h'd in deeds of kindness toward all with whom she mingled wliihi here, and her uniform goodness of heart secured encomiums of praise from all who knew her, which stands a continuing monument to attest her virtues and nobility." Their children are as follows, viz 1. Elizabeth Iviigy, b. Xov. 19, 1826. 2. Kancy J. Kiigy, b. 182S; d. 3. John Ilite Kiigy, b. Oct. 15, 1830. :

,

,

4. 5.

Lewis Hite Kiigy, b. Oct. 21, 1833. Barbara B. Kiigy, b. July 18, 1835.

6.

Hannah

7.

Feb. 27, 1839. Margaret Wilfiam Baker Kiigy, b. Oct. 22, 1841.

8.

Kiigy, b.

May

24, 1838.

Wilson Shannon KiigJ, b. Dorothy E. Kiigy, k Oct.

11.

Frances M. Kiigy,

12.

1.

'

S.'^Ivligy, b.

10.

9.

1832.

Edgar

C. Kiigy, b.

May 5,

b.

26, 1844.

1846. .

•

ELIZABETH KAGY,

.

eldest child of Christian Kiigy,

Xov. 19, 1826. She was 14 years of age when her parents moved from Ohio to Marion Co., 111. The early youth of Elizabeth Kiigy was chiefly spent in assisting her mother in the cares of a large family of brothers

was

b. in Eairfield Co., O.,

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

552

and in attending school in winter at such times as It is her services were not imperatively needed in her home. cook the not necessary to say that at that day stove, washing machine and sewing machine were not yet invented, and the life of a farmer's wife and daughters then was one of work,

and

sisters,

work, from early light till dewey eve. More especially is this true of those who have gone into a new country, where the heaviest hurdens often are borne by the gentler sex. But with all the disadvantages that environed her pathway and her

meagre opportunities for acquiring an education, she qualified herself for teaching school, and it was whilst in this capacity lie was she met the man who was to be her future husband. This came. which she a native of the same county in Ohio from love and into iiCquaintance ripened iuto friendship and theuce their marriage matrimony and on the 18th day of ]\ray, 1848, was duly solemuized. But oh, liow ditferent was the surroundof her daughters ings of the bride that day, compared to that There was no canopied, carpeted path, no fesin our day. hall, no music from froui the oi'gan or cloistered choir, no rays richly-colored cathedral glass to cast a dim religious light and halo over the The bride of that day stepped from the altar to the sceue. rude cabin w^ith its two rooms and rude furnishings, and w^ith work and in a brief time loyal heart and willing hands set to the busy housewife had transformed the cabin into a commodious and comfortable dwelling and added to their possession several hundred acres of land adjoining their's. Her zeal for the temporal and physical welfare of her famdy was fully She advancement. equalled by her care for their intellectual her in her of women was a generation ahead of most of the day

tooned draperies, llower-bedecked room and

for women and appreciation of the advantages of an education her children to in order to be able to give such advantages all field in the she has, it was said, often worked day, doing the work of a man and then done her work at the house, thus

the public schools. giving her daughters more time to attend of the gentle virtues It is rarely that there is found so many

combined in one person

as

with firmness for the right,

was found in always and at

this

good woman,

all

times, yet her

'

^^BRAKr.

Elizabeth (Kagy) Stevenson.

Hon. Samuel K. StbvknsuN.

KAGY RELATIONSHIP.

557

gentleness disarmed opposition and the vanquished became her fast friends. Her indnstrv was untiring and her frugality proverbial.

She saved

tliat

she might have wherewith to give.

She was wholly free from either malice or envy and none but words of kindness ever came from her lips. She seemed to be pre-eminently endowed with all those wouianly virtues and No one generous qualities that bespeak the true Avoman. ever discharged the duties of

life,

in all

its

varied relations,

more faithfully and conscientiously than she did. As a daughter she was dutiful and having, as a wife she was faithful and "an helpmeet indeed," in every sense of the word. As a mother, oh, how devoted, tender and considerate for each one of her family. Iler every thought was for their good; her Her character was every act was to promote their welfare. and as a and than as pure stainless hers, there throbbed child's, in all the kinder or nobler heart not a world, or one more enworld." Words cannot from all of the "the deceits tirely free measure the worth and value to the world of such a character It is appointed unto it is beyond computation, it is priceless. all to die, and in the meridian of life and in the glory of mature w^omanhood she sank into that dreamless sleep Ave call death. "After life's fitful fever she sleeps well." The is still, the busy hands are folded forever. IMotlnn' heart kindly true,

;

earth has received her oAvn again, Imt the pure soul has entered upon that eternal rest that awaits a life well spent. AVheii

time with healing wings has assuaged the bitter grief of her departure from among her children and friends, the memory of her life, so true and noble, so fragrant with kindly deeds, will 1)0 to those Avho loved her a sweet and abiding comfort a sAveet peace that passeth all understanding, and that the

—

Avorld cannot take aAvay. " Why do we wait

till ears are deaf Before we speak our kindly word. And only utter loving praise When not a whisper can be heard ?

