OUR
WHITLEY
COUNTY
KY
FAMILIES
By
Della Marie (Sizemore) Perez
DEDICATIONS
This book is dedicated to my mother, Nola Marie Anderson, who is the last living child of Montgomery Anderson and Flora Belle Young.
My mom has always been my rock throughout my life. I really don’t know what I would have done without her. Thanks just isn’t enough to express my gratitude to you mom, but there are not any other words that will suffice either, so thanks Mom for everthing, I love you!
I would also like to express my gratitude to my special cousin that has come into my life and who without her support and help this book would never have been possible. Audrey Monhollen Ealy, a cousin I never knew until a few years ago has been a gem with all her help and trust. Thank-You Audrey.
I have another cousin that I found recently who has helped me so much while researching our family lines. Mary Creekmore thanks so much for being there when I needed help.
God must also be recognized in this dedication for without the good Lord to guide me this book would never have been written at all.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
My name is Della Marie Perez. My parents were/are Roy Sizemore and Nola Marie Anderson. So of course my maiden name is Sizemore (hee hee). My father died on Dec. 12, 1976 Sunday at 5:03 in Newport, Ky. He is buried at the Sizemore Cemetery on Red Bird in Clay Co. Ky. I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio at Bethesda Hospital on April 18, 1960, the oldest child of my family. This is sort of a pride for me as I was born on a special day in my opinion. On this day back in 1898 my grandmother, Flora Belle Young was also born. That is only one of the two reasons this day is special for me. The second one is that on this day in the year of 1776 Paul Revere made his famous ride through the countryside yelling, “the British are coming, the British are coming.” This was the beginning of freedom and of the United States of America as a free country!
As you can tell from that little tidbit I am an avid historian. History is my passion not my hobby. To me it was always a fascinating subject. Though you might not believe it considering I know the date of Paul Revere’s famous ride, the only thing I hated about history was trying to remember the important dates (he he he). This was because I was never any good at remembering them.
Genealogy was a long time coming into my life or focus. One day I, like most people asked a question and wanted the answer that no one could give me. So started my search into the lives of the dead and my ancestors. It has been a most enjoyable journey for me and one that will last until I die, most likely. The more I learn, the more I need to learn. That is the addiction of genealogy.
Well just a little more about me and we can go on and enjoy this book. I have been married and divorced twice. The products of my first short marriage of 3 years were 2 great kids and 8 terrific grandchildren, one of which resides on Jesus’ knees. Kyle Franklin Williamson was stillborn on April 23, 1999. This was about the time I became interested in genealogy. My second marriage produced no children though it lasted ten years. Currently I live in McCreary County, Ky.
Now I would like to say that I hope each and every reader enjoys this book as much as I enjoyed researching for it.
God be with you all.
Della Perez
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedications------1
About the Auther------2
Table of Contents------3
Our Anderson Family------
Our Anderson Family
Section 1
The numbers beside each name represent what generation that person is in, starting with our first recordable ancestor who will be numbered one.
- Robert Anderson born abt. 1750-1760
This Robert shows up first in Whitley County in the 1830 census. We don’t know his wife’s name or how many children they had or where they were born as of yet. Neither do we know where they were before this census. He was a farmer. I have determined that this is our first ancestor in Whitley County simply by the process of elimination using the census and DNA testing. I believe he and his
Wife died before 1840. What we do know is that our earliest ancestor that I have documentation for is Robert Anderson married 1831 in his early 20’s. So I used that information to determine that our Robert Anderson is the son of this Robert Anderson born abt. 1750-1760.
Children of Robert Anderson/Unknown:
Robert Anderson II
This is my process of elimination and for some it may not be proof while for others it will be proof enough. For me it is proof until I can prove otherwise.
Since our ancestor Robert Anderson married in Oct. of 1831 in Whitley Co. it is to be presumed that he was living there at the time as very few people would have traveled all the way to Whitley County just to marry. Looking at the earliest census before he married, which is just the year before in 1830, you will find these Andersons listed as head of household in that year: Peggy, William, Daniel, Robert, and Matthew or Nathan it is really hard to tell which name it actually is but I tend to think it is Matthew.
Peggy is listed in her own household and living by herself age 15-20. She sure could not have had a son old enough to marry when no kids are in her household at all lol. So that eliminates Peggy.
