Kersey Genealogy 1631-1863

Outline
1 John Kersey 9
2 John Kersey II 12
3 Moses Kersey 13
3 Jesse Kersey
4 Thomas Kersey
5 John Kersey
5 Janes Kersey
3 William Kersey & Hannah Hunt 17
4 Amos Kersey & Dinah Beeson, Elizabeth Wilson 20
5 Benjaman Kersey
5 Isacc Kersey
5 Isabel Kersey
4 Jesse Kersey & Rachel Haworth 23
5 Thomas Kersey?? 45
6 John Kersey
6 James Kersey
5 Stephanas Kersey
5 Beulah Kersey
5 Samuel Kersey
5 David Kersey
4 Daniel Kersey & Mary Carter 29
5 William Kersey & Rachel Hiatt 31
6 Anna Kersey
6 Eli Kersey & Sarah 54
7 Robert Butler Kersey & Martha Mariah Teeter 77
8 Jessie Estrella Kersey & George Ferguson 107
9 Fred L. Ferguson & Nellie
10 Hazel H. Ferguson
10 Floyd Ferguson
10 Cecil A. Ferguson
10 Jesse Wayne Ferguson
10 Harold Dean Ferguson
9 Frank Harrison Ferguson
10 George Francis Ferguson
10 Doris Arlene Ferguson
10 Donald Paul Ferguson
10 Thomas Dale Ferguson
8 George D. Kersey 121
8 Horace Albert (Bert) Kersey & Rebecca Jane Domeny 127
9 Martha Emza Kersey
9 Fleda LaVanche Kersey
9 Robert George Kersey
9 Clara Rebecca Kersey
9 Horace Howard Kersey
9 Agnes Bernice Kersey
9 Sarah Lucile Kersey
9 Lorena Ruth Kersey
9 Esther Elizabeth Kersey
9 Infant Son Kersey
8 Clara Bertha Kersey & Lloyd Brock 160
9 Flavius J. Brock
9 Vera G. Brock & Erich Soelter
10 Ruth Elaine Soelter & Walter Roy Lethem
10 Robert Soelter
8 Robert Ross Kersey 185
9 Argell Kersey
9 Willard W. Kersey
10 Beverly Sue Kersey
10 Dennis Kersey
9 Jessie Ann Kersey
9 Ruby Elizabeth Kersey
8 Ralph Teeter Kersey & Florene Garloch 206
9 Paul Garloch Kersey
9 Pauline Agusta Kersey & Loring Vinton Miner
10 Paul David Miner
10 Oliver William Miner
10 Mary Leah Miner
10 Joe Loring Miner
9 Naomi Kersey
7 William Kersey
8 Clinton W. Kersey & Mary E. Rupert
9 Amos Kersey
9 Joseph Kersey
7 Albert Kersey & Caroline
8 Alfred Kersey
8 Kelley Kersey
8 Vierling Kersey
7 Horace Kersey
7 Clara Kersey & Smith
8 Meb Smith
6 Ascher Kersey
6 Vierling Kersey
6 John Kersey
6 Daniel Kersey
6 William Kersey
6 Silas Kersey
6 Mary Carter Kersey & George Sheridan
6 Charity Williams Kersey
4 Thomas Kersey & Rebecca Carter
5 Mary Ann Kersey
5 John Kersey
5 Elizabeth Kersey
5 Ann Kersey
5 Thomas Kersey
5 Rebekah Kersey
5 Carter Kersey
5 Mary Kersey
5 Nancy Kersey
5 Rebecca Kersey
4 Eleanor Kersey 47
4 Eleazer Kersey & Elizabeth Horton – Harlan? 49
5 William Kersey
5 Stephen Kersey & Jemima Lamb
6 Miriam Kersey
6 Milinda Kersey
6 Eleazar Kersey
6 Jesse Kersey
6 Ann Kersey
6 Elizabeth Kersey
6 Mary M. Kersey
5 Moses Kersey & Asenath Ricks
6 Ruth Kersey
6 John P Kersey
6 John Kersey
6 Elizabeth Kersey
6 Jesse Kersey
The Kersey Family
Commencing with John Kersey, b.1631, through the present year, 2000
I have been gathering information about this family for many years. My mother, Emza Kersey
Grutzmacher had saved a number of items and was very good about keeping this type of information.
I'm sorry that I didn't become more serious about this project while she was still living. I would have a
lot more answers to my questions and it would have pleased her very much.
I have been very fortunate to have gathered so much information from so many other relatives. Howard,
Vera, Willard and Uncle Ralph Kersey have shared some of the old letters and documents with each
other over the years. Fortunately their families saved these things and were willing to share with me.
Uncle Lane Hart had an interest in keeping the records of the Kersey family and was also generous with
his information.
I have been able during some of my trips to Pottawatomie County to take a few pictures of family graves
in various cemeteries, different houses. We have spent a few hours in the Courthouse gathering what
information we could find. Vern enjoys our trips and has been very helpful and supportive through all
of this.
I have been questioning Aunt Clara Fritzler and Aunt Ruth Hart for a number of years about their
memories of growing up in Kansas, their brothers and sisters, their mother and dad. There is so much
information and I know that I have not done justice to all of it.
I realize that I have barely scratched the surface and many of our questions will never be answered. I
get the impression that education has been very important in this family for generation's back. I think
that we have special roots of which we can all be proud. This book is certainly not very professional
however I am pleased that I could get all of this information stored in one spot. My hope is that as you
read this you will please let me know of any additions and/or corrections that you can contribute. I will
try to furnish everyone with any additions and corrections as I receive them. I think that the notes or
stories and old letters as well as the pictures make our family history more interesting. I would
appreciate copies of any thing that any of you would like to add to this book.
ZOD
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No. Name Born Died

1 John Kersey 1633 ?
2 John Kersey II ? ?
3 Moses Kersey ? ?
4 Jesse Kersey ? ?
.5 William Kersey 1722 ?
6 lla.nna Hunt. ? ?
7 Amos Kersey ? ?
8 J"se Kersey ? ?
9 Dame1 Kersey ? ?
10 Thomas Kersey ? ?
11 Eleazar Kersey ? ?
12 Wi1:iam Kersey ? ?
13 Eli Kersey ? ?
14 William Kersey ? ?
1,5 Albert Kersey ? ?
16 Robert Butler Kersey Aug. 25. 1836 Aug. 30. 1909

17 Martha M. Teeter Jan. 6. 1A42 Mar. ? 1920
18 Jesse Estrella Kersey Apr. 14. 1866 1923
19 George D. Kersey May 23. 1868 July 7. 1893
20 Horace Albert. Kersey July 21. 1870 1947
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Clara Bertha Kersey
Robert Ross Kersey
May 14. 1872
Jan. 11. 1877
1961
June 25. 1962
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1. John Kersey was born in Ayrashire, 3cotland going to Devonshire, England
at. t.he ae;e of 17 (1650). Arrived in Lancaster County, PA around 16,52.
Published a dictionary in 1706. Had 12 sons. Four went to Ireland,
returned later to this country. Twowent to England there to remain.
2. John Kersey II resided in North Carolina and later in NewYork.
S. Married in 1749 and probably resided in Bath, PA.
7. Married Dinah Beason in 1786 having two sons (Benjamin and Isaac) and
one daughter (Isabel). Married Elizabeth Wilson in 1794 having three
sone (Amoe, Ezra, Jamco) and t.wo daught.ere (Lole, Elizabeth).
16. Robert lhtler Kersey was bom in Valparisa, Ind. While homeon leave from
the Union Army was married in Valparisa. or possibly in Ann Arbor. Mich.
" Probably worked as a stone mason. Raised his family near Lroisvll1e,
Kansas. Resided at the old sold1ers' home in Leavenworth, KSat time
of death. Burled in Louisville, Kansas.
K~rS&yts Enjoy Life
Second Annual Reunion On!: of
Great Pleasure
Three Hundred of the Family Gather d
Together at. Ezekiel K~rsey"s
Grove Last Thursday
The second annual reunion of the Kersey ramily was held

lapt Thurady in K~zek1el Kersey's grove, five miles northwest
of this city, on ~~e Thortown road. '£he attendance while not up
to that of last year, as large, there being two hundred and l'ifty
or three hund!'"ed r~pre$entatives of the family on the &round.
The meetin~ waS call~ to order about 11 o'clock by the
president, Al J. Kersey, ho reside two miles northyest of Leb~
aaon. llfter m.usic bY' Hoyt s O;rches tra" of this 01ty, ReV'. A. 1;..
West, pastor 01' the First Christian church of this city, and of
Salem church in the neighborhood where the reunion was held, offer-
ed prayer. He asked G:od's blessing on all those a~sembled in
the "rove and pra.yed th~t a..ll the-i". heR.'rts mi.£ht b9 bmmd togkf.h-
er in union and sympathy ..
Foliating another selection by the orchestra, JOhn A:

Ke,l'$ey, ot this city, gave the ,n:lcome address. In a fe,,,, ohosen
words, he expressed the hopes that 1111 had met for mental bene-
~1t Rnn pl~~su~~; t.nQt ~n~ youtb mieb~ ~u.t~vat~ goon ~eeling to-
ward one anothe and that the aged might ever- be remindedtha't nit
is not aJ.l. of lif'-e to live, nor 11 of death to dle.(f Me expre~.sed
himself as being profoundly grate1'ul to the mempers of the faroJl11y
and others ~hohad left home and business to attend the reunion
and wished that they might be made to feel per ectly at ease.
The response was made by Rey. A; L •. West;. whQ sta..ted. that
although of no blood relation to the family) he 'as closely relat-
ed to them in church work. Rev.. W'9S't said h b lieved the real
spirit of reunion abounded in all l1earts--a spirit or fellowship,
oj: common inter stj that this coming tog thermakes the blood flow
tlu:iokc;p llDd cmo"tionlJ Qrll30 in o'W.'" hoo.r't::;,. Al..thQugh probe:bly Oom
whose voices we haard last year are now still in deuth, e love to
oom.ebael{ to the old homestead, even though Its ch,ernges cause a feel.-
111g of sadness. We come together in these- t'eunions t.o be bound
together by closer ties; and not only to mingle with the liVing,
but also to commemorate the dead. Rev. West expressed the desire
that the~e reun.:i.on:t :in~pi.L~e "thoZle i.n o.tteudal ce to be mQ-t'e uw.nq
men~ and more wosanly women.
After mu Ie by the orchestra, M~5S Grace Lowe. of Ra1ns-
town, read a delightful paper, entitled; uLet us Rest a~ Bit.K
While not encouraging idleness" "'iss Lowe showed. the i.!n...R9t"Aaw:_CL.9.ff..:t.L,th"
l..al\.14t; vuc;ctl-l.m::> from l'uuL~n~ worK" 1.u that mucll more1"efiJoya~1.~--~- ~T
She cited a number -of instances where men and women of note had
died in the ery prime of life from. over-work e.nd 0'1' r-l'1or y, wh ~e
all the other hand" William E. Gladstone ow'ed.hls long life and un-
1mpai~ed mental vigor to the fact that work was interspersed with rest.
It d06$ us good. to drop work now and then, stop thlnk1ng and simply
teelthe b auty of the world.
Following this talk and a se~eetion by the orchestra, came-
the big event of the day--tbe dinner. F 1ve or six tables were
:loaded dQ••.
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-th f'.j90d thints~ to eo. 't, and every-bodT waa :tn-vi ted 'to
tt;pi tch in ..It
The afternoon session opened with a medley of tar songs by

the orchestra.and 8. recitation, "The Te Itale,1t by little Luc:ille
Edwards, daughter of Ur~ and M~rs. D. G. Edwards, of this city.
..• The next on the "program was the family history,
by "'Uncle
J1m:myu Kersey'1 of AntQ. Selme means ana not
Mr" K.ersey is a man of
tied down at home, so he has spen.t considerable time in tra.veling
OVEl the country t looking up the members of the Kersey fa.tn11y s be-
s1de$ enjoYing lire to the fullestextsn.. H has traveled ov r
about; ~b1.rty or 'tne st;&t;@sor 'the Un.1on and some rjItee:n Wldred
miles into 0anada, and has, he says, looked into the faoes of more
Kersey's than anyone liv·ng or dead. Mr. Kersey ave shQrt
talk la.st yea!' on family historyll and a eomm1ttee )/f'asappointed to
make further research, with the intention of publishing a book on
the U1Ustory of' the Kersey Family." This project~ it hus been
rouna, wo~a Ue very expenSlve, ana no dount It w1~~ not be puc-
lisned at present. This ¢omm1ttee was composed of James Kersey of
Arno, chairman; Jerome Kersey, Lebona.n; Vtm. T • Kersey, Ne t Provid-
ence., IOTa; S. C. Kersey, Topeka, K.ansas; Robert 13•• Kersey, Rich-
mond. A part of M;r. Kersey1s history fo110\'ls:
A'oout toe year 1650, John Kersey, at tile age or J.'l years,
went from Ayreshi e,ootlsnd, to Devonsnire Englcnd Two years
later we find the same John kersey in La.ncaste~ county, Pennsyl-
vania... He raised twelve sons~ one of whom was named John. This
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2 had three sons, Moses, Jesse and ~il1iam, tbe last named
having been bo~n iu·1722. John Kersey No.1 pUblished a dictionary
in 1706, adding 20'sOOOVIords to the English Language, ta.ken from
ta best authors. If a failing;, it h_s been qui te a :failing for the
Kers-eys to be school teachers and doctors. Of the descendants of
William, son of John Kersey, No.2ll' there are known to be but law/ers
while there are over a hund~ed school teachers, and at ~east fifty
practising Dhysicans, besides probably a few nauacks."
