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Rosannah "Rosey"/"Rosa" Duncan was born about 1842 in an area of NW Campbell Co., Tennessee that became part of NE Scott Co., TN in 1849. The 1860 US Census shows her given name as Rosannah. Her parents were Joshua L. Duncan (1808-1890) and Rosa "Rosey" Sartin (1802-bet 1880/1900), both of whom are buried in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN.
Rosey's father, Joshua L. Duncan II, was born in Culpepper Co., Virginia, the son of Joshua Duncan I (1785-1834) and Rutha Russell (1786-1860). They married in Virginia in 1807 , then migrated to Campbell Co., TN some time in the early 1800s.
Rosey's mother, Rosey Sartin, who she was named after, was born in that small area of Anderson Co., TN that also became part of Scott County in 1849. While the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 US Censuses all show her name as "Rosey", her given name is thought to have been Rosa, the name that is on her replacement headstone. Also, Rosa mprobably was her been nickname for her given name of Rosannah. She was the daughter of David Sartin (1778-1806) and Henrietta Stanley (1778-1806), both of whom were born in Virginia and died in Tennessee.
On Apr. 14, 1860, Rosey married Elisha S. King (1837-1892). Born in the Marsh Creek area of lower McCreary Co. (then part of Whitley Co.), KY, he was the son of Thomas Murray "Tom" King (1790-1880) and Mary Rebecca "Polly" Cox (1800-1881).
Elisha's parents married about 1814 in Jonesborough (?), Washington Co., lived in Campbell County for about five years before migrating to Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY. His father, Thomas, was the patriarch of the King family in McCreary County having moved to the lower Marsh Creek area (then part of Whitley Co.) about 1819 (some say 1825-29). Elisha's parents are buried side-by-side in the Duncan Cemetery, located in McCreary County on a hill not far (as a crow flies) from the present day community of Kingtown. It should be noted that the community of Kingtown was not known by that name until the mid-1910s.
Rosey and Elisha were married for 32 years and had seven known children. They probably had other unknown children who died at/near birth or who did not survive childhood and were born and died between censuses. Their known children were Joshua W. "J. W." King (1861-1948), Elizabeth Sarah King (1864-1940), David "Dade" King (1867-1941), Rosa "Rosey" King (1869-1936), Rachel King (1872-1963), Mary J. King (1875-1963) and Mathew King (1878-1926).
Elisha died on Apr. 14, 1892 in Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY at the age of 55. At the time of his death his farm was located on present day Ross Road (Hwy 1470 ) about 3 miles above the (1st) Otter Creek Baptist Church. At the time he had a farm adjacent to that of his older (20 years!) brother, Enos King. Both had obtained their land from their father in 1860. At the time of his death he still had two of his children living in his household, Mary (16) and Mathew (14).
Elisha is buried in the Duncan Cemetery centered directly in front of his parent's graves. Emby King Sr. (1852-1937), then the owner of the land, had named the cemetery in honor of his wife's family (1880s?). Emby's wife (Rosie Duncan, 1855-1915) , and Elisha's wife (Rosey Duncan, 1842-bet 1880/1900) were cousins who had nearly the same names.
It is not currently known when or where Rosey died. She last appears in a US Census in 1880, at age 38. She does not appear in the 1900, 1910, 1920 or 1930 censuses and consequently, is thought to have died between 1880-1890.
Some believe that she died before Elisha's death (1892) and was buried in the Duncan Cemetery. There is a broken and unreadable marker next to that of her husband, Elisha. She would have been age 38-50. Some think that she died after Elisha's death (1892) but before 1900, and was buried in Duncan Cemetery, again with a now unreadable marker. At that time she would have been 50-58 years of age.
It must be noted that there are also some who believe that Rosey did not die until Nov. 10, 1936 when she would have been 94. That 1936 date is quite mysterious as no-one seems to know where it came from. Also, the Nov. 10, 1936 date is just nine days before the death of her 66 year old daughter, Rosey King (1869-1936), wife of Burl "Red Burl" King (1875-1955).
