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Joseph Lawrence Key 1812–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 September 1812

Birth Location: Jasper, Georgia, United States

Death Date: January 1878

Death Location: Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States

Father: Thomas Key

Mother: Sarah Jones

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Delamar

Children(s): Sarah Key

Joseph Lawrence Key was born in 1812 in Jasper, Georgia, United States, the child of Thomas James Key And Sarah R Jones. Joseph Lawrence Key married Elizabeth Dawson Delamar, and had children including Sarah Jones Key. Joseph Lawrence Key passed away in 1878 in Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lawrence Key was born in 1812 in Jasper, Georgia, United States, the child of Thomas James Key And Sarah R Jones.
  • Joseph Lawrence Key married Elizabeth Dawson Delamar, and had children including Sarah Jones Key.
  • Joseph Lawrence Key passed away in 1878 in Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Key's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Key
1812–1878
Birth Place: Jasper, Georgia, United States
Parents
Thomas James Key
1793–1857
Greene, Georgia, United States
Sarah (R.) Jones
1791–1868
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Staunton Key) I
1764–1826
Nelson, Virginia, United States
Judith Watts
1764–1829
Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Samuel Jones
1755–1836
Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary Mote
1760–1847
Orange County, North Carolina Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1702–1790
Elizabeth Witt
1732–1810
Richard Watts
1745–1800
Elizabeth Townsend
1743–1847
Francis Jones
1725–1814
Sarah Jones
1732–1801
David Mote
1733–1817
Dorcas Nichols
1731–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Key's Descendants

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Joseph (Lawrence) Key (22 September 1812–January 1878) m. Elizabeth (Dawson) Delamar (8 March 1812–22 MAR 1903)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jones) Key 1832–1858 m. John (W.) Cain 1827–1896
    1. 1. Martha (J) Cain 1852–
    2. 2. Harriet (Elizabeth) Cain 1855–
    3. 3. James (A) Cain 1857–1899
    4. 4. Catherine (J) Cain 1859–1939 m. Richard Woods 1852–
      1. 1. Nathan (Cain) Woods 1880–
      2. 2. Wilie (Estell) Woods 1883–1945
      3. 3. John (W) Woods 1887–
      4. 4. Richard (C) Woods 1891–
      5. 5. James (E) Woods 1893–
      6. 6. Key Woods 1897–
      7. 7. Carroll (D) Wood 1904–
    5. 5. Bella Cain 1850–
    6. 6. Virginia Cain 1854–

Joseph Key's Timeline

3 Records

1812
22 September 1812
Birth of Joseph Lawrence Key in Jasper, Georgia, United States
Jasper, Georgia, United States
1878
15 January 1878
Age 66
Death of Joseph Lawrence Key in Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States
Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States
1878
January 1878
Age 66
Burial of Joseph Lawrence Key in Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States
Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 September 1812
    Event Place: Jasper, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1878
    Event Place: Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: January 1878
    Event Place: Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States

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