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     George Hardy MeCoy was born in 1823.¹
George Hardy MeCoy died in 1850.¹

     Willis McCoy was born in 1799 at Warren Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Frances "Fannie" Brown on 3 November 1823 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
     Name:     Willis Mc Coy
     Gender:     Male
     Marriage Date:     3 Nov 1823
     Marriage Place:     Butler, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse:     Fanny Brown
     Film Number:     000367208
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.^2,3
Willis McCoy was buried in 1846 at Brown Cemetery, Huntsville, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1799, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      1846, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Willis was the son of Willis b. McCoy II & Holland T. Daugherty. He married Frances "Fannie" Brown 3 Nov 1823 in Butler Co. KY.
     They had the following children: Hulda B, Harvy Peyton,Howard Templeton,Hettie Jane "Kitty", Willis H & Frances Rebecca (bio by: Pam Taylor)
     Family links: Parents:
      Willis McCoy II (1768 - 1850)
      Holland T. Daugherty McCoy (1777 - 1863)
     Spouse: Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)*
     Children:
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)*
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)*
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)*
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)*
     Burial: Brown Cemetery, Huntsville, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Tamara McDaniel Kincaide
     Record added: Aug 15, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 74953930.¹
Willis McCoy died in 1846 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

     Frances "Fannie" Brown was born in 1793.¹ She married Willis McCoy, son of Willis B. MeCoy and Holland Daugherty, on 3 November 1823 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
     Name:     Willis Mc Coy
     Gender:     Male
     Marriage Date:     3 Nov 1823
     Marriage Place:     Butler, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse:     Fanny Brown
     Film Number:     000367208
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.^1,2
Frances "Fannie" Brown died on 9 July 1870 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
Frances "Fannie" Brown was buried after 9 July 1870 at Brown Cemetery, Huntsville, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1793, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Jul. 9, 1870, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     death between 1870-1880
     married Nov 3 1823 to Willis McCoy
     Family links: Parents:
      Peyton M Brown (1764 - 1833)
      Elizabeth Slatten Brown (1766 - 1803)
     Spouse: Willis McCoy (1799 - 1846)
     Children:
      James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)*
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)*
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)*
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)*
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)*
     Siblings:
      Austin Brown (1786 - 1863)*
      Bolin Brown (1788 - 1864)*
      Richard Brown (1789 - 1824)*
      Peyton M Brown (1790 - 1852)*
      Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1875)*
      Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)
      William R Brown (1796 - 1842)*
      Margaret Brown Taylor (1801 - 1866)*
      Matilda Brown Whitaker (1802 - 1840)*
      Rosamond Brown Adkins (1812 - 1900)**
      George Brown (1817 - 1878)**
      Thomas Brown (1819 - 1884)**
     Burial: Brown Cemetery, Huntsville, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Tamara McDaniel Kincaide
     Record added: Aug 15, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 74953896.¹

     Lovicey MeCoy was born in 1790.¹ She married Henry Whitaker in 1810.²

Lovicey MeCoy died in 1840 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
      ; I have added this person as a research marker, based on the work of Melissa McCoy-Bell. I have no other sources than those shown.¹

     Henry Whitaker was born in 1786 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Lovicey MeCoy, daughter of Willis B. MeCoy and Holland Daugherty, in 1810.¹

Henry Whitaker died in 1864 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
      ; I have added this person as a research marker, based on the work of Melissa McCoy-Bell. I have no other sources than those shown.¹

     Rebecca MeCoy was born on 11 October 1796 at Craven Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ She married Abner Cooper in 1814.²

Rebecca MeCoy died on 24 June 1879 at Clark Co., Illinois, USA, at age 82.¹
      ; I have added this person as a research marker, based on the work of Melissa McCoy-Bell. I have no other sources than those shown.¹

     Abner Cooper was born in 1792 at South Carolina, USA.¹ He married Rebecca MeCoy, daughter of Willis B. MeCoy and Holland Daugherty, in 1814.¹

Abner Cooper died before 1860 at Clark Co., Illinois, USA.¹
      ; I have added this person as a research marker, based on the work of Melissa McCoy-Bell. I have no other sources than those shown.¹

     Edward Cowan McCoy was born on 6 April 1798 at Craven Co., North Carolina, USA; Find A Grave says born in Kentucky.^1,2 He married Sidney Taylor on 28 March 1819 at Bowling Green, Warren Co., Kentucky, USA.^3,4

