1Anson Newsletter source: . "1840 census shows Asa Holmes in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois (source: Anson Newsletter).". "Date of Import: Apr 17, 2001."
2GEDCOM File : abby anson.ged, 17 Apr 2001.
3Anson Newsletter, copies provided by Patrick Branigan.
11851-1900 from Ancestry.com, Texas Marriages.
11870 Census Linn Co., MO Age 6. "Malisa P.".
21851-1900 from Ancestry.com, Texas Marriages.
1Ancestry.com, Texas Marriages 1851-1900. "Texas Marriages 1851-1900 Ancestry.com
, Smith County, Texas, USA."
11870 Yellow Creek, Linn Co., MO Manda M. Age 3.
2Ancestry.com, Texas Marriages 1851-1900. "Texas Marriages 1851-1900 Ancestry.com
, Smith County, Texas, USA."
1Census 1910, 1920 Red Oak Latimer County, 1930 Talihina, Leflore, Oklahoma for Elijah E. Lige Angel Family. "Letter from George Angel , PO Box 893 Wister, Oklahoma 74966 Dated June 2005:
" Donna,
Elijah E. Angel -- Son of anderson shortened hame to Lige. Returned to Oklahoma TR with his Uncle Ephriam, Andersons brother, he settled and worked around Red Oak Township OK TR and raised a family there. Worked in the Coal and Timber (logging) with his Cousin Albert Lee) son of Ephriam.
There is a picture of Elijah son, Sterling in the book, "History of Wilburton, Oklahoma located in the Wilburton, Oklahomas City Library.
Jess Wilson Author of "When They Hanged The Fiddler" is 87 years old and still lives in Kentucky. Jess Wilson address is JSWLSN@PRTCNET.ORG, jswilsn@prtcnet.org. enclosed:
1910 Census Red Oak Township, Latimer County, Oklahoma:Series T624: Roll 1258 Part 1 Page 8A.
Angel, Lige Head, Male White 38 Born: US: Father US: Mother:US: Year of Birth 1871. Laborer SawMill
Mary L. Wife, FeM: White 25 Birth AK: US: US Eng.
Willie Son Male White 7 OK US ARK Eng
Clarence Son Male White 5 Birth OK US ARK Eng
Archie Son Male White 3 OK US ARK
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1920 Census Red Oak Township, Latimer County, Oklahoma:
Line14:Angle, Lige E. Head Male Age 42:Married Born Texas: Father US
Angle, Mary F. Wife Fem 35 Married Born Arkansas FA:MO
William G. Son Male Age 17 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Clarence L. Son Male Age 16 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Archie F. Son Male Age 13 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Sterling Son Male Age 9 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Earl Son Male Age 6 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
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1930 Census Talihina Township, Leflore County, OK.
Angel, Lige age 52 Teamster Logging
Mary wife age 43 Born Arkansas
Bill Son age 27 Born OK Logging Occupation Single
Archie Son age 22 Born OK Single
Sterling Son age 20 Single OK
Earl Son age 18 Single born OK.
Troy Son age9 Single Born OK."21880 Census Wise Co. Texas Elijah E. Age 4. "1920 Census Red Oak Township, Latimer, Oklahoma says that Elijah E. Angel Changed his first name to Lige Angel. It says that he was born in Texas.". "1880 Census of Wise County, Texas Elijah E. Age 4
Note in the1920 Census Red Oak Township, Latimer, Oklahoma says that Elijah E. Angel Changed his first name to Lige Angel. It says that he was born in Texas."
1Federal Census, 1920 Census, Red Oak Township, Latimer County Oklahoma Archie Angel son of Elijah E. (Lige). ".". "1920 Census Red Oak Township, Latimer County, Oklahoma:
Line14:Angle, Lige E. Head Male Age 42:Married Born Texas: Father US
Angle, Mary F. Wife Fem 35 Abt 1885 Married Born Arkansas FA:MO
William G. Son Male Age 17 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Clarence L. Son Male Age 16 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Archie F. Son Male Age 13 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Sterling Son Male Age 9 Abt1911 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Earl Son Male Age 6 Single Born Okla Fa Texas."
