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Ruben Shelley Kilgore 1837–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 8, 1837

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: March 7, 1898

Death Location: Low Gap, Newton County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jonathan Kilgore

Mother: Susannah Shelley

Spouse(s): Nancy Roseberry

Children(s): Cynthia Kilgore, Mary Kilgore, Waid Kilgore, Belle Kilgore, Pruvie Kilgore, Ulysses Kilgore, Rufus Kilgore, Isham Kilgore, Jackson Kilgore, Marion Kilgore, Isaac Kilgore, Albert Kilgore, Ambrose Kilgore, John Kilgore

In 1837, Ruben Shelley Kilgore entered the world in Kentucky, born to Jonathan Kilgore And Susannah Shelley. In 1880, Ruben Shelley Kilgore resided in Van Buren, Newton, Arkansas, USA. Ruben Shelley Kilgore married Nancy Jane Roseberry, and had children including Albert Kilgore, Ambrose Kilgore, Belle Donia Kilgore, Cynthia Ann Kilgore, Isaac Ike Conrad Kilgore, Isham Wilson Kilgore, Jackson N Kilgore, John Henry Kilgore, Marion Kilgore, Mary Alice Kilgore, Pruvie J Kilgore, Rufus K Kilgore, Ulysses Sidney Kilgore, Waid Hampton Hamp Kilgore. Ruben Shelley Kilgore passed away in 1898 in Low Gap, Newton County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Ruben Shelley Kilgore entered the world in Kentucky, born to Jonathan Kilgore And Susannah Shelley.
  • In 1880, Ruben Shelley Kilgore resided in Van Buren, Newton, Arkansas, USA.
  • Ruben Shelley Kilgore married Nancy Jane Roseberry, and had children including Albert Kilgore, Ambrose Kilgore, Belle Donia Kilgore, Cynthia Ann Kilgore, Isaac Ike Conrad Kilgore, Isham Wilson Kilgore, Jackson N Kilgore, John Henry Kilgore, Marion Kilgore, Mary Alice Kilgore, Pruvie J Kilgore, Rufus K Kilgore, Ulysses Sidney Kilgore, Waid Hampton Hamp Kilgore.
  • Ruben Shelley Kilgore passed away in 1898 in Low Gap, Newton County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Kilgore
1798–1860
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Susannah Shelley
1817–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Roseberry
1839–1908
Birth Location: Missouri
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Children(s)

Cynthia Kilgore
1870–1961
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Mary Kilgore
1877–1946
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Waid Kilgore
1876–1961
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Belle Kilgore
1881–1936
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Pruvie Kilgore
1876–1937
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Ulysses Kilgore
1884–1929
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Rufus Kilgore
1882–1906
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Isham Kilgore
1860–1921
Birth Location: Benton County, Arkansas
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Jackson Kilgore
1862–1934
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Marion Kilgore
1865–1937
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Isaac Kilgore
1868–1945
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Albert Kilgore
1872–1889
Birth Location: Low Gap, Newton County, Arkansas
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Ambrose Kilgore
1873–1967
Birth Location: Low Gap, Newton County, Arkansas
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John Kilgore
1874–1937
Birth Location: Low Gap, Newton County, Arkansas
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Ruben Kilgore's Ancestors

Self
Ruben Kilgore
1837–1898
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Jonathan Kilgore
1798–1860
Kentucky
Susannah Shelley
1817–
Kentucky
Grandparents
William Kilgore
1770–1809
Laurens County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Greer
1782–1842
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Col.
1740–1802
Jane McDavid
1756–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Kilgore
1720–1781
Elizabeth Jack
1717–1792
Patrick McDavid
1720–1783
Roseanna Terrell
1724–

