Kays - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Filling the holes in my Kays fills...please read....

seadamo — 2009-06-01 01:26:54Z

I am still searching for any info about the father of John Kays from Granville, Pa. If anyone has found anything new, please let me know. Thank you

Re: Kays names found in Pike County Cemetery's

Debbie_mick — 2009-05-25 00:20:36Z

Sue It's Me Debbie Wessel,I Knew That I Thought I Was Emailing Someone Else.
Debbie

Re: Kays names found in Pike County Cemetery's

SueYork51 — 2009-05-24 20:24:23Z

I have William Andrew Kays married to Rebecca Noel Kays.
William Andrew is the son of George Kays and Mary Huffman.

Kays/Huffman Reunion

Debbie_mick — 2009-05-24 19:24:40Z

We Are Having A Kays/Huffman Reunion.
On Sept 20th,2009
In Plainfield,Indiana
We Come Off Of George Kays/Mary Huffman.
Everyone One Is Welcome,If You Do Plan On Atteneding,Please Email At gogetter54@yahoo.com And I'll Give You The Address,Bring A Cover Dish & Your Own Drinks.
Thanks Debbie Wessel

Re: Kays names found in Pike County Cemetery's

Debbie_mick — 2009-05-24 19:20:21Z

Jane,
Is William Andrew Kays The Son Of William Kays/Rebecca Noel,I Don't Have My Info With Me.
Debbie

KAYS Minnie HOLLIE and William E

t42RoseHill — 2009-05-01 01:09:57Z

KAYS Minnie HOLLIE and William E

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,283 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Kays through DNA

jdkays — 2009-04-19 15:19:44Z

All you folks out there. If you have been up against that Brick Wall and you just can't seem to make any progress. You should join the DNA database at familytreedna.com. You will be researching 24-7 and might just break that brick wall down. check out the website .
James Kays

Re: ... Lanson B. KAYS... Now we need the parents of Nancy GRIGGS b. 1821 NJ m. 1845 Newton, Sussex Co.

daverichardson1 — 2009-04-06 14:41:19Z

Hi - Thank you for sending me the information. Now we need the parents of Nancy GRIGGS born 16 Sep 1821 New Jersey, likely Sussex County, married 18 Jan 1845 in Newton, Sussex Co., NJ. Any siblings? Any ideas? Take Care dave.richardson@mindspring.com

Re: Need Parents both Lanson B. Kays b. 1817 NJ d. 1905 m. Sussex Co., NJ Nancy Griggs b. 1821 NJ d.1886 both bur. Newton Cem, Sussex Co.

julieu65 — 2009-04-06 01:10:41Z

The Parents of Alanson (lanson)Kays is Samuel Kays and Annie Primrose. I am still working on finding any info on Samuel and Annie. Alanson and Nancy's kids are John Coursen Kays married to Martha Dell Huff, George W. Kays, Henry R Kays, Charles S. Kays married to Harriet Havens, Aaron S. Kays married to Annie M. Quince, James Austin Kays married to Gussie (Augusta) Last name not sure of...I have info that he died in stillwater sussex co. New Newton Cemetery. All this info is from my dad's Aunt that lived in sparta and was married to Floyd J Kays they owend a store there right on main street that closed in the 50's. If you need more info let me know, if you have any info for me that would be great to. My tree is online and open to view...thanks for the help and I hope this helped you also...

James Kays of Missouri RE filling in the holes

jdkays — 2009-03-31 18:58:22Z

Hello james. My name is James Kays, I live in Missouri. I received your rootsweb postings yesterday. I have always thought that I might be related to the NJ. Kays but like everyone else have never been able to prove it. My Kays line came to america probably in 1730 but not proven. My line settled in Pennsylvania then moved to Kentucky and on to missouri. I have always thought that I might be related to John Kays 1737 from Edinburgh or his younger brother name unknown.
I have taken a DNA test but no one from the NJ. Kays line has taken the DNA test. If I were related to your line the DNA test would prove it. The test does not require Blood samples just simple mouth swabs. The test is a little expensive but if it helps solve the mysteries of the Kays clan it would be well worth it. If you are any of your line is interested in the DNA test, just go to familytreedna.com and you will find all the info on the test.

