WebCatt's Genealogy
Descendants of John M.
Kerley - from Terry
Ceballos
with corrections
and additions from Mark Buttrum
1 Miles Austin Kerley (at Camp Butler in the Civil War)
+Betsy Elizabeth Ford
This is information on John M.Kerley and his first wife.
2 John McClellan Kerley (B. Jan 3 or 30, 1848; d. Sept. 21, 1924)
+Sarah Kerley (Jan 1867 - She died at childbirth or shortly after)3 John Calvin Kerley (he looked like his dad; b. Oct. 20, 1869; d.Jan. 5, 1946; Rock Springs Cemetery IL)
+Mary M. Phillips4 Clarence Kerley (dark complexed, looked like Calvin)
4 Bass Kerley (B. April 15, 1907, E. Cape Girardeau, MO; d. at home in Simpson IL; Buried: Rock Springs Cemetery, IL)
+Laurie ?5 Helen Kerley (died from burns she received in a trailer fire.)
+ ? Robinson5 Bass Ray Kerley
+Virginia Mott6 Danny Ray Kerley
5 Andrew or Andre Kerley
5 Laura Kerley
+ ? Clayton6 David Clayton
+Frances Kerley (Orlan Kerley's daughter)
5 Beatrice Kerley (New Burnside, IL)
+ ? Schell5 Doris Kerley (Simpson, IL)
5 Rosemary Kerley (Eldorado, IL)
+ ? Harper5 Joyce Kerley (Ozark, IL)
+ ? Schell4 Henry Kerley (in either SC or Williamston NC)
+Mary Pearl (unsure of name. May be full name or last name may be missing)4 Virgie Kerley
+Edward Lee Johnson (b. May 9, 1894; d. Oct. 16, 1970; Vienna Fraternal Cemetery, Vienna IL)
+Carolyn/Caroline Belcher (b. June 24, 1860; d. Sept. 3, 1932; daughter ofWilliam Carol Belcher & Sarah Ann Ford) Total: 6 daughters & 5 sons
Kerley, Orlin (31 Aug 1901-9 Feb 1982 Padukah, Ky.)
Kerley, John E. (2 Oct 1903 )3 Nora Kerley (19 Feb 1880 - 19 May 1932)
+William Riley Guynn4 Earl Guynn
+Mary Reedus5 Patsy Yvonne Guynn (b. Aug, 29, 1936, Metropolis, IL; Oct. 11, 1969, St. Luke's Hosp. St. Louis, MO; car accident; Rock Cemetery, IL
+ ? Murphy6 Rita Jo Murphy (b. 1955)
6 Denise Murphy (b. 1958)
6 William Patrick Murphy (b. 1962)
4 Owen Guynn
3 Cora Kerley
+ James Shelton4 Louis Shelton
+Bertha ?4 Winnie Shelton
+Charlie Hall+ Tom Stapleton (Vienna IL)
3 Dora Kerley
+James Ice
4 John W. Ice (b. Nov. 18, 1911, Alexander Co, IL; d. Jan. 8, 1983 Union Co. Hosp., Anna IL. Rock Springs Cemetery)
4 Annie Ice (Metropolis IL)
+ ? Buttrum4 "Little" Julie Ice (Mexico, MO)
+ ? Moore4 Ruth Ice
4 Ethel Ice
+ ? Hart----- corrected line! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dora was married three times. The first was to G. W. Franklin and their daughter was Ethel, so she was actually a Franklin not an Ice. Ice was the second husband of Dora and her third was Baker. Ethel was my grandmother and she was also married several times. Her first husband was Levi Buttrum, my grandfather. Second and third husband was Moody Carson. Her fourth was George Hart. --- Mark Buttrum
3 Dora Kerley (28 Sep 1883)