It could be that the Nov. 19, 1936 death date on her daughter's headstone could have been mistaken for a Nov. 10, 1936 date and then mistakenly applied to Rosa since she and her daughter both had the same name (Rosa King), and since has been copied and recopied many times. Very possible.
One of Rosey's sons, Joshua "J. W." King (b. 1861-1948), became a well-to-do builder of oil rigs during the western oil boom of the early 1900s. He had moved to Texas in 1888 at the age of 27 and eventually settled near Linglevillel, Erath Co., Texas where he lived the rest of his life. Joshua's wife, Rachel Jane West (1866-1956), was born and raised in Scott Co., TN not far from Whitley Co., KY, where her husband had been born.
It is thought by some that in 1934 Joshua and Rachel returned to Kentucky in 1934 for one last visit to see their loved ones. This certainly would have been a rough trip for Joshua as he was 73 years of age at that time and had had suffered a stroke in 1925. IF his mother was still alive (92 ?) at that time he, no doubt, would have known that this would probably be the last time he would see her alive. Possible, but...?
If Joshua made this trip, being a well-to-do loving son and also a benevolent person, he would have left or later sent, more than enough money for his mother to have a nice headstone, like that of his father (Elisha S. King) and grandparents (Thomas and Mary King), all buried in the same cemetery (Duncan Cemetery).
Here is the problem. If that story is true, where is Rosey in the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses? There is no record of her remarrying. Also, if that story is true, what happened to the money Joshua supposedly left or sent? it appears that it was not used for her burial marker.
It is quite possible that Rosey's grave site was marked temporarily (field stone ?) before Elisha's death with the intention of placing a nice headstone for the two of them when Elisha died. If so, that headstone , for some unknown reason, was apparently never purchased and/or placed. Possibly, the money may have been left but spent. Unknown.
Another theory, believed by some, is that Rosey (age 50+) remarried after the 1892 death of her husband and was eventually buried in another cemetery, under the surname of her second husband. While that is certainly a possibility, it should be noted that there seems to be no record of a second marriage for Rosey or even that she was even alive from 1890-1936. Again, she cannot be found in the 1900, 1910,1920 or 1930 censuses under any name.
To summarize, there is no written record of Rosey's burial anywhere in McCreary Co., KY or Scott Co., TN or in/around Erath Co., Texas where her son Joshua lived at the time. There is no grave site for her in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN where her parents are buried or in the cemeteries where her children are buried.
Rosey's most likely died between 1880-90 and is buried is in the Duncan Cemetery with an unmarked grave or unreadable stone nest to where her husband, Elisha, was later buried in 1892. Two of Rosey's siblings, Jesse Emanuel Duncan (1828-1895) and Nancy Duncan Daugherty (1833-1874), are buried in Duncan. Nancy Duncan, Rosey's sister, was married to Emanuel Daugherty, the administrator for Elisha's will. Question. Why did Rosey not get a nice headstone, like that of her husband, Elisha, when he died in 1892 ?
Unfortunately, Rosey's exact burial site in the Duncan Cemetery has become uncertain over the years. It is quite possible that there was only a field stone marker in the beginning & that her actual death date documentation was consumed by the 1926 McCreary Co courthouse fire.
As mentioned earlier, a grave with just a unreadable broken marker that lies next to the headstone of her husband, Elisha. The identity of the person buried there is unknown but may well be Elisha wife, Rosie. It is one of the 88 known grave sites in the Duncan Cemetery that have unreadable/unidentifiable field stone markers. Is this Rosey's burial site? Probably.
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The information contained in this memorial for Rosa "Rosie" Duncan, her husband, family members, ancestors and descendants, is thought to be true. This memorial is revised/corrected, however, as new information becomes available.
