Note: See Article on the tornado that killed Elizabeth Kiser: THE STORM OF 1872, at the bottom of the generation No.7.

1. ELIZABETH KEYSER, b. 12 Dec 1792, d. 20 Jan 1831, married on 28 Aug 1807 to PETER DOVEL, b. 2 Apr 1777, d. 16 Apr 1870. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Keyser and Catherine "Caty" Rinehart. John Keyser was the son of Charles "Carl" Keyser. Catherine was the daughter of Hans Michael "Michael" Rinehart, Jr. Nothing is known about the parents of Peter Dovel. See the article written on the Tornado that killed Elizabeth, at the end of this document.

        i.  ISAAC C.4 was born 12 Dec 1811

        ii.  ABRAHAM (#6017) was born 11 Aug 1813.  Abraham died 4 Mar 1888 at 74 years of age.

        iii.  JACOB (#6018) was born 19 Sep 1816.

        iv.  ANDREW (#6019) was born 14 Sep 1818.  Andrew died 8 Mar 1888 at 69 years of age.

2.        v.  ANN ELIZABETH (#6020) was born 5 Nov 1820.  Ann died 6 Apr 1873 at 52 years of age.  She married EZRA MAHANEY .  (Ezra Mahaney is #6021.)  Ezra died 18 Apr 1878 in Jasper Co., Illinois.

2. ANN ELIZABETH DOVEL, born November 5, 1820/21? (as recorded from the "Dovel Bible") died April 6, 1872 at Jasper Co. Illinois who married to EZRA A. MAHANEY on November 25, 1841 (as recorded in the "Dovel Bible" or November 22, 1841 (as recorded from the "Page County Virginia Marriages 1831-1864" Heritage Books, Inc. 1986). Ezra A. Mahaney was born December 29, 1815 (Dovel Bible) at Page County, Virginia, d. March 18, 1879 at Jasper County, Illinois. Ann Elizabeth Dovel was killed in a Tornado in the year 1872. (I do have a typewritten story about the Tornado).

Children of Ann Elizabeth Dovel and Ezra Mahaney

3. i.. Peter Sullivan Mahaney

4. ii. Mary Elizabeth Mahaney

5. iii. Andrew Jackson Mahaney

6. iv. John Hezekiah Mahaney

v. Joel Jeremiah Mahaney b. May 24, 1852 (Dovel Bible)

vi. Jacob Zachariah Mahaney b. March 5, 1855, died September 24, 1855 (Dovel Bible)

vii. George Hiram Mahaney, b. October 13, 1857 (Dovel Bible) (disappeared when he was 21, apparently.)

7. viii. Dolly Jane Mahaney

3. PETER SULLIVAN MAHANEY b. June 12, 1843 (Dovel Bible) d. 1922 - buried at Scott Cemetery, near Newton, Illinois, married WINNIE PRUIT or PRUET (b. 1846 d. 1934).

Their children are

i. Ezra A. (b. 1869, d. 1934) and

ii. Peter Sullivan Jr.(b.1875, d. 1960)

4. MARY ELIZABETH MAHANEY b. March 21, 1845, married JOHN J. BURNSIDE b. Dec 12, 1867 (Dovel Bible).

Their children are

i Johannie,

ii. Calvin Adolphus,

iii. Isaac Marion,

iv. Dolly D.,

v. George W.

5. ANDREW JACKSON MAHANEY b. March 7, 1848 (Dovel Bible) d. November 28, 1940, married JANE FIELDS b. April 27, 1861, died June 14, 1886.

Their children are

i. Alice Ann,

ii. Nellie Susan (b. Dec 30, 1882 d. May 20, 1970),

iii. Ola Jane,

iv. Mary E.,

v. Dulcie May (b. May 3, 1885 d. March 4, 1911),

vi. Eugene.

6. JOHN HEZEKIAH MAHANEY b. June 24, 1850 (Dovel Bible) d. 1923 (buried at Trexler Cemetery, Kedron, Illinois) married RACHEL DORCAS WARD (b. 1853 d. 1929 , buried at Trexler Cemetery, Kedron, Illinois).

Their children are

i. Eliza Effie, married (1) Pearl Stanley, (2) Henry Shew

ii. Ollie R., married Stanton Trexler

iii. Dolly A., married (1) James Day, (2) Ira Bragg

iv. John H. Jr. (b. Dec 10, 1880, d. Jan 13, 1959), married Fannie Hooper

v. Bessie Pearl, married Jesse H. Dufrain

vi. Maybel Ruth,

vii. Winnie B., married Chester Reed

viii. Mary Florence, married Garfield Crouse

ix. Myrtle Frances (d. January 5, 1889 at the age of 9 mo, 8 days-from grave stone and years figure was not legible, could have been just 9 months),

x. Daisy Alma, married Everette Pulliam

xi. Deborah Grace, married Clyde Tate

7. DOLLY JANE MAHANEY b. Oct 19,1860 (Dovel Bible) (Story available of how she survived the Tornado that killed Ann Elizabeth Dovel, her mother, if desired.) d. April 18, 1943 at Tacoma Wahington married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DYSON Sr. b. June 8, 1853, d. March 6, 1911 at Jasper Co., Illinois (according to obituary), son of Aquilla Dyson and Sophronia Adkins.