Ruben Kilgore's Descendants

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Ruben (Shelley) Kilgore (January 8, 1837–March 7, 1898) m. Nancy (Jane) Roseberry (March 3, 1839–May 10, 1908)
  1. 1. Cynthia (Ann) Kilgore 1870–1961 m. Joseph (W.) Vinson 1841–1928 m. Marion (Dock) House 1863–
  2. 2. Mary (Alice) Kilgore 1877–1946 m. Gustaf (Adolph) Lager 1867–1950 m. George (W.) Pfrehm 1866–1910
    1. 1. Argus (Glenn) Lager 1916–1994 m. Cleo Edgmon 1922–2009
  3. 3. Waid (Hampton "Hamp") Kilgore 1876–1961 m. Dora (Arkansas) Vinson 1878–1945
    1. 1. Flora (Jane) Kilgore 1904–1984 m. Jefferson ("Jeff" Leroy) Raney 1906–1977
    2. 2. Eugene ("Gene" D.) Kilgore 1912–1991
    3. 3. Agnes (Lee) Kilgore 1917–
  4. 4. Belle (Donia) Kilgore 1881–1936 m. James (Bennett) Madewell 1876–1958
  5. 5. Pruvie (J.) Kilgore 1876–1937 m. William (Calvin "Cal") Madewell 1873–1964
  6. 6. Ulysses (Sidney) Kilgore 1884–1929 m. Mary (Jane "Janie") Villines 1888–1974
    1. 1. Herman (Sidney) Kilgore 1916–1993 m. Kathryn Arbaugh 1922–2002
    2. 2. Frieda (Pearl) Kilgore 1922–2001 m. Oscar (Thomas) Gulley 1922–1973
    3. 3. Hubern (Henry) Kilgore 1912–1982 m. Margaret Waters 1916–
    4. 4. Austin (Arble) Kilgore 1914–2005 m. Stella (Modenia) Arbaugh 1919–2004
  7. 7. Rufus (K.) Kilgore 1882–1906 m. Anna (J.) Truelove 1883–
    1. 1. Ethel (Lavada) Kilgore 1906–2001 m. Joseph ("Joe" Earl) Coker 1900–1965
      1. 1. Helen (Veda) Coker 1923– m. Claude Houston 1915–
      2. 2. Hazel Coker 1925–
      3. 3. Robert ("Bobby Joe" Joseph) Coker 1931–2006
      4. 4. Troy (Lee) Coker 1933–1995 m. Ruby (Carleen) Cummins 1932–2006
      5. 5. Imogene Coker 1936–1961
      6. 6. Billy (Don) Coker 1938–1973
      7. 7. Homer (Ray) Coker 1943–2008
  8. 8. Isham (Wilson) Kilgore 1860–1921 m. Martha (Ellen) Reynolds 1865–1941
    1. 1. Dora (Bell) Kilgore 1887–1951 m. Samuel (Harvey) Clark 1883–1945
      1. 1. Quinton (Roosevelt) Clark 1918–1994
      2. 2. Daymon Clark 1923–1986 m. Frankie (Lucille) Villines 1922–2007
      3. 3. Wilburn Clark 1913–1994 m. Beulah Carlton 1916–2000
      4. 4. Russell Clark 1920–1921
      5. 5. Dennnis ("Dennie" Franklin) Clark 1925–1962 m. Elizabeth Rhodes 1928–1991
      6. 6. Jocie (Lorene) Clark 1916–2000 m. Oliver (Morace) Villines 1912–1988
    2. 2. Aaron (Asberry) Kilgore 1884–
    3. 3. Emma (Jane) Kilgore 1885–
    4. 4. Franklin (Ennis) Kilgore 1889–
    5. 5. Josie (Viola) Kilgore 1891–
    6. 6. Frances (V.) Kilgore 1892–
    7. 7. Alvin (Thomas) Kilgore 1894–
  9. 9. Jackson (N.) Kilgore 1862–1934 m. Sarah ("Sallie" Louise) Lackey 1865–1937
    1. 1. Arthur (Burl) Kilgore 1891–1987 m. Julia (Victoria) Spencer 1893–1981
      1. 1. Dovie (Electra) Kilgore 1912–2004 m. Ward Brasel 1909–2006
