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John Audeley Kegley Sr.

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John Audeley Kegley Sr.

Birth
Blacklick, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Death
6 May 1866 (aged 69)
Blacklick, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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John Audeley Kegley, Sr. was born 05-06-1797 in Black Lick Civil District, Wythe Co., VA, the 2nd of 14 known children born to Christian L. Kegley, M.D. & Catharina (Leedy) Kegley.

John Audeley Kegley was married 1st 05-11-1819 in Black Lick Civil District, Wythe Co., VA by Rev. George Flohr to Christina Sharitz, the daughter of Daniel & Mary Ann "Polly" Ann (Sluss) Sharitz. Christina's mother Polly Sluss was the 6 month old infant hidden in the cabin who survived the famous massacre of the Sluss Family by Shawnee Indians on 08-02-1774 near Sharon Springs, VA.

Christina (Sharitz) Kegley died 02-01-1821 in Black Lick Civil District, Wythe Co., VA. They had 1 daughter born to them.

The children of John & Christina (Sharitz) Kegley;

Alpha (Kegley) Umberger (1820-1873).

John Audeley Kegley, Sr. married again 06-27-1822 in Black Lick Civil District to Catharine Umberger, the daughter of Leonard & Christina Elizabeth (Neff) Umberger.

John & Catharine Kegley raised all of their 9 known children in Wythe Co., VA.

The children of John & Catharine (Umberger) Kegley;

Mary Magdalena (Kegley) Umbarger (1823-1872)
Allie Alice (Kegley) Kegley (1824-1884)
John Edley Kegley, Jr. (1826-1899)
James Wesley Kegley (1828-1904)
Susan Ann (Kegley) Pence (1830-1879)
Leonard Absalom Kegley (1832-1835)
Christena Elizabeth (Kegley) Poston (1835-1900)
Sarah Catherine (Kegley) Cassell (1838-1905)
infant daughter Kegley (1843-1843)

Per family records the death date on John's headstone may be incorrect. Some family records provide the date of 03-06-1866.
John Audeley Kegley, Sr. was born 05-06-1797 in Black Lick Civil District, Wythe Co., VA, the 2nd of 14 known children born to Christian L. Kegley, M.D. & Catharina (Leedy) Kegley.

John Audeley Kegley was married 1st 05-11-1819 in Black Lick Civil District, Wythe Co., VA by Rev. George Flohr to Christina Sharitz, the daughter of Daniel & Mary Ann "Polly" Ann (Sluss) Sharitz. Christina's mother Polly Sluss was the 6 month old infant hidden in the cabin who survived the famous massacre of the Sluss Family by Shawnee Indians on 08-02-1774 near Sharon Springs, VA.

Christina (Sharitz) Kegley died 02-01-1821 in Black Lick Civil District, Wythe Co., VA. They had 1 daughter born to them.

The children of John & Christina (Sharitz) Kegley;

Alpha (Kegley) Umberger (1820-1873).

John Audeley Kegley, Sr. married again 06-27-1822 in Black Lick Civil District to Catharine Umberger, the daughter of Leonard & Christina Elizabeth (Neff) Umberger.

John & Catharine Kegley raised all of their 9 known children in Wythe Co., VA.

The children of John & Catharine (Umberger) Kegley;

Mary Magdalena (Kegley) Umbarger (1823-1872)
Allie Alice (Kegley) Kegley (1824-1884)
John Edley Kegley, Jr. (1826-1899)
James Wesley Kegley (1828-1904)
Susan Ann (Kegley) Pence (1830-1879)
Leonard Absalom Kegley (1832-1835)
Christena Elizabeth (Kegley) Poston (1835-1900)
Sarah Catherine (Kegley) Cassell (1838-1905)
infant daughter Kegley (1843-1843)

Per family records the death date on John's headstone may be incorrect. Some family records provide the date of 03-06-1866.

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  • Maintained by: Jim Leedy
  • Originally Created by: Becky
  • Added: Sep 4, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41566769/john_audeley-kegley: accessed ), memorial page for John Audeley Kegley Sr. (6 May 1797–6 May 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41566769, citing Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery Sauers, Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jim Leedy (contributor 47357641).