Families

The information which I have listed below is listed by family name. By clicking on an underlined name, you will be taken to that area of this web page. The information comes from grave stones, descendents of community members, and other research sources. Beverley Hackley Ballantine and Mamie Tate have provided editing and anlaytical assistance. Family names associated with the Chalybeate Springs Community currently include:

Baker, Brown, Cobb (Sigler), Curtsinger, Davis, Duncan (Holeman), French, Garner (Carner)(Sigler), Garret(t), Gibson (Hearin, Sigler), Hall (Hale) (Sigler), Hanes, Harris, Hearin (Duncan, Gibson, Sigler), Herrell, Hill, Holeman, Householder, Jenkins, Kennedy, Liggett, Lively (Sigler), Locke, Lynn, McClendon (Sigler), Mason (Holeman), Melton, Morehead (Duncan, Holeman, Parrick, Sigler), Mulchay (Sigler), Oldham (Sigler), Payne, Powell, Ramsey, Riggs, Russell (Duncan, Sigler, Whitledge, Platt), Shelton (Sigler), Sights, Sigler (Calvert, Johnson, Lively, McClendon, Roberts, Shelton, Wallace, Young), Stone, Taylor (Sigler), Turner, Virgie (Virgil), Virgin, Whitledge, Information from stone fragments

R. H. and H. T. Baker buried their 7 day old daughter, A. Baker (1873), in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 12-29-1870 (Book 5, Page 5), Rufus K. Baker and Helenia Jenkins were married. The surety was Joseph F. Lively and the the ceremony took place at the home of Eleanor F. Jenkins. The groom and his father were both born in Kentucky and the mother of the groom was born in North Carolina. The 20 year old groom was a farmer and a resident of Union County. The bride was a 16 year old resident of Webster County. This was the first marriage for both of them.

Belle burried her 27 year old husband, Simon M. Brown (1857-1885), in the cemetery.

John J. Carner (Nancy, John, Jacob) and his wife, N. J., buried their 5 month old or 3 year 4 month old daughter, Sarah J. (1861-1864 or 1864 -1864), in the cemetery.

John M. Cobb buried his 31 year old wife, Paulina Sigler (1854-1886), their 1 year 10 month old daughter, Verda May (1885-1887), and an infant son with the same dates of birth and death (1873) in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 2-19-1873 (Book 6, Page 26), John M. Cobb and Perlina Sigler were married. The surety was James W. Gibson and the the ceremony took place at the home of Jesse Sigler. The ceremony was witnessed by John Russell and Dicy F. Sigler. The 21 year old groom was born in Illinois and his father was born in Kentucky. The groom was a farmer. The bride was 18 years old and may have been born in Missouri. This was the first marriage for both of them. Both of them were residents of Webster County.

J. S. Curtsinger buried his 26 year old wife, Eliza A. (1837-1864) and a 2 month old son, William B. (1856), in the cemetery.

Thomas Davis buried his 52 year old wife, Martha J. (1835-1887), in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 12-2-1863 (Book 1, Page 363), Thomas M. Davis and Margaret Gates were married. The surety was Henry (Nevel ?) and the the ceremony took place at the home of Mary Yates. The 30 year old groom was born in Kentucky and the 20 year old bride was born in North Carolina. This was the first marriage for the bride and the second marriage for the groom. Both sets of parents were born in the United States.

25 year old Nathan B. Duncan (1833-1858) and his 24 year old second wife, Mary Jane Holeman (1833-1858) are buried in the cemetery. (Information on death and burial of Nathan from Carol Cates)

Mary Jane Holeman (Nancy, Elizabeth, John, Jacob), (Nancy, Absalom, Margaret, Jacob), and (William, Jacob, Margaret, Jacob) married Nathan B. Duncan.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 3-7-1872 (Book 5, Page 273), James M. Duncan and Malinda J. Sigler were married. The surety was David Sigler and the the ceremony took place at the home of David Sigler. The ceremony was attested by F. J. Sigler and Edmon Radborn. The 18 year old bride resided in Webster County. This was the first marriage for the bride. The bride's father was born in Kentucky and the bride's mother was born in Indiana.

According to the Sigler Book, Malinda J. Sigler (David, Jacob, John, Jacob) (661) married James M. Duncan. The dates of marriage match the marriage bond in Book 5, Page 273, Webster County, Kentucky.