Edward Cowan McCoy died on 2 November 1849 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 51.^1,2
Edward Cowan McCoy was buried after 2 November 1849 at McCoy Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 6, 1798, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Nov. 2, 1849, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      Willis McCoy (1768 - 1850)
      Hollen Daugherty McCoy (1775 - 1863)
     Spouse: Sydney Taylor McCoy (1799 - 1905)
     Burial: McCoy Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Baileyhammer
     Record added: May 09, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 146252715.²
      ; I have added this person as a research marker, based on the work of Melissa McCoy-Bell. I have no other sources than those shown.¹

     Sidney Taylor was born on 21 September 1799 at Warren Co., Kentucky, USA; Age 81 in 1880 census. 1880 census says born in NC.^1,2,3 She married Edward Cowan McCoy, son of Willis B. MeCoy and Holland Daugherty, on 28 March 1819 at Bowling Green, Warren Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,2

Sidney Taylor died on 14 June 1905 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 105.^1,2
Sidney Taylor was buried after 14 June 1905 at Buchanan Farm, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Sep. 21, 1799, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Jun. 14, 1905, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Burial on Buchanan farm in Butler County,Ky per Kelley Wilson family tree on ancestry.com.
     Family links: Spouse: Edward C McCoy (1798 - 1849)*
     Burial: Unknown
     Created by: Baileyhammer
     Record added: May 09, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 146252908.²
     Sidney Taylor appeared in the census of 24 June 1880 at Rochester, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA;      [Sidney is in the household of her son, James H. MCCOY.]
p. 341-D, lines 1-9, dwelling 293, family 296
     1 MCCOY, James H. W M 46 [1834] Self Marfried Farmer KY NC NC
     2 " , Susanna W F 46 [1834] Wife Married Keeping house Cannot Write, TN TN TN
     3 " , Wionfield J. W M 17 [1863] Son Single Works on farm Attended school KY KY TN
     4 " , E;ozabetj E/ W F 15 [1865] Daughter Single Attended school KY KY TN
     5 " , Mary S. M. A. W F 12 [1868] Daughter Single Attended school KY KY TN
     6 " , Susanna C. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single Attended school KY KY TN
     7 " , James H. B. W F 7 [1873] Son Single KY KY TN
     8 " , Sidney W F 81 [1799] Mother Widowed NC NC NC.³

     Howard Templeton McCoy was born on 18 April 1831 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Tresy Brown before 1856
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, America, was born in 1856.³
Howard Templeton McCoy was buried on 1 September 1911 at Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 18, 1831, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Sep. 1, 1911, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      Willis McCoy (1799 - 1846)
      Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)
     Spouse: Elizabeth Tresy Brown McCoy (1838 - 1901)*
     Children:
      America Easter McCoy Lee (1856 - 1924)*
      Willis Atwood McCoy (1859 - 1940)*
      Rollin Bluet McCoy (1863 - 1954)*
      Elwood McCoy (1868 - 1944)*
      Elenora Margaret McCoy Belcher (1871 - 1960)*
      James Hardin McCoy (1875 - 1942)*
      Hershel Payton McCoy (1878 - 1959)*
     Siblings:
      James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)**
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)*
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)*
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)*
     Burial: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Betty Wakeland
     Record added: Nov 14, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 61607459.^1,2
Howard Templeton McCoy died on 1 September 1911 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 80; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964
     Name:     Howard Sempleton Mccoy [Howard Templeton Mccoy]
     Gender:     Male
     Race:     White
     Death Age:     80
     Birth Date:     18 Apr 1831
     Birth Place:     Butler, Kentucky
     Death Date:     1 Sep 1911
     Death Place:     Butler, Kentucky, USA
     Father:     Willis Mccoy
     Mother:     Fannie Brown
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
     Original data:
      Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
      Kentucky. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm rolls #7007125-7007131, 7011804-7011813, 7012974-7013570, 7015456-7015462. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
      Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.^1,2

