CHAPTER SEVEN

CHILDREN OF OWEN McGLONE

ALFRED

born: March 22, 1814 (5)
died: January 30, 1883
married: Mary Ann (Polly) Henderson

Alfred was born in Greenup County, Kentucky, and died in Wesleyville, Kentucky, in Carter County. He is buried at the Simmons Cemetery in Carter County. On May 5, 1838, he married Polly in Greenup County. She was born on December 14, 1814, and died on January 25, 1902, and is buried at Jakes Cemetery at McGlone Creek. They had 5 children:

  1. Joseph Harvey will be discussed in Section I.
  2. Robert Owen will be discussed in Section II.
  3. Henry Washington will be discussed in Section III.
  4. Franklin was born on December 6, 1855, and died on December 9, 1855.
  5. Child was born on February 12, 1862.

References: 6, 8, 13, 24, 49, 71, 92.

Section I

Joseph Harvey was born on January 18, 1839, in Kentucky and died on December 29, 1900. He married Frances Ann McCleese on March 13, 1862, and they are both buried near Jake McGlone’s house on McGlone Creek. Frances was born on September 20, 1841, in Kentucky and died on June 27, 1915. They had 6 children:

  1. Henry Washington will be discussed in Section IV.
  2. Melvina was born on February 24, 1866, and died on April 6, 1959. She married George Masters and they had no children. She is also buried at Jake’s.
  3. Benjamin Franklin will be discussed in Section V.
  4. Danice was born in 1874.
  5. Robert Harvey will be discussed in Section VI.
  6. Daniel Boone will be discussed in Section VII.

References: 6, 8, 19a, 19b, 19c, 31c, 33, 49, 71, 109, 136.

Section II

Robert Owen was born on January 10, 1842, in Kentucky and died on September 29, 1884, in Kentucky. He married Miranda Jordan Kitchen in Kentucky. She was born on April 22, 1851, and died on May 13, 1895. They had 7 children:

  1. Alfred N. will be discussed in Section VIII.
  2. Nathan was born in 1870 and died on October 23, 1948, in Lewis County. He married Ratann Oney on January 5, 1887, in Carter County. They had a daughter, Cynthia Ann, who married John Lewis Stamper and also had a daughter, Ella.
  3. Thomas will be discussed in Section IX.
  4. Sarah Edith (Eda) was born in 1873 and married George Stamper.
  5. George W. will be discussed in Section X.
  6. Joseph will be discussed in Section XI.
  7. Maud Alice was born on December 8, 1887, and died in 1952. She married Will Kiser and is buried at the Kiser Cemetery on McGlone Creek.

References: 6, 19a, 19b, 35, 71, 124.

Section III

Henry Washington was born on April 22, 1844, in Kentucky and died on June 29, 1885 (?) in Fleming County, Kentucky. He supposedly died with pains in his chest and lots of coughing and his mother doctored him with her own herb medicine. He was buried in the Cooper Cemetery. Henry was a Private in the 40th Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army. He went in in 1863 and was out on December 30, 1864. He married Nancy Smith on August 29, 1865, and she died on February 4, 1879, in Lucasville, Ohio. He then married Sarah A. (Sally) Zornes Miller in 1880 or on June 22, 1879, as the marriage certificate stated. Henry couldn’t write and he married Sally in the presence of James and Miss. McGlone. We are unsure how many children Henry had and by whom. We do know of 6 -- one of whom was by Nancy:

  1. Rhoda was Nancy’s daughter and was born on June 29, 1866. She married Jerry Zornes in 1884.
  2. Nancy E. (Ann) was born on May 21, 1875, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, and died on March 21, 1940. She married Jeremiah Emmanuel Rhoden.
  3. Sarah A. was born in 1874. We believe she died on March 26, 1934.
  4. Alfred J. was born on July 4, 1878.
  5. Henry was born in 1879.
  6. Sid died before 1894.

References: 8, 13, 19b, 19c, 40, 71, 92, 123.

Section IV

Henry Washington was born in 1862 in Carter County. He first married Martha Ann Kibbey on May 13, 1885 in Carter County. Martha was born on January 16, 1864, and died on February 19, 1900. He then married Emma Burton on February 24, 1901. Emma was born in 1877 and died on October 4, 1933. Martha’s sister, Laura J., married Henry’s brother, Benjamin (Section V). Altogether, Henry had 7 children, 4 by Martha and 3 by Emma:

  1. Simon E. was born on August 30, 1887 (6).
  2. Essie was born on July 11, 1888. She married Willard Cartee on February 23,1905, and later, Dan Holbrook.
  3. Anna was born in 1891.
  4. Howard W. will be discussed in Section XII.
  5. Fred B. was born on August 18, 1901, and married Flora Hager. They live in Lansing, Michigan, and have children, Alice H. and Fred.
  6. Bruce was born on August 17, 1902, and married Irene Van Horn. Bruce was with the Michigan State Police for many years. They have children, Betty Jo, Helen and Bethany.
  7. Ardath was born on July 8, 1906, and married Grace A. Bramell on February 4, 1921. They live in Lansing, Michigan.

