William
Southard
"Lindsey"
Key
Born in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Achilles Key
and Sarah Sallie (Denny) Key
Brother of
Matilda Key, Lucinda Key, Lewis A Key, Parmelia Millie Key, Emily Key, Mahalah (Key) Ashburn and Augustin Key
Husband of
Lydia Davis (Jones) Key
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Achilles Shadrack Key, Augustin Shadrack Key, Russell Rutherford Key and Rosanna Price (Key) Badgett
Died
at age 68
in Weston, Umatilla, Oregon, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Sep 2011
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Biography
William was born in 1820.
William S. Key (1820 - 1888) married Lydia Davis Jones Key (1821 - 1896). These are their known children:
- John William Key (1840 - 1902)
- Achelus Shedrick Key (1842 - 1930)
- Lewis Jones Key (1843 - 1899)
- Augustin Shadrack Key (1845 - 1911)
- Russell Rutherford Key (1846 - 1896)
- King David Key (1848 - 1921)
- Sarah Jane Key Key (1850 - 1944)
- Gabriel Osburn Key (1854 - 1933)
- Rosanna Price Key Badgett (1855 - 1904)
- Lydia Boles Key Badgett (1857 - 1947)
- Mahalie Emily Key Taylor (1860 - 1954)
- Mary Elizabeth Key Hickman (1862 - 1955)
William spent his life in Surry County, North Carolina and raised his family there.
Irene Key Padgett in her history "Key Is My Name" presented a history of William S. Key's life including his burial in the Weston Cemetery, Umatilla County, Oregon. She says William was visiting relatives there when he died of pneumonia. The gravestone for Lydia (Jones) Key in Surry County, NC says William died in Walla Walla, WA. The death register in Walla Walla, WA for 1888 does not support this assertion. It appears more likely that William died in Weston, Oregon.
William passed away in 1888.
Inscription:
- LYDIA D JONES KEY
- Apr 28, 1821 - Nov. 30, 1896
- Her Husband
- WILLIAM S KEY
- Mar. 18, 1820 - Dec 6, 1888
- Was buried in Walla Walla, Washington
- Relatives replaced the first monument in 1972.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 90737134
- Year: 1840; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 371; Page: 87; Family History Library Film: 0018098
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Siloam, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: M432_646; Page: 343A; Image: 370
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: M653_914; Page: 269; Family History Library Film: 803914
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Eldora, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1161; Page: 283A; Image: 101694; Family History Library Film: 552660
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Eldora, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Family History Film: 1254983; Page: 69B; Enumeration District: 174
- North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
- North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Key-287 created through the import of 1rebeason jun 2011.ged.ged on Sep 7, 2011 by Richard Beason.
- First-hand information as remembered by Dee Ann Pierce, Sunday, October 12, 2014.
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- Dale Key
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, FTDNA kit #40080
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~3.12%
Kathy Gillispie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A865337 [compare], Ancestry member 55rcblanchard
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~3.12%
Cory McKim :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Heather Key :
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