Of the sons of John No.1, four went to Irenn, two were
married there and later all returned to t~is countryw Two went to
Engl~nd and took up t eit' !'efidencG in th:J..t (:ounl-:ry. .John No.:':
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n*~d;ll~+)t to Nort.rJ. Carolitut, late settling in New Yox-k.
William Kers@Y7 son of John No.2, was married about 1749

to :Fia.'nnahHunt and raised five son ....
, Amos, Jesse~ Daniel, Thomas
and Eleaz r. This sanla Wi.l11am Kersey" probablY:I edited the Bath
Gazette, in .Bath, Penn.. In 1786 mos married Dinah Beason and t.hey
had two Bons, Benjamin and Isaac, and on~ daughter, Isabel. Tnis
~~~~ Amn~ Kp~~~y m~~pi~A ~~~ift in 17_~ Rli7.~h~~h ~il~~n_ ~~ tji
union three so s) Amos, Ezra, and James, and two daughterE) Lois
and 1lliz~beth w re born. At this time tbere ate to my inowledge
descendants of Willi~~ Kersey in Ma~5achusetts, Marylandy North
caroliM, Ohio, Indiana" Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Husband: John Kersey
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NOTES OF GENEOLOGY OF THE KERSEY FAMILY
In about the year 1650, John Kersey at the age of 19 came from the Highlands of Scotland to Penn Colony,
USA. He appears to have been the eminent ancestor of the Kersey family in America. He had 12 sons, one of
whom was John Kersey IT.
John II had three sons; Moses, Jesse, and William. Moses was an Agnostic, Jesse a Quaker, and William a
member of the Church of England and later a Quaker.
Thomas Kersey, a son of Jesse and his two sons John and James are the ancestors of the Kersey's in Boone
County, Indiana. They are very numerous in that community.
Little is known to this writer (Ralph Kersey - son of Robert Butler Kersey) of Daniel and Willaim. It is
probable that they lived in North Carolina, since it is known that Eli came form North Carolina to Porter
County, Indiana. Many of the Kersey's in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Indiana were Quakers. There are
Kersey's in at least thirty states. Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Colorado each have a postoffice bearing the name
"Kersey".
James Kersey of Amo, Indiana who supplied much of this information was a son of James, a grandson and a
great grandson of the following: Amos, William, John II, and John I of Scotland.
Since James of Amo, Indiana is a grandson of Amos, and Eli is a grandson of Daniel, and Amos and Daniel
were brothers; that makes James and Eli third cousins. This writer, therefore, is a fifth cousin to James of
Amo, Indiana who was 70 years of age in 1901.
Eli Kersey had three sons, William, Albert, and Robert. All three sons were veterans of the Civil War.
William was a commissioned officer and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He had one son, Clinton,
who died young and is buried at Wamego, Kansas. Clinton had two sons, Amos and Joseph.
Albert and Robert came from Porter County, Indiana in covered wagons and took homesteads in
Pottawatomie County, Kansas in 1868.
Albert had three sons, Alfred and Kelley (twins) and Vierling. Vierling was superintendent of the Los Angeles,
California School System for many years. Daniel, a son of Vierling lives at Newkirk, Oklahoma. Dan was
Navy veteran in World War n. Dan had two sons, David and Douglas (they would be 12th generation from
Uncle John of Scotland). Daniel's father and uncles were in the race for land when the Cherokee strip opened
for settlement on September 16, 1893.
Robert Kersey had four sons; George, Albert (Bert), Ross, and Ralph. Albert had two sons; Robert and
Howard. Howard had a son Albert (Bert) who is a tenth generation from Uncle John of Scotland.
Ross had two sons; Argell and Willard. Willard has son Dennis, who also is a tenth generation form John
Kersey of Scotland.
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1 Name: William Kersey (son of John the 2nd)
Born: 1727 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
M Married: September 29, 1746 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
Died: November 20, 1764 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
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Husband: William Kersey (son of John the 2nd)
Born: 1727 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
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1 Name: Amos Kersey
Born: December 15, 1750 in: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: December 01, 1753 in: Deep River, Guilford. North Carolina
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3 Name: Daniel Kersey ( son of Wm & Hannah)
Born: November 06, 1757 in: Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina
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4 Name: Thomas Kersey
Born: September 15, 1759 in: Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina
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Died: 1835 in: Clinton, Ohio------Buried: Lytle Creek Cemetery
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5 Name: Eleanor Kersey
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William's brother Moses was an agnostic and his brother Jesse was a Quaker. William himself was a member of the Church of
England, later to become a Quaker.
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Born: September 21, 1807 in: Springfield, Guilford, North Carolina
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Husband: Daniel Kersey (son ofWm & Hannah)
Born: November 06, 1757 in: Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina
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Born: August 27, 1781 in: Deep River, Yodkin, North Carolina
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Born: August 27, 1781 in: Deep River, Yodkin, North Carolina
Married: February 05, 1800 in: New Garden, North Carolina
Died: August 23, 1844 in: Spiceland, Henry Co., Indiana------Buried there
Father: Daniel Kersey ( son of Wm & Hannah)
Mother: Mary Carter
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Born: March 30, 1781 in: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
Died: September 19, 1868 in: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana
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Born: April 22, 1807 in: Milford, Wayne, Indiana
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Born: September 08, 1809 in: Henry, Indiana
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Born: November 24, 1811 in: Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: November n, 1820 in: Henry, Indiana
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Name: obert Butler Ks:rse
Born: August 25,1836 in: Porter County, Indiana
Married: July 04, 1863 in: Valparaiso, Indiana
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Name: William Kersey
Born: December 13, 1831
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Born: April 06, 1811
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Born: November 11, 1820 in: Henry, Indiana
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Thomas Kersey
Husband: Thomas Kersey
Born: September 15, 1759 in: Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina
Married: April 10, 1782 in:
Died: 1835 in: Clinton, Ohio-------Buried: Lytle Creek Cemetery
Father: Wil iam ersey (son of John the 2nd)
Mother: Hannah Hunt
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Born: Jilly 11, 1759 in: Middletown, Chester, Pennsylvania
Died: 1850 in: Clinton, Ohio-------Buried: Lytle Creek Cemetery
Father: John Carter
Mother: Ann Whipple
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1 Name: Mary Ann Kersey
Born: January 15, 1783 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: March 21,1785 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: December 31, 1787 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: August 02, 1790 in: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: January 27,1793 in: Springfield, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: February 08, 1796 in: Springfield, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: August 27, 1762 in: Cane Creek., Orange, North Carolina
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Born: 1762 in: Chester Pennsylvania
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Born: 1789 in: Springfield, Guilford. North Carolina
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Born: May 06, 1789 in: Guilford, North Carolina
M Married: May 02, 1812 in: Guilford, North Carolina
Died: May 12, 1845 in: Guilford, North Carolina
Spouse: Jemima Lamb
3 Name: Moses Kersey
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Born: May 06, 1789 in: Guilford, North Carolina
Married: May 02, 1812 in: Guilford, North Carolina
Died: May 12, 1845 in: Guilford, North Carolina
Mother: Elizabeth Horton---Harlan?
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Born: March 30, 1795 in: Guilford, North Carolina
Died: March 17, 1878 in: Guilford, North Carolina
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1 Name: Miriam Kersey
Born: September 23, 1812 in: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: January 24, 1814 in: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
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Born: June 01,1821 in: Lick Creek,Ind.
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1 Name: Ruth Kersey
Born: August 01, 1836 in:
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I Name: Robert Butler Kersey
Born: August 25, 1836 in: Porter Couunty, Indiana
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Died: August 30, 1909 in: Leavenworth, Kansas (Old Soldiers Home)
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T ~ame to Porter County, Indiana from North Carolina where he was born in the year 1804. At this point (January
~O] I have no information about his marriage except knowing about four sons and at least one daughter. Three of Eli's
sons were veterans of the Civil War and Horace died at the age of fourteen.
One son named William was a commissioned officer and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. I know very little
about his life however I have information that he had a son named Clinton who lived and died in Wamego, Kansas.
Clinton had two sons, Amos and Joseph who I assume lived in Wamego.
Another son named Albert was also a Civil War veteran. He and his family moved by covered wagon from Indiana to
Pottawatomie County, Kansas at the same time his brother Robert Butler moved with his family, the year 1868. They
both took homesteads in Kansas however Albert moved on to Newkirk, Oklahoma where he settled permanently to
spend the rest of his life. He had three sons, Alfred, Kelley and Vierling.
Robert Butler was born August 25, 1836 in Porter County, Indiana. He was in I Co.-73rd Regiment-Indiana infantry
during the Civil War. While home on leave during this time he married Martha Mariah Teeter on July 4, 1863. They
had met while attending Valpariso Male and Female College in Indiana, however after their marriage he had to return to
duty. I have no enlistment date or discharge date. I do know (have documentation) that during battles in the south
(have some details) that sometime during 1862 and again later in 1863 into 1864 the battles and weather conditions were
very severe and this caused him severe health problems for the rest of his life. I believe that he was in and out of
Veteran Health facilities frequently for many years.
After his return from the war and being discharged from the Army he possibly worked as a stone mason for awhile.
Tl.~y had a daughter Jesse who was born in 1866 and when she was two, Robert, Martha and Jesse went by covered
'-..--60nto Kansas along with Robert's brother and his family. It was here they took up a homestead and started a new
life in Pottawatomie Co., Kansas.
Robert Butler died August 30, 1909, of service connected disabilities at the National Military Home, Leavenworth
County, Kansas. The National Military Home is now a Veterans's Hospital located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Husband: Robert Butler Kersey
Born 1: August 25,1836 in: Porter County, Indiana
Born 2: August 25, 1836 in:
Married: July 04, 1863 in: Valparaiso, Indiana
Died: August 30, 1909 in: Leavenworth, Kansas (Old Soldiers Home)
Burial:
Father: Eli Kersey (Son Of Wm & Rachel)
Mother: Sarah
Other Spouses:
Wife: Martha Mariah Tetter

Born: January 06, 1842 in: Door Village, Indiana
Died: March 7, 1920 in: Louisville Township, Pottawattomie Co., Kansas
Burial:
Father: Jacob Teeter
Mother: Lucy Dean
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Jessie Estrella Kersey
Born: Apri116, 1866 in: Porter County, Indiana
Died: March 20,1923 in: Louisville, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas
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Burial:
Married: December 25, 1884
Spouse: George Ferguson
2 Name: George D. Kersey
Born: May 23, 1868 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Married: in:
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Died: July 7, 1893 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
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3 Name: Horace Albert Kersey
Born: July 21, 1870 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: July 27, 1947 in: Chula Vista, California
M
Burial: in: Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, California
Married: October 13, 1897 in: Louisville, Kansas
Spouse: Rebecca Jane Domeny
4 Name: Clara Bertha Kersey
Born: November 14, 1872 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: December 19, 1961 in: Wamego, Kansas
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Burial:
Married: March 20,1890
Spouse: Lloyd J Brock
5 Name: Robert Ross Kersey
Born: January 11, 1877 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: June 25, 1962 in: Chula Vista, California
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Burial:
Married: May 24,1904
Spouse: Bessie Hutchinson
6 Name: Ralph Teeter Kersey
Born: June 10,1880 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: November 4,1972 in: Garden City, Kansas
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Burial:
Married:
Spouse: Florene Garloch
Robert Butler Kersey
'--- In the year 1868, Robert Butler Kersey and his wife Martha M.Teeter, came from Porter County, Indiana, in a
covered wagon to Pottawatomie County, Kansas. They had met while attending The Valparaiso male and female
college, in Valparaiso, Indiana. Robert B. was in Co. I, 73rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil
War and when he was home on leave they were married, July 4, 1863. He returned to his Regiment and was
involved in more major battles before he was discharged, at the end of the Civil War. When they made the move
from Indiana to Kansas, they had a daughter Jesse who was two years old at the time and a son George was born in
May of that year. Robert's brother, Albert and his family made the trip with them in their own wagon. Upon
arriving in Pottawatomie County they both took homesteads. Albert eventually moved on with his family to
Newkirk, Oklahoma. He may have made the move because of the Oklahoma Land Runs and Lotteries which were
from the years 1889--1893. Robert's health had suffered because of some of his experiences during the Civil War
and his death in 1909 was due to service connected disabilities.