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Rosannah "Rosey"/"Rosa" Duncan was born about 1842 in an area of NW Campbell Co., Tennessee that became part of NE Scott Co., TN in 1849. The 1860 US Census shows her given name as Rosannah. Her parents were Joshua L. Duncan (1808-1890) and Rosa "Rosey" Sartin (1802-bet 1880/1900), both of whom are buried in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN.
Rosey's father, Joshua L. Duncan II, was born in Culpepper Co., Virginia, the son of Joshua Duncan I (1785-1834) and Rutha Russell (1786-1860). They married in Virginia in 1807 , then migrated to Campbell Co., TN some time in the early 1800s.
Rosey's mother, Rosey Sartin, who she was named after, was born in that small area of Anderson Co., TN that also became part of Scott County in 1849. While the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 US Censuses all show her name as "Rosey", her given name is thought to have been Rosa, the name that is on her replacement headstone. Also, Rosa mprobably was her been nickname for her given name of Rosannah. She was the daughter of David Sartin (1778-1806) and Henrietta Stanley (1778-1806), both of whom were born in Virginia and died in Tennessee.
On Apr. 14, 1860, Rosey married Elisha S. King (1837-1892). Born in the Marsh Creek area of lower McCreary Co. (then part of Whitley Co.), KY, he was the son of Thomas Murray "Tom" King (1790-1880) and Mary Rebecca "Polly" Cox (1800-1881).
Elisha's parents married about 1814 in Jonesborough (?), Washington Co., lived in Campbell County for about five years before migrating to Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY. His father, Thomas, was the patriarch of the King family in McCreary County having moved to the lower Marsh Creek area (then part of Whitley Co.) about 1819 (some say 1825-29). Elisha's parents are buried side-by-side in the Duncan Cemetery, located in McCreary County on a hill not far (as a crow flies) from the present day community of Kingtown. It should be noted that the community of Kingtown was not known by that name until the mid-1910s.
Rosey and Elisha were married for 32 years and had seven known children. They probably had other unknown children who died at/near birth or who did not survive childhood and were born and died between censuses. Their known children were Joshua W. "J. W." King (1861-1948), Elizabeth Sarah King (1864-1940), David "Dade" King (1867-1941), Rosa "Rosey" King (1869-1936), Rachel King (1872-1963), Mary J. King (1875-1963) and Mathew King (1878-1926).
Elisha died on Apr. 14, 1892 in Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY at the age of 55. At the time of his death his farm was located on present day Ross Road (Hwy 1470 ) about 3 miles above the (1st) Otter Creek Baptist Church. At the time he had a farm adjacent to that of his older (20 years!) brother, Enos King. Both had obtained their land from their father in 1860. At the time of his death he still had two of his children living in his household, Mary (16) and Mathew (14).
Elisha is buried in the Duncan Cemetery centered directly in front of his parent's graves. Emby King Sr. (1852-1937), then the owner of the land, had named the cemetery in honor of his wife's family (1880s?). Emby's wife (Rosie Duncan, 1855-1915) , and Elisha's wife (Rosey Duncan, 1842-bet 1880/1900) were cousins who had nearly the same names.
It is not currently known when or where Rosey died. She last appears in a US Census in 1880, at age 38. She does not appear in the 1900, 1910, 1920 or 1930 censuses and consequently, is thought to have died between 1880-1890.
Some believe that she died before Elisha's death (1892) and was buried in the Duncan Cemetery. There is a broken and unreadable marker next to that of her husband, Elisha. She would have been age 38-50. Some think that she died after Elisha's death (1892) but before 1900, and was buried in Duncan Cemetery, again with a now unreadable marker. At that time she would have been 50-58 years of age.
It must be noted that there are also some who believe that Rosey did not die until Nov. 10, 1936 when she would have been 94. That 1936 date is quite mysterious as no-one seems to know where it came from. Also, the Nov. 10, 1936 date is just nine days before the death of her 66 year old daughter, Rosey King (1869-1936), wife of Burl "Red Burl" King (1875-1955).