Oh

!

let us

heed the living friend with us life's common ways,

Who walks

Watching our eyes

And hungering

for looks of love,

for a

word

of praise."

KAGY KELATIOXSniP.

558

SAMUEL

STEVEXSOX

was 1). Aug. ^!ii\

ELIJAH

IvACJY, Gth sun of Ahrahuni Kagy, was h. July 20, 1842, two miles and a half southwest of Bloomville, Seneca Co., O., and m. Susannah Eeiif, Jan. 31, 1862. Both 12.

hold to the old school Baptist faith. 1.

Emma

Ellen, b.

2.

Klioda

]\Iissena, b.

3.

Ophelia Elizabeth,

4.

Marcus, b. Irena lona,

5.

—

1).

6.

Marv Bebecca,

7.

Abraham,

8.

Myrtle Ethel,

1.

Emma Ellen,

two children

:

Issue, eight children

:

.

b.

—

.

.

,

b.

b. b.

.

m. D. A. Dellinger, Oct. 21, 1880, Lloyd and Earl.

an.l liad

2. Ehoda Missena, m. J. A. Shellhorn, April 13, 1884, and had three children: Alva L., Rolla J. and Anna S.

AlvaL.

d.

Aug.

11, 1886.

3. Ophelia Elizabeth, m. William K. Bol)crts, Nov. 22, 1886, and had three children: Emma Elleii, Rebecca Odessa and Elovd.

Emma Ellen d. 4.

Irena lona, was m. to Erank Geiger, j\Lirch

Elijah is

July 10, 1893.

Kagy

a farmer

18,

1894.

resides one half mile west of St. Stephens

by occupation.

and

EAGY RELATIONSHIP.

580

STEPHEX KAGY, the Ytli son of Abraliam Kligy, Dec. 2, 1844, near Bloomville, Seneca Co., 0., and was ni. by Elder Lewis Seitz, Sr., of the old school Baptist chnrch, to Elizabeth Jane Fairehild, May 10, 18(56, who was b. near 13.

was

b.

"Wooodstock, Shenandoah Co., Va., April 23, 1850, and had and three danghters:

six sons

Mettie Ilaj Kagy,

b.

Feb.

5,

1867.

George Baker Kiigy, b. Ang. 18, 1869. Annie Kosella Kagy, b. Ang. 17, 1872; Ola Debora Kagy, b. April 6, 1875. Mattie Geneva Kagy, b. Eeb. 20, 1878. Ertie Virginia Kagy, b. Oct. 20, 1880. Daisy A^evada Kagy, b. Jan. 31, 1883. Lloyd Leroy Kiigy, b. A]iril 7, 1886. Clida Charles Kiigy, b. Jnly 14, 1889. Mettie May Kiigy was and have two danghters

d.

Sept. 22, 1874.

AVilliam Briner, Dec.

ni. to

2,

1858,

:

Bessie Saloiun,

b.

Mny

Florence Belle,

b.

Oct. 30, 1887.

18, 1886.

George Baker Kiigy m. Jennie Frankenfield, Ang. 22, 1887,

who was sons

b.

near ^rohiiorc, O., Sept.

2,

1870; they have three

:

Wayne Leander

Kiigy,

1).

Jidy

7,

1889.

AVilliani Kiigy, b. Dee. 9, 1891.

Stephen Ivan John Kiigy,

b.

Jnly 24, 1894.

LEAXDER KAGY,

14.

the 8th son of

Abraham Kagy,

m. Irene Vandyke, and had three children: 1.

Almeda

Kiiaw, b.

Vitus Kiigy, b. Third was not named.

2.

15. Kiic'v,

.

.

ISABELLA KAGY, 1).

.

vonngest

child

of

Abraham

KAGY EELATIONSHIP.

581

(^VTIIAKIXE KAGY, 1st daughter of Kihlulph \Uv was b, about 1805, and m. about 1S2(), and d. She m. Andrew Hite, a brother of Anna, who ni. Christian 5.

2d,

.

Kagy, the third son of Endolph 1.

17

y.

b.

Barbara,

and 7

March

She was the

d.

tlie

2d.

