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This is not complete.  There is a lot of discussion on whether John was a brother, cousin, nephew or son of Adam Sr.  The jury is still out.  K

Descendants of ? Gearheart

Generation No. 1

1.  ?1 GEARHEART was born Abt. 1725.

Children of ? GEARHEART are:

2.                i.       ADAM2 GEARHEART, b. 1750, PA, Germany or Augusta Co., VA; d. 1833, Floyd Co., KY.

3.               ii.       JOHN GEARHEART, b. Bet. 1765 - 1773, Virginia; d. Floyd Co., KY.

Generation No. 2

2.  ADAM2 GEARHEART (?1) was born 1750 in PA, Germany or Augusta Co., VA, and died 1833 in Floyd Co., KY.  He married MARGARET JUSTICE Abt. 1772.  She was born Abt. 1755 in Wythe Co., VA.

Notes for ADAM GEARHEART:

By affidavit by Justice of the Peace, Alexander Lackey, noted Adam Gearheart brought into Floyd County four negro slaves, three men and one woman, for his own use and service and not to be sold.

More About ADAM GEARHEART:

Residence: Owned land north of Walkers Mountain, Wythe Co., VA
Tax Records: 1783, Montgomey Co., VA

Children of ADAM GEARHEART and MARGARET JUSTICE are:

                   i.       WILLIAM3 GEARHEART, b. Abt. 1778.

4.               ii.       CATHERINE GEARHEART, b. 1792, Wythe Co., VA; d. 1860, Breathitt Co., KY.

5.              iii.       ADAM GEARHEART, b. 1784, Washington Co., Va; d. January 17, 1856, Floyd Co. KY.

                 iv.       MARY GEARHEART, b. Abt. 1785, Floyd Co. KY; m. JOHN MORRIS, April 07, 1811, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book, d/o Adam Gearheart.); b. Abt. 1785.

3.  JOHN2 GEARHEART (?1) was born Bet. 1765 - 1773 in Virginia, and died in Floyd Co., KY.  He married KATHERINA ?.  She was born Abt. 1765 in Virginia.

More About JOHN GEARHEART:

Fact 1: May not be a son, but a nephew or possibly brother.

Children of JOHN GEARHEART and KATHERINA ? are:

6.                i.       DANIEL3 GEARHEART, b. Abt. 1790, Virginia; d. Aft. 1840, Floyd Co., KY.

7.               ii.       JOSEPH GEARHEART, b. 1798, Virginia; d. September 1857, Floyd Co. KY.

8.              iii.       CATHERINE GEARHEART, b. December 1800, Wythe Co., VA; d. 1874, Floyd Co. KY.

                 iv.       ROBERT VALENTINE GEARHEART, b. 1810, Floyd Co. KY; d. Aft. 1870, Floyd Co. KY; m. SARAH ?; b. 1814, Tennessee; d. Aft. 1870, Floyd Co. KY.

Generation No. 3

4.  CATHERINE3 GEARHEART (ADAM2, ?1) was born 1792 in Wythe Co., VA, and died 1860 in Breathitt Co., KY.  She married WILLIAM ALLEN June 18, 1808 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.), son of SAMUEL ALLEN and SARAH PRATER.  He was born 1783 in Patrick Co., VA, and died 1854 in Floyd Co. KY.

Children of CATHERINE GEARHEART and WILLIAM ALLEN are:

                   i.       ADAM4 ALLEN, b. 1808, Floyd Co. KY; m. JEMIMA WHITT; b. Abt. 1808, Floyd Co. KY.

                  ii.       GEORGE ALLEN, b. January 11, 1809.

                 iii.       JOHN ALLEN, b. Abt. 1810.

5.  ADAM3 GEARHEART (ADAM2, ?1) (Source: 1850 Floyd County Kentucky Census.) was born 1784 in Washington Co., Va, and died January 17, 1856 in Floyd Co. KY.  He married (1) RHODA SPURLOCK July 09, 1808 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book, book 1, p3, file 21, John Spurlock, father, gave oral consent.), daughter of JOHN SPURLOCK and FRANCIS TURMAN.  She was born Abt. 1790, and died Bef. April 1829 in Floyd Co. KY.  He married (2) ESTHER HARRIS November 01, 1829 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book, file 419.), daughter of JOHN HARRIS and ELIZABETH.  She was born 1806 in Floyd Co. KY

Notes for ADAM GEARHEART:

Floyd County, Ky Court records, Adam Gearhart Adm, vs Adam Gearhart Heirs #336 filed November 29, 1854:

"The defendants James P. Harris and Sarah his wife, Margaret Tarter, John J. Stratton and Catherine his wife, John Martin and Ann his wife, John Holbert and Fanny his wife state by way of answer to the original and amended cross petition of Mrs. Esther Gearhart and David K. Harris and others-that the heirship is correctly stated that they to wit:  the female defendants, Sarah, Margaret, Catherine, Ann and Fanny together with Rhoda Fitzpatrick now deceased were the only children of Rhoda Gearhart formerly Spurlock the first wife of the deceased Adam Gearhart.  The said mother of the aforementioned female defendants was the daughter of John Spurlock."

