Genealogy of Ernest P. and Norma L. (Rinckey) Rowe

Polly Karnes Parents: Charles Karnes and Hannah Karnes.

Rosa Belle Karnes⁽¹³⁾⁽⁹⁾ was born on 2 Jul 1855 in McLean Co., KY. She died on 20 Feb 1882 in Hartford, Ohio Co., KY. She was buried in Hartford, Ohio Co., KY. Buried in Hartford Cemetary, Hartford, Ky. Parents: Ruben Mason Karnes and Tabitha Elizabeth Girvin.

She was married to James Albert Rowe on 28 Feb 1877. Children were: Edna May Rowe, Ethel Albert Rowe.

Ruben Mason Karnes⁽⁸⁾ (photo) was born on 12 Sep 1827 in Muhlenberg Co., KY. He died on 6 Dec 1906 in McLean Co., KY. He was buried in Webb-Karnes Family Cemetery, McLean Co., KY..

Ruben Mason Kearns was born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky September 12, 1827. He died December 6, 1906 before reaching his eightieth birthday. His given name has been spelled both as Ruben and Reuben, however his name is spelled as "RUBEN" on his tombstone and, therefore, that spelling us used here.

The only formal education he had was a three months session at a private subscription school taught by an itinerant school teacher. There was no public school in the community at that time. Most of his education was received from his parents who were more literate than some of the early settlers . During his lifetime he became very well educated, subscribed for and read newspapers, kept books for his business, served on juries and took an active part in local politics. In religion he was a Methodist and enjoyed singing hymns which he sang very well with a strong voice. In his last years when he was blind (due to cataracts) he often sat in the shade of trees in the front yard and sang "How firm a foundation", or "When we've been there ten thousand years" and something about "India's coral strand."

He was a Democrat and in the Civil War (or the War Between the States) he sided with the C.S.A., though he never owned any slaves. He did work some free negroes on practically the same basis, supplying them liberally for all their needs but with little in the way of cash.

He married Tabitha Elizabeth Girvin and about the same time purchased from his mother-in-law, then a widow, one hundred acres of virgin bottom timber land for $200.00. Later his wife inherited an interest in the original Webb farm and they bought the interests of the other heirs so that altogether they owned something over 160 acres. This land then was in Muhlenberg County but became a part of McLean County when that new county was organized in 1854.

He was active in farming and coal mining, and raised and dealt in livestock in a very substantial way. Thousands of acres of unfenced woodland, most of it virgin forest, adjoined his land and was available for free pasturage. Livestock, other than work horses and milch cows were fed only in winter and the remainder of the year roamed at large over the Cypress Creek bottom timber land. The hill portion of the farm was underlaid with Number Nine coal. He first operated only a local wagon trade mine but later built a mile long tramroad connecting with the L & N railroad at Island and operated a wholesale coal mine.

He was about five feet eight inches in height and when a young man, had sandy brown hair. When I knew him his beard and remaining hair was snow white, his cheeks pink, eyes blue, and was rather plump, but not at all excessively overweight, sort of a typical Santa Claus in appearance.

His death resulted from a paralytic stroke. He was buried in the family cemetery on his old home place where later his widow was interred. The names and birth dates of his children are recorded in the sketch following concerning his wife. Parents: Nicholas Karnes and Margaret Mason.

He was married to Tabitha Elizabeth Girvin on 5 Nov 1850 in Muhlenberg Co., KY. Children were: Rosa Belle Karnes, Lillian May Karnes, Alva Karnes.

Ruby Nell Karnes (Private). Parents: Ulysses Grant Karnes and Sina Eva Minter.

Thomas Perry Karnes was born on 30 Mar 1883. He died on 24 Apr 1964. Married Pear Cox, had one daughter. Parents: Jacob Landers Karnes and Miranda Jane Hendricks.

Ulysses Grant Karnes was born on 24 Nov 1865. He died on 19 Sep 1944. He was a school teacher and farmer. Had ten children, all born in Marshall County, KY. Parents: Jacob Landers Karnes and Miranda Jane Hendricks.

He was married to Sina Eva Minter on 29 Mar 1893. Children were: Joe Lexie Karnes , Alice Elizabeth Karnes, Ruby Nell Karnes, Hattie Lucille Christy Karnes , Gilbert Hendricks Karnes, Albert Minter Karnes, Jacob Landers Karnes, Jane Evelyn Karnes, Loman Grant Karnes, Clint Thomas Karnes.

Verda Leona Karnes (Private). Parents: Jacob Landers Karnes and Miranda Jane Hendricks.