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

jimkays_1 — 2009-03-30 19:24:48Z

There is also a history of Sussex Co., a book called "SNELLS".
To me it only lists the "WHO's WHO" of Sussex Co., NJ before 1880.

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

jimkays_1 — 2009-03-30 19:20:38Z

There were many Iron mines in Sussex & Morris Co. at that time.

Jim Kays

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

jimkays_1 — 2009-03-30 19:16:42Z

I was just writing to you when my page disappeared.

There was an article in the New Jersey Hearld about John Kays. They put up a monument on Rt 94, Hardyston, NJ, in front of the entrance to Wallkill Valley High School.
Contact Jennie Sweetman at the NJH in Newton NJ. I have a copy of said article, if I am able to locate same, I will let you know.

Regards,
James [Jim] Kays

Re: Filling the holes in my Kays fills...please read....

BrianKays — 2009-03-30 16:31:14Z

It would seem I have some crossed over data in terms of my William Kays's.

So if you could give me some info I might be able to sort through some things and get you an answer on Anthony Kays.

You listed William Jefferson Kays, can you give me some birth and death dates on him? Siblings? Etc. I think i have a double entry. This would be extremely helpful because I have a few kays names floating around without a link.

Also Anthony kays, who were his parents?

Re: Cornelia J. Kays

jimkays_1 — 2009-03-30 15:29:35Z

George W Losey, was the son of Isaac M Losey & Jane Clark.
Cornelia Jane kays, was the daughter of James Kays & Sarah Robbins.

George & Cornelia had 11 children between 1885 & 1905.

Regards,
James [Jim] Kays

Re: Cornelia J.Kays

jimkays_1 — 2009-03-30 15:22:35Z

I am another one of that KAYS family from NJ. I don't know if I can help you but who knows. I can only get back to Anthony Kays b1823. I know that some of the Kays clan went west to Pa., Ohio & who knows where from there.

Thanks,
James [Jim] Kays

Re: Filling the holes in my Kays fills...please read....

jimkays_1 — 2009-03-30 15:10:42Z

Sir,

In #3 you missed William Jefferson Kays. It seems that you may have more Kays info then I do. I cannot get past Anthony Kays, born in 1823.

Thank you,
James [Jim] Kays

Re: Filling the holes in my Kays fills...please read....

jimkays_1 — 2009-03-30 15:01:33Z

My name is James Kays and I live in Sussex Co., NJ and I am looking for any Kays family info. My line is Willard, William, James, & Anthony. Anthony was born in 1823. That is where the Brick wall is. Any & all info would be helpful.

Thank You,
James [Jim] Kays

Y-DNA Testing: George Kays/Mary (Polly) Huffman & George Kays/Letty Hamilton

tlc33 — 2008-04-27 15:52:15Z

Y-DNA testing suggests that the George Kays who married Mary (Polly) Huffman was probably NOT related (at least via the direct male line) to the George Kays who married Letty Hamilton.

My ancestor, George Kays, is believed to have been born between 1770-1775, possibly in Pennsylvania. George married Mary ("Polly") Huffman in Lincoln County, Kentucky, on 4 April 1795. George was an early settler on Canoe Creek in Garrard County, Kentucky, and died near Bryantsville, Garrard County, Kentucky, in 1817. I descend from this George Kays, through his son Jesse.

My understanding from some researchers of the George Kays/Letty Hamilton line is that this older George Kays was born around 1750-1760, likely in Pennsylvania, and died in 1820-1821 in Monroe County, Kentucky. He married Letty (Leticia/Lettice?) Hamilton, and it is surmised this couple may be the George "Case"/Letti Hamilton who married in York County, Pennsylvania on 6 Oct 1778 at First Reformed (Trinity) Church in York. This couple is believed to have owned land on Sugar Creek in Lincoln (later Garrard) County, Kentucky, in the 1780s and 1790, and to have later migrated to land near Skaggs Creek in Green (later Barren and later still Monroe) County, Kentucky.