William is listed in 1830 as 50-60 which would certainly make him old enough to have a son the age of our Robert. William’s household this year consists of 1 female under 5, one male and two females 5-10, one female 10-15, two females 15-20, one female 20-30, and one female 30-40. This eliminates William as our Robert’s father unless our Robert is listed by mistake as female which could happen but isn’t likely.
Matthew or Nathan is listed in 1830 as 20-30 which would eliminate him because his age is about the same as our Robert’s. He has a female 20-30, two females and one male 0-5. No child old enough to have been our Robert.
This all brings us to the last two possibilities: Robert and Daniel Anderson. Just checking the census Daniel is a possible choice. He is listed as 40-50 so the age is okay. He has a wife listed as 40-50 too. He has two males 0-5, two males and a female 5-10, two females 10-15, one male and two females 15-20, and one male 20-30. This makes Daniel an excellent possibility and he was my first choice to be Robert’s father. Alas this wasn’t to be though. I found out in later census that Daniel does indeed have a son the right age category and named Robert. This Robert was not our Robert though. He married someone entirely different than the Keziah Sneed that our Robert married. Not only that but the DNA testing was against us here too. Daniel is definitely not our Robert’s father.
Now this all leaves me with only one choice left and it is a logical choice. The older Robert Anderson listed in 1830 is between the age of 70-80 with a female age 60-70 and a male (our Robert) 20-30. Our Robert was about 23-25 this year. So I determined from all of this that the older Robert Anderson is either the father of our Robert or his grandfather and it is likely he is his father. So in this book for future reference and to tell the two Roberts apart. The first and older Robert will be referred to as Robert 1 and the second Robert who married Keziah Sneed will be referred to as Robert II.
Children of Robert Anderson/Unknown
2. Robert Anderson II born abt. 1805-1807
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- Robert Anderson II (Robert 1) born abt. 1805-1807
Robert married Keziah (Kizzy, Kissy,) Sneed born abt. 1811, d/o of Charles Sneed. They were married on Oct. 31, 1831 in Whitley County, Ky. According to the marriage book there but no marriage bond or certificate were found, it
is missing from the books. When I asked a clerk at the courthouse about this fact she said someone probably took the license some years back. After Robert and Keziah married they disappeared from the Whitley county census and don’t show up again until 1860 with two sons, and it is possible that the census takers just missed them in 1840 and 1850 census. Robert was a farmer. Then they are gone again by 1870. I just don’t know if they died or just moved. I don’t really believe that they died because their son Marshall comes back to the county at a later date, and Henry stayed and married. I also believe that Robert has other children than the two sons listed in this book but I have not been able to find his family in the census years of 1840-1850-1870 and beyond, as of the printing of this book. It is unknown where or when Robert and Keziah died.
Children of Robert Anderson/Keziah Sneed:
3. Henry H. Anderson abt. May 6, 1842-1844
3. Marshal Anderson abt. 1847
Documentation for Robert Anderson II.
- Marriage book Index at the Whitley County Courthouse: Robert Anderson to Keziah Sneed Oct. 31, 1831.
B. Whitley County Census
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- Henry H. Anderson (Robert II, Robert I) born May 6, 1842-1844, KY.
Henry bought fifty acres of land on Mulberry Creek before he married. He married Rebecca Hollen (Monhollen) born Jan. 1843. They were married on Feb. 9, 1865 in Whitley Co. KY, where they lived out the rest of their lives, as farmers except for his time in the service. Henry died July 1886 according to the government pension office. Rebecca drew a pension from Henry’s service in the civil war where he served in the Union Army in Company H. 49th Ky Infantry as a private. He served from Aug. 15, 1863 to Dec. 26, 1864. It was during this stretch of service that Henry was disabled. He and many of his fellow soldiers grew ill. As was usual during this time period they were put back in service as soon as they were strong enough to do light work. During this period he and the other sick soldiers had to ride in the back of wagons while traveling. They were instructed to get out of the wagon at the bottom of hills and walk up the hills. While trying to do this Henry fell out of a moving wagon and damaged his hip and side. This caused him to become disabled. It explains why Henry didn’t serve any longer. Rebecca died Sept. 2, 1912 also in Whitley County, Ky. Henry is buried at the Mulberry Cemetery or what is also known as the Anderson Cemetery across from the Mulberry Church, in Whitley County KY. His marker does not list his date of death. It is believed that Rebecca is buried near or beside Henry but no marker is there to prove this. Rebecca’s last name on her marriage license is very confusing as you will see. We do believe she is the daugher of John and Elizabeth Monhollen nevertheless.
