United States Federal Census

1850 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Second Division page 436
("Zilpha", nee Zilphenia Deweese, below, was daughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
Dw#468/Fm#479 Mc Felia
Thomas 53 Farmer 600 MD
Zilpha 43 KY
Mary J 17 KY
Allen 14 KY
Serena A 12 KY
Martha A 9 KY
John 7 KY
Campbell D 6 KY
Rachel R 4 KY
Susan H 2 KY
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1860 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census District No. 1 page 791
(By 1860 Zilphania Deweese has died and left widowed spouse Thomas with their unmarried children. Eldest daughter Jane has married, as has son William. It remians currently unknown whee daughter Cervania and sons Bur Ezekial and Campbell are at the taking of this census.)
Dw#309/Fm#309 McFely
Thomas 63 M Farmer Maryland
Saulact(?) 19 F Ky
Martha H 17 F Ky
Rhoda 14 F Ky
Susan A 12 F Ky
Allen V 24 M Labor Ky
John K 18 M Labor Ky
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1880 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census East Half of Glasgow District June 10,1880
(By 1880 daughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese, Zilphania, is deceased. Below is her widowed husband residing still with many of their children who remain unmarried)
McFelea
Thomas 90 Md Ireland France
Martha F 42 atrophy of foot maimed Ky Md Ky
J K 40 Ky Md Ky
Susan 30 Ky Md Ky
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1880 Hart County KentuckyFederal Census Ed 82 Powder Mill Page 25C
(Mary, below, was Daugher of William and Mary McFelia, Granddaughter of Thomas and Zilphenia Deweese McFelia, Great Granddaughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
dw#197/fm#208 Walsh
Rufuses E. 23 Farmer Ky
Mary J Wife 23 Keeping House Ky
Jennie A 4 Daughter Ky
Emmitt W 10/12 Son Ky
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1900 Barren County, Kentucky census Ed 17 Hiseville Precinct Page 2A and 2B
(Susan, below, was Daughter of Thomas and Zilphenia Deweese McFelia, widow of George Franklin. George passed away just a few months before this census was recorded)
dw#32/fm#32 Franklin
Susan Head Mar 1848 52 4chld/4lvng Ky Ky Ky Farmer
Zilpha M Daughter July 1882 17 Ky Ky Ky
Clem Son Dec 1883 16 Ky Ky Ky Farmer
Mary Daughter September 1886 13 Ky Ky Ky
Lewis Son June 1888 12 Ky Ky Ky
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1900 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Hiseville Precinct Ed 17 District 4 Page 2A
(John, below, was son of Thomas and Zilphenia Deweese McFelia, grandson of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
dw#29/fm#29 McFelea
John K July 1840 Ky Md Ky Farmer
Ennis Malinda Boarder Black 60 widow Ky Oh Ky Servant
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1910 Hart County Kentucky Federal Census Hammonsville Ed 71 page 11B
(Mary J, below, was first child and daughter of Thomas and Zilphania Deweese McFelia, granddaughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese. Her husband William McFelia has passed away and left widow Mary Jane residing by herself but adjacent to some of her children)
fm#126/dw#129
McFelia
Mary J. Head 78 widow 11chld/7lvng KY MD KY Farmer General Farm
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1910 Hart County Kentucky Federal Census Hammonsville Ed 71 page 11B
(Mathew, below, was ninth child and 4th son of William and Mary Jane McFelia, grandson of Thomas and Zilpha Deweese McFelia, great grandson of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
fm#127/dw#130
McFelia
Mathew T Head 34 married 10 years KY KY KY Farmer General Farm
Flora R Wife 30 married 10 years 4chld/3lvng KY KY KY
Eula Daughter 9 KY KY KY
Nora Daughter 8 KY KY KY
Della Daughter 3 KY KY KY
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1920 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Hiseville Ed 27 page 11A
(John K, below, was fifth child and 3rd son of Thomas and Zilphania Deweese McFelea, grandson of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese.)
dw#216/fm#221 Wilcoxson
Joe E Head 45 KY KY KY Farmer General Farm
Rhoda Wife 33 KY KY KY
Lillie E Daughter 17 KY KY KY
Walter R Son 16 KY KY KY
Earl Son 11 KY KY KY
Virgil A Son 8 dw#217/fm#222
McFelea
John K Uncle 78 KY MD KY Farmer General Farm
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Barren County Kentucky Marriage Records:

Bond for marriage of Thomas Piper to Zilphania Deweese July 05, 1831

Know all men by these presents that we
Thomas McFelia and David Deweese
are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth
of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds current
money which payment will and truly to be
made we bind ourselves and our heirs firmly
by these presents sealed and dated the 25 day
of July 1831
The conditions of the above obligation is such
that where there is a marriage shortly intended
to be solemnized between Thomas McFelea and Zilpah
Deweese for which license has your
if therefore there be no Lawful cause to prevent
the said Marriage then this obligation to be
void otherwise remain in full force and
virtue
(signed) Thomas McFelea (his mark) seal
(signed) David Deweese (his mark) seal
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Barren County Kentucky Deeds:

Transcription of the Deed from Heirs of David Deweese to Samuel H. Deweese
Boyd et al to Deweese
October 1852

This indenture witnesseth that Hirum Boyd and Cynthia Boyd his wife formerly Deweese-John Piper and Jincy Piper his wife formerly Deweese, Thomas McFelia and Zelphania McFeliah his wife formerly Deweese Rachel Ferguson formerly Deweese and her husband David Ferguson, Aquilla Dunaway and Mary Dunaway his wife formerly Deweese Holman Slayton and his wife Nancy Holman formerly Deweese and Cornelius H. Deweese children and heirs of David Deweese the late of Barren County Ky of the first part have sold and by these presents do sell and convey unto Samuel Deweese for two hundred dollars paid and secured to each of the heirs aforesaid all right interest and claim in and to the lands and personal estate of said David Deweese for his the Said Samuel Deweese to have and to hold the same forever and the party of the first part unto the said Samuel Deweese will each for themselves and thier heirs and all persons claiming under this or other of them warrant and defend the title to the said Samuel Deweese forever In Testamony whereof the partiy of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals this 20th day of October 1852

Cornelius Deweese (seal)
Hirum Boyd(seal)
Cynthia Boyd(seal)


State of Kentucky Barren County Sct
I David Cockrill clerk of the County court for the County certify that this deed from Hirum Boyd et al to Samuel Deweese was on this 20th October 1852 acknowledged by Cornelius Deweese to be his act and deed and on the 1st Jany 1853 was acknowledged by Boyd to be his act and deed on this 16th day of September 1854 was acknowledged by H Boyd to be his act and deed and filed for record. __________ with this certificate have recorded in my office Given under my hand this 18th day ofSeptember 1854

David Cockrill CBCC
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Barren County, Kentucky Cemetery Records . Edited by Brice T. Leech and Kenneth Beard. 1992, The South Central Kentucky Historical and Genealogical Society, Glasgow, KY 1992. McFelia Cemetery (page352)
McFelia, Thomas (no stone)
McFelia, Zilpah (no stone)

All Posted Deweese Family Death Records

Family group sheet for Thomas McFelia and Zilphania Deweese

Family Group Sheet of David Deweese and Rhoda Chandler
parents of Zilphania Deweese

Sources for David Deweese and Rhoda Chandler
parents of Zilphania Deweese

End of notes for the family of Thomas McFelia and Ziphania Deweese