1Federal Census, 1920 Census, Red Oak Township, Latimer County Oklahoma Archie Angel son of Elijah E. (Lige). ".". "1920 Census Red Oak Township, Latimer County, Oklahoma:
Line14:Angle, Lige E. Head Male Age 42:Married Born Texas: Father US
Angle, Mary F. Wife Fem 35 Married Born Arkansas FA:MO
William G. Son Male Age 17 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Clarence L. Son Male Age 16 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Archie F. Son Male Age 13 Single Born Okla Fa Texas
Sterling Son Male Age 9 Single Born Okla Fa Texas."2Cemeteries in Latimer County, OK Angel Family, William W. Clarence C. Archie, Sterling., http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/latimer/cemeteries/cem0000a. "Cemeteries in Latimer County, Oklahoma: Sterling Angel and Wife Josie. Clarence Claude Angel, Archie Angel William W. Angel, Robert Earl Angel.". "Cemeteries in Latimer County, Oklahoma: Sterling Angel and Wife Josie. Clarence Claude Angel, Archie Angel William W. Angel, Robert Earl Angel."
1Ancestry.com, Texas Marriages 1851-1900. "Emma Angel and Joe Johnson 24 Dec 1891 Hunt County, Texas.".
11880 Wise Co., Texas Emma Age 1 Born in Texas.
2Ancestry.com, Texas Marriages 1851-1900. "Emma Angel and Joe Johnson 24 Dec 1891 Hunt County, Texas.".
1Written By: Shirley Evans and Lucy Gay, Angel History, Book. "ANGEL HISTORY
FALLEN LEAVES
"After reading Jess Wilson's When They Hanged The Fiddler, and talking to several people, we set out to Frankfort, Kentucky to see what treasures the Archives might hold on this family.
After extensive research, we found that Emphrain Absolem and Elijah Angel were the sons of James Angel, not his brothers as Mr. Wilson suggested.
James Angel born ca 1763 came to Kentucky with his sons around 1820. Family tradition says James Angel, a blacksmith, got in a fight and killed a man with his fists and for this reason he and his sons left North Carolina and walked to Kentucky carrying an anvil.
James Angel, Jr. must have come with his father also, since his record states he was born in 1807 in North Carolina. The story does not mention a wife but there is a daughter, Elizabeth, shown in Breathitt County 1850 census as being fifty two years old, born ca 1798.
James Angel, Sr. believed to be born in England ca 1763, shows up on the 1830 Clay County, Kentucky census, as being between the age of sixty and seventy years old. His wife also was listed as being between fifty and sixty years old. This census confirms that James was born ca 1763.
Records show that James Angel, Sr. had five children.
1. Ephriam , born 1799, Bumcombe County, North Carolina, married Susannah Ingram.
2. Absolom, born ca 1800 in North Carolina, married Marthena _______
3. Elijah, born ca 1803 in North Carolina, married Elizabeth Bowman.
4. Elizabeth, born 1798 in North Carolina, married Isham Barrett.
5. James, Jr. born ca 1807 married Elizabeth Cunningham.
James Angel, Sr. died sometime after 1850, probably in Breathitt County1 Kentucky since the 1850 census shows
Isham Barrett1 Jr. age 22
Eliza, age 17
Madison Johnston age 16
Elizabeth Burn age 15
Nancy Fox, age 16
Fannie Sturgon, age 30 born in North Carolina
James Angel, age 87
Since James was living with his grandson and is shown as being eighty seven years old then, we can assume that James died sometime in the early 1850's. Breathitt County 1860 census does not show James.
The history of James Angel, Sr.'s children is listed as I found the information.
1. Elizabeth Angel, born ca 1798, the daughter of James Angel married Isham Barrett, they are shown on the Breathitt County 1850 census.
Isham Barrett, age 60, born in Virginia ca 1790
Elizabeth, age 52 born in Alabama
George W. Hounbhell, age 22 born in Virginia. Also shown is Isham Barrett, Jr. living next door. This is the only child we are sure Elizabeth had.
We did not find Elizabeth or Isham listed in 1860, we do not have any futher information on them.
2. Ephriam Angel, born ca 1799 in Buncombe county, North Carolina, the son of James Angel, Sr. came to Kentucky around 1820 with his father.
