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     Mary E. Hargis was born in 1869 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² She was the daughter of Greenup Hargis and Berrillas J. Bradley.²

     James M. Hargis was born in 1872 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² He was the son of Greenup Hargis and Berrillas J. Bradley.²

     Louisa C. Hargis was born in 1875 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² She was the daughter of Greenup Hargis and Berrillas J. Bradley.²

     George S. Hargis was born in 1878 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² He was the son of Greenup Hargis and Berrillas J. Bradley.²

     George A Roberts was born on 8 March 1885 at Denton, Doniphen County, Kansas.¹ He married Grace Elizabeth Culp, daughter of Cornelius Mace Culp and Cynthia Hargis.¹ George A Roberts died on 31 December 1955 at Denton, Doniphen County, Kansas, at age 70.¹

     Chloe Hargis was born in 1782 at Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of John Hargis and Jane Pyron.¹ Chloe Hargis married James Adkins in September 1800 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²
     Subj: Chloe Hargis/James Adkins
Date: 9/17/2000 9:37:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Peggy Fischer)
Reply-to: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

Pulaski County Kentucky Marriage Bonds 1799-1863
Know all men by theis presents that we James Adkins & Wiliam Hargas are
held and firmly bound unto James Garsar Esqr Governor of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky in the Just an full Sum of fifty pounds to which payment well
and truely to be made to the Said Governor ar his Sucessors we bind
ourSelves our heirs Executors and administrators firmly by theis presents
Sealed with our Seals and dated this 9 day of September 1800
The Condition of the above obligation is Such that whereas there is a
marriage Shortely intended to be had Solemnized between the above bound
James Adkins & Cohoe Hargas both of Pulaski County if there be no lawful
cause to obstruct the Same then the above Obligation to be Void otherways
to remain in full force power and Virtue
James x Adkins
William Harg
Sighned Sealed and Delivered in presence of Edwd ?
September the-7-1800 Sir you are requested by Jean Hargis To grant licens
to James adkins and Chloe Hargis
Jean Hargis

Pulaski County Kentucky Court Orders
1799-1815 FHL #0804646
Volume 2-Page 233...March Court 1807 On the Motion of James Adkins
Satisfactory proof was made this Court by the Testimony of John James &
Thomas Price that the said Adkins is entitled to one hundred acres of land
lying and being in Pulaski County By Virtue of his having Improved the same
agreeably to an Act of the general assembly Kentucky for settling and
improving this Vacant lands of this Commonwealth and located as follows (to
wit) James Adkins Enters one hundred acres of land Beginning on a white Oke
running westward to the Conditional line between Baxter Davie and said
Adkins thence Southward then to Cleft of Buck Creek, then Eastward then to
the Beginning so as to include the quantity which is ordered to be certified.

Pulaski County, Kentucky 1810 Census
Adkins James
Males 6 <10 1 26-45 Females 1 <10 1 26-45

Pulaski County Kentucky
1850 Census #415
Adkins, James 69 Farmer..Real Estate 500...Tennessee
Cloa 68-Tennesse
Born in Kentucky Agger 25, Wyatt 19, Cloa 9,John M 5

Pulaski County Kentucky
Probate-FHL #0804643
A true and just Inventory and appraisement of all the personal estate of
James Adkins Decd. which was produced to us by Owen Adkins his administrator.
one fro and matick...$2.50 one lard stand...0.55
one cetle & hooks...2.00 one rifle gun...10.00
one hathel & spools...1.75 (Total)...$16.75
We do certify that the foregoing Inventory contains all the personal estate
of James Adkins Dec. which has come to our hand. January 1st 1855
Owen X Adkins
We do certify that the foregoing appraisement was truly and justly made of
the personal property of James Adkins Decd which was produced to us by his
administrator to the best of our judgement all of which we report to the
Pulaski County Court. Jany 1st 1855
James Randall
Robert Randall
State of Kentucky Pulaski County. Sct.
At a County Court held for the County aforesaid at the Courthouse thereof
in the Town of Somerset on Monday 21st day of May 1855. The foregoing
Inventory and appraisements of James Adkins Decd. was produced to the court
after haveing laid over one term, and examined and approved by the court
and ordered to be recorded which is done accordingly.
Att Will M. Fox Clk