Charles Kassar⁽³⁾ was born on 27 Oct 1852. He died on 6 Jan 1939. He was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Rockport, IL. He worked as a bookkeeper in the Ouerbacker coffee House in Louisville, KY.

He was married to Adah Marithew. Children were: Willie Kassar.

Willie Kassar⁽³⁾ was born on 9 Jan 1889. He died on 18 Sep 1910. Parents: Charles Kassar and Adah Marithew.

Anna Mary Keith (Private).

Ellen M. Kelly.

She was married to Samuel P. Rowe .

Theodosia Kelly

She was married to Louis Rowe.

Kendrick

He was married to Rachel Webb.

Suzanne Kendrick was born on 4 Jul 1784. She died on 3 Oct 1865. She was buried in Nelson Co., KY. Parents: William Kendrick and Miss Humphrey (?).

She was married to James N. Nall in Nelson Co., KY. Children were: William Kendrick Nall.

William Kendrick died in KY. He lived in Virginia, moved to Kentucky and died in Kentucky.

He was married to Miss Humphrey (?). Children were: Suzanne Kendrick.

Nancy Ann Kerford⁽⁹⁾

She was married to Erasmus Bishop. Children were: Ann M. Bishop, John Taylor Bishop.

Elizabeth Kesner⁽³⁾

She was married to James A. Gilmore on 21 Jun 1879.

Martha Catherine Ketcherside⁽⁶⁾

She was married to Ephraim Moore Woodard.⁽⁶⁾ Children were: Iva Lufloy Woodard , Dorothy Woodard.

Sarah Keyes⁽¹⁾

She was married to Francis Douglass Gardner.

Mary Keyser⁽⁴⁾

She was married to Capt. Nathan Ashby on 24 Dec 1840 in Fayette, PA.

Waslsie Kimbrell⁽⁶⁾

She was married to Marshall K. Brenner. Children were: Wilma Brenner .

Susan Burrow King⁽⁴⁴⁾⁽¹⁾

She was married to Orison Jeramyah Kyler on 5 May 1864 in Pine Bluff, AR.⁽¹⁾ Children were: Ettie Lizzie Kyler, Annie May Kyler, Walter Kyler, Hugh E. Kyler, Daisy Pearl Kyler, Angie M. Kyler, Paul O. Kyler, George H. Kyler, Harry Kyler.

Cheryl Diane Kirkwood (Private). Parents: Gene Paul Kirkwood and Gayle Gordon.

Children were: Tempestt LaShea Sims.

Children were: Joshua Gordon Oman.

Gene Paul Kirkwood⁽⁷⁾.

He was married to Gayle Gordon in 1950 in Marion, Grant Co., IN. He was divorced from Gayle Gordon in 1966. Children were: Tereasa Lynne Kirkwood, Cheryl Diane Kirkwood , Kevin Michael (Kirkwood) Rice, Guy David (Kirkwood) Rice.

Tereasa Lynne Kirkwood (Private). Parents: Gene Paul Kirkwood and Gayle Gordon.

George A. Kirsch⁽⁷⁾.

He was married to Anna Mae Gordon on 19 Sep 1944 in IN, USA. Children were: Linda Darnell Kirsch.

Linda Darnell Kirsch⁽⁷⁾ was born in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN. Parents: George A. Kirsch and Anna Mae Gordon.

Janet Elizabeth Somerville Knox was born.

She was married to Newton Rowe Field on 20 May 1930 in Kansas City, MO. Children were: Janet Knox Field, Martha Rowe Field.

Joseph Knuth (Private).

Josephine Gail Knuth (Private). Parents: Leroy Wollin and Dorothy Gordon.

Leonard Koffman.

He was married to Susan Casner.

Susan Koffman

She was married to John Casner.

Daniel Jordan Kowen (Private). Parents: Todd Allen Kowen and Marion Elizabeth Daniel.

Jared Alan Kowen (Private). Parents: Todd Allen Kowen and Marion Elizabeth Daniel.

Todd Allen Kowen

He was married to Marion Elizabeth Daniel on 17 Sep 1986 in Hartford, Ohio Co., KY. Children were: Daniel Jordan Kowen, Jared Alan Kowen.

Helen Krebs Parents: Oscar Miller and Maude Louise Krebs.

She was married to Foster .

Hubert Francis Krebs The Krebs line has been traced to the settling of Pascagoula, MS by Baron Hugo Ernestus Von Krebs whose Barony was confirmed by King Louis XIV in 1688.

He was married to Lucretia Baptiste . Children were: Maude Louise Krebs.

