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William Joseph Key

William Joseph Key

Male 1876 - 1962  (85 years)    Has 45 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Joseph Key  [1] 
    Birth 15 Nov 1876  Chesterfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 18 Jun 1880  District 8, Old Store, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Andrew J. Key, w, m, 24, , , , x, , , farmer, x, , , , , , , , , , South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
    Sarah Key, w, f, 25, , wife, , x, , , Keeping House, , , , , , , , , ,South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
    Wilma Key, w, f, 5, , dau, x, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
    Wm Key, w, m, 3, , son, x, , , , , , , , , , , , , , x, x, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
    Elizabeth Key, w, f, 1, , dau, 1, , , , , , , , , , x, x, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
    Joe Linch, w, m, 16, , servt?, x, , , Farm Laborer, , , , , , , , x, x, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina
    Isaac Laney, b, m, 21, , servt?, x, , , , Farm Laborer, , , , , , x, x, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina 
    Age: 3 
    Image Transcript
    LnHholdGivenSurnameRelationGenderRaceBirthDateAgeStatusBirthPlaceBirthPlace
    of Father     		BirthPlace
    of Mother    		OccupationStreet
    21304Andrew J.KeySelfMaleWhite185327MarriedSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaFarmer
    22304SarahKeyWifeFemaleWhite185525MarriedSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaKeeping House
    23304WilmaKeyDaughterFemaleWhite18755SingleSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina
    24304Wm.KeySonMaleWhite18773SingleSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina
    25304ElizabethKeyDaughterFemaleWhite18791SingleSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina
    26304JoeLeachMaleWhite186416SingleSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina
    27304IsaacLaneyMaleBlack185921SingleNorth CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina
     ED:  8  Sheet:  34    Enumerated:  18 Jun 1880   Transcript ID is  dbid=6742&iid=4244512-00408   
    Census 11 Jun 1900  District 68, Justice Precinct 3, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bill Key, head, w, m, Nov, 1876, 23, 1, , , South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, , , , farmer, o, , yes, yes, yes, r, , f, 163
    Lula Key, wife, w, f, Oct, 1881, 18, m, 1, 0, 0, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, , , , , , , yes, yes, yes
    Luther Sinor, Lodger, w, m, Oct, 1878, 21, s, , , , Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, , , , day laborer, o, , yes, yes, yes
    Tom Sinor, Lodger, w, m, Mar, 1884, 16, s, , , , Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, , , , day laborer, o, , yes, yes, yes 
    Age: 23 
    Image Transcript
    LnHholdGivenSurnameRelationGenderRaceBirthDateAgeStatusYears
    Married    		Children
    Born/Living    		BirthPlaceBirthPlace
    of Father     		BirthPlace
    of Mother    		 Immigration
    Year    		Occupation
    12183BillKeyHeadMaleWhite187723MarriedSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina
    13183LulaKeyWifeFemaleWhite188218MarriedTennesseeTennesseeTennessee
    14183LutherSinorLodgerMaleWhite187921SingleTennesseeTennesseeTennessee
    15183TonaSinorLodgerMaleWhite188416SingleTennesseeTennesseeTennessee
      Transcript ID is  dbid=7602&iid=004118462_00386   
    Census 23 Apr 1910  District 41, Justice Precinct 3, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bill Key, head, m, w, 35, m1, 11, , , South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, , , English, farmer, general farm, emp, , , yes, yes, , r, 1, f, 189
    Lula Key, wife, f, w, 28, m1, 11, 8, 5, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, , , English, none, , , , , yes, yes,
    Berniece Key, dau, f, w, 9, s, , , , Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, , , , none, , , , , , , yes
    Andrew Key, son, m, w, 8, s, , , , Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, , , , none, , , , , , , yes
    Bedis Key, dau, f, w, 7, s, , , , Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, , , , none, , , , , , , no
    Bonnie Key, dau, f, w, 5, s, , , , Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, , , , none, , , , , , , no
    Sarah Key, dau, f, w, 1, s, , , , Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, , , , none 
    Age: 35 
    Census 28 Jan 1920  District 45, Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sarah Key, head, o, f, m, w, 65, Wd, , , , , yes, no, South Carolina, , South Carolina, , South Carolina, , yes, farmer, farm, oa, 146
    William Key, son, , , m, w, 43, Wd, , , , , South Carolina, ,South Carolina, ,South Carolina, ,yes, farmer, home farm
    Andrew Key, GrandSon, , , m, w, 16, s, , , , yes, yes, yes, Texas, , South Carolina, , Tennessee, , yes, none,
    Vonnie Key, GrandDau, , , f, w, 15, s, , , , Texas, , South Carolina, Tennessee, , yes, none
    Sarah Key, GrandDau, , , f, w, 12, s, , , , yes, yes, yes, Texas, ,South Carolina, ,Tennessee, , yes, none
    Willie Key, GrandSon, , , m, w, 8, s, , , , yes, yes, yes, Texas, , South Carolina, , Tennessee, , yes
    Hubert Key, GrandSon, , , m, w, 5, s, , , , yes, yes, yes, Texas, , South Carolina, , Tennessee, , yes
    Alsna Key, GrandDau, , , f, w, 2, s, , , , , , , Texas, , South Carolina, , Tennessee, , yes
    Ange Eliza Mangum, Sister, , , f, w, 81, Wd, , , , , yes, yes, South Carolina, , South Carolina, , South Carolina, ,  
    Age: 43 
    Death 31 Jul 1962  Bonham, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aug 1962  East Shady Grove Cemetery, West of Leonard, Fannin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone(KEY) - William Joseph Key and Lula Jane Sinor Key    		 Headstone(KEY) - William Joseph Key and Lula Jane Sinor Key
    Siblings 11 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Bolivar Key,   b. 19 Jun 1794, Lancaster County., South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1874, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah Ford,   b. Abt 1789, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I0025  FeldmanTree
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2008 