Adkins James Sale Bill
January the 1st 1855
Jns Parkey to one gun...$10.50 Owen Adkins, to hatchel iron...0.40
Saml B Hargis one fro...1.40 Jns Clonch: to land...$18.00
Geo Vanhook to 1 wedge...0.70 Jesse Gatliff to land...$12.00
Saml B Hargis to 1 matlock...1.20 Wyatt Adkins to land...6.55
Jns Clonch...to 1 hackel...0.80 Owen Adkins to land...5.00
T Whiteaker to 1 hammer & Jns. Clonch to land....3.60
pinckers....1.00 Owen Adkins to land.....0.50
Owen Adkins Adm
State of Kentucky, Pulaski County. Sct.
At a County Court held for the County aforesaid at the Courthouse thereof
in the Town of Somerset on Monday 21st day of May 1855. The foregoing Sale
Bill of the Estate of James Adkins Decd was produced to the court after
having laid over one term, was examined and approved by the court and
ordered to be recorded which is done accordingly
Att Will M. Fox Clk

Pulaski County Kentucky
Deed Record-FHL #0804603-04
This Deed made and entered into this 19th day of June A. D. 1855 between
Chloe Adkins widow and Rial Adkins & Elizabeth Jane Adkins his wife Nancy
Brinson late Nancy Adkins and Giles Brinson her husband Jemima Brinson late
Jemima Adkins and James R. Brinson her husband heirs of James Adkins decd.
of the county of Green and State of Indiana of the first part and William
H. Alexander and Henry Bullock of the county of Pulaski and State of
Kentucky of the second part Witnesseth --that the party of the first part
for the aggreate Sum of one hundred and Seventy Six dollars to them in hand
paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have this day sold and by
these presents convey into the parties of the Second part and their heirs
or assigns forever all their right title interest and claim as the widow
and 3. three of the heirs of James Adkins decd in and to the following
tract or parcel of land Situate lying -- and being in the county of Pulaski
and State of Kentucky on the waters of Buck Creek on a branch called
Whitestone Supposed in all to contain 250 acres towit, the several tracts
of land which were patented to the said James Adkins at different times
from the commonwealth of Kentucky and which (all together) constituted the
home place of the said James Adkins decd. at the time of his death and are
all the lands he owned in said county of Pulaski at the time of his death
for further discription of said lands refferences is here made to the
patents aforesaid The parties -- of the second part To Have and To Hold the
interests aforesaid in the lands aforesaid to themselves their heirs and
assigns forever and the parties of the first part agree and bind themselves
to forever warrant and defend a good and lawful title to the interests
conveyed by them as aforesaid to the parties of the second part and their
heirs or assigns -- forever.
In Testimony Whereof the party of the first - part have hereunto subscribed
their names and affixed their seals the day and year first above written
Chloe x Adkins
Rial Adkins
Nancy x Brinson
Giles x Brinson
Jemima x Brinson
James R. Brinson
Elizabeth x Jane Adkins
Test J. J. Milarn
State of Kentucky
Pulaski County Sct.
I Samuel R. Calvins Clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do
certify that this instrument of writing form Chloe Adkins Jiles Brinson and
Nancy Brinson his wife, James R. Brinson and Jemima his wife and Rial
Adkins & Elizabeth Jane Adkins his wife to William H. Alexander and Henry
Bullock was this day produced to me by the parties and acknowledged by the
said Chloe Adkins Rial Adkins Jiles Brinson and James R. Brinson to be
their act and deed and and the contents and effects of the instrument being
explained to the said Nancy Brinson and Jemima Brinson seperately and apart
from their said husbands they thereupon declared that they did freely and
voluntairly execute and deliver the Same to be their act and deed and
consented that the same might be recorded
Given under my hand and the seal of my office at office in the Town of
Bloomfield this 19th day of June 1855
Samuel R. Calvins clerk
by John J. Milarn Dpty
Stte of Kentucky Pulaski County, Sct.
I William M Fox clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do
certify that this Deed from Chloe Adkins Jiles Brinson and Nancy Brinson
his wife - James R Brinson and Jemima his wife and Rial Adkins & Elizabeth
Jane his wife To William H. Alexander and Henry Bullock was this day
produced to me in my office properally authenticated for record with the
foregoing certificate thereon Whereupon said deed together with the
foregoing certificate therein endorsed and this certificate has been duly
recorded in my office
Given under my hand this 17th day of September 1855
Will M Fox Clk