Maude Louise Krebs Parents: Hubert Francis Krebs and Lucretia Baptiste.

She was married to Walter Heiderhoff. Children were: Maude Louise Heiderhoff .

Children were: Helen Krebs.

Thomas Krehling⁽⁶⁾.

He was married to Patricia Ann Malone.⁽⁶⁾

Erwin Kuhlman was born in Germany.

Children were: Rhoda Adele Kuhlman.

Rhoda Adele Kuhlman was born on 29 Dec 1925 in St. Louis, MO. She died on 23 Dec 1977 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA. Parents: Erwin Kuhlman and Eloise Biewend.

She was married to Donald J. Overkamp on 8 Jan 1948 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA. Children were: Roger Charles Overkamp , Sharon Overkamp.

Angie M. Kyler⁽¹⁾ was born about 1878 in Rome, Perry Co., IN. Parents: Orison Jeramyah Kyler and Susan Burrow King.

Ann Kyler⁽¹⁾ was born about 1808 in Cincinnati, OH.⁽¹⁾ She was baptized on 2 Sep 1811 in First Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH.⁽¹⁾ Parents: George Kyler and Deborah Stonemets.

She was married to Granville Allen on 22 May 1823.⁽¹⁾ She was divorced from Granville Allen on 26 Sep 1825 in Perry Co., IN.⁽¹⁾ Divorced for his abandonment.

She was married to Benedict Carey on 5 Apr 1827.⁽¹⁾

She was married to John S. Rowe on 27 Oct 1833.⁽¹⁾

She was married to Isaac Whitehead on 22 May 1846.⁽¹⁾

Ann Rowe Kyler⁽⁸⁾⁽¹³⁾⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁴⁾ (photo) was born on 16 Dec 1844 in Rome, Perry Co., IN. She died on 8 Sep 1929 in Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, KY.

Ann (Anne) Rowe Kyler was born December 16, 1845 on a farm near Rome, Indiana. We understand that she met her future husband, Edward Oscar Gordon, at Tobinsport, Indiana. She lived with her parents in Perry County, Indiana until the time of her marriage, April 8, 1865. She was small, about five feet in height, slender in build, had large dark blue eyes and long brown hair, which she always wore on the top of her head. Quiet and unobtrusive in manner, neat in her dress and housekeeping, she raised and cared for her children well, inculcating in them habits of work and thrift. She died at the home of her son, Forrest Kyler Gordon, in Owensboro, KY and is buried with her husband in in the Gordon plot in Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro. The names and birth dates of her four children are given in the biography of her husband. The spelling of her first name on her gravestone is "Anne," however most formal documents such as her Certificate of Marriage and U. S. census records give the name as "Anna." It has also been spelled as "Annie" on other documents. It appears that "Ann" was her true given name based on her name as entered in the Kyler family bible on the page of Births. The page of Marriages lists her name as Annie, probably her common nickname. The initial entries in that bible were apparently made by her parents, George Perry Kyler and Louisa Grundy (Anderson) Kyler and it is assumed to be their family bible since their birth dates and date of marriage are the first entries. Their names on both pages appear to by their own individual signatures and her handwriting is predominate on most, but not all, other entries.

More about her life and characteristics may be found in a descriptive letter by her granddaughter, Mrs. Edith Miles. At this writing, the letter is in the possession of Ernest P. Rowe, Jr. (5/24/1994)

Note: I have often been asked where Ann Rowe Kyler got her middle name and I don't know the answer. I do know, however, that her father had a sister named Ann who married a John S. Rowe and during that time became Ann Rowe. John S. Rowe's ancestry is unknown. -- E. P. Rowe, Jr. (4/4/1999) Parents: George Perry Kyler and Louisa Grundy Anderson.

She was married to Edward Oscar Gordon on 8 Apr 1865 in Tobinsport, Indiana, USA. Children were: Helen Louise Gordon, Edward Franklin Gordon, Forrest Kyler Gordon, Agnes L. Gordon.

Annie May Kyler was born about 1865 in Pine Bluff, AR. Parents: Orison Jeramyah Kyler and Susan Burrow King.

Daisy Pearl Kyler⁽¹⁾ was born on 27 Sep 1874 in Rome, Perry Co., IN. She died on 20 Nov 1959 in San Antonio, TX. Parents: Orison Jeramyah Kyler and Susan Burrow King.

Deborah Kyler⁽¹⁾ was born on 8 Apr 1818 in Cincinnati, OH. She was baptized on 10 Jul 1818 in First Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH. She died on 19 Oct 1897 in Perry Co., IN. She was buried in Conner Cemetery, Rome, IN. Parents: George Kyler and Deborah Stonemets.

