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Also including the surnames:

 

Blevins ~Boswell ~ Broad ~ Brewsaugh ~ Cline 

Donnelson ~ Draper ~ Fountain ~ Freelove  Gearheart  ~ Hale

Hargase ~ Johnson ~ Justice ~ Lea  ~ Manley ~ McGraw

McMumm ~ Morris ~Rogers ~ Travers ~ Turman

Wade ~ Weddington ~ Whiteside

 

 

 

Hargis Origins

 

 

The Hargis family originated in Denmark.  One member of the family departed to Normandy, France, where the name became Harguess.  Then Louis and Louise Harguess immigrated to England, where surnames became Harges and Hargase.  Here is the Hargis family coat of arms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hargase Family of England

 

1 – George Hargase – b-1591, St. Mary Magdalene, NE England

                                            m-1616, St. Mary Magdalene, NE England

  s – KATTEREEN (surname unknown) – b-1595, St. Mary Magdalene, NE England

                2 – George Hargase II – b-October 26, 1617, St. Mary Magdalene, NE England

                                                                m-1642

                                                                 d-after 1659, Maryland

                  s – Susannah Lea – b-England

                                                         d-Maryland

                                3 – William Asa Hargis – b-1640, England

                                                                                 d-1685, Charles County, MD

                                  s – ELIZABETH ANN DRAPER – b-abt 1645, England

                                (SEE CHILDREN IN THE HARGIS FAMILY OF MARYLAND SECTION BELOW)

                                3 – Thomas Lea Hargis – b-1647

                                                                         d-January 1715/16, Charles County, MD

                2 – Ann Hargase – b-March 5, 1617/18, St. Mary Magdalene, NE England 

                  

 

Notes on the Hargase Family of England:

 

George Hargase II brought his family to Virginia about 1642.  His sons, William and Thomas, moved to Charles County, Maryland, where they owned and operated a plantation called Hargis Hope.  It would also appear that they began spelling the name Hargis. 

 

 

 

The Hargis Family in Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky

 

1 – William Asa Hargis – b-1640, England

                                                 d-1685, Charles County, MD

  s – Elizabeth Ann Draper – abt 1645, England

                2 – John Draper Hargis – b-1661, Charles County, MD

                                                                    m-Accomack County, VA

                                                                    d-1731, Westmoreland County, VA

                 s – Catherine Ann Fountain

                                3 – John Draper Hargis II – b-abt 1687, Maryland

                                                                                       m-abt 1720, Westmoreland County, VA

                  s – Grace Boswell – b-abt 1690, Virginia

                                                4 – John Hargis – b-1722, Washington County, VA

                                                                                  m-abt 1739, Oldham, VA

                                                                                  d-abt 1779, Christian County, KY

                                                  s – Ann Elizabeth Whiteside – abt 1720, Virginia

                                                                5 – William Hargis – b-1740, Westmoreland County, VA

                                                                                                 d-September 6, 1819, Christian County, VA

                                                5 - John Hargis II – b-1742, Virginia

                                                                                                      d-1779, Washington County, MD

                                                                  s – Elizabeth Freelove – b-abt 1746, Virginia

                                                                                6 – Mary Hargis – b-November 22, 1761, Virginia

                                                                                                             d-January 11, 1839, Litchfield, Grayson County, KY

                                                            6 – John Hargis III – b-1762, Grayson/Wythe County, VA

                                                                                                                 d-before 1824, Pulaski County, KY

                                                                6 – Isaac Hargis – b-before 1765

                                                                                                              d-abt 1825, Christian County, KY

                                                                                6 – Amelia Hargis – b-December 26, 1765, Washington County, VA

                                                                                                                m-1781, Washington County, VA

                                                                                                                d-April 1860, Washington County, VA

                                                                                  s – George McNew –b-November 17, 1763, Frederick County, VA

                                                                                                                   d-May 5, 1846, Washington County, VA

                                                                                6 – Chloe Hargis – b-abt 1770

                                                                                                              m-January 14, 1800

                                                                                   s – John Stone

                                                                6 – Samuel Whiteside Hargis – b-1774, Russell County, VA

                                                                                                                                               d-August 3, 1859, Russell County, VA

                                                                                  s – Nancy McMumm – b-February 5, 1770, Russell County, VA

                                                           d-March 18, 1839, Russell County, VA

(SEE CHILDREN IN THE Hargis/Weddington Family section below)

                                                                6 – Thomas Hargis – b-1775, Washington County, VA

                                                                                                                  d-April 1850, Fulton County, IL

                                                                  s – Rachel Province – b-abt 1761                                                                                        

                                                                5 – Samuel Hargis – b-abt 1744

                                                5 – Elizabeth Hargis – b-abt 1745

                                                                5 – Whiteside Hargis – b-abt 1745

                                                                5 – James Hargis – b-abt 1745                                               

                3 – Mary Hargis – b-abt 1695

                  s – John Selden

                                3 – Millorit Hargis – b-abt 1695

                2 – William Hargis – b-1664, Charles County, MD

                                                 d-Charles County, MD

                2 – Roger Hargis – b-abt 1664, Charles County, MD

                2 – Ellenor Hargis – b-abt 1670

            2 - Helena Hargis – b-abt 1670

                                               m-November 1728

                  s – Samuel Noe – b-1690, Maryland

                                               d-1740, Maryland

                2 – Anne Hargis – b-abt 1685

                                             d-1762, Charles County, MD

                                               

         

The Draper Connection

 

1 – John Draper

                2 – Elizabeth Ann Draper – b-abt 1645, England

                  s - William Asa Hargis – b-1640, England

                                                                  d-1685, Charles County, MD

 

 

Notes on the Hargises in Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky: 

 

I’ve gotten this information from a source that seems informed, yet some of the info on John Hargis’s and Elizabeth Freelove’s children struck me as suspect, such as one child was listed as having been born eleven years after John’s death.  That said, I removed that child from the list, but left the rest, although I also find it unusual that each of them is born in a different place.  The fact is, there were an enormous number of Hargises in the Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky area in the 1700’s and 1800’s and many of them named their sons John, Thomas, and Samuel, so it’s very difficult to follow the trail.  I’m entirely unsure if the above info holds water, but I’m going with it until I find evidence otherwise, and I do feel very confident that the line from Samuel Whiteside Hargis forward is correct.  I also feel fairly confident that our Hargis line originated in England with George Hargase, as he has a tremendous number of descendants and is the only Hargis I have found immigrating.