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Father: Eli Kersey
Mother:
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Wife:
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CHILDREN
1 Name: Clinton W. Kersey
Born: 1858 in:
M Married: August 29, 1882 in: Louisville, Kansas
Died: July 06, 1890 in: Wamego, Kansas
Spouse: Mary E. Rupert
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Husband: Clinton W. Kersey
Born: 1858 in:

Married: August 29, 1882 in: Louisville, Kansas
Died: July 06, 1890 in: Wamego, Kansas
Father: William Kersey
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Mary E. Rupert

Born: 1862
Died:
Father: Amus Rupert
Mother: Abby
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1 Name: Amos Kersey
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2 Name: Joseph Kersey
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Husband: Albert Kersey
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Mother: Sarah
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Wife: Caroline
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I Name: Alfred Kersey
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2 Name: Kelley Kersey
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3 Name: Vierling Kersey
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Albert and his wife Caroline made the trip from Porter County, Indiana to Pottowatomie County, Kansas in the year 1868, at the
same time his brother Robert and family made the move. They traveled by covered wagons and they homesteaded upon arrival.
I'm not sure how long it took to make the trip and I'm not sure how long they remained in Kansas. Albert and Caroline continued
on to Newkirk, Oklahoma where they settled and I believe you will find descendents still there. Their sons Alfred and Kelley
were twins and Vierling eventually moved to Los Angeles, Calif. Alfred, Kelley and Vierling were all in the race for land when
the Cherokee Strip opened for settlement on September 16, 1893.
Vierling Kersey
Vierling Kersey was a superintendent of Los Angeles, Calififornia school system for many wears.
A son of Vierling named Daniel lived in Newkirk, Oklahoma. Daniel was a Navy veteran from WWII and he had two sons,
David and Douglas.
Husband: Horace Kersey
Born: March 08,1841
Married:
Died:
Father: Eli Kersey
Mother: Sarah
Other Spouses:
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Horace Kersey
Notes
Horace's birth date is unknown however it is believed that he died at the age of fourteen.
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Wife: Clara Kersey

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I Name: Meb Smith
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Clara Kersey Smith, sister of Robert Butler Kersey
Clara's daughter Meb and her husbamd Reuben Edmonds
A friend and Clara Kersey Smith
Meb, friend and Clara
Meb, friend, Reuben & Clara Kersey Smith
These pictures were taken when Clara Rebecca Kersey Fritzler & her husband
Glenn H. took a trip to Channing, Michigan. Meb and Reuben owned an old
log cabin & Clara Smith moved from Indiana to live with them. Clara said that
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they, Clara & Fritz slept upstairs in the cabin with mosquito netting covering
them. It was pretty rustic as you can see by the pictures.
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Back of picture says: Aunt Mary Smith

Sons killed in train wreck
"Send me your picture quick for I cannot wait"

Writting on back:
Aunt Mollie Kersey Ells

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Sister of Robert B. Kersey WllillIJll\ft71 IWL,
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This picture presents some questions, as I do not have Mollie

listed as a sibling of Robert Butler on the family page. There are
no living relatives who know about Mollie.
Robert Butler
Kersey
Robert Butler Kersey
This was perhaps taken at the time of his marraige
Identified by: Clara Kersey Fritzler & Rebecca Grutzmacher Jumper

Born: August 25,1836 in: Porter Cmmnty, Indiana
Married: July 1863 in: Valparaiso, Indiana
Died: 1909 in: Leavenworth, Kansas (Old Soldiers
Father: Eli
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: l\fartha Mariah Teeter
Born: January 06, .1842 in: Door Village, Indiana
Died:.Mareh 1920 in: Louisville, Kansas
Father: Jacob Tt'eter
Mother: Dean
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Olher SpcmS(;~s:
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Jesse Estrella Kersey

Born: 1866 in: Porter
Married: in:
Died:1\ilareh in:
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Born: in:PoHawalomie
1V1arricd: in:
Died in: Pott.lwatomie
Name: Horace Albert Kersey

Born: 21, uno in: PoHawatomie Kansas
Married: October 1897 in: LouisviHc., Kansas
Died: 1947 in: Chula CaIiJomia
Spouse: Rebecca Jane Domeny
Name: Clara Bertha Kersey
Born: November 14, 1872 in: POU<l\vatomie
Manied: March 1890 in: Wamego, Kansas
Died lJecember 1961 in: Wamego, Kansas
Spouse: J Brock
Name: Robert Ross
Born: January 1Ll 877 in: PoHmvatomic Kansas
tvlarricd 1904 in: PoUawatomie Kansas
Died: June 25, 1962 in: CImla California
Spouse: Bessie Iiutchinson
Name: Ralph Tt.'eter
Born: June 1880 in: Pottawatomie Kansas
IVlarried: in:
Died: November 04, 1972 in: Garden City, Kansas
Sp')use: Florene Garloch
Name:
Born:
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In the year 1868, Robert Butler Kersey and his wife Martha M.Teeter, came from Porter County, Indiana, in a
covered wagon to Pottawatomie County, Kansas. They had met while attending The Valparaiso male and
female college, in Valparaiso, Indiana. Robert B. was in Co. I, 73rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry
during the Civil War and when he was home on leave they were married, July 4, 1863. He returned to his
Regiment and was involved in more major battles before he was discharged, at the end of the Civil War. When
they made the move from Indiana to Kansas, they had a daughter Jesse who was two years old at the time and
a son George was born in May of that year. Robert's brother, Albert and his family made the trip with them in
their own wagon. Upon arriving in Pottawatomie County they both took homesteads. Albert eventually
moved on with his family to Newkirk, Oklahoma. He may have made the move because of the Oklahoma
Land Runs and Lotteries which were from the years 1889--1893. Robert's health had suffered because of
some of his experiences during the Civil War and his death in 1909 was due to service connected disabilities.
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"What I know of my ancestors" by Martha Mariah Teeter written sometime after 1856. (Jan. 6, 1842 - Mar. 7,
1920) who married Robert Butler Kersey in 1863.
My maternal grandmother was a Mifs Anna Peabody before her marriage, her mother's maiden name was
Fitch. Grandmother was born in Connecticut in 1767, and was therefore 8 years old at the beginning of the
Revolutionary war. I have heard her tell that she was once left in care of a baby brother, and soon a neighbor
boy came saying, "hide! the Redcoats and the Indians are coming, and then went further on to give the alarm,
grandmother took the baby and went to a .....hollow log, about a quarter mile from the house and crowded in
with the baby, in a few minutes she heard the yells and shouts of the enemy. They helped themselves to what
they wanted on the premises, and some of them came within a few rods of her hiding place, but the babe did
not cry, though she greatly feared it would, and she was safe. Grandmother was married when about twenty, I
think to a Mr. Hackley, he was a "dresser ofleather" (grandmother's words) they had two children Anna &
Amathusa; only Anna lived to be grown. A few years after they were married (1) they moved to New
Lebanon, New York St. Soon after Mr. Hackley died; grandmother lived among the Shakers a widow twelve
years, then married Benajah Dean, a widower with a daughter and three sons. The daughter named (Wealthy)
married Mr. Towsley and settled in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Grandmother had three more children,
Almeda, Nancy & Lucy; Almeda died with consumption at 18, Nancy married David Cran and in a year died
leaving a baby girl a few days old, she called that baby Martha Francesca, and gave her to Lucy (my mother).
Grandfather Dean died with consumption long before this, but I cannot give the date.
My mother Lucy was born March 4th, 1803, in Oneida Co. N.Y. She was quick to learn and took great
delight in books. She taught several terms of school but teacher's wages were so low that she gave it up and
worked for a while in a factory, then for still better wages served a year for a Mrs Fanny Hopkins. She then
learned to make men's clothes, and went home and never afterward was parted any length of time from her
mother and Anna. Mother was fond of fancy work and could knit beautiful fine lace, could embroider and
excelled in wearing linen, and woolen goods, and she often made fine cloaks and dresses. At the age of 31,
she married Charles Clark, a cousin, a man of more than ordinary ability, deeply religious, and much respected.
He was a widower with four sons. He had been in good circumstances (but) sold his property in N. Y. and
went west settling in Cold Water, Michigan. In a few months his wife died, (he then) went back to N.Y.
married my mother in 1834 and went west, settling in Leaporte Co. Indiana, bringing grandmother & Anna
along with them .....They were among the first settlers in that country and belonged to the first Methodist E
Class Church that was organized in Northern Indiana. Mr. Clark lived two years and died with consumption.
Mother lived a widow 4 years and then married Jacob Teeter my father. They were married Feb. 14th, 1841
by Abner Dwelly of Leaporte. I was born. Grandmother Dean lived until January 1851, died of old age and
was buried in the Valparaiso Cemetery. Aunt Anna lived till September 1856, and was buried in the Kimball
cemetery Porter Co. Indiana. Mother died October 7th, 1851 of consumption.
Grandmothers Maiden name was, Anna Peabody.

Born: 1767 in Connecticut
Died: January 1851, in Indiana
Anna Peabody married at about age twenty. It was believed that her husbands name was Mr. Hackley. They
had two children. Anna, who lived to adulthood and Amathusa, who died young.
A few years after they were married they moved to New Lebanon, New York. Shortly after moving to New
York Mr. Hackley died leaving Anna a widow who lived among the Shakers for about twelve years. Anna
Peabody Hackley then married a widower named Benejah Dean, who had one daughter and two sons. Anna
and Benejah Dean had three children. They were named Almeda, Nancy and Lucy who was mother of Martha
M. Teeter.
Nancy: She later married David Cran and about a year after that
she died leaving a baby girl, who she named Martha
Francesca and gave her to her sister Lucy.
Lucy: Born: March 4, 1803

Died: October 7, 1851
Mothers maiden name was Lucy Dean and she married Charles Clark in 1834. Charles was a widower with
four sons. He moved Lucy, grandmother Dean and Lucy's half-sister, Anna, to Laporte County, Indiana.
Charles Clark died about 1836, which left Lucy widowed for about four years.
On February 14, 1841 Lucy married Jacob Teeter and they had one daughter.
Martha Mariah Teeter: Born: January 6, 1842
Died: March 7, 1920------88yrs.
Grandmother Dean, died January, 1851 of old age at the age of eighty-four.
Mother Lucy Teeter, died October 7, 1851 of consumption at age forty-eight.
Aunt Anna died September 1856, around the age of sixty-seven.
Martha was orphaned at the age of nine and we think raised by relatives. She was well educated and was
attending Valparaiso college in Indiana where she met Robert Butler Kersey. They married July 4,1863, while
he was home on leave from the Union Army. Robert Butler Kersey was born in Valparaiso, Indiana August
25, 1836. They moved to Louisville, Kansas area in 1868, arriving by covered wagon. They had six children:
Jessie Estrella--April 16,1866-March 20, 1923------57yrs.
George D.----------May 23, 1868-July 7, 1893------------25yrs.
Horace Albert-----July 21, 1970-June 20, 1947--------77yrs.
Clara Bertha-------November 14, 1872-December 19, 1961--89yrs.
Robert Ross-------January 11, 1877-June 25, 1962----85yrs.
Ralph Teeter-------June 10, 1880-November 4, 1972-----92yrs.
Robert Butler Kersey was residing in the Soldiers Home in Leavenworth, Kansas at the time of his death,
August 30, 1909. He was 73yrs. of age.
Martha was widowed for eleven years, until he death March 7, 1920. She was 88yrs. of age. They are both
buried in the cemetery at Louisville, Kansas just north of the town.
Martha M. Teeter Kersey was born at Door Village near La Porte, Indiana on January 6, 1842 and died at
Louisville, Kansas on March 7, 1920 aged 78 years, 2 months, and 1 day.
In 1868 they came to Kansas and proved up a homestead 4 miles southwest of Westmoreland. Six children
were born to them and grew to manhood and womanhood in this county. George, the oldest son, died in July
1893 and Mr. Kersey, the husband and father, died in 1909. The five children living are Mrs. George
Ferguson, Louisville, Kansas. Bert Kersey and Ross Kersey, Westmoreland, Kansas and Ralph Kersey,
Garden City, Kansas.
Belonging as she did to the class of early pioneers, her path was not always strewn with roses but even during
the most trying periods of her life she was a faithful wife and devoted mother. She professed faith in Christ
early in life and remained constant and steadfast in it to the end.
She was affiliated with both the M.B. Church and Women's Relief Corps at Wamego, where she was found an
active and willing worker. Her work, her influence and her love still live.
Devotional services were conducted at the M.E. Church at Louisville, March 9, Rev. Burr of Westmoreland,
officiating. Interment was made in the Louisville Cemetery.
The following information was taken from Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree (CD) Volume 1 #3242
4/5/2000:
Obituary--Mrs. Kersey
Miss Martha M. Teeter was born at Door Village, Indiana, January 6, 1842, and departed this life on March 7,
1920, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ferguson, in Louisville, Kansas, at the age of78 years and 2 months.