Pulaski County Kentucky
Deed Records-FHL #0804603
December 1st 1854: In obedience to an order of the Pulaski County Court
surveyed for Cloa Adkins widow of James Adkins decd 90 acres of land, it
being as the undersigned commissioners believe to be the 1/3 part in value
of all the lands of James Adkins deceased situate on the waters of Buck
Creek in Whetstone valley and bounded as follows, towit, Beginning on the
South east corner of a hundred acre survey of Jas. Adkins at A on the Platt
then as due North 30 poles to a stake in line of said survey at B. then as
due E53 poles to a stake in the line of a fifty acre survey of Jas. Adkins
at C. thence S3 E60 poles to a poplar and Sugartree at D. thence N55. E55
poles to a stake in the line of said survey at E. thence N39 W82 poles to a
stake at F. thence N3 W45 poles to a Sugartree the beginning corner of a
fifty acre survey of Jas. Adkins at G. thence S69 W53 poles to a white
walnut at H. thence S64 W45 poles to a stake at I. thence due North 70
poles to a double poplar corner of a fifty acre survey of Jas Adkins at J.
thence S27 W107 poles to a Sugartree at K. in the line of a hundred survey
of Jas. Adkins, thence S20 E82 poles to a stake in the South line of a
hundred acre survey of Jas. Adkins thence N64 E70 poles to the Beginning.
Nathaniel Gatliff
Robert Randall
Benjamin Langford
Kentucky Pulaski County Court: Sct.
At a County Court held for the County aforesaid at the Courthouse thereof
in the Town of Somerset on Monday the 16th day of July 1855. The foregoing
report of Commissioners alloting dower to Cloa Adkins was produced to the
court after having laid over one term and no exceptions being filed
thereto, was examined and appraised by the court and ordered & be recorded
which is done accordingly.
Att Will M. Fox Clk

