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_____ May married Joseph Watts Key, son of Henry Watts Key and Anna Baker West.

Sallie Watts Key was born before 1844. She was the daughter of Henry Watts Key and Anna Baker West. Sallie Watts Key died at Harris County, GA.

Temperance Brooks was born on November 9, 1804 at Wilkes County, GA. She was the daughter of Micajah Brooks and Mary Hunter. Temperance Brooks married Burrell Peebles Key, son of Joseph Stauton Key I and Judith Watts, on November 12, 1821 at Jasper County, GA. [Listed as Burwell P. and Tempry on page 35 of the marriage book. His brother Tandy, a Justice of the Peace officiated at the wedding ceremony.]. Temperance Brooks died on January 20, 1872 at Jasper County, GA, at age 67.

     Children of Temperance Brooks and Burrell Peebles Key:

Amanda Key   b. 1823
Mary Hunter Key+   b. July 2, 1824, d. May 14, 1862
John C. Key   b. February 25, 1826
Burrell Peebles Key II   b. 1829
Thomas F. Key+   b. 1830
Micajah Brooks Key+   b. 1832
Jane Z. Key   b. circa 1834
Judith W. Key   b. 1836
William H. Key+   b. 1838
Caleb W. Key   b. 1840
Marquis De Layfayette Key   b. 1844
Catherine Key   b. 1847
Sarah C. Key   b. 1848

Micajah Brooks was born on December 25, 1761 at Chatham County, NC. [probably Orange County, NC since Chatham wasn't formed until 1771.]. He was the son of John Brooks and Jane May ______.      [According to Julian Lane he was a revolutionary war soldier.]. Micajah Brooks married Mary Hunter, daughter of Elisha Hunter and Margaret Stute. Micajah Brooks died in 1863 at GA.

     Child of Micajah Brooks and Mary Hunter:

Temperance Brooks+   b. November 9, 1804, d. January 20, 1872

Mary Hunter was the daughter of Elisha Hunter and Margaret Stute. Mary Hunter married Micajah Brooks, son of John Brooks and Jane May ______.

     Child of Mary Hunter and Micajah Brooks:

Temperance Brooks+   b. November 9, 1804, d. January 20, 1872

Amanda Key was born in 1823. She was the daughter of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks.

John C. Key was born on February 25, 1826 at Jasper County, GA. He was the son of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks. John C. Key married Phoebe Allen, daughter of William Allen, on July 27, 1857 at Jasper County, GA.      John and family were listed in dwelling 470 as family 475 (apparently the enumerator repeated the family number since there is another family listed between John and Burrell) in the 1860 Jasper County, Georgia Census in the Monticello Division on page 295 (reel number M653-128); enumerated August 27, 1860 by Wm. S. Williams. John C. was shown at age 34 as a married white male born in Georgia. he was listed as a lawyer with personal property valued at $4000. Phebe A.L. was shown at age 25 as a married white female born in Georgia. There ia a single white male, Alford Key, age 23, a farmer also living in the household.       John C. and his family are the subjects of this biographical sketch on page 481 of Biographical Souvenir of the States of Georgia and Florida. "John C. Key was born in Jasper County, Georgia, February 25, 1826. He received only a common school education. He read law under Burney & Dyer, of Monticello, and was admitted in 1848. On account of a failure of health he was not permitted to begin practice until 1857. In 1859 he was elected to the State Legislature and served in that body until the opening of the war. He declined a re-election which was tendered him in 1861, and raised a company of volunteer soldiers and entered the Confederate service. His company was mustered into the Forty-fourth Georgia and ordered immediately to Virginia. He was subsequently elected major of his regiment and served through all the Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania campaigns up to the battle of Gettysburg, where he was wounded and compelled to retire for a time from the service, rejoining his command afterward, however, and going with it until the close in 1865. "On his return to Monticello he resumed the practice of law, and in 1867 formed a partnership with Joseph W. Preston which lasted for more then twenty years, being terminated in 1887 by Preston's appointment to an Indian agency on the Pacific coast. "In 1877 Major Key was sent by his county to the State legislature. He also represented his county in the State constitutional convention of 1877. In 1882-83 he was again sent to the legislature and during the session was active in the stock law and shaping the prohibition measures which passed into the statutes restricting the liquor traffic in Jasper County. Besides this service Major Key has been identified with the Macon and Covington Railroad from the inception, being one of the first projectors of the road in his county and aiding largely in securing capital from the north which built. "July 27, 1857, Major Key married Phoebe Allen, daughter of William Allen, of Jasper County. He has never had any children. Although in his sixty-second year he is yet active, being of a wiry, nervous temperament, and can accomplish as much, whether it involves physical or mental toil, as any young man half his age."