Children of Henry/Rebecca:
4. Calvin S. Anderson abt. 1865-1867
4. John Wade Anderson abt. 1866-1868
4. Charles S. Anderson born Jan. 14, 1870
4. William Henry Anderson born Oct. 16, 1871
4. Robert Abraham Anderson born May 6, 1873
4. Samantha Jane Anderson born Oct. 19, 1875
4. Harriet E. Anderson born Dec. 19, 1877 /died Jan. 30, 1878
4. Nancy C. Anderson born June 24, 1880
4. Manerva A. Anderson born Sept. 16, 1883
4. Merida M. Anderson born May 4, 1885
Documentation for Henry H. Anderson:
- Marriage bond
- Marriage Certificate
- Excerpts from Pension files
- Whitley County, Ky. Census files
- Land Deed
- Last but not least is the verification for Henry’s death. This was found at the National Archives Civil War Union Veteran’s Headstones by Mike Watson in the Bluegrass Roots Vol. 27 # 4 pg. 133.
- Marshall Anderson (Robert II, Robert I) born abt. 1847
Married Judah Miller on Jan. 14, 1875 in Knox Co. Tn. He was a farmer.
Children of Marshal/Judah
4. Kizzah born abt. 1876
Note: There are probably more children in this family.
Documentation for Marshall Anderson
A. Whitley County Ky. Census
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- Calvin S. Anderson born abt. 1865-66 (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) in Whitley County, Ky.
Married Manila Mowery, daughter of Johnathan Mowery and Nancy Hamblin. Granddaughter of Daniel Hamblin/Barbara Monhollen. She was born abt. 1868. Calvin and Manila were married on Feb. 6, 1885 in Campbell Co. TN. Calvin went by the names Coly and Cally also. Manila’s name is pronounced with the I sounding like a long I. It is unknown at this time where they died or where they are buried. I tend to believe they are buried in the same graveyard as Henry. Calvin, like his father before him, was a farmer.
Children of Calvin/Manila:
5. Jackson Anderson born Feb. 27, 1885-1886
5. Seaberry Anderson born June 10, 1889
5. Montgomery Anderson born June 6, 1892
DOCUMENTATION FOR CALVIN ANDERSON
- “Whitley County Ky Marriages” by Charles Cornelius
(Note: this marriage occurred in Campbell Co. Tn. I called the courthouse there and they did not keep marriage license at this time but this marriage is recorded on the books there. )
- Whitley County, Ky. Census
4. John Wade Anderson (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born about 1866/67 in Whitley County, Ky. He married Margaret (Mary) Monhollen, daughter of James and Elizabeth Monhollen. It is unknown at this time where they died or where they are buried. John Wade died before 1900 as Margaret (Mary) is listed in that census with her parents as Mary. She remarried by 1910 to Frank Powers. So these two daughters are the only children John Wade did have.
Children of John Wade/Margaret:
Jincy Anderson born 1895
Effie Anderson born Sep. 19, 1898
- Charles S. (Sneed?) Anderson (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born Jan. 14, 1870, Whitley County, Ky. He first married Annie J. Rains on Feb. 8, 1898 (daughter of Isaac “Ike” Rains and Mary Ann Young), then Jemima (Mima) Monhollen who was born on April 9, 1882 and died on June 13, 1953. Charles went by Charley most of the time. He died on Oct. 31, 1942. Both Charles and Mima are buried at the Anderson Cemetery across from the Mulberry Church. I don’t know where Annie is buried.
Children of Charles and Annie (Rains) Anderson
5. Ada F. Anderson born Dec. 1899
Children of Charles and Mima (Monhollen) Anderson
- Clarence Edd Anderson born April 7, 1906
5. Lola Anderson born 1909
5. Archie Lee Anderson born June 7, 1911
5. Leland Anderson born May 7, 1915
DOCUMENTATION FOR CHARLES ANDERSON
A. Whitley County Census
4. William Henry (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born Oct. 16, 1871 in Whitley County, Ky. He married Linda Jane Wilson daughter of Jepetha/Nancy Wilson. William Henry went by the name of Henry generally.