On July 4, 1863, she was married to Robert Kersey at Valpariaso, Indiana, where the two had previously
attended college. Robert was home on a furlough from the Union Army during the Civil War.
To this union were born 6 children, 5 of whom are still living, George D. Kersey having died in 1893. The
living are: Mrs. Jessie Ferguson, Louisville, Kansas; Mrs. Clara Brock, Wamego, Kansas; Bert and Ross
Kersey, Westmoreland, Kansas, and Professor R.T. Kersey, of Garden City, Kansas. Mrs. Kersey's husband
died in 1909. She made public profession of her faith in Christ and united with the Methodist Church when
she was twelve years old and remained a member of that church during the remainder of her life.
It was in 1868 that the family came in covered wagons, from Valpariaso, Indiana, to Pottawatomie County,
Kansas, where Mrs. Kersey has since resided.
In 1874-5 she taught in the common school of this county where many of the prominent citizens of the present
time having been her pupils. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. H.M. Burr at the Louisville
Methodist church and interment was made at the Louisville cemetery on Tuesday, March 9, 1920.
Martha Mariah Teeter Kersey
This picture was identified by Clara Rebecca Kersey Fritzler
This photo was perhaps taken at the time of her marraige.

Henry and Mary Teeter
This must have been written by one of Martha M. Teeter Kersey's
children. I wonder if these were the people who raised Martha

after she was orphaned.
1918
Family Gathering: Louisville, Kansas
Back Row: Bert Kersey, Glen Head, Ann Breymeyer, Bessie Kersey
Frank Ferguson (blurred), Ms. Baird, Clara Kersey, Vera Brock
Emza Kersey, Fleda Kersey, Wayne Grutzmacher, Argell Kerse)

Ross Kersey, Flave Brock, Ralph Kersey
Third Row: Iantha Ferguson, Clara Brock, Florence Kersey, Martha M. Ken
Rebecca Kersey, Nellie Ferguson, Jessie Ferguson,
Ethel Ferguson, Henry Ferguson, Lloyd
Second Row: Hazel Ferguson,Doris Ferguson, Wayne Ferguson, Willard Kef
Ruth Kersey, Sarah Kersey, Jessie Kersey, Agnes Kersey
Front Row: Esther Kersey, Pauline & Paul Kersey (twins), Cecil Ferguson,
George Fergusonn, Floyd Ferguson, Howard Kersey
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Seated L-R: Horace Albert, Jessie Estrella

Standing L-R: Clara Bertha, Robert Ross, Ralph Teeter
Jessie Estrella Kersey Ferguson
Born: April 16,1866

Died: March 20, 1923
Married: George Ferguson, December 25, 1884

Husband: George Ferguson
Born: July 04, 1848 in: Galena, Jo Davies Co., Illinois
Married: December 25, 1884 in:
Died: October 04, 1914 in: Louisville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Father: Elijah Ferguson
Mother: Marianne Quinche
Other Spouses:
Wife: Jesse Estrella Kersey

Born: April 16, 1866 in: Porter County, Indiana
Died: March 20, 1923 in: Louisville, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas
Father: Robert Butler Kersey
Mother: Martha Mariah Tetter
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Fred L. Ferguson
Born: January 17, 1886 in:
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Spouse: Nellie
2 Name: Frank Harrison Ferguson
Born: July 24, 1888 in: Louisville, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas
M Married: April 16, 1913 in: Salina, Saline Co., Kansas
Died: June 16, 1952 in: Lindasborg, McPherson Co., Kansas
Spouse: Ethel Lena Misamore
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Notes
Obituary--George Ferguson from "The S10Ge "
George Ferguson was born in Galena, Illinois, July 4, 1848, died at his home here October4, 1914, aged 66 years and 4 months.
He died of neumonia after an illness of about four days and was so unexpected that only a few of his nearest neighbors knew he
was sick. His parents moved to Leavenworth County, Kansas Sepetember 1855, where he grew to manhood. In 1874 he located
in Union township, Pottawatomie county, where he resided ever since, with the exception of a few years he lived in McPherson
county and the past six years at Louisville.
He was united in marraige to Jessie E Kersey, December 25, 1884, to this union two sons were born, Fred L. and Frank H.. both
living in Union township.
He leaves to mourn his death, his wife. two sons and their families, five brothers and four sisters. seven of whom were at the
funeral.
He united with the Congregational Church at M10Union in 1891 and as many friends can testify lived an upright true Christian
life. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church Tuesday at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Walter Burr. interment was made in
the Louisville cemetery. May he rest in peace.
"Death of a Pioneer"
George Ferguson, one of the early settlers ofPottawatomie county, died at his home in Louisville, Sunday morning aged 66 years
and 3 months. Mr. Ferguson leaves a wife and two sons, Frank and Fred of Broderick, and a Brother Henry of Wamego. Mr. and
Mrs Ferguson came from Leavenworth to this county in 1871 and resided at Louisville up to the time of his death. He was a
member of the Congregational church and a most respected citizen. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Burr and was one of the largest funerals held there in years.
Marge Ericson told me on 4/30/94 that Doris Ferguson Schad always talked about how kind Jessie Kersey was. She had a stern
look in her pictures, but Doris remembered Grandma Ferguson rocking her for long periods of time, and said she was really not at
all like her pictures.
Jessie Estella Kersey was born in Porter County, Indiana, on April 16, 1866 and died at her home in Louisville, Kansas. on March
20, 1923. Her death was due to pneumonia
When two years of age she came to Pottawatomie County, settling in Union township, where she grew to womanhood. Her life
was spent there except for six years when she lived in McPherson County.
She was married on Christmas Day, December 25, 1884 to George Ferguson, who departed this life on October 4, 1914. To this
union, two sons were born, Fred L., and Frank H., both of Westmoreland. Early in life she became a member ofthe
Congregational Church of Mt. Union and lived an active Christian life.
She leaves to mourn her loss the two sons and their families, one foster daughter, Mrs. Myra Davis of McPherson, one sister, Mrs.
LJ. Brock of Wamego (bjl notes--would that be Clara Brock?), and three brothers, Bert Kersey of Westmoreland, Ross R. Kersey
of Onaga, and Ralph T. Kersey of Garden City, Kansas.
Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon, March 22, 1923, at Louisville, conducted by Rev. Walter Burr, of Manhattan,
and interment was made in the Louisville cemetery.
Letter written by: Jessie. Kersey Ferguson
To her sister: Clara Bertha Kersey Brock

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Husband: Fred L. Ferguson
Born: January 17, 1886

Married:
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Father: George Ferguson
Mother: Jesse Estrella Kersey
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Husband: Frank Harrison Ferguson
Born: July 24, 1888 in: Louisville, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas

Married: April 16, 1913 in: Salina, Saline Co., Kansas
Died: June 16, 1952 in: Lindasborg, McPherson Co., Kansas
Father: George Ferguson
Mother: Jesse Estrella Kersey
Other Spouses:
Wife: Ethel Lena Misamore

Born: September 11, 1893 in: Adrain Township, Jackson Co., Kansas
Died: March 28, 1972 in: Lindaborg, McPherson Co., Kansas
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2 Name: Doris Arlene Ferguson
Born: November 18, 1915 in: Louisville, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas
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Died: December 1989 in: Medford, Oregon
Spouse: E. H. Schad
3 Name: Donald Paul Ferguson
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Robert Butler and Martha Teeter Kersey

Husband: George D. Kersey
Born: May 23, 1868 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas

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George D. Kersey died at age Twenty-five and evidently no one could figure out what his problem was. In later years his brother
Hoarce Albert (Bert) Had two daughters who were diagnosed with Diabetes. It was then in the late 1930's and early 1940's Bert
suspected that George probably had Diabetes which they did not know about in the 1890's. George married Pheobe Brock who
was the sister to Lloyd and Fletcher however I have no dates and it evidently was short since he died at age twenty-five.
This cemetery is located a few mile:
southeast of Westmoreland, Kansa:
Uncle Bob Kersey had taken me and my "
mother to this grave in 1978 so I knew
about where is was in the cemetery.
When we located it we could hardly rea
it. We used windshied cleaner on it and
then took these pictures. Most of these
little cemetery's are very well kept.
Becky Jumper: Memorial Day 1999

George D. Kersey
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Pottawatomie county, Kansas

Husband: Horace Albert Kersey
Born: July 21, 1870 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Married: October 13, 1897 in: Louisville, Kansas
Other Spouses:
Wife: Rebecca Jane Domeny

Born: February 12, 1877 in: Vinton County, Ohio
Died: September 12, 1955 in: Chula Vista, California
Father: George Washinton Domeny
Mother: Emza Ann Dixon
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
I Name: Martha Emza Kersey
Born: September 22, 1898 in: Westmoreland, Kansas
F Married: April 14, 1920 in: Topeka, Kansas
Died: May 07, 1980 in: Lemon Grove, California
Spouse: Julius Wayne Grutzmacher
2 Name: Fleda La Vanche Kersey
Born: November 29, 1900 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
F Married: September 06, 1923 in: Westmoreland, Kansas
Died: January 12, 1985 in: Mahattan, Kansas
Spouse: Guy Buford Dailey
3 Name: Robert George Kersey
Born: June 11, 1902 in: Newkirk, Oklahoma
M Married: July 18, 1922 in: Ordway, Colorado
Died: October 14, 1989 in: Wamego, Kansas
Spouse: Ruby St John
4 Name: Clara Rebecca Kersey
Born: May 15, 1904 in: Pottawatomie, Kansas
F Married: June 21, 1925 in: Westmoreland, Kansas
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Spouse: Glenn Harry Fritzler
5 Name: Horace Howard Kersey
Born: January 10, 1906 in: Pottawatomie County
M Married: December 05, 1930 in: Topeka, Kansas
Died: January 21, 1979 in: Chula Vista, California
Spouse: Opal Harriet Huss
6 Name: Agnes Bernice Kersey
Born: January 12, 1908 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
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7 Name: Sarah Lucile Kersey
Born: February 05, 1910 in: St. George, Kansas
F Married: June 18, 1932 in:
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8 Name: Lorena Ruth Kersey
Born: December 20, 1911 in: Pottawatomie County
F Married: October 19, 1940 in: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Spouse: Newman Lane Hart
9 Name: Esther Elizabeth Kersey
Born: September 02, 1914 in: Westmoreland, Kansas
F Married: March 08, 1952 in: Yuma, Arizona
Died: February 02, 1996 in: Escondido, California
Spouse: William F. McGrath
10 Name: Infant Son Kersey
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Horace Albert Kersey
Horace Albert Kersey was born July 21, 1870 in Pottowatomie County, Kansas. He was the third child born
to Martha Mariah Teeter and Robert Butler Kersey. Robert B. had a brother named Horace who died at age
14, thus the name was handed down to "Bert" as he was always known throughout his life. Bert's father was
thought to be a stone mason by trade but did mostly farming when raising the family. His father's health was
never good after the experiences he had as a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War. Bert's mother
was a teacher and taught at various schools in the county, including Westmoreland, Ks. Bert's older brother,
George, died at age twenty-five when Bert was age twenty-three and with their father not well this left Bert
the oldest son with more responsibility. Bert had one older sister and two younger brothers and one younger
sister. Bert and his brothers did farming at their own farm and often times worked for other farmers in the
area. They were a close knit family and always looked out for the welfare of one another. Bert met Rebecca
Jane Domeny at various school, church and county activities. They married on October 13, 1897.
Rebecca Domeny and Bert Kersey were married October 13, 1897 in Pottowatomie County Kansas. They
were married at Rebecca's parents home near the Broderick area. Their first home was on the Widow
Burgess place which is north of Ghoerings. Martha Ernza was born there in September, 1898 and Fleda La
Vanche was born there in November, 1900. In the spring of 1901 Bert took his family and Becky's sister,
Alzira " Allie" Domeny, age 19 or just turned 20 at that time, and they went to Newkirk, Oklahoma by
covered wagon. Bert's uncle Albert had taken his family there years before where he died but his widow and
Bert's cousins were still living. The Oklahoma Land Runs and Lotteries were from 1889--1893. We think that
there was still unclaimed land and there was a chance for Bert to possibly homestead some land there and since
Bert was always looking for ways to improve life for his family and we assume that is why they made the trip.
Their son, Robert George, was born there in June of 1902. They returned by train to Pottowatomie Co.
Kansas in the fall of 1903.