More About ADAM GEARHEART:

Census: 1850, Adam 66, Esther 44, Rhoda 24, John 17, Arty 15, James 14, Jefferson 11, Myram 8, Apperson 7, Adam 5.

Fact 1: dealer in slaves

Children of ADAM GEARHEART and RHODA SPURLOCK are:

9.                i.       MARGARET4 GEARHEART, b. Abt. 1810, Floyd Co. KY.

10.             ii.       JOSEPH A. GEARHEART, b. 1813, Floyd Co. KY.

11.            iii.       ANNA GEARHEART, b. 1814, Floyd Co. KY; d. Steel's Creek, Floyd Co. KY.

12.            iv.       SARAH GEARHEART, b. February 10, 1818, Floyd Co. KY; d. October 10, 1908, Floyd Co. KY.

13.             v.       ELIZABETH GEARHEART, b. 1821, Floyd Co. KY.

14.            vi.       RHODA GEARHEART, b. 1826, Floyd Co. KY; d. Floyd Co. KY.

15.           vii.       CATHERINE GEARHEART, b. 1827, Floyd Co. KY.

16.          viii.       FRANCES 'FANNY' LORAIN GEARHEART, b. 1817, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1869, Floyd Co. KY.

Children of ADAM GEARHEART and ESTHER HARRIS are:

17.             ix.       SUSAN4 GEARHEART, b. 1830, Floyd Co. KY; d. March 15, 1855, Floyd Co. KY.

                   x.       JOHN GEARHEART, b. 1833, Floyd Co. KY; d. Bet. 1856 - 1858, Floyd Co. KY.

                  xi.       ARTY 'ARTA' GEARHEART, b. 1835, Floyd Co., KY; m. DAVID KELSEY HARRIS, JR., March 30, 1857, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.); b. Abt. 1835, Floyd Co., KY; d. Floyd Co., KY;.

                 xii.       JAMES B. GEARHEART, b. 1836.

                xiii.       JEFFERSON GEARHEART, b. 1839.

                xiv.       MIRIAM 'MYRAM' GEARHEART (Source: Families of Floyd County, 247.), b. 1842, Floyd Co. KY; m. WILLIAM JACK HARRIS (Source: Families of Floyd County, 247.); b. July 22, 1839, Floyd Co. KY; d. Floyd Co. KY;.

                 xv.       APPERSON GEARHEART, b. 1843.

                xvi.       ADAM GEARHEART, JR., b. 1845, Floyd Co. KY; m. SUSAN MORGAN, August 16, 1868, Edgar Co., IL (Source: Edgar Co., Il Marriages, B/83.); b. Abt. 1848.

More About ADAM GEARHEART, JR.:

                        Fact 3: 1st Lt.-Co. F 13 Reft Cav. CSA. Buried Gearheart Cem, 1 mi N of Hueysville, KY.

6.  DANIEL3 GEARHEART (JOHN2, ?1) was born Abt. 1790 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1840 in Floyd Co., KY.  He married ADALINE MOSLEY.  She was born Abt. 1790 in Virginia.

Child of DANIEL GEARHEART and ADALINE MOSLEY is:

                   i.       RHODA4 GEARHEART, b. Abt. 1810, Floyd Co., KY; m. JOHN MOORE; b. Abt. 1810, Floyd Co., KY.

7.  JOSEPH3 GEARHEART (JOHN2, ?1) was born 1798 in Virginia, and abt. 1875 in Floyd Co. KY.  He married SARAH 'SALLIE' MARTIN July 01, 1821 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.), daughter of WILLIAM MARTIN and SUZANNE TUDOR.  She was born 1803 in Henry Co., VA, and died 1862 in Floyd Co. KY.

More About JOSEPH GEARHEART:

Census: 1850, HH 355, Joseph 52, Sarah 50, John B. 20, William 18, Elizabeth 16, Rhoda 14, Francis 12, Adam 10, Katharine 8, Reese 4, Margaret Kindrick 36.

