*Drury Mayes
Born Nov. 19, 1771
Died Sept. 6, 1827
Tombstone probably lost
Cemetery lost too.
No further info for Drury
Please contact me with info on Drury
NOTES FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
Since the stone and cemetery may be lost..this may help for family to find it again.
This is all we could find on Drury's stone, grave location and land.
Hope it helps someone to find his gravesite.
"The tombstone is still leaning against the fence of the poultry lot of J. C. Knuckles, proclaiming that Drury Mayes was born November 19, 1771, and died September 6th, 1827.
The farm of Drury Mayes was sold to Jim Davis.
His sons, Murphy Davis and Preston Davis, sold it to John Kellems in 1860.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems, son of John Kellems, came into possession of the farm, and it was divided by him and deeded to his daughters: Kate (Kellems) Knuckles and Etta (Kellems) Asher, in 1925.
John Kellems died August 10, 1882, aged 76 years, 11 months, and 10 days.
Kate (Davis) Kellems was born January 15, 1810, and died March 13, 1895.
They are both buried at Ferndale.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems lived at Ferndale, at the turn of the road on the Pineville-Middlesborough highway just before you reach Cannon Creek going in the direction of Middlesborough, and was a prosperous merchant and farmer of this section.
Later in life, he bought a farm in the bluegrass region and lived and died there.
He was an uncle of Governor Flem. D. Sampson, and attended the inauguration of Governor Sampson.
He was then a very old man.
He was one of the leading merchants and farmers of Bell County for half a century.
He was a tall man with a commanding appearance and had an intelligence of the first order.
He had two daughters, Mrs. E. G. Asher and Mrs. J. C. Knuckles who lives at the old home place at Ferndale.
He was popularly known as "Tan Jeff."
T. J. Kellems was born about 1844.
He married Sallie Barner, the first time, and a Cole the second time."
Born Nov. 19, 1771
Died Sept. 6, 1827
Tombstone probably lost
Cemetery lost too.
No further info for Drury
Please contact me with info on Drury
NOTES FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
Since the stone and cemetery may be lost..this may help for family to find it again.
This is all we could find on Drury's stone, grave location and land.
Hope it helps someone to find his gravesite.
"The tombstone is still leaning against the fence of the poultry lot of J. C. Knuckles, proclaiming that Drury Mayes was born November 19, 1771, and died September 6th, 1827.
The farm of Drury Mayes was sold to Jim Davis.
His sons, Murphy Davis and Preston Davis, sold it to John Kellems in 1860.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems, son of John Kellems, came into possession of the farm, and it was divided by him and deeded to his daughters: Kate (Kellems) Knuckles and Etta (Kellems) Asher, in 1925.
John Kellems died August 10, 1882, aged 76 years, 11 months, and 10 days.
Kate (Davis) Kellems was born January 15, 1810, and died March 13, 1895.
They are both buried at Ferndale.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems lived at Ferndale, at the turn of the road on the Pineville-Middlesborough highway just before you reach Cannon Creek going in the direction of Middlesborough, and was a prosperous merchant and farmer of this section.
Later in life, he bought a farm in the bluegrass region and lived and died there.
He was an uncle of Governor Flem. D. Sampson, and attended the inauguration of Governor Sampson.
He was then a very old man.
He was one of the leading merchants and farmers of Bell County for half a century.
He was a tall man with a commanding appearance and had an intelligence of the first order.
He had two daughters, Mrs. E. G. Asher and Mrs. J. C. Knuckles who lives at the old home place at Ferndale.
He was popularly known as "Tan Jeff."
T. J. Kellems was born about 1844.
He married Sallie Barner, the first time, and a Cole the second time."
*Drury Mayes
Born Nov. 19, 1771
Died Sept. 6, 1827
Tombstone probably lost
Cemetery lost too.
No further info for Drury
Please contact me with info on Drury
NOTES FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
Since the stone and cemetery may be lost..this may help for family to find it again.
This is all we could find on Drury's stone, grave location and land.
Hope it helps someone to find his gravesite.
"The tombstone is still leaning against the fence of the poultry lot of J. C. Knuckles, proclaiming that Drury Mayes was born November 19, 1771, and died September 6th, 1827.
The farm of Drury Mayes was sold to Jim Davis.
His sons, Murphy Davis and Preston Davis, sold it to John Kellems in 1860.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems, son of John Kellems, came into possession of the farm, and it was divided by him and deeded to his daughters: Kate (Kellems) Knuckles and Etta (Kellems) Asher, in 1925.
John Kellems died August 10, 1882, aged 76 years, 11 months, and 10 days.
Kate (Davis) Kellems was born January 15, 1810, and died March 13, 1895.
They are both buried at Ferndale.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems lived at Ferndale, at the turn of the road on the Pineville-Middlesborough highway just before you reach Cannon Creek going in the direction of Middlesborough, and was a prosperous merchant and farmer of this section.
Later in life, he bought a farm in the bluegrass region and lived and died there.
He was an uncle of Governor Flem. D. Sampson, and attended the inauguration of Governor Sampson.
He was then a very old man.
He was one of the leading merchants and farmers of Bell County for half a century.
He was a tall man with a commanding appearance and had an intelligence of the first order.
He had two daughters, Mrs. E. G. Asher and Mrs. J. C. Knuckles who lives at the old home place at Ferndale.
He was popularly known as "Tan Jeff."
T. J. Kellems was born about 1844.
He married Sallie Barner, the first time, and a Cole the second time."
Born Nov. 19, 1771
Died Sept. 6, 1827
Tombstone probably lost
Cemetery lost too.
No further info for Drury
Please contact me with info on Drury
NOTES FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
Since the stone and cemetery may be lost..this may help for family to find it again.
This is all we could find on Drury's stone, grave location and land.
Hope it helps someone to find his gravesite.
"The tombstone is still leaning against the fence of the poultry lot of J. C. Knuckles, proclaiming that Drury Mayes was born November 19, 1771, and died September 6th, 1827.
The farm of Drury Mayes was sold to Jim Davis.
His sons, Murphy Davis and Preston Davis, sold it to John Kellems in 1860.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems, son of John Kellems, came into possession of the farm, and it was divided by him and deeded to his daughters: Kate (Kellems) Knuckles and Etta (Kellems) Asher, in 1925.
John Kellems died August 10, 1882, aged 76 years, 11 months, and 10 days.
Kate (Davis) Kellems was born January 15, 1810, and died March 13, 1895.
They are both buried at Ferndale.
Thomas Jefferson Kellems lived at Ferndale, at the turn of the road on the Pineville-Middlesborough highway just before you reach Cannon Creek going in the direction of Middlesborough, and was a prosperous merchant and farmer of this section.
Later in life, he bought a farm in the bluegrass region and lived and died there.
He was an uncle of Governor Flem. D. Sampson, and attended the inauguration of Governor Sampson.
He was then a very old man.
He was one of the leading merchants and farmers of Bell County for half a century.
He was a tall man with a commanding appearance and had an intelligence of the first order.
He had two daughters, Mrs. E. G. Asher and Mrs. J. C. Knuckles who lives at the old home place at Ferndale.
He was popularly known as "Tan Jeff."
T. J. Kellems was born about 1844.
He married Sallie Barner, the first time, and a Cole the second time."
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