+(1)22 Jun 1898, George W. Franklin (Dec 1881)4 Ethel May Franklin (20 Jun 1901-Feb 1977)
+(1)Levi Bazel Buttrum (30 Jan 1893-5 Apr 1929)5 Billie Bazel Buttrum (9 Aug 1929 - 11 Nov 1976)
+Mae Dean Boner (30 Jul 1931-12 Aug 1994)6 Mark Allen Buttrum (7 Jul 1965)
+(2&3)Moody Carson
+(4) George Hart
+(2)11 Aug 1904, James Ice
4 John W. Ice (b. Nov. 18, 1911, Alexander Co, IL; d. Jan. 8, 1983 Union Co. Hosp., Anna IL. Rock Springs Cemetery)
4 Annie Ice (Metropolis IL)
+ ? Buttrum4 "Little" Julie Ice (Mexico, MO)
+ ? Moore4 Ruth Ice
+(3)ABT 1914, Louis Baker
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3 Julia Edna Kerley (b. July 10, 1890, Simpson IL; d. Aug. 18, 1949 at home in Vienna L)
+Newton Jasper Murrie (b. June 29, 1882, Simpson IL; m. Aug. 23, 1914; d. Jan. 25, 1961 in Anna State Hosp. Anna IL; Vienna Fraternal Cemetery)(descendants below)
3 William Miles Kerley (10 May 1892 )
+Inkinois ? (spelling?)4 Fred Kerley
4 Lee Kerley
4 W. M. Kerley
3 Weaver Kerley (b. Nov. 30 1897, Johnson Co. IL; d. June 8, 1982, Western Baptist Hosp., Paducah KY; Buried Rock Springs Cemetery, IL)
+Chloe Watkins4 Dennis Wayne Kerley (b. Sept. 20, 1918, Herrin IL; d. August 16, 1969, Veterans Hosp. Marion IL; Rock Springs Cemetery, IL)
+Viola Murrie5 Judy Kerley
+ ? Espinoza (Paducah KY)5 Michael Kerley (Paducah KY)
5 Patrick Kerley (preceded his father in death)
+Juliana C. Jusas (Chicago IL. m. Dec. 10, 1967)
No Children
+Gertrude Robinson (unsure of this marriage)
4 Wayne Kerley (had curly hair)
4 Geneva Kerley (died young)
+ ? Morris (Cletus Morris' brother)4 Dallas Kerley (entered Navy at age 17; blown up on a ship in WWII. He had curly hair.)
4 Florine Kerley
+ ? Cummings (Elgin, IL)
+ ? Brown ( Robbs, IL)4 Loren Kerley (died in a car wreck)
+ Verla FairlessTwo daughters
3 Claris Kerley (b. Dec. 27, 1899; d. June 25, 1974 cancer, Glendale Cemetery IL)
+Earl Wright4 Howell Wright
4 Bill Wright
4 Betty Wright
4 Jean Wright
4 Duey/Dewey Lewis "Buster" Wright
3 Orlan (or Orlin) Kerley (b. Aug. 31, 1901, Simpson IL; d. Feb. 9, 1982 of cancer at Lourdes Hosp, Paducah KY; Rock Springs Cementery, IL)
+Lassie Frances Schrum (b. Aug, 26, 1901; m. March 29, 1922; d. Feb. 26, 1970; Rock Springs Cemetery IL)4 Rillis "Buddy" Kerley (Simpson IL)
4 Donald Jean Kerley (Simpson)
4 Roy Lee Kerley (Simpson)
4 Otis Kerley (Vienna)
4 Frances Kerley (Look under Bass Kerley)
+Bass Kerley4 Faye Kerley
4 Wilma Ruth Kerley (Simpson)
+ ? Murphy4 Letha Kerley (Vienna)
+ ? Breeden4 Betty Lou Kerley (died young)
4 Unknown Kerley
3 John E. Kerley (he had a twin that died)
+Helen Mathis (she and the baby died at childbirth - baby was too big; Vienna FraternalCemetery, Vienna IL)
+Mable ? (of Golconda IL)