 

 

 

 

The Hargis and Weddington Families in Virginia and Kentucky

 

1 - Samuel Whiteside Hargis – b-1774, Russell County, VA

                                                             m-January 24, 1795, Orange County, NC

                                                             d-August 3, 1859, Russell County, VA

  s – Nancy McMumm – b-February 5, 1770, Russell County, VA

                                           d-March 18, 1839, Russell County, VA

                2 – Mary B. Hargis –b-1795, North Carolina

                                                 d-October 22, 1865, Breathitt County, KY

                2 – William Hargis – b-July 31, 1797, Russell County, VA

                                                 d-August 8, 1864, Russell County, VA

                2 – Elizabeth Hargis – b-January 1, 1799, Russell County, VA

                                                    m-October 22, 1817

                  s – Samuel Bromley

                2 – James M. Hargis – b-February 4, 1801, Russell County, VA

                                                     d-1876, Tennessee

                2 – John Louis Hargis – b-March 2, 1802, Russell County, VA

                                                      d-April 2, 1886, Morehead, Rowan County, KY

                2 – Samuel Hargis II – b-July 12, 1804, Russell County, VA

                                                    d-1863

                2 – Nancy Hargis – b-May 3, 1807, Russell County, VA

                                               m-Buchanon County, VA

                                                d-1861, Ripley County, MO

                  s – Francis Calloway

                2 – Thomas Hargis – b-July 29, 1809, Russell County, VA

                                                         m-June 28, 1828, Russell County, VA

                                                         d-1852, Pike County, KY

              s – Jane Weddington – b-August 18, 1802, Russell County, VA

                                                                d-1869    

                                3 – Elizabeth J. Hargis – b-1834

                                3 – John P. Hargis – b-1836

                                3 – Jacob Weddington Hargis – b-December 1837

                                                                                                2nd m-1876, Elliott County, KY

                                                                                                d-February 13, 1915

                                                4 – Maggie Hargis – b-abt 1863, Kentucky

                                  2nd s – Isouria Frances McGraw – b-abt 1859, Virginia

      d-October 23, 1915

                                                4 – Nora L. Hargis – b-October 1876, Kentucky

                                                4 – Vernon Hargis – b-abt 1879

                                                4 – Addie Hargis – b-January 1881

                                                4 – Samuel Hargis – b-September 29, 1882, Elliott County, KY

                                                                                        m-October 26, 1905

                                                                                         d-March 24, 1947, Rowan County, KY

  s– Eunice Johnson – b-August 22, 1890, Elliott County, KY

                                                                                            d-April 25, 1972, Rowan County, KY

                                                (see children in the Samuel Hargis Family section below)

                                                4 – Linda Hargis – b-July 1886

                                                4 – Anna Hargis – b-August 1889

                                                4 – Jesse Hargis – b-August 1892

                        3 – Samuel Hargis – b-1840

                                3 – James Hargis – b-1841

                                3 – Louisa Hargis – b-1843

                                                                d-abt 1934

                                  s – John Miller

                                  2nd s – John Elliott

                                3 – Nancy Hargis – b-1845

                                3 – Jesse Hargis – b-1849

 

 

1 - Jacob Weddington – b-May 1, 1777, Shendendoah County, WV

                                               m-abt 1801

                                                d-March 27, 1869, Elliott County, KY

  s – Jane Pressley – b-October 25, 1784

                2 – Jane Weddington – b-August 18, 1802, Russell County, VA

                                                             m-June 28, 1828, Russell County, VA

              d-1869

                  s-Thomas Hargis – b-July 29, 1809, Russell County, VA

                                                        d-1852, Pike County, KY

                2 – Elizabeth Weddington – b-March 17, 1804, Russell County, VA

                                                             m-1823

                  s – John Hargis    

                2 – James Weddington – b-November 18, 1806, Russell County, VA

                                                         m-August 25, 1825, Russell County, VA

                                                         d-June 29, 1874

                  s – Nancy Fletcher

                2 – Jacob “Jack” Weddington, Jr. – b-January 22, 1814, Russell County, VA

                                                                         m-February 16, 1837, Russell County, VA

                                                                         d-February 1865

                  s – Sarah Alice Cassidy –b-abt 1822, Tazewell County, VA

                                3 – Henry Weddington – b-abt 1837, Pike County, KY

                                3 – William Weddington – b-abt 1838, Pike County, KY

                                3 – Marietta Weddington – b-abt 1840, Pike County, KY

                                3 – Nancy Weddington – b-abt 1842, Pike County, KY

                                3 – Londermia Weddington – b-abt 1846, Pike County, KY

                                3  - Richard French Weddington – b-1847, Pike County, KY

                                                                                       m-June 17, 1869

                                                                 d-1911, Pike County, Kentucky

                                  s – Mary Jane Blackburn

                                3 – Elizabeth Weddington – b-May 10, 1849, Pike County, KY

                                3 – George C. Weddington – b-April 29. 1850, Pike County, KY

                                3 – McDonald Weddington – b-May 2, 1852, Pike County, KY

                                3 – Jacob Weddington – b-1856, Pike County, KY

                                                                       d-before 1865

                2 – Hency C. Weddington – b-February 2, 1816

                2 – John Tazewell Weddington – b-November 7, 1821

                                                                     m-June 6, 1836

                                                                     d-1850

                  s – Hannah Meade

                2 – Louisa Weddington – b-November 6, 1822

                  s – Richard Ratliff

                  2nd s – James W. Williams

                2 – Abigail “Abby” Weddington – b-January 7, 1824

                                                                     m-September 28, 1837

                  s – Jesse P. Meeks

                2 – Martha Jane Weddington – b-November 16, 1824

                                                                  m-October 12, 1837

                  s – Reuben Mead

  2nd s – Parthenia “Therry” Davis Hunt

                2 – Harvey B. Weddington, Elliott County, KY

                2 – William J. Weddington, Elliott County, KY

   3rd s – Catherine Daily

Notes on the Hargis/Weddington family: 