It could be that the Nov. 19, 1936 death date on her daughter's headstone could have been mistaken for a Nov. 10, 1936 date and then mistakenly applied to Rosa since she and her daughter both had the same name (Rosa King), and since has been copied and recopied many times. Very possible.
One of Rosey's sons, Joshua "J. W." King (b. 1861-1948), became a well-to-do builder of oil rigs during the western oil boom of the early 1900s. He had moved to Texas in 1888 at the age of 27 and eventually settled near Linglevillel, Erath Co., Texas where he lived the rest of his life. Joshua's wife, Rachel Jane West (1866-1956), was born and raised in Scott Co., TN not far from Whitley Co., KY, where her husband had been born.
It is thought by some that in 1934 Joshua and Rachel returned to Kentucky in 1934 for one last visit to see their loved ones. This certainly would have been a rough trip for Joshua as he was 73 years of age at that time and had had suffered a stroke in 1925. IF his mother was still alive (92 ?) at that time he, no doubt, would have known that this would probably be the last time he would see her alive. Possible, but...?
If Joshua made this trip, being a well-to-do loving son and also a benevolent person, he would have left or later sent, more than enough money for his mother to have a nice headstone, like that of his father (Elisha S. King) and grandparents (Thomas and Mary King), all buried in the same cemetery (Duncan Cemetery).
Here is the problem. If that story is true, where is Rosey in the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses? There is no record of her remarrying. Also, if that story is true, what happened to the money Joshua supposedly left or sent? it appears that it was not used for her burial marker.
It is quite possible that Rosey's grave site was marked temporarily (field stone ?) before Elisha's death with the intention of placing a nice headstone for the two of them when Elisha died. If so, that headstone , for some unknown reason, was apparently never purchased and/or placed. Possibly, the money may have been left but spent. Unknown.
Another theory, believed by some, is that Rosey (age 50+) remarried after the 1892 death of her husband and was eventually buried in another cemetery, under the surname of her second husband. While that is certainly a possibility, it should be noted that there seems to be no record of a second marriage for Rosey or even that she was even alive from 1890-1936. Again, she cannot be found in the 1900, 1910,1920 or 1930 censuses under any name.
To summarize, there is no written record of Rosey's burial anywhere in McCreary Co., KY or Scott Co., TN or in/around Erath Co., Texas where her son Joshua lived at the time. There is no grave site for her in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN where her parents are buried or in the cemeteries where her children are buried.
Rosey's most likely died between 1880-90 and is buried is in the Duncan Cemetery with an unmarked grave or unreadable stone nest to where her husband, Elisha, was later buried in 1892. Two of Rosey's siblings, Jesse Emanuel Duncan (1828-1895) and Nancy Duncan Daugherty (1833-1874), are buried in Duncan. Nancy Duncan, Rosey's sister, was married to Emanuel Daugherty, the administrator for Elisha's will. Question. Why did Rosey not get a nice headstone, like that of her husband, Elisha, when he died in 1892 ?
Unfortunately, Rosey's exact burial site in the Duncan Cemetery has become uncertain over the years. It is quite possible that there was only a field stone marker in the beginning & that her actual death date documentation was consumed by the 1926 McCreary Co courthouse fire.
As mentioned earlier, a grave with just a unreadable broken marker that lies next to the headstone of her husband, Elisha. The identity of the person buried there is unknown but may well be Elisha wife, Rosie. It is one of the 88 known grave sites in the Duncan Cemetery that have unreadable/unidentifiable field stone markers. Is this Rosey's burial site? Probably.
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The information contained in this memorial for Rosa "Rosie" Duncan, her husband, family members, ancestors and descendants, is thought to be true. This memorial is revised/corrected, however, as new information becomes available.
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Rosannah "Rosey"/"Rosa" Duncan was born about 1842 in an area of NW Campbell Co., Tennessee that became part of NE Scott Co., TN in 1849. The 1860 US Census shows her given name as Rosannah. Her parents were Joshua L. Duncan (1808-1890) and Rosa "Rosey" Sartin (1802-bet 1880/1900), both of whom are buried in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN.