Children of JOSEPH GEARHEART and SARAH MARTIN are:

18.              i.       JOHN B.4 GEARHEART, b. January 17, 1826, Floyd Co. KY; d. January 18, 1888, Floyd Co. KY.

19.             ii.       PETER 'Woodson' GEARHEART, b. 1828, Floyd Co. KY.

                 iii.       WILLIAM GEARHEART, b. 1832.

                 iv.       ELIZABETH GEARHEART, b. 1834.

                  v.       RHODA GEARHEART, b. 1836.

20.            vi.       ADAM GEARHEART, b. 1839, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1890, Floyd Co. KY.

                vii.       FRANCIS GEARHEART, b. 1839, Floyd Co. KY; d. October 17, 1936, Floyd Co. KY; m. JAMES ALLEN; b. January 01, 1848, Floyd Co. KY; d. February 17, 1936, Floyd Co. KY.

               viii.       KATHARINE GEARHEART, b. 1842.

                  ix.       REESE B. GEARHEART, b. January 15, 1844, Floyd Co. KY; d. August 17, 1896, Floyd Co. KY; m. HELEN SPENCER; b. December 01, 1852, Floyd Co. KY; d. May 18, 1943, Floyd Co. KY.

                 xi.      Louise Gearheart b. abt 1822

               xi.       Susannah Gearheart

                xii.    Kelsey Gearheart

8.  CATHERINE3 GEARHEART (JOHN2, ?1) was born December 1800 in Wythe Co., VA, and died 1874 in Floyd Co. KY.  She married LEWIS 'LEVEL' SIZEMORE March 31, 1821 in Floyd Co., KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.).  He was born 1800 in Virginia.

More About CATHERINE GEARHEART:

Baptism: April 1801, Kemmerlin Church, Reed Creek, Wythe Co., VA

Children of CATHERINE GEARHEART and LEWIS SIZEMORE are:

                   i.       SARAH4 SIZEMORE, b. Abt. 1822.

21.             ii.       RHODA SIZEMORE, b. January 15, 1827, Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky; d. November 11, 1910, Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky.

                 iii.       ELIZABETH SIZEMORE, b. Abt. 1830.

                 iv.       WILLIAM SIZEMORE, b. Abt. 1835.

22.             v.       JOHN PENNY SIZEMORE, b. January 29, 1838, Floyd Co. KY; d. Nov 10, 1917, Floyd Co. KY.

23.            vi.       RICHARD SIZEMORE, b. 1843, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY.

Generation No. 4

9.  MARGARET4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) was born Abt. 1810 in Floyd Co. KY.  She married MICHAEL TARTER January 28, 1829 in Floyd Co., KY, son of MICHAEL TARTER and SARAH SPURLOCK.  He was born Abt. 1810 in Floyd Co. KY.

Child of MARGARET GEARHEART and MICHAEL TARTER is:

                   i.       MICHAEL5 TARTER, b. Abt. 1850, Floyd Co., KY; m. MARY JANE STRATTON (Source: A Book of Strattons.), 1872, Floyd Co., KY; b. 1851, Floyd Co., KY.

10.  JOSEPH A.4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) was born 1813 in Floyd Co. KY.  He married SUSAN MORGAN January 22, 1845 in Floyd Co., KY (Source: Marriage Bond.).  She was born 1826 in Floyd Co. KY.

Children of JOSEPH GEARHEART and SUSAN MORGAN are:

                   i.       ADAM5 GEARHEART, b. 1846.

                  ii.       SARAH E. GEARHEART, b. 1847.

                 iii.       KENAS GEARHEART, b. 1848.

11.  ANNA4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) was born 1814 in Floyd Co. KY, and died in Steel's Creek, Floyd Co. KY.  She married JOHN MARTIN October 29, 1831 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.), son of WILLIAM MARTIN and SUZANNE TUDOR.  He was born 1807 in Floyd Co. KY, and died 1883 in Steel's Creek, Floyd Co. KY.

More About JOHN MARTIN:

Census: 1850, HH324, John 45, Anne 36, William 17, Susannah 15, Adam 12, Katharine 10, Sarah 8, Joseph 6, Jackson 4, Joel 2, Susannah Martin 86.

Children of ANNA GEARHEART and JOHN MARTIN are:

                   i.       RHODA5 MARTIN (Source: Families of Floyd County, 287.), b. 1834, Wayland, KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. 1905, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); m. WILLIAM JAMES MAYO II (Source: Tombstone.), October 23, 1849, Floyd Co., KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book, file 1425.); b. September 06, 1820, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1889, Floyd Co. KY.

                  ii.       WILLIAM J. 'BEE' MARTIN, b. 1835, Floyd Co. KY; m. HELEN ?; b. 1842.