 

It bears noting that during the 1800’s, there were two men named Jacob Weddington Hargis in Rowan County, Kentucky.  The first was born in 1826 and went on to become a prominent attorney, the second was born in 1836 and was a farmer.  Ours was the farmer.  It so happens that both men had mothers whose maiden names were Weddington, but so far as I can tell, they are of a different line of Hargises entirely and a different line of Weddingtons entirely, whose lines likely meet a generation or two back, but were not closely related.  To make matters even more confusing, both Jacob Weddington Hargises died in 1915.  However, using the Hargis Family Bible and census records from the period, as well as the work of other genealogists, I feel confident my information is correct.

 

It’s also worth mentioning that around 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky was created from portions of Elliott and Morgan Counties, Kentucky.  So it may be that mentions of these places are somewhat synonymous.

 

One record puts the marriage of Thomas Hargis and Jane Weddington at June 27, 1833, which would fit with the birth of their first child a year later.

 

Jane Weddington’s brother, Jacob Weddington, Jr. served in the Civil War, in the Kentucky Mounted Infantry.  He died in Ashland, Kentucky near the end of the war from “a disease called dropsy, contracted while in line of duty in the service of the United States.”

 

It would appear that Jacob Hargis, husband to Isouria and father to Samuel, had a previous marriage.  One report states that this is the case, and that two children, Mary T. Hargis (b. 1862) and Nancy Hargis (b.1864), resulted.  Also, in the 1880 census for Elliott County, Kentucky, Jacob is listed as having a daughter, Maggie, only five years younger than wife Isouria.  The 1880 census also shows that Jacob’s younger brother James was living with his family.

 

Isouria’s name may have also been referred to as Isoura, Issoura, Isouri, Missouri, and/or Suerie.  Strangely enough, two marriage records exist, of for Jacob Hargis and Missouri F. McGraw on November 24, 1876 and another for Jacob Hargis and Suerie McGraw on March 26, 1876.  Considering the similarities of name and date, I tend to think this might be the same marriage listed with different dates.  In the 1880 Elliott County, Kentucky census, she is listed as Isouri.

 

 

 

 

Weddington Origins

 

 

Weddington was originally spelled "Waddington".  It is of ancient Scotch origin; however, many of the family moved from Ireland and Scotland into England to escape social pressures.  The name came from the celtic word "Wadding", meaning to join, and "tone or ton" which is defined as a low hill or mountain; hence the name signifies the joining of mountains, or more simply, "A Valley."  The motto of the family, as shown on its Coat of Arms, is "Semper Paratum" (Always Ready).

 

 

 

 

The John McGraw Family of West Virginia and Kentucky

 

1 – JOHN McGRAW – b – abt 1840, Virginia

  s – MARY JANE STEWERT

                2 – Isouria Frances McGraw – b-abt 1859, Virginia

                                                                              m-1876, Elliott County, KY

                              d-October 23, 1915

                  s – Jacob Weddington Hargis – b-December 1837

                                                                                  d-February 13, 1915

                (SEE CHILDREN IN THE HARGIS/WEDDINGTON FAMILY SECTION ABOVE)

                2 – Calvin D.  McGraw – b-1861, Virginia              

2 – Jno C. H.? McGraw

                2 – John McGraw– b-1864, West Virginia

                2 – Mahala McGraw– b-1866, West Virginia

                                                   m-Rowan County, KY

                  s – William Marion Tyree – b-1856

                                                              d-1922

                2 – Nancy McGraw

                2 – Samuel McGraw – b-1868, Boyd County, KY

                  s – Sarah Shearer

                        3 – Paris McGraw

                                3 – Bessie McGraw – b-1908, Lee County, Kentucky

                                3 – Milford McGraw – b-1912, Morgan County, KY

                                3 – Jessie McGraw

                                3 – Charlie McGraw

                                3 – John McGraw

                2 – Archibold McGraw– b-1871, Kentucky

                2 – Alice McGraw– b-1885

                            

                    

Notes on the John McGraw family: 

 

One sources says John V. McGraw had sisters named Amy, Martha, Mary Ann, and Catherine and that by 1860, they were all living with a family in Kentucky, without their parents.  I have also run across some discrepancies in John’s middle name.  One source says it’s Viney and another says it’s Joseph.

 

As stated above, Isouria’s name may have also been referred to as Isoura, Issoura, Isouri, Missouri, and/or Suerie.  Strangely enough, two marriage records exist, of for Jacob Hargis and Missouri F. McGraw on November 24, 1876 and another for Jacob Hargis and Suerie McGraw on March 26, 1876.  Considering the similarities of name and date, I tend to think this might be the same marriage listed with different dates.

 

Records indicate that most Irish McGraws were McGraths, Magraths, McCraiths, or McCragh before leaving Ireland. 

 

 

 

 

McGraw/McGrath Origins

 

McGrath and its many variants (McGraw, Magraw, MacGraw, Magrath, MacGrath, Magra, McCraith, MacCraith, McCragh) comes from the Irish name Mac Raith, which comes from the personal name Rath, meaning “grace” or “prosperity.”  The Mc or Mac in front of an Irish name generally means “son of.”  Two native Irish families originally adopted the name MacGrath.  Here is the McGraw/McGrath family coat of arms: 

 

 

 

 

Castle Mcgrath, dating from the 16th century, stands in the ancient market town of Pettigo, not far from Donegal, in County Fermanagh:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The John Johnson Family of Floyd and Breathitt Counties, Kentucky

The Peter Johnson Family of Breathitt and Elliott Counties, Kentucky

 

