Rev Peter Keithley Hon

Brief Life History of Peter Keithley

When Rev Peter Keithley Hon was born on 10 October 1791, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jonas Hon, was 47 and his mother, Mary Keithley, was 41. He married Elizabeth Clark on 18 February 1808, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1 Sharpsburg, Bath, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Magisterial District 1, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 21 March 1876, in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in East Union Cemetery, East Union, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev Peter Keithley Hon
1791–1876
Elizabeth Clark
1788–1865
Marriage: 18 February 1808
Mary Hon
1809–1875
Ezra Hon
1811–1858
Lucinda Hon
1812–1851
Levi Hon
1814–1893
Prudence Hon
1815–
Ann Hon
1817–
John Carter Hon
1819–1885
Eliza Jane Hon
1821–1875
Adam H. Hon
1823–1880
Elizabeth C. Hon
1826–1861
Daniel Keathley Hon
1829–1894
Lucetta Hon
1832–1881

Sources (51)

  • Peter Ston, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Wm Peter Horn, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Peter Hon, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

Name Meaning

Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 韩, see Han 1. It is also found in Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia and Singapore.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or artificial name from Yiddish hon ‘cock’.

Czech: from a derivative of the German personal name Johannes ‘John’.

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

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