More About WILLIAM J. 'BEE' MARTIN:

Census: 1870, William J. 37, Helen 28, John A. 13, Marion 11 M, Clay 9.

                 iii.       SUZANNAH MARTIN, b. 1837, Floyd Co. KY; m. GAYHEART.

                 iv.       ADAM MARTIN, b. 1839, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1905, Floyd Co. KY; m. EMMELINE MARTIN; b. 1846, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1879, Floyd Co. KY.

More About ADAM MARTIN:

Census: 1870, Adam 30, Emaline 25, James 4, Julia 2.

Fact 1: Captain in Confederate Army

More About EMMELINE MARTIN:

Fact 1: She was his second cousin

                  v.       CATHERINE MARTIN, b. 1841, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1905, Floyd Co. KY; m. WALKER.

                 vi.       SARAH MARTIN, b. 1842; m. BANNER.

                vii.       JOSEPH 'BIG JOE' MARTIN, b. 1843.

               viii.       JACKSON MARTIN, b. 1846.

                  ix.       JOEL C. MARTIN, b. 1849, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1925, Floyd Co. KY.

                   x.       MARION MARTIN, b. 1851, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1932, Floyd Co. KY; m. CAROLINE MAYO; b. Abt. 1851, Floyd Co. KY.

                  xi.       DANIEL MARTIN, b. 1853.

                 xii.       ELISABETH MARTIN, b. Aft. 1854, Floyd Co. KY; m. MILAM.

                xiii.       FREDERICK MARTIN, b. 1858.

12.  SARAH4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) was born February 10, 1818 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.), and died October 10, 1908 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).  She married JAMES POLK HARRIS February 24, 1842 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.), son of JAMES HARRIS and NANCY YOUNG.  He was born 1813 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.), and died March 19, 1881 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

More About JAMES POLK HARRIS:

Census: 1850, HH 855, James P. 38, Sarah 30, Adam 4, James 2, Nancy Hale 13 mulatto, Richard Garett 26.

Children of SARAH GEARHEART and JAMES HARRIS are:

                   i.       ADAM5 HARRIS, b. 1846.

                  ii.       JAMES 'JIM' HARRIS, b. 1848.

                 iii.       ROBERT WALKER HARRIS (Source: Families of Floyd County, 247.), b. August 01, 1851, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. November 13, 1933, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); m. (1) AGNES FITZPATRICK (Source: Families of Floyd County, 248.); b. Abt. 1851, Floyd Co. KY; d. Bef. 1894, Floyd Co. KY; m. (2) KATE LESLIE, April 10, 1894, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book, Book 8, pg. 53, Harris, R.W., age 42, 2nd marriage, res. Floyd Co. KY, farmer, he and parents b. Floyd Co. KY. Bride:  Katie L. Leslie, age 27, she and mother b. Floyd Co. KY, father b. Pike Co. KY, To be married at home of A.N.Leslie on 10 Apr. 1894.); b. October 14, 1867, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. January 27, 1957, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

Notes for ROBERT WALKER HARRIS:

From the Families of Floyd Co., page 248:

Robert Walker Harris and his brothers Joe and Jim were all politically minded, holding local political offices such as sheriff, county judge, clerk, and others.  During his second term as sheriff, Gus Finley was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by public hanging.  R.W. resigned his office saying he could not take the life of another man, and he never ran for political office again.  Finley was hanged by others, but he stated from the gallows that there would never be another hanging in Floyd County, and that statement has held true to this very day.

                 iv.    JOE HARRIS, b. Abt. 1853.

13.  ELIZABETH4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) was born 1821 in Floyd Co. KY.  She married JOHN M. HARRIS February 06, 1839 in Floyd Co., KY (Source: Marriage Bond.).  He was born 1817 in Floyd Co. KY.

More About JOHN M. HARRIS:

Census: 1850, HH 392, John 33, Elizabeth 29, Anna 10, William 7, Francis 5 F, Esther 2.

Children of ELIZABETH GEARHEART and JOHN HARRIS are:

                   i.       ANNA5 HARRIS, b. 1840.

                  ii.       WILLIAM HARRIS, b. 1843.

                 iii.       FRANCIS HARRIS, b. 1845.

                 iv.       ESTHER HARRIS, b. 1848.

