Kyes Family, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee
Seeking information about the Ashley Kyes family living in Waseca County, Minnesota in the mid-1800s. Would like to connect Sarah Kyes to this family. Ashley Kyes, born about 1809 in New York, married Maria. I can identify sons Charles R., Willie, and Lucian or Lucius. I think there may have been a daughter, Sarah. Do any of these names sound familiar?
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Re: Kyes Family, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee
Ashley Kyes and his wife Maria Saay are buried in the Alma City cemetery, Alton township, Waseca County, Minnesota. Ashley died March 17, 1895 in Appleton, Swift County, Minnesta at the home of his son, William Ashley Kyes at the age of 80 years. Maria Saay died Feb 27, 1885 at the home of her son Lucius E. Kyes in Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota at the age of 71 years. The only children I know about are Lucius E. Kyes, who married Anna Lindsay and eventually removed to Knoxville, TN, William Ashley Kyes, who was two wives buried in Alma City Cemetery also, Charles Kyes, who was born about 1847 in Wisconson, and Melissa (Kyes) Pierce, who was married to Edward or Edwin Pierce, born feb 14, 1840 in Medina Co., OH, and who died Apr 7, 1873. She and her infant son are buried in Alma City Cemetery also.
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Re: Kyes Family, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee
I have similar information, but not quite an exact match.
Ashley Kyes, originally from Colesville, N.Y., is my great-great-grandfather. According to our family records, Ashley was married to Charlotte O'Shay, not Maria Saay. Their children were Henry, Elmer, James, Will, Sara, Melissa, Arvella and my great-grandfather, Charles Elmer Kyes. They moved west from Colesville to Medina County, Ohio, where Charles was born on May 21, 1847, then to Marquette County, Wisconsin, and settled in Waseca County, Minnesota. (We also have Melissa's death as April 7, 1873.)
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Re: Kyes Family, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee
You don't want to forget about the other brother...Lucius E. Kyes
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Re: Kyes Family, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee
I'll double-check for Lucius. My dad was reading me the list of siblings over the phone and he may have overlooked Lucius.
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Re: Kyes Family, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee
I have a fair amount of info on the family of Ashley Kyes. Ashley was married to Maria Shay. They had 9 children: Henry B 11/10/1834, Edgar B 11/16/1835 OR 36, Lucius B 4/19/1838, Melissa B 2/15/1840, James B 3/30/1843, Arvilla B 4/23/1845(my great grandmother),Charles B 5/12/1847, Sarah B 8/23/1849 and Willie B 12/6/1851. Please e-mail me if you want more info. Martha
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