Pulaski County Kentucky
Deed Record-FHL #0804604
Adkins Heirs to Deed Randolph Robt.
This deed made and entered into this day of March 1858 between Cloe Adkins,
Rial Adkins Giles Brinson and Nancy his wife, late Nancy Adkins James R.
Brinson and Jemima His wife late Jemima Adkins Wm Boyd & Elizabeth his wife
late Elizabeth Adkins, William H. Alexander and Henry Bullock, Owen Adkins,
John Clonch and William Adkins, John Mitchell and Mary his wife late Mary
Adkins, Thomas Eades and Cloe his wife late Cloe Adkins and Price
children Viz. Cintha Price, Frances Price, Thomas Price, Isaac Price,
Sarelda J. Price, Mary Ann Price and Emil Price, and Benjamin Adkins
children (towit) Louisa Adkins, Mary Ann Adkins, Cloe Adkins, Sarah A.
Adkins, Benjamin P. Adkins, Olive Adkins, John Adkins, Wyatt and Owen
Adkins Jr and Hargis Adkins child (Viz) Louisa Adkins children and heirs
and conveyed of Heirs at law and legal representatives of James Adkins
decd. by John Crawford commissioners of the Pulaski Circuit Court of the
first part and Robert Randolph of the second part Witnesseth that at the
September Term 1858 of the Pulaski Circuit Court in the suit in Equity
therein pending between Cloe Adkins and others Plaintiff against Owen
Adkins and other Defendants a Judgement was rendered for the Sale of the
lands herein after mentioned and discribed and John Crawford appointed a
commissioner to execute the Sale and at the October Term of the Pulaski
County Court in 1856 the said commissioner offered the lands for Sale
publicly in pursuance of the Judgement aforesaid when the part of the
second part being the highest bidder became the purchaser at the price of
Eleven hundred and three dollars and executed his bond therefor and at its
maturity paid off and discharged the Same as appears from the indorsements
indorsed, thereon and at a Subsequent Term of the court aforesaid John
Crawford by an order of Said court was appointed a commissioner for and on
behalf of the parties of the first part hereto execute to the purchaser
aforesaid a deed of conveyance tothe lands So Sold purchased and paid for
as aforesaid--
Now therefore for and inconsideration of all the promises aforesaid the
parties of the first part do hereby convey unto the party of the Second
part and his heirs and assigns the four following tracts of land all lying
adjoining and Constituting one farm in the County of Pulaski on the waters
of Buck creek. The 1st Tract contains 100 acres (description) patented to
James Adkins by patent bearing date the 5th day of April 1814--
The 2nd Tract containing 50 acres (description) patented to James Adkins by
patent bearing date the 20th day of June 1820
The 3rd Tract containing 50 acres (description) patented to James Adkins by
patent bearing date the 22nd day of April 1827
The 4th Tract containing 50 acres (description) patented to James Adkins by
patent bearing date the 5th day of July 1830
To Have and To Hold to the party of the second part and his heirs and
assigns forever the several tracts of land aforesaid with their
appurtenances and the parties of the first part are hereby bound to the
extent of the assets to them from thier ancestor the Said James Adkins decd
descended but no further to warrant and forever defend to the party of the
second part a good and valid title to said lands against all claim unto
whomever. In testimony whereof the Said John Crawford Commissioner as
aforesaid for and on behalf of the grantors aforesaid has hereto Subscribed
his name the day and year aforesaid
John Crawford comr.
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Subj: Re: Chloe Hargis
Date: 9/18/2000 1:19:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Peggy Fischer)
To: [email protected]

The Hargis' I have listed as possibly children of John & Jane are William
b. 1779 m. Rachel Mease, Chloe b. 1782 m. James Adkins, Abraham b. c1784 m.
Susannah Price, Sarah b. 1787 m. Daniel Stogsdill, Thomas b. 1791 m. Naomi
Barnes, John b. 9 Jan. 1792 m. Sabra Morgan, & James b. 1794 m. Mary Brinson.

The only ones I feel that I have sufficient proof of are Sarah "Sary" &
Thomas (if the name Jean is used interchangably w/Jane), because Jane names
them as her daughter & son when she gives consent for their marriages.
Though Jane/Jean gives her consent for Chloe's marriage to James Adkins,
she does not name her as her daughter. Though I haven't really worked on my
Hargis line for a couple of years, I believe that I listed the others as
children of John & Jane with only circumstantial evidence, with the
evidence of James being the strongest (belonging to the same church,
traveling to Mo. with Daniel & Sarah, etc). I have not been able to find
any other Hargis' that early in Pulaski County as possible parents except
for the following which I have never been able to connect with Jane.

Pulaski County Kentucky Court Orders
1799-1815...FHL #0804646
Page 418...October Court 1803 Nelly Hargis Pltff vs Hervey James Deft on
recognizance
This day came the parties aforesaid by their attornies on the said
recognizance being insufficient It is Ordered to be quashed

Pulaski County Kentucky
Court Orders-FHL #0804647
March Term 1819...Ordered that the Clerk of this Court bind out to Timothy
Ruark Michael Hargis, Orphan of Nelly Hargis to learn the Famerstead &
agreeably to an act of the General Assembly Ky in such cases made &
provided the said Michael Hargis will be eight years Old on the 17th day of
June next

I would be very happy to hear of any further information that would
contradict or throw more light on my conclusions.