14.  RHODA4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) was born 1826 in Floyd Co. KY, and died in Floyd Co. KY.  She married WILLIAM H. FITZPATRICK Aft. 1850 in Floyd Co., KY, son of JONATHAN FITZPATRICK.  He was born 1820 in Floyd Co. KY.

Children of RHODA GEARHEART and WILLIAM FITZPATRICK are:

                   i.       ISAAC HENRY5 FITZPATRICK, SR., b. January 18, 1857, Floyd Co. KY; d. January 27, 1942, Floyd Co. KY.

                  ii.       CLEOPATRA FITZPATRICK, b. Abt. 1853.

15.  CATHERINE4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) was born 1827 in Floyd Co. KY.  She married ANDREW 'JOHN' JACKSON STRATTON (Source: (1) Dr. Gary Kutcher., (2) Winnie Firzpatrick Johns., (3) Families of Floyd County.) November 04, 1847 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.), son of TANDY STRATTON and POLLY PRIEST.  He was born November 01, 1818 in Floyd Co. KY, and died June 22, 1907 in Floyd Co., KY.

More About ANDREW 'JOHN' JACKSON STRATTON:

Census: 1850, HH 29, John J. 32, Katharine 23, Rhoda 1, William Brown 26, Polly Stratton 53.

Children of CATHERINE GEARHEART and ANDREW STRATTON are:

                   i.       RHODA S.5 STRATTON (Source: A Book of Strattons.), b. 1849, Floyd Co., KY; d. Everett, MO; m. JOHN E. HELENS, 1868; b. Abt. 1848.

                  ii.       MARY JANE STRATTON (Source: A Book of Strattons.), b. 1851, Floyd Co., KY; m. MICHAEL TARTER, 1872, Floyd Co., KY; b. Abt. 1850, Floyd Co., KY.

                 iii.       HELEN N.S. STRATTON (Source: Tombstone, 247.), b. May 30, 1853, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. November 27, 1909, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); m. NEWTON PERRY HARRIS (Source: Families of Floyd County, 247.), 1876; b. September 28, 1854, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. April 08, 1917, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

                 iv.       ADAM JACKSON STRATTON (Source: (1) Jenny Cecil Kiser, Olive Hill, Carter Co., KY,  ([email protected])., (2) Tombstone.), b. May 22, 1856, Floyd Co. KY; d. August 12, 1918, Tram, Floyd Co., KY; m. MARY A. LAYNE (Source: Tombstone.), 1882, Floyd Co., KY; b. February 14, 1864, Floyd Co. KY; d. January 03, 1936, Tram, Floyd Co. KY.

                  v.       TANDY L. STRATTON (Source: A Book of Strattons.), b. 1857, Floyd Co., KY; d. Cooper, TX; m. SARAH ?; b. Abt. 1858.

                 vi.       JOHN J. STRATTON (Source: A Book of Strattons.), b. 1863, Floyd Co., KY; d. Pikeville, KY; m. MARY MAY, 1893, Floyd Co., KY; b. Abt. 1860, Floyd Co., KY; d. Pikeville, KY;.

                vii.       CATHERINE STRATTON (Source: A Book of Strattons.), b. 1865, Floyd Co., KY.

               viii.       RICHARD 'DICK' P STRATTON (Source: (1) Families of Floyd County., (2) Tombstone.), b. June 19, 1869, Stanville, Mare Creek, KY; d. April 14, 1935, Stanville, Mare Creek, Floyd Co., KY; m. (1) HELEN JOSEPHINE WILLIAMSON, Abt. 1892; b. May 01, 1875, Harmons Branch, Pike Co., KY; d. August 01, 1908, Stanville, Mare Creek, Floyd Co., KY; m. (2) LOUISE ROBERTS, Aft. 1908; b. Abt. 1870.

Notes for RICHARD 'DICK' P STRATTON:

He lived his whole life on the land he inherited from his family.  The home which Richard and Helen Josephe Stratton build is still standing (1997) on the old Rt. 23 at Stanville.  Their home was sort of a hotel and resting place for travelers on the steamboats and river barges traveling the Big Sandy River.  Stratton's Landing (directly across from the house on the river) was a stopping off point between Chattanooga, TN and Catlettsburg.

16.  FRANCES 'FANNY' LORAIN4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) (Source: Families of Floyd County, 241.) was born 1817 in Floyd Co. KY, and died 1869 in Floyd Co. KY.  She married (1) JAMES PENDLETON July 06, 1833 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.).  He was born 1810 in Virginia, and died Bet. 1850 - 1853 in Floyd Co. KY.  She married (2) JOHN MARTIN HALBERT 1853 in Floyd Co., KY, son of JOHN HALBERT and ELIZABETH BOOKER.  He was born December 1828 in Floyd Co. KY.