She was married to Kenneth Deweese on 3 Jun 1834 in Perry Co., IN.

She was married to Ambrose Y. Jenkins on 14 Dec 1850 in Perry Co., IN.

Elizabeth Kyler⁽¹⁾ was born on 25 Oct 1812 in Cincinnati, OH. She was baptized on 2 May 1813 in First Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH. She died on 31 Jul 1893 in Perry Co., IN. She was buried in Clayton Harris Church, Perry Co., IN. Parents: George Kyler and Deborah Stonemets.

She was married to Thomas Ricks on 6 Jun 1830 in Perry Co., IN.

She was married to Casper Cockrell on 21 Jul 1839 in Perry Co., IN. Children were: Catherine Cockrell , Amanda Cockrell, John Cockrell , Julia Cockrell.

Ettie Lizzie Kyler was born about 1865 in Pine Bluff, AR.⁽¹⁾ Ettie Lizzie and Annie May were twins and it was noted that they both died young. Parents: Orison Jeramyah Kyler and Susan Burrow King.

George Kyler⁽⁸⁾ was born on 19 Sep 1783 in Cincinnati, OH.⁽⁸⁾ He died on 11 Mar 1819 in Cincinnati, OH. A record of his death appeared in a newspaper called the Western Spy and Cincinnati General Advertiser, 13 March 1819 edition.

Most of the information about this George Kyler has been obtained from the book, A History of the Related Howell-Stonemets-Kyler Families by Billie L Stanton, referenced herein. The files of Ernest P. Rowe (1890-1981), also referenced, state that this George Kyler was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 19, 1783, whereas Ms. Stanton’s book states that he was a German immigrant whose name was originally Koehler, later Anglicized to Kyler, and that it is believed that he entered the country at Philadelphia in 1784. Neither reference cited documentary evidence. It is probable that Ernest Rowe obtained his information from Anne R. Kyler, who was still living when he married Pauline Gordon. Pauline’s grandmother, Anne R. Kyler, was a granddaughter of this George Kyler. Both sources agree on his date and place of death. If, as stated in the Stanton book, he immigrated in 1784 then he probably came with his parents as an infant. Otherwise there would have been much greater than 7 years difference in ages between George and his wife, Deborah, at the time of their marriage. An announcement of their marriage was published in the Cincinnati newspaper, Liberty Hall and Cincinati Mercury, 14 December 1807 edition. The wedding was performed by James Ewing, Esquire.

George’s occupation is unknown, but it is known that he was involved in several real estate transactions in Cincinnati between 1807 and 1817, including the following:
* Lot No. 288 on Elm and 4th Streets, bought one fourth (1/4) of lot in 1809, sold in 1813.
* Lot No. 243 on 5th and Beach Streets, bought in 1810, part sold in 1810, remainder in 1817.
* Lot No. 293 bought in 1913, sold part at a later date.
* Lot No. 268 on 5th and Beach Streets, bought in September 1817, part sold in 1928 and part sold in 1841 by heirs of George Kyler.

George died 11 March 1819; the record of his death appeared in a newspaper called the Western Spy and Cincinnati General Advertiser, the edition dated 13 March 1819. There is no record of where he is buried.

George died intestate, therefore there is no will to describe the disposition of his property. The first probate record appears in the minutes of the Court of Common Pleas for April 5, 1819; Deborah Kyler and her brother-in-law, Peter McNicoll, are appointed administrators with bond set at $1000. (Page 427) There is also a photostatic copy of a receipt that was used in the settlement of his estate. Mrs. Louise N. Smith of Baton Rouge, LA, now deceased, was in possession of that copy and loaned it to Ernest Rowe who made additional copies for his files. That receipt reads as follows:

"Cincinnati Feby 2d 1820 Recd of admr of the Estate of George Kyler five dollars in full for a subscription for a pump at the corner of Fifth and Race Streets adjoining said estate’s property. (signed) D. S. Halley"

The corner of Fifth and Race Streets in Cincinnati, Ohio, is in the present heart of downtown business district of that city. Ernest P. Rowe, Jr. currently has photo copies of the receipt.

He was married to Deborah Stonemets on 11 Dec 1807 in Cincinnati, OH.⁽¹⁾ Announcement appeared in the 14 Dec 1807 issue of Liberty Hall and Cincinnati Mercury, a Cincinnati, OH newspaper. Children were: Ann Kyler, Mary Ann Kyler, Elizabeth Kyler, Susan Kyler, George Perry Kyler, Deborah Kyler.

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