Fountain (Fontain?) Shiflett

Submitted by:
Stanley G. Shifflet  shifflet@direcway.com
P.O. Box 9023
PMB 1390
Calexico, CA 92232

Comments:
Fountain Shiflett was the son of 2. Thomas and Elizabeth (Lamb) Shiflett Jr., and the grandson of 1. Thomas and Patience Shiflett of Albemarle Co., VA. Thomas and Elizabeth arrived in Kentucky in the early 1800's but Fountain was born in VA. The Charles Clifton Shifflet, listed below, is my father. He went by the name "Clif" throughout his life.

The information on the family of Clifton and Margaret (Roberts) Shifflet was copied from the Family Bible of Clifton Shifflet by Clara Shifflet Todd and typed from said copy by Sam Parks Shifflet on November 11, 1954. It was provided to my family in April of 1975.

Other submitters:
Line of Biddie Shifflett and Nathaniel Kindred: Vicky Campbell Vicki.Campell@marriott.com
Line of Serena Shifflet andf James Benge: Doris Driapsa djd@eurekanet.com. The line of Serena Shifflet and James Benge is taken from the handwritten notes of their grandson, James Anderson Benge b. 1870

Revised 18 Oct 2002
3. Fountain Shiflett b. February 5, 1800 in Albemarle Co., VA, d. January 19, 1873 in Madison Co., KY.; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lamb) Shiflett, Jr. of Albemarle Co., VA.

Married January 31, 1822 in KY
1) Rebecca Coyle daughter of Thomas I. Coyle and Hannah Davis

Issue of Fountain and Rebecca (Coyle) Shiflett

4. Serena Shifflet, b. December 4, 1820 (?) in Madison Co., KY., d.c. 1892 buried. on the Old Benge Farm, Madison Co., KY m. June 21, 1839 Madison Co., KY James Benge b. 1810 d. c.1889 s/o Joel and Jane "Jenny" Burnett Benge. [ Joel b.1786, Wilkes Co. VA, d. 12/1/1866 Rockcastle Co. KY, m. 1809 Madison Co, KY to Jane "Jenny" Burnett b. 1794 VA d. 1877 Madison Co. d/o Micah Burnett and Sally McDaniel.] James' nephew, William Benge (son of Rice Benge) m. 1854 Serena Shiflet, d/o Thomas.

5. Emaline Benge, b Apr. 3, 1840, m. June 19,1866, Madison Co., KY to J. I. Irons

5. Sidney Benge b Dec. 24, 1841 d. Apr 12, 1865, shortly after being mustered out of Civil War. He was Sgt. in KY Cav

5. James Fountain Benge b. Dec. 17, 1843 Madison Co., d. Feb. 14, 1862 at Somerset, KY while in Civil War

5. Clifton Benge b. 1846 d. 1931 buried. Dreyfus Cemetery, Madison Co., KY m. 1 ) Mary Barclay b. 1849 d. Nov. 7, 1870 Madison Co., KY d/o Speed Barclay and Hannah Elizabeth Todd; m. 2) Dec. 1874 Madison Co., KY Mary Riddle b. 1852, d 1905 buried. Dreyfus Cemetery, Madison Co., KY

6. James Anderson Benge b. Oct. 1870 Madison Co., KY d. 1926 Franklin, Warren Co., OH m. Oct. 19, 1889 Jackson Co. KY Mariah Hazelwood b. Sept. 13, 1866 d. Feb. 15, 1958 Franklin, Warren Co., OH [d/o of Louisa McWhorter b. 1845 d. 1942 Franklin, Warren Co., OH m. 1865 Clay Co. KY John H. Hazelwood b.1844 Laurel Co., KY d. 1891 Madison Co., KY]

7. John Walter Benge b. July 3, 1890, Madison Co., KY d. 1950 m. Dec.25, 1909 Springboro, OH Alma McCandless b 1891 Ridgeville, OH d. 1980

8. Harold Mac Benge b. 1911 Warren Co. and was killed in a truck accident in 1936

7. Willard Albert Benge b.1895 Madison Co., KY d. June 6, 1982 Dayton, OH m. 1926 Campbell Co., KY Myrtle B. Helm b Feb. 25, 1904 d. Feb. 5, 1993 Dayton, OH d/o Sim S. Helm and Apalone Smith