    Father Andrew Jackson Key,   b. 07 May 1853, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1919, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth Mangum,   b. 29 Nov 1854, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1947, Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1873  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lula Jane Sinor,   b. 29 Oct 1880, Bradley, Bradley County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1919, Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1899  Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Berniece Jewell Key,   b. 12 Sep 1900, Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Aug 1960, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    ▻ Hubert Ura Colvin  m. 13 Apr 1918
    +2. Andrew Washington Key,   b. 26 Oct 1901, Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1970, Tarrant Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     3. Bead Armetta (Bedie) Key,   b. 23 Dec 1902   d. 21 Nov 1918 (Age 15 years)
    +4. Vonie Cornelia Key,   b. 3 Jun 1905
    ▻ Bobby Landrenaux;   Benjamin Franklin Short  m. 9 Jul 1927
    +5. Sarah Elizabeth Key,   b. 23 Apr 1908, Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 2000 (Age 91 years)
    ▻ Arvel Lanius McMurry  m. 2 Jun 1932
    +6. Willie Juanita Key,   b. 13 May 1911   d. 16 Jun 1973 (Age 62 years)
    ▻ Lonnie Lewis Cook  m. 14 Oct 1927
    +7. Hubert Fay Key,   b. 20 May 1915   d. 8 Jan 1989, Lubock, Lubbock Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F0022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2008 

    Family 2 Edna Ladamer,   b. Abt 1897 
    Marriage 1920  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Sep 1899 - Leonard, Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1920 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Jul 1962 - Bonham, Fannin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aug 1962 - East Shady Grove Cemetery, West of Leonard, Fannin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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    William Joseph Key    		William Joseph Key
    William Joseph Key    		William Joseph Key
    William Joseph Key and Lula Jane Sinor Key    		William Joseph Key and Lula Jane Sinor Key

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census(Fannin Co., TX) Enumerated as Bill Key
    • William Joseph Key, (son of Andrew Jackson Key), B. Nov. 15, 1876 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, D. July 31, 1962 in Bonham, Texas. M. Lula Jane Sinor on Sept. 24, 1899. She was a sister to Benjamin Thomas Sinor who married Uncle Bill's sister Elexie Dall Key. This means that his children and those of
      Elexie Dall Key were double cousins. Lula Jane Sinor was B. Oct. 29, 1881, D. July 28, 1919. They are both buried in the East Shady Grove Cemetery just to the South of the graves of his parents, Andrew Jackson and Sarah Elizabeth Key.