Via Y-DNA testing, a group of fellow KAYS researchers is exploring whether the George Kays (m. Mary (Polly) Huffman) line is related to George Kays who married Letty Hamilton. While the testing is not yet complete, a comparison of (i) Y-DNA testing for two known male descendants of our Kays/Huffman line with (ii) a very recent Y-DNA test by a direct descendant of the Kays/Hamilton line (based thus far on 37 markers), suggests my George, who married Mary (Polly) Huffman, is NOT closely related to the George Kays who married Letty Hamilton.

In fact, the 67 marker testing from our Kays/Huffman lines revealed a haplogroup of G2, while the test results just received from a Kays/Hamilton descendant reflect a haplogroup of I1a -- i.e. an entirely different "branch" of the genetic "tree." According to FTDNA, the I1a haplogroup is believed to have originated in Northern France, and is said to be found most frequently today in the Viking/Scandinavian populations of Northwest Europe. By contrast, also according to FTDNA, the G2 haplogroup is believed to have originated in India or Pakistan, and is today found predominantly throughout Europe and the Middle East.

Based on the testing of the KAYS/HUFFMAN descendants, very close matches do exist with folks of the names KEY and KAY of Lancashire and Yorkshire in Northwest England, and with various individuals who reside in Ireland. The testing also suggests that those of us who descend from George KAYS/Mary (Polly) HUFFMAN are somehow distantly related to Robert KAY, b. ca 1725 King George County, Virginia, d. 1808 South Carolina; a John KEY, born in England about 1630, died in Virginia; and a George Washington KEY who was born about 1820 in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. I would be thrilled to hear from anyone who could help ascertain the connections between our KAYS(Huffman) line and these individuals.

Additionally, it would be very helpful to find another KAYS descendant of George/Letty to confirm more conclusively the information revealed by our initial testing of a KAYS/HAMILTON descendant, and would also be intriguing to test descendants of Charles KAYS/CAYS and Betsy Clark to determine whether they are close cousins. We need males who are direct descendants along paternal lines of either George Kays/Letty Hamilton or Charles Kays (Cays)/Betsy Clark.

Best wishes to all with their research!

Tanya Curtis

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

bekays10 — 2008-04-01 04:25:58Z

Do you have a copy of Brave Men and Illustrious Women article? Printed Thursday March 28, 1912 in the New Jersey Harold.

It is a sketch of the Life of John Kays.

also on the page it says and I quote

"Paper read at the monthly meeting of D.A.R, of Newton, at the home of Mrs. Warren H. Smith by Mrs. Henry Huston, March 11th, 1912.)

Mrs. Henry Huston is actually Laura Snyder. Synder is the daughter of Mary Jane Kays and William Synder. Mary Janr Kays is the Daughter of Samuel Kays and Elizabeth Tuttle. Samuel is of course the Son of John Kays. (Samuel Kays, was born in New Jersey in 1792, and died in that state about 1849. From the Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties - 1890)

George W Kays/Sarah Britton

Debbie_mick — 2008-05-24 15:30:29Z

I'm Looking For Info And Photo's Of George W Kays/Sarah Britton Kays.
It Says George W Kays Was Born Abt 1814/1817 Garrard Co, Ky,Died 25 Sept,1884 Broolkyn,Morgan Co,Indiana.
George's Parents Were John Kays/Besty Clemens.
I Need To Know The Name Of The Cemetery,(I Think Its Brooklyn Cemetery) On Where George & Sarah Are Buried.I Need A Death Date On Sarah Died Unknown.
They Had Two Son's,William Mason Kays/George Harrison Kays.
There's Only One Cemetery In Brooklyn,Indiana So They Have To Be Buried There.If You Happen To Know Of Any Other Cemeteries Please Let Me Know.
Please Contact Me At gogetter54@yahoo.com
Debbie Wessel

