Tobias Gibson (1800-1872) and Louisiana Breckinridge Hart (1