1 – John Johnson – b-October 20, 1816, Virginia

                                       d-August 14, 1908

  s – MARGARET “PEGGY” GEARHART – b-January 14, 1818, Floyd County, KY

                                                                        d-December 29, 1878

                2 – William Baldwin Johnson – b-abt 1836

                  s – Nancy Jane Patton

                                3 – Mary “Poppet” Johnson – b-May 1862, Kentucky

                                                                                d-West Virginia

                                  s – William M. Hall – b-December 15, 1857, Letcher County, KY

                                                                   d-West Virginia

                2 – Adam Johnson – b-abt 1838

                2 – Sarah Johnson – b-abt 1841

                2 – Lemuel Johnson – b-1844, Floyd County, KY

                2 – Ann/Anna Johnson – b-1846, Floyd County, KY

                2 – Peter Johnson – b-November 13, 1843/8, Breathitt County, KY

                                                         m-April 10, 1870, Carter County, KY

                                                         d-April 16, 1916/17

                  s – Mary Frances CLINE – b-October 1, 1850, Carter County, KY

                                                                     m-April 10, 1870, Carter County, KY

                                                                     d-December 23, 1935

                                3 – Lydia Margaret “Pet” Johnson – b-September 1873

                                  s – James Elkins Moore

                                3 – Rebecca Ann “Becky” Johnson – b-July 31, 1875

                                                                                            d-October 30, 1960

                                  s – Milton Cline

                                                4 – James A. Cline – b-October 16, 1893

                                                                                  d-October 26, 1893

                                                4 – Leonard Cline – b-May 26, 1895

                                                                                d-September 21, 1896

                                3 – John Adam Johnson – b-September 4, 1878, Elliott County, KY

                          s – Bessie Tackett

                                3 – Caroline Belle Johnson – b-July 16, 1880

                                                                               d-May 29, 1918

                                  s – Eddie Cline – b-May 3, 1878          

                                                              d-February 15, 1906

                                                4 – Florence Johnson

                                                  s – James Tackett

                                  s – Ephraim M. Tackett

                                3 – Richard Columbus Johnson – b-October 1881, Morehead, Rowan County, KY

                                                                                      d-August 1963

                                  s – Mary Ann Lucretia Caroline Brown – b-October 8, 1885

                                                                                                   d-October 2, 1923

                                3 – Lucy Jane Johnson – b-January 1885, Kentucky

                                  s – Zorie Johnson –b-May 10, 1879

                                3 – James Harlan Johnson – b-May 1, 1887, Kentucky

                                                                               d-June 24, 1971

                                3 – Eunice Johnson – b-August 22, 1890, Elliott County, KY

                                                                          m-October 26, 1905

                                                                          d-April 25, 1972, Rowan County, KY

                                  s – Samuel Hargis - b-September 29, 1882, Elliott County, KY

                                                                          d-March 24, 1947, Rowan County, KY

                                (SEE CHILDREN IN THE SAMUEL HARGIS FAMILY SECTION BELOW)

                2 – Joseph Johnson – b-April 10, 1850, Breathitt County, KY

                                                    d-January 3, 1917

                  s – Margaret (surname unknown) – b-September 15, 1855

                                                                            d-1941

            2 – John J. Johnson – b-abt 1851, Breathitt County, KY

                2 – Henry Gardner Johnson – b-abt 1853, Breathitt County, KY

                2 – Aggy Johnson – b-abt 1855, Breathitt County, KY

                2 – Samuel Johnson – b-abt 1860, Breathitt County, KY

 

 

The Cline/Manley connection

 

1 – LEVI WHEELER CLINE – b-May 7, 1826

                                                 d-after 1900           

  s – Lydia Manley COLLINS – b-abt 1812

                                                        d-August 19, 1886

                2 – MARY FRANCES CLINE – b-October 1, 1850, Carter County, KY

                                                                    m-April 10, 1870, Carter County, KY

                                                                    d-December 23, 1935

                  s – PETER JOHNSON – b-November 1848, Breathitt County, KY

                                                           d-April 16, 1916

                2 – Thomas Cline – b-1860

 

 

Notes on the John Johnson and Peter Johnson families: 

 

John Johnson was a farmer.  In 1850, his real estate value was $300, and by 1860, his real estate valued $400 and his personal value was $227.

 

The 1850 Breathitt County, Kentucky census lists another son, Benjamin, 6 months old, who does not appear on the 1860 census.  It could be that Benjamin and Joseph Johnson are the same person, perhaps going by a middle name in 1860, or it could be that that Benjamin died and Joseph’s age is a little off in the 1860 census, a problem I’ve found to be pretty common.

 

There is a discrepancy in Peter Johnson’s date of birth and date of death.  Generally, sources say he was born in 1848, but his tombstone says 1843.  As for his date of death, the family Bible say 1916, but his tombstone says 1917.

 

 

Notes on the Levi Wheeler Cline family: 

 

It so happens that there were several Levi Wheeler Clines around the Carter/Rowan/Elliott Counties area in the 1800s, and although I feel there must be a connection between them all, so far I cannot connect Levi Cline born 1826 with the others. 

 

Lydia Manley had a previous marriage that produced at least five children, all of which whom lived with Levi and Lydia’s family for a time:  P.O. “Pad” Collins, Caroline Collins Brammer, Lucy Myers Collins Gilbert (born abt 1842), Paulina Collins Goodpaster (born abt 1844), and Josiah W. Collins (born abt 1846.)  Their father was J. Bohannon Collins.

 

Levi Wheeler Cline and Lydia Manley Collins Cline were living with daughter Mary Frances and her husband Peter Johnson by 1880. 

 

 

Notes on the Cline and Johnson families:

 

Mary Frances Cline Johnson and husband Peter Johnson are buried in the Haywood Cemetery in Elliott County, Kentucky, not far from Lawton, Kentucky.  Also there are both sets of their parents, John and Margaret Johnson and Levi and Lydia Cline.  Additionally, some of Peter and Mary Frances’s children are buried there:  Caroline Johnson Tackett, James Harlan Johnson, and Richard C. Johnson with his wife Mary Ann.