Ephriam married twice, we believe his first marriage was in Clay County, we do not know who his first wife was, but we found the following information, given.by James Angel of Manchester, Kentucky, dated April 9, 1898:
James is quoted as saying, " I was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 1827. My father Ephriam Angel was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina about 1800, he came to Kentucky about 1820 and settled on the middle fork where I was born. His father James came with him. Besides my father he had children as follows, Absolom, Elijah, James and Betsey Barrett. Elijah and his family went to Missouri.
James and Absolom lived and died in this secton of the state. James, he died only a year or two ago on Laurel Fork in Jackson County, Kentucky.
My people are of English extraction I do not know where they came from. My grandfather enlisted in the army near the close of the Revolution. He was eighteen years old, but he was in no battle because peace was declared soon after her enlisted. I remember him well. His father was born in England."
This great piece of information was found in the Owsley County library. (We recorded it as it was found. Bad grammer and all.
This James Angel was Ephriam's son from his first marriage We do not know what happened to Ephriam's first wife, or if there were any more children from this marriage.
Ephriam's second marriage was ca 1837 to Susannah Ingram, born in Madison County, Kentucky. They had ten children.
a. Viney, born 1838
b. ANDREW, born 1841, married Malvery Gross, born
1847. The daughter of Henry Gross, born 1824 and Levisa
Jones, born 1827. Henry and Levisa were married in Breathitt
County, Kentucky in 1846.
ANDREW ANGEL, was Lucy Gay's great grandfather. We are fortunate that we have a complete history on him.
Andy was the oldest son of Ephriam and Susanna Angel, born 1841 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He was a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Records in the Lee County Library show the following information. Andy enlisted as a private in the fifth regiment. He enlisted July 20, 1862 and was taken prisoner, and held at Fort Delaware from July 1862 until June 1865.
Soon after he was released from prison, Andy returned to Breathitt County, Kentucky and married Malvery Gross. I believe they married around 1866 since their first son James was born 1867 in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
Lee County Kentucky 1870 census show:
Andrew Angel, age 31
Malvery, age 20
James, age 1
Living next door to Andy we find his father, Ephriam age sixty eight, and Susannah age fifty three.
Juhaus, age 17
Margaret, age 15
Zarilda, age 12
Jane, age 8
Ephriam Jr., age 5
I do not believe Andy ever moved from Breathitt
County, I believe the forming of Lee County in 1870 simpley
placed Andy and Malvery in Lee County, because records in
Lee County shows that Andy had settled under the Home Stead
Act, near St. Helens on what is now known as Dunagin Branch.
Andy and Malvery had three children
1. James, born 1867
2. Elvoria, born 1867 in Lee County.
3. Robert, born 1873 in Lee County
Andy and Malvery's marriage was short and full of tragedy. In March 1878 when he was only eleven years old, James their eldest son was killed by a neighbor's horse. only four months later on Aug. 1, 1878 Malvery died, her death record states she died from a cold, but I have been told many times by my Aunts that she died from a broken heart. She could not live with the loss of her young son.
The death of Malvery left Andy with two small children, Elvoria, age six and Robert age four.
Lee County 1880 census show:
Andy Angel, age 38 a widower
Elvoria, age 8
Robert, age 6
Andy married the second time ca 1881 to Catherine Taylor. They had two children.
1. Martha, born Feb. 18, 1882
2. Grover, born 1884
Once again tragedy struck the family of Andy Angel. Grover the nine year old son of Andy and Catherine, was killed while playing cowboy and Indian with a young friend. The children had found a real gun, which belonged to the friends' family, and were playing with it. Grover was shot through the throat and died twenty two days later.
I have been told that Grover was buried in the Turner Graveyard, near the Lee and Owsley Line on the South Fork Road. Andy and Catherine are buried there also. Their graves are unmarked.
Elvoria Angel, born 1871 in Lee County, Kentucky the daughter of Andy and Malvery Angel had five children.
Elvoria Angel, age 39
Lucy, age 14
Leonard, age 12
Nettie, age 10
Clyde, age 8
Martha, age 4
ROBERT ANGEL, born 1873, the son of Andy and Malvery Angel, married JAMIMA GABBARD, born 1878 in Owsley County, Kentucky the daughter of Julius Gabbard, born 1843.*See Gabbard.
Robert and Jemima were married in Owsley County, Kentucky in 1896. They settled on Dunagin Branch in Lee County, Kentucky They built a log house near his father, where they raised their ten children.