      A TRIBUTE
      BY
      SARAH (KEY) McMURRY

      The following is transcribed from a family history which was written by Sarah Elizabeth (Key) McMurry. She is the daughter of William Joseph Key. It was written as a tribute to Mrs. Delia Henry on her 58th Birthday on Sept. 16, 1977.
      The families of Bill Key and of the Henrys were dear friends and neighbors.

      'Bill' William J. Key was born in White Plains, South Carolina Nov. 15, 1876 into the family of Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. and Sarah Elizabeth Elizabeth Key. He came to Texas along with his family in 1881 when he was five years old. They settled in Fannin County where they bought land, cleared the timber and built their home.

      It was in this same place west of Leonard that he grew into manhood with all the work and hardships that the pioneer families had to endure. He was married to Lula Jane Sinor, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. George Sinor a pioneer family from Georgia. At the home of Perry Young, Sept. 24, 1899. To this union was born ten children. They were Berniece, Andrew W. "Bud", Beadie, Vonie, three baby boys died at birth, Sarah, Willie, and Hubert. All have deceased but Sarah McMurry, Leonard, Texas and Hubert Key Lubbock, Texas.

      Bill Key was a farmer and reared his family west of Leonard with the exceptions of about three years they lived at Randolph where the little boys were born and buried. We attended church when possible at East Shady Grove Baptist and Blanton Chapel Methodist Churches. My parents were Methodist, Berniece, Bud
      and Vonie were Baptist, Willie and Hubert were Methodist. After I married I obeyed the gospel of Christ and became a member of His Church - Willie and Hubert are also members of The Church of Christ. We attended the Hopewell School which grew from a one teacher to a three teacher school. After I finished
      Leonard High School in 1927 I taught school for six years at Hopewell.

      On Nov. 21 Beadie died at the age of 16 and was laid to rest in E. Shady Grove Cemetery. Then tragedy struck our family again. The following year, Grandpa Key died June 21, 1919 at the age of 66 years. Our mother, Lula Key, was taken July 28, 1919, at the age of 39 years. They both were buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery.

      Grandma Key, the grand old soul that she was wanted Papa and the children to move into her home. That we did and lived with her and her sister-in-law, Aunt Ann Mangrum, for four years with all the adjustments we had to make.

      Then we moved back to our old house on the hill where we lived when Mama died and where we first, to my knowledge became connected with the Henry Family. It seems that I've known Delia Henry all my life and I know she has me for she says she and Aunt Doll Evans came to see my mother and me right after I was
      born. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holt (Sallie Henry Holt) lived across the road from us and Mary Ella, their oldest daughter was my first and beat little girl friend. We played everyday so much that we got to talking and walking in our sleep until our mamas had to stop us.

      When the Holts moved away Marion and Cordia Henry Carpenter moved into the house with her parents, grandma and grandpa Henry. They were our dear neighbors. That was back in the time when .we didn't go much and didn't have any close neighbors. We loved them very much and esteemed their friendship very highly through the years.

      Then as time passed by and Papa began atending church regularly and taking Hubert, we became better acquainted and closer associated with the Hamilton "Bud" Henry Family. ' When the girls Lucille, Maureen, Ima and Ilene began their singing career with the help of their dad, Mr. Henry, they really kept Blanton Chapel on the move for some time.

      Mr. Wren Henry, brother to Bud and Bill Key were very close friends. They spent many hours just visiting and whittling away the time.

      In fact the Key Family have always counted the Henry generation as old and dear friends. The Olen Henry Family lived next door to Mac and I when their children and ours were young. In the more recent years, Mac and I have throughly enjoyed visiting in the home of G.W. and Lucille Todd and Delia. Bill Key and Edna Ladamer were married Feb. .6, 1936 at Celeste, Texas. They were accompanied by Dick and Cleo Price. They lived in the house just East of Grandma Keys and South of Hopewell, where we, Mac and I had been living with Papa, for several years. After he retired from farming in 1948 he and Edna moved to Leonard to the Hickman House in the West part of town. They lived there for a few years and bought a home across the railroad just Southwest of town. He enjoyed living there very much, and liked it too because he could walk to see
      and liked to help around the house. His health was bad the last year or two of his life before his death July 31, 1962. He was buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery.

      I found this letter to be most informative about Uncle Bill Key and his family. I trust that the members of his family will treasure these word for a long time.

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