George Harrison Kays

Debbie_mick — 2008-05-24 15:09:05Z

I'm Looking For Info And Photo's Of George Harrison Kays Born 27 Oct,1847 In Ky, Died 28 Nov,1916 Brooklyn,Morgan Co,Indiana.
He Married Sarah E Clark, 4 March,1878, Morgan Co,Indiana,They Were Divorced In 1887.
It Says They Have 3 Childern(Names Are Unknown)Went By The Newspaper Article Abt The Divorce Proceedings Dec 15,1887,It Has As George W Kays,But Its George H Kays.
George's Parents Are George W Kays/Sarah (Britton)Kays.He Had A Brother Name William Mason Kays,He Was Living With William & Margaret In 1910 Cenuses Age 61(It Says He Was A Widower)So It Means He Had To Be Remarried After 1887.
I Went By The Marriage & Death Cert Of George Kays,I Cannot Find Him On The 1880 & 1900 Cenuses For Morgan Co,Indiana.There Is Very Little Known Abt Him & His Family(Childern & Other's Wives ?)
Since He Had Gotten Married In 1878 To Sarah E Clark,He Would Have Been 31 Yrs Old,So Was He Married Before Her.
I Sure Need Your Help
Please Contact Me At gogetter54@yahoo.com
Debbie Wessel

Re: George William Kays

Debbie_mick — 2007-05-20 00:06:48Z

I Don't Know Why We Cannot Get Connected.Here Is My Email Address (gogetter54@yahoo.com)I Never Had Promblems With Ancestry.com Before About Getting Messages Back.
I Looked It Up On My Info But I'll Have To Find Out From Marshall Kays.I Know That I Have A Few Rodgers/Rogers In My Info But Not Washington D Kays. I'll Keep Trying To Look Maybe I Over Looked.
Please Use My Email address Since Mine Go Thru To You.
Debbie

Re: Kays

mella9 — 2006-12-27 18:42:32Z

Hello, my namew is mella kays, i live in missouri and i have been looking up this kinda stuff for a while. just lookin' for a family tree, and stuff like that.

Kays NJ and NY

spkays — 2007-11-03 01:54:11Z

My Kays line begins in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. Then it moves to Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.
We finally end up in the Philadelphia area.
Hezekiah Kays is the first Kays in America that I have found. He came between 1820 and 1845.
Anything that looks familiar, please drop a note to me.
I have found no connections with any other living person.

Kays NJ and NY

spkays — 2007-07-17 22:02:32Z

I'm looking for any information on Hezekiah Kays: Born 1820 in England. Lived in Essex County, New Jersey. The town was Orange. He married Phebe; don't know her maiden name. I have who their children were, including James E. Kays.
He married Lydia Ward and lived in Sullivan county, NY. The was Liberty. Any more information on James, Hezekiah, and their wives would be great. Would like to know what happened to James' kids.

Let's try this again

spkays — 2007-11-25 17:48:53Z

My line begins with Hezekiah Kays in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. The first record I have of him is the 1850 census. This past weekend I have attached many new sources to his children and grandchildren. Please check out my public family tree and see if any of those names look familiar.

Re: kays twins in orphage

JudiDegitz45 — 2007-11-03 20:46:57Z

Could you email me at bjdegitz66@hotmail.com. I am trying to trace the Kays'. So far I can only get to 1800 in Mifflin Co.,PA. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Judi Kays Degitz

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

CarolynNG09 — 2008-03-23 20:04:03Z

Cousin Ted sent me the names of sources (not page numbers) for the DAR/SAR membership on the Rev War service of John Kays. One is General Stryker's list of New Jersey men who served (already checked online -- nope), the other is John Frost's Life of Washington. I found John Frost's book on ancestry.com and did a search. Nope. Next step, I guess, is to write the DAR and get them involved.