William D. French and his 67 or 97 year old wife, Deborah (1776-1843 or 1746-1843) were buried in the cemetery.

The following is found in will book B, pages 125 and 126, Union County, Kentucky.

A true and just inventory and appraisement of all the personal estate of William D.French deceased which was produced to us by William F. Holeman his administrator found

I do certify that the forgoing inventory conatins all the personal estate of William D. French deceased which hath come to my hands this 24th day of February 1840. William F. Holeman administrator

We do certify that the forgoing appraisement was true and just made of the personal property of William D. French deceased which was produced to us by William F. Holeman his administrator to the best of our judgment, all of which is now respectfully report to the Union County Court given under our hands this 24th day of February 1840. Jacob Sigler, Robert Herrin, Isaac Holeman

At a county court began and held for the county of Union at the courthouse in Morganfield on Monday the 20th day of April 1840 this inventory and appraisement of the estate of William D. French deceased was returned into court and ordered to be recorded which was thereupon recorded accordingly. Attest James R. Hughes (leulele ????)

The following is found in will book B, pages 209 and 210, Union County, Kentucky.

A list and amt of sales of the personal estate of William D. French deceased this day sold by me William F. Holeman his administrator truth.

(Purchasers on the list included Anthony Homes, W. F. Holeman, A. P. Mitchell, D. French, Joseph Bridges, Tod Sha, P. Mason, N. J. Floyd, Wm. Dickeson, R. Herrin, W. W. Linkens, Jacob Holeman, John Lenkuin, W. R. Lynn)

At a county court began and held for the county of Union at the courthouse in Morganfield on Monday the 15th day of November 1840 this list of sales of the estate of William D. French deceased was produced into court by the administrator and was by the court ordered to be recorded which done accordingly. Attest

2 bulls, 2 steers (oxen), 3 cows, 6 calves, 2 yearlings, 1 gelding, 1 sow, 10 shoats, 8 bee stands

1 hand saw, 1 drawing knife, 1 hatchet, 1 hammer, 1 side saddle, 1 mans saddle, 1 pair saddle bags, 1 pair horse flemes (???), 1 cow bell, 1 saddle blanket

1 coffee mill, 7 common chairs, 1 clock, 1 trunk, 1 box, 1 small lot of bottles and vials

83 year old Archa (Abcha) C. Hearin (1818-1902) is buried in the cemetery. Her name is on a tripple stone with 18 year old B. F. Gibson (1858-1876) and 26 year old Thomas Gibson (1839-1865).

According to the Sigler Book William G. Gibson (Sarah, Jesse, Jacob, John, Jacob) (1950), also known as Willie, married Ida Raley. The dates for William and Ida match those on the cemetery stone. His parents were Sarah Emaline Sigler and John A. Gibson. John's parents were Greenberry Gibson and Cornelia Handley.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 5-4-1868 (Book 3, Page 219), Robert Hearin and Cornelia Gibson were married. The surety was A. J. Harris. The ceremony was attested by A. J. Harris and C. F. Wallace.

87 year old John A. Gibson (1851-1939) and his 77 year old wife, Sarah Emaline Sigler (1853-1930), are buried in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 12-20-1870 (Book 4, Page 434), John A. Gibson and Sarah E. Sigler were married. The surety was N. B. Waggener and the the ceremony took place at the home of Jesse Sigler. The ceremony was attested by F. J. Sigler and Edmon Radborn. The 19 year old groom and the 18 year old bride as well their parents were born in Kentucky. The groom was a farmer and a resident of Kentucky. This was the first marriage for both of them. Permission was given by Jesse Sigler.

48 year old Willie Gibson (1872-1921) and his 83 year old wife, Ida M. (1876-1960), are buried in the cemetery.

59 year old James W. Gibson (1854-1914) and his wife, Dicey F. Sigler (1855-?), are buried in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 3-3-1874 (Book 6, Page 302), James W. Gibson and Dicy F. Sigler were married. The surety was M. M. Whitledge and the the ceremony took place at the home of David Sigler. The ceremony was witnessed by Henry Caton and Permelia J. Rankell (Russell ?). The 19 year old groom and the 19 year old bride resided in Webster County. The groom was a farmer. This was the first marriage for both of them. The groom's father was born in Kentucky and his mother was born in North Carolina. The bride's mother was born in Indiana.

