William Killey

Brief Life History of William

When William Killey was born on 1 December 1848, in Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States, his father, Jesse Killey, was 46 and his mother, Nancy M Summers, was 25. He married Emily Hocaday Leeper on 14 March 1868, in Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Wise, Texas, United States in 1910 and Henrietta, Clay, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 25 October 1932, in Alvord, Wise, Texas, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

William Killey
1848–1932
Emily Hocaday Leeper
1844–1901
Marriage: 14 March 1868
Thomas Benton Killey
1870–1871
Idela Killey
1872–1873
Irena Killey
1872–1873
Nancy Sophia Killey
1874–1957
Florence Evelyn Killey
1876–1942
Frances Louisa Killey
1878–1931
Sydney Henderson Killey
1880–1938
Lottie Jessie Killey
1888–

Sources (11)

  • William W Kiley, "United States Census, 1920"
  • William W Killey, "Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874"
  • W W Kelley in entry for Nancy Sanderson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1855

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Jasper, Missouri, United States 1855: Barton, Missouri, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Irish and Manx: perhaps a variant of Irish Kiely or Kelly 1; or McGill or an abbreviation of a surname originally beginning Mac Giolla. Alternatively, the name may be habitational or topographic.

English: variant of Kelly 3.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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