Rosey's father, Joshua L. Duncan II, was born in Culpepper Co., Virginia, the son of Joshua Duncan I (1785-1834) and Rutha Russell (1786-1860). They married in Virginia in 1807 , then migrated to Campbell Co., TN some time in the early 1800s.
Rosey's mother, Rosey Sartin, who she was named after, was born in that small area of Anderson Co., TN that also became part of Scott County in 1849. While the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 US Censuses all show her name as "Rosey", her given name is thought to have been Rosa, the name that is on her replacement headstone. Also, Rosa mprobably was her been nickname for her given name of Rosannah. She was the daughter of David Sartin (1778-1806) and Henrietta Stanley (1778-1806), both of whom were born in Virginia and died in Tennessee.
On Apr. 14, 1860, Rosey married Elisha S. King (1837-1892). Born in the Marsh Creek area of lower McCreary Co. (then part of Whitley Co.), KY, he was the son of Thomas Murray "Tom" King (1790-1880) and Mary Rebecca "Polly" Cox (1800-1881).
Elisha's parents married about 1814 in Jonesborough (?), Washington Co., lived in Campbell County for about five years before migrating to Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY. His father, Thomas, was the patriarch of the King family in McCreary County having moved to the lower Marsh Creek area (then part of Whitley Co.) about 1819 (some say 1825-29). Elisha's parents are buried side-by-side in the Duncan Cemetery, located in McCreary County on a hill not far (as a crow flies) from the present day community of Kingtown. It should be noted that the community of Kingtown was not known by that name until the mid-1910s.
Rosey and Elisha were married for 32 years and had seven known children. They probably had other unknown children who died at/near birth or who did not survive childhood and were born and died between censuses. Their known children were Joshua W. "J. W." King (1861-1948), Elizabeth Sarah King (1864-1940), David "Dade" King (1867-1941), Rosa "Rosey" King (1869-1936), Rachel King (1872-1963), Mary J. King (1875-1963) and Mathew King (1878-1926).
Elisha died on Apr. 14, 1892 in Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY at the age of 55. At the time of his death his farm was located on present day Ross Road (Hwy 1470 ) about 3 miles above the (1st) Otter Creek Baptist Church. At the time he had a farm adjacent to that of his older (20 years!) brother, Enos King. Both had obtained their land from their father in 1860. At the time of his death he still had two of his children living in his household, Mary (16) and Mathew (14).
Elisha is buried in the Duncan Cemetery centered directly in front of his parent's graves. Emby King Sr. (1852-1937), then the owner of the land, had named the cemetery in honor of his wife's family (1880s?). Emby's wife (Rosie Duncan, 1855-1915) , and Elisha's wife (Rosey Duncan, 1842-bet 1880/1900) were cousins who had nearly the same names.
It is not currently known when or where Rosey died. She last appears in a US Census in 1880, at age 38. She does not appear in the 1900, 1910, 1920 or 1930 censuses and consequently, is thought to have died between 1880-1890.
Some believe that she died before Elisha's death (1892) and was buried in the Duncan Cemetery. There is a broken and unreadable marker next to that of her husband, Elisha. She would have been age 38-50. Some think that she died after Elisha's death (1892) but before 1900, and was buried in Duncan Cemetery, again with a now unreadable marker. At that time she would have been 50-58 years of age.
It must be noted that there are also some who believe that Rosey did not die until Nov. 10, 1936 when she would have been 94. That 1936 date is quite mysterious as no-one seems to know where it came from. Also, the Nov. 10, 1936 date is just nine days before the death of her 66 year old daughter, Rosey King (1869-1936), wife of Burl "Red Burl" King (1875-1955).
It could be that the Nov. 19, 1936 death date on her daughter's headstone could have been mistaken for a Nov. 10, 1936 date and then mistakenly applied to Rosa since she and her daughter both had the same name (Rosa King), and since has been copied and recopied many times. Very possible.