Children of William Henry/Linda Jane (Wilson) Anderson
- Manuel A. Anderson born Oct. 1891
5. Flora Katherine Anderson born Sep. 1892
5. Nancy C. Anderson born born Jan. 1896
5. Marion Edgar born June 15, 1898
4. Robert Abraham Anderson (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born May 6, 1873. He is better known as Abe. Abe’s first wife was Flora Rains born March 18, 1874. She was the daughter of Isaac “Ike” Rains and sister to Annie Rains who was married to Abe’s brother, Charley. Abe and Flora had several children together.
Children of Abe/Flora
5. Cynthia Ann (died as a child by 1910)
5. Lola Jane (died as a child by 1910)
5. Thomas Albert (died as a child by 1910)
5. Evaline born Aug. 1898
5. Ida Manerva abt. 1900
5. Gertie Mae abt. 1902
5. Samantha J. abt. 1904
5. Floyd abt. 1907/1908
5. Letha Ellen
5. Mitchell June 28, 1913/Died Oct. 28, 1914
Then Flora died Oct. or Feb. 10, 1919. Abe remarried to Ida Young daughter of Thomas Jefferson Young and Cyntha Hamblin. She was born Jan. 18, 1895 and died June 28, 1989. Ida outlived Abe who died Nov. 18, 1938. Abe and Ida also had several children together. Abe is buried next to his first wife, Flora, in the cemetery across from the Mulberry Church. Ida is buried in the Young Cemetery at Mulberry.
Children of Abe and Ida:
5. Della Mae born Aug. 9, 1924
5. Ivary
5. Bonnie Ellen
5. Lonnie Delbert
5. Beatrice? Born Sep. 8, 1931
DOCUMENTATION FOR ROBERT ABRAHAM
- Clay County Census
1900 Abe Anderson age 26, born May 1874-Flora age 22 born Dec. 1877-Evaline age 1 born Aug. 1898. Flora had given birth to 4 children in this census with only 1 living.
- Samantha J. Anderson (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born Oct. 19, 1875.
Samantha married James Veach. She died on March 31, 1922.
4. Nancy C. Anderson (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born June 24, 1880.
Nancy Anderson married Tom Perkins. Nancy died on Oct. 6, 1920.
Children of Nancy C. (Anderson)/Tom Perkins
5. Kimbrel Perkins born Sep. 1889
4. Manerva A. Anderson (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born Sep. 16, 1883
Manerva Anderson went by the nickname Manervy and sometimes just Nervy. She married Silas Young.
Children of Manerva A. (Anderson)/Silas Young
5. Merida H. Anderson born March 8, 1913
5. Dona F. Young born April 26, 1916
4. Merida Maynard Anderson (Henry, Robert II, Robert I) born May 4, 1885.
Merida hated his first name so he chose to go by his middle name of Maynard most of his life. He married Vada Bell Wilson who was born on Oct. 22, 1886 and died on March 17, 1961. Merida or Maynard as he was called died on April 2 or 20, 1930. Both are buried at the cemetery across from the Mulberry Church.
Children of Merida and Vada (Wilson) Anderson
- Unknown (died before 1910)
- Unknown (died before 1910)
5. Unknown (died before 1910)
5. Verna Anderson born Jan. 31, 1911
5. Flora May Anderson born March 25, 1914
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- Montgomery Anderson born June 6, 1892 (Calvin, Henry, Robert II, Robert I Anderson)
Montgomery was better known as Gumie (Gummy, Gumy) which was the name he went by always. He was a coal miner in Whitley County where he lived most of his life. Gumie also farmed his land when he was home from work. His family lived in a two room cabin when his youngest child was small. He was a tall man and slim. On Feb. 12, 1913 he married Flora Belle Young who was born on April 18, 1898. She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson (Jeff) Young and Cyntha Hamblin. Flora Belle died at an early age on June 21, 1843 at the tender age of 45 of Liver Carcinoma which is cancer. Her youngest child wasn’t even two years old. Gumie found pleasure in the simple things. He enjoyed nothing better than just walking down to the store and sitting around talking to his friends. He didn’t drink alcohol or hunt or even fish. He just enjoyed quiet and solitude and friends. In his elderly years in the late 1950’s Gumie moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he lived until he died. Gumie was hit by a car there and developed mouth cancer soon after which turned into skull cancer, his ultimate cause of death. He died on Aug. 13, 1964 in Cincinnati, but his body was brought home to Whitley County, KY to be buried on top of the hill across from the Mulberry Church next to his wife Flora. Gumie had never remarried.