1. Alfred , born 1897, never married, died 1922.
2. Myrtle, born 1898 married Robert Hammons, this marriage was very brief ending in divorce. One child, Virgil Hammons was born from this union. M~'tle died in 1924 at the age of twenty six, leaving her parents, Robert and Jamima to raise her young son.
After Jamima died in 1942, Virgil moved to Arizonia and lived there until he died, never returning to Kentucky to visit.
3. Lillian, born 1900 married Nick Dunaway. They had two children.
1. James Dunaway married Martha Fox.
2. Viba Dunaway married William Stapleton, the son of Eller Stepp and Nick Stapleton. 2nd Lewis Gibbs.
4. Dudley Angel, 1902--1904
5. Minnie Angel, b~n 1904 married Joe Fox. They had eight children.
a. Zolla Mae Fox, died when she was about six years old from scarlet fever. My mother told me a very sad story about this little girl and her death. I would like to share it with you.
The day before Zola died, she ask her mother to play the victrola for her. She wanted her to play her favorite record, Put My Little Shoes Away. Her family was very pleased, they thought she was getting better, but little Zola died the next day.
b. Earl Fox, married Effie Cox
c. Finley Fox, married Imogene Spencer
d. Lucille Fox, married Harold Neeley
e. Robert Fox, married Vivian -
f. Dorsey Fox married Joyce _______
g. Betty Fox married John Dunaway.
h. Agnes Fox married Marshal Baker
6. Lennie Angel, born 1906 died 1920, at the age of twelve. Lennie died two days before she was to graduate from the eighth grade. I have been told she was buried
in her white graduation dress, and that the principal placed her graduation rose in her hand.
7. Walker Angel, born 1909, served in W.W. II.
He never married and now resides in the Owsley County Personal Care Home.
8. ANNIE ANGEL, born May 28, 1911 married ERNEST
NOE, born Sept. 6, 1906, the son of Lafayette and Martha
Coomer Noe,*See Noe. They were married Dec. 10, 1929 in
Breathitt County, Kentucky. Their marriage license states,
Ernest Noe, age twenty two, first marriage. Groom born
in Lee County, Kentucky parents, Lafayett Noe and Martha
Noe. Annie Angel, age eighteen, first marriage, born in
Lee County, Kentucky , Parents Robert Angel and Mima (Jemia)
Angel. Married in the presence of Carlie Noe and Arthur
Seale. Annie and Ernest had eleven children.
a. Robert, b. Nov. 3, 1931 married Mary Finley.
b. Drucilla (Lady) b. Nov. 4, 1933 married Willis Paul Alderson.
c. Myrtle Jean (Curly) b. Feb. 10, 1935 married Donnie Kilburn.
d. LUCY, b. April 11, 1937 married Bruce Gay.
e. Charles, b. April 17, 1939, married Claudine Phillips.
f. Willard, b. Jan. 8, 1942, married Virginia Williams
g. Arthur, b. Oct. 9, 1944, married Sally Young.
h. Jack, b. May 3, 1947, marrid Fredia Fox.
i. Brenda Kay, b. July 12, 1950 married Gary Congleton.
j. Roger Dale, b. March 23, 1953 married Betty Stamper.
k. Drexell, b. Sept. 12, 1954 marred Brenda Stamper, 2. Teresa Warner.
Annie Angel Noe, died Aug. 27, 1989 of breast cancer, she was seventy eight years old. She is buried beside her husband, Ernest, in the Couch Cemetery, on Blame Branch, in Lee County, Kentucky. *See Noe.
9. Fred Angel, born 1914 the son of Robert and
Jemima Angel, married ElizabethKeller the daughter~of JohnKelle and Caroline Jewell. *See Keller. Fred and Elizabeth had
five children.
a. Roy, married Mary Lou Smith
b. Alfred, married Fay Childers, 2. Marleen Cole.
c. Barbara Ann, married Rusell Charles
d. Nancy Carol, twin died at birth
e. Davied Harold, twin, married 1st. Carol Berryman, 2nd. Carol _____
1O.Retta Angel, born 1917, the daughter of Robert and Jemima Angel, married Edgar Stapleton the son of Nick and Eller Stepp Stapleton. They were married Sept. 12, 1940. Retta and Edger had six children.
a. Roma Myrtle, married Glenn Pietson.
b. Phyllis Jean, married Wallace Stamper.
c. Fairley Edgar, born Oct. 28, 1945, died Jan. 22, 1992. He married Linda Wagner, whodied of~breast cancer in 1978 at the age of twenty nine.
d. Brenda Sue, married, 1st. Jimmy Creech, 2nd. Dallas Spencer.
e. AlveryRay,. married 1st. Regina Cardone, 2nd. Linda Mccouvy.
f. Loretta Marie, married Roy Townsend.