After their return to Kansas, they lived with Becky and "Allie's" father, George W. Domeny and their
stepmother Elma, in the Broderick neighborhood close to the Mc Proud farm. Becky and Bert soon moved
their family to the Bain farm located between Grandpa Domeny's farm in Broderick and the County Poor
House. This is where Clara was born in May of 1904. They later moved northwest of Wamego to the Schuler
farm (near Ed Daylor's farm). They lived there for about seven years. It was here that Howard was born in
January, 1906; Agnes in January, 1908; Sarah in February, 1910; and Ruth in December, 1911. It was during
this time that several of the children attended school in District #82. This is where Clara started school and
she still remembers her teacher whose name was Kate Kahler. This was short-lived for Clara though because
they soon moved four miles north of St. George. Becky loved this place which had many fruit trees and since
Becky was a wonderful cook and with a large family to cook three meals a day for, the fruit must have been a
special treat for all. Now all of the children entered a new school and they lived there until Bert was elected
Sheriff for the first time in 1912.
Bert was elected Sheriff and they moved to Westmoreland in December, 1912. Bert held office from 1913 to
1916. Their first house was the Hick House where Esther was born in September, 1914. It was during these
years that they moved often as Bert did a lot of buying and selling of houses. He probably was known to do a
little horse trading in his younger days. Some of the houses that they lived in (some rented and some owned)
were the Cochrun stone house, Huckstadt house, Cree house, Plummer house (the Campbell house then) and
Bob Arnold house. During 1917 and 1918 they moved to a farm just south of Louisville where they lived
when Ruth started to school. Their last child was born while they lived there but the child did not live and is
buried in the family plot in Wamego, The marker reads "Baby Kersey". Bert was elected Sheriff again for
1919 and 1920. Emza had graduated from high school in Westmoreland in the year 1916 and started teaching
school soon thereafter. Fleda was allowed to remain in Louisville to live with her grandmother, Martha
Kersey, and her aunt Jesse Kersey Ferguson, so she could graduate from high school there, while the family
moved once again back to Westmoreland for Sheriff duty.
Bert opened a Ford Automobile Agency around the year 1921 in Westmoreland. This business included
automobiles and trucks as well as tractors. His son Robert was one of the mechanics along with Ralph
Hockett and his salesman was Bob Springstead. Bert was a member of the local and state draft board and
was successfully involved in many county and state official functions which made him well known and
respected. It was from the encouragement of these many friends and acquaintances that he decided to run for
the office of Kansas State Representative. In 1924, Bert was elected to the Kansas State Legislature from the
41st district where he served one term from 1925 to 1927. I believe it was at one of the first official State
functions that Becky and Bert were attending, on January 12, 1925, in Topeka when the garage burned down.
Clara and Agnes were getting breakfast that morning when they heard the fire bell ringing. When they looked
out the window and saw the smoke, Clara thought it looked like the garage was on fire. Clara was the
bookkeeper for her dad so she tore out of the house still in her slippers and no coat but she arrived in time to
save the books from the fire. Ernza called her folks at their hotel to tell them and Bert's first response was "
Was anyone hurt?". Fortunately no one was but there was very little to salvage. They did move what tools
and other things that they could to a new temporary location. Bert did not like the pressure put upon him by
the Ford Co. about the amount of merchandise he must buy in order to do business with them so he chose to
discontinue his relationship with the Ford Company. Bert eventually moved his garage to a permanent
location on main street where there had been a garage owned by the Zables (this is the garage that Wayne
Grutzmacher, Ernza's husband owned later). It was here that Bert made a deal with the Hudson-Essex
company and he took on that dealership, however the business was never too lucrative as the Essex auto never
gained popularity. The family had an Essex, as the family car when they moved to Rossville in 1927.
Bert owned a garage in Rossville and they stayed there a year. Bert had been promised that if AI Smith were
to win the election for President in November of 1928 that he would be given a good job working for the
Government. AI Smith, who was of the Catholic religion was defeated badly by Herbert Hoover and this of
course dashed any dreams that Bert may have had to further himself in politics.
The family moved back to Westmoreland in late 1928, living first in a big two story house down by the creek,
close to the crossing that the Grutzmacher's often used to get to town. This house had been occupied at one
time by Mrs. Kate Hooven and her children. This was a temporary stop for the Kersey's, while waiting to
move into the house (Cree's) that they had bought from Clara and Fritz. Before too long though Bert and his
brother Ross, who's family was farming in Onaga made the decision to take their families and move to
California. Ruth, a graduate from Westmoreland High School and just seventeen, soon to be eighteen, was
teaching in Rossville and really hated to see her family leave. Sarah who was working at the courthouse for
Mrs. Hooven, decided to stay with her sister Clara and her husband Fritz. The older children, Ernza, Fleda,
Bob, Clara, and Howard also remained in Kansas. Bert and Rebecca in their Essex, along with daughters
Agnes and Esther left for California in October of 1929. Ross and Bessie (Hutchison) Kersey had four
children; Argell, Jessie, Willard and Ruby Elizabeth. Argell had remained in Kansas and when Ruth and Sarah
were free to go they all drove in Argell's Chevrolet (the girls each agreed to pay him twenty dollars for the
trip) to join their parents in Coronado, California.
The Kersey brothers, Bert and Ross found employment in various fields in the beginning. The girls started
work in San Diego. In those days the only access to Coronado was by ferry or a long drive around the south
bay on the silver-strand and through Imperial Beach, Otay, Chula Vista and National City in order to get to
San Diego. The girls worked at The Retail Credit Association and commuted by ferry each day. I think it cost
a nickle each way. Eventually the girls moved out on their own to live in San Diego.
to that small town from Pottawatomie County, Kansas. The Buffington's, (Joe and Oda) the LaugWin's (Ted
and Mary) and the Perry's (Lillian and George) and many more fellow Kansans were in the area. This led to
many "Oldtimers Picnics", card games and gatherings for reminiscing about the "Good Old Days".
Bert became interested in real estate and went to work in the Daisey Bigelow Real Estate office. He was
always a "people person" so he proved to be a great help to Mrs. Bigelow. Her office was on the main street
and close to home so this was ideal for Bert and he delighted in this endeavor. When his eyesight began to fail
him he could no longer drive his automobile, however he still went to the office most everyday.
In 1932 Howard and his wife Opal moved to California and eventually settled in Chula Vista. In 1937 Ernza,
with her husband Wayne and family, joined the clan in Chula Vista. They all remained there where they raised
their families and contributed much to the growing community.
Bert died in Chula Vista in 1947 and Rebecca joined him in death in 1955. They are interred, along with
Ernza, Howard, Agnes and Esther, in Glen Abbey Memorial Park. Their children Fleda and Robert who
remained loyal to their native Kansas are buried in the Kersey family plot in Wamego, Kansas. Daughters
Clara, Sarah and Ruth remain living in California at the time of this writing.
This information was compiled in January, 2000 and comes from various people beginning with a conversation
between Ruby St. John Kersey and Sarah Domeny Owens, in Wamego Kansas in 1981. This conversation
was mainly about the early years of the marriage of Rebecca and Bert Kersey. Sarah was a younger sister to
Rebecca Jane Domeny Kersey and was born in Laclede, Kansas. Sarah was born October 7, 1890 and died
November 2, 1984 at age 97 in Wamego, Kansas where she is buried. Bob Grutzmacher the oldest grandchild
of Rebecca and Bert Kersey has many fond memories of his grandparents during their years (1920's) in Kansas
as well as their later years in Chula Vista. The daughters of Rebecca and Bert Kersey, Clara Fritzler and Ruth
Hart, also helped Rebecca Jumper, their niece in compiling this information and telling about their years of
growing up in the family.
Bert Kersey: 1911
Rose Lodge
#122 l.o.o.F.
Louisville, Kansas
Odd Fellow Lodge building
Louisville, Kansas
This Church in
Louisville, Kansas
was the Kersey family church
Congregational Church
This is the Odd Fellows Lodge building in Louisville Kansas
The three Kersey sons, Bert, Ross and Ralph were all members
Bert Kersey: Kansas State Legislature--1925
Horace Albert Kersey: July 21, 1870---July 27, 1947

Wedding Pictures -- October 13, 1897
Horace Albert Kersey
Rebecca Jane Domeny

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Bert Kersey TIor!; KeJ'~l!v was born ,Tuly 21,
1Jl,70, neaT WemnMl!land. l{ an"as,'
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Re,,,iJcnt Here 14 Years known. I

He ",.ns Ullited 11\ Tl1arrlllg •..•.La
Had Been .1 Member of Robecr.a .lanG J)Qmeny, O('tobcr lll,
189'7. To this uni'lll was horn t"n
the Kansas Legislature. chillken. I
A i';}mUla,r figm", on 'fhlrd ave· lIe wM a farrll~r living in the I
nue, Mr, Bert Kersey passed south"'!'n part {If l'Qttawlllomic
o."."u.)-' l1u:t P'''.dd9Y ':ltftFJ.t'nnnn ln ClJU 1l1,J" UJJl,ll hI": "loolll~ d.e~t,,-~ ah('.". I
hb home at :4fil Third avcnUl'1
of a hf'art ll.ilmnlt. Funeral
servlt'r,s were ('onducted by Dr.
11" of the rounty il. 1912, [trill held
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I1TlI.1l 19113: J" 1918 Iw. waS
elected !\lual"iff for a term
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ty ehurr.h at 111,30 a.m. :Monday
jll thli t-1ulJbar'(l ell n peJ , with in-- T, nH x~t"vcd on Ilt.t.h the Dist1'ic:t
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Born in vVpstmorcJaoo. KaMas many' of lho young mfm 01: tJona-
on Jul;,' 21. 187'0, h~ grew up ~watlllnie County. Anal' ~ervrng
there a.nd engag-ed in till" auto· his C\It.!nL· nll sbl'1'ifr, he contitl[J(ld
mobile bl1$irms>', havlnJ.! th<> Ford hiB rl>Bid.moo in W••~tmorcland
agency at. ,me tjm~, A1 11"11>. age whet·" hI! owned and Op-Ol'f1tcd a
of 012 he was ('!('cu'd Slwritf of Ford. Sales and Service ,"-gene}" iot J
PoUawatomk counlY, Kansas, a nnmJ}(lT llf yeaTS. Tn 1921\ he
and Sf:'l'ved in that CaI)[l.city for "'~R pl •••·t.p,T t?''IIlT •.•~nnt.at.i''l> !:o tb.~
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publi(~ servant, hl' .~onlillued to
giv~ his st.rength and Ialcnta on
I State L,;gilllnturo of Kan~a!l, £0'1
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a widl!t' ~c with larger respon- 1 fatlll1y tIlllvcd to $outhe-l'1I OaJi~oT·
sibil1t~'. During Wol'1d W<J:r-I he nitio . Tht'y \'(~idcd in Coronado,
was a rtlel~.bi:l' of. the lkart' bOa):d
and in lli2<1was eler; II to
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IItn ("'hlYl£ to C!nJ-ff""'l'nift in 19951
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193Z they m(ly~d to Glmlll Vista.
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~clcd !n Chula V"ista, being a~· Ifj-lfl\:Il,,.nd II danghter, l~lleX, who
sociawd wi~h Dahy BigeloW ill l1a8~d away ,r.mc 21. l!M/l, TJ,08E
the l"t'l!.l e!llll.l.l:'·bu"lness. for four
years, III rl'c('.llt year',; hi' had left, t<J mlJl1l'li hi" passing arc his
not bl!!tm it! good health but. aI [ wi!", 1'I."I,etta J., ;:,11d Lhe foll ••winH"
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lin J{llnJ'ias and a Ka);lsas picni,'
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IfamilY, nine childrl)IJ, aU but one'

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nia, Robert Koriley of Wamego,
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City. Kan8a~, an,l ~ sj:iLel', Mrs.
Clam Brock of Wamego, }{nnsa.s:
Encinitas, Ruth Hart of Venice, p.le"-eJl grandchildron, m,,] one
Esth~I' :Rollon of Clmlll Vista, ~rc.."t~grandson, anJ a rllllllber of
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hdd a rf,union whi{lb bronght
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tim'! itl rHte~n yeJlI';;, lInd had hof!' n t 10 :30 ll-. m., oonductc(l by the
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and Mrs. Kerl:l~Y would hav~ munit.y Church of Chulll Vista. He
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T'ottnwntomie County, where &h~
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to mourn b:'r l)a£~ing arc EmU!
I GllItUlln{!her.
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Chula Vista, Calif"
MCGtf~~h, Chula Vista,
Clllif., Sarah $tric:ldand, ESCOfid-,
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Kan" Ch,ra Fl'ttzler,
HoHon, Kan,
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These graves are located in: Glenn Abbey Memorial Park
Agnes
Clara Bertha
Kersey
Mother: Clara Kersey Brock
Daughter: Vera G. Brock Soelter

Left: Rose Dell Oomeny Brock B. 5-9-1880 II 0.7-21-1960
Mid: Clara Bertha Kersey Brock B. 11-14-1872 110.12-19-196.1
Right: Mary Annis Oomeny Heckert B. 8-28-1878 II 0.6-20-1946
Left: Jessie Estrella Kersey Ferguson, B.4-16-1866 110.3-20-1923
Right: Clara Bertha Kersey Brock, B.11-14-1872 II 0.12-19-1961

'I'i:')en j thin l', of G·ranclr..other Dr:>ck, J see her ,..•.i th qu':'l t bl·::Ickr;
.i.n heJ;'" l~p I!l.nd & need.le in ber ho.nc.. .she :no-do mc.ny quilt:., i.~ he':'"
lifetime t doing the fine piecing a..-,d quil tinr, by hand. ilo·\·ievc:!."'.
the story I want to tell is about the day she left horne.