15, 1824; d.

Issue

March

:

22, 1841, aged

eldest.

Oct. 7, 1827; m. Susan Brnbaker.

2.

John,

3.

b. June 30, 1829; ni. Xoah Brubaker. Anna, 1). July 2!), 1831; m. ]\rartin Brubaker. Endolph, b. Feb. 2, 1834; ni. Anna .McC^olni.

4. 5.

b.

Katharine,

Dec.

6.

David,

7.

Beali, b. Oct. 11,

b.

1835; bachelor. 1838; m. Henry Wolf. 8. Andrew, b. Dec. 5, 1840; ni. Harriet Mattox. 9. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1843; m. William French. 10. Hannah, b. April 8, 1846; m. Albert Tucker. 11. Rebecca, b. Sept. 11, 1848; m. G. Dewitt. 1,

Xov. 19, 1853; ni. John Armstrong. l^ichael, b. J)ec. 25, 1854; died at Inrth.

12. ]\rary, b. 13.

2. JOHX HITE, was born in Eairiiehl Co., O., Oct. 7, 18l>7. and removed from tliere (Pleasant township) to Marion ('(.., 111., alumtthe year 1839, and was m. to Susan Bi'uliakei'. Dec. 9, 1847; he emigrated to Kansas in 1807, anii was made l)v the State for tlie care of the Horn and incuraUly insane. on a reared iiilicrirant*e stnrdy farm, bronght np by parents, l»y his instincts and sentiments are in harmony willi llic masses.

From

the farm to the common school, from school to coUege, and thence to a lawyer's office, by indnstry ami ]iersistent lalior he has grown to be a lawyer of marked ability, i-ankini: among the foremost in his profession and one of the ablest advocates in the State. E. ]S[. Rinehart m.. May 25, 1875, Miss Rose M. Sears, of Jackson Co., 111. I^o issne.

ELAM

RINEHART,

b. May 17, 1840; m. Vietmia of 187G, Effingham Co., 111., and had the following children: Daniel R., b. Dec. 28, 1^7|': Win. B. and AValter -T., twins, b. Oct. 5, 1880; John A., CO. 6.

R.

('ar])enter, ]\Iarcli 1(5,

1

1883; Edward C, B. Rinehart, 2.

b.

Jnly 111, 1885, Nov. 22, 1888.

b.

JOHX KAGAY,

Isabelle Stevenson, wlio

b. Sept. d.

5,

d'.

Oct. 5, IbhT; Myrtle

1814; m. Dec.

witliont issne.

He

—

,

!>:;;•,

tlien m..

.\ov.

18, 1852, Mary Jane Camp, eleven years aftei' tlie death of liis first wife. Mary J. Camp was h. Aj.ril 20, l,s;;;;. .lolm d. The issne of Nov. 22, 1878; occn])ation, farming. Kagay this 2d marriage is seven children 1. Jacob L. :

2.

John

3.

Frances C.

J.

Alice.

4.

Mary

5.

Daniel G.

6.

Clement C.

7.

Alargaret C.

1.

Jacob

L., b. Sept. 10,

1853; m.

1880, Kentucky, Jan. 24, 1864. 1. Lonatha J., b. Jnly 1, 1881. 1).

in

2.

Lonedna

3.

Lonoma M., b. May Frances C, b. Sept.

4.

B., b. April 29, 1883. 13, 1885. 21, 1886.

Aliss Baston.

.\|.i-il

Their children are

:

C,

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

608 5. nsi-

ness or friendly interview, lie was not only a |)roilii:\- in ilic sweetness of his temper and g-entleness of his nianiici-, Imt tOAvered above all around him like a giant oak, in the I'ectitndc of his actions, the veracity of his tongue and in the exaltation of his morality, lie was the centre-post in his clmrcli, a deacon for many years preceding his death at the advanced age of

80 years, an oracle in the doctrines and tenents of 'the iron jacket Baptists,' the

umpire

to

whom

his church. all

dis])utes

were referred with the certainty of satisfactory ad judieatiou. He was the noblest work of Go;, Sept. 12,

When John B. Kagy

II II

irli.

ISO.!/.

arrived at

a ])r(>])er

age he learned the

said that he Imilt the

trade of a mason, and it is the Beuna Vista blast furnaces

in

time he ran aline of canal boats on

('cntrc

first

('.,

stacks fur

At

Pa.

nld JN'iiiisylvauia

tlic

(

'Mic

'anal

Jolm \'>. Kiigy was a small in the eastern part of the State. he luid hhick hair, Idack in all his movements; man, very active eves and dark skin.

the year 1847 or of his death.