Charles C. Gibson buried his 22 year old wife, Susan C. Sigler (1853-1876), and their 1 month old daughter, Evenue A. (1875), in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 12-23-1869 (Book 4, Page 210), Charles C. Gibson and Susan Mitchell were married. The surety was Bailey Gibson. The ceremony was attested by F. J. Sigler and Bailey Gibson. This was the bride's first marriage. The bride also used the last name Sigler. Permission was given by the bride's father, Tolley J. Mitchell.

Susan C. Sigler (Issac W., Jacob, John, John, Jacob) married Charles C. Gibson. Evenue A. Gibson was Susan's daughter.

William H. Hall (1845-?) and his 62 year old wife, Mahaley E. Sigler (1851-1914), are buried in the cemetery.

J. A. Hall and his wife, S. H., buried their 1 year 1 month old son, Thomas P. (1875-1876), in the cemetery.

67 year old A. J. Harris (1836-1903) and his 62 year old wife, Mary G. (1836-1899), are buried in the cemetery.

83 year old Archa (Abcha) C. Hearin (1818-1902) is buried in the cemetery. Her name is on a tripple stone with 18 year old B. F. Gibson (1858-1876) and 26 year old Thomas Gibson (1839-1865).

68 year old John T. Hearin (1838-1906) and his 70 year old wife, Elizabeth Duncan (1829-1900), are buried in the cemetery. John and Elizabeth's children include Martha C. (1859-?), Nathan B. (1860-?), Thomas J. Hearin (1862-?) who married Nancy E. Duncan in 1885, Charner Ellis (1885-?) who married Aquella Sigler in 1885, John Robert (1866 or 1867 - 1957) who married Cornellia Bell Sigler in 1890, Camelia J (1868-?), Winnie J (1860-?), Marion (1873-1934) who married Minnie B., and Sarah Frances (1865-1945) who married my great grandfather William Henry Sigler (1861-1923) (David, Jacob, John, Jacob) in 1880.

William Henry Sigler (David, Jacob, John, Jacob) married Sarah Hearin (Daughter of John T. Hearin and Elizabeth Duncan). William and Sarah are buried in unmarked graves in the cemetery at Sullivan, Kentucky.

Nathan B. Hearin (1860-?) buried his 27 year old wife, Lavonia E. Sigler (1861-1889) (Jesse, Jacob, John, Jacob), their 1 year 3 month old son, Velmar (1882-1884), and their 3 month old son, Loaid A. (1889), in the cemetery. Nathan married Livonia Sigler in 1880.....Emma P. Sigler in 1890.....and Eva Shelton in 1899.

G. E. Hearin and his wife, E. A., buried their 3 month 9 day old daughter, Mary Jane (1862), in the cemetery.

W. L. Hearin and his wife, P. J., buried their 12 year old son, John Robert (1877-1890), in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 3-3-1875 (Book 7, Page 146), W. L. Hearin and Permelia J. Russell were married. The surety was Henry S. Cargle and the the ceremony took place at the home of Permelia Russell. The ceremony was witnessed by Henry cargle, B. F. Turner, and C. E. Hearin. The 26 year old groom and the 14 year old bride as well the parents of the groom were born in Kentucky. The groom was a farmer and both he and the bride were residents of Webster County. The bride was born in Webster County and the groom's parents were born in Kentucky. This was the first marriage for both of them. Permission was given by the bride's mother, Permelia Russell and was attested by R. (D. ?) Hearin.

A. E. Hearin and his wife, R. S., buried their 1 year old daughter, Z. L. (1888-1889) in the cemetery.

Charner Ellis Hearin (1865-?) and his wife, Aquella M. Sigler (1866-?) (Phillip, Jacob, John, Jacob), buried their 12 year old daughter, Mamie (1890-1902), in the cemetery. Charner and Aquella were married on July 6, 1885. Other children of Ellis and Aquella included Ina, Iona, Corrine (1886-?), Mattie (1888-?), Verble (1895-?) who married James Palmer, William Hearin, and Leeman Hearin.

Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885, Webster Co. ELLIS HEARIN was born July 23, 1839, in what is now Webster County, Ky. At the age of twenty-one years, he bought 100 acres of land, and engaged in farming on his own account; continued to increase his possessions and now owns about 320 acres of land, about one-half of which is in cultivation. He has just completed a comfortable residence at a cost of about $1,000. Mr. Hearin was married in 1864 to Elizabeth A. Russell, of Webster County, Ky., and to them have been born seven sons and two daughters. Hearin Russell = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/webster/hearin.e.txt

J. A. Herrell and his wife, J., buried their 1 year 3 month old son, Monroe Y. (1861-1863), in the cemetey.

43 year old Robert S. Hill (1815-1859) and his 72 year old wife, Sarah (1823-1896) are buried in the cemetery.

43 year old William French Holeman (1811-1855) and his 41 year old wife, Nancy W. Holeman (1815-1856), are buried in the cemetery.

Nancy W. Holeman (Elizabeth, John, Jacob) and (Absalom, Margaret, Jacob) married William French Holeman (Jacob, Margaret, Jacob)

Aaron Householder buried his 28 year old wife, Cordelia F. (1878-1906), in the cemetery.

68 year old S. V. Jenkins (1839-1908) and his wife, Susan F. (1842-?), are buried in the cemetery.

A. H. Kennedy buried his 60 year old wife, Nancy O. (1811-1872), in the cemetery.

R. L. Kennedy buried his 53 year old wife, Belle S. (1835-1888), in the cemetery.

E. H. Kennedy and his wife, S. A., buried their 22 day old son, Elbert H. (1867), and their 6 month old daughter, Lovina N. (1873), in the cemetery.

Joseph Lively buried his 33 year old wife, Sarah E. (1852-1888), in the cemetery.

Malinda Ann Sigler (Jacob, John, Jacob) and Jesse McClendon buried their sons, 27 year old Henry C. McClendon (1858-1885) and 25 year old T. R. (F. R.) McClendon (1861-1887) in the cemetery. Henry married Nancy A. Hall on October 6, 1875 and F. R. married P. I. Hearin on January 5, 1887. Jesse is buried in the McClendon - Chandler Cemetery about six miles north of Dixon east of U.S. 41 A. It is unknown where Malinda is buried. My primary source for information in this paragraph is Beverley Ballentine with references from Rootsweb and Robert (Bob) Wallace.

Richard M. Sigler (Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) married Clarinda McClendon. One of their sons was Milton Evans and two of their daughters were Lula May and and Mattie M.

Philip D. Mason buried his 18 or 19 year old wife, Margaret Holeman (1821-1841 or 1824-1842) in the cemetery.

Margaret Holeman (Hanna, John, Jacob) and (Phillip, Margaret, Jacob) married Philip D. Mason (Frances, Margaret, Jacob).

Eli Melton and his wife, Juliet, buried their 4 year 3 month old son, Travis E. (1885-1889), in the cemetery.

85 year old Enoch Morehead (1799-1885) and his 78 or 88 year old wife, Elizabeth Parrick (1802-1880 or 1802-1890), are buried in the cemetery. One of their children was Elizabeth Amanda Morehead. (Source: Brenda Stewart Reeder)

Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885, Webster Co. WILLIAM B. CLARK was born March 9, 1835, in Hopkins County, Ky., and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Henson) Clark. The father was born in Hopkins County and died in the fall of 1834. The mother was born in North Carolina, and is now living in Hopkins County. William B., at the age of seventeen years, hired out by the month and worked at farm labor about three years. He then bought a farm of 145 acres where he now lives. He added other lands, as his means would allow, and now owns 472 acres. He has also given his son 172 acres of land. Mr. Clark has, by his own hard work and close attention to business, acquired this valuable property. He was married in 1856 to Amanda E. Moorehead, of Union County. They have seven sons and three daughters. He is a member of the Free Will Baptist church. Clark Henson Moorehead = Hopkins NC Union http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/webster/clark.wb.txt

69 year old James Morehead (1820-1889) and his 39 year old wife, Patience Sigler (1820-1859), are buried in the cemetery. (DOD James by Mamie Tate.)

Mary W. Holeman (Elizabeth, John, Jacob) married James Morehead in 1836. Patience H. Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) and (Elizabeth, Margaret, Jacob) married James Morehead in 1842.

Dr. James Morehead, son of Enoch Morehead and Elizabeth Parrack, and his 47 year old wife, Elizabeth E. (1836-1883) are buried in the cemetery.

Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885, Webster Co. DR. DAVID MOREHEAD is a native of Union County, Ky., born November 30, 1821, and is a son of Enoch and Elizabeth (Parrick) Morehead. He is the second of a family of eleven children, and is of Scotch-English origin. His parents were born in Rutherford County, N.C.; his father was born in 1799. Our subject's paternal grandfather was a Virginian, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The early life of Dr. Morehead was spent on the farm. By great diligence, and through his own efforts, he secured a fair common school education, and in 1841, began reading medicine; he studied alone for some time, but afterward continued the study and commenced to practice under the instruction of Dr. Rufus Linthicum. In 1858 he began to practice on his own account, and has since been a successful physician. In 1859 he settled where he now resides. He was married May 6, 1841, to Miss Elizabeth N. Grayson, a native of Rutherford County, N.C., and a daughter of Joseph and Lettice Grayson. This union has been blessed with seven children: Letitia J., William W., Celia E., Samuel J., Enoch R., James D. and Joseph D. Dr. Morehead is a Democrat. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, having united with that denomination in 1836. He is a Mason and an Odd Fellow. Morehead Parrick Linthicum Grayson = Union Rutherford-NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/webster/morehead.d.txt Dr. David Morehead and his wife are buried at St. Petersburg Cemetery in Dixon, Kentucky (source: Nancy Morehead Fust).

J. Morehead and his wife, E., Buried their 5 month old son, A. J. (1867-1868), in the cemetery.

Dennis T. Mulcahy and his wife, Mary Jane Sigler, buried thier 8 year old daughter, Virginia (1877-1885), in the cemetery.

Mary Jane Sigler (George, Amos, John, Jacob) married Dennis T. Mulcahy. Virginia is their daughter.

John L. Oldham buried his 40 year old wife, Matilda A. Sigler (Isaac, Jacob, John, Jacob) (1839-1880), in the cemetery.

G. Powell and his wife, M. P., buried their 1 year 2 month old son (1857-1858) in the cemetery.

G. C. Powell and his wife, Malinda, buried their 14 year old son, L. M. (1858-1872), in the cemetery.

I. M. Powell and his wife, M. F., buried their 1 month 5 day old son, James J. (1865-1866), their 1 year six month old daughter, Effa (1882-1884), and their 8 year old daughter, Dora (1882-1891), in the cemetery.

J. M. Powell and his wife, Annie L., buried their 1 day old son, Elmer L. (1897), in the cemetery.

R. N. Ramsey buried his 42 year old wife, Lucy C. (1847-1889), and their 9 year old son, Ruluf (Rufus) (1879-1889), in the cemetery.

54 year old John Russell (1811-1886) is buried in the cemetery. His wife was Permelia Duncan and their children were William James Franklin Russell (1842-?), George W. Russell (1844-?) and Mary Jane Russell (1849-1859).

Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885, Webster Co. W.J.F. RUSSELL was born September 24, 1842, in what is now Webster County, Ky., and is a son of John and Permelia (Duncan) Russell. The father was born in Tennessee; is long since deceased. The mother was born in North Carolina, and is now living in Webster County, Ky. About 1820 they immigrated to Kentucky. Our subject, at the age of twenty-one, engaged in farming on fifty-five acres of land, given him by his father, and from this small beginning, has accumulated 270 acres, largely improved. Mr. Russell was married August 27, 1863, to Sarah F. Johnson, of Webster County, Ky. This union has been blessed with five children, of whom one son and two daughters are living. Mr. and Mrs. Russell are members of the Christian Church. Russell Duncan Johnson = TN NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/webster/russell.wjf.txt

George W. Russell (1844-?), his 51 year old wife, Nancy C. Whitledge (1855-1906), their 1 year old son, William H. (1874-1875), their 6 year old daughter, Notie E. (1890-1896), and their 5 month 10 day old son, Boyd (1890), are buried in the cemetery.

According to a Webster County, Kentucky, marriage bond dated 1-28-1874 (Book 6, Page 280), George W. Russell and A. C. Whitledge were married. The surety was M. M. Whitledge and William (John) L. Hearin and the the ceremony took place at the home of B. F. Whitledge. The ceremony was witnessed by William Hearin, W. B. Todd, and E. M. Todd. The 28 year old groom was a farmer both the groom and the 19 year old bride were residents of Webster County. This was the first marriage for both of them. The bride and her parents were born in Kentucky and the parents of the groom were born in North Carolina.