Mary Hunter Key was born on July 2, 1824. She was the daughter of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks. Mary Hunter Key married Dr. William H. Webb. Mary Hunter Key died on May 14, 1862 at age 37.

     Children of Mary Hunter Key and Dr. William H. Webb:

Margaret H. Webb+   b. September 9, 1845, d. June 6, 1904
John Burrell Webb+   b. November 6, 1847, d. October 17, 1922

Burrell Peebles Key II was born in 1829. He died. [died in his youth.]. He was the son of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks.

Thomas F. Key was born in 1830. He was the son of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks. Thomas F. Key married Sarah Hardy.      Thomas F. and family were listed in dwelling 122 as family 123 in the 1860 Jasper County, Georgia Census in the Monticello Division on page 251 (reel number M653-128); enumerated July 10, 1860 by Wm. S. Williams. Thomas F. was shown at age 29 as a married white male born in Georgia. he was listed as a farmer with personal property valued at $900. Sarah was shown at age 23 as a married white female born in Georgia and with an occupation of housewifery. Their children (all born in Georgia): son, John H.., age 10; daughter, Indiana, age 8; daughter, Mary E., age 6; daughter, Sarah M., age 2.

     Children of Thomas F. Key and Sarah Hardy:

John H. Key   b. circa 1850
Mollie India Key   b. April 8, 1851
Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Key   b. circa 1854
Sarah Martha Key   b. circa 1858

Micajah Brooks Key was born in 1832. He was the son of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks. Micajah Brooks Key married Mary J. ______.      Micajah B. and family were listed in dwelling 97 as family 97 in the 1860 Jasper County, Georgia Census in the Monticello Division on page 247 (reel number M653-128); enumerated July 9, 1860 by Wm. S. Williams. Micajah B. was shown at age 28 as a married white male born in Georgia. he was listed as a farmer with personal property valued at $2500 and real property valued at $80. Mary J. was shown at age 25 as a married white female born in Georgia and working in the house. Their children (all born in Georgia): son, George M., age 7; daughter, Jane L., age 4; daughter, Mary L., age 1.

     Children of Micajah Brooks Key and Mary J. ______:

George M. Key   b. circa 1853
Jane L. Key   b. circa 1856
Mary L. Key   b. circa 1859

Judith W. Key was born in 1836. She was the daughter of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks.

William H. Key was born in 1838. He was the son of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks. William H. Key married Catherine Strayland.

     Children of William H. Key and Catherine Strayland:

Cordelia Key
Joseph B.F. Key+
Sarah Key
Willie Key
James Key
Charles Key
Jennie Key
Pierce Key
Mary Key

Caleb W. Key was born in 1840. He was the son of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks. Caleb W. Key died. [died in the Confederate Army, single].

Marquis De Layfayette Key was born in 1844. [One source has the birth date as 1843.]. He was the son of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks. Marquis De Layfayette Key married Adeline Cornwell.

1. [One source has the name as Marcus D.].

Catherine Key was born in 1847. She was the daughter of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks.

Sarah C. Key was born in 1848. She was the daughter of Burrell Peebles Key and Temperance Brooks.

Elizabeth Haines married Reverend Caleb Witt Key, son of Joseph Stauton Key I and Judith Watts, on June 12, 1828 at Harris County, GA.