     Elizabeth Tresy Brown was born on 19 February 1838.¹ She married Howard Templeton McCoy, son of Willis McCoy and Frances "Fannie" Brown, before 1856
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, America, was born in 1856.¹
Elizabeth Tresy Brown died on 2 July 1901 at age 63.¹
Elizabeth Tresy Brown was buried after 2 July 1901 at Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Feb. 19, 1838
     Death:      Jul. 2, 1901
     Family links: Spouse: Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)
     Spouse: Elizabeth Tresy Brown McCoy (1838 - 1901)*
     Children:
      America Easter McCoy Lee (1856 - 1924)*
      Willis Atwood McCoy (1859 - 1940)*
      Rollin Bluet McCoy (1863 - 1954)*
      Elwood McCoy (1868 - 1944)*
      Elenora Margaret McCoy Belcher (1871 - 1960)*
      James Hardin McCoy (1875 - 1942)*
      Hershel Payton McCoy (1878 - 1959)*
     Burial: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Betty Wakeland
     Record added: Nov 14, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 61607313.¹

     Huldah Brown McCoy was born on 23 September 1827 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ She married John Abner Cooper, son of Abner Cooper and Rebecca MeCoy, on 29 December 1846 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.²

Huldah Brown McCoy died on 7 June 1897 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 69.¹
Huldah Brown McCoy was buried after 7 June 1897 at Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Sep. 23, 1827, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Jun. 7, 1897, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     She married John Abner Cooper 29 Dec. 1846.
     They had the following children: Rebecca,Harriet Elizabeth,Willis Jackson Nancy Carolyn,John Barren,Abner N.,Hettie A.& Hulda Rose (bio by: Pam Taylor)
     Family links: Parents:
      Willis McCoy (1799 - 1846)
      Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)
     Spouse: John Abner Cooper (1819 - 1888)*
     Children:
      Harriet Elizabeth Cooper Givens (1849 - 1897)*
      Harriet Elizabeth Cooper Givens (1849 - 1897)*
      Willis Jackson Cooper (1851 - 1934)*
      Nancy Carolyn Cooper Tyree (1853 - 1920)*
      Hettie Cooper McKinney (1861 - 1905)*
      Hulda Rose Cooper McKinney (1866 - 1945)*
     Siblings:
      James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)**
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)*
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)*
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)*
     Burial: Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: AEGivens
     Originally Created by: Mary Coursey
     Record added: Oct 02, 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial# 11868966.¹

     John Abner Cooper was born on 27 November 1819 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Huldah Brown McCoy, daughter of Willis McCoy and Frances "Fannie" Brown, on 29 December 1846 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

John Abner Cooper died on 16 February 1888 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 68.¹
John Abner Cooper was buried after 16 February 1888 at Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Nov. 27, 1819, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Feb. 16, 1888, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     John was the son of Abner Cooper & Rebecca McCoy. He married Hulda B. McCoy 29 Dec 1846 in Butler Co. KY.
     They had the following children: Rebecca Cooper ,Harriet Elizabeth ,Willis Jackson,Nancy Carolyn ,John Barren,Abner N.& Hettie A Hulda Rose
     Family links: Spouse: Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)
     Children:
      Harriet Elizabeth Cooper Givens (1849 - 1897)*
      Harriet Elizabeth Cooper Givens (1849 - 1897)*
      Willis Jackson Cooper (1851 - 1934)*
      Nancy Carolyn Cooper Tyree (1853 - 1920)*
      Hettie Cooper McKinney (1861 - 1905)*
      Hulda Rose Cooper McKinney (1866 - 1945)*
     Burial: Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: AEGivens
     Originally Created by: Mary Coursey
     Record added: Oct 02, 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial# 11868977.¹

     Harvy Peyton McCoy married Eliza Jane Russ
; Her 1st husband.² Harvy Peyton McCoy was born on 16 November 1829 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
Harvy Peyton McCoy died on 18 February 1874 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 44.¹
Harvy Peyton McCoy was buried after 18 February 1874 at Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Nov. 16, 1829, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Feb. 18, 1874
     Family links: Parents:
      Willis McCoy (1799 - 1846)
      Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)
     Spouse: Eliza Jane Russ Mason (1834 - 1906)*
     Siblings:
      James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)**
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)*
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)*
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)*
     Burial: Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: AEGivens
     Originally Created by: Mary Coursey
     Record added: Oct 04, 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial# 11886721.¹