Edgar was always quite the ladies man, he had a son the same age of Fairley by Callie Wawas of Perry County, Kentucky. Edgar's other children still visit their half brother, Dane Wawas. They are good friends to this day.
Edgar and Retta, separated shortly before Loretta was born and findly divorced in 1962. Edgar then married Inez Spencer. Retta never remarried and spent her life caring for her children who are very close.
Retta's children highly praise their mother, who taught them as well as all of her grandchildren to cook. Phyllis says her mother's pies and banana puddings stand out most in her mind.
All of Retta's children have made their home in Michigan, where Retta also lives with her widowed daughter, Roma Pierson.
ROBERT ANGEL, the son of Andy Angel and Malvery Gross Angel, born 1873 died in 1931 at the age of fifty eight, from Brights's disease (a kidney disease). He is buried at the Hogan Graveyard on Dunagin Branch in Lee County, Kentucky. His wife Jenima Gabbard Angel, born 1878, died in 1942 at the age of sixty four of breast cancer. She and four of their children are buried beside Robert. All of their graves are marked.
Martha Angel, born 1882 the daughter of Andy and Catherina Taylor Angel, married Lemon "uncle Lem" McIntosh, and had four children. Lee County, Kentucky 1910 census show her as a widow.
Martha McIntosh, widow
Florence, daughter age 8
Carl, son age 6
Nancy Jane, daughter age 4
Robert, son age 18 months.
After Uncle Lem died, Martha married Cannis Lynch, known a "Can". They had one child, Geneva.
There is a story about Cannis Lynch. I was told that one morning Uncle Can left home going to work on South Fork. He was never seen again. His family and neighbors searched for him but never found a trace.
Years later when the Southfork Road was being built, the work crew removed a cliff that had fallen in and found the skeleton of a man. This was believed to be Cannis Lynch.
Martha Angel Lynch died May 21, 1941 at her home at the age of fifty nine. She is buried at the McIntosh Cemetery on Dunagin Branch in Lee County.
C. Surelda Angel, born 1856 the daughter of Ephriam and Susannah Angel. Surelda married John Newman III. Theyhad eight children.
a. Malcom
b. Emmett
c. Julius
d. Cordelia
e. Stanley
f. John
g. Claude
h. Henry
D. Elizabeth Angel, born 1845 the daughter of Ephriam and Susannah Angel, married John Dameral. They had seven children.
a. William
b. Susanna
c. Joseph
d. Morgan
e. Charlie
f. Lucinda
g. Elizabeth
E. Emily Angel, born 1849 the daughter of Ephriam and Susannah Angel married William Ross.
F. Ephriam Angel, Jr. born 1864, the son of Ephriam and Susannah Angel, married Susan Newman. Ephriam, Jr. and Suelda Angel married brother and sister, the children of John Newman II.
G. Julian Angel, born 1854 the son of Ephriam and Susannah Angel married Lucy Brandenburg, March 9, 1871 in Lee County,
Kentucky. They had ten children.
1. Ancil Angel, married Ida Spicer they had ten children.
a. Cleveland married Hazel Miller, she died in child birth.
b. Carl married Ocie Lynch
C. Moss, married Hattie Conley, they had three children.
1. Tootsie Angel Horn
2. Maudie Angel Sparks
3. Greg Angel
D. Otis married Noretta _______
e. Harlan married, 1. Ezell Isaac, two children. 2nd. Joyce ______ . no children, 3rd. Janet ______. two children.
4th. Marie _____. One child.
f. James , married Cordella Osborn
g. Bertha (Cindy) married Jack Valentine.
h. Eleanor married ______Ammison
i. Lillian married ______Hale.
j. Gracie, married Forest Richardson.