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

CarolynNG09 — 2008-03-19 01:32:41Z

General Stryker's Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War was one of the sources used by the DAR to confirm John Kays's service in the war. In the list online I can't find John Kays. There's a John Case, but he was from Morris County, not Sussex. Then again, another source on ancestry.com that tells about John's grandson William T. Kays (John Kays's son Samuel's son)says John Kays was with Gen. Montgomery in the battle for Quebec. He was there "when Montgomery fell, mortally wounded". The bio says Samuel was an iron founder. I got the impression he was a farmer. Anybody know the facts here?

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

CarolynNG09 — 2008-03-17 13:25:29Z

I have somewhere in my files at home a copy of the DAR applicaton for one of my relatives. I think it relies on the membership of another relative. I bet what the DAR required for proof of service is different from what it used to be. According to the Cyclopedia there's a monument that mentions him (and Lafayette, and Washington) in Hamburg, N.J. erected by a granddaughter ("Marchioness" Mrs. Hugh McLaughlin of Brooklyn), member of the DAR in 1912. I can also email my cousin about him. Cousin Ted was thinking about joining the SAR (riiight) and I believe has more info than I do. Should have thought of him first. I'll let you know what I find out. C.

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

CarolynNG09 — 2008-03-17 12:58:04Z

Yes, I thought you needed documented proof, too. Wouldn't it be in the files of the war pensioners? Esp. as John Kays is described as an aide-de-camp to General Washington. I have looked at a source on ancestry.com -- a published history about Kays and others with almost a full page about Kays (The Cyclopedia of American Biography by James Wilson, published in 1918), but all I see there is stories told by his children. (Does that qualify?) Kays was a weaver by trade, and raised by Quakers. I find it hard to believe he had any skill with a musket or other arms used in the R.W. Thanks for your reply and please let me know if you find anything more than anecdotal.

John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

CarolynNG09 — 2008-03-16 23:02:13Z

my immigrant Kays ancestor. A bunch of family members going back some generations were members of the DAR/SAR based on his Revolutionary War service. Looking at the records, I don't see it. I don't see him in Conrad Gunterman's New Jersey company, even. I'm beginning to think his service is bogus, esp. when you consider that this guy was not rich, supported himself, his wife, and four kiddies as a weaver during the Revolutionary War.How could he have been G.Washington's aide-de-camp? Does anybody out there have any sources for John Kays's service to the country?

Re: George William Kays

Klingersrmk — 2007-03-08 00:08:55Z

Susan,
I just picked up your message dated 2004. I was not notified. Please contact me directly at klingersrmk@earthlink.net. Marilyn

Re: George William Kays

Klingersrmk — 2007-03-08 00:04:50Z

This is a response to mjkinn_1. My George Kays was born in Ireland possibly in 1821 or 1831. He moved to Ontario, Canada, where he married Margaret Wilson in about 1861. He never lived in KY.

Re: George Jesse KAZE in KY (1870 -1932)

golson151 — 2008-04-09 01:41:15Z

I have information on Minnie Yount Kaze and Agnes Frances Kaze,,,,,,,,,

Re: Filling the holes in my Kays fills...please read....

rmlewis354 — 2008-07-09 04:30:27Z

In reference to your line of the Missouri branch of Kays, I would like to ask if you have more information. My gg grandfather is John W. Kays. The only info I have for him is that he was born in Missouri aproximately 1871. Married Elizabeth J. Hamilton 28Jan1892. They had one daughter, Elsie, b May 1892. That's all I know about John Kays. Any help you could offer would be so greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Rachel

Re: Filling the holes in my Kays fills...please read....

rmlewis354 — 2008-07-09 04:11:08Z

Re: George William Kays

mjkinn_1 — 2007-03-07 23:30:43Z

I have Washington D. Kays b. 1816 in KY as having a father from Ireland and a mother from North Carolina. I cannot find anything any further back in my Kays line. This Kays married Elizabeth Rodgers b. 1816 in TN or IL. Do you have any info?