Russell family structure information contributed by Beverley Hackley Ballantine.

84 year old Benjamin Franklin Shelton (1828-1912), his 66 year old wife, Elizabeth Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) (1827-1893), and their 7 day old infant daughter (1867) are buried in the cemetery.

37 year old W. J. Shelton (Elizabeth, Amos, John, Jacob) (1847-1885) and his 75 year old wife, Elizabeth F. (1849-1925) are buried in the cemetery. (lineage from Mamie Tate)

E. F. Shelton and his wife, M. A., buried their 8 month 5 day old daughter, Cora A. (1883-1884), in the cemetery.

Elizabeth Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) married Benjamin Franklin Shelton. An infant buried in the cemetery is their daughter. Francis Jett Sigler (Jacob, John, Jacob) married Lucy Vinson Shelton. An infant son, and two daughters, Lucy Anne and Mary Jane, are their children.

85 year old A. W. Sights (1882-1907) and his 81 year old wife, Mary (1824-1906), are buried in the cemetery.

W. C. Sights buried his 35 year old wife, Winnie J. (1870-1905), and their 8 month old daughter, Cora P. (1901-1902), in the cemetery.

The inclusion of Nancy Agnus Wales in the list of those buried at Chalybeate Cemetery is speculation but is highly probable.

The following is an obituary found on page 55 of Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834-1850. It was compiled by Margaret R. Waters, Dorthy Riker, and Doris Leistner. It was published by The Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, Indaianpolis, 1988. This information was senst to me by Cousin Margaret N. Wallace Wilson (3562) (1753 Chloe, 570 Martha, 140 Mary, 24 Amos, 3 John Sigler and Nancy Wales, 1 Jacob).

"SIGLER, Nancy; b, Iredale Co., NC; d 27 Dec 39, 69th yr., Union Co., KY; mar; Issue:, John; died at his home. [6 - 184; 6 Mar 40]"

A more reader friendly form of this obituary is as follows. Nancy Sigler was born in Iredale County, North Carolina, and died on December 27, 1839, in Union County, Kentucky. She was 69 years old and died at the home of her son, John. The numbers in brackets probably indicate that it was in volume 6 number 184 dated March 6, 1840.

Other than the misspelling of the name of the county in North Carolina, most of the information in this obituary seems accurate. However, it says that she was living with her son, John, which should probably be Jacob. Nancy did have a son John but I have not yet found any information which indicates that he ever lived in Union County, Kentucky. The Sigler Book also indicates that Nancy was born in Pennsylvania and married in North Carolina.

Elizabeth Sigler (26) who first married Absolem Holeman (32) and then William H. Sigler (80),

According to the Sigler Book, John Sigler (3) married Nancy Agnus Wales on July 8, 1791, in Surry County, North Carolina. Her parents were George Wales and Jane Irvin who were Quakers in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. The family lived in Robertson County, Tennessee, until John died in 1819 at the age of fifty. Nancy was about forty-five or fifty years old at the time and had children ranging in age from six to twenty-seven. Shortly after John died, Nancy moved with the children to Caldwell County, Kentucky, where most of John's brothers and sisters were living. She arrived with at least four children under the age of eighteen and had to find some way to raise them by herself.

Nancy married John Hankins on April 26, 1823, in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and still had four children under the age of eighteen ranging in ages from ten to seventeen. Three of the children were not married at the time of Nancy's marriage to John Hankins. They were married by Edmund Wilcox according to the rights and ceremonies of Methodist Episcopal Church. Marriage records show parties of lawful age and hath been heretofore married".

While gathering information at the Union County, Kentucky, courthouse in Morganfield concerning the estate of William D. French, whose stone is in the Chalybeate Cemetery, I found a document which I feel provides a high degree of probability that Nancy is also buried in the Chalybeate Cemetery.

In addition to the document on page 126, will book B, Union County, Kentucky, (below) similar documents are found on pages 109 and 206, will book B, Union County, Kentucky. There seemed to exist a well defined process to settle an estate during the mid 1800's the same as there is a well defined estate settlement process today.