     Children of Elizabeth Haines and Reverend Caleb Witt Key:

Bishop Joseph Staunton Key III+   b. July 18, 1829, d. 1916
William McKendrie Key+   b. before 1838
Martha Ann Key   b. before September 2, 1838

Elizabeth Wimberly was born on October 20, 1818 at Jones County, GA. She was the daughter of James B. Wimberly I and Patsy Elizabeth Bryan. Elizabeth Wimberly married Reverend Caleb Witt Key, son of Joseph Stauton Key I and Judith Watts, on September 2, 1838 at Macon, Bibb County, GA. Elizabeth Wimberly died on April 16, 1903 at Augusta, GA, at age 84.

     Child of Elizabeth Wimberly and Reverend Caleb Witt Key:

Isabelle Saussy Key+   b. December 31, 1846, d. July 17, 1924

William McKendrie Key was born before 1838. He was the son of Reverend Caleb Witt Key and Elizabeth Haines. William McKendrie Key married Epsie Grimes.

     Child of William McKendrie Key and Epsie Grimes:

Cliff Grimes Key   b. October 22, 1875

William Victor White McClendon was the son of Joel McClendon and Sarah White. William Victor White McClendon married Emalina Key, daughter of Henry Watts Key and Anna Baker West, on November 17, 1839 at Harris County, GA.

     Children of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key:

Josephine McClendon
Alex McClendon
Clareola McClendon
Octavia McClendon
Augusta McClendon
Lucetta McClendon+   b. March 8, 1841, d. November 28, 1912

Josephine McClendon was the daughter of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key.

Joel McClendon married Sarah White.

     Child of Joel McClendon and Sarah White:

William Victor White McClendon+

Sarah White married Joel McClendon.

     Child of Sarah White and Joel McClendon:

William Victor White McClendon+

Alex McClendon was the son of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key.

Clareola McClendon was the daughter of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key.

Octavia McClendon was the daughter of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key.

Augusta McClendon was the daughter of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key.

Lucetta McClendon was born on March 8, 1841 at Harris County, GA. She was the daughter of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key. Lucetta McClendon married Cyrus Decatur McElroy on December 23, 1856 at Harris County, GA. Lucetta McClendon died on November 28, 1912 at Bell County, TX, at age 71.

     Children of Lucetta McClendon and Cyrus Decatur McElroy:

Emmett Holcomb McElroy
Daisy Lillian McElroy   b. 1822
Felicia O. McElroy   b. August 11, 1857
Barkley Manire McElroy   b. March 5, 1860
William Oscar Moses Marcellus McElroy   b. August 9, 1862, d. December 28, 1884
Walter Edwin McElroy+   b. September 7, 1866, d. October 7, 1960
Emma Drusilla McElroy   b. October 3, 1871
Thomas Arthur McElroy   b. February 23, 1875
May McElroy   b. August 29, 1878

Cyrus Decatur McElroy married Lucetta McClendon, daughter of William Victor White McClendon and Emalina Key, on December 23, 1856 at Harris County, GA.

     Children of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon:

Emmett Holcomb McElroy
Daisy Lillian McElroy   b. 1822
Felicia O. McElroy   b. August 11, 1857
Barkley Manire McElroy   b. March 5, 1860
William Oscar Moses Marcellus McElroy   b. August 9, 1862, d. December 28, 1884
Walter Edwin McElroy+   b. September 7, 1866, d. October 7, 1960
Emma Drusilla McElroy   b. October 3, 1871
Thomas Arthur McElroy   b. February 23, 1875
May McElroy   b. August 29, 1878

Mark Sylvester McGee married Nancy Thomas Key, daughter of Henry Watts Key and Anna Baker West, on June 21, 1849.

     Children of Mark Sylvester McGee and Nancy Thomas Key:

Mark Thomas McGee+   d. September 16, 1892
Nancy McGee   b. 1847, d. 1849

Mark Thomas McGee was the son of Mark Sylvester McGee and Nancy Thomas Key. Mark Thomas McGee married Beadie Ann Floyd on December 18, 1873 at Kings Gap, Harris County, GA. Mark Thomas McGee died on September 16, 1892 at Chipley, Harris County, GA.