More About JAMES PENDLETON:

Census: 1850, HH 203, James 40, Fanny 33, Sarah S. 15, Latrice 13, Cosby 11, James K. 7.

Children of FRANCES GEARHEART and JAMES PENDLETON are:

                   i.       RHODA 'RODY'5 PENDLETON, b. 1834, Floyd Co., KY; m. MORGAN 'ALEXANDER' SALISBURY (Source: The Guardian Book (Court Records) Floyd Co., KY 1852-1858, Morgan Salisbury appointed guardian to Duck Pendleton, Cosby Pendleton, James Pendleton, dated 14 January 1852.), December 23, 1847, Floyd Co., KY; b. 1821, Floyd Co., KY.

More About MORGAN 'ALEXANDER' SALISBURY:

Census: 1850, Morgan 28, Rhoda 16, Morgan 1.

                  ii.       SARAH E. 'DUCK' PENDLETON, b. 1835.

                 iii.       LATRICE PENDLETON, b. 1837.

                 iv.       COSBY PENDLETON, b. 1839.

                  v.       JAMES K. PENDLETON, b. 1843.

Children of FRANCES GEARHEART and JOHN HALBERT are:

                 vi.       JOHN 'DIDDLES'5 HALBERT, b. October 02, 1856, Floyd Co. KY; m. MARY DINGUS; b. Abt. 1850, Floyd Co., KY.

                vii.    JOE HALBERT, b. Abt. 1858.

               viii.       DICK HALBERT, b. Abt. 1860.

17.  SUSAN4 GEARHEART (ADAM3, ADAM2, ?1) (Source: Floyd County Deaths, 1853-1857, Susan Vaughan, 19, F, died 3/15/1855, Parents A. Gearhart.) was born 1830 in Floyd Co. KY, and died March 15, 1855 in Floyd Co. KY.  She married BURWELL VAUGHAN, JR. Abt. 1849 in Floyd Co. KY, son of BURWELL VAUGHAN and SUSANNA HENDRICKS.  He was born 1824 in Floyd Co. KY, and died Bef. March 28, 1859 in Floyd Co. KY.

More About BURWELL VAUGHAN, JR.:

Census: 1850, HH. 835, Burwell 26, Susan 20, Jane 8/12.

Fact 1: June 1823, Floyd Co Court bk 4 pg 169 appointed guardian of Patsy Vaughan

Children of SUSAN GEARHEART and BURWELL VAUGHAN are:

                   i.       JANE5 VAUGHAN, b. February 01, 1850, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. October 17, 1939, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); m. HIRAM HARRIS, April 13, 1869, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book, file 2512, Book 4, p 168.); b. October 29, 1846, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. November 16, 1935, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

More About HIRAM HARRIS:

Census: 1870, Hiram 22, Jane 19, Robert Vaughan 18.

                  ii.       ROBERT VAUGHAN, b. Bef. 1854.

18.  JOHN B.4 GEARHEART (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, ?1) was born January 17, 1826 in Floyd Co. KY, and died January 18, 1888 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).  He married FANNY ?.  She was born December 10, 1834 in Floyd Co. KY, and died November 17, 1879 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

More About JOHN B. GEARHEART:

Census: 1870, HH 133, John B. 39, Fanny 33, Susannah 15, Woodson 13, Matilda 11, Rhoda 10, Rebecca 9, Elizabeth 6, Joseph 4, Margaret 3.

Children of JOHN GEARHEART and FANNY ? are:

                   i.       SUSANNAH5 GEARHEART, b. 1855.

                  ii.       WOODSON GEARHEART, b. 1857.

                 iii.       MATILDA GEARHEART, b. 1859.

                 iv.       RHODA GEARHEART, b. 1860.

                  v.       REBECCA GEARHEART, b. 1861.

                 vi.       ELIZABETH GEARHEART, b. 1864.

                vii.       JOSEPH GEARHEART, b. 1866.

               viii.       MARGARET GEARHEART, b. August 21, 1868, Floyd Co. KY; d. March 30, 1938, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

19.  PETER Woodson4 GEARHEART (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, ?1) was born 1828 in Floyd Co. KY.  He married SARAH Whitt.  She was born 1822 in Floyd Co. KY.