"A list and amount of sales of the personal estate of Nancy Hankins deceased this day sold by Jacob Sigler her administrator to wit".

The list indicates that Hannah Holeman purchased a frying pan and a tea kettle for 25 cents and 18 cents respectively. The list indicates that L. S. Nall purchased an umbrella for $1.00. The list indicates that John P. Lynn purchased a bed and bedstead of furniture for $20.12. The list indicates that Jacob Sigler purchased a blanket, a bed dish, a side saddle and an onan?? for $5.12, $4.12, $15.00, and $23.00. The list indicates that Enoch Morehead purchased a chest for $2.75. The total sales was $72.06.

"At a county court began and held for Union County at the courthouse in Morganfield on Monday the 20th day of April 1840 this list of sales of the estate of Nancy Hankins deceased was turned into by the administrator and ordered to be recorded which now thereupon recorded accordingly. Attest Samuel (unreadable)."

To me this would indicate that Nancy was living in Union County, Kentucky, and a member of the Chalybeate Community at the time of her death. The most appropriate place for burial would be at the in the Chalybeate Cemetery. It is unknown where Nancy's first husband, John Sigler, is buried or where her second husband's (John Hankins) children buried him.

74 year old Jacob Sigler (John, Jacob) (1797-1872) and his 75 year old wife, Malinda Roberts (1800-1875), are buried in the cemetery. Their children were John Robert (1818-1853), Isaac W. (1821-?), Alphred W. (ca 1831-after 1852), Phillip (1823-ca 1899), David (1825-1904), Jesse (1826-1875), Francis Jett (1828-1891), Jacob Henry (1831-ca 1860/1863), Malinda J. (1834-after 1854), and Cornelius J. (ca 1840/1841-after 1880).

79 year old David Sigler (Jacob, John, Jacob) (1825-1904), his 41 year old first wife, Charlotte Elizabeth Wallace (1830-1872), and his second wife, Martha A. Lively (1856-?), are buried in the cemetery. The children of David and Charlotte were Marcus Lafayette (1849-1901), Lucy Anne (1851-1854), Malinda J. (1854-after 1890), Dicey F. (1855-after 1916), Jacob Franklin (1857-1927), William Henry (1861-1923), Sarah Evelyn (1863/1864-after 1884), and Rufus Bethel (after 1864 -1927). The children of David and Martha were Milton E. (1878-?), Edward A. (1882-after 1910), Joseph Arthur (1884-?), and Elijah A. (1886-1974).-

3 year 4 month old Lucy Anne Sigler (David, Jacob, John, Jacob) (1851-1854) is buried in the cemetery.

In correspondence dated 2 Aug 1976 from Ishmael Oakley to my father, Robert Henry Sigler, is the following information.

They are to occupy the 2 south rooms in the residence of David Sigler and he is to cloth, board, and support Wallace and his wife.

49 year old Jesse Sigler (Jacob, John, Jacob) (1826-1875) and his 62 year old wife, Huldah Ann McClendon (1828-1911), are buried in the cemetery. Their children were Sarah Emaline (1853-1939), Paulina (1854-1886), Lauretta (1857-after 1876), Lewis Edwin (1874-after 1885), Lavonia (1875-1889), Benjamine Edgar (1876-after 1924), and Lovina.

62 year old Francis Jett Sigler (Jacob, John, Jacob) (1828-1891) and his 58 year old wife, Lucy Vinson Shelton (1832-1891), are buried in the cemetery. Their children were Mary Jane (1851-1858), Richard M. (1857-after 1895), Sarah Ellen (1859-after 1879), James Allen (1861-1935), Lucy F. (1863-after 1882), John Pell (1866-after 1932), Henry Beecher (1867-1891), Cornelia Bell (1870-after 1890), and Charles P. (1873-1891).

7 year old Mary Jane Sigler (Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) (1851-1858) is buried in the cemetery.

24 year old Henry Beecher Sigler (Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) (1867-1891) is buried in the cemetery.

18 year old Charles P. Sigler (Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) (1873-1891) is buried in the cemetery.

An infant (Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) with identical dates of birth and death (7-16-1875) is buried in the cemetery.