Peggy Fischer
Owensville, Missouri
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     Agger Adkins was born in 1825.¹ She was the daughter of James Adkins and Chloe Hargis.^2,1

     Cloa Adkins was born in 1841.¹ She was the daughter of James Adkins and Chloe Hargis.^2,1

     John M. Adkins was born in 1845.¹ He was the son of James Adkins and Chloe Hargis.^2,1

     William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock was born on 14 February 1830 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ He married Surrelda Jane Hargis, daughter of James Hargis and Mary Polly Brinson, on 20 December 1847 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock died on 7 February 1911 at Pulaski County, Kentucky, at age 80.¹

     Surrelda Jane Hargis was born circa 1828 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.³ She was the daughter of James Hargis and Mary Polly Brinson.² Surrelda Jane Hargis married William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock on 20 December 1847 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ Surrelda Jane Hargis died before 1868 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²

     Amanda Bullock was born in 1855 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock and Surrelda Jane Hargis.¹

     Sophia Bullock was born on 25 December 1858 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock and Surrelda Jane Hargis.^1,2 Sophia Bullock married Joseph William Inabnit on 19 September 1874 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² Sophia Bullock died after 1894 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²

     Vira Ellen Bullock was born on 25 December 1858 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock and Surrelda Jane Hargis.¹ Vira Ellen Bullock married Richard F. Bradley on 29 March 1879 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² Vira Ellen Bullock died circa 1892 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.³

     Ellen Bullock was born in 1849 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock and Surrelda Jane Hargis.^1,2 Ellen Bullock died before 1860 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²

     Grace Elizabeth Culp was born on 4 August 1886 at Denton, Doniphen County, Kansas.¹ She was the daughter of Cornelius Mace Culp and Cynthia Hargis.¹ Grace Elizabeth Culp married George A Roberts.¹ Grace Elizabeth Culp died on 17 October 1947 at North Little Rock, Arkansas, at age 61.¹
     Grace Elizabeth Culp had her only child out of wedlock. She was livingat home with her mothe r in Denton, KA. Her mother, Cynthia ElizabethHargis Culp, was a single mother with three ch ildren to raise after herhusband left her. She ran a boarding house for railroad workers an d tookin laundry. Grace had grown up with and loved a young man whose familyowned the bank o f Denton. They had every intention of getting marrieduntil his mother learned about it and t old him he could not marry thedaughter of the town washer woman and retain his inherited plac e in thefamily bank. After nine months of promises from him, whose name wasGeorge Roberts, h e came over to her mothers house to be with her duringher labor and subsequent delivery o f a baby girl and cried and promisedthey would marry in spite of his mother. After Grace rec overed from thedelivery, he told her he could not marry her. After awhile, Grace suedGeorg e for child support. He claimed paternity for Irene, Gave her hisname on her birth certifica te when she was born, and paid Grace $2000 tomaintain the baby. A boarder in her mothers hom e became very attached toIrene. He also had been present at her birth and loved her and herm other from the start. He asked Grace to marry him and he would be afather to Irene if she pr omised never to tell Irene or anyone else thatshe was not his. Grace agreed and when Irene w as two years old theymarried and moved to Van Buren AR. Irene did not know Edward Powell was not her father, and she went by the name of Irene Powell all her life.EdwardPowell did not ad opt her altho he wished to, because he didn't wantanyone to know she wasn't his.

