Kankey, James Montgomery Sr.[1, 2]

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Name Kankey, James Montgomery Suffix Sr. Birth 26 Nov 1813 Prince William, Virginia, United States Gender Male Death 29 Jan 1890 Izard, Arkansas, United States Burial Union Cemetery, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Person ID I242 Krieger - Lawrence Last Modified 19 Oct 2008
Father Kankey, Zebulon, b. Abt 1764, Cecil, Maryland, United States d. Virginia, United States
Mother Montgomery, Aramenta, b. WFT Est 1763-1788, Cecil, Maryland, United States d. WFT Est 1815-1858, Prince William, Virginia, United States
(Age ~ 70 years)
Marriage 12 Mar 1799 Cecil, Maryland, United States [3, 4]
Family ID F81 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Davies, Maria, b. 1825, Virginia, United States d. 23 Oct 1875, Izard, Arkansas, United States
(Age 50 years)
Marriage 21 Nov 1844 Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Children + 1. Kankey, Amelia Virginia, b. 1845, Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States d. 27 Jul 1874, Izard, Arkansas, United States
(Age 29 years)
2. Kankey, James Montgomery Jr, b. 1849, Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States d. 10 Jul 1928, Wideman, Izard, Arkansas, United States
(Age 79 years)
+ 3. Kankey, Thomas William, b. 14 Oct 1853, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States d. 4 Jun 1929, Izard, Arkansas, United States
(Age 75 years)
4. Kankey, Arminta Maria, b. 1854, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States d. 1857, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
(Age 3 years)
Last Modified 19 Oct 2008 Family ID F79 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - (Research):For some reason James left his home in Virginia. He married Maria Davies in Kentucky in 1844, and then reportedly lived in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Their first two children were born in Indiana. The 1850 Census lists James M. Kankey, age 35, as a grocer living in Jefferson County, Kentucky. They apparently moved to Bullitt County, Kentucky shortly after that since a county record there dated Sept 20, 1852 says "James M. Kankey having satisfied the court that he is a merchant in good faith and paid the clerk ten dollars. On his motion a merchants license is granted him to sell liquor agreeably to the law governing merchants in this county for one year from this date." Two more children were born in Bullitt County in 1853 and 1854. They lived throughout the Civil War years in Bullitt County, but moved to Izard County, Arkansas in 1873. At the time of the 1880 Census, James lived with his son James M., Jr. In the late 1880s Goodspeed reported that James M. Kankey was the postmaster at Wideman, a member of the AF&AM and the IOOF; that he was feeble in body but had a clear and active mind. He, his wife, and their oldest daughter are buried at Union, Arkansas.
"I do know one thing. Zebulon and Arminta Kankey are my Great-Grandparents, and your father's. My Granddad told me his name was Zebulon. I told him I never heard that name. That was when I was possibly 7 years old or so. And he named my sister younger than myself Arminta Meeka after his grandmother and his wife." -- Extracted from a letter from Ethel Dalrymple Helm to Roland Kankey, September 9, 1990.
- (Research):For some reason James left his home in Virginia. He married Maria Davies in Kentucky in 1844, and then reportedly lived in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Their first two children were born in Indiana. The 1850 Census lists James M. Kankey, age 35, as a grocer living in Jefferson County, Kentucky. They apparently moved to Bullitt County, Kentucky shortly after that since a county record there dated Sept 20, 1852 says "James M. Kankey having satisfied the court that he is a merchant in good faith and paid the clerk ten dollars. On his motion a merchants license is granted him to sell liquor agreeably to the law governing merchants in this county for one year from this date." Two more children were born in Bullitt County in 1853 and 1854. They lived throughout the Civil War years in Bullitt County, but moved to Izard County, Arkansas in 1873. At the time of the 1880 Census, James lived with his son James M., Jr. In the late 1880s Goodspeed reported that James M. Kankey was the postmaster at Wideman, a member of the AF&AM and the IOOF; that he was feeble in body but had a clear and active mind. He, his wife, and their oldest daughter are buried at Union, Arkansas.
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Sources - [S26] 1850 United States Federal Census, 15 Aug 1850, Census Place: Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_207; Page: 362; Image: 261 (Reliability: 2).
Name: James M Kankey
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1815
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky - [S31] 1860 United States Federal Census, 15 Oct 1860, Census Place: District 3, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1267; Page: 29; Image: 59 (Reliability: 2).
Name: Jas Kankey
Age in 1860: 47
Birth Year: abt 1813
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 3, Obion, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Troy - [S2] Cuyahoga County Historical Marriage License Index.
Bride: BRADNER, ELAINE
Groom: FILIP, ELI M
Volume: 0581
Page: 0386
Page Match: 0386 - [S4] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850.
Name: Zebulon Kankey
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1799
Spouse: Aramenta Montgomery
Spouse Gender: Male
State: Maryland
County: Cecil
- [S26] 1850 United States Federal Census, 15 Aug 1850, Census Place: Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_207; Page: 362; Image: 261 (Reliability: 2).