7. Myrtle Ann Benge, b. 1903, Madison Co., KY d. Mar 30, 1999 Summerville, GA buried. Franklin, Warren Co., OH m. 1) Kenneth Coppage m. 2) Arthur C. Wolfe d.1998

6. Albert Curtis Benge, b Sept. 9, 1875 m. Sally Young

6. Serena Katherine Benge, b. Oct. 23, 1878 d. 1956 m. William Hurley b. Jan. 2, 1873 d. 1945

6. Dora Delia, b Sept 30.1882, d 1985 m. William Lamb

6. Lou Etta Benge b. Mar. 25, 1885 m. Robert Lamb, brother of William

5. Pittman Benge b. Sept 9, 1849 m. Oct 4, 1870 Martha T. Pigg?

5. Amanda Benge b Feb. 17, 1851, m. Feb. 7, 1878 James W. Baker

5. Margaret Jane Benge b Feb. 27, 1853 m Dec. 7, 1909 Isaac Burns

5. William Robert Benge, b. Mar, 3, 1854

5. Jefferson Benge, b. June 16, 1858. m. Dec. 3, 1878 Lucy Hunt

5. Nancy Benge, b Dec. 31, 1860 m. 1) Dec. 20, 1877 Thomas Owens Hudson, b. 1856 d. 1879 buried. Benge Cemetery, Madison Co., KY; m. 2) Dec. 29, 1890 John Lakes

5. George B. MaClelland Benge, May 9, 1864, m. May 4, 1886 Maggie Coyle

4. Hillory Shifflet, b. January 9, 1823 Madison Co., KY d. 25 Nov 1863 at the battle of Mission Ridge; m. 27 Mar (Jun?) 1843 Jamima Cox, see photo, below. See also Hillory's Civil War letters to Jamima.

5. Mary E. Shifflet b. 1846

5. Christopher Shifflet b. 1848

5. Fanny E. Shifflet b. 10 Apr 1851

5. Patsy Ann Shifflet b. 7 May 1854

5. Maria Josephine Shifflet b. May 1857

5. John Breckinridge Shifflet b. 11 Mar 1861

4. Clifton Shifflet, b. January 13, 1825 in Madison Co., KY; d. June 3, 1907: m. Margaret Roberts March 13, 1856

5. John L.P. Shifflet, b. February 12, 1857, d. 1936; m. Jennie Gibson March 14, 1882.

6. James B. Shifflet, b. December 1, 1882, d. unk.;

6. Jessie B. Shifflet, b. February 27,1885

6. Clifton Shifflet III, b. November 16, 1888

6. Jacob G. Shifflet, b. September 29, 1895

5. Cyrus Shifflet, b. May 17, 1857, d. January 6, 1898; m. Nettie Petty September 2, 1884

6. Stella Shifflet, b. September 3, 1885, d. December 4, 1894

6. Harry P. Shifflet, b. November 22, 1887, d. April 6, 1963 in Gridley, CA; m. Estella Mae Allison (Hunter) October 31, 1910 in MO.

7. Harold Shifflet, b. August 13, 1912 in Gridley, Butte Co., CA, d. September 25, 1997 in Contra Costa  Co., CA; m. 03 Jul 1935 to Bessie B. Brown in Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA (Bessie was  previously married to Robert Woodmansee)
See Harolds's death certificate He actually died at the rest home in Pleasanton, CA

7. Charles Clifton Shifflet, b. October 2, 1914, Gridley CA d. November 7, 1989 in Gridley, CA; m. November 11, 1933 Reno, NV Alice Bernice Peters b. 5 Dec 1914 Gridley, CA d. 19 Nov 1999

