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Jerusha Key 1794–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1794

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Aug 1840

Death Location: Calloway, Missouri, United States

Father: George Key

Mother: Susannah Craighead

Spouse(s): Walter Kemp

Children(s): James Kemp

In 1794, Jerusha Key entered the world in Bedford, Virginia, United States, born to George Key And Susannah Suckey Craighead. Jerusha Key married Walter Kemp, and had children including James Robert Kemp. Jerusha Key passed away in 1840 in Calloway, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Jerusha Key entered the world in Bedford, Virginia, United States, born to George Key And Susannah Suckey Craighead.
  • Jerusha Key married Walter Kemp, and had children including James Robert Kemp.
  • Jerusha Key passed away in 1840 in Calloway, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Key
1753–1836
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Craighead
1764–1840
Birth Location: Franklin , Franklin County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Walter Kemp
1785–1852
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Kemp
1834–1916
Birth Location: Carroll County, Virginia, USA
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Jerusha Key's Ancestors

Self
Jerusha Key
1794–1840
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
George Key
1753–1836
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Susannah ("Suckey") Craighead
1764–1840
Franklin , Franklin County, Virginia
Grandparents
Captain (John * Waller KEY) III
1731–1790
Albemarle County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Agnes) Witt
1731–1788
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
John (C. Craghead \) Craighead
1740–1808
Chesterfield, Virginia, British America
Jane (Elizabeth Leodicea) Maxey
1747–1785
Lynchburg, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Craghead
1721–1790
Walter Sr.
1719–1791
Mary Netherland
1718–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas 7gg
1702–1735
Margaret Brown
1702–1765

Jerusha Key's Descendants

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Jerusha Key (4 Mar 1794–20 Aug 1840) m. Walter Kemp (27 Oct 1785–21 Nov 1852)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Kemp 1834–1916 m. A. (Elizabeth Jennings) + 1839–1916
    1. 1. Silas (Patterson) Kemp 1860–1919 m. Missouri (Jane) Stillwell 1864–1935
      1. 1. Lucy (M) Kemp 1884–1936 m. John (William McNealy Reece) Reese 1884–1971
        1. 1. Raymond (Earle) Reese 1906–1979 m. Vera (Ann) Gregory 1908–1969
        2. 2. Bruce (Edward) Reece 1907–1954
        3. 3. Leota (M) Reece 1910–
        4. 4. Rebecca Reece 1916–2008
        5. 5. Missouria (V) Reece 1918–2006
        6. 6. Jesse (Lee) Reece 1914–1994
        7. 7. Mary (Novie) Reece 1912–1999
        8. 8. Lola (Mildred) Reece 1909–1910
        9. 9. James (Patterson) Reece 1922–2005
        10. 10. Dorothea (Aldora) Reece 1920–2005
        11. 11. Andrew (Wilson) Reece 1925–1925
        12. 12. William (Leonard) Reece 1910–1974
        13. 13. Ruby (Ellen) Reece 1926–2006
        14. 14. Lola (Mildred) Reece 1909–1910
        15. 15. Mary (Novie) Reece 1912–1999
        16. 16. Elizabeth Reese 1916–2008
        17. 17. Elizabeth (Rebecca) McGinnis 1916–2008

Jerusha Key's Timeline

2 Records

1794
4 Mar 1794
Birth of Jerusha Key in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Virginia, United States
1840
20 Aug 1840
Age 46
Death of Jerusha Key in Calloway, Missouri, United States
Calloway, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1794
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Calloway, Missouri, United States
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