Person:William Key (15)

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William B. Key, Jr.
m. 1793
  1. William B. Key, Jr.1814 - 1889
  • HWilliam B. Key, Jr.1814 - 1889
  • WAmanda White1821 - 1892
Facts and Events
Name William B. Key, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Dec 1814 Sumner County, Tennessee
Marriage to Amanda White
Death[1] 29 Oct 1889 Sumner County, Tennessee
Burial[1] 1889 Bethpage Cemetery, Bethpage, Sumner County, Tennessee
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave.

    William B Key
    Birth: Dec. 24, 1814, USA
    Death: Oct. 29, 1889, USA
    Burial: Bethpage Cemetery, Bethpage, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

  2.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    Descendants of William Key, Jr. (son of William KEY and Elizabeth GAINES) 1814-1889 Sumner Co, TN
    William Key, Jr (some sources have him as William Bibb Key, Jr. -important if true, links to certain Va Key family) b. 24 Dec 1814 Sumner Co TN d. 29 Oct 1889 married Amanda WHITE (daughter of Thomas WHITE and Sally ? , sister to Elizabeth above, Alfred's wife) b. 24 Feb 1821 TN d. 10 Jan 1892. William and Amanda are both buried at Bethpage Cemetery, Bethpage TN. William Key is listed in 1836 Seminole War muster. In 1840 he had a horse-powered mill for corn and grain in Bethpage (according to book by Walter Durham). 1850 census lists him as a farmer with property value of $900. William and Amanda had 7 children:
    Generation 3:

    1.Frances Key b. 1839 TN married William GAY
    2.James Henry Key (Henry) b. 8 Aug 1840 TN d. 9 Feb 1862 Sumner Co TN. Buried at Bethpage Cemetery. On stone: "A Volunteer in Defense of his Country."
    3.Cynthia (Syntha) Ann Key b. 1843 d. bef 1889 married William Griggs STALEY
    4.John Wesley Key b. 1844 TN married Laura GREGORY, had 7 children.
    5.Zachary Taylor Key (sometimes just "Taylor"), a farmer, b. 10 Dec 1848 d. 1927 married 28 Dec 1870 Sumner Co TN to Margaret Emmaline LONG ("Emma") b. 20 Mar 1849 d. Mar 1927. They had 9 children.
    6.Martha Key b. 1852 TN
    7.Sally Key b. 1854 TN

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11393068/person/13915329770