        1. 1. Jack (Ward) Brasel 1934–1994
        2. 2. Billy ("Roge" Reed) Brasel 1936–1994
        3. 3. Donald (Marvin) Brasel 1938–1993
        4. 4. Rodney (Joe) Brasel 1942–1993
      2. 2. Herman (Glen) Kilgore 1914–1989 m. Mary (Helen) McCurry 1915–2001
      3. 3. Charles (Reed) Kilgore 1919–1958 m. Nellie (Victoria) Raney 1922–2007
      4. 4. James ("Jim" Jackson) Kilgore 1921–2009 m. Avo (Martha) Woodruff 1925–2013
      5. 5. Norman (Devoe) Kilgore 1923–1993
      6. 6. Fred ("Freddie" Albert) Kilgore 1917–1985 m. Barbara (Elizabeth) King 1916–1990
    2. 2. Roy (Beecher) Kilgore 1900–1978 m. Jewell Casey 1906–1978
      1. 1. Lafayette ("Fayette" Roy) Kilgore 1924–2002
      2. 2. Edgar (Edward) Kilgore 1929–2012
      3. 3. Vestel (I.) Kilgore 1926–2012 m. Raul (O.) Shuck 1914–1988
      4. 4. Frances (Jewell) Kilgore 1938–1991
      5. 5. Hazel (Ruth) Kilgore 1932–1968 m. Melvin ("Mac" Glenn) McElroy 1929–2010
    3. 3. Ersa ("Ersie" Prudence) Kilgore 1894–1969 m. William (Alonzo) Spencer 1891–1976
      1. 1. Diamond (Ford) Spencer 1924–1945
      2. 2. Hazel (Opal) Spencer 1911–2003 m. Carl (Ernest) Coffey 1904–1990
      3. 3. Garland (Eugene "Gene") Spencer 1914–2000 m. Helen (Ruth) Davis 1920–2000
      4. 4. Merle (Pierce) Spencer 1919–1987 m. Gamble (Naomi) McCurry 1919–2006
      5. 5. Oma (Viola) Spencer 1916–2006 m. George (Washington Engel) Jr. 1896–1992
    4. 4. Lonnie (Otto) Kilgore 1903–1982 m. Edna (Gertrude) York 1904–1981
      1. 1. Baby Kilgore 1921–1921
      2. 2. Ann (Louise) Kilgore 1924–1983 m. Silas (Devoe) Stacey 1923–1983
      3. 3. Mitchell (Ray) Kilgore 1929–1943
      4. 4. Joy (Evone) Kilgore 1932–1988 m. Charles (Graydon) Spencer 1920–1988
      5. 5. Troy (Otto) Kilgore 1934–1934
      6. 6. Nell (Vada) Kilgore 1936–1995 m. Wayne Lackey 1925–2013
      7. 7. Patricia Kilgore 1939–1996 m. Gerald (Eugene) Moser 1938–1996
      8. 8. Wanda (Jo) Kilgore 1942–1991
      9. 9. Rhoda (Verdine) Kilgore 1922–1991 m. Troy (Alonso) Spencer 1909–1978
        1. 1. Loretta (Gertrude) Spencer 1942–2014
        2. 2. Edward (T.) Spencer 1951–2008
      10. 10. Amos (Harold) Kilgore 1926–2015
    5. 5. Lena ("Oma") Kilgore 1896–
    6. 6. Vesta (I.) Kilgore 1906–1998 m. Loy (Clarence) Phillips 1902–1972
      1. 1. Lex (Gearl) Phillips 1925–2001
      2. 2. Charles (Kenneth) Phillips 1932–1986
    7. 7. Laura (Evelyn) Kilgore 1909–2000 m. Dewey (Edward) Martin 1900–1965
      1. 1. Lester (Berl) Martin 1927–2001
    8. 8. Ora (Abigail) Kilgore 1884–1969 m. Orson (Merrles) Sloan 1876–1968
      1. 1. Delcie (G.) Sloan 1903–1996
      2. 2. Fremon (G.) Sloan 1905–1967
      3. 3. Wilburn (M.) Sloan 1908–1987
      4. 4. Raymond (Charles) Sloan 1910–1982
      5. 5. Alvin (Thomas) Sloan 1915–1920