Richard M. Sigler (Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) and his wife, Clarinda McClendon, buried a son and two daughters in the cemetery. They were 9 month 10 day old Mattie M. Sigler (1883-1884), 5 year 11 month old Milton Evans Sigler (1885-1891), and 1 year 5 month old Lula May Sigler (1893-1894).

James Allen Sigler (Francis, Jacob, John, Jacob) and his wife, Laura Elizabeth Young, buried their 11 month old son, Iloff H. Sigler (1905-1906), in the cemetery.

47 year old George Washington Sigler (Amos, John, Jacob) (1819-1867) and his 43 year old first wife, Nancy N. Calvert (1823-1857), are buried in the cemetery. The burial location of his 74 year old second wife, Ann Lee Russell Whitworth Sigler Platt (1858-1902), is unknown. The children of George and Nancy were Francis Marion (ca 1841-before 1886), William Washington (1843-1919), Alfred W. (1845-1874), James Harvey (ca 1847-1910), Spencer Ulihu (1849-after 1901), Amos Jackson (1851-after 1872), and George Brady (married). The children of George and Ann were Mary Jane (1858-after 1877), John A. (1860-?), Dicy Alzira (1861-?), and David Wesley (1863-1929). (Platt name from Mamie Tate)

29 year old Alfred W. Sigler (George, Amos, John, Jacob) (1845-1874) and his 22 year old first wife, Susan A. Johnson (1847-1870), are buried in the cemetery. The burial location of his second wife, Lydia J. Taylor, is unknown.

78 year old Steve F. Stone (1863-1942) and his 56 year old wife, Sarah R. (1869-1926), are buried in the cemetery.

Jeff Taylor and his wife, L. J., buried their 6 month 18 day old son, James A., in the cemetery.

The Turner section of the cemetery has graves marked only by small stones with first names and initials. They are as follows: Crowley, E. V., Ike, J., Jake, John, Lee, Ma, Pa, and E. R.

Ma and Pa are probably Eva Elizabeth Stone Turner and John W. Turner. Their daughter, Janie, died at age 5 is buried in the cemetery. Their sons, Lee Turner and Ike Turner are buried in the cemetery. Their daughter, Crowley Turner Stone, is buried in the cemetery. The information in this paragraph was given to Brenda Stewart Reeder in a telephone interview on 12-16-2001 by her great aunt Inez Turner Turner. Inez's husband was Joe Turner.

Mrs. Elizabeth Turner Dies Near Dixon

Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, 89, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jesse Stone, Dixon, Route 1. Surviving besides the daughter at whose home she died are another daughter, Mrs. McKinley Stone of clay; two sons, Frank and Joe Turner of Dixon; and several grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Tapp Funeral Home in Dixon, with

Rev. Charles Polley officiating. Burial will be in Chalybeate cemetery.

Sorce: Brenda Stewart-Reeder (2-26-2002)

I have no proof that Charles and Dicey are buried in the cemetery at Chalybeate. However, they lived a short distance from the Sigler School (Ishmael Oakley, 22 Aug 77). They were also the parents of David Sigler's wife, Charlotte Wallace.

As Charles Frankliln Wallace was approaching old age and determined that he was no longer able to take care of himself and his wife he decided to try to find someone that would take care of them in exchange for 96 acres of his land. The deeds contained an escape clause which would make the contract null and void if he was not satisfied with his living conditions.

According to a deed in Webster County, Kentucky dated August 3, 1885, (Book 19, Page 239) he made such a contract with John E. Chaffin. According to a deed in Webster County, Kentucky dated March 8, 1888, (Book 21, Page 250) he made such a contract with David Sigler who had remarried after Charlotte's death. According to a deed in Webster County, Kentucky dated April 13, 1889, (Book 22, Page 269) he made such a contract with James H. Hall.

In correspondence dated 2 Aug 1976 from Ishmael Oakley to my father, Robert Henry Sigler, is the following information.

They are to occupy the 2 south rooms in the residence of David Sigler and he is to cloth, board, and support Wallace and his wife.

The Whitledge family buried 8 month 3 day old Una F. (1871-1872) in the cemetery.

At least four fragments of stone have been found at the cemetery. A 9 month old infant daughter, Eden F. (1870-1871) is buried in the cemetery. A 24 year old person (1851-1875) is buried in the cemetery. A person who died on 9-9-1876 is buried in the cemetery. A 28 day old infant (1845) is buried in the cemetery.