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 and 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. Dec 4, 1820 (?) in Madison Co., KY., d. abt. 1892, Buried: Old Benge Farm, Madison Co., KY, m. Jun 21, 1839 in Madison Co., KY to James Benge b. 1810, d. abt. 1889 s/o Joel and Jane "Jenny" Burnett Benge. [ Joel b.1786, Wilkes Co. VA, d. 12/1/1866 Rockcastle Co. KY, m. 1809 in Madison Co, KY to Jane "Jenny" Burnett b. 1794 in VA, d. 1877 in Madison Co., VA, 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., VA, d. Feb. 14, 1862 at Somerset, KY while in Civil War
5. Clifton Benge b. 7 Apr 1846, d. 8 Jan 1930 in KY, Buried: Dreyfus Cemetery, Madison Co., KY m.(1) Mary Barclay b. 16 Mar 1849 in Madison Co., KY, d. 7 Nov 1870 in Madison Co., KY d/o Speed Barclay and Hannah Elizabeth Todd; m(2) Dec. 1874 in Madison Co., KY to Mary Price Riddle b. 1852 in KY, d. 1905 in Madison Co., KY, Buried: Dreyfus Cemetery, Madison Co., KY

6. James Anderson Benge b. 19 Oct. 1870 in Madison Co., KY, d. 1920 in Franklin, Warren Co., OH, m. Oct. 19, 1889 in Jackson Co., KY to Mariah Hazelwood b. Sep. 13, 1865, d. Feb. 15, 1958 in Franklin, Warren Co., OH, d/o of Louisa McWhorter b. 1845, d. 1942 in Franklin, Warren Co., OH, m. 1865 in Clay Co. KY to John H. Hazelwood b. 1844 in Laurel Co., KY, d. 1891 in Madison Co., KY

7. John Walter Benge b. Jul 3, 1890 in Madison Co., KY, d. 1 Jul 1950, m. Dec.25, 1909 in Springboro, OH to Alma McCandless b. 22 Aug 1891 in Ridgeville, OH, d. 1980

8. Harold Mac Benge b. 20 Jun 1911 in Warren Co., VA, d. 2 Sep 1936 in Butler Co., OH, in a truck accident

7. Willard Albert Benge b.22 Mar 1898 in Madison Co., KY, d. Jun 6, 1982 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, m. 1926 in Campbell Co., KY to Myrtle B. Helm b Feb. 25, 1904, d. Feb. 5, 1993 in Dayton, OH d/o Sim S. Helm and Apalone Smith
7. Myrtle Ann Benge, b. 4 Apr1903 in Madison Co., KY, d. Mar 30, 1999 in Summerville, GA Buried. Franklin, Warren Co., OH m(1) Kenneth Coppage, m(2) Arthur C. Wolfe b. 1 Jul 1907, d. 2 Feb 1998

6. Albert Curtis Benge, b 9 Sep 1875 in Madison Co., KY, d. 25 Aug 1953 in Madison Co., KY, m. Sally Young b. Aug 1886 in KY, d. 26 Feb 1963 in Madison Co., KY Both Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Madison Co., KY
6. Serena Katherine Benge, b. 23 Oct 1878, d. 1956, m. William Hurley b. 2 Jan 1873, d. 1945
6. Dora Delia Benge, b. 30 Sep 1882, d. Dec 1986 in OH, m. abt 1910 to William G. Lamb, b. 7 Dec 1887 in Madison Co., KY
6. Lou Etta Benge b. 25 Mar 1885 in KY m. Robert D. Lamb b. Dec 1883 in KY, d. 1950 , brother of William

5. Pittman Benge b. 9 Sep 1849, m. 4 Oct 1870 to Martha Frances Pigg, b. 20 Dec 1848 in KY, d. 22 Mar 1922

6. Anna Benge b. abt 1873 in KY
6. Kit Christopher Benge b. Jul 1877 in KY
6. Sidney Benge b. abt mar 1883 in KY
6. Annie Benge b. Dec 1884 in KY
6. Martha A. Benge b. abt Jan 1890 in KY
6. William P Benge b. Jul 1892 in KY

5. Amanda Benge b 17 Feb1851, m. 7 Feb 1878 to James W. Baker d. bef 1880
5. Margaret Jane Benge b F27 Feb 1853, m. 7 Dec 1909 to Isaac Burns
5. William Robert Benge, b. 3 Mar 1854
5. Jefferson Benge, b. 16 Jun 1858, m. 3 Dec 1878 to Lucy Hunt
5. Nancy Benge, b Dec. 31, 1860, m(1) 20 Dec 1877 to Thomas Owens Hudson, b. 1856, d. 1879, Buried. Benge Cemetery, Madison Co., KY, m(2) 29 Dec 1890 to John Lakes
5. George B. MaClelland Benge, b. 9 May 1864, m. May 4, 1886 to Maggie Coyle

