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Descendants of Benjamin Kevil 1

Generation No. 4


      10. Laban4 Marchbanks (Mary Ann3 Kevil, Benjamin Kevil2 2, Benjamin Kevil1 1) was born Abt. 1805 in Arkansas Territory, and died Bef. July 23, 1850 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. He married Celeste Elizabeth Guinell July 6, 1826 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. She was born 1813 in Louisiana, and died in Ascention Parish, Louisiana.

Notes for Laban Marchbanks:
Bill of Sale
LABAN MARCHBANKS To MOSES MOORE JOHNSTON MARCHBANKS, on 12th August 1837, ratifies a sale of four (4) slaves made by LABAN MARCHBANKS to MOSES MOORE on "the eleventh instant" (11th August 1837) for $1,200.00. The slaves were inherited by Laban from his mother's estate. This Sale is recorded on 26th October 1837. The slaves were described in the sale as : Dice, aged about 24 years, and her three children, Isaac, a boy about nine years of age, Adeline, a girl about six years of age, and Anthony, a boy about one year of age.

Ronald Evans' book on page 295, "The Decedents of Uriah Stevens and Nancy Kevil" notes that "...in 1848 Laban Marchbanks sold the rest of the estate (500 acres in St. Tammany/Tangipahoa Parish) to Benjamin Lanier. This latter document reserved a graveyard site, approximately 25-feet square." Documents found indicate that "...his father, Johnson Marchbanks, was dead only a few days after his sale of property to Alex Kincaid. The parents are probably buried in the graveyard mentioned in the 1848 document. Laban moved to Ascension Parish, and was an Election Commissioner for the New River Precinct of Ascension Parish in January 1846.

Notes for Celeste Elizabeth Guinell:
The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
SCMAR, Volume XIX
Number 2, Spring 1991
POWERS OF ATTORNEY FROM LAURENS COUNTY RECORDS (Continued from Volume XIX, p. 10)

SCMAR, Vol. XIX, Spring 1991, No. 2, p. 77
United States of America, The State of Louisiana, Parish of Ascension. On 26 June 1849, before me, Norbert Landry, a Notary Public duly Commissioned & Sworn in & Residing in the Parish of Ascension, personally came and appeared Celeste Elizabeth Guinell widow of the late Laban Marchbanks of the Parish aforesaid, who declares that her said late husband was the only child of Mrs. Mary or Polly Marchbanks formerly Miss Mary or Polly Kevil & that since the death of her husband aforesaid she has legally been appointed & Sworn in as natural tutrix of her children hereafter named, the issue of the marriage between her & her late husband aforesaid to wit: Johnston D., Mary Elizabeth, Caroline Marguerite, Laban Burell, Nancy, George & Isaac Marchbanks, and the said widow Laban Marchbanks hereby further declares that she does by these presents nominate, constitute, and appoint Mr. William D. Watts of Lawrens District in the State of South Carolina her true and lawful attorney for her and for her children, they being legal and forced Heirs of the said lateLaban Marchbanks deceased, to demand & receive for her and her children, her said late husband's portion of the Legacy coming to him from the estate of Benjamin Kevil deceased, residing in Caldwell County, State of Kentucky, who was the father pf Mrs. Mary or Polly Marchbanks the mother of this constituent's late husband deceased, Grandfather's of this constitient's husband, and was inherited by the said Benjamin Kevil from Thomas Kevil deceased, the Brother of Benjamin Kevil deceased, late of Laurens District State of South Carolina by his last will and testament and remains yet in the possession of John Westmore and Joab or Jacob Lexiger(?) executors of the last will and testament of said Thomas Kevil deceased.....in the presence of Benjamin Fairbanks & Milford Mabias.
Signed, Celeste Elizabeth Guinell widow of Laban Marchbanks (X)

Norbert Landry, a Notary Public in & for the Parish of Ascension, certifies the aforegoing to be the origional power of attorney....28 July 1849. Delivered to & at the request of Mrs. Marchbanks aforesaid through her son Johnson D. Marchbanks.


More About Celeste Elizabeth Guinell:
Fact #1: 1810, The census of Louisiana lists Augustin Ginelle and Louis Ginelle with seperate housholds in St. James Parish.
Fact #2: Name spelled Ginell in other St. Tammany Parish records.