 

 

 

 

The Hale Family of England, Virginia, Maryland, & Kentucky

The Gearheart Family of Virginia & Kentucky

 

 1 – NICHOLAS HALE – b-1625, Kent, Waddington, England

                                        m-1643, England

                                        d-abt 1670, Lancaster County, VA

  s – Mary Travers

                2 – Joseph Hale

                2 – Nicholas Hale

                2 – John Hale

                2 – Francis Hale

                2 – Richard Hale

                2 – Mary Hale

                2 – GEORGE HALE – b-1647, Lancaster County, VA

                                                    m-Lancaster County, VA

                                                    d-January 12, 1697/98, Lancaster County, VA

                  s – ELLEN ROGERS 

                                3 – John Hale

                                3 – Hannah Hale

                                  s – Captain William Ball

                                3 – Ellen Hale

                                  s – Captain John Opie

                                3 – Elizabeth Hale

                                  s – William Davenport

                                3 – William Hale 

                                  s – Priscilla Downman

                                3 – Sarah Hale – m-October 24, 1715

                          s – Newman Brockenbaugh

                                3 – Nicholas Hale II – b-abt 1675, Lancaster County, VA

                                                                           m-1701, Baltimore County, MD

                                                                           d-April 30, 1730, Lancaster County, VA

                                  s – FRANCES BROAD

                                                4 – Nicholas Hale III – b-abt 1702, Baltimore County, MD

                                                                                    d-abt 1763, Bedford County, VA

                                    4 – Joseph Hale – b-abt 1704

                                                4 – John Hale – b-abt 1706, Baltimore County, MD

                                                                              m-abt 1731

                                                                              d-aft 1780, Patrick County, VA

                                                 s – SUSANNA WADE

                                                4 – Mary Hale – b-abt 1707

                                                                          m-January 31, 1729/30

                                                  s – Thomas Boring

                                                4 – Hannah Hale – b-abt 1709, Baltimore County, MD

                                                                              m-August 21, 1729

                                  s – William Green

                                                4 – Mellisant Hale – b-abt 1710, Baltimore County, MD

                                                                                m-February 20, 1729/30

                                                  s – John Charles Merryman

                                                4 – Anna Hale – b-abt 1712, Baltimore County, MD

                                                                           m-September 18, 1735

                                  s – William Carter

                                                4 – George Hale – b-abt 1715, Baltimore County,MD

                                                  s – Elizabeth Chawfinch

                                    4 – Subbiner Hale – b-abt 1717, Baltimore County, MD

                                                                                m-May 15, 1735

                                                  s – Richard Coale

                                4 – Neal Hale – b-December 21, 1718

                                                                          d-abt 1796

                                                  s – Sarah (surname unknown)

                                4 – Henry Hale – b-March 25, 1721

                                                  s – Mary Bradford

                3 – George Hale – b-1676, Lancaster County, VA

                                                              d-1737, Lancaster County, VA

                                  s – Ellen Chinn

                3 – Joseph Hale – b-February 1680/81, Lancaster County, VA

                                                              d-August 6, 1741

 

 

 (continued from above with new generation numbers)

 

 1 – John Hale – b-abt 1706, Baltimore County, MD

                                m-abt 1731

                                d-aft 1780, Patrick County, VA

  s – SUSANNA WADE

                2 – Benjamin Hale

                2 – Edward Hale

                2 – Jobe Hale

                2 – William Hale

                2 – Captain Thomas Hale – b-abt 1742, Franklin County, VA

                                                         d-1812, Franklin County, VA

                2 – John Hale – b-abt 1743, Franklin County, VA

                2 – JOSEPH HALE – b-1746, Franklin County, VA

                                                m-1765, Franklin County, VA

                                                d-1803, Patrick County, VA

                  s – Rachael Donnelson – abt 1751, Virginia

                                3 – Thomas Hale – d-aft 1798

                                3 – Richard Hale – d-aft 1798

                                3 – Rachel Hale – d-aft 1798

                                  s – Thomas Porter

                                3 – Sarah “Sally” Hale – d-aft 1798

                                  s – David Tittle

                                3 – Elizabeth Hale – d-aft 1798

                                3 – Nancy Hale – d-aft 1798

                                3 – Benjamin Hale – b-Franklin County, VA

                                3 – Joseph Hale – m-November 13, 1788

                          s – Elizabeth Thurman

                                3 – Mary Hale – d-aft 1798

                                  s – John Hoff

                                3 – Keziah Hale

                                3 – PETER HALE – b-1771, Franklin County, VA

                                                                m-March 3, 1791, Franklin County, VA

                                                                 d-1837, Floyd County, KY

                                  s – SARAH MARIE “SALLY” MORRIS – b-abt 1771, Bedford County, VA

                                                4 – Nancy Hale – d-1873, Texas

                                                   s – Abner Salyer – b-June 6, 1800, Russell County, VA

                                                                5 – Martin Salyer

                                                                5 – William J. Salyer – b-January 30, 1825, Quicksand, Perry County, KY

4 – Mary Hale – m-October 10, 1808, Floyd County, KY

                                                  s – Francis Rose – b-1756

                                                4 – Sarah “Sally” Hale – m-September 10, 1818, Floyd County, KY

                                                  s – Joseph Gearheart – b-1798

                                                4 – Brice Hale – b-1797, Virginia

                                                                          m-March 21, 1826, Floyd County, KY

                                                  s – Mary Polly Vance – b-abt 1790, Virginia

                                                4 – Peter Hale – m-September 20, 1829, Floyd County, KY

                                                  s – Jane Lewis

                                                4 – Zachariah Hale – b-November 17, 1792, Franklin County, VA

                                                                                  d-February 1, 1860, Lawrence County, KY

                                    4 – John Hale

                                                4 – Peggy Hale

                                                4 – Benjamin Hale

                                                4 – RACHEL HALE – b-1797, Patrick County, VA

                                                                                    m-August 18, 1815, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                    d – November 12, 1889

                                                  s – WILLIAM GEARHEART – b-August 16, 1796, Wythe County, VA

                                                                                                    d-July 25, 1854, Breathitt County, KY

                                                                5 – MARGARET “PEGGY” GEARHEART – b-January 14, 1818, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                                                        m-September 14, 1831, Perry County, KY