One of Rosey's sons, Joshua "J. W." King (b. 1861-1948), became a well-to-do builder of oil rigs during the western oil boom of the early 1900s. He had moved to Texas in 1888 at the age of 27 and eventually settled near Linglevillel, Erath Co., Texas where he lived the rest of his life. Joshua's wife, Rachel Jane West (1866-1956), was born and raised in Scott Co., TN not far from Whitley Co., KY, where her husband had been born.
It is thought by some that in 1934 Joshua and Rachel returned to Kentucky in 1934 for one last visit to see their loved ones. This certainly would have been a rough trip for Joshua as he was 73 years of age at that time and had had suffered a stroke in 1925. IF his mother was still alive (92 ?) at that time he, no doubt, would have known that this would probably be the last time he would see her alive. Possible, but...?
If Joshua made this trip, being a well-to-do loving son and also a benevolent person, he would have left or later sent, more than enough money for his mother to have a nice headstone, like that of his father (Elisha S. King) and grandparents (Thomas and Mary King), all buried in the same cemetery (Duncan Cemetery).
Here is the problem. If that story is true, where is Rosey in the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses? There is no record of her remarrying. Also, if that story is true, what happened to the money Joshua supposedly left or sent? it appears that it was not used for her burial marker.
It is quite possible that Rosey's grave site was marked temporarily (field stone ?) before Elisha's death with the intention of placing a nice headstone for the two of them when Elisha died. If so, that headstone , for some unknown reason, was apparently never purchased and/or placed. Possibly, the money may have been left but spent. Unknown.
Another theory, believed by some, is that Rosey (age 50+) remarried after the 1892 death of her husband and was eventually buried in another cemetery, under the surname of her second husband. While that is certainly a possibility, it should be noted that there seems to be no record of a second marriage for Rosey or even that she was even alive from 1890-1936. Again, she cannot be found in the 1900, 1910,1920 or 1930 censuses under any name.
To summarize, there is no written record of Rosey's burial anywhere in McCreary Co., KY or Scott Co., TN or in/around Erath Co., Texas where her son Joshua lived at the time. There is no grave site for her in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN where her parents are buried or in the cemeteries where her children are buried.
Rosey's most likely died between 1880-90 and is buried is in the Duncan Cemetery with an unmarked grave or unreadable stone nest to where her husband, Elisha, was later buried in 1892. Two of Rosey's siblings, Jesse Emanuel Duncan (1828-1895) and Nancy Duncan Daugherty (1833-1874), are buried in Duncan. Nancy Duncan, Rosey's sister, was married to Emanuel Daugherty, the administrator for Elisha's will. Question. Why did Rosey not get a nice headstone, like that of her husband, Elisha, when he died in 1892 ?
Unfortunately, Rosey's exact burial site in the Duncan Cemetery has become uncertain over the years. It is quite possible that there was only a field stone marker in the beginning & that her actual death date documentation was consumed by the 1926 McCreary Co courthouse fire.
As mentioned earlier, a grave with just a unreadable broken marker that lies next to the headstone of her husband, Elisha. The identity of the person buried there is unknown but may well be Elisha wife, Rosie. It is one of the 88 known grave sites in the Duncan Cemetery that have unreadable/unidentifiable field stone markers. Is this Rosey's burial site? Probably.
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Rosannah "Rosey"/"Rosa" Duncan was born about 1842 in an area of NW Campbell Co., Tennessee that became part of NE Scott Co., TN in 1849. The 1860 US Census shows her given name as Rosannah. Her parents were Joshua L. Duncan (1808-1890) and Rosa "Rosey" Sartin (1802-bet 1880/1900), both of whom are buried in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN.
Rosey's father, Joshua L. Duncan II, was born in Culpepper Co., Virginia, the son of Joshua Duncan I (1785-1834) and Rutha Russell (1786-1860). They married in Virginia in 1807 , then migrated to Campbell Co., TN some time in the early 1800s.