References: 6, 10, 11, 19c, 49, 92, 136.

Section V

Benjamin Franklin was born on November 11, 1869, in Kentucky and died on December 6, 1950, in Carter County, Kentucky. He married Laura Kibbey who was born on August 22, 1877, and died on May 3, 1937. They had 4 children:

  1. Alvis D. was born on November 5, 1899, and lived in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
  2. Denver will be discussed in Section XIV.
  3. Edgar Allen (Jake) will be discussed in Section XIII.
  4. Thelma was born on November 11, 1909, in Manchester, Ohio. She married an England.

References: 6, 10, 11, 19c, 36. 49, 109, 136.

Section VI

Robert Harvey was born on November 9, 1880, and died on April 10, 1969. He married Leah D. (Ida) Wolford on May 2, 1902. Ida was born on January 7, 1885, and died on January 26, 1965. They had 8 children:

  1. Arvil (Orville) was born on September 3, 1904, and married Nancy Click. He later married Ella Johnson and then Ora Johnson.
  2. Artis was born on November 3, 1905, and married Maxine Burton. He lived in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
  3. Clyde was born on September 21, 1908, and married Katherine Abbott.
  4. Beatrice was born on December 12, 1912, and married Gordon Lewis.
  5. Fern was born on October 2, 1914, and married Henry Hood.
  6. Everett was born on September 17, 1917, and died as an infant.
  7. Opal was born on August 15, 1916, and died as an infant.
  8. Audrey was born November 10, 1922, and married William L. Fannin.

References: 4f, 6, 10, 11, 14, 31c, 34, 36, 49.

Section VII

Daniel Boone was born on January 17, 1875, and died in 1973. He is buried at McGlone Creek. He first married Mary Wolford and later Myrtle Frazier. Myrtle was born in 1885 and died in 1958. She is buried at McGlone Creek. He had two children:

  1. Hubert was born on September 20, 1903, and died on August 16, 1904.
  2. Samuel (Sammy) was born on August 6 1905.

References: 9d, 10, 47, 136.

A sample of some of the tombstones found in cemeteries around McGlone Creek.

Section VIII

Alfred N. was born on February 4, 1867, and died on October 29, 1940. He was now as "Owl" and is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Carter County, Kentucky. He married Mary Cartee on August 8, 1890. Mary was born on January 31, 1871, and died on September 7, 1934. They had 11 children:

  1. James Russell will be discussed in Section XV.
  2. Virgil was born on March 29, 1902, and died on January 12, 1956. He married Ruby McGlone.
  3. Carlos.
  4. Earl.
  5. Ethel married a Grimes.
  6. Rebecca was born about 1906 and first married a Haney, then a Bruce Truitt in 1925.
  7. Helen married a Rumfield.
  8. Willard married Hazel Fultz in 1934. They had a daughter, Velma.
  9. Farris was born on April 13, 1898, and died as an infant.
  10. Child before 1934.
  11. Child born before 1934.

References: 6, 9e, 31e, 97, 101, 109.

Section IX

Thomas was born in 1871 and married Martha L. Wolford on March 25, 1891. They had 6 children:

  1. Mary Elizabeth was born in 1893 and married Ellis Hall.
  2. Homer.
  3. Daniel W. was born on April 29, 1898. He married Nellie Stephenson on July 18, 1919, in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was a steelworker.
  4. Desserie.
  5. Earl Dewey was born in 1904 and married Lona Pruitt on January 27, 1934, in Portsmouth. He was a shoemaker.
  6. Ann married Elmer Stamper.

References: 6, 11, 19b, 198.

Section X

George W. was born on February 23, 1879, in Carter County and died on May 24, 1959. He is buried at the Peak Cemetery in Smith’s Creek, Carter County, Kentucky. He married Pearlie A. Jordan on December 18, 1905. Pearlie was born in 1889 and died in 1965. They had 10 children:

  1. Ervin was born on July 11, 1920, and married Rose Madden.
  2. Ollie Blanche was born on April 15, 1918, and married Lonzo Parker.
  3. Lethe Elizabeth was born on March 22, 1915, and died in 1917.
  4. Otis was born in 1910 and married Viola Bloomfield.
  5. Sarah Ellen was born on September 2, 1928.
  6. Clarence E. was born on July 22, 1922, and married Hilda Fay Reynolds.
  7. Bruce.
  8. William.
  9. Nathan was born on March 28, 1926, and married Betty Evans.
  10. Walter.