When Irene was about 35 years old and living in New Orleans, her husband,Paul Stuart worked f or the Upjohn Company. The Company was instituting anew insurance health care program for it s employees and asked for birthcertificates for all employees and families. Irene asked he r motherGrace where her birth certificate was and Grace took her over to the parkand explaine d to her that the name on her birth certificate was not theone she thought was hers. She exp lained to her what had happened. Irenewas stunned. She remembered a man, when she would vis it her grandmother,that was always very nice to her and took her for rides in his buggy butsh e thought he was a friend of her grandmothers. She also hadmysteriously recieved gifts suc h as a piano, from time to time that shedidn't question but later knew her father couldn't ha ve afforded. Hermother told her that she and George Roberts had loved each other alltheir li ves but his mother was adamant about him marrying her and hewasn't strong enough to give up t he bank and make it on his own. It wasa very sad story. George Roberts saw a lot of Irene u ntil she was twoyears old and moved away and I'm sure he became attached to her.

On the other side of this story, George Roberts became the president ofthe bank, which he ra n all his adult life, married and had a family andlived in Denton, KA. His family were alway s aware of the story aseveryone in Denton knew about it and teased George when he was young.H is son says he would leave the family for long periods of time and theyknew he was off to se e Irene and they resented it. He never made himselfknown to Irene but apparently watcher he r from afar and visited Grace andalso attended Irene's wedding. She also inherited a famil y ring from himthat she thought belonged to her mother.

I only learned of this story about my mother when I was about 35 yearsold and started to do s ome research on my family lines. She and her AuntNell would not tell me things I wanted to k now and finally several yearsafter being ignored, my mother told me the whole thing. I wen t up toDenton one day and walked into the bank and asked to see Mr. Roberts -who was the so n of George, George having died of cancer some years before- and the son, Tom, took me into h is office and gave me a whole file ofpapers to read. He knew the story of course but I didn' t know he knew itand I had a hard time telling him what I wanted. He said later he knewwh o I was when I came into the bank and had expected to hear from someonein Irene's family at s ome time. He did not know that we did not know anyof this story. He invited me to stay wit h he and his wife, which I did,and I looked at the papers and all the pictures he had and h e took mearound to the cemeteries to see all the family grave sites and get datesfrom them. H e told me he was aware his father had never loved hismother. He felt it had been his fathers ' fault for being so weak and ithad affected his family. George had left nothing to Irene i n his willand had named her in his will. I guess the Roberts family thought atfirst that Ire ne wanted to claim her share. However, when they found outwe weren't interested, they opene d up and I have enjoyed knowing them. Ilook a lot like their side of the family.

Irene did go up to Denton in about 1954 - just before George became sick- to meet her fathe r and ask him why he did what he did to her and to hermother and when she sat down in his off ice, he told her she looked justlike her mother and that he did love her and her mother and a t that pointMother broke down in tears and had to leave. She never went back to seehim and h e died shortly after that.

Irene suffered from the label attached to her even tho no one knew ofit. Kansas was the firs t state ot leave the word "illigitimate" off ofthe birth certificates before she was born. T hat's the reason she wouldnever tell us this story and after she told me, made me promise no t totell the grandchildren or anyone else until she was dead.

Since Geneology is a direct bloodline study,I thought the truth shouldbe told. Since decend ents of Irene would be descended from the Robertsline, instead of the Powell line, I decide d to include her story as shetold it to me.

     Mary A. Bullock was born in 1862 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock and Surrelda Jane Hargis.¹

     Matilda E. Bullock was born in 1865 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of William Cornelius "Bill John" Bullock and Surrelda Jane Hargis.¹

     Francis Marion James was born circa February 1860 at Warren County, Iowa.¹ He was the son of Elisha Rollins James and Drucilla May Hargis.¹ Francis Marion James died on 28 June 1918 at Bakersfield, Kerrn County, California.¹

     William Hargis was born in 1838 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ He was the son of John Hargis and Sabra Morgan.³

     Sabra Hargis was born in 1840.¹ She was the daughter of John Hargis and Sabra Morgan.²

     Mary Ann Ping was born in 1834 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² She married James Madison Hargis, son of Abraham Hargis and Susannah Price, on 10 March 1875 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²