I was six yearB old when Grand:nother ca.'llQ to li'le '..,ith 12::':;,
~ob o.nd I wc::t'c ':uo:':'J okl.i.~d.ron -to havo a. r;r.~drr: •. J j lr.A hAT'. T+ ·.".~.o
better than havL~g two mothers, fer she seldom tried to discip:ine
us. ~e were her Gnly grandchildren. She focused all har love and
attention on us.
~h~ wo.s ::J. W~"'~!l, ~Lldd1.'y g:C311dm3 '"rii:h 3. -Die: rl':,f'+. l:~;;,. ,3h.., :"ilc,.,d
our fr1 er..d~t and they li:..c;ed he:-. ;1he made our ~2.vorito i'ood s--
no recipes. ~be u6e~ a handful of this ~~d a pinch of t~at.

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and BhirtG we were wit~ our band unifor~8 were wa~hedt ~tr~ched and
ironed each week. S~e washed our F,Dod clatces by hand jn neft rain-
water from tbe cistern. 3he washed our hair in ~oft watp.~ too. She.
i"'n1~1r! ~A\rl nr:· r:l. hut:ton foT' a ',Iaiting chi1n in a wink. ';'ihen Lot!.l{'lr
or .D~d Imn!.~hod o~e of U~, \l.'e ~oOlew that G:ran(i:l:a 5j'mpatlJized. ..'e
would have been Bpoiled chilrtren except our Eother would not a::aw
it, ~ell, naybe we were a little bit s,oiled.
r·~othp.r and her mother worked well together. ~j'hey WAre used tc
it t-rorr: rather 1 $. r,ro\-ling-u, days on the far:n. 1 remember the bi~
washin[;a they -put ()~t once a "/eek.,~'hen the clotheslines ".,e:::-e full,
they s:r:r.~ari towe':'s and a:rron~ O~ the bedee. They cleaned the hou f;e
fro~ top to bottom. lhey ~arde~ed. They canned. They made ~~a~.
They dressed chickens for the locker. Grandma did most of tbe
ironing. ~other did most of the cooking. Grandma washed the dishes.
She said ahe liked to wash dishe6. They ~ere coneenial co-workerS7
and usually t ours ioTas a pea.ceful t smo:::th-runninA houseb ::lId. T1y dad
always treated Grandma with kindness and respect.
'3-rilndm~therhad been a ]a~ti5t ~ but she joined our i-1ethod 1st
Church when she ca!lle to live with Us. H,::>v/eve:!:', she neve~ lost some
of the ideas frorr. !1er strict liaptist trai:1ing, and she sameti.r.Jp.s \','ont
tJ1 th Aunt Rose :Br:'lck to '.'fednesc.ay ni~r.t prayer r.leetinrr at the
J3aptist ~;hurch.
l"io1:her and Dad were productstuaes-·'.iorld flar I~ of their
Woments Sut£erage, the Roaring Twenties. Alth~h their moral values
were f~ly rooted, they had relax&d considerably trom the strlot
upbrlnging they bo~h knew as children. ~hey had many friende aDd a
'b1,l~.Y aoclal lire. '.trI8;ll .1II1l111l'e -4lC1;J.ytl .•,=,
.1u-'I.~ •• .gl» •••••.~i.-tr,y. !l!b_y w•.•• 'i!
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Mother tried to bring GrdQdma along to a more conte~por~ ap-
proac'h to life, ana tor the most part she succeeded. Grand-lIla':9 clothe,,;
b.OQIlM'!' lYln'l"'1'! ~tyliAh. ~e a:pm'eciated. the new music II!r .fI:)ther played.
and sang. She lik~d to go to the picture shO'Jlfs.. She rt!lad current
~f\j"'''.lI'd
magazines. She ~ the rad1o--especially Eddie Cantor, the r.il1s
llrothC=g &nd Job!!. H<:Cormiok. G:undma belonged. :to the Ladiu Aid.. the
Missionary Sooiety, the ~om.nt,Relief Corps, the Rebecca Lodge ani
the Embroidery C.lUtl. .in m.any WIS.YtI lSht:' l.oCQQlDe ~ mod 0:11'11 ••••oman _ 'l"h~""p.
were several areas. hoyeve~, where Grandma's ideas could not be cbsnged
--ideas ~.gard1ng women smoking. anyone drinking and everyone kee~ing
tbe1r bottLes decently clo~he~.
'Phf!last da.y of acnool. whfiln I was eleven, beeazae a d.ay I have
n~ver forgntten. Som~ of .• :fr1 endR were wftaring fIIhOT"tR. I wanted
to be in E:Jtylet a."ld Mother bougbt & pair of p1l1k shorts for me to
wear to the school picnic. 'ft1hen I cue out for breal<!aat in my new
1
outfit, Grandma s eyebrows &hot up nearly 1:0~he knot of hair s~e
WOl'e on top or her !leM. A st.e&:u look of 4S-8a.ppzooval s.tth.tl nn ner
:race. At that tillli shl!l .ald not a. word, b",:t we all kneW' tbet Oraad.l:ll.iiI.
wae upset.
Arter breaktast I perched. on the tall stool. and l~other ~cntlbed my
"l'i.,. b,te the l~ curls 'that I wore for years and :rears. Pinally
Grandlla broke her .ilence, 11SUrely YQ\1are not going to let her go
out ot -the llouee looking lilte tbat?" ~'otl:ler wvnt Ofl eallll1y combing
myhair as she explained that lots of 11ttlllll girlB "ere wearing shorts
fo"C pl&:r.t.ne. G:&'~'8 B%lSWC~wam that no alIltter how many" wor& e1'lartl!l.
1twas 11'l.decen't Ior g;1r:lls ~h"., 'thok- l.es~•.
Lu
When she realized that mr motber'8 mind could not be cbanged,

&he·~tomped 1nto her bedroom ~d ,lammed 1he door. A few minutes
later sh. sailed t6roup the house vi th her best hat j&lll1ed on her
1'l.Ail Md with a sulteaBe in her :hand. Out the front door and. dow
the etreet she marcheQ~
I Illy m11,j mannered, soft s,oken grandmother had
never behaved like thi~ before. : think ~lother was sur~rised too,
but she sent 30b and me off to the picnic with our two bowls of potato
salad, and I ooon foreat all about the crisis with Grandma.
',lnen the .9icnic 'das over and we'd gotten our final report cards,
we atarted uv the hill toward horne. Then it all came rushing back.
I wondered where Grand~a was, if she had come back, or if I would
aver see her a~ain. I felt worried and guilty. A terrible thing
had hap~ened because I asked for a pair of ahorts.
~e did not find Grandma there when we got home, but Mother did
not act disturbed. She told us not to worry. A friend had called
te>"say that she ld seen our grandmother go into fo'1rs .• JUl~~n 's hS'use on
Soutb ?oplar. It was impossible to walk down any street in town
w1thou.t at least a dozen people knowing it. A Bui'tcaae in the hand
of the sedate Clara Kersey ]rock muat have caused quite a stir.
Mether seemed pretty sure that she would come back. ~hen we asked
ilEa\\!Boon?" she had to admit that she didn't know.
It seemed strange to sit d~#.Q for supper at ou. big round
table in the kitche~ without ~randma. I !elt sad, and I thought it
was ~ fault.. I was a model of good behavior that evening. I helped
Mother clear the table and wash tbe dishes. We talked about the
picnic, but I was thinking about Grand~~.
I did not go out to ~lay with the neighborhood kids but sat on
the porch swing watching down the street until long after dark. Too
soon 1t waD bedtime.. Now 1 was really worried, but as I undressed in
my room, 1 heard Grandma come in.. For some reason I did not go out to
greet ber. I think I felt embarr~~aed. Mother called to her,
1J3ello, 11m glad. you're back .••• n_cr"M<mlr'"al'tmm?f tha't' slH! was wry
~~rea ana needed to go to her room.
~~at a re11ef~ Grandma had cone home~
"",
Next morning nothing was said.. To this day I do not know if
Mother and Grandmother ever discussed it.
l;ow I m a e;rana.ma., ana as I see Borne 0,1" my ClearLy. !IelCl values
I
fall by the wayside, I feal a true em~athy tor Grandmother ::Brock.

I understand why she ran away from home.
R1Ain~ Sn~]t.r ~~th~m

Bella Vista, ArkanBas
March 26, 1986
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lyt~ C~"r~ I3Qrtba .Br(>cR,!

1dtHJgMer Oo~ f{.ilD('rt and!>f.-rl.b.!J,
'I,l:"J:/>eY, War,. hom near Wa·,t-
ln1;orclltnd,. K!Uisa.s .•. NO.\'"!\Wbtlf ),4,

11:t1.2 and J~l!ssed j"Qll:! tbis lif{).
I {';(:'Ill"\Ibilj:' l,til::'.' llt- G'IPrI hos·
IPlta1, Wlllll. l\t. UH~ age of a9
)'r,l£\,l'I1l, 1. !!Ill .!f!l(J;1 {l.;l.j;S,
Iatior.,a!.
She \1'Oit0l1 .with, , the
at :Broderlek wllllll
(lhll.td~.
CQ):lA'r.eg-
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Irin1h her mcmb~m;b{p t." the Wa-
'mllgu l'itcthod~t ch~rch.
I Oil ~farch 20, HI9Q, Jllre Wl'~
marri~d to Lloyl! .1. Brock. To
lthis IInion tW4L children WON
'Dohl, l"lat;e ;to B"toc-k and ~h's,
Erieh R, ~ilJlter of WaltH!};(h
I . JIohs, :Bl'O:~~_~as
Un, J:l,flbckall'1od,;e, tne Womnt,l'l:1
,n.eIi~:f Corp\!,. JilI.1I the: l:tl)Y~
a lnembcr of
Neig;hbO'l'5. She spent her ehtire

Hf:" III 't!,i", ':;';mwlimitj!' 'a'nd ~'ave
I
1,~l'1liln",' yenrg,,,,?::t It'llaelfill? ~ef','iee
t,n bl'\' i~hur(;.ll, h~l' f~lrnjly' and
lhl\ll' !rien:ds ..
.She is l;LlTVlllelJ
"chiJd'r/'ln. (1U<l
hy' hel' tWQ
~"1':uldd;\ul{ht~,
,Mn, Ruth ElaiM Lethem of <}Il!·
oI'ago, IHl" g:I;'al1d(>,~m, RobP.1'h n,
l!iutdLCJ; ilo.l" AJ)Jl~iI"" (1llotl !>1.~ X L<,:<tL
gI·1).pdeblldfe:(t, ::;h..,
if! .also SU1'Y1V-
e,d .by tWt~ !lrothCTs, ROSllo J:l.. K~r-
6..,,,,, CbullJ: •Vi;l;t", Calli,. alii!
R.fll~h T. lh~tlle::h Garden City"
sistel' all<1 two
i{UIlS9.l'>. (')(l(l hr{,-
tl;1Cl"3 prl<ccd~ lWl'in a~u1.h,
Funeral .~E!rVi~~s WGre FJrida~
aftm'!I(H)f\ lit t!lQ tolWwaJ,"t l'Ilem-l
orilil,l Chapel' with the! It~v. Gn~
'hert G, Meyer in <:1'a:rge. fllter.,
I'li•.m~ was ill W",m•.•
go ~efl'l ••1.",:rlr·,
IGoll:e,~'es gl)IJ!l, yet W)t ~(J Jar ,
11-~C!rT can jl't1~ he! lIrnil'll I
SI'Vlllli ;;J~ J"Illl.lIl; het' <lQ01'
IIi
"StIlD if! ill
tille ber'stttJnl;,Ol'l
little wltlJc.'"
,tJ:'J!l I1orl:h
A (lm(lll't.M lier: ehoiec
A~ friendl)' IlS IJ.' mmmer Gal
I hllar h<!l'>%lccme "o'lee, 1
GOI1\1--Nof; gone from tbo.se
W!\fJ hint: bhl.l luHh tv '1;011;
ot uS I
GOd keel)!! ber nt!i;tp-.-when J
.palla by ,
, Sh~'U !j:I:nilellnd llll(lnk tll me'
I lt
Wamego, Kansas city cemetery
Born: May 19,1893 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Married: in:
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Father: Lloyd J Brock
Mother: Clara Bertha Kersey
Other Spouses:
Wife: Maggie Daylor
Born: in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas

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Children of:
Lloyd J. Brock & Clara Bertha Kersey Brock
Flaius and Maggie did not marry until they were about in their late thirties. Maggie's sister Lucy died at a young age leaving
three small infants. Flavius and Maggie took the children to raise as their own until the children grew to adulthood.