Cherokee Kays

mjkinn_1 — 2007-03-07 23:19:12Z

I believe that my Kays line is Cherokee, but I do not yet know how. Any help would be appreciated. Some names are Sarah Jane Kays Hayes b. in 1850s or 1860s in IL. She is the daughter of Washington D. Kays b. 1816 in KY and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rodgers b. 1816 in TN or IL. Siblings of Sarah Kays were Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kays Gill born in 1850s or 1860s, George b. 1870, John b. 1872, and Myrtle E. Kays b. 1875. We have not been able to find out much on Washington D. Kays or Elizabeth Rodgers Kays. By the way, Sarah Jane Kays Hayes named one of her daughters Maggie Hayes, so maybe there was a Maggie Kays somewhere in the line.
Thanks.

Re: Kays

p7811kat1 — 2008-11-13 05:02:09Z

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Re: George Jesse KAZE in KY (1870 -1932)

VirginiaPerryCox — 2008-01-06 03:59:27Z

Hello Karen:

First, let me clarify that I cannot definitively link your family of Richard Kase to my direct ancestor, George Jesse Kaze (sorry that I did not make that clear in my original posting), however since they lived so close together and shared the same surname, etc. I consider it worth trying to determine if there is a connection.

Secondly, do you subscribe to Ancestry.com? If not, if you will send me your e-mail privately, I will e-mail some of their images on your Kase line that I think may be of interest. My e-mail is robert21003@cox.net. If you are not comfortable sending me your e-mail, merely respond on this board and I will reply here. Specifically, the images of the 1900 census for Richard and Sarah and their 7 living children (1 had died) and the KY death certificate for the son of Wm. and Mary Lou Corbin Kase, Richard Kase who died at age 18, on 10 Aug 1927, and other items.

According to my "Index of the Frankfort Cemetery, 2005" and the book published by the KY. Genealogical Society in 1988, "Frankfort Cemetery...in Kentucky" the following members of your family are buried there:
Kase, Chester D., section M, lot 133.5, grave 1, interred 12/28/1951, died 12/26/1951, age 44, male, married, no gravemarker.
Kase, Mary Corbin, section Q, row 45, grave 16, interred 8/15/1944, born 12/18/1890, died 8/13/1944, age 57, female, married, page 396.
Kase, Paul, section O, row 20A, grave 14, interred 05/07/1934, no gravemarker.
Kase, Richard, section U, row 13, grave 5, interred 6/17/1950, born 03/10/1863, died 6/15/1950, age 80, male, married, page 485.
Kase, Richard, section Q, row 1, grave 15, interred 8/12/1927, no gravemarker.
Kase, Sarah Bell, section U, row 13, grave 6, interred 10/19/1950, born 8/29/1868, died 10/17/1950, age 82, female, married, page 485.
Kase, William, section U, row 22, grave 22, interred 10/03/1953, born 8/29/1885, died 10/03/1953, age 68, male, page 488.
The page no. reference are for the book "Frankfort Cemetery...in Kentucky"
More later,
Virginia Perry Cox

Franklin Co, KY: William KAYS (KASE or KAZE) (abt 1875 - 1935) & wife Lucy Harrigan(born abt 1899)

VirginiaPerryCox — 2007-11-09 14:20:08Z

I would like to contact anybody researching William "Willie" Kays (also spelled Kase and Kaze and Kayes at different sources). Hoping to locate information on his descendants and parents, siblings, etc. I am descended from George Jesse Kaze, whom I believe to be William's brother.
Here is what I have about William:

According to the 1920 US census of Franklin Co, KY:
William KASE was aged 45 (so born about 1875, born KY, both parents born KY), white male, married, living with his wife Lucy (age 21, born KY) and three children: Lou R. Kase(daughter, age 4 yrs 5 mo, so born about 1915), James W. Kase (son, age 1 yr 10 mo, so born about 1918) and son Christopher C. Kase (age 0/12, so born about 1920).

According to the 1930 US census of Franklin Co, KY:
William KAYS was aged 52 (so born about 1878, born KY), white male, divorced, living with his two sons: James Kays (age 14, so born about 1916) and Christopher Kays (age 11, so born about 1919).

