Jacob Keithley

Jacob Keithley

• Father: (?) Keithley
• Mother: Unknown (?)

• Jacob Keithley was born circa 1754.
• He married Barbara Ro(w)land, daughter of Gasper Ro(w)land and Mary Hunsaker, circa 1775 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
• Jacob Keithley died circa 1844 in Warren County, Kentucky.
• His wife Barbara Ro(w)land became a widow at his death.
• The following appeared in Pioneer Families of Missouri (published in 1876):
       KEITHLEY.--Jacob, John, Joseph, Daniel and Samuel Keithley, came from North Carolia and settled in Bourbon Co., Ky. John Married and raised a large family of children, some of whom settled in Texas and California. Joseph married in Kentucky, and had but one son, John, who settled in Boone Co., Mo. Daniel married Mary Mooler, and the names of their children were—Joseph, John, Isaac, Daniel, Jr., William R., and Katy. Samuel lived and died in Tennessee. Jacob married Barbara Rowland, and moved to Warren Co., Ky., where he died. His children were--Absalom, Jacob, John, Samuel, Obadiah, Rowland, William, Levi, Daniel, Absalom, Tabitha, Isaac, Polly, Elizabeth, Katy, Patsey, Sally, and one not named, making eighteen in all. Daniel Keithley, a son of Daniel, Sr., married a Miss Hostetter, and they had a daughter named Kate, who was the largest woman in the world, weighing 675 pounds. She died when twenty-two years of age. (Children of Jacob Keithley, Sr.) Abraham married Tennie Rowland, and settled in Missouri in 1806. He had four children, and was killed by his horse, on Cuivre river, in 1813. His widow afterward married John Shelley. John married Polly Claypole, and lived and died in Kentucky. Joseph married Elizabeth Burket, of St. Charles Co., Mo. Samuel settled in the city of St. Charles in 1808. He was married twice, first to Polly Burket, and second to Mrs. Nancy Pulliam. He had twenty-two children by his two wives, and shortly before his death he gave a dinner to his children and grandchildren, of whom there were eighty-two present. He died in 1871. Rowland was married twice. He settled in St. Charles county in 1816, where he remained two years and then moved to Pike county. William came to St. Charles county in 1812. He joined the rangers under Nathan Boone, and served with them one year, when he joined Capt. Callaway's company. He was married first to Charlotte Castlio, who died in 1857, and he then married the widow of Duncan, who was a daughter of James Loyd. Mr. Keithley is still living, in his eighty-fourth year. He had eight children, four of whom are living, viz.: Mrs. Pauline Sharp and Mrs. Elizabeth Wray, of St. Louis, Mrs. Ruth Savage, of Wentzville, and Mrs. Adeline Ward. The names of those who are dead were--John, Samuel W., Lucy, and Francis M. Samuel came to St. Charles county in 1818, and died in 1862. He was married twice, first to a Miss Owens, and second to Emma Wellnoth. He had six children. Absalom settled in St. Charles county in 1818. He married Cenia Castlio, and they had eleven children. Obadiah settled in St. Charles county in 1825, and moved to Texas in 1869. He was married twice. Polly married Isaac Hostetter, of Kentucky, who settled in Charles county in 1806. Elizabeth married Joseph Rowland, who came to Missouri and remained one year, and then returned to Kentucky, where he died. Katy married Peter Graves, and lived in Tennessee. Patsy married Alfred Dithmyer, and settled in Illinois.

• Last Edited: 2 Aug 2015