     James Madison Hargis was born in 1830 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.³ He was the son of Abraham Hargis and Susannah Price.³ James Madison Hargis married Hannah Whitaker on 1 November 1853 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.⁴ James Madison Hargis married Mary Ann Ping on 10 March 1875 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.³
     Subj: Some things I forgot to tell you
Date: 3/16/2001 8:08:39 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Bob & Jeanette Sears)
To: [email protected]

There is quite a bit of info on the Hargis family in the Pulaski historical Society. I am re asonably sure that you must know that Samuel Bailey Hargis was the son of Susanna Price and A braham Hargis. The Abraham Hargis place bordered Whetstone Creek, about 2 miles east of Buc k Creek. Sam Bailey Hargis brother was James Madison Hargis who was the grandfather of Flonni e Bray.This was proved by a deed in which James Madison gave his daughter Victoria and her hu sband Matt Phelps( Flonnie Bray's Mom and Dad) a parcel of land
My greatuncle William R Bob Sears owned a portion of this place and now my dad's double fi rst cousins, Carl and Seldon Hail own the major part of the Matt Phelps place. The Uncle Bo b portion of the place interestingly enough is owned by Harold Hargis, CM "Mit Hargis' grands on. I think he and his brother Howard own the bulk of the Abraham Hargis place.
As a child I remember seeing James Madison Hargis daughter, Amanda Alexander. I went t o church with Amanda Hargis Alexander's children and grandchildren. Her grandaughter Lois Ale xander Taylor has a big picture of Jim Matt Hargis. At one time she had a hog rifle whose sto ck he had made from curly maple. He had bought the works for it in Nashville, when he had flo ated a load of coal down the Rockcastle River to the Cumberland and then on down to Nashville . He then walked back believe it or not. Itook six weeks! Sadly the Taylors were burglarize d in the early 90's and the gun is gone They still have a picture though.
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     Samuel Wesley Earp was born in 1832 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² He married Eliza Ann Meece, daughter of Thomas Meece and Elizabeth Alexander, on 4 June 1853 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²

     Eliza Ann Meece was born in 1836 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Meece and Elizabeth Alexander.¹ Eliza Ann Meece married Samuel Wesley Earp on 4 June 1853 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ Eliza Ann Meece died after 1880 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²

     Matilda "Melissa" Sears was born in 1835 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.² She married Thomas Alexander, son of Alfred Alexander and Elizabeth (Betsey) Stogsdill, on 8 May 1854 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹
     Matilda is listed as head of house by the 1870 PCk Census.

     Nellie Irene Roberts was born on 25 August 1907 at Denton, Doniphen County, Kansas.¹ She was the daughter of George A Roberts and Grace Elizabeth Culp.¹ Nellie Irene Roberts married Paul Allen Stuart on 25 August 1926 at North Little Rock, Arkansas.¹ Nellie Irene Roberts died on 2 February 1989 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at age 81.¹
     Nellie Irene Roberts was born to George A. Roberts and Grace ElizabethCulp on August 25, 190 7 at Denton, Kansas. They were not married.George Roberts father owned the local bank and hi s mother threatened todisinherit him if he married Grace. However, George was present at the birth of their daughter and gave her his name legally in the courthouse.Nellie Irene's mothe r Grace, married Edward Blake Powell when Irene wasabout 2 and she carried his name for th e rest of her life. She did notknow about her biological father until she was about 35 year s old.

     James F. Alexander was born in 1855 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ He was the son of Thomas Alexander and Matilda "Melissa" Sears.¹

     Samantha Alexander was born in 1857 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Alexander and Matilda "Melissa" Sears.¹ Samantha Alexander married John W. Bray on 29 September 1874 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²

     Emeline Alexander was born in 1860 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Alexander and Matilda "Melissa" Sears.¹ Emeline Alexander married George R. Mounce on 17 April 1879 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.²