Children of PETER GEARHEART and SARAH ? are:

                   i.       MARY5 'Mousie' GEARHEART, b. 1850.

                ii.        Joseph Gearheart, b. abt 1852, d. September 11, 1857

                iii.       Kelsey Gearheart, b. abt 1854, d. September 16, 1857, Floyd County, KY

                  iv.       VICTORIA GEARHEART, b. 1856.

                 v.       RACHEL GEARHEART, b. 1857.

                 vi.       LEWIS GEARHEART, b. 1859.

                  vii       GWEN GEARHEART, b. 1863.

                viii.     Amanda Gearheart, b. 1864

20.  ADAM4 GEARHEART (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, ?1) was born 1839 in Floyd Co. KY, and died 1890 in Floyd Co. KY.  He married REBECCA J. ?.  She was born 1845 in Floyd Co. KY.

Children of ADAM GEARHEART and REBECCA ? are:

                   i.       SUSANNAH5 GEARHEART, b. 1868.

                  ii.       FRANKIE J. GEARHEART, b. 1870.

21.  RHODA4 SIZEMORE (CATHERINE3 GEARHEART, JOHN2, ?1) (Source: Tombstone.) was born January 15, 1827 in Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky, and died November 11, 1910 in Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky.  She married WILLIAM GREENVILLE 'WING' SALISBURY May 09, 1846 in Floyd Co., KY (Source: Floyd County Marriage Book.), son of WILLIAM SALISBURY and ELIZABETH WALKER.  He was born August 21, 1825 in Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky, and died June 01, 1906 in Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky (Source: Tombstone.).

Notes for WILLIAM GREENVILLE 'WING' SALISBURY:

STATE OF KENTUCKY, FLOYD COUNTY to wit:

     These shall license and permit you to join in marriage according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church to which you belong GREENVILLE SALSBURY and RODEY SIZEMORE and for doing this shall be your sufficient License given under my hand this 9th day of May, 1846 ATT  Greenville Lackey, D.C.
                                                                            for Edwin Trimble, CFCC

I Greenville Lackey Deputy Clerk for Edwin Trimble Clerk of the Floyd County Court do hereby certify that certificates of Wm. Salsbury & Lewis Sizemoore fathers of the above named Greenville Salsbury & Rody Sizemoore was authorizing me to issue these license and that bond this day produced to me and Security is given in my office according to law

More About WILLIAM GREENVILLE 'WING' SALISBURY:

Fact 1: 10 KY Inf. Buried Salisbury Cem., Floyd Co., KY

Children of RHODA SIZEMORE and WILLIAM SALISBURY are:

                   i.       WILLIAM 'BUDDY'5 SALISBURY, b. May 28, 1847, Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky; d. March 10, 1927, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); m. MARY FULTS; b. 1848, Floyd Co., KY; d. 1889, Floyd Co. KY.

More About MARY FULTS:

Cause of Death: Childbirth

Fact 4: she was half Indian

                  ii.       MORGAN 'SQUID' SALISBURY, b. July 1849, Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky; d. December 01, 1927, Floyd Co. KY; m. (1) PRISCILLA 'PRICY' CARROLL; b. June 1858, Russel Co., VA; m. (2) ELIZABETH F. HALBERT, Abt. 1875; b. 1845, Floyd Co. KY.

More About MORGAN 'SQUID' SALISBURY:

Cause of Death: pneumonia and blood poisoning in his hand

More About ELIZABETH F. HALBERT:

Fact 2: lived with her sister Rhoda Allen

                 iii.       CATHERINE SALISBURY, b. February 1856, Floyd Co., KY; d. January 10, 1942, Floyd Co., KY; m. JOE W. LYKINS, Abt. 1885, Floyd Co., KY; b. May 1864, Scott Co., VA; d. March 04, 1963, Floyd Co., KY.

                 iv.       ANN SALISBURY, b. 1858, Hunter, KY; d. October 23, 1894, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY; m. JOHN STEPHENS, April 23, 1882, Floyd Co., KY; b. January 08, 1858, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY; d. 1890, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY.

                  v.       MINTA 'LASS' SALISBURY, b. May 1860, Floyd Co., KY; d. July 1906, Floyd Co., KY; m. JAMES MORGAN MARTIN, October 26, 1876, Floyd Co., KY; b. March 1856, Floyd Co., KY; d. Floyd Co., KY;.

                 vi.       LEWIS 'LINK' SALISBURY, b. November 1861, Floyd Co., KY; m. ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' TURNER; b. October 1860, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY.

                vii.       ELIZABETH 'BETTS' SALISBURY (Source: Tombstone, Buried Salisbury Cem., Hunter, KY.), b. 1865, Floyd Co., KY; d. July 12, 1891, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY; m. JAMES 'WILD JIM' DANIEL STEPHENS (Source: Tombstone.), January 06, 1884, Floyd Co., KY; b. March 18, 1861, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY; d. November 25, 1913, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY.

               viii.       JAMES PENDLETON SALISBURY, b. January 22, 1867, Alphoretta, KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. June 22, 1934, Prestonsburg, Ky; m. CHADDIE HALBERT, October 02, 1889, Prestonsburg, Ky; b. February 14, 1874, Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY; d. March 22, 1929, Prestonsburg, Ky (Source: Tombstone.).