According to KY Death Records:
William Kaze, white male, divorced, died 24 October 1935 in Frankfort, Franklin Co, KY. Cause of death was influenza and subsequent lobar pneumonia. Buried 25 Oct 1935 in Greenhill Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. The informant on his death certificate is listed as "Mrs. Geo. Kaze" (my direct ancestress Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Parker, wife of George Jesse Kaze). Unfortunately, "don't know" is listed for his age, date of birth, birthplace, parents & their birthplaces (the ignorance on these facts of Mrs. Kaze is understandable -- by this time her husband George had been deceased for 3 years).

According to KY birth records:
Vol.58, cert # 28762 (1915): Daughter Louise R. Kase was born 18 June 1915 to mother Lucy Harrigan.
Vol. 3, cert #1351 (1918): Son James W. Kase was born 18 June 1918 to mother Lucy Harrigan.
Vol. ____, cert# ______ (1922): Son Cecil F. Kazer (sic) was born 03 Nov 1922 to mother Lucy ________(sic)
[Note: no birth record has yet been located for son Christopher C. Kase).

According to KY death records:
Cecil F. Kays, born 03 Nov 1924, Franklin Co, KY, and died 03 Nov 1924 in Oldham Co, KY

According to KY death records, Vol 35, cert #32043:
James W. Kays, born 18 Jan 1918, died 03 Dec 1984, age 65, residence Franklin Co, KY, burial Greenhill Cemetery, Frankfort, KY.

According to KY death records, Vol 48, cert #23924:
Christopher Columbus Kase, age 29, born 01 Jan 1922 Franklin Co, KY & died 06 Nov 1951 in Danville, Boyle Co, KY at the Kentucky State Hospital of pulmonary tuberculosis, after a 4 year stay. His normal place of residence listed as Wilkinson Street, Frankfort, KY, father unknown, mother Lucy Ellis (so perhaps she remarried?), buried Greenhill Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. Listed as single, never in armed forces.

Does anybody have any further information on these people? What happened to the daughter Louise R. Kase?

Re: Filling the holes in my Kays fills...please read....

rskays — 2006-12-14 05:22:15Z

I requested information from the Mifflin Co. Historical Society, and they did a very good job. The James Kays that you mentioned was my great-great-great grandfather. They sent me information on him, but they also sent me quite a bit on John. I'll give you the most salient points here, but I do have more information. It's too much information to type out on a forum like this, so if you're interested in seeing the documents that they sent to me, I could possibly fax them to you or work something else out. Just let me know.

Below is some of the information:

John Kays

Born: ca. June 1820
Died: 8/3/1888 at his home, Granville, Mifflin Co., PA
Int.: St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery, Lewistown, PA
Parents: Father not identified/mother assumed to be Margaret (Keys) Rittenhouse (1803-1857), wife of Jacob Rittenhouse and sister of John Kays, Sr., of Granville Twp., Mifflin Co., PA
Married: ca 1846/1847 to Isabella Cupples

Isabella Cupples

Born: March 1820
Died: 2/25/1903 in Lewistown, PA, at home of son John C. Kays
Int.: St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery, Lewistown, PA
Parents: Father: James Cupples (1788-1875) of Derry Twp.

Summary

No record found to identify the father of this John Kays who lived for most, if not all, of his life in the Granville Twp. area of Mifflin Co., PA. He is almost certainly the nephew John Kays, Jr., mentioned in the will (1848) of John Kays, Sr., of Granville Twp., who identifies his nephew as the son of "my sister Margaret Rittenhouse." If his mother was the Margaret Keys (1803-1857) who married, 1825, Jacob Rittenhouse (1801-1886) [as mentioned in an 1897 biographic sketch of their son, Samuel Rittenhouse], then he would have been born while she was still single. Her brother, John Kays, Sr., probably took his nephew to raise, and the male (aged 5-10 years) living in the John Keys household (1830 census - Derry Twp.) may be assumed to be this John Kays (1820-1888) of Granville Twp.