                                                                                                                                        d-December 29, 1878

                                                                  s – John Johnson  – b-October 30, 1816, Virginia

                                                                                                         d-August 14, 1908

                                                                (SEE CHILDREN IN JOHN JOHNSON FAMILY SECTION ABOVE)

                                                                5 – Adam Gearheart – b-April 7, 1824, Rock Fork, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                    m-October 10, 1845

                                                                                                    d-December 23, 1897

                                                                  s – Sarah Martin

                                                                5 – Agnes Gearheart – b-1826

                                                                                                      d-July 9, 1883

                                                                  s – Peter Wade

                                                5 – Peter W. Gearheart – b-December 12, 1828, Kentucky

                                                                                                         m-March 17, 1849

                                                                                                         d-November 11, 1885, Kentucky

                                                                  s – Sarah Sizemore

                                                                                6 – Mary Gearheart – b-1850, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                6 – Victoria Gearheart – b-1856, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                6 – Rachael Gearheart – b-1857, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                6 – Lewis Gearheart – b-1859, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                6 – Gwen Gearheart – b-1863, Floyd County, KY

                                                                5 – Luanna “Anna” Gearheart – b-1829, Floyd County, KY

                                                                5 – Henrietta “Hetty” Gearheart – b-January 29, 1832, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                                     m-June 27, 1852, Breathitt County, KY

                                                                  s – Richard Andrew Carpenter

                                                                5 – Manford Gearheart – b-1833, Rock Fork, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                        m-Perry County, KY

                                                                                                        d-Greenup County, KY

                                                                  s – Catherine Justice

                                                                5 – Mary “Polly” Gearheart – b-1835, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                              m-October 16, 1845, Breathitt County, KY

                                                                  s – John Carpenter – b-January 1, 1834, Breathitt County, KY

                                                                                6 – Sarah Carpenter

                                                                                6 – Emily Carpenter – b-September 18, 1855, Breathitt County, KY

                                                                                6 – Harrison Carpenter – b-January 27, 1857, Breathtti County, KY

                                                            6 – Peter Wade Carpenter – b-October 26, 1860

                                                                                6 – Henderson Carpenter – b-March 1862

                                                                                6 – Malinda Carpenter – b-1863

                                                                                6 – William E. Carpenter – b-April 1865

                                                                                6 – David Kelson “Kelsey” Carpenter – b-abt 1869, Carter County, KY

                                                                                6 – Adam Carpenter – b-abt 1869

                                                                                6 – Amanda Carpenter – b-abt 1872

                                                                                6 – George Carpenter – b-May 4, 1875

                                                                5 – William G. Gearheart – b-March 17, 1837, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                           m-abt 1856

                                                                                                           d-June 29, 1889

                                                                  s – Mary Moore

                                                                5 – Harrison Gearheart – b-1840, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                         d-May 28, 1895

                                                                  s – Harriett Rice

                                                                  2nd s – Clarissa Smith

                                                                5 – Henderson Gearheart – b-1845, Floyd County, KY

                                                                  s – Harriett (surname unknown)                                                                                           

                                                4 – Agnes Hale – b-abt 1809, Floyd County, KY

                                                                            m-February 23, 1828, Floyd County, KY

                                                                            d-June 9, 1891, Hueysville, Floyd County, KY

                                                  s – Lemuel Johnson

                                                                5 – William “Buck” Johnson – b-1831, Floyd County, Kentucky

                                                                5 – Sarah Johnson – b-1836, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                  d-July 15, 1871, Floyd County, KY

                                                  s – Wiley Patton

                                                                5 – Mary Elizabeth Johnson – b-October 20, 1838, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                                                m-abt 1855

                                                                                                                d-September 5, 1930, Floyd County, KY

                                                                  s – John B. Martin, Jr.

                                                4 – Margaret Hale – b-May 25, 1810, Floyd County, KY

                                                                                d-December 26, 1881, St. Paul, Madison County, AR

 

 The Broad Connection

 1 – JOHN BROAD

  s – BARBARA (surname unknown)

                2 – FRANCES BROAD – m-1701, Baltimore County, VA

                  s - Nicholas Hale II – b-abt 1675, Lancaster County, VA

                                                            d-April 30, 1730, Lancaster County, VA

 

The Morris Connection

 

1 – DANIEL MORRIS – b-abt 1680

  s – TABITHA (surname unknown)

                2 – Ezekial Morris – b-abt 1719

                                                         m-1742

                                                         2nd m-February 27, 1769

                                                         d-abt 1772

                  s – Anna Shoemaker – b-1720

  2nd s – Mary Turman

                                3 – Sarah  “Sally” Morris – b-abt 1771, Bedford County, VA

                                                                                        m-March 3, 1791, Franklin County, VA

                                 s – PETER HALE – b-1771, Franklin County, VA

                                                                 d-1837, Patrick County, VA

                2 – Rebeckah Morris

                2 – Joseph Morris

                2 – Daniel Morris

                2 – Joshua Morris

                2 – Elizabeth Morris

                2 – Mary Morris

                2 – Jane Morris

                2 - Sarah Morris

 

 

The Gearheart Connection

 1 – ADAM (GERHART) GEARHEART – b-1750, Virginia

                                                                   d-1833, Floyd County, Kentucky

  s – MARGARET JUSTICE – b-1763, Virginia

                                                 d-abt 1818, Floyd County, KY

                2 – John Gearheart

                  s – Catherine (surname unknown)

                                3 – Catherine Gearheart – b-December 23, 1800, Virginia

                                                                           m-April 2, 1821, Floyd County, KY

                                                                           d-1874, Floyd County, Kentucky

                                  s – Lewis Sizemore – b-1800, Virginia

                                                                     d-1873, Floyd County, KY

                2 – Adam Harford Gearheart – b-abt 1784, Washington County, VA

                                                                 m-July 9, 1808, Floyd County, KY

                                                                 d-January 17, 1856, Floyd County, KY

                  s – Rhoda Spurlock

                2 – Valentine Gearheart – b-1790, Virginia

                2 – Catherine “Caty” Gearheart – b-1792, Virginia

                2 – Mary Gearheart – b-1794, Wythe County, VA

                2 - WILLIAM GEARHEART – b-August 16, 1796, Wythe County, VA

                                                                m-August 18, 1815, Floyd County, KY

                                                                d-July 25, 1854, Breathitt County, KY

                  s – RACHEL HALE – b-1797, Patrick County, VA

                                                     d-November 12, 1889

                2 – Joseph Gearheart – b-1798, Wythe County, VA

  

Notes on the Hale and Gearheart Families:

 

Peter Hale and Sarah Morris may have had some additional children born prior to those listed.