References: 6, 8, 10, 19b, 24, 36, 40, 124.

Section XI

Joseph was born on September 15, 1883 in Carter County and died on February 13, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Carrie Holbrook in April 1916 (7), in Carter County. Carrie was born on June 9, 1900, and died on December 18, 1950, in Kentucky. They had 7 children. We believe he was also married on June 2, 1911, to Mary Fetty in Portsmouth, Ohio.


  1. Jessie was born on February 6, 1918, in Carter County and married a Podruchney in Baltimore.
  2. Ruby was born on February 18, 1920, in Carter County and lives in Baltimore.
  3. James Walter was born on February 3, 1922, in Carter County and lives in Wilmington, Ohio.
  4. Sarah F. was born on February 3, 1922, in Carter County and married a Gaunt in Baltimore, where she now lives.
  5. Watt Hokman was born on November 14, 1926, in Carter County and lives in Baltimore.
  6. George Henry was born on August 20, 1930, in Carter County and married Wilma Dawson in Baltimore.
  7. Virgie C. was born on February 13, 1939, in Carter County and married a Riveria in Baltimore.

References: 6, 8, 10, 34, 36, 62, 198.

Section XII

Howard W. was the son of Henry W. and g.g.s. of Alfred. He was born on May 23, 1890, in Carter County and died on March 6, 1973, in Ashland, Kentucky. He married Clara Josephine Gosney. Clara was born on February 8, 1891, and died on September 4, 1972. They had 6 children:

  1. Edward Leroy was born on February 8, 1911, in Carter County and died in Ashland.
  2. Essie Pauline was born on July 10, 1913, in Carter County and married Howard Rice in 1931. They live in Ironton, Ohio.
  3. William Curtiss was born on January 30, 1917, in Carter County and died in Ashland, Kentucky. He married Mary Blanche Towler.
  4. Anna Mary was born on October 31, 1921, in Carter County and married Earl Jones in 1940.
  5. Charles Henry was born on August 14, 1925, in Carter County and married Virginia Higgins in 1944.
  6. Lillian Grace, a twin of Charles, was born on August 14, 1925, and married Harold Berry in 1944.

References: 6, 8, 11, 34, 36, 52, 56, 109, 136, 168, 169.

Section XIII

Edgar Allen (Jake) was born on September 19, 1897. He married Anna Kiser in 1929 and Bess, a daughter of Twid. Some say he and Bess never married. Anna Kiser was first married to Sammy McGlone and then to Jake. He had 6 children:
  1. Hubert Winford was born on May 1, 1923, in Carter County.
  2. Myrtle was born on December 29, 1924, in Carter County.
  3. Bettie Jane was born on April 5 1933, in Carter County.
  4. Roberta was the daughter of Bess and Jake and she married a Molen.
  5. Phyllis was the daughter of Bess and Jake.
  6. Henry F. was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, and married Lydia Lou Burchett.

References: 6, 8, 10, 19c, 36, 109, 121.

Section XIV

Denver was born March 4, 1901, in Carter County. He died October 1, 1970, in Carter County. He was married to Goldie Fannin in 1927 and they had two children. Denver is buried in the Bethel Cemetery, Carter County.

  1. James D.
  2. Charles E.

References: 6, 8, 10, 11, 19c, 36, 39, 109.

Section XV

James Russell was born November 1, 1896, and died in April 1958. He married Erie Pauline Messer on September 8, 1919. Erie was born on May 28, 1902, and died July 6, 1966, in Ashland, Kentucky. They had 16 children:

  1. Gladys was born July 20, 1920, and died the same day.
  2. Della was born July 14, 1921, in Carter County and married Harold Burchett.
  3. Alma was born September 21, 1922, in Carter County.
  4. Maxine was born in 1925 and married Avery Gerald Montgomery in 1945.
  5. Estill Eugene (Buck) was born in 1925.
  6. Ethel M. was born April 12, 1927.
  7. Howard W. was born February 18, 1933.
  8. Leonard was born November 3, 1934.
  9. Russell D. was born on January 31, 1938.
  10. Willis H. was born October 23, 1939.
  11. Deward was born in 1940.
  12. Curtis was born in 1947.
  13. Christine was a twin of Curtis.
  14. James Alfred.
  15. Herman.
  16. Donald.

References: 4d, 6, 8, 9e, 10, 31e, 32, 36.