Rosey's mother, Rosey Sartin, who she was named after, was born in that small area of Anderson Co., TN that also became part of Scott County in 1849. While the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 US Censuses all show her name as "Rosey", her given name is thought to have been Rosa, the name that is on her replacement headstone. Also, Rosa mprobably was her been nickname for her given name of Rosannah. She was the daughter of David Sartin (1778-1806) and Henrietta Stanley (1778-1806), both of whom were born in Virginia and died in Tennessee.
On Apr. 14, 1860, Rosey married Elisha S. King (1837-1892). Born in the Marsh Creek area of lower McCreary Co. (then part of Whitley Co.), KY, he was the son of Thomas Murray "Tom" King (1790-1880) and Mary Rebecca "Polly" Cox (1800-1881).
Elisha's parents married about 1814 in Jonesborough (?), Washington Co., lived in Campbell County for about five years before migrating to Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY. His father, Thomas, was the patriarch of the King family in McCreary County having moved to the lower Marsh Creek area (then part of Whitley Co.) about 1819 (some say 1825-29). Elisha's parents are buried side-by-side in the Duncan Cemetery, located in McCreary County on a hill not far (as a crow flies) from the present day community of Kingtown. It should be noted that the community of Kingtown was not known by that name until the mid-1910s.
Rosey and Elisha were married for 32 years and had seven known children. They probably had other unknown children who died at/near birth or who did not survive childhood and were born and died between censuses. Their known children were Joshua W. "J. W." King (1861-1948), Elizabeth Sarah King (1864-1940), David "Dade" King (1867-1941), Rosa "Rosey" King (1869-1936), Rachel King (1872-1963), Mary J. King (1875-1963) and Mathew King (1878-1926).
Elisha died on Apr. 14, 1892 in Whitley Co. (now McCreary Co.), KY at the age of 55. At the time of his death his farm was located on present day Ross Road (Hwy 1470 ) about 3 miles above the (1st) Otter Creek Baptist Church. At the time he had a farm adjacent to that of his older (20 years!) brother, Enos King. Both had obtained their land from their father in 1860. At the time of his death he still had two of his children living in his household, Mary (16) and Mathew (14).
Elisha is buried in the Duncan Cemetery centered directly in front of his parent's graves. Emby King Sr. (1852-1937), then the owner of the land, had named the cemetery in honor of his wife's family (1880s?). Emby's wife (Rosie Duncan, 1855-1915) , and Elisha's wife (Rosey Duncan, 1842-bet 1880/1900) were cousins who had nearly the same names.
It is not currently known when or where Rosey died. She last appears in a US Census in 1880, at age 38. She does not appear in the 1900, 1910, 1920 or 1930 censuses and consequently, is thought to have died between 1880-1890.
Some believe that she died before Elisha's death (1892) and was buried in the Duncan Cemetery. There is a broken and unreadable marker next to that of her husband, Elisha. She would have been age 38-50. Some think that she died after Elisha's death (1892) but before 1900, and was buried in Duncan Cemetery, again with a now unreadable marker. At that time she would have been 50-58 years of age.
It must be noted that there are also some who believe that Rosey did not die until Nov. 10, 1936 when she would have been 94. That 1936 date is quite mysterious as no-one seems to know where it came from. Also, the Nov. 10, 1936 date is just nine days before the death of her 66 year old daughter, Rosey King (1869-1936), wife of Burl "Red Burl" King (1875-1955).
It could be that the Nov. 19, 1936 death date on her daughter's headstone could have been mistaken for a Nov. 10, 1936 date and then mistakenly applied to Rosa since she and her daughter both had the same name (Rosa King), and since has been copied and recopied many times. Very possible.