 

Sarah Sizemore, wife of Margaret Gearheart’s brother, Peter Gearheart, is the great granddaughter of George “All” Sizemore and Agnes Cornett/Sheperd.  George “All” Sizemore is distantly related to an entirely different line of my family listed elsewhere on this site, the Blevins of North Carolina.  Although this is not completely clear, I believe George “All” is likely cousin to my Blevins ancestor George Edward Sizemore and nephew to my Blevins ancestor Edward “Ned” Sizemore.  For more on this line, see the Blevins area.

Furthermore, Lewis Sizemore, who is Sarah Sizemore’s father, married Catherine Gearheart.  Catherine is the granddaughter of Adam Gearheart and Margaret Justice in my direct line.

 

There is some discrepancy about some of the names and ages of Adam and Margaret Gearheart’s other children besides William.

 

 

 

 

The Samuel Hargis Family of Rowan County, Kentucky

 

1 – Samuel Hargis – b-September 29, 1882, Elliott County, KY

                                         m-October 26, 1905, Lawton, KY

                                         d-March 24, 1947, Rowan County, KY

  s – Eunice Johnson – b-August 22, 1890, Elliott County, KY

                                            d-April 25, 1972, Rowan County, KY

                2 – Grace Hargis – b-July 13, 1906

                                               m-April 5, 1932

                  s – Lawrence Shattuck

                  2nd s – Bill Helton

                2 – Thomas Jacob Hargis – b-December 10, 1907

                                                             m-September 20, 1931

                                                             d-February 28, 1986

                  s – Lillian Swim

                2 – Maud Hargis – b-December 2, 1909

                                              m-March 12, 1928

                  s – Ernest H. Gross

                2 – Jesse Venton Hargis – b-October 9, 1911

                                                           m-May 28, 1927

                                                           d-October 27, 1947

                  s – Estelle Coffey

                2 – Bernard Peter Hargis – b-October 16, 1913

                                                            m-January 23, 1946

                  s – Mildred Baldridge

          2 – Isouria Francis “Francis” Hargis – b-December 14, 1915

                                                                            m-October 22, 1934

                                                                            d-March 6, 1981

                  s – Roscoe Jones

                  2nd s – (first name unknown) Yeager

                2 – John Robert Hargis – b-January 4, 1918

                                                         m-December 17, 1940

                  s – Katheline Turner

                2 – Walter Gobel Hargis – b-January 3, 1920

                                                          d-August 1, 1943

                2 – Mary Irene Hargis – b-January 8, 1922, Morehead, Rowan County, KY

                                                                m-April 11, 1941

                                                                d-March 27, 1992, Williamstown, Grant County, KY

                  s – Charles Raymon Blevins – b-June 15, 1919, Washington County, VA

                                                                               d-November 24, 1994, Grant County, KY

                (SEE CHILDREN IN THE MARY HARGIS BLEVINS SECTION BELOW)

                2 – Luster McKee Hargis – b-November 1, 1923

                                                            d-March 17, 1943

                2 – Odessa Anna “Ann” Hargis– b-October 26, 1925

                                                                    m-September 1944

                                                                    d-November 25, 1987

              s – Winfred Graves

                  2nd s – (first name unknown) Biggs

                2 – Estelle Hargis – b-April 28, 1927

                                                m-January 17, 1946

                  s – Paul Jones

                2 – Lloyd Henry “Henry” Hargis – b-August 10, 1931

                                                                      d-June 15, 1951

            2 – Evelyn Jane “Jane” Hargis – b-March 4, 1933

                                                                    m-December 14, 1951

                  s – Harold Goodpastor

 

 

Notes on the Samuel Hargis family: 

 

Grace Hargis and her husband Bill Helton reside in New Brunswick, Ohio.

 

Jesse Hargis was killed in a log mill accident.

 

Walter Gobel Hargis was killed in World War II.

 

Luster McKee Hargis was also killed in World War II, and he lied about his age to get into the service.

 

Lloyd Henry Hargis was killed in a mining accident.  After finishing work for the day, he returned to the mine to turn off a light, and was killed by falling rocks.

 

Estelle Hargis’s husband, Paul Jones, and Evelyn Jane’s husband, Harold Goodpastor are both ministers.  For many years, Jane and Harold resided in Nitro, West Virginia.

 

It may bear noting that my grandmother, Mary Hargis, was always told that the Hargis family was involved in the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys, which sounds plausible, since I understand the feud involved many other families and took place not far from the Rowan County area, in the counties bordering Kentucky and West Virginia.  Records also show a number of lesser feuds took place in the area, one in particular referred to as the Hargis-Marcum feud in Breathitt County.  I can’t find record of any Hargises in my line taking part in these feuds, but it’s still interesting to consider.