     Eliza Jane Russ married Harvy Peyton McCoy, son of Willis McCoy and Frances "Fannie" Brown,
; Her 1st husband.¹ Eliza Jane Russ was born in 1834.¹ She married Augustus Mason in March 1879
; His 2nd wife, her 2nd husband.²
Eliza Jane Russ was buried in 1906 at Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1834
     Death:      1906
     Family links: Parents:
      Amos Russ (1808 - 1864)
      Quintura Jincy Woods Russ (1813 - 1839)
     Spouses:
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)
      Augustus Mason (1810 - 1880)*
     Siblings:
      Eliza Jane Russ Mason (1834 - 1906)
      Henry Green Russ (1837 - 1863)*
      Talitha Ann Russ Whitaker (1838 - 1869)*
      Francis M. Russ (1841 - 1855)**
      Martha Russ Hammers (1852 - 1937)**
     Burial: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: Find A Grave
     Originally Created by: Lynn Fischer
     Record added: Mar 02, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 86139135.¹
Eliza Jane Russ died in 1906.¹

     Augustus Mason was born on 9 December 1810 at Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Elizabeth Render before 1840 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; His 1st wife. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, William, was born in 1840.² Augustus Mason married Eliza Jane Russ in March 1879
; His 2nd wife, her 2nd husband.¹
Augustus Mason died on 26 November 1880 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 69.¹
Augustus Mason was buried after 26 November 1880 at Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Dec. 9, 1810, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Nov. 26, 1880, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     First married in 1840 to Elizabeth Render. They had 9 known children. He 2nd married in Mar 1879 to Eliza J Russ McCoy, widow of Harvey Payton McCoy.
     Family links: Parents:
      Rice Clayborne Mason (1783 - 1828)
      Elizabeth Eleanor Borah Mason (1793 - 1844)
     Spouses:
      Eliza Jane Russ Mason (1834 - 1906)
      Elizabeth Render Mason (1819 - 1859)*
     Children:
      William Mason (1840 - 1844)*
      Robert R Mason (1842 - 1842)*
      Charlotte Ann Mason Borah (1843 - 1919)*
      Elizabeth Mason (1845 - 1846)*
      Augustus Middleton Mason (1849 - 1908)*
      Joshua Coleman Mason (1855 - 1926)*
      Infant Mason (1859 - 1859)*
     Burial: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Madeline Welch
     Record added: Dec 18, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 102344798.¹

     Elizabeth Render was born on 18 April 1819 at Kentucky, USA.¹ She married Augustus Mason before 1840 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; His 1st wife. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, William, was born in 1840.¹
Elizabeth Render died on 15 May 1859 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 40.¹
Elizabeth Render was buried after 15 May 1859 at Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 18, 1819, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      May 15, 1859, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Wife of Augustus Mason & mother of 9 known children.
     Family links: Spouse: Augustus Mason (1810 - 1880)
     Children:
      William Mason (1840 - 1844)*
      Robert R Mason (1842 - 1842)*
      Charlotte Ann Mason Borah (1843 - 1919)*
      Elizabeth Mason (1845 - 1846)*
      Augustus Middleton Mason (1849 - 1908)*
      Joshua Coleman Mason (1855 - 1926)*
      Infant Mason (1859 - 1859)*
     Burial: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Madeline Welch
     Record added: Dec 18, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 102344848.¹

     Hettie Jane McCoy was born on 26 October 1832.¹ She married Benjamin "Ben" Harvey Shelton before 1849
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, Mary, was born in 1849.²
Hettie Jane McCoy died on 5 January 1899 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 66.¹
Hettie Jane McCoy was buried after 5 January 1899 at Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Oct. 26, 1832
     Death:      Jan. 5, 1899
     Family links: Parents:
      Willis McCoy (1799 - 1846)
      Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)
     Spouse: Benjamin Harvey Shelton (1826 - 1881)
     Children:
      Mary F Shelton Givens (1849 - 1918)*
      Jerusha Ellen Shelton Romans (1862 - 1955)*
     Siblings:
      James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)**
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)*
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)*
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)*
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)*
     Burial: Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: AEGivens
     Record added: Oct 26, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 137810100.¹
      .¹

     Benjamin "Ben" Harvey Shelton was born on 17 November 1826 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Hettie Jane McCoy, daughter of Willis McCoy and Frances "Fannie" Brown, before 1849
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, Mary, was born in 1849.¹
Benjamin "Ben" Harvey Shelton died on 16 April 1881 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 54.¹
Benjamin "Ben" Harvey Shelton was buried after 16 April 1881 at Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Nov. 17, 1826, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Apr. 16, 1881, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Family links: Spouse: Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
     Children:
      Mary F Shelton Givens (1849 - 1918)*
      Jerusha Ellen Shelton Romans (1862 - 1955)*
     Burial: Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Mary Coursey
     Record added: Oct 05, 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial# 11889712.¹