    9. 9. Rhoda (Viancie) Kilgore 1886– m. John (Thomas) Reynolds 1883–1930
      1. 1. Searle (Atchley) Reynolds 1907–2000 m. Julia (Ava) Martin 1912–2001
        1. 1. Coy (Gene) Reynolds 1945–1972
        2. 2. Thomas (Searle) Reynolds 1939–2016
      2. 2. Imogene (Sally) Reynolds 1919–2006 m. Ruben (Thurman) Kelley 1913–2003
        1. 1. John (Robert) Kelley 1939–2006
    10. 10. Alice (M.) Kilgore 1888–1973 m. James (Blaine) Chafin 1892–1972
      1. 1. Walter (Lafayette) Chafin 1912–1987
      2. 2. Thurman (Ford) Chafin 1914–1964
      3. 3. Thomas (Glen) Chafin 1916–2001
      4. 4. Juanita (Eileen) Chafin 1924–2012
  10. 10. Marion Kilgore 1865–1937
  11. 11. Isaac ("Ike" Conrad) Kilgore 1868–1945 m. Susan ("Susie" Catherine) Crisp 1873–1929
    1. 1. Henry (Arvil) Kilgore 1895– m. Bessie (K.) Spencer 1897–1984
      1. 1. Irma (Lee) Kilgore 1925– m. Ford Reynolds 1920– m. Joe (C.) Powell 1925– m. Charles (William) Cook 1921–
      2. 2. Herbert (Henry) Kilgore 1927–1994
      3. 3. Hebron (Arthur) Kilgore 1915–1980 m. Dorothy (M.) Merten 1912– m. Mae Brisco 1916–
      4. 4. Velma (Christine) Kilgore 1917–2011 m. Audrey (B.) Villines 1913–
      5. 5. Susan Kilgore 1925–1995
      6. 6. Thelma (Norean) Kilgore 1920–2003 m. Wilburn (Glen) Clark 1916–1998
      7. 7. Mary (Geneva) Kilgore 1922–2012 m. Walter (Burnace) Owen 1917–2003
    2. 2. Dorothy (Lee) Kilgore 1899–1974 m. Admiral (Dewey) Villines 1898–1984
      1. 1. Harold (Glen) Villines 1925–1994
      2. 2. Frankie (Ione) Villines 1926–2002 m. Dean Spencer 1922–
      3. 3. Admiral (Dewey Villines) Jr. 1936–1990
    3. 3. Ellis (Cylvie) Kilgore 1900–1978 m. Lyda Villines 1904–1978
      1. 1. Imogene Kilgore 1924–
      2. 2. Mildred (Yvon) Kilgore 1927–1996
      3. 3. Denver (Howard) Kilgore 1933–2005 m. Letha (Mae) Campbell 1933–2012
    4. 4. Delsie (Crisp) Kilgore 1902–1981 m. Henry (G.) Villines 1901–1983
    5. 5. Oather (Cecil) Kilgore 1903–1976 m. Hettie (Grace) Villines 1906–1960
      1. 1. Tolbert Kilgore 1924–1995 m. Betty (Jean) Alexander 1930–2000
      2. 2. Gail Kilgore 1934–1992
      3. 3. Modena Kilgore 1930–1930
    6. 6. Stella Kilgore 1906–
    7. 7. Pearl Kilgore 1910–
    8. 8. Clarence (Foie) Kilgore 1912–1983 m. Opal Maybee 1914–
      1. 1. Clarence (Foie Kilgore) Jr. 1936–2005 m. Phyllis (Ann) Barr 1944–2000
    9. 9. Ulysses (Grant) Kilgore 1893– m. Lona (Martha) Villines 1897–1987
      1. 1. Dorothy (P.) Kilgore 1918–1987
      2. 2. Delmar (Carl) Kilgore 1928–2009 m. Teressa (Ann) Pritchett 1928–2008
      3. 3. Vernon (Glen) Kilgore 1929–1998
      4. 4. Lex (D.) Kilgore 1936–1991
      5. 5. Orpha Kilgore 1915–1977 m. Roy (Albert) Arbaugh 1915–1987
  12. 12. Albert Kilgore 1872–1889
  13. 13. Ambrose Kilgore 1873–1967 m. Stella (Christine) Barr 1885–1952 m. Alta ("Altie") Woodruff 1874–1905
