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William Southard Key 1820–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1820

Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 6 December 1888

Death Location: Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Achilles Key

Mother: Sarah Denny

Spouse(s): Lydia Key

Children(s): Rosanna Badgett, Sarah Key, Gabriel Key, John Key, Samuel Key, King Key, Achilles Key, Mary Key, Russell Key, Lewis Key, Augustus Key, Lydia Key, Mahalia Key

The story of William Southard Key began in 1820 in Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America. William Southard Key married Lydia Davis Key, and had children including Achilles Shedrick Key, Augustus Key, Gabriel Osborn Key, John W Key, King David Key, Lewis Kapp Jones Key, Lydia Bowls Key, Mahalia Emma Key, Mary Elizabeth Key, Rosanna Price Badgett, Russell Rutherford Key, Samuel Key, Sarah Jane Key. William Southard Key passed away in 1888 in Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Southard Key began in 1820 in Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • William Southard Key married Lydia Davis Key, and had children including Achilles Shedrick Key, Augustus Key, Gabriel Osborn Key, John W Key, King David Key, Lewis Kapp Jones Key, Lydia Bowls Key, Mahalia Emma Key, Mary Elizabeth Key, Rosanna Price Badgett, Russell Rutherford Key, Samuel Key, Sarah Jane Key.
  • William Southard Key passed away in 1888 in Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America.

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William Key's Ancestors

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William Key
1820–1888
Birth Place: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Achilles Key
1786–1834
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Denny
1786–1858
Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, USA
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William Key's Descendants

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William (Southard) Key (10 March 1820–6 December 1888) m. Lydia (Davis) Key (28 April 1821–30 November 1896)
  1. 1. Rosanna (Price) Badgett 1855–1904 m. Richard (W.) Badgett 1849–1897
    1. 1. George (Washington) Badgett 1876–1963
      1. 1. Ralph (Lester) Badgett 1898–1961 m. Minnie (Esther) Badgett 1901–1988
        1. 1. Vernon (Lester) Badgett 1922–
        2. 2. Virgil (Ralph (Jake)) Badgett 1923–2015
        3. 3. Velma (E) Badgett 1926–
    2. 2. Mattie (Jones) McKay 1890–1936
    3. 3. Mary (Etta) Fulk 1882–1970
    4. 4. Coleman (Lee) Badgett 1879–1902
    5. 5. Sarah (M.) Badgett 1872–1947
    6. 6. Cora (E.) Badgett 1874–1951 m. John Beamer 1862–1938
      1. 1. Ida (Pearl) York 1897–1996
      2. 2. Roscoe (Lee) Beamer 1900–1987
      3. 3. Juanita (Mildred) Sams 1911–1979
      4. 4. John (Henry) Beamer 1891–1963
      5. 5. Cora (Rebecca) Mayberry 1898–1989
      6. 6. Etta (Nancy) Reuther 1893–1986
      7. 7. Arthur (William) Beamer 1908–1976
      8. 8. Arvilla (Rosemma) Mayberry-Wilkinson 1904–1989
  2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Key 1850–
  3. 3. Gabriel (Osborn) Key 1853–
  4. 4. John (W) Key 1840–
  5. 5. Samuel Key 1855–
  6. 6. King (David) Key 1848–
  7. 7. Achilles (Shedrick) Key 1842–
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Key 1862–1955
  9. 9. Russell (Rutherford) Key 1846–
  10. 10. Lewis (Kapp Jones) Key 1843–
  11. 11. Augustus Key 1845–
  12. 12. Lydia (Bowls) Key 1857–
  13. 13. Mahalia (Emma) Key 1860–1954

William Key's Timeline

2 Records

1820
10 March 1820
Birth of William Southard Key in Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
1888
6 December 1888
Age 68
Death of William Southard Key in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America
Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1820
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1888
    Event Place: Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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