Mary Parsons Kegley (1827-1913) - Find a Grave Memorial

Mary Parsons Kegley

Birth

12 Jun 1827

Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Death

8 Feb 1913 (aged 85)

Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA

Burial

Piney Creek Methodist Church Cemetery

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*Mary Parsons

Born June 12 1827, at Potato Creek, Piney Creek, Ashe Cty NC.
It is now Alleghany Cty NC

Daughter of Solomon Parsons and Lydia Sturgill.
Grddau of Francis Sturgill and Rebecca Hash

Mary married twice.

1 9/10/1850 Ashe Cty NC to widower Josiah HALSEY b 1815 d 1861
Mary had all her children with Josiah. He is buried with first wife.
License obtained 7/20/1850 with bondsman 8/20/1850 Lewis aka Lazarus Hash (an inlaw) and McCoy Anderson (married to Alsy Ann Phipps), Henry J Parsons (an inlaw) and Solomon Parsons (her dad, in law or brother?)

2 1865 James/Joseph Wesley KEGLEY, 7-9 years younger. On a court document in Alleghany it says he left the country.
Never heard from again.
Mary had no children with him.
He is mainly known as James Wesley Kegley aka Wes Kegley

Died 12/18/1861 in Piney Creek, Alleghy Cty NC

She is buried with her brother James Parsons in what was his Parsons family cemetery.
This cemetery was later donated to form the nucleus of the Piney Creek Methodist Cemetery.
It was known as the "Old Parsons Cemetery".

Children with Josiah
1. Josiah E or Albert Halsey b 1859 Piney Creek NC. Married Lula May aka Mattie Williams Dec 25 1885

2. Sarah Adeline Halsey b 18 Jul 1851 d 3/6/1928 Maryland

3. Newton C Halsey b. 5/31/1855 Piney Creek NC. d. 12/12/1948 Va. Married ca 1875 Alice Pierce

4. Victoria Ellen Halsey b 5/11/1857 Piney Creek NC d. 7/7/1887. She died young
Married Enoch Senter Osborne ac 1877

5. John Monroe Halsey b 3/8/1861 Piney Creek NC d 11/28/1926 Grayson Cty va. Married Letti Young 12/4/1883 Alleghy Cty NC

6. Josiah Elbert Halsey b 1859 NC d 4/27/1931 Snohomish Cty Washington

NOTES
1850 ASHE CENSUS
listed with Josiah and his children with first wife.
His 1st wife died 1849
1850 Slave schedule 2 lists one mulatto slave aged 18

1870 Alleghany Cty NC CENSUS
HH 99. Shown with Wesley Kegley

1880 Alleghany Cty NC CENSUS
She is listed with Joseph Wesley Kegley.

OBIT saved by Bette Nelson
Sister Mary Kegley, whose maiden name was Parsons, was born 6/12/1827, died Feb 8, 1913, age 85 years, 7 months and 29 days.
Professed a hope in Christ in 1875 but never joined any church, for some cause best known to herself.
She was married to Josiah Halsey, unto this union was born 5 children 4 sons and one daughter, who proceeded her to Glory Land.
After Mr Halsey's death, was married to Elder J W Kegley, March 20, 1865.
She was a pious Christian, loved by all who knew here.
She was a kind mother and good companion.
"How Firm a Foundation" was her favorite song.
She leaves a husband and 4 children.
She was buried at Piney Creek Church
Burial services was conducted by Elder W H Handy
"A dear one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still,
A chair is vacant in our home
Which can never be filled."