6. Luther Shifflet, b. January 1, 1890

5. Elliot Shifflet, b. May 16, 1859, d. August 26, 1920; m. Maggie Turner February 27, 1885.

6. Frank E. Shifflet

6. Berty T. Shifflet

6. Lewis F. Shifflet

6. Mattie Florence Shifflet

6. Clara Breaddus Shifflet

6. Claud Shifflet

6. Beulah Dorcas Shifflet

5. Mary Susan Shifflet, b. December 13, 1860, d. 1936; m. Giles Bradley December 26, 1889.

6. George Clifton S. Bradley

5. Henry D. Shifflet, b. May 6, 1863, d. August 30, 1896; m. Lenora Maupan May 8, 1895

6. Fred Burnham Shifflet

5. Martha A. Shifflet, b. June 8, 1865, d. December 31, 1900; m. S. Lee Gumm September 27, 1899.

6. Maggie Lee Sue Gumm

5. Irvine Shifflet, b. February 8, 1867, d. August 30, 1920; m. Arlie Moeres May 26, 1904

6. Sam Parks Shifflet

6. John Clifton Shifflet

6. Mary Rothwell Shifflet

5. Clifton D. Shifflet, b. February 28, 1870, d. September 15, 1894.

5. Margaret M. Shifflet, b. August 8, 1872; died October 18, 1894

4. Jacintha Shifflet, b. March 5, 1827 in Speedwell, Madison Co., KY, d. Unknown.; m. Hasten Foote in 1858.

4. Rebecca Shifflet, b. 1829 in Madison Co., KY

4. Margaret Shifflet, b. 1830 in Madison Co., KY

4. Christopher Shifflet, b. September 19, 1831 in Madison Co., KY; d. December 5, 1910; m. Lucy Ann Martin in 1859

4. Joel Shifflet, b. 1835

4. Irvine Shifflet, b. March 14, 1836 in Madison Co., KY.

4. Biddy Shifflet, b. December 6, 1839 in Madison Co., KY, d. 18 Jul 1915 Atlanta, IL ( see obit )   m. December 25, 1869 Madison Co., KY Nathaniel Kindred b. 18 Feb 1846 Madison Co., KY, d. 19 Sep 1924 Atlanta, IL s/o James Overton and Lettie Lane Kindred. (see obit, below). They moved to Atlanta, IL c. 1881 by covered wagon (blind team & chain harness that took 21 days) with their five children. This Kindred line goes back to Albemarle Co., VA

5. China Belle Kindred b. 1 Oct 1870 Richmond, Madison Co., KY; d. 24 Jun 1950 Atlanta, IL m. March 10, 1912 Atlanta, IL Sylvester Clay

5. William Fountain Kindred b. June 15, 1873 (twin), Berea, KY; m. June 27, 1912 at McLean, IL Anna Electa Wright

5. James Overton Kindred b. June 15, 1873 (twin), Berea, KY m. 1) Dec 1899 Stella Clay, m. 2) Nora Bell 2 Mar 1910

5. Seth Irvin Kindred b. 30 May 1877 d. 6 Jun 1926; m. 10 Feb 1912 Flossie Camerer b: 1884

5. Orga May Kindred b. Oct. 9, 1879, at Paint Lick, KY; d. 23 Jan 1959 m. F. William Haning at Tekamah, NE; d. Oct. 23, 1950

4. Martha Jane Shifflet, b. February 18, 1841

4. Hardin Shifflet, b. October 31, 1844




Photos

Submitted by Sue J. McKinney suejm@windstream.net

Jamima Cox Shifflet

Jamima Cox Shifflet


Obits
Submitted by Vicky Campbell Vicki.Campell@marriott.com

Death of Nathaniel Kindred: (Sept. 19, 1924)

The death of Nathaniel Kindred occurred at his home in the west part of Atlanta (IL) last Friday evening. He had been in failing health for several years, but his last sickness was brief, as he was up and around the house until within a week of the end.

Nathaniel Kindred, son of Overton and Lettie Lane Kindred, was born in Madison County, Kentucky, Feb. 18, 1846. At the breaking out of the Civil War he made an effort to enlist, but failed and had to be content to serve his country in the great civil conflict by driving government wagons.

On December 24, 1868, he was married to Miss Biddie Shifflet, also a resident of Kentucky. To this union were born five children, all of whom survive. They are Mrs. China Clay, of Atlanta; William F., of Fayette, Ohio; James O., of Curryville, Mo.; Seth, of Atlanta; and Mrs. F. W. Haning, of Windom, Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Kindred also took into their home and cared for as their child another boy, Melvin Garrison, to whom they were both greatly attached. Mrs. Kindred died in 1915. Besides his children he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Sallie Ogg, of Newman, Ill.; and three brothers, Overton, of Kentucky; James, of Atlanta; and George, of Ohio.