    1. 1. Lela Kilgore 1898–1984 m. Charles Brasel 1898–1984
      1. 1. Pauline Brasel 1919–2001
    2. 2. Oren (Theodore) Kilgore 1903–1963
    3. 3. Floyd (Talmidge) Kilgore 1905–1949 m. Walcie (Mae) Collins 1914–1984
    4. 4. Oscar (Leland) Kilgore 1908–
    5. 5. Warren (Woodrow) Kilgore 1912–1989 m. Ruth (Faye) Raney 1917–2003
    6. 6. Raymond (Lee) Kilgore 1920–1988
    7. 7. Blanche (Faye) Kilgore 1914–1999 m. Leonard (F.) Bateman 1912–1979
    8. 8. Freda (M.) Kilgore 1917–
    9. 9. Emma (J.) Kilgore 1925–
    10. 10. Harold (Ford) Kilgore 1928–1996 m. Ruby (Lea) Keys 1931–2015
    11. 11. Virgie (Eileen) Kilgore 1908–2000 m. Aubrey (Roosevelt) Henderson 1906–1965
    12. 12. Arvil (Adrian) Kilgore 1910–1979
  14. 14. John (Henry) Kilgore 1874–1937 m. Bitha Vinson 1873–1957
    1. 1. Sherman (Alonzo) Kilgore 1904–1936 m. Pearl Casey 1909–
      1. 1. Helen Kilgore 1925–
      2. 2. Kenneth (Gus) Kilgore 1927–2014 m. Elsie (Louise) Burdine 1927–2016
    2. 2. Russell (Franklin) Kilgore 1906–1980 m. Oma Phillips 1905–2002
      1. 1. Dorwin (Lex Kilgore) Maj. 1933–1991
      2. 2. Edwin (Rex) Kilgore 1943–2013
    3. 3. Silby (Shelly Kilgore) Rev. 1896–1959 m. Lillie (Viola) Spencer 1896–1992
      1. 1. John (Henry) Kilgore 1924–2000
      2. 2. Cecil (Alonzo) Kilgore 1916–2002 m. Dorothy Cowan 1924–
      3. 3. Gaylord (Shelly) Kilgore 1918–2005
    4. 4. Gertrude ("Gertie" Jane) Kilgore 1898–1954 m. Robert (Demmon) Whiteley 1899–1966
    5. 5. William (Howard Taft) Kilgore 1909–1983 m. Orpha Owen 1914–2005
      1. 1. Reba (Eileen) Kilgore 1932–2005
    6. 6. Gracie Kilgore 1901–1945

Ruben Kilgore's Timeline

3 Records

1837
January 8, 1837
Birth of Ruben Shelley Kilgore in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 43
Ruben Shelley Kilgore resided here in Van Buren, Newton, Arkansas, USA
Van Buren, Newton, Arkansas, USA
1898
March 7, 1898
Age 61
Death of Ruben Shelley Kilgore in Newton County, Arkansas
Newton County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 8, 1837
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Family History Film: 1254052; Page: 579A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0463
    [2] Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Van Buren, Newton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Family History Film: 1254052; Page: 579A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0463

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 7, 1898
    Event Place: Newton County, Arkansas
    Record Source: Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Low Gap, Newton County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012
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