Jane (Mosley) Hammock (1880 - 1917)

Born 14 Jan 1880 in Butler County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died Feb 1917 at age 37 in Rose Hill, Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

It was presumed that Jane Mosley never married but recently discovered documents suggest otherwise however she did give live birth to seven (7) children by seven (7) different men. She lived in Leslie County, Kentucky, Harlan County, Kentucky, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and Lee County, Virginia. Reportedly had a sister named Lucy Mosley who married a Jim Osborne (Ausbin) and a brother James Mosley.

1900 - lived in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky as a servant in the home of Felix and Nancy Turner. Had a child by Felix, Chester Turner b. 1902 in Pine Mountain, Kentucky. Chester married Martha Curry in Harlan County, Kentucky and resided there and had numerous children.^[1]

abt 1902 - Napier, Leslie County, Kentucky - had child Bradley, by Henry Maggard. Henry married Matilda Turner and they resided in Harlan County, Kentucky and had several children. Bradley married in Harlan County, moved to Tennessee and had several children.

1904 - Kentucky - had child Lucy reported by Dave Osborne (Ausbin). Dave was reportedly a married Baptist Minister and denied Lucy when she tried to meet him. He apparently died in a house fire but not sure of date / location. Lucy married Bill West and resided in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee and had 3 children.

1909 - Kentucky - had child, Ida by Sam Kelly. Ida married first a West, and then a Harvey, and lived in Franklin, Ohio.

1910 - Claiborne County, Tennessee - in census as servant in the home of Thomas Kelly (he had sons Ben and grandson Tilmon at home). Her 2 daughters are there with her but the sons are resided with their fathers.^[2]

1912 - near Fugate, Claiborne, Tennessee - had child, Bertha, by Ben Kelly. Bertha married W.G. West and moved to Morristown, Tennessee. She had 3 children.

1916 - Tennessee - had son, Willie, by Burl Jennings. Willie lived with her for one year, then lived with the Hammocks (sp?) of Gibson Station, Virginia. Was adopted about age 5 by James Kelly and Polly Jane Fee of Caylor, Virginia. Willie married and moved to Kentucky, Ohio, and then Oak Ridge, Tennessee where he died. He had several children.

1917 - Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia Jane reportedly died of pneumonia, typhoid fever but cannot find burial or death certificate. Family reports she was buried in this area. Name may have been Jane Kelly plus complicating matters is that she reportedly lived with Burl Jennings at this time.

1920 - no documentation of Jane found. Her 3 daughters are living as foster children in the home of Ben Kelly and his sister Mary Saliner..^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1900
2. ↑ United States Census, 1910
3. ↑ United States Census, 1920

• WikiTree profile Mosley-131 created through the import of LNMaggard GEDCOM.ged on Apr 9, 2012 by Larry Maggard.
• Larry Maggard, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Larry and others.

• Source: S10 Author: Nancy Sparks Title: Mystery of the Melungeons, The Repository: #R7 NOTESource Medium: Book CONT

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:94CM-CKZ : accessed 19 August 2018), entry for Jane Mosley; submitted by omarcum3776375 [identity withheld for privacy]; no source information is available.

Acknowledgments

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