     James Lewis "Jim Daly" Brown was born on 14 April 1815 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Mary "Polly" Brown on 24 October 1837 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Per Find A Grave, he married his cousin.²
James Lewis "Jim Daly" Brown was buried after 4 August 1886 at Gardner Cemetery, Silver City, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Oct. 8, 1819, South Hill, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Aug. 4, 1886, Rochester, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      Austin Brown (1786 - 1863)
      Isabella Barnes Brown (1786 - 1840)
     Spouse: James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)*
     Children:
      Elizabeth Ann Brown Arendell (1841 - 1886)*
      John Austin Brown (1845 - 1928)*
      Wilis Harvey Brown (1848 - 1887)*
      Irene Isabella Brown Hudnall (1851 - 1941)*
      Perry Jackson Brown (1854 - 1915)*
     Siblings:
      Sarah Jane Brown Arendell (1811 - ____)*
      Nancy Brown Russ (1814 - 1903)*
      Margaret Griselda Brown Melvin (1817 - 1904)*
      Mary Brown Brown (1819 - 1886)
      Theresa Brown Turns (1823 - 1887)*
      Andrew Jackson Brown (1830 - 1887)*
      Austin Brown (1852 - 1909)**
      Chloe Brown (1855 - 1893)**
      John Hendricks Brown (1857 - 1938)**
     Burial: Gardner Cemetery, Silver City, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: Perry Trost
     Originally Created by: MN Researcher
     Record added: Sep 05, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 76040552.²
James Lewis "Jim Daly" Brown died in 1900 at South Hill, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
James Lewis "Jim Daly" Brown was buried in 1900 at Gardner Cemetery, Silver City, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 14, 1815, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      1900, South Hill, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Frances Brown had one child BEFORE her marriage to Willis McCoy III in 1823. That child was James Lewis Brown.
     James Lewis Brown married his cousin, Mary "Polly" Brown, on 24 Oct 1837, in Butler County, Kentucky.
     They had 10 children, all born in Butler County:
      Nancy Caroline (1838-1842)
      Elizabeth Ann (1841-1886)
      William Harrison (1843-____)
      John Austin (1845-1929)
      Willis Harvey (1848-1887)
      Irena Isabella (1851-1941)
      Perry Jackson (1854-1915)
      Iantha Elizabeth (1856-1860)
      Christina Frances (1859-1943)
      Rachel Louisa (1862-1950)
     Merriel Russ Austin and Hazel Russ Rouk, editors, Pioneer Families of Butler County, Kentucky: South of the Green River (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992), 70-81.
     Family links: Parents: Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)
     Spouse: Mary Brown Brown (1819 - 1886)
     Children:
      Elizabeth Ann Brown Arendell (1841 - 1886)*
      John Austin Brown (1845 - 1928)*
      Wilis Harvey Brown (1848 - 1887)*
      Irene Isabella Brown Hudnall (1851 - 1941)*
      Perry Jackson Brown (1854 - 1915)*
     Siblings:
      James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)*
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)*
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)*
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)*
     Burial: Gardner Cemetery, Silver City, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: Perry Trost
     Originally Created by: MN Researcher
     Record added: Sep 05, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 76040401.¹

     Mary "Polly" Brown was born on 8 October 1819 at South Hill, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ She married James Lewis "Jim Daly" Brown, son of Frances "Fannie" Brown, on 24 October 1837 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Per Find A Grave, he married his cousin.¹
Mary "Polly" Brown died on 4 August 1886 at Rochester, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 66.¹
Mary "Polly" Brown was buried after 4 August 1886 at Gardner Cemetery, Silver City, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Oct. 8, 1819, South Hill, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Aug. 4, 1886, Rochester, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      Austin Brown (1786 - 1863)
      Isabella Barnes Brown (1786 - 1840)
     Spouse: James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)*
     Children:
      Elizabeth Ann Brown Arendell (1841 - 1886)*
      John Austin Brown (1845 - 1928)*
      Wilis Harvey Brown (1848 - 1887)*
      Irene Isabella Brown Hudnall (1851 - 1941)*
      Perry Jackson Brown (1854 - 1915)*
     Siblings:
      Sarah Jane Brown Arendell (1811 - ____)*
      Nancy Brown Russ (1814 - 1903)*
      Margaret Griselda Brown Melvin (1817 - 1904)*
      Mary Brown Brown (1819 - 1886)
      Theresa Brown Turns (1823 - 1887)*
      Andrew Jackson Brown (1830 - 1887)*
      Austin Brown (1852 - 1909)**
      Chloe Brown (1855 - 1893)**
      John Hendricks Brown (1857 - 1938)**
     Burial: Gardner Cemetery, Silver City, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: Perry Trost
     Originally Created by: MN Researcher
     Record added: Sep 05, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 76040552.¹