1 Deral Lee Murrie [more info below] (b. Dec. 14, 1914, Simpson Twp. Johnson Co. IL; d.Thurs Sept. 18-1990 after a 4 week illness- cancer; Int. Battle Creek MI)
+Thelma Cutsinger (Johnson City. After divorce she married a Purdunn. He may have adopted them.)2 Alvin Lee Murrie (b. June 2, 1937)
2 Bentley Dean Murrie (b. Jan. 25, 1939)
+Leona Felter (Battle Creek, MI) 2nd wife of Deral LeeMurrie
2 Cheri Ann Murrie (Crystal Lake, IL)
+Charles Ray Sandlin (m. Dec. 31, 1966, Battle Creek, MI)3 Sean David Sandlin (b. 1978 or 1979)
2 Deral Lee Murrie, Jr
+ Sherry ?3 Deral Lee Murrie III (b. 1970)
3 Melissa Murrie (b. 1980)
1 Mildred Chloe Murrie (b. Dec. 9, 1915, Simpson Twp, IL, d. Fri., March 6, 1981 at 3:32 pm at Paducah Lourdes Hosp., Paducah KY; Int: Vienna Fraternal Cemetery. Cancer)
+Charlie Samuel Wallace (B. Oct. 15, 1893, New Columbia, IL; m. September 15, 1933; June 2, 1938, tractor accident; Int. Vienna Frat. Cem., Vienna, IL; buried with American Legion Honors)No children
+Jesse Soper (b. Sept. 9, 1890; m. Sept. 12, 1936; d. Dec. 24, 1973; Int. Mt. Zion Cemetery, Buncombe IL near his first wife.)
No children
1 Floe Rene "Biddy" Murrie (b. March 14, 1917)
+John George Moeller (m. May 16, 1943 in Johnson Co. IL)No Children
1 Emily Lucille "Emma Lou" Murrie (b. March 28, 1920, Johnson Co, IL)
+Robert Arthur "Bob" Carter (m. April 16, 1938)2 Bobby Dean Carter
+Marilyn Lois Mathis3 Anthony "Tony" Dean Carter
+Debbie ?4 Sarah Lynn Carter (twin)
4 Emily Rachelle Carter (twin)
1 Millie Velma Murrie (b. July 7, 1922, Johnson Co. IL)
+Eugene A. Barthelme (b. July 1, 1912 in Ste. Marie to the parents of Edward Barthelme & Nora Keller. d. Wed, Sept. 19, 1979, 11:20 am. Heart attack. DOA at Massac Memorial Hosp. Int: Vienna Frat. Cemetery, Vienna, IL)2 Ronald Allen Barthelme
+Vicki Carr3 James Brandon Barthelme
2 Michael Wesley Barthelme
+Donna Sue Mescher (b. 1956)
no children
1 Charles Monroe Murrie (b. July 16, 1924. Lives in Mesa AZ)
+ ? ?2 unknown daughter
1 John Lowell Murrie (b. July 7, 1926)
+Helen Stokes2 Sandra Murrie (adopted)
+Richard "Dick" Howell3 Kim Howell
3 Richard "Ritchie" Howell
1 Bobby Ray Murrie (b. 1932; d. March 18, 1933. Pneumonia. Murrie Cemetery, Johnson Co. IL)
1 Lena Mae Murrie (b. May 7, 1928; )
+Woodrow Lee Reed (m. Feb. 1, 1946 in Vienna IL)2 Linda Lee Reed (b. June 7, 1950 in Saline MI)
+William "Bill" Oleson (b. Dec. 24, 1952 in Rock Springs,Wyoming; m. March 17, 1972 in San Diego CA)3 Julia Lee Oleson (b. Nov. 25, 1972 in Marion IL)
+Mike Sellers (m. July 1992; div. ?)+James Cummins (b. 1951; m. July 4, 1975 in Vienna, IL) 2nd husband of Linda Lee reed)
3 Jeanie Lynn Cummins (b. Aug. 3, 1977 in Paducah, KY)
+Tony Eugene Sampson (b. July 21, 1971 in Ft. Wayne, IND)4 Thomas Allen Sampson (b. Dec. 23, 1996 in Columbia Medical Center, Arlington TX)
