Kessiah Martha Ellender Jane (Cantrell) Lasater (1852 - 1907)

Born 3 Jul 1852 in Tennessee, United States

Wife of Azariah Lasater — married 19 Jul 1866 in DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1907 at age 55 in Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, United States

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Biography

Kessiah was born 2 July 1852 in Tennessee. Her parents are at this time unknown. She passed away on 26 July 1907 in Kaufman County, Texas and is buried in Cottonwood Cemetery, Kaufman County.^[1] She shares a grave marker with husband Azariah and her name is given on the stone as Kisil.

Name

Kessiah's given name(s) can be confusing. The marriage record gives it as Kia Jane. 1870 census has Ellender; 1880 has Martha. On her gravestone the name is Kisil. On the death record of her daughter Rhoda her name is Kisiah Ellender. On the death record of her son Levi the name is Kisil. Nowhere in records is the name given as Luellender; only twice is Ellender found. It does appear as if Kisil was the preferred name, at least near the end of her life.

Marriage & Children

Kia Jane Cantrell married Azariah Lasater on 19 July 1866 (license issued 18 July 1866) in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Her name has been also read as Rosa Jane. In looking at the image of the marriage record it is somewhat difficult to read her name. It is not Rosa, because the first part of the name is only three letters. It does appear as if it is a K not an R. (Anyone looking at the image from the link given here is welcome to offer an opinion.)^[2]

They had the following children:

1. Monroe C Lasater, b June 1869, Tennessee^[3]
2. George Washington Lasater, b 30 April 1870, Tennessee^[4]
3. Rhoda Helen Lasater, 1 October 1870 – 23 October 1945^[5]
4. Sarah Lavina Lasater, 24 July 1873-28 February 1920^[6]
5. Mary Elizabeth Lasater, 19 February 1876-25 January 1917^[7]
6. Harriet Ellender [Ella] Lasater, 18 April 1878-10 March 1908^[8]
7. Levi Charles Lasater, b 25 June 1880 DeKalb County, Tennessee – 14 January 1968^[9]
8. Minnie Newton Lasater, 28 May 1884-30 December 1969^[10]
9. John Bethel Lasater, b 25 September 1886, Kaufman County, Texas – 22 March 1971^[11]

If Azariah and Kissiah had other children, they have not been located yet.

Census

Azariah and his family were still living in DeKalb County Tennessee in 1870. On that census the following are listed in the household:^[12]

• Asouriah Lasater, M, 28, b Missouri
• Ellender Lasater, F, 17, b Tennessee
• Monroe Lasater, M, 2, b Tennessee
• George Lasater, M, 1, b Tennessee

In 1880 Azriah, wife Martha and family were living in Giles County, Tennessee.^[13] In the household are:

• Azriah Lasater, Had, M, 39, b Missouri
• Martha Lasater, Wife, F, 27, b Tennessee
• Monroe Lasater, Son, M, 12, b Tennessee
• George Lasater, Son, M, 11, b Tennessee
• Rhoda Lasater, Daughter, F, 9, b Tennessee
• Sarah Lasater, Daughter, F, 6, b Tennessee
• Mary Lasater, Daughter, F, 4, b Tennessee
• Ella Lasater, Daughter, F, 2, b Tennessee

No census record has been found for Azariah and family in 1900. They had arrived in Kaufman County, Texas at least by 1886 since son John was born there in September 1886.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 7085341
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-X13N : accessed 7 May 2016), Azariah Lasiter and Rosa Jane Cantrell, 19 Jul 1866; citing DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 593,050.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ1-5H8 : accessed 7 May 2016), Monroe C Lassiter, Civil Districts 15, 18, Carroll, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,560.
4. ↑ Certificate #2459; Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah. NOTE: transcriber has given birth year as 1890 in error. Certificate clearly shows 1870 and he is listed on the 1870 census dated 1 June 1870. Parents names given as Azie Lasater and Cantle [s/b Cantrell].
5. ↑ Certificate #43220; Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah. Parents names: Oza Lasater & Kisiah Ellender Cantrell.
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 18714991
7. ↑ Find A GraveMemorial# 18714967
8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 7085357
9. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1Z-YTP : accessed 7 May 2016), Azariah Lasater in entry for Levi Charles Lasater, 14 Jan 1968; citing certificate number 13009, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,976.
10. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 36008499
11. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 64128368
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8R-7VD : accessed 7 May 2016), Asouriah Lasater, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 17, family 123, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,023.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7H-49L : accessed 7 May 2016), Azriah Lasater, District 20, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 118, sheet 376C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1257; FHL microfilm 1,255,257.

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