     Willis H. McCoy was born on 15 July 1835 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Martha Caroline Hood before 1861
; Her 1st husband. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, Willis, was born in 1861.²
Willis H. McCoy died on 10 December 1864 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 29.¹
Willis H. McCoy was buried after 10 December 1864 at Brown Cemetery, Huntsville, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Jul. 15, 1835, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Dec. 10, 1864, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      Willis McCoy (1799 - 1846)
      Frances Brown McCoy (1793 - 1870)
     Spouse: Martha Caroline Hood Mathis (1839 - 1922)*
     Children:
      Willis Payton Templeton McCoy (1861 - 1926)*
      Elizabeth Frances McCoy Webster (1863 - 1934)*
     Siblings:
      James Lewis Brown (1815 - 1900)**
      Huldah Brown McCoy Cooper (1827 - 1897)*
      Harvy Peyton McCoy (1829 - 1874)*
      Howard Templeton McCoy (1831 - 1911)*
      Hettie Jane McCoy Shelton (1832 - 1899)*
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)
     Burial: Brown Cemetery, Huntsville, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Silbert Hartis
     Record added: Oct 03, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 77562475.¹

     Martha Caroline Hood was born on 15 April 1839.¹ She married Willis H. McCoy, son of Willis McCoy and Frances "Fannie" Brown, before 1861
; Her 1st husband. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldeast child, Willis, was born in 1861.¹ Martha Caroline Hood married Henry Smith Mathis after 1864
; Her 2nd husband; her 1st husband died in 1864.²
Martha Caroline Hood died on 27 September 1922 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 83.¹
Martha Caroline Hood was buried after 27 September 1922 at Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 15, 1839, USA
     Death:      Sep. 27, 1922, USA
     Family links: Spouses:
      Willis H McCoy (1835 - 1864)
      Henry Smith Mathis (1847 - 1912)*
     Children:
      Willis Payton Templeton McCoy (1861 - 1926)*
      Elizabeth Frances McCoy Webster (1863 - 1934)*
     Burial: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Silbert Hartis
     Record added: May 29, 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial# 179845033.¹

     Henry Smith Mathis was born on 5 November 1847 at Virginia, USA.¹ He married Martha Caroline Hood after 1864
; Her 2nd husband; her 1st husband died in 1864.¹
Henry Smith Mathis died on 27 October 1912 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 64.¹
Henry Smith Mathis was buried after 27 October 1912 at Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Nov. 5, 1847, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Oct. 27, 1912, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Henry S Mathis in the 1910 United States Federal Census
     Name: Henry S Mathis
     Age in 1910: 62
     Birth Year: abt 1848 [abt 1849]
     Birthplace: Virginia
     Home in 1910: Turnertown, Butler, Kentucky
     Race: White
     Gender: Male
     Relation to Head of House: Head
     Marital Status: Married
     Spouse's Name: Martha C Mathis
     Father's Birthplace: Virginia
     Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
     Native Tongue: English
     Occupation: Farmer
     Industry: General Farm
     Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
     Home Owned or Rented: Own
     Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
     Farm or House: Farm
     Able to Read: No
     Able to Write: No
     Years Married: 45
     Household Members:
     Name Age
     Henry S Mathis 62
     Martha C Mathis 69
     Mary Mathis 17
     William G Mathis 30
     Family links: Spouse: Martha Caroline Hood Mathis (1839 - 1922)
     Burial: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Leetown, Butler County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Silbert Hartis
     Record added: May 29, 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial# 179844882.¹