John Kays was a farmer and acquired several tracts of land in the area of Granville Twp. where the village of Granville is located (south of the Juniata River). A parcel of land from his holdings was acquired by church trustees for the erection of Gruber Chapel in that area about 1853.

Advice on researching my Ancestry

jeradkays — 2007-12-06 14:48:56Z

My Name is Jerad Kays. Born in El Paso Texas, 1979. father is Mark Kays...also Born in Texas (I believe Mesquite, TX.)

Just looking for some advice on what or where I should start to learn about the family history.

Re: kays twins in orphage

babycrx2002 — 2007-04-02 04:17:14Z

I am a deciendent of the kays family and I may beable to help with information please email me. I have been trying to find any information on the indian part of the family. Hopefully we could help each other.

Re: George Jesse KAZE in KY (1870 -1932)

blankenshipfamily1 — 2008-01-06 00:23:18Z

Hello Ms. Cox

I am responding to your request for information on Richard Kase. This is what I have so far.....

Richard Kase b: Mar 10, 1863 in KY d: Jun 15, 1950 in Frankfort
Franklin Cty., KY (parents unknown)
Married Sarah Belle Harrod b: Aug 29, 1868 in Franklin Cty., KY d: Oct 17, 1950 in Franklin Cty., KY (Parents: Will Harrod and Harriett Hutcherson)
Known children: Chester William Kase, Ollie Kase, William Lapsey Kase, and Anna Belle Kase.

William L Kase b: Aug 29, 1885 in KY d:Oct 3, 1953 in Franklin Cty., KY
Married Mary Lou Corbin b:Dec 10, 1890 in Anderson Cty., KY d: Aug 13, 1944 in Franklin Cty., KY (Parents: Ray Corbin and Lee Tate)
Known Children: Mary Elizabeth Kase, Viola Belle Kase, Richard Kase (He died at age 18 abt 1927) Ethel Pauline Kase, and Leela Kay Kase. (Most of these children were born in Jefferson Cty., KY)

Ethel Pauline Kase married A.O. Stanley Blankenship in Franklin Cty., Ky and had one son, Richard Stanley Blankenship, before divorcing.

Richard Stanley Blankenship married Margaret Louise Martin and had the following children, Paula Jean, Richard Earl, Bruce Allen (my husband), David Eugene, Ronald Dale, Don Jeffery, Mary Lee and Susan Margaret.

Most of this information I obtained from family members with very few actual records, but I do have copies of Death Certificates for Sarah Belle, Richard, and Mary Lou.

If any of this info helps you in locating additional info, ie: Richard's parents names, I would appreciate a "heads up" if I get any further info I'll do likewise.

Best Regards, Karen Blankenship

Oscar/James/Clarence Kays KY

ccmk — 2008-04-24 18:04:06Z

I am searching for the wives children of James (1917 - 1989) and Clarence (1923-1999) --they most likely would have been in KY.

Oscar(1892-1970) is their father and Ethel Parrott(1894 - 1974) is their mother.

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

mrschwetz — 2008-03-17 12:02:33Z

Some points to consider:

1. You can't join DAR/SAR without documented proof of lineage. Someone had/has to have something.
2. The reference to General Washington's aide comes from a published book. I can post the details when I'm at home and have my research in front of me. I'm pretty sure I have a copy of the passage.
3. Weren't most people in the Rev War nothing more than farmers, etc? I don't think economic status really mattered then. It was, after-all, a revolution.

I'm going to forward your message (as I am also curious if there is more proof out there) to the Sussex County mailing list and see if any of those people have something.

Regards,
Brian

Re: John Kays from Edinburgh, Scotland b. 1739

mrschwetz — 2008-03-17 13:13:53Z

Here's a crazy thought, but I have gone straight to SAR's website. You can request a record search for particular people for $10.
I'm thinking about doing it. I think this would prove it, wouldn't it?
They say they'll send the latest application on file, so if some grandchildren or great grandchildren applied, the proof of lineage would be provided for us with this search.