4 Casie Cheyenne Sampson (b. May 18, 1998)
+James Hancks (m. Arlington TX) 3rd husband of Linda Reed
2 Terry Lynn Reed (b. Dec. 22, 1955 in Ann Arbor, MI)
+Roberto Fernandez -alias of Rafael Ceballos (m. Nov. 21,1984 in Arlington TX; div. ept1985)+Rafael Ceballos (b. April 27, 1954 in Mexico City, MX; m. Oct. 19, 1985 in Dallas TX) Changed his name to Rico Ceballos in1989)
3 Mindy Arlene Ceballos (b. Aug. 11, 1986, St. Paul Medical Center, Dallas TX)
2 Woodrow Lee Reed, Jr. (Nov. 6, 1958 in Marion, IL)
+ Kay Wells3 Jami Wells (b. Nov. 6, 1989 in the Metroplex TX)
2 Jo Ann Reed (b. Jan. 27, 1960 in Marion IL; murdered Dec. 27, 1994 in her home in Alvarado TX. Buried at Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington TX)
+ Fabian Alfredo Narvaez3 Adrian Alfredo Narvaez (b. July 5, 1983 at Dallas/Ft. Worth Medical Center, Grand Prairie TX)
3 Eric Eduardo Narvaez (b. July 7, 1986 at South Arlington Hosp, Arlington, TX)
1 Deral Lee Murrie b: December 14, 1914 in Simpson Twp. Johnson Co. IL d:
September 18, 1990 in Battle Creek, MI
. +Thelma Cutsinger m: Bef. 1941
*2nd Wife of Deral Lee Murrie:
. +Leona Felter b: April 11, 1921 in Marshall Twp. MI m: Aft. 1945
.... 2 Deral Murrie b: September 19, 1949
........ +Sherry Louise Conklin m: 1970
............ 3 Deral Murrie b: November 27, 1970 in Battle Creek MI
............... +Kimberly Kay Daniels m: March 10, 1990
................... 4 Deral Lee Murrie b: February 11, 1991
................... 4 Adam Phillip Murrie b: September 20, 1994
............ 3 Melissa Leigh Murrie b: in Battle Creek MI
.... 2 Cheri Ann Murrie
........ +Charles Sandlin
............ 3 Sean SandlinNotes:
Found in census of 1920. Deral was living with his family in Elvira township. Last name was spelled Murry.
Social Security Death Index: U.S., 1937-1995
Murrie, Deral Birth date : Dec 14, 1914
Iss. : MI
Death date : Sep 18, 1990
SS# : 366-07-2750Among the names appearing on the Simpson Honor Roll for service in WW II were: Clyde Hill, Charles Hill, Billie B. Hill, Russel Kerley, William S. Kerley, Samuel Murrie, Ward Murrie, Wayne Murrie, Howard Murrie, Robert Murrie, and Deral Lee Murrie.
Have on file the obit for mother Julia Edna Kerley Murrie. Surviving children were: Deral Murrie of Battle Creek Mich., Cloe Soper of Vienna, Flo Moeller of Marion, Emma Lou Carter of Vienna, Velma Barthelme of Vienna, Charles Murrie at home, Lowell Murrie of Centralia, and Lena Reed of Ypsilanti, Mich. Her husband survived her as did two stepsons: Bill Murrie and Dan Murrie.
He had two adopted sons with his first wife. These were Alvin Lee Murrie born June 22, 1937 and Bentley Dean Murrie born January 25, 1939. I found that the boys were adopted from communication with Deral II.