     Mary J. Wampler was born circa 1836 at Iowa, USA; Age 24 in 1860 census; 34 in 1870 census; 45 in 1880 census.^2,3,5 She married Silas Samson Runyon, son of Silas Baxter Runyon and Rebecca Tye, in December 1854 at Dallas Co., Texas, USA,
; According to the 1860 census, their oldest child, Austin, was born in 1856. Marriage date from Confederate Pension application.^2,6
Mary J. Wampler died after 18 April 1910 at Midlothian, Ellis Co., Texas, USA; Mary J. Runyon appears in the 1910 census (Midlothian, Ellis Co.., TX), the household of her daughter Augusta Dodson.⁷
     ; Research WASMPLER Ancestry to search for relationships between the Wample wives of the VAUGHTs.⁸

Mary J. Wampler and Silas Samson Runyon appeared in the census of 23 June 1860 at Precinct 7, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; p. 374, lines 1-4, dwelling 345, family 345
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 26 [1834] M Farmer $125 $125 KY
     2 " , M. J. 24 [1836] F IA
     3 " , Austin A. 4 [1856] M TX
     4 " , Ada L. 11/12 F TX.²

Mary J. Wampler and Silas Samson Runyon appeared in the census of 23 July 1870 at Precinct 1, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 364-A, lines 1-6, Dwelling 91, family 91
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 37 [1832] M W Farming $1000 $300 KY
     2 " , M. J. 34 [1836] F W kg house IA
     3 " , A. A. 14 [1856] M W TX
     4 " , Willis L. 6 [1864] M W TX
     5 " , Benny L. 4 [1866] M W TX
     6 " , David A. 2 [1868] M W TX.⁵

Mary J. Wampler and Silas Samson Runyon appeared in the census of 14 June 1880 at Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 344-C, lines 17-25, dwelling 151, family 151
     17 RUNYON, Silas W M 46 [1834] Self Married Farmer KY KY KY
     18 " , Mary W F 45 [1835] Wife Married Keeping House IN VA KY
     19 " , Willis W M 15 [1865] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     20 " , Ben W M 12 [1868] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     21 " , David W M 10 [1870] Son At home TX KY IN
     22 " , Joseph W M 8 [1872] Son At home TX KY IN
     23 " , Lafayette W M 6 [1874] Son At home TX KY IN
     24 " , Geo. W M 4 [1876] Son At home TX KY IN
     25 " , Augusta W F 2 [1878] Daughter At home TX KY IN.³

; Filed application for Conferate widow's pension in the name of her husband, S. S. RUNYON
Ancestry.com - Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
     Name:     S S Runyon
     Application Place:     Ellis
     Spouse:     Mrs M J Runyon
     Marriage Date:     Dec 1854
     Marriage Place:     Dallas, Texas
     Death Date:     Nov 1888
     Pension File Number:     01231
     Application Type:     Widow
     Source Citation
Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 385; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 01228 to 01282, Application Years 1899 to 1899
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
     Original data: Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975. Vol. 1–646 & 1–283. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
     Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows. Richmond, Virginia: Library of Virginia
     Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History.
     Texas State Library and Archives Commission and Alabama Department of Archives and History.⁶

     Austin A. Runyon was born circa 1856 at Dallas Co., Texas, USA; Age 4 in 1860 census; 14 in 1870 census.^1,2
     Austin A. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 23 June 1860 at Precinct 7, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; p. 374, lines 1-4, dwelling 345, family 345
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 26 [1834] M Farmer $125 $125 KY
     2 " , M. J. 24 [1836] F IA
     3 " , Austin A. 4 [1856] M TX
     4 " , Ada L. 11/12 F TX.¹

Austin A. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 23 July 1870 at Precinct 1, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 364-A, lines 1-6, Dwelling 91, family 91
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 37 [1832] M W Farming $1000 $300 KY
     2 " , M. J. 34 [1836] F W kg house IA
     3 " , A. A. 14 [1856] M W TX
     4 " , Willis L. 6 [1864] M W TX
     5 " , Benny L. 4 [1866] M W TX
     6 " , David A. 2 [1868] M W TX.²

     Ada L. Runyon was born circa July 1859 at Dallas Co., Texas, USA; Age 11 months in 1860 census.¹
     Ada L. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 23 June 1860 at Precinct 7, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; p. 374, lines 1-4, dwelling 345, family 345
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 26 [1834] M Farmer $125 $125 KY
     2 " , M. J. 24 [1836] F IA
     3 " , Austin A. 4 [1856] M TX
     4 " , Ada L. 11/12 F TX.¹