 

 

 

The Charles Blevins and Mary Hargis Family of Northern Kentucky

 

1 - Charles Raymon Blevins – b-June 15, 1919, Washington County, VA

 m-April 11, 1941

                                                             d-November 24, 1994, Grant County, KY

  s - Mary Irene Hargis – b-January 8, 1922, Morehead, Rowan County, KY

                                                 d-March 27, 1992, Grant County, KY

                2 – Rita Jane Blevins – b-October 16, 1942, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

                                                              m-June 27, 1964, Erlanger, Kenton County, KY

                  s – Talc Eugene Brewsaugh – b-December 22, 1942, Covington, Kenton County, KY

                                3 – Toni Lynn Brewsaugh – b-October 16, 1965, Covington, Kenton County, KY

                                                                                      m-September 23, 1989, Ft. Thomas, Campbell County, KY

                                  s – Clifford Blair Herzog – b-December 31, 1964, Dayton, Campbell County, KY

                2 – Billie Delores Blevins – b-August 25, 1948, Cincinnati, OH

                                                           m-February 1966

                                                           2nd m-March 1967

                                                           d-April 18, 1979

                  s – Dave (surname unknown)

                  2nd s – Gary Tungate – b-November 3, 1946

                                3 – Angi Marie Tungate – b-July 20, 1967, Biloxi, MS

                                                                         m-September 23, 1983

                                                                         2nd m–March 17, 1993

                          s – Robert “Bobby” Collier Spencer II

                                                4 – Robert “Robby” Collier Spencer III – b-June 27, 1984

                                                  mother of child – Nicole Lynn Boshers – b-May 29, 1986, Hamilton, Butler County, OH

                                                                5 – Desire’ Marie Spencer – b-July 16, 2002, Edgewood, Kenton County, KY

                                                4 – Nikkolas Allister Spencer – b-July 16, 1987

                                                4 – Cecili Marilynne Spencer – b-August 18, 1989

                                  2nd s – Rick Hunter – b-June 19, 1966, Ohio

                                                4 – Dakota William Jacob “D.J.” Hunter – b-October 17, 1990

                                                4 – McKenzie Mariel Hunter – b-August 15, 1992  

                  Billie’s other children:

                                3 – Lisa Porter – b-June 3, 1969

                                  s – Tony Brewer – d-April 1991

                                  2nd s – Craig King

                                3 – Leslie Porter – b-June 3, 1969

                                  s – Greg Stevens

                                                4 – Sara

                                                4 - Cameron

                                3 – April Elaine Wyatt – b-August 31, 1972

                                                                      m-January 29, 1998

                                  s – Troy Stephens – b-January 29, 1970

                                3 – Eric Alan Tungate – b-Augsut 27, 1977

                                                       d-1977

                2 – Debbie Jean Blevins– b-September 21, 1956

                                                          m-1974

                  S – Rick Wright

                                3 – Joe Wright – b-October 4, 1974

                                  s - Joanne

                                3 – Shaun Wright – b-1975

                                                                d-1975

                                3 – Nakia “Niki” Wright – b-January 29, 1976

                                                4 – Casey

                                                4 - Eric

                2 – Harold Garrett Blevins – b-February 5, 1959

                                                              d-1959

                2 – Pamela Hester Blevins – b-April 12, 1961

                                                              m-abt 1980

                   s – Larry Browning

                                3 – Bo Ryan Browning – b-October 16, 1981

                                3 – Blake Browning – b-July 28, 1984

                                3 – Becky Browning – b-May 8, 1986

                                3 – Sonny Lee Browning – b-July 20, 1987

         

                  

Notes on the Mary Hargis Blevins family: 

 

My grandmother, Mary Hargis Blevins, grew up in Rowan County, Kentucky, on a farm, where she was the ninth of fourteen children.  According to my mother, Rita Blevins Brewsaugh, the farm was so rural that Mary’s family only went “to town,” which would have been Morehead, a couple of times a year.  They also didn’t attend school regularly.

 

Around 1940, Mary was visiting her sister, Isouria “Frances”, who had moved to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.  Mary and some of her sisters often sang together, (songs of the period, one example she once mentioned was “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree,”) so one day and she and Frances came upon a man with a guitar in a schoolyard, and they began singing while he played.  A crowd gathered to listen, and when the crowd dispersed, a young man on a bike remained, and he asked Mary to go for a ride on the handlebars.  She accepted, and later married him – Charles Blevins.

 

Mary and Charles lived in Cincinnati until 1950, when they moved to northern Kentucky, just across the Ohio River.  They returned to Cincinnati once again, but settled back in Kentucky for good in 1954.  While in Cincinnati, they resided in several parts of town:  Avondale, downtown, and on Colerain Avenue on the West Side.  In Kentucky, they lived in a then-rural part of Erlanger in Kenton County, on Turkeyfoot Road.

 

Their fourth child, Harold Garrett, was born premature and died.  They also had a first baby before Rita who died, premature.

 

Mary held many jobs throughout her life, and worked very hard at anything she did.  She put her children and grandchildren first in all things.  She used a great deal of Appalachian dialect in her speech and she had a wonderful sense of humor.  She died of lung cancer.

 

In 1975, Mary and Charles moved to Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky, where daughter Rita and her husband Talc had relocated a couple of years earlier.  Mary and Charles are buried together in the Williamstown Cemetery.

 

Rita Blevins and Talc Brewsaugh moved to Grant County, Kentucky in 1972 and still reside there.  In addition to being a truck driver and welder, Talc has worked primarily in construction, for awhile owning his own business, and is very good at his trade.  Their daughter, Toni Brewsaugh Herzog (me), is a novelist.  She and her husband Blair live in Kenton County, Kentucky.

 

Billie Blevins gave her twins, Lisa and Leslie, up for adoption, as well as her daughter April.  Billie died very young, of pneumonia and is buried in the Williamstown Cemetery, Grant County, Kentucky.  Her infant son, Eric Alan, is buried there, as well.  Billie’s daughters, Lisa and Leslie were raised in Ashland, Kentucky.  Lisa’s husband Tony was killed in an auto accident.  Billie’s daughter, April was raised in Pendleton County, Kentucky.  Billie’s daughter, Angi, resides with her family in Grant County, Kentucky and she is an account executive for a human resources firm.

 

Debbie Blevins’ second child, Shaun, died of crib death.  Debbie’s family resided in Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky while her children were growing up.  She and Rick divorced in 1991.  Debbie is now a real estate agent.

 

Pam Blevins’ family resided in Grant County, Kentucky for many years.  In 2002, she and Larry divorced.  Her son, Bo Ryan, is in the U.S. Marine Corp.

 

 

 

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