2. Cleveland Angel, the son of Julian and Lucy Angel, married Josie Freeman.
3. France Angel, daughter of Julian and Lucy Angel, married ______Newton, four children.
4. Maranda Angel, daughter of Julian and Lucy Angel, married ______Horn.
5. Jessie Angel, daughter of Julian and Lucy Angel married __ Reynolds.
6. Shelby Angel, son of Julian and Lucy Angel, no data.
7. Fannie Angel, daughter of Julian and Lucy~Angel married~ Robert Charleston Newton.
8. Florance Angel, daughter of Julian and Lucy Angel married _______ Scroubought. They had two children.
H. Margaret Angel, born 1859 the daughter of Ephriam and Susannah Angel married Patrick Mayse, Sept. 20, 1883 in Lee County, Kentucky in the presence of Andy Angel and Joseph Combs.
I. Susan JaneAngel, born Dec. 16 1862 the daughter of Fphriam and Susannah Angel, married Joseph Brandenburg Feb. 14, 1884 at the home of Ephriam Angel, in Lee County, Kentucky.
J. William Joseph Angel, born 1847 the son of Ephriam and Susannah Angel, married Margaret Dameral, March 9, 1871 in Lee County, Kentucky.
Lee County, Kentucky 1880 census show:
Ephriam Angel age 81
Susanna, wife age 58
Margaret, daughter age 25
Jane, daughter age 18
Ephriam Jr. son age 16
Lee County 1870 census shows Ephriam as age sixty eight and Susannah age fifty three. As you can see, you can not always go by the census to determine ages, but according to Ephriams birth date he would have been eighty one in 1880.
We never found Ephriam or Susannah after 1880. As you know we had no way of checking 1890, but it is our belief that both Ephriam and Susannah died shortly after 1880.
ABSOLOM ANGEL, born ca 1800 in Bucncombe County, North Carolina, the son of James Angel, Sr. born ca 1763 in England. Absolom married Marthena _______
According to James Angel, Absolom's nephew, Absolom came to Kentucky with his father ca 1820 and lived in the area (Clay or Breathitt) until he died. According to the birth of his children he lived in Clay and Perry Counties, and maybe in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
Breathitt County Kentucky census for 1850 shows:
Narthena Angel, age 50 born in N.C. RUBEN, age 16, born 1834 in Clay County,
Kentucky.
Levi, age 15, born 1835 in Perry County. Van Buren, age 6, born 1844.
This is knownto be Absolom's wife and children, so Absolom must have died somewhere between 1844 and 1850.
RUBEN ANGEL, born 1834 in Clay County, Kentucky, married KATHERINE ItKITSY1I COUCH, born 1831 in Virginia. The daughter of Elijah and Serena Couch, Katherine is shown on the Breathitt County, Kentucky census in 1850.
Elijah Couch age 40 born in N.C.
Serena, age 44
KATHERINE, age 19
Patsy, age 17
Rose Ann, age 15
Ann, age 11
Sally, age 7
Levisa, age 5
Serena, age 2
Breathitt County, Kentucky 1860 shows:
RUBIN ANGEL, age 28
CATHERINE, age 25
Martha, age 6
Sarah E. age 4
Lucinda, age 2
Not shown on this census is another son, JOHN WESLEY ANGEL, born March 13, 1861,
Other sources of information on this family were found in Frankfort, Kentucky, listed in old Breathitt County, Kentucky birth records. Lucinda Angel, born Nov. 19. 1857. Parents are listed as REUBIN ANGEL & KATHERINE COUCH. *Lucinda Angel is Wayne Ambergy's grandmother.
Sarah Elizabeth Angel, born in Breathitt County, Kentucky, June 16, 1856, parents are listed as, REUBIN ANGEL & KATHERINE COUCH
I believe REUBIN AND KATHERINE were married in Breathitt County, Kentucky ca. 1853. This marriage was short and very sad.
Shortly after their youngest child, JOHN WESLEY was born in 1861, the Civil War (1861-1865) started. Although Kentucky was a neutral state, there were volunteers from Kentucky who fought for both sides. Also there was a group who used the war as an excuse to kill and pillage anyone they came accross. They were refered to as guerilla soldiers.
Tradition says, Katherine was down sick in bed and Reubin went to get a doctor for her. While he was gone he ran into a group of guerillas and after they forced him to climb a tree, they shot and killed him. After Reubin did not return with a doctor, Katherine died and left four young children. The children were split up.