Children of Dolly Jane Mahaney and Benjamin Franklin Dyson, Sr.:

8. i. Robertie Adolphus (b. October 18, 1879 at Jasper City, Illinois d. February 20, 1967 at Seattle Washington),

ii. Norman E., Lula (d. September 1970),

iii. Virginia P. (b. December 1887, died December 1977),

iv. Mary Belva (b. April 29, 1888, d. October 1978),

v. Effie Pluma (b. 1890, died 1974),

vi. Jacob Atlee (b. March 20, 1892 at Jasper Co., Illinois, died August 12, 1982 at Eatonville, Washington, burried at Bethany Cemetery, Spanaway, Washington),

vii. Benjamin Franklin Jr.(b. September 29, 1894, d. April 9, 1979),

viii. Hobart Odono (b. October 26, 1896, d. November 3, 1903 died of Typhoid),

ix. Leslie S.(born June 24, 1899, died April 5, 1909)

8. ROBERTIE ADOLPHUS DYSON b. October 18, 1879 at Jasper City, Illinois, d. February 20, 1967 at Seattle Washington, married May 15, 1902 at Iowa to EDITH EDNA FOLLETT, b. March 3, 1882 at Lyon County, Iowa, d. July 8, 1977 at Seattle Washington. There were 11 children of this marriage, including

Vernice Ruth Dyson (b. June 30, 1903 at Iowa, U.S.A., d. Dec 24, 1990 at North Vancouver, B.C. Canada).

Child of Robertie Adolphus Dyson and Edith Edna Follett is:

9. i Vernice Ruth Dyson

9. VERNICE RUTH DYSON b. June 30, 1903 at Iowa, U.S.A. d. Dec 24, 1990 at North Vancouver, B.C. married December 1923 at Calgary, Alberta to EDWARD REGINALD KENNEDY b. January 17, 1900 at Kent, England, d. August 29, 1971 at North Vancouver, B.C. There were 8 children of this marriage including Ernest Reginald Kennedy

Child of Vernice Ruth Dyson and Edward Reginald Kennedy is:

10. i Living

10. Living  married  to Living.

Child:

11. i. Living

11. Living  married to Living  There are 5 children of this marriage, so far...

Children:

i. Living

ii. Living

iii. Living

iv. Living

v. Living

vi. Living

All of these people are dead, except for the last 2 generations, beginning with Ernest Reginald Kennedy and Mildred Elizabeth Bailey, and we have approvals from all of the living people to have their names on your web-site.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Moody

binigin@island.net

Article on the tornado that killed Elizabeth Kiser:

Seventy-six years ago, I, a little girl in my 12th year, was at home, in South Muddy township, when I heard my Mother ask my Father "what he was doing out in the yard", and he answered "I don't like the maneuverns of that cloud in the West". We all went to look and just then, it started whirling and tumbling;

The first building to be struck was the old log stable at the Aquilla Dyson home, completely destroying the stable, but leaving a mule tied at a stake in that stable, untouched. The house was only a few feet out of the path of the storm and was untouched. Aquilla Dyson was roofing a house at the Jack Long home and Mr. Bragg was building the Billie Black house (first house, east of Trexler cemetery) and as the storm turned at the Reed home and went a quarter mile east. Mr. Dyson nor Mr. Bragg even saw the storm.

James Reed was the Minister for the New Middle Creek Church, which had just been built and he, his wife and son had gone at noon, to Hoosier Prarie to bring a Minister from there to help dedicate the new Church the following day, which was Sunday. They were also going to organize a Sunday School in the new Church.

There were two men and a little boy, working at the Reed home, learning the blacksmith trade, while working in the shop there. Mrs. Little, a widow, with a little girl, Pet Little, was helping with the house work, on account of the men to board; when the storm turned east, at the Dyson home, on to the Nathan Shoemaker home and blew Mrs. Shoemaker out the north door, and she had her ankle broke by heavy timbers falling on her; the next in the path of the storm was the Little John's house, which was shook from its foundation, and the Stewart home was missed by only a few feet, then the storm moved on to the new home of the Mahaney family. Mrs. Mahaney was thrown and doubled in the window and killed. Dolly a little girl of 12, lit under a table, and something hit her on the cheek and of course you've seen the scar she carries there. If I remember right, John had his arm hurt.

The Thornt Burnside home was badly shook up, and a calf was killed at the Perry Lambird home. Mr. Pape and Mr. Benton were at work in the blacksmith shop, and the women, Mrs. Benton and Mrs. Little, called to them to warn them of the sotrm, when the little boy ran to a Balm of Gilead tree and threw himself down and held tight and was unhurt. Mrs. Benton ran out of the house to find the boy, just as the storm struck the house and killed Mr. Pape, Mr. Benton and Pet Little. Mrs. Little was bad hurt and died too, so instead of a Dedication, the next day, at the new church, it was turned into a morgue.

Mrs. Little, daughter Pet, Mr. Pape, Mr. Benton and Mrs. Mahaney all lay in front of the pulpit, and there were beds made on the benches and on them lay the injured ones, Winifield Reed had a broken thigh, Tom Reed with a crushed chest, Isom Reed with a broken arm; My! My! what a day! Timber and rails all over the road, but the Old Blacksmith Shop still stands, and Sister dear, what a heart rendering thing it was, to see after the storm.

There stood the table, where your blessed old Grandmother had been preparing the meal for the following day. This table was out in the old log house, where the family had lived before they built the new house, and the storm left it standing, and there was the table with its white cloth, salt rising bread, dried apple pie, stewed dried peaches, sliced ham and a crock full of molasses cookies. It was a scene which no one saw, could ever quite forget, and the dear old lady who prepared that meal was killed in the storm.

Here I am describing the storm to a daughter of Ben Dyson's who rode a horse through that storm, and altho buildings fell on either side of him, he was unharmed.

Written by Julia A. Matlock

(recopied directly from the original hand-typed paper written by Julia A. Matlock)

(written @1948)