One of Rosey's sons, Joshua "J. W." King (b. 1861-1948), became a well-to-do builder of oil rigs during the western oil boom of the early 1900s. He had moved to Texas in 1888 at the age of 27 and eventually settled near Linglevillel, Erath Co., Texas where he lived the rest of his life. Joshua's wife, Rachel Jane West (1866-1956), was born and raised in Scott Co., TN not far from Whitley Co., KY, where her husband had been born.
It is thought by some that in 1934 Joshua and Rachel returned to Kentucky in 1934 for one last visit to see their loved ones. This certainly would have been a rough trip for Joshua as he was 73 years of age at that time and had had suffered a stroke in 1925. IF his mother was still alive (92 ?) at that time he, no doubt, would have known that this would probably be the last time he would see her alive. Possible, but...?
If Joshua made this trip, being a well-to-do loving son and also a benevolent person, he would have left or later sent, more than enough money for his mother to have a nice headstone, like that of his father (Elisha S. King) and grandparents (Thomas and Mary King), all buried in the same cemetery (Duncan Cemetery).
Here is the problem. If that story is true, where is Rosey in the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses? There is no record of her remarrying. Also, if that story is true, what happened to the money Joshua supposedly left or sent? it appears that it was not used for her burial marker.
It is quite possible that Rosey's grave site was marked temporarily (field stone ?) before Elisha's death with the intention of placing a nice headstone for the two of them when Elisha died. If so, that headstone , for some unknown reason, was apparently never purchased and/or placed. Possibly, the money may have been left but spent. Unknown.
Another theory, believed by some, is that Rosey (age 50+) remarried after the 1892 death of her husband and was eventually buried in another cemetery, under the surname of her second husband. While that is certainly a possibility, it should be noted that there seems to be no record of a second marriage for Rosey or even that she was even alive from 1890-1936. Again, she cannot be found in the 1900, 1910,1920 or 1930 censuses under any name.
To summarize, there is no written record of Rosey's burial anywhere in McCreary Co., KY or Scott Co., TN or in/around Erath Co., Texas where her son Joshua lived at the time. There is no grave site for her in the Walter Duncan Cemetery in Winfield, Scott Co., TN where her parents are buried or in the cemeteries where her children are buried.
Rosey's most likely died between 1880-90 and is buried is in the Duncan Cemetery with an unmarked grave or unreadable stone nest to where her husband, Elisha, was later buried in 1892. Two of Rosey's siblings, Jesse Emanuel Duncan (1828-1895) and Nancy Duncan Daugherty (1833-1874), are buried in Duncan. Nancy Duncan, Rosey's sister, was married to Emanuel Daugherty, the administrator for Elisha's will. Question. Why did Rosey not get a nice headstone, like that of her husband, Elisha, when he died in 1892 ?
Unfortunately, Rosey's exact burial site in the Duncan Cemetery has become uncertain over the years. It is quite possible that there was only a field stone marker in the beginning & that her actual death date documentation was consumed by the 1926 McCreary Co courthouse fire.
As mentioned earlier, a grave with just a unreadable broken marker that lies next to the headstone of her husband, Elisha. The identity of the person buried there is unknown but may well be Elisha wife, Rosie. It is one of the 88 known grave sites in the Duncan Cemetery that have unreadable/unidentifiable field stone markers. Is this Rosey's burial site? Probably.
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The information contained in this memorial for Rosa "Rosie" Duncan, her husband, family members, ancestors and descendants, is thought to be true. This memorial is revised/corrected, however, as new information becomes available.
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Family Members
Spouse
Siblings
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Henry Duncan
1823–1883
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Henrietta Clara "Rittie" Duncan Cross
1825–1889
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Jesse Emanuel "Jess" Duncan Sr
1828–1895
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Oliver Duncan
1830–1916
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Nancy Rosa Duncan Daugherty
1833–1874
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Joshua L Duncan Jr
1836–1877
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Granville Cecil Duncan
1838–1921
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David Sartin Duncan Sr
1845–1908
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Elizabeth Duncan Ross
1851–1907
