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Descendants of Benjamin Kevil 1

117. Jacob Robert⁶ Kevil (Uriah Laburn⁵, Drury Mitchusson⁴, Thomas S.³, Benjamin Kevil² 2, Benjamin Kevil¹ 1) was born May 20, 1886 in Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, and died September 29, 1966 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. He married Ludie Bass Gregory August 10, 1913 in Norton, Texas. She was born March 23, 1891 in Rome, Georgia, and died July 26, 1960 in Bronte, Coke County, Texas.

More About Jacob Robert Kevil:
Burial: Abt. October 1, 1966, Fairview Cemetery at Bronte, Coke County, Texas

More About Ludie Bass Gregory:
Burial: Abt. July 29, 1960, Fairview Cemetery at Bronte, Coke County, Texas

More About Jacob Kevil and Ludie Gregory:
Marriage: August 10, 1913, Norton, Texas

Children of Jacob Kevil and Ludie Gregory are:

	199	i.	Infant Son⁷ Kevil, born 1914 in Marie, Texas; died 1914 in Marie, Texas.
	200	ii.	Mary Louise Kevil, born April 4, 1916 in Marie, Texas.
	201	iii.	Leonard Drew Kevil, born September 24, 1917 in Marie, Texas; died January 11, 1980 in Tom Green County, Texas.
	202	iv.	Yvonne Kevil, born October 7, 1918 in Marie, Texas; died 1918 in Marie, Texas.
+	203	v.	J. D. Kevil, born December 4, 1919 in Marie, Runnels County, Texas.
	204	vi.	Thelma Adeline Kevil, born January 17, 1922 in Marie, Texas; died 1923 in Marie, Texas.
	205	vii.	Myra Lou Kevil, born April 7, 1928 in Marie, Texas.

119. Archer⁶ Kevil (James William⁵, Drury Mitchusson⁴, Thomas S.³, Benjamin Kevil² 2, Benjamin Kevil¹ 1) was born Abt. 1869 in Eddyville, Caldwell County, Kentucky. He married Callie ???. She was born in Tennessee.

Notes for Archer Kevil:
The 1900 Kentucky Census, page 366, shows Archer Kevil residing in Lyon County, Kentucky.

The 1910 U. S. Census Index for Kentucky shows Arch Kevil; Enumeration District 0158; Age: 41; Color: W; Birth Place: Kentucky; Visit: 0136; County: Lyon; Relation: Husband; Relatives: Wife Callie 38, Tennessee; Son George 13, Kentucky; Son Russell 10, Kentucky; Son Finnis 06, Kentucky; Non-resident John Powers 14, Kentucky.

More About Archer Kevil:
Fact #1: 1900, On page 366 of the 1900 Kentucky Census, Arch Kevil is shown living in Lyon County, Kentucky.

Children of Archer Kevil and Callie ??? are:

206

George William⁷ Kevil, born October 2, 1898 in Lyons County, Kentucky; died April 17, 1966. He married Virginia ??; born January 2, 1903; died January 12, 1971.

More About George William Kevil:
Burial: April 20, 1966, Hampton National Cemetery, City of Hampton, Virginia, Section D/PHOEBUS, Plot D, grave 7564.
Military service: U.S. Army during WW I, and stationed in Philipines.

More About Virginia ??:
Burial: January 14, 1971, Hampton National Cemetery, City of Hampton, Virginia, section D/PHOEBUS, Plot D, grave 7564P.

	207	ii.		Russell Kevil, born July 22, 1900 in Unknown; died October 1965 in Tennessee.
	208	iii.		Finis Kevil, born July 14, 1903; died December 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee.

120. Jesse Uriah⁶ Kevil (James William⁵, Drury Mitchusson⁴, Thomas S.³, Benjamin Kevil² 2, Benjamin Kevil¹ 1) was born April 3, 1870 in Eddyville, Caldwell County, Kentucky, and died June 23, 1945 in Carlsbad, Tom Greene County, Texas. He married Kate Ella Allison January 16, 1901 in Lyon County, Kentucky, daughter of Robert Allison and Susan Coleman. She was born February 27, 1877 in Lyon County, Kentucky, and died January 9, 1973 in Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico.

Notes for Jesse Uriah Kevil:
Jesse and his cousin Edward Kevil went on a journey in the late 1870's to visit Texas and see the Oklahoma land rush. Edward Kevil decided to settle in Texas, and Jesse (nicknamed "White") returned to western Kentucky where he later married Kate Allison and lived in Eddyville until 1918. In 1918, Jesse moved his family into a half-dugout house near Littlefield, Texas. He wasn't successful as a dry-land farmer, and eventually moved his family to Runnels County, Texas.

The 1910 U. S. Federal Census Index lists Jim Kevil (actually Jesse Kevil); Enumeration District 0158; Color: W; Age: 40; Birth Place: Kentucky; Visit: 0206; County; Lyon; Relation: Husband; Relatives: Wife Kate 33, Kentucky; Daughter Viqula 08, Kentucky;
Son Allison 07, Kentucky; Daughter Amanda 03, Kentucky.

Obituary: Carlsbad Farmer, Jesse Kevil, Dies

Jesse Uriah Kevil, 73, a farmer at Carlsbad the last 17 years, died there Saturday. He was born April 3, 1870 in Eddyville, Kentucky.
Surviving are the widow, a son, A. M. Kevil, a daughter, Mrs. Willie Gentry, and nine grandchildren, all in Carlsbad.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The body is at Vautrain's Funeral Home.