Husband: Erich Soelter
Born: March 04, 1894 in: Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Married: September 11, 1919 in: Wamego, Kansas
Died: September 19, 1980 in: Buried in Wamego, Ks. cemetery
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Vera G. Brock

Born: March 05, 1896 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: in:
Father: Lloyd J Brock
Mother: Clara Bertha Kersey
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
I Name: Ruth Elaine Soelter
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Spouse: Walter Roy Lethem
2 Name: Robert R. Soelter
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Vera G. Brock Soelter
Born: March 5, 1886/1 Died:
Daughter of:
Lloyd J. Brock & Clara Bertha Kersey Brock

Golden Wedding
All l'll1a.1:;l.vea &fitl h'411niJ1i 0'£ M!'. A':bilelWl. and grandcl1l1dNn, B!l.'t'.
and 'Mrit. Erich ~. &~lt&t' a~ h\.- bl1.J'lJ.. Nancy &I\d T!.W Lethoro,'
v:lted to -a.Golden ,w&l1df!ng 1'I)(l(,Ip- .~./ric. l.ilohael and iL;l.Ul'& A:nn Soe}.-
Ition in Ut.<rio' 'h••"".. lllWl«lco,)'. A""'ff' _. .....0 honthw !>h" ""'o~ti<>".
, uet 31. Firat ;MCI;bOOistChu~' '1Itf'. and ~ m;J'i.eoI\ R. soeIkr '
:weuo~ ~II. 2:30,to 4::30 p.m. were. manfoo. S!Pt. 11. 191!l at
I 'Ilb.ey~quffi ,00 'gi:ft.fJ. Wamego, !Mr.Soelter was 6DlPloy- •
. Their clltld1)el'l. 'Mt'• ./ltld :MN. W. ed by tUle llnginte$g ~t ,
, 'R. ~ Jr., ~, In. IliltclOf tbe (K~ ~_W»' C=mll- :
M'r. end 'Ml'a. RobOrt ft, $ooI.ter. aton f~r JIWl;y yeai'lt.
Husband: Walter Roy Lethem
Born:
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Other Spouses:
Wife: Ruth Elaine Soelter

Born: May 07, 1923
Died:
Father: Erich Soelter
Mother: Vera G. Brock
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Barbara Kay Lethem
Born: 1949 in:
F Married: in:
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Spouse: Saad Eddin Ibraham
2 Name: Nancy Jo Lethem
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Spouse: Michael Wanchic
,.,
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Wife: Barbara Kay Lethem

Born: 1949 in:
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Father: Walter Roy Lethem
Mother: Ruth Elaine Soelter
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Randa Muna lbraham
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2 Name: Amir Saad Ibraham
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~other:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Nancy Jo Lethem

Born: in:
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Father: Walter Roy Lethem
~other: Ruth Elaine Soelter
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Faye Laurel Wanchic
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2 Name: Noelle Rose Wanchic
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Husband: Robert R. Soelter
Born: in:
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Father: Erich Soelter
Mother: Vera G. Brock
Other Spouses:
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Husband: Robert Ross Kerse~'
Born: January 1L 1877 in: Pottawatomie County. Kansas

Married: May 24, 1904 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: June 25. 1962 in: Chula Vista, California
Other Spouses:
Wife: Bessie Hutchinson

Born: August 27, 1885 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Argell L Kersey
Born: April 25, 1905 in: Pottawatomie County. Kansas
M Married: in:
Died: June 03, 1971 in: National City, California
Spouse:
2 Name: Willard W Kersey
M Married: in:
Died: October 08, 1983 in: Chula Vista, California
Spouse: Wilma Carr
3 Name: Jessie Ann Kersey
Born: October 16. 1906 in: Pottawatomie county, Kansas
F Married: in:
Spouse: Bob Curry
4 Name: Ruby Elizabeth Kersey
Born: July 07, 1920 in: Pottawatomie County
F Married: in:
Died: in: Chula Vista, California
Spouse: Dean Copp
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Argyl & Jessie
Ross & Bessie ---- Bert & Becky

Kersey Cousins
Jessie, Esther,Argyl,Sarah & Agnes

~C/ .•. fuLdr.-,.,.w .o4~
~rCl.:anJ, ~'t.\( 9<. Hi.. J{~.v.e4J'
S"",1")Ji If.•..(,.~•••twi~~,,~
aj: ~)iLJY
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f)litl~~'l:d\l undo f~ ..4'nu.-'IJ
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(:anln\Una:i~ (~Ul( ·f" '~A\tn;J1J

1{o~,S~r ~:~,5~t
!It 25ft Landi, Av~., C1ull\ Vi,-
wro liVJ
la, for 31 ,'PlHS, w~" inLcn-c

Ye'tel'dav in C:(!ll Anbey. I1l1,.
111m! r,lor-ur)::y h~J1dl~rI l!r-
.l'~l")g.Orr.*'Jt ItQ.
TIp. 1.5 RUi:'vl\"cd by- his wi re,
13c~s; twC' sons. ,"Villard ot
Chula Vi~1H 1l11d AI'r!el1 of
PhMniX; t','ll) daIJKhkr~, :Ml'~.
l1uby Cott 8nd MJ'''. Je30c
Cnrry; }\Ire! <l brotner R!i1pn
(If Guru;:,>!) [~1I~'
Robel't R. Kersey
;;:'NVI<:!'S 1nr Rul f'l" Ii 0 !l S
KpIsnr, R'}. f)f :!56 Landis $t.,
Clm]a Vi.,I~I. will lw HI :.1!l.m 1
"ml"; in fluhbal'd ~lol'ltlai,\'
Il'l.li·:a.'fn\Pll~ ,,'Yill be ill (-Ilt-, I A1J"
Ib.,): \'I~mt,ri"1 Pal'k I' Chu'a

Vista
X"'·"",:,y. 011 nativi" 01 I<aJ1~;I!l.
Jived in mC' an'a ;t'; Vl'H l'l'_
Ihome.
He died }1'll1dc.y In ~ l,<",;t
l-{.(I '''':'!''J:r!'\ (I,d f'Ut 1('1 nf:
the 1-I;1,;onl(' TJ(ld;!e lJ1 'N~.~t.

m')'L'laud, Kan .
KE'fSt'j-, a l'p'PI'l"d pfll.11lr~·
m::rn. i~ /o-lI•.••d" d b,~ blS witl-
ow, H"~l>ie; two .sons. lrlclud-
ing WiUarrl ,,1' ('hula \""\(\:
two daug.hI"'J'~. J'll'- J""-I'i ••
rttr'l"..,).- !Inri I\"f,..~ R1IhF ("1\1\0
bath of ('hula \T";la: . hrotl1.
OJ'; ('lIlt' lI;l';1ndclu!dl'tn II 'I ;f
two great~gI'QJld('hi1r1'1!1I
Robert Ross Kersey and Bessie Hutchison Kersey
These graves are located in Glen Abbey Memorial Park
which is located in Chula Vista, California.

Family gathering of the Bert & Ross Kersey children
Back row L to R: Opal, Howard, Sarah, Bob, Esther, Lane Hart,

Bill Strickland and Ruth Hart.
Front row: Jessie Kersey Curry, Ruby Elizabeth Kersey Copp,

Lee Ann ·Copp, Sally Strickland, Roberta Ann Kersey, Argyl Kersey
Ruby Kersey and Helen Louise Kersey.
Seated: Billy Strickland, Gary Hart, Bert Kersey and Argyls wife
Dee Kersey.
Husband: ArgeU L Kersey
Born: April 25, 1905 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Married: in:
Died: June 03,1971 in: National City, California
Father: Robert Ross Kersey
Mother: Bessie Hutchinson
Other Spouses:
Wife: Dee
Born:
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CHILDREN
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Argefl Kersey
Arp;ell L. Kcrse~, 67.
iJrOlher 01 Willard of Chula
Vis!.'] died Tbtlmmy night it!
a Naliol1nl {'J!V t'Ouv[j]e.,cenL
J1ospital. '
MI'V!('cS JL ~ p,m. tomorrow
111 Jlnbbard Mort,llalJ' <,bapd
wIll be followed by mterment
in Glen I\hbey Me-moriaI
'Park.
A llill.i,'c 01 KilUS,IS, Keuey
had bl!en owner of a spnrting
gOOds store ill Ar!ZillH} tor fivp.
yl'3rs beloTP ll'Ulving hrro
('ight ~'em'S a~o !Ie Ii\f d In
thC! Maryland IloLe!. San
Diego,
He \'as u member oj 'l'l'1Qlll
J.od,ge :}1. f&AM oj Paola,
Kcln.
Also su vivinr.: ar e lwa
si.~lcf!O,MI'8. Jessie Curry <tnd
.Mrs. n1lby CoPl}, both of
Chula Vi~tn.
C) 'The.'tlr.rnnl qOfjdnLSS
IN MEMORY OF
el j,,~t>'6J110 iI :1+11,(,1'+-,,1'1'- lOti,
ArgelJ L. Kersey
. O~ ,""m"l{, lr 5I-<rp,-j,;I'-,
!I""t'e.d 1'11(")·,1',tllGt I,r,.md JUt I, BORN
'~Ijs, t"'U'G~ 1J~,dt,r it••
April 215, 190.1-
.J+HQ :r '111j I,,,·::r~o~d.~I••,sf] on .:Jt,O~
DATE OF DEATH
1'0 br..",· "'1 M"I"'1:d pair!,
JUM 3,1971
1f'~.b~ui,; ••d n{>d lie. I\;lill Hc-I"'u,h
''\'l.,' ,tt'ctl'f!I"", Cl~d ')u~iaitl, SERV1CES
Jt~J;;),I;c~i dto 1111> ~ iI,..Ht SM. P.M .. June 7. 19'i'1
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on'lCIA TrNG
(;1"1 {'·'r:r·ffl1 01'- on sh~rt,
Dr. Bverett Sol'enlWn
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C: \'!, Vi.:ta T.uuge ;tG2G. r. & A.Nt
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S [,It'n Abbey ~Iemol'hll Park
F',Hl',Tai Condlilowd By
Hubbard Mortuary
Husband: Bob Curry
Born:
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Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Jessie Ann Kersey

Born: ~tober16, 1906 in: Pottawatomie county, Kansas
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name:
Born: in:
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Died: in:
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II~J ~
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Gv-/iJ.~ J~-C
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..... "4-
IN J\oIEMORY OJ' Ii
.Je.;sjll A.. Curry

Dhe Lord ismy Shepherd: I ,~haU
not want. ,. BORN
October 16, 1900
He maketh me to He down in green
pastures: He leadeth me beside the
still waters _ . , nATE O.l!' DEATH
J1Jl1e 1>, ]9'11
He restoreth my soul: H~ leadeth me
ill the paths of tighteousness for Hill Rp.r.ltation of Rosary
1'1amp'~ ~;,ko
6:30 P.l1. June 7. 1977
Ye~, though I walk through the Huhbard MOl'luary Chapel
valky of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil: for Thou aT[ with me; Requiem M<J$s
Thy rod and Thy staff, thqr comfort
me. Thou prepares! a table before me l'l:00 A.M • .Tuno 8. 19'1'1
in the presence of mine enemies: St. H.ns(~1)( Lima
ThoU anomlest m.y bead with oil;
m ~r cup fUn neth over . , . r'LNAL RESTING PLACE
Surely goodness and mercy Glen Abbey Memorial Park
shall follow me all the
days of my life: and I will FI rNERAI~ CONDUCTED BY
dwell in the bOllse of the Hubbard MOl"tu!ll1Y ",.
Lord for".,..,,,,.
,f
~ Jessie A. Curry
Jcsl>ie A. Cllrry. 70, of
2[>6 Landis St., Chuln
Vista, a Bank or
Am"rio" 1011...- fm' 25
~efu·!':.died Sunday in a
f local hc)spital. .
l Mni. Cur!':;, was Dorn
in Kansas and W811 a
memblll' of SI. Ro:>e of
Lirllu CAtholiG Church
'l"d lit", Pi'lm" of Lifo.
Club.
Rosary wns 1'uel>day
ni~ht In Hub~ard
Morluaq' Chape1.
Funeral Mass wa!!
yesLetdny in St Rose of
Llrntl Ctlll.uik Churoh.
Burial was in Glen
Abbev Memorial Park,
A stepson. Robert; a
hrot}ler. Willard Ker-
sey, ~Ild .1 shiter. Ruby
Copp, survive.