I do not know who raised Martha and Sarah Elizabeth. Wayne Amburgy told me a Hearld family raised Lucinda. He was not sure of Mr. Hearld's first name, but he thought it was Hark. Lucinda was Mr. Amburgy's grandmother.
The 1870 Lee County, Kentucky census show JOHN WESLEY ANGEL, eight years old living in the Pealy Penington household along with two other children, Hiram Ketchem age nine and Margaret Ketchem eleven years old.
I have been told that the Peningtons were no kin to any of these children, but they took them in and raised
them. As you read later, John Wesley Angel named one of his children Pealy and another one Hiram, this leads me to believe that he cared very much for his foster father and brother.
A marriage license found in the Lee County court house shows JOHN WESLEY ANGEL, age twenty, first marriage, a farmer living in Jackson County was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky, was married Jan. 17, 1882 in Lee County, Kentucky, to Mary Mayse age twnety one, first marriage, born in Estil County, Kentucky. They were married at the home of Anderson Mayse in the presence of Isam Mayse and James Tincher. The marriage bond was signed by John W. Angel and William Bolling (Bowling).
The following information was taken from John Wesley Angel's old Bible, which was kindly shared with me by Elzia Angel and her daughter Georgia Lee Combs.
JOHN WESLEY ANGEL1 born March 13, 1861 married Mary
Mayse, Jan. 7, 1861 (Bible does not state this but we know
Mary was the daughter of Margaret Mayse) Mary died March7, 1908 and is buried in the Mayse Cemetery near Pebworth, Kentucky.
The Bible shows Mary and John W. Angel had seven children.
1. Sarah Margaret, born 1883, died young.
2. EDWARDANGEL, born June 28, 1864, married ANNIE KELLER, died March 29, 1967 at the age of eighty three.*See story.
3. William Angel, born Sept. 11, 1886 never married died Feb. 12, 1917 from tuberculosis.
4. Heram Angel, born Nov. 15, 1888, married Ollue ______ Heram died Oct. 12, 1968 at the age of eighty.
5. Algin Angel, born June 1, 1891, never married. Died Feb. 27, 1920 at the age of twenty seven.
6. Pealy Angel, born Oct. 22, 1893, married Estell
7. Clayton Angel, born June 16, 1896, married Juilet ______
KNOW INFORMATION NOT TAKEN FROM THE BIBLE
Mary Mays was the daughter of Margaret Mayse, Margaret was born 1853 and died in in 1930, she was the daughter of Andrew and Rachel Mays. Margaret in buried in the Mayse Graveyard in Owsley County, Kentucky, near the Vincie Cornett farm. Mary Mays Angel is buried there also.
John Wesley Angel's second marriage was to Mary Jane Shouse, the daughter of John Shouse and Mary J. Keller Shouse.
THE INFORMATION OF JOHN W. ANGEL'S SECOND MARRIAGE WAS TAKEN FROM HIS BIBLE.
The marriage of John W. Angel and Mary Jane Shouse was a second marriage for both of them. Mary Jane, born April 8,1880 was married the first time to Keen Spencer. They had one child, Sherman Spencer. Sherman died may 13,1976.
John and Mary was married June 10, 1909, They had four children.
1. Lucinda, born May 6, 1910, married Andrew Hearld. Lucinda still lives in Owsley County.
2. Oscar Angel, born July 22, 1912. Married Eliza Mayse, born July 14,1918, the daughter of John Mayse and Sudie Keller Mayse. *See Keller. Oscar and Eliza had five children.
1. Juanita, born. Oct. 1931, born dead.
2. Carl Eugene, born. Jan. 4, 1940.
3. Georgia Lee, born July 9, 1942.
4. Everett Lee, born Nov. 1, 1945
5. Norma Jean, born Dec. 17, 1958
Oscar died April 20, 1990 he is buried in the Lerose Cemetery in Owsley County, Kentucky. Eliza still lives at their home at Levi, Kentucky. She was kind enough to give me the information on her children and the John Mayse family. She also gave me the information on Arco Angel.
Eliza, thank you and Georgia Lee for your help. Some information is not recorded and then we have to rely on people like you to fill in the gaps of our family heritage.