4. Hillory Shifflet, b. 9 Jan 1823 in Madison Co., KY, d. 25 Nov 1863 at the battle of Mission Ridge, m. 27 Mar (Jun?) 1843 to 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. Jan 13, 1825 in Madison Co., KY, d. Jun 3, 1907, m. Margaret Roberts Mar 13, 1856

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

6. James B. Shifflet, b. Dec 1, 1882, d. unknown.;
6. Jessie B. Shifflet, b. Feb 27,1885
6. Clifton Shifflet III, b. Nov 16, 1888
6. Jacob G. Shifflet, b. Sep 29, 1895

5. Cyrus Shifflet, b. May 17, 1857, d. Jan. 6, 1898, m. Nettie Petty Sep 2, 1884

6. Stella Shifflet, b. Sep. 3, 1885, d. Dec. 4, 1894
6. Harry P. Shifflet, b. Nov 22, 1887, d. Apr 6, 1963 in Gridley, CA, m. Estella Mae Allison (Hunter) Oct 31, 1910 in MO.

7. Harold Shifflet, b. Aug 13, 1912 in Gridley, Butte Co., CA, d. Sep 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. Oct 2, 1914, Gridley CA, d. Nov 7, 1989 in Gridley, CA; m. Nov 11, 1933 Reno, NV Alice Bernice Peters b. 5 Dec 1914 Gridley, CA, d. 19 Nov 1999

6. Luther Shifflet, b. Jan 1, 1890

5. Elliot Shifflet, b. May 16, 1859, d. Aug 26, 1920, m. Maggie Turner Feb 27, 1885.

6. Frank E. Shifflet b. 21 Dec 1885 in Madison Co., KY, d. 6 Jun 1955 in Madison Co., KY
6. Berty T. Shifflet b. 19 Mar 1887 in Madison Co., KY, d. bef 1900
6. Lewis F. Shifflet b. 23 Mar 1889 in Madison Co., KY, d. bef 1900
6. Mattie Florence Shifflet b. 14 Mar 1894 in Madison Co., KY, d. may 1980 in Madison Co., KY
6. Clara Breaddus Shifflet b. 3 Nov 1896 in Madison Co., KY, d. 22 Feb 1990
6. Claud Shifflet b. 28 Jun 1899 in Madison Co., KY, d. 27 Dec 1922 in Madison Co., KY
6. Beulah Dorcas Shifflet b. 18 aug 1909 in Madison Co., KY, d. 20 may 2000 in Madison Co., KY

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

6. George Clifton S. Bradley b. 15 Dec 1896

5. Henry D. Shifflet, b. May 6, 1863 in Madison Co., KY, d. Aug 30, 1896; m. Lenora Maupan May 8, 1895

6. Fred Burnham Shifflet b. 14 Jul 1896 in KY, d. 16 Apr 1982 in Akron, Summit Co., OH

5. Martha A. Shifflet, b. Jun 8, 1865in Madison Co., KY, d. Dec 31, 1900; m. S. Lee Gumm Sep 27, 1899 in Madison Co., KY

6. Maggie Lee Sue Gumm b. 28 Jul 1900

5. Irvine Shifflet, b. Feb 8, 1867, d. Aug 30, 1920; m. Arlie Moores May 26, 1904

6. Sam Parks Shifflet b. 16 Apr 1905 in Madison Co., KY, d. 6 Jul 1993 in Lexington, KY
6. John Clifton Shifflet b. 3 Oct 1907 in Madison Co., KY, d. 14 Apr 1993 in OH
6. Mary Rothwell Shifflet b. 10 Sep 1909 in Madison Co., KY, d. 18 Jun 1911

5. Clifton D. Shifflet, b. Feb 28, 1870, d. Sep 15, 1894.
5. Margaret M. Shifflet, b. Aug 8, 1872, died Oct 18, 1894

4. Jacintha Shifflet, b. Mar 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. Sep 19, 1831 in Madison Co., KY; d. Dec 5, 1910; m. Lucy Ann Martin in 1859
4. Joel Shifflet, b. 1835
4. Irvine Shifflet, b. Mar 14, 1836 in Madison Co., KY.
4. Biddy Shifflet, b. Dec 6, 1839 in Madison Co., KY, d. 18 Jul 1915 Atlanta, IL ( see obit ) m. Dec. 25, 1869 in Madison Co., KY to Nathaniel Kindred b. 18 Feb 1846 in Madison Co., KY, d. 19 Sep 1924 in 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 in , Madison Co., KY, d. 24 Jun 1950in Atlanta, IL m. Mar 10, 1912 in Atlanta, IL Sylvester Clay
5. William Fountain Kindred b. Jun 15, 1873 (twin), Berea, KY; m. Jun 27, 1912 at McLean, IL Anna Electa Wright
5. James Overton Kindred b. Jun 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 in Paint Lick, KY, d. 23 Jan 1959, m. F. William Haning at Tekamah, NE, d. Oct. 23, 1950

4. Martha Jane Shifflet, b. Feb 18, 1841
4. Hardin Shifflet, b. Oct 31, 1844

Submitted by Sue J. McKinney suejm@windstream.net

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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