     Willis S. Runyon was born between 1864 and 1865 at Texas, USA; Age 6 in 18870 census; 15 in 1880 census.^1,2
     Willis S. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 23 July 1870 at Precinct 1, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 364-A, lines 1-6, Dwelling 91, family 91
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 37 [1832] M W Farming $1000 $300 KY
     2 " , M. J. 34 [1836] F W kg house IA
     3 " , A. A. 14 [1856] M W TX
     4 " , Willis L. 6 [1864] M W TX
     5 " , Benny L. 4 [1866] M W TX
     6 " , David A. 2 [1868] M W TX.²

Willis S. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 14 June 1880 at Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 344-C, lines 17-25, dwelling 151, family 151
     17 RUNYON, Silas W M 46 [1834] Self Married Farmer KY KY KY
     18 " , Mary W F 45 [1835] Wife Married Keeping House IN VA KY
     19 " , Willis W M 15 [1865] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     20 " , Ben W M 12 [1868] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     21 " , David W M 10 [1870] Son At home TX KY IN
     22 " , Joseph W M 8 [1872] Son At home TX KY IN
     23 " , Lafayette W M 6 [1874] Son At home TX KY IN
     24 " , Geo. W M 4 [1876] Son At home TX KY IN
     25 " , Augusta W F 2 [1878] Daughter At home TX KY IN.¹

     Ben "Benny" L. Runyon was born between 1886 and 1888 at Texas, USA; Age 4 in 1870 census; 12 in 1880 census.^1,2
     Ben "Benny" L. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 23 July 1870 at Precinct 1, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 364-A, lines 1-6, Dwelling 91, family 91
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 37 [1832] M W Farming $1000 $300 KY
     2 " , M. J. 34 [1836] F W kg house IA
     3 " , A. A. 14 [1856] M W TX
     4 " , Willis L. 6 [1864] M W TX
     5 " , Benny L. 4 [1866] M W TX
     6 " , David A. 2 [1868] M W TX.²

Ben "Benny" L. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 14 June 1880 at Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 344-C, lines 17-25, dwelling 151, family 151
     17 RUNYON, Silas W M 46 [1834] Self Married Farmer KY KY KY
     18 " , Mary W F 45 [1835] Wife Married Keeping House IN VA KY
     19 " , Willis W M 15 [1865] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     20 " , Ben W M 12 [1868] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     21 " , David W M 10 [1870] Son At home TX KY IN
     22 " , Joseph W M 8 [1872] Son At home TX KY IN
     23 " , Lafayette W M 6 [1874] Son At home TX KY IN
     24 " , Geo. W M 4 [1876] Son At home TX KY IN
     25 " , Augusta W F 2 [1878] Daughter At home TX KY IN.¹

     David A. Runyon was born between 1868 and 1870 at Texas, USA; Age 2 in 1870 census; 10 in 1880 census.^1,2
     David A. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 23 July 1870 at Precinct 1, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 364-A, lines 1-6, Dwelling 91, family 91
     1 RUNYON, S. S. 37 [1832] M W Farming $1000 $300 KY
     2 " , M. J. 34 [1836] F W kg house IA
     3 " , A. A. 14 [1856] M W TX
     4 " , Willis L. 6 [1864] M W TX
     5 " , Benny L. 4 [1866] M W TX
     6 " , David A. 2 [1868] M W TX.²

David A. Runyon was listed as a resident in Silas Samson Runyon and Mary J. Wampler's household in the census report on 14 June 1880 at Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas, USA; p. 344-C, lines 17-25, dwelling 151, family 151
     17 RUNYON, Silas W M 46 [1834] Self Married Farmer KY KY KY
     18 " , Mary W F 45 [1835] Wife Married Keeping House IN VA KY
     19 " , Willis W M 15 [1865] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     20 " , Ben W M 12 [1868] Son Farm Hand TX KY IN
     21 " , David W M 10 [1870] Son At home TX KY IN
     22 " , Joseph W M 8 [1872] Son At home TX KY IN
     23 " , Lafayette W M 6 [1874] Son At home TX KY IN
     24 " , Geo. W M 4 [1876] Son At home TX KY IN
     25 " , Augusta W F 2 [1878] Daughter At home TX KY IN.¹