O J!'C'mlc,[ rnilcn./'[
pyeSi'rtr
of )'>'115 ('vcr
li'5 li/~.i,pi;! .~(lCI'fI'
1/It'III, nn W""iJlr<"/lVifI, hu"i/flR
/(1 n' for Ih~ ""or rapf",'" .<ollls in
p(lrgllfory bq~~ lIu'ro' ('J! Ihe ,.(nl!
p{ nry d"pcII'/l':d St'I'ml". nt: ,wI
.<e~C'rC'in T1ry!lldff"Fl'1lI1Ild lei .!"me
Ii,w" oj' Thy f'rp(i(lm Blood filii
Ilpv!J [.Ill' ,[",ouriflll j/'.IIJI'S curd c/o
'1"l,.(t1j Cl m~.,r:iJjd .(.';l:/.I,4,..n< Vt.vul Tit,'
l:mgd~ rtl (om/rIel rl'J' 4.'pllrr~d
-,ervollt fq /I plan' of Teji/!,<I.m,'"J,
ligl., and P~(j{'{', AMCN.
May the .fmll,. "I (l1I/1r~ jiJ.ithJid

depur, ••d thmullil,l,e ""'I'('J' ulGvd,
1'1'51 in p ••au. AM~N.
Husband: Willard W. Kersey

Married: in:
Died: October 08, 1983 in: Chula Vista, California
Other Spouses:
Wife: Wilma Carr

Born: September 29, 1917
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Beverly Sue Kersey
Born: May 21,1947 in:
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: James Edgar Miller
2 Name: Dennis Kersey
Born: April 17, 1948 in:
M Married: in:
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5;/7Af#lA tf!utiipd
1-fMH fifd ~~rn ~
"IN ME'~IORY OF
Willard y,'. Kersey
Dh" Lord
not want. , .
i" •.••
y Gh~p"<rd; I ~I,•.Jl DOn.r<l
I U;-'W!t 2G 191~
He mak.eth me to lie down in guen
pastures: He leadeth me beside the DATE OF' DF;ATH
still waters , . ,
October l'" 19113
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me
iu lb~ Pi;lLh~of righLt"ou.me~ tor His
name's sake. , . .; :U[) P.M. OCWhf)!' 1Z, 1~iR;~
Yea, though I walk through the J .ittJe Chapel of tllC' RQSi>8
valley of the shadow of c!eath, I will
fear no evil: for ThOll art with me;
Thy rod and Tn}' staff, the}' comfort
mp l'hnIJ l"r<'p~n"'t " bhlp bpfnr •.•"'''
in tho' pres{'nce of mine enemies:
tT\!AL RESTING PLACe
Thou anoint.-st my head with oil;
my Cl1p runneth oVer ... I ;It'll Abb,W !I:T"rr1ol'ili} Park
Surdy goodness and merc}' FdI\r~HAL CONDUCTED n~

shall follow me aU the
H u111mr<1 M (H"tu:'.IT
days of my life: and J will
dwell In tbe house ot tbe
Lord forever.
Glte tamil{j of
/ /
W-<.ltd'1uC
/"~ ~{
rr-- '~l-
a.cknolvledges wLlh,l
clnlterul (trlf)rccLdLOn
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t! U-.,~L
Ci---~;;;) a "/-,.,
~~
Husband: James Edgar Miller
Married:
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Beverly Sue Kersey

Born: May 21,1947
Died:
Father: Willard W. Kersey
Mother: Wilma Carr
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Brian James Miller
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name: Jason Charles Miller
Born: November 15, 1974 in:
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
3 Name: Jeffery Wilson Miller
Born: November 07, 1986 m:
M Married: in:
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Spouse:
4 Name:
Born: in:
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Died: in:
Spouse:
5 Name:
Born: in:
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Born: in:
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7 Name:
Born: in:
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Died: in:
Spouse:
Husband: Dennis Kersey
Married: in:
Died: in:
Father: Willard W. Kersey
Mother: Wilma Carr
Other Spouses:
Wife:
Born: in:
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Father:
Mother:
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1 Name:
Born: in:
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Born: in:
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7 Name:
Born: in:
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Died: in:
Spouse:
Husband: Dean Copp
Born:
Married:
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Ruby Elizabeth Kersey
Born: July 07, 1920 in: Pottawatomie County
Died: in: Chula Vista, California
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
Name: Lee Ann Copp
Born: in:
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: James Forrest Mickey
2 Name: Robert Copp
Born: in:
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Elizabeth Ann
3 Name:
Born: 10:
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4 Name:
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Name:
Born:
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Name:
Born:
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Name:
Born:
Married:
Died:
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Husband: James Forrest Mickey
Married: in:
Died: in:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Lee Ann Copp

Born: in:
Died: in:
Father: Dean Copp
Mother: Ruby Elizabeth Kersey
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: James Forrest Mickey Jr.
Born: December 23,1963 in:
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Alicia Amanda
2 Name: Stacy Lee Mickey
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
3 Name: Cameron Dean Mickey
M Married: in:
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4 Name:
Born: in:
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Born: in:
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7 Name:
Born: in:
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Spouse:
Husband: James Forrest Mickey Jr.
Born: December 23, 1963

Married:
Died:
Father: James Forrest Mickey
Mother: Lee Ann Copp
Other Spouses:
Wife: Alicia Amanda

Born: July 02. 1966
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
I Name: Amanda Lee Mickey
Born: March 26. 1986 in:
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name:
Born: in:
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Died: Ill:
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Name:
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7 Name:
Born: in:
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Died: in:
Spouse:
Husband: Robert Copp
Born:
Married:
Died:
Father: Dean Copp
Mother: Ruby Elizabeth Kersey
Other Spouses:
Wife: Elizabeth Ann

Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Robert James Copp
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name: Michael Brian Copp
Born: March 17,1962 in:
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
3 Name: Stephen Gilbert Copp
Born: July 26, 1965 in:
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Ralph Teeter
Kersey
Ralph Teeter Kersey
The youngest son of
Robert Butler Kersey & Martha M. Teeter Kersey
Graduated 1904 from what is now known as
Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas

Husband: Ralph Teeter Kersey
Born: June 10, 1880 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Married: in:
Died: November 04, 1972 in: Garden City, Kansas
Other Spouses:
Wife: Florene Garloch

Born: September 13, 1887 in: Garden City, Kansas
Died: March 11, 1986 in: Garden City, Kansas
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Paul Garloch Kersey
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name: Pauline Agusta Kersey
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Loring Vinton Miner
3 Name: Naomi Kersey
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: James C. Washburn, Jr.
4 Name:
Born: in:
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Died:
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. in:
5 Name:
Born: in:
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Born: in:
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Ralph Teeter Kersey
Ralph Teeter Kersey was the sixth and youngest child born to Robert Butler and Martha Mariah Teeter Kersey. He was probably
the most well educated of this family. I'm not sure where he received his early education but he went on to graduate from what is
now known as Kansas State University, in the year 1904.
Clara Kersey Fritzler thinks his first teaching job was in Paxico, Kansas. She remembers when she was little, her dad Bert took
her and cousin Jessie (Ross's) daughter along with grandmother Martha M. to visit uncle Ralph and aunt Florence in Circleville.
Kansas where uncle Ralph was teaching. They made the trip from the Louisville area by horse and buggy to Blaine and by train
to Circleville. It was a thrilling trip for these young girls but she wonders now if aunt Florence was too excited to have all of them
for about a week.
I think that he and Florence finally settled in Garden City, Kansas where they raised their children. I'm not sure of every1hing
that he was involved in however I remember hearing of many of his accomplishments in community affairs. He was later county
treasurer, as well as authoring at least one book that I'm aware of.
'f
Paul Garloch Kersey: B. 2-22-1914 /I D. during WW11
The twin son of Ralph Teeter Kersey & Florence Garloch Kersey
Pauline Agusta Kersey: 8.2-22-1914/1 D. Still living Oct. 2000
Twin Daughter of Ralph Teeter Kersey & Florence Garloch Kersey
Husband: Loring Vinton Miner

Married:
Died: September 27, 1978
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Pauline Agosta Kersey
Born: February 22, 1914

Died:
Father: Ralph Teeter Kersey
Mother: F10rene Garloch
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Paul David Miner
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name: Oliver William Miner
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Sherri Farr
3 Name: Mary Leah Miner
Born: October 15, 1951 in:
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Gary L. Embree
4 Name: Joe Loring Miner
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Jacqualine L. Mattews
5 Name:
Born: in:
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Spouse:
6 Name:
Born: in:
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7 Name:
Born: in:
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Died: in:
Spouse:
Husband: Oliver William Miner
Married:
Died:
Father: Loring Vinton Miner
Mother: Pauline Agusta Kersey
Other Spouses:
Wife: Sherri Farr

Born: May 22,1953
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
1 Name: Patrick Michael Miner
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name: Rebecca Dawn Miner
Born: November 01, 1975 m:
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Born: in:
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Died: in:
Spouse:
Husband: Gary L. Embree

Married:
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Mary Leah Miner

Born: October 15,1951
Died:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
I Name: Tina Gail Embree
F Married: In:
Died: In:
Spouse:
2 Name: Holly Shay Embree
F Married: in:
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3 Name:
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Born: In:
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Died: in:
Spouse:
Husband: Joe Loring Miner
Married:
Died:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Jacqualine L. Mattews

Born: February 11, 1952
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
I Name: Jamie Lee Miner
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name: Jodie L. Miner
F Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
3 Name: Jacob Loring Miner
Born: December 18. 1982 in:
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Born: in:
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Spouse:
Husband: James Co Washburn, Jr.
Born: November 18, 1922
Married:
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Naomi Kersey

Born: November 04, 1922
Died:
Father: Ralph Teeter Kersey
Mother: Florene Garloch
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
I Name: James C. Washburn 1lI
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
2 Name: Bruce Kersey Washburn
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Ann Burton
3 Name: Michael Wayne Washburn
M Married: in:
Died: in:
Spouse:
4 Name: Evelyn Marie Washburn
F Married: in:
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Spouse:
5 Name: Mark Jeffery Washburn
Born: February II, 1959 in:
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No. Name Born Died

16 Robert Butler Kersey Aug. 25. 1836 Aug. 30. 1909

2. John Kersey II resided in North Carolina and later in NewYork.

S. Married in 1749 and probably resided in Bath, PA.

The second annual reunion of the Kersey ramily was held

Foliating another selection by the orchestra, JOhn A:

The afternoon session opened with a medley of tar songs by

William Kers@Y7 son of John No.2, was married about 1749

Born: in: Deep Creek, North Carolina

Husband: Thomas Kersey 11

Wife: Edith Schooley

Wife: Mary Carter Kersey

Wife: Eleanor Kersey

Wife: Jemima Lamb

Wife: Martha Mariah Tetter

Born: 1858 in:

Wife: Mary E. Rupert

Wife: Clara Kersey

Clara's daughter Meb and her husbamd Reuben Edmonds

A friend and Clara Kersey Smith

Meb, friend and Clara

Meb, friend, Reuben & Clara Kersey Smith

Back of picture says: Aunt Mary Smith

"Send me your picture quick for I cannot wait"

Aunt Mollie Kersey Ells

This picture presents some questions, as I do not have Mollie

This was perhaps taken at the time of his marraige

Identified by: Clara Kersey Fritzler & Rebecca Grutzmacher Jumper

Jesse Estrella Kersey

Name: Horace Albert Kersey

Iliohv""J~ I}CJ: ill ~IH:Scp!

;\n Of~U:1 Ir"ill'<1rk W,,~

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

OAPT .•1AMES bl. PaYNE. C:UM'LAIl'l.

Qrthe OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF CENSUS

S1'ATE OF Kf.NSAS, I, !:IS

~aitl '1l,.cflJ ..;lr1-t..~o/........... . awl to ~.~.... heirs a11d a.j~jgll:,; furever;

~ubjl,".ct., hQ\vlCver, to the conditions amllimit.:ttioul> following) to"!l'tL:

Grandmothers Maiden name was, Anna Peabody.

Lucy: Born: March 4, 1803

This picture was identified by Clara Rebecca Kersey Fritzler

This photo was perhaps taken at the time of her marraige.

This must have been written by one of Martha M. Teeter Kersey's

children. I wonder if these were the people who raised Martha

Family Gathering: Louisville, Kansas

Emza Kersey, Fleda Kersey, Wayne Grutzmacher, Argell Kerse)

" fh~1171t /8'9..7

)J-1.7 /!.-,~ /1(Jr..

Seated L-R: Horace Albert, Jessie Estrella

Born: April 16,1866

Married: George Ferguson, December 25, 1884

Wife: Jesse Estrella Kersey

To her sister: Clara Bertha Kersey Brock

Born: January 17, 1886

Born: July 24, 1888 in: Louisville, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas

Wife: Ethel Lena Misamore

Robert Butler and Martha Teeter Kersey

Born: May 23, 1868 in: Pottawatomie County, Kansas

southeast of Westmoreland, Kansa:

Uncle Bob Kersey had taken me and my "

mother to this grave in 1978 so I knew

about where is was in the cemetery.

When we located it we could hardly rea