More About JAMES PENDLETON SALISBURY:

Fact 3: President, Blue Beaver Coal Co.

                  ix.       FANNY SALISBURY, b. 1868, Floyd Co., KY; d. August 30, 1875, Floyd Co., KY.

                   x.       RICHARD 'DICK' SALISBURY (Source: Tombstone.), b. April 1851, Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky (Source: Tombstone.); d. 1933, Left Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., Ky; m. JULIA PRESTON, 1879, Floyd Co., KY; b. June 14, 1863, Floyd Co., KY (Source: Tombstone.); d. December 14, 1937, Hunter, KY.

22.  JOHN PENNY4 SIZEMORE (CATHERINE3 GEARHEART, JOHN2, ?1) (Source: 1880 Census, Floyd Co., KY.) was born January 29, 1838 in Floyd Co. KY, and died November 10, 1917 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).  He married FANNY OSBORNE.  She was born February 19, 1847 in Floyd Co. KY, and died August 28, 1886 in Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone, Age 30yr 6mo 9days.).

Children of JOHN SIZEMORE and FANNY OSBORNE are:

                   i.       ARTY5 SIZEMORE, b. 1872, Floyd Co., KY.

                  ii.       JANE SIZEMORE, b. 1873, Floyd Co., KY.

                 iii.       CATHERINE SIZEMORE, b. 1878, Floyd Co. KY; d. January 29, 1956, Prestonsburg, KY; m. WILLIAM HALBERT, Bef. 1898, Floyd Co. KY; b. May 02, 1880, Floyd Co. KY; d. June 18, 1970, Prestonsburg, KY.

More About WILLIAM HALBERT:

Fact 1: 1936, elected jailor of Floyd Co., KY

                 iv.       JOHN L. SIZEMORE, b. 1880, Floyd Co., KY.

                  v.       SON SIZEMORE, b. 1885, Floyd Co. KY; d. October 17, 1886, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

23.  RICHARD4 SIZEMORE (CATHERINE3 GEARHEART, JOHN2, ?1) (Source: 1880 Census, Floyd Co., KY.) was born 1843 in Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY.  He married POLLY J. SALISBURY, daughter of LACKEY SALISBURY and MARGARET JUSTICE.  She was born 1853 in Beaver Creek, Floyd Co., KY.

Children of RICHARD SIZEMORE and POLLY SALISBURY are:

                   i.       CATHERINE 'KATE'5 SIZEMORE, b. October 22, 1874.

                  ii.       MARION SIZEMORE (Source: Greenup County Census 1910.), b. January 26, 1876, Greenup Co., KY; d. May 26, 1947, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.); m. SARAH WAMPLER; b. July 27, 1876, Greenup Co., KY; d. June 28, 1965, Floyd Co. KY (Source: Tombstone.).

                 iii.       MARGARET SIZEMORE, b. 1878.

                 iv.       LOUIS SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. March 1880, Floyd Co. KY; d. 1958, Scioto Co., Ohio; m. JEMIMA 'MIMA' CONLEY, November 16, 1901, Greenup Co., KY; b. Abt. 1880, Floyd Co. KY.

                  v.       JOHN SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. February 1882, Floyd Co. KY.

                 vi.       JOSEPH SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. May 1884, Floyd Co. KY; m. EMILY GIBSON, December 27, 1906, Greenup Co., KY; b. Abt. 1884.

                vii.       ELIZABETH SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. June 1886, Floyd Co. KY; m. OSCAR FRALEY, January 22, 1905, Greenup Co., KY; b. Abt. 1886, Floyd Co. KY.

               viii.       ALVIRA SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. January 1889.

                  ix.       MCGRADY SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. August 1890.

                   x.       SARAH J. SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. March 1893, Greenup Co., KY; m. ROBERT WILLIAM, July 03, 1913, Greenup Co., KY; b. Abt. 1893.

                  xi.       CORA SIZEMORE (Source: Bruce Logan.), b. October 1895.