     Children of Mark Thomas McGee and Beadie Ann Floyd:

Joseph Baxter McGee+
Henry C McGee+
Nancy Louisa McGee+
Mattie Mark McGee
Eunice Hill McGee
Annie Key McGee+
Mary Willie McGee

Nancy McGee was born in 1847. She was the daughter of Mark Sylvester McGee and Nancy Thomas Key. Nancy McGee died in 1849.

Louisa Matilda Key was born on September 7, 1832. She was the daughter of Henry Watts Key and Anna Baker West. Louisa Matilda Key married Mark Sylvester McGee circa 1852. Louisa Matilda Key died on February 24, 1893 at age 60.

     Child of Louisa Matilda Key and Mark Sylvester McGee:

Joseph D. McGee+

Mark Sylvester McGee married Louisa Matilda Key, daughter of Henry Watts Key and Anna Baker West, circa 1852.

     Child of Mark Sylvester McGee and Louisa Matilda Key:

Joseph D. McGee+

Joseph D. McGee was the son of Mark Sylvester McGee and Louisa Matilda Key. Joseph D. McGee married Isabelle Pearce at West Point, Troup County, GA.

     Children of Joseph D. McGee and Isabelle Pearce:

Luther McGee
Mary Louisa McGee+

Epsie Grimes married William McKendrie Key, son of Reverend Caleb Witt Key and Elizabeth Haines.

     Child of Epsie Grimes and William McKendrie Key:

Cliff Grimes Key   b. October 22, 1875

Cliff Grimes Key was born on October 22, 1875. He was the son of William McKendrie Key and Epsie Grimes. Cliff Grimes Key married Della Veal.

Della Veal married Cliff Grimes Key, son of William McKendrie Key and Epsie Grimes.

Felicia O. McElroy was born on August 11, 1857. She was the daughter of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon.

Barkley Manire McElroy was born on March 5, 1860. He was the son of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon.

William Oscar Moses Marcellus McElroy was born on August 9, 1862 at Eastern Webster County, MS. He was the son of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon. William Oscar Moses Marcellus McElroy married Lula Munson on February 19, 1883. William Oscar Moses Marcellus McElroy died on December 28, 1884 at Eastern Webster County, MS, at age 22.

Lula Munson married William Oscar Moses Marcellus McElroy, son of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon, on February 19, 1883.

Walter Edwin McElroy was born on September 7, 1866 at Webster County, MS. He was the son of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon. Walter Edwin McElroy married Harriet Josephine Beauchamp on March 15, 1896 at Bell County, TX. Walter Edwin McElroy died on October 7, 1960 at Temple, Bell County, TX, at age 94.

     Children of Walter Edwin McElroy and Harriet Josephine Beauchamp:

Mable Claire McElroy
Bertis Paul McElroy
William Edwin McElroy II+
Dovert Walton McElroy+   b. October 23, 1897
Mrytle Irene McElroy+   b. July 20, 1899, d. January 11, 1981
Theodore Roosevelt McElroy+   b. June 17, 1906, d. August 3, 1990

Emma Drusilla McElroy was born on October 3, 1871. She was the daughter of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon.

Thomas Arthur McElroy was born on February 23, 1875. He was the son of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon.

May McElroy was born on August 29, 1878. She was the daughter of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon.

Daisy Lillian McElroy was born in 1822. She was the daughter of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon.

Emmett Holcomb McElroy was the son of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon.

Harriet Josephine Beauchamp married Walter Edwin McElroy, son of Cyrus Decatur McElroy and Lucetta McClendon, on March 15, 1896 at Bell County, TX.

     Children of Harriet Josephine Beauchamp and Walter Edwin McElroy:

Mable Claire McElroy
Bertis Paul McElroy
William Edwin McElroy II+
Dovert Walton McElroy+   b. October 23, 1897
Mrytle Irene McElroy+   b. July 20, 1899, d. January 11, 1981
Theodore Roosevelt McElroy+   b. June 17, 1906, d. August 3, 1990