In the fall of 1881, the family immigrated from Kentucky to Illinois, driving through in a covered wagon with a blind team and chain harness. It required twenty-one days to make the trip. They settled on a part of the Ezra Kenyon farm, later moving to the Dennis Kenyon farm, where he resided for sixteen years, and with the help of his family made farming a success. He then purchased the Gardner farm, east of Atlanta. Seven years ago he sold his farm and moved to Atlanta, where he has since lived a retired life. He was a familiar figure on the streets of Atlanta for a number of years, a tone time weighing over 350 pounds, but of late years he had not been nearly so heavy. In politics he was a staunch republican. At one time during his residence in Kentucky he was a member of the Baptist church.

Funeral services were held at the Atlanta M. E. Church Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in charge of Rev. Frank M. Harry, of Champaign, assisted by Rev. Raye L. Ragan, of Atlanta. The pall bearers were Byron Canfield, Lee Moore, Felix Wade, Grant Ransdell, Walter Mason and Ben Brining. Interment was in the Atlanta cemetery.

Among those attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Will Kindred, of Fayette, Ohio; Mrs. and Mrs. James O. Kindred, of Curryville, Mo; Mr. and Mrs. Will Ogg, Sr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Will Ogg, Jr. of Newman, Ill.

Funeral Services at Atlanta Thursday for William F. Kindred:
William F. Kindred, of Atlanta, died at Deaconess hospital in Lincoln Monday where he had been a patient for several days. He was brought to the Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta and funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. DST at the Atlanta Methodist church. The Rev. D. J. Geach will officiate. Burial will be in Hieronymus Grove cemetery.

Mr. Kindred was born June 15, 1973, at Berea, Ky., a son of Nathaniel and Biddie Shifflett Kindred. He came to Illinois at the age of eight with his parents. Most of his life was spent in the vicinity of McLean and Atlanta. He married Electa Wright June 1, 1912 at McLean.

He is survived by his wife, five sons, Wendell, James, Robert and William; Atlanta, and Wayne, Armington; three daughters, Miss Elizabeth at home, Mrs. Ann Miller, McLean, and Mrs. Virginia Peplow, Tremont; six grandchildren, a twin brother, James O., Kindred, Curryville, Mo., and a sister, Mrs. Orga Haning, McLean. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, a brother and a sister.

He was a member of the Atlanta Methodist church. He retired from farming in 1946.

Mrs. Clay Died Saturday at Nursing Home:
(June 24, 1950)
Mrs. China Clay died at 9:25 a.m. Saturday at the Short Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for five months.

The body was taken to the Quiram Funeral Chapel, where a family service was held Monday at 2:00 pm., followed by services at the Atlanta Methodist church at 2:30, the Rev. D. J. Geach officiating Mrs. Harold Q. Quisenberry sang "Behond the Suneset and "Nearer My God to Thee." She was accompanied by Mrs. A. R. Begolka. The ballbearers were all nephews of the deceased: Wendell Kindred and Wayne Kindred, of Atlanta; Nathan Kindred, of Curryville, Mo; William Garrison, of Creve Couer; John Haning, of Stanford; and Delbert Haning, of Peoria. Burial was in the Atlanta cemetery.

Mrs. Clay was born Oct. 1, 1870 in Richmond, Ky., a daughter of Nathaniel and Biddy Shifflet Kindred. She came to Illinois by covered wagon with her parents in 1881 and had since lived in Illinois. She was married to Sylvester Clay March 10, 1912, in Atlanta. Her husband and a son preceded her in death.

Funeral of Mrs. Haning Sunday:
(1959)
Mrs. Orga M. Haning, 79, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Home at Lincoln. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McReynolds Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harry W. Talley officiating. Burial will be in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. She was born Oct. 9, 1879, at Paint Lick, Ky, a daughter of Nathaniel and Biddie Shefflet Kindred. She was married to F. William Haning at Tekamah, Neb. He died Oct. 23, 1950. Surviving are two sons, John, McLean; Delbert, Peoria; two daughters, Mrs. Rachel Young, Lockport; Mrs. Inez Raney, Bloomington, and seven grandchildren. Three brothers and a sister preceded her in death. She was a member of the Methodist church.

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