3. Laura Ann, born June 24, 1915, the daughter of John and Mary Angel, died when she was about eighteen months old.
4. Arco Angel, born Jan. 20, 1918, the son of John and Mary Angel, married Bertha Kidd. They had one child, Castle, Jr. Angel, He was killed in a tractor accident June 3, 1968.~ Castle was a twin. The other baby died at birth.
Arco Angel was killed Aug. 1, 1939, by Cubic Amburgy, while testifing at a tent meeting (church). He was shot through the tent and killed. At the trial, Mr. Amburgy said he had not meant to shoot Arco, he had intended to shoot another man who had just sit down. Arco is buried in the Lerose Cemetery.
5. EDWARD ANGEL, born June 28, 1884, the son of JOHN WESLEY ANGEL AND MARY MAYSE ANGEL, married ANNIE KELLER, born Nov. 11, 1889, the daughter of ANDERSON KELLER
and LINDA (LINDY) SHOUSE KELLER. *See Keller. There were eleven children born to this union.
1. Grace, married Willie Evans, 2nd. Henry Newman
2. FANNIE ANGEL, married JOSIAH EVM~S, *See Evans.
3. Jalia, married Andrew Mason.
4. Edna, twin, married Findly Tolson
5. Earl, twin, married Della Jean Gibson
6. Albert, born April 25, 1913, died 1991. married
1. Laura Mayse, 2. Tyman Mayse, 3. Velma Tolson.
7. Leonard, married Gertude Gilbert
8. Rosco, married ________
9. Hobert, married Lucille Bowman, daughter of Sutton and Matt Ramsey Bowman. *See Coomer.
1~ Robert, married Laura Gabbard.
11, Mary Belle, married Shirley Murrill.
Edward Angel and Annie Keller Angel raised their family on Lerose in Owsley County, Kentucky.
EDWARD, was a great man of God, He and Elisha (Popie) Mason, organized and established the Lerose Penicostal Church. There is still church there today.
One story my husband, Bill told me was about his grand-father, Edd. He says his most vivid memory of his grandpa Angel is how he would pray. He told me when his older brother, Lee was in the Korea War (1848-1952) and their mother, Fannie was very worried about his safty, she went to her father, Edd and ask him to pray for Lee to come home safe. After praying Grandp told her not to worry. "God has told me no more of your children or grandchildren will ever fight on foreign soil."
Lee came home safe and none of Fannie's other eight sons ever had to go to the army. As of today only one of her many grandsons have ever served. Ronnie Hearld, Lillian's son was drafted during the Vietnam War, but he was sent to Germany, where he served his time driving a truck. Grandpa's prophcy has held true for the last forty years.
In 1957 my husband, Bill suffered a very bad case of pneumonia. This left his lungs very weak and scarred. He spent six months in the hospital. One spot on his lung was not healing and the doctors feared tuberculosia. There was talk of having to remove his lung, but Grandpa Edd had other ideas. He took this problem to the Lord. After praying Grandpa told them not to worry, there would be no surgey.
Sure enough, thirty five years later, Bill is fine and has both of his lungs!
Edward Angel died March 29, 1967 at the age of eighty three. He is buried in the Lerose Cemetery in Owsley County, Kentucky.
Grandma Annie Angel lived on by herself at Lerose for several years. When you went to see her she was always very pleased. She loved to sit in her rocking chair and rock her great grandchildren.
Grandma moved to Middletown, Ohio, with her daughter, Jalah Mason. She lived with her until her death June 10,1980. She was brought back to Kentucky and laid to rest beside her husband, Edward.
In her last days Grandma Annie was very sick and confused as to where she was and who everyone was. Her mind went back to days gone by, when her grandchildren was little.
Her grandson, William Earl, (Bill) was sick alot when he was little and Grandma helped take care of him. Before she died she worried about him so much that Sue Evans, her granddaughter inlaw made her a rag doll. Grandma named it William Earl.
Grandma kept her doll with her even in the hospital.
She rocked and cared for her doll and talked to William
Earl. When she died Aunt Jalah ask Bill what he wanted
to do with the doll. He ask that it be buried with her.
It was.
I'm sure in my, heart that if God lets us do what we enjoy the most when we go to Heaven, Grandma must have a big old rocking chair and be in charge of the precious babies there."
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