More About Jesse Uriah Kevil:
Burial: Norton Cemetery in Norton, Runnels County, Texas
Occupation: A tobacco farmer and later a cotton farmer.

Notes for Kate Ella Allison:
Article in Carlsbad, New Mexico newspaper on February 27, 1972:

Mrs. Kevil Will Celebrate 95th Birthday At Reception

Kate (Mrs. J. U.) Kevil, Lakeview Christian Home, will celebrate her 95th birthday today from 1:30 to 5 p.m. A one hour break will be from 3 to 4 p.m. to attend church services which are held each Sunday at the home.
All friends of Mrs. Kevil are invited to attend.
Hosting the affair will be Mrs. W. H. Gentry, Mrs. Sid Wyrick, and Mrs. Keith St. John, all members of her family.
Out of town guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Mike Snodgrass, Houston, Tex.
The refreshment table will include appointments of china ware which were wedding gifts of Mrs. Kevil.
She was born Feb. 27, 1877, in Lyon County, KY., and then married J. U. Kevil in 1901 at Lyon County. Kevil died in 1945.
Mrs. Kevil has been a resident of Carlsbad for 26 years, coming here from Texas where she and her husband had farmed.
Her son, A. M. Kevil, Carlsbad said of his mother, "Hard work won't kill a person. She worked in the fields and did a lot of work when she was young."
Mrs. Kevil has been an active person all her life, but members of her family were shocked when they found her picking peaches from a ladder at the age of 85.
That same year, Mrs. Kevil boarded her first airplane and made a trip to Kentucky to see her sister and brother. "I can't say I got excited," she said. "Getting ready to go was exciting. I forgot my best dress."
In her young married life, Mrs. Kevil was often called on by her friends and neighbors to help the doctor in the delivery of babies. She said she had helped to deliver 25 to 30 babies. "Day or night, I'd go. I would have everything ready: hot water, baby clothes, when the doctor got there."
Mrs. Kevil was also asked to help prepare people for burial in the early days when the dead were viewed at home prior to the funeral and burial.
One night when Mrs. Kevil was summoned by a neighbor to help with a sick women, they were stopped by the Night Riders. "We had to go through a big gate. Just about the time I got to the house, the man was stopped. He had to explain everything and why we were out. The Night Riders let him pass," she said. "If you didn't have a good excuse, the Night Riders would keep you and sometimes do harm to you."
"They were an outlaw group of tobacco farmers in Kentucky who tried to hold the set price of tobacco. If a farmer sold his tobacco under the set price, sometimes the Night Riders would burn his barn and do other damage," her son explained.
"The Night Riders went from that to personal grudges. They were an outlaw group similar to the Klu Klux Klan."
"It was hard to find a prominent man who was not a member for protection reasons. His father was not a member," his son said.
Times were hard and Mrs. Kevil once crocheted a bedspread from wrapping twine. She liked to use her hands and still crochets some.
Mrs. Kevil has been a member of the Church of Christ since she was 75 years old.
She regrets not being able to help people anymore and misses being around young people.
In refrence to raising her family, Mrs. Kevil said she tried to teach them to understand that they have to mind her. "I don't think parents ought to turn children loose to do as they want to do. I don't say that I raised mine perfect."
She had three children of her own, A. M. Kevil, and Mrs. W. H. Gentry, both of Carlsbad, and Mrs. Tom Willis, now deceased. She raised four of her grandchildren when her daughter died. She has a total of 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Her son remembers the time back in 1918 when they were leaving Kentucky to move to Texas, his grandmother was crying. He asked why she was crying and she told him, "You know your mother has tuberculosis and can't live long." He chuckled. She has lived to be 95.

Obituary in Carlsbad, New Mexico Newspaper, January 9, 1973:

Kate Kevil
Services for Kate Ella Kevil, 95, who died Tuesday, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Fox and Lake Church of Christ with Fenter Northern and Hubert Lindsey of that church officiating.
Burial will be at the Sunset Gardens Memorial Park.
Pall bearers will be Earl Martin, Lyndel Dawdy, Sid Wyrick, Keith St. John, Mike Snodgrass, and John C. Davis.

More About Kate Ella Allison:
Burial: Abt. January 11, 1973, Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetary in Carlsbad, New Mexico/Carlsbad, Eddy Co., NM
Graduated: Kuttawa, Kentucky high school.

More About Jesse Kevil and Kate Allison:
Marriage: January 16, 1901, Lyon County, Kentucky

Children of Jesse Kevil and Kate Allison are:

+	209	i.	Viqula McFarland⁷ Kevil, born September 13, 1901 in Eddyville, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died May 18, 1942 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas.
+	210	ii.	Amanda Alice Kevil, born November 17, 1904 in Eddyville, Caldwell County, Kentucky.
+	211	iii.	Allison Morton Kevil, born October 28, 1902 in Eddyville, Caldwell County, Kentucky; died December 8, 1980 in Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico.

128. Ambie⁶ Tandy (Mildred⁵ Kevil, Drury Mitchusson⁴, Thomas S.³, Benjamin Kevil² 2, Benjamin Kevil¹ 1) was born October 18, 1885 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, and died 1974 in Kentucky. She married Herschel Stephens. He was born November 29, 1884, and died 1954.

Children of Ambie Tandy and Herschel Stephens are:

+	212	i.		Mildred⁷ Stephens, born Unknown.
+	213	ii.		Frances Stephens, born Unknown.

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