Deral Lee Murrie, Sr. (b. 1914) - Moved to Battle Creek in 1935. Served in the Navy during WWII. Employed by former Central Electric Motor and Construction Co from 1945-1960. He changed the name to Murrie Electric Motor Service when he bought it in 1960. He owned and operated it from 1960 until retiring in 1979.
Memberships:
-Civilian Conservation Corps Illinois Chapter 42
-45 year member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Labor 445
-Life member of VFW Post 565
-Member of Oscar Brady Post 298 American Legion
-Fraternal Order of Eagles
-United Commercial Travelers
-American Association of Retired PersonsHobbies: reading, bicycling, traveling
(Information obtained from obituary.)
Bass Kerley #4 - Retired carpenter and plumber. Had been employed as a sheet metal worker.
Served in US Navy in WWII. Member of DAV, Marion IL. (Information obtained from obituary.)Lassie Frances Kerley - She said that it was easier for her to have a child every nine months than to
menstruate monthly. (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)Dennis Wayne Kerley (b. 9-20-1918) - Served 20 years in the US Navy. Employed by Robbs Lumber Shed in Robbs, IL. Member of VFW and American Legion of Vienna, IL. (Information obtained from obituary.)
He called himself "Sea Daddy" . He was the boss of the gunners. Survived the sinking of 3 ships. He was a good swimmer. He told Julia Edna his aunt that he thought he could swim the ocean. (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)
Patsy Yvonne Murphy - Foster parents: Louis and Bertha Shelton . Patsy's mother died and Earl couldn't take care of her. Bertha couldn't have kids. (Rumor: Bertha had had several abortions earlier.) (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)
Worked at Hillview Nursing Home and Robbs School. Member of County Line
Missionary Baptist Church. (Information obtained from obituary.)She was killed in her 1964 Volkswagon. The accident was on WEd., Oct 8 at 7:10 am when her car was struck from behind on Rt. 146, a mile east of Vienna. Following the accident, she was taken to Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis and was transferred to St. Louis, Missouri that night.
Jim Throgmorton of Vienna, driver of the 1969 Buick that struck the VW, just after both had gone over the hill as the cars were proceeding eastward, was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions according to the State Police report.
At the time of the accident, it was reported that the rising sun in the east had a blending effect on auto drivers as they topped that particular hill. (Information: Taken from News Article)Rumor has it that Throgmorton was on some medicine he was taking for leg which had been injured in a train wreck years earlier.
Rumor also has it that shortly before she got in her car and left that she had had an argument with a daughter. The daughter said that she wished her mom would die in that car. (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)Winnie Shelton - Winnie dearly loved Julia Edna. Cora brought them home to her parents, but Julia Edna was the one that raised them. (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)
John W. Ice - He was a retired farmer. (Information obtained from obituary.)
Orlan Kerley - He was a member of Rock Springs Primitive Baptist Church near Simpson IL He was a former coal miner, life long farmer, and 8 years employed by the Illinois Dept. of Transportation. (Information obtained from obituary.)
He got the family place. His father got the land from the government. He was one of the few people to have the deed from the government. Orlan and Julia Edna were very close. They helped each other a lot. (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)
Betty Lou Kerley (Orlan's daugter) - Julia Edna made the little white dress that Betty Lou was buried in. (at Orlan's request.) (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)
Chloe Soper - Member of
-Herrin Hope Court #23 of the Order of Amaranth
-Egyptian Chapter #30 of the Order of the Eastern Star
-Valley Shrine #108 of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
(Information obtained from obituary)John Kerley ( Julia Edna's brother) - He couldn't leave the bottle or women alone.
Faye Kerley (Orlan's daughter) - She had a speech impediment. At birth, she was so small that a coffee cup could fit over her head. Faye was the standby for Orlan and Lassie. She took as much care of the children as Lassie did. (Information obtained from recollections of Lena Mae Reed)
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