Marriage Notes for Laban Marchbanks and Celeste Guinell:
Source of marriage taken from the St. Tammany Parish courthouse records, Marriage Records, Book #1, November 1811 - October 1861, page 73.

More About Laban Marchbanks and Celeste Guinell:
Marriage: July 6, 1826, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
     
Children of Laban Marchbanks and Celeste Guinell are:
  39 i.   Johnston D.5 Marchbanks, born 1829 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
+ 40 ii.   Mary Elizabeth Marchbanks, born March 10, 1831 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; died January 4, 1890.
+ 41 iii.   Caroline Marguerite Marchbanks, born May 1836 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; died in White Castle, Iberville Parish, Louisiana.
  42 iv.   Laban Burrell Marchbanks, born 1838 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana; died December 5, 1862 in Lynchburg, Virginia.
  Notes for Laban Burrell Marchbanks:
Private in Company K , Louisiana Infantry, C SA. Enlisted March 20, 1862 at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and on rolls from June 1862 to October 1862. He was 24 years old when he enlisted, and was single. Absent , sick in Lynchburg, Virginia since June 13, 1862, and off rolls November and December 1862. Died in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 5, 1862.

  More About Laban Burrell Marchbanks:
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: New River on the east bank of Ascension Parish, Louisiana

  43 v.   Margaret Marchbanks, born 1839.
+ 44 vi.   Nancy Marchbanks, born February 16, 1843; died December 20, 1891.
  45 vii.   George Marchbanks, born 1846.
  46 viii.   Isaac Marchbanks, born 1848.


      11. Drury Mitchusson4 Kevil (Thomas S.3, Benjamin Kevil2 2, Benjamin Kevil1 1) was born December 25, 1808 in Kentucky, and died October 18, 1896 in Rockdale, Texas. He married Lucretia K. Mitchusson September 12, 1830 in near Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, daughter of Edward Mitchusson and Alsey Hampton. She was born June 25, 1810 in North Carolina, and died February 5, 1896 in Rockdale, Texas.

Notes for Drury Mitchusson Kevil:
Galveston Daily News - Wednesday, August 15, 1880, p. 4, c. 6

Rockdale Messenger: On the 16th inst., Mr. & Mrs. Kevil of Rockdale will witness the 50th Anniversary of their marriage near Princeton, Caldwell Co., KY. Drury Mitchuson Kevil was married to Lucretia Kevil Mitchuson. Mr. Kevil who was named after the father of his future wife was born Dec. 25, 1808 in KY. She was born June 25, 1810 in SC and was named after his mother. This accounts in the similarity of their given names.

The 1880 U. S. Federal Census for Texas shows Drury M. Kevil living in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas with his son Uriah L. Kevil, age 40; daughter-in-law America Kevil, age 28; grand-daughter Lucretia Kevil, age 12; grand-daughter Florance M. Kevil, age 10; grand-daughter Jane D. Kevil, age 8; grand-son Eddie Kevil, age 6; grand-daughter Nollie Kevil, age 6; and grand-daughter Nannie Kevil, age 2.
Census information is as follows: Name: Drury Kevil; Gender: Male; Birth Year: About 1810; Birthplace: Kentucky; Age: About 70; Occupation: None Listed; Marital Status: Widowed; Race: White; Head of Household: Uriah L. Kevil; Relation: Father; Father's Birthplace: Kentucky; and Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky.

More About Drury Mitchusson Kevil:
Fact #1: 1819, Name officially changed from Keville to Kevil.

Notes for Lucretia K. Mitchusson:
The 1880 U.S. Federal Census for Texas shows Lucretia K. Kevil in District 3, Milam County, Texas with the following information: Name Lucretia K. Kevil; Birth Year: About 1811; Birthplace: South Carolina; Age About 69; Occupation: House Keeper; Marital Status: Unknown; Race: White; Head of Household: Lucretia K. Kevil (Self); Father's Birthplace: South Carolina; Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina.

Marriage Notes for Drury Kevil and Lucretia Mitchusson:
Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriages 1809-1832 as transcribed by Brenda Jerome in 1996 for the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky, page 114:

Kevil, Drury M. and Miss Lucretia Mitchusson
Married 12 Sep 1830 by Wm. Mitchusson, JP (bond 11 Sep 1830) Sec: Jonathan Stevens. Jonathan Stevens, guardian to L. Mitchusson, personally appeared 11 Sep 1830 and gave his consent to the match.