The

8,

He

fell dead fnun hcai't disease in jili.mt about 41 years of age at the time was and

dates of birth of Sinxni TCiigy's four sons are as follows

Vinzeng,

JohnS",

in

1). 1).

:

1805.

in 1800.

1811. Anton, 1). Simon, b. in 1815. In the record the name in

it

is

spelU'd Kegi, but

Kagy. It is positively certain that

two of these sons are dead,

John B. and Simon. What becanu' {' up to this time; he is supposed to liuvo is,

we have given

however, only conjecture.

some wandering sheep of

his

Maybe, ti-ib(>

ilic

dici]

mide

not

lind

in liis

vi/:

known

without issue;

peiliMp-

may

is

tlii.s

fnturc years,

way

intci iIk'

KAGY

616

KELATIOXSIIIP. I

if

percliance his gaze should

be directed to these

family fold; pages, or possibly the future historian of our people may be able to remove the doubts and uuecrtaiuties that hide so much

from our

A'iew,

and make

all

things clear.

John B. Kiic'v m. ]\larv .Vim Lomison, of Danville, Montour Co., Pa., in about 1833, in Indiana Co., Pa. Their children are

:

1.

AVilliam Lomison,

2.

Margaret

Alice, b.

3.

Lucy A., b. David H., b. Feb.

4. 5. C.

L., b.

Henry

•

b.

-TohnB.,

March 5, 1834 March 5, 1838.

b.

day. child

1840.

,

26, 1842.

— ,

Mary Ann Lomison, b. home of her son, Dr. John

1.

,

1843.

1845.

1809, and

!•,

iNT)!,

d. Pel).

3,

1893, at the

P. Tvcaggy, at Allegheny City, Pa.

AVILLTA:\I: L():\ILS()X -Iiine

or 5.

who was

KPAGGY,* b.

Feb.

5,

m.

]\rariali Ilolli-

1835, and have one

:

JolniTL,

b. ]\rarch 19, 18.")^. in

Towa, and m., Jan. 15, 1883,

Eosa AVilhelm, b. Feb. 5, IbGU, and have fonr children: Pena Leah, b. Xov. 14, 1884. Mabel Henrietta, 1). Oct. 19, 1886. Grace Inez, b. Feb. 10, 1894. Marie Maria, b. April 18, 1896. AVilliam L. KeaiiC'v and wife are members of the Protestant M. E. church, and reside at Mapleton, Iowa.

2.

MARGAEET xVLICE KEAGGY,

b.

Sept. 5, 1838; ra. 1). in ls:>6, and

William F. Trontman in Oct., 1859, who was d. in Their children are: .

* William L. Keag-gy enlisted August 1, 1862, in Company I, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers as first sei'geant was in but one engagement and was honorably discharged July 1. 1865. His occupation is

—

that of a farmer.

KAGY 1.

Fraiicclia, b. Dec.

1,

2.

Abi'ahaiu Lincolu,

1).

3.

Xora Augustus, b. June 10, 1867: Ida Susau, b. July —,1869.

4.

lMi2.

-hilv 27, 1864.

C'apitola A., b.

0.

AVilliam Fi-anldin,

7.

J.ucy :\ray, b. Aug. 26, 1874.

8.

Maud,

b. Sept. 3,

b.

in

iii#

branehe* of the Kaji.v

relatioti:>hip.

book tV)rtu. ^•"iiiiig, amd pi!ibli!>hii!iig the same in The i.,. ..^.ii was ealW tv)> Oinler hv Jo^hii JBl Kiiirv, whowel«(^')auiiieari;(^ settlements Personally they aic necessarily strangers. of tlie family were unknown io eacli otlier hefore reseaivhes st't

on

hy these

toot

The minutes

them together.

reninoii-- hroiii^iit

reunion, read yesterday, made sucdi reference to myself in a resolution passed at that meeting, giving me the ci'cdit ot lieing the mother d' these ri'Uiiious, whicdi of the

last

(

would he

it

notice

oil

our

t-''>

;."•

71

75 70 "^ii

s3

or Nancj^ (Keagy) Frederick, daughter of Jacob llie 2d. Elizabeth (Keagy) Auckerman. daughter of Jacob the 2d

S5

Susannah (Keag.\) Cibbi.ny. daughter of Jacol) llic John Keagy, the second son of Jacob the 2d, Fanny Beronica (Keagv) Longanecker dauijhter of Jacob

80

Anna

:.''5

S6 tlie

'

«2

2d,

Mary (Keagy) Keagy. daughter of Jacob the

2d,

^'2

KAGY EELATIOXSHIP.

668

Abraham Keagy's

descendants, the 3d son of Jacob Jacob H. Keagy, eklest son of Abraham Michael Keagy, eldest son of Jacob H. Keagy, Peter Keagy, 3d son of Jacob H. Keagy,

95

1st

95

96 99

Anna

Keagj', eldest daughter of Abraham Keagy, Barbara Keagy, 2d daughter of Abraham Keagy, Elizabeth Keagy, 3d daughter of Abraham Keagy, Henry Keagy, 2d son of Abraham Keagy,

100

Keagj', 4th son of Abraham Keagj-, Josejjh Keagy, 6th son of Abraham,

101

100 101 101

Abraham

101

BOOK FIBST— CHAPTER SECOND. Abraham Keagy, the beloved son of Hanse, Anna (Keagy) Shenck, eldest child of Abraham Keagy

104

Veronica (Schenck) Gish, Anna (Shenk) Eathfon-Gish, Abraham Shenk, son of Anna (Keagy) Shenk, Anna Shenk. 5th daughter of Anna (Keagy) Shenk Henry Shenk. son of Anna (Keagy) Shenk, Josiah B. and Harriet A. (Shenk) Schwinehart Christian Keagy, eldest son of Abraham, Henry Keagy, eldest son of Christian Keagy, Susannah Keagy, 2d daughter of Christian Keagy

Ill

104 110 IIS 202 118 119 121

122 123

Anna (Nancy) Keagy,

123

3d daughter of Christian Keagy, INIaria (Mary) Keagy, 4th daughter of Christian Keagy, Abraham Keagy, 2d son of Christian Keagy, Philip Keagy, eldest son of Abraham Keagj', Christian Keagy, 2d son of Abraham Keagy Elizabeth Keagy, daughter of Abraham Keagj',

124

124 127 132 133

Susan Keagy, eldest daughter of Henry Keagy, John Keagy, 4th son of Christian Keagy, Samuel Keagy, son of John Keagy James Keagy, son of John Keagy,

133

Elizabeth Keagy, the 9th child of Christian Keagy Henry Keagy, the 2d son of Abraham Keagy, Abraham Keagy, the 3d son of Abraham Keagy, Ann Keagy, eldest child of Abraham, 3d son of Abraham Catharine Keagy, 2d child of Abraham. 3d son of Abraham, [Martin Boehm Keagy, 1st son of Abraham, 3d son of Abraham, Abraham Stoner Keagy, 2d son of Abraham, 3d son of

142

134 138 138

.

Adam

Litzenborg Keagy, 8th child of

143

145 149

150

1^2

Abraham, Dr. John Miller Keagy, 3d son of Abraham, 3d son of Abraham, Rebecca (Keagy) McPheeters, 3d child of Dr. John M. Keagy, Eliza Lavina (Keagy) Stayman, 7th child of Abraham Keagy, Dr.

142

Abraham Keagy,

.

.

.

156 160 161 161

IXDKX. I\udolph Keai^-y

llu-

Itli

sdii

of

(IH!I

Alii-;ili;nii.

llif

h.-loxcd

sen of

Hanse, Jacob Keagy, eldest sou of lludolph Kudolph Keagy, 3d son of lvU(lol|)li Isaac Keagy, son of Eudolph. the ;5d son of Kudolpli Wm. Boyden. second Inisband of Mrs. Isaac Keag_\

Maiy (Keagy)

^letcalfe, eldest

Eudolph Keagy, son of

W. Keagy, 4th son

107 KJS ICi'.)

daughter of Kudolph Keagy.

]iudoli)h

..

Keagy

Franklin Keagy, son of Kudolph Keagy. and ihe the Kiigy Family, Henr^- Keagy, 3d son of Kudoljih Keagy Georg'e

\c,\>

Id:.'

of Rudolph

IT:;

llisl(U-iaii

of 171 17i'i \'^'>

l\e;ig;\

son of Kudol|)li. 1th son of Al)raliaui Abraham Keagy, 2d son of Kudolph, 4th son of Ahrahaui. .. Sarah A. (Keagy) Storm, daughter of Al)raham Keagy, Anna (Keag'y) IIowr\', only daughter of Kudolph K'eagy Barbara (Keagy) Urljan, daughter ol' Ahrahaiu. the lieloNcd

Henry

Keag\\', eldest

son,

1^7 l>".t

I'.M I'J'J

l'.)3

Mary (Keagy)

Haverstick, (iaiigliter of Ahrahaui the liclovcd

son

1 '