More About Drury Kevil and Lucretia Mitchusson:
Marriage: September 12, 1830, near Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
     
Children of Drury Kevil and Lucretia Mitchusson are:
+ 47 i.   Uriah Laburn5 Kevil, born March 9, 1839 in Obion County, Kentucky; died July 28, 1923 in Norton, Texas.
+ 48 ii.   James William Kevil, born Abt. 1842 in Eddyville, Lyons County or Caldwell County, Kentucky; died in Eddyville, Lyons County, Kentucky.
+ 49 iii.   Jesse Pitt Kevil, born February 22, 1847 in Kentucky; died December 1938.
+ 50 iv.   Mildred Kevil, born 1856 in Texas; died 1919.
+ 51 v.   Molly Kevil, born Unknown in Caldwell County, Kentucky; died in Texas.


      15. James Early4 Kevil, Sr. (Thomas S.3, Benjamin Kevil2 2, Benjamin Kevil1 1) was born November 28, 1822 in Old Kevil homestead in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and died March 2, 1898 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky. He married Nancy Bell March 14, 1843 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, daughter of Joseph Bell and Isabell Urey. She was born February 1, 1826 in County Armagh, Ireland, and died January 31, 1905 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.

Notes for James Early Kevil, Sr.:
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2880, Date of Import: Jun 24, 1999]

EXCERPTS FROM HIS OBITUARY: 1898

Mr. James E. Kevil, one of the best known men of Princeton or Caldwell County, died at his residence in this city on Wednesday morning just before the noon hour, of stomach and heart trouble.

He was born November 28, 1822, and grew to manhood on the old Kevil homestead, two miles south of Princeton.

He was a good man in all the word implies - as a citizen, as a Christian and in the home circle, and exerted a good influence in religious and moral movements.

Mr. Kevil was an active church worker and was a leading spirit in the Methodist Church. He was converted in 1844, and shortly afterwards he and his father began the organization and building a church at Rock Springs, in this county, which is now a tower of Methodism in Western Kentucky.

The Kevil family emigrated to Kentucky in the early part of this century and braved the dangers and hardships incident to pioneer life. They were know for their sturdy honesty and strict integrity and this characteristic was well marked and known in James. E. Kevil. His word was his bond, his acts a crown of business honor.

Rev. T. J. Randolph will preach the sermon and will be assisted by Rev. R. W. Morehead. Interment in the Princeton cemetery immediately afterwards.


NOTES:
When he died he and Nancy had been married for 55 years.


Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904,
pp 785-786 [Caldwell Co.]:
James E. Kevil, the father of R. U. Kevil, was born in Caldwell county about 1822, and passed all his life there, living to the age of seventy-six years. He married Nancy Bell, who was born in Ireland and came to America with her mother when sixteen years old. She is still living at the age of seventy-eight years, and has been the mother of ten children, eight sons and two daughters, all of whom reached their majority and seven are still living.

The 1880 U. S. Federal Census for Kentucky shows a James E. Kevil living in Princeton, Kentucky with his wife Nancy B. Kevil and sons Adolphus Kevil, age 20; Manson Kevil, age 17; and James E. Kevil, age 12.
The Census has the following information about James E. Kevil: Birth Year: 1823; Birthplace: Kentucky; Age: 57; Occupation: Farming; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Head of Household: James E. Kevil; Relation: Self; Father's Birthplace: North Carolina (should have been South Carolina); Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky.

More About James Early Kevil, Sr.:
Burial: March 4, 1898, Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Religion: 1844, Converted to Methodist

Notes for Nancy Bell:
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2880, Date of Import: Jun 24, 1999]

When Nancy Bell was a teenager, her family migrated from County Armagh, Northern Ireland to the United States and settled in Philadelphia. After a year or so Nancy made a trip to Princeton, Kentucky to visit a relative, Francis W. Urey (Coroner of Caldwell County, Kentucky in 1817), who had come from County Down. Here she met and married James Early Kevil, and did not return home.

The 1880 U. S. Federal Census for Kentucky shows Nancy B. Kevil living with her husband, James E. Kevil, in Princeton, Kentucky with sons: Adolphus Kevil, age 20; Manson Kevil, age 17; and James E. Kevil, age 12.
The Census information about Nancy Bond is as follows: Name: Nancy B. Kevil; Birth Year: 1827; Birthplace: Ireland; Age: 53; Occupation: Keeping House; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Head of Household: James E. Kevil; Relation: Wife; Father's Birthplace: Ireland; Mother's Birthplace: Ireland.

FUNERAL NOTICE;

The funeral services of MRS. NANCY BELL KEVIL will take place tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock at the M. E. Church conducted by Rev. G. W. Hummel, assisted by Rev. R. W. Morehead. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
Princeton, Kentucky, February 1, 1905.
She was consecrated to the cause of Christ and a member of the Methodist Church nearly all her life.

More About Nancy Bell:
Burial: Abt. February 2, 1905, Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Fact #1: 1843, Met James Early Kevil and married when she was only 17 years old and never returned home.
Fact #2: Had 12 children, and 9 lived to adulthood
Immigration: 1840, Family immigrated to Philidelphia, Pennsylvania from Ireland
Nationality: Scottish

Marriage Notes for James Kevil and Nancy Bell:
The wedding ceremony was performed by Reverand Samuel S. Templeton on March 14, 1843. According to Rosiland Young, Nancy Kevil was expunged from the rolls of the Presbyterian Church, as she did not often attend services.

More About James Kevil and Nancy Bell:
Marriage: March 14, 1843, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Marriage license: March 13, 1843, The Marriage License obtained in Caldwell County, Kentucky spells the last name KIVELL.
     
Children of James Kevil and Nancy Bell are:
+ 52 i.   Joseph Bell5 Kevil, born January 23, 1844 in Caldwell County, Kentucky; died March 10, 1917.
+ 53 ii.   Robert Urey Kevil, born August 28, 1845 in Caldwell County, Kentucky; died May 27, 1925 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  54 iii.   Sarah Jane Kevil, born December 26, 1846 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died March 12, 1847 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  55 iv.   Sarah Isabell Kevil, born March 7, 1848 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died February 21, 1852 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.
+ 56 v.   Noah Calvin Kevil, born April 17, 1850 in Caldwell County, Kentucky; died May 20, 1904 in Covington, Kentucky.
+ 57 vi.   Nancy Bond Kevil, born May 20, 1852 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died May 23, 1916 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  58 vii.   James Albert Kevil, born January 10, 1854 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died October 30, 1854 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.
+ 59 viii.   Thomas Kearney Kevil, Sr., born September 22, 1855 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died December 29, 1885 in His home near Lamasco, Lyon County, Kentucky.
+ 60 ix.   Selenia Eleanora Kevil, born August 22, 1857 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died March 1, 1897.
+ 61 x.   Adolphus Bascom Kevil, born July 1, 1859 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died October 31, 1930 in his home at Rockport, Kentucky.
  62 xi.   Mathew Rice Kevil, born July 24, 1862 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died May 20, 1927 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. He married Grace Lyon 1906; born January 20, 1872 in Lyon County, Kentucky; died February 6, 1938 in Her home in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  Notes for Mathew Rice Kevil:
The 1880 U. S. Federal Census for Kentucky shows a Manson Kevil (should have been Matthew Kevil) living with his parents, James E. Kevil and Nancy B. Kevil, in Princeton, Kentucky with brothers, Adolphus Kevil, age 20; and James E. Kevil, age 12.
The following is the Census information about Matthew Kevil: Name: Manson Kevil (should be Matthew Kevil); Birth Year: 1863; Birthplace: Kentucky; Age: 17; Occupation: At school; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Head of Household: James E. Kevil; Relation: Son; Father's Birthplace: Kentucky; Mother's Birthplace: Ireland.

The 1910 U. S. Federal Census Index lists the following:
Mat R. Kevil; Enumeration District: 0012; Color: W; Age 48; Birth Place: Kentucky; Visit: 0234; County: Caldwell, Princeton; Relation: Husband; Relatives: Wife, Grace 38, Kentucky; Aunt, Fannie Machen 60, Kentucky; and Adopted Daughter Charles Wilson (?) 06, United States.

Obituary in the Princeton Ledger on May 20, 1927:

EX-MAYOR M. R. KEVIL

Claimed By Death - Funeral Here Sunday Largely Attended.

"There's a garden of light full of Heaven's perfumes,
Where never a tear drop is shed;
Where the rose and the lilly are ever in bloom -
'Tis the beautif land of the dead."

In the passing of M. R. Kevil, which occurred at Carnegie, Penn., Friday, May 20th, Princeton loses one of her best loved and finest citizens, for this city still claimed Mr. Kevil as her own, although he has for the past few years, made his residence in other communities. The word "Princeton" meant "home" to him and he hoped to make his abode here when his temporary work in the north was over.

Mr. Kevil had been in failing health since the first of the year, but had been able to be about his work until just a few days before his death, the immediate cause od which was angina pectoris. Physicians had informed his loved ones of the gravity of his condition, but despite this fact the passing was a great shock. The remains were brought here and conveyed to the family residence , the impressive funeral service being conducted there by Rev. James T. Rushing, Sunday afternoon, and interment following at Cedar Hill Cemetery; the beautiful ritual of the Elk Lodge being used.

Mathew Rice Kevil was the son of James E. and Nancy Bell Kevil who were pioneer residents. He was a representative of one of the county's oldest families, and was one of a family of ten children, eight sons and two daughters, only two of whom survive, he was sixty-four years of age and had spent most of his life in this city and county. Twenty years ago he was happily united in marriage to Mrs. Grace Lyon Beeler, who with two brothers, A. B. Kevil of Rockport, Kentucky, and J. E. Kevil of Colorado survive. In her early youth, a neice, Miss Rosalind Roach was taken into the Kevil home, where she found the love and tenderness accorded a daughter, and to her, as well as the bereaved widow and brothers, our sympathy is extended.

The deceased has been identified with the business interests of this city for many years, and few men have enjoyed a more enviable reputation for ability and general popularity than he. For twenty years he was connected with the Princeton Shoe Company , for sixteen years as its owner. He served the city well in the capacity of Mayor, and was a man of commendable public ability. After severing his connection with the Shoe Store, Mr. Kevil took up road building which vocation he followed for several years. In 1924 he was appointed receiver for banks that had failed, and in a short time developed a comprehensive knowledge of the science of banking and its practical working. He had satisfactorily wound up the affairs of banks at Bluffton and Springfield, Ohio, and at Beaver, Waynesbury and Carnegie, Penn., the latter city being his place of residence for the past year.

Mr. Kevil was a consistant member of the Central Presbyterian Church of which he had been a communicant for several years. His friends were in all walks of life, amoung both young and old and his passing away has caused community wide regret.

  More About Mathew Rice Kevil:
Burial: Abt. May 23, 1927, Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Angina pectoris

  Notes for Grace Lyon:
MRS. M. R. KEVIL - Letter published in the Princeton Ledger in 1926.

With the departure of Mrs. M. R. Kevil , July 11, Princeton suffered a distinct and irreparable loss.
Princeton has made many gifts of worthwhile citizens to other states, but never sent a more valuable and stimulating gift than our friend, Grace Lyon Kevil, who has joined her husband at Carneige, Pa., for an indefinite stay.
As a teacher of music for twenty years, no halfway, or partial measures, no short cuts, or cure-alls deceived her - steadily, with unflagging patience and unfalling faith , she worked to quicken understanding and create respect and good will.
Her vision and her strength, were turned with loving wisdom to the service of the many girls with whom she labored and loved, as Guardian of the Camp Fire Girls and in other capacities.
An organist of her church, whether the call was one of mornful sorrow or supreme joy, it was answered with the same loyalty.
As one of the charter members of the town's oldest Women's Club, she was soon recognized as a leader in the best intelllectual life, developing marked ability by wide reading and the experiences that inevitably come with the years.
Her home and family were enriched by the interest and experience gained through all these activities and the memory of the hospitality of her home where taste and influence were so evident, will ever linger in the hearts of her friends.
Mrs. Kevil has what Stevenson calls "Courage and gaity and the quiet mind," and truly church, schools, town, library, and home relied upon this sweet and gifted women.
The writer who morns for he companionship and awaits in vain the phone call, "Miss Sallie," believes the prescription for her unusual personality is - "Every year you should master some new craft for the hand, acquire new art for the mind, and receive into your affections, new friends to satisfy the heart."
God bless our Grace and her family, may they return to us and be ours again, is the sentiment of countless members of her friends.

Sally Powell, Catlett, Ky. (1926)


Obituary in Princeton Ledger on Tuesday, February 8, 1938:

PRINCETON DEAN OF MUSIC DIES SUNDAY MORNING
Mrs. Grace Kevil Victim of Paralytic Stroke - Funeral Today

"In Heaven a spirit doth dwell whose heartstrings are a lute" - Koran.
Mrs. M. R. Kevil died in her home on East Market Street Sunday morning Feb. 6, 1938 after a few days illness. She had not been well for several months and last Wednesday, following a slight paralytic stroke, her condition became precarious as was immediately recognized by her family physician, Dr. W. L. Cash and the devoted members of her household.
The whole community was overshadowed by a deep sense of loss and profound bereavement when it became generally known, that in the tranquill hours preceeding the Sabbath dawning, the angel of the Amaranthine Crown had summond her spirit to where the stars sing eternally together, the music of the spheres.
Mrs. Kevil had lived in this community for many years and perhaps had wielded more influence for culture and refinement among the young people of this city for a longer period of time, than any other one resident. She had conducted a studio for the instruction of piano pupils here for years, her average advanced pupils were outstanding in talent and many had achieved marked success. "Miss Grace" was dean of music instructors in this community, a woman whose very life was engrossed by the art she loved; and who lavishly shared that art with the public. The place she occupied in the hearts and lives of this citizenry will be difficult to fill, her loss to the community well nigh irreparable.
Mrs. Grace Lyon Kevil was a daughter of distinguished ancestry. She was the oldest child of General Hylan Benton Lyon of the army of the Confederate States of America, and Mrs. Grace Machen Lyon. She was born January 20, 1871. She was united in marriage to the late Tom Beeler of this place, and they were the parents of two children who died in infancy. The young couple made their home here on Washington Street in The residence now occupied by Mr. Henry Towery and family. This ideal union was soon severed by death, and after a number of years Mrs. Beeler was married to Matthew R. Kevil, prominent merchant and financier, a former mayor of Princeton. Mr. Kevil preceeded her in death some eleven years ago. Into their home and hearts came a motherless child, the former Miss Rosalyn Roach, niece of Mr. Kevil who reciprocated their love by a devotion and attention that was truely fillal. Besides this foster child, she is survived by two brothers, Captain Frank Lyon of the United States Navy of Charlottesville, Va., who at one time was a resident of this place; Ernest Lyon of Eddysville; two half sisters, Mrs. Lawson Faxon of Hopkinsville; Loraine Lyon and stepmother Mrs. Ruth W. Lyon of Eddyville; and an uncle, Mr. Frank Machen of Princeton.
Mrs. Kevil never abandoned her studies, keeping up with modern ideas in teaching; only two years ago she spent the summer in Europe working with the greatest masters of the Old World. She was prominent in the church, civic, club and social circles, and was never too occupied in her busy life to contribute her valuable time to arranging for her talented pupils to share in many of the community musical programs. Year after year, her finished musicians went forth to give pleasure and culture to the musical world. Several of her pupils studied abroad, one winning a scholarship that took her to Fontainebleau, near Paris, France as a student. As an accompanist, she was without a peer, truely it might be written of her that like Israfell, her "heart strings were a lute." While teaching was her profession yet she gave generously to many children who possibly could not otherwise have had the fine advantages of piano study; gave quietly and in secret without expectation of reward except in seeing her pupils' attainment in the arts they both loved. Mrs. Kevil was organist of the Central Presbyterian Church for many years. This cherished duty she had relinquished of late to one of her talented young pupils, only playing on very special occasions. She held membership in the Gradatim Club, oldest study organization in the city, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Sunday morning, the remains were conveyed to the Morgan Funeral Home on South Seminary Street to await obsequies and there those in all walks of life came to shed a quiet tear of farewell. Funeral services took place at the family residence this (Tuesday) morning at ten o'clock; the Rev. E. E. Diggs, Jr., her pastor saying the eloquent and well deserved tribute. Internment followed in the sequestered confines of Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Kevil will live long in the hearts of those she leaves behind. "Grace," given by her parents at birth was no misnomer for she was gracious of personality. Her gentle dignity and noble character enhancing her worth as a mentor in the field of labor to which she had so definetly dedicated her time and talents.
"As life goes on the world, grows strange; With faces new, and toward the end; The milestones into headstones change; Neath every one a friend."


  More About Grace Lyon:
Burial: February 8, 1938, Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Paralytic stroke and heart failure.
Fact #2: Member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and had DAR ID Number 50293. See Volume 51, Page 135.
Occupation: Music teacher

  More About Mathew Kevil and Grace Lyon:
Marriage: 1906

+ 63 xii.   James Early Kevil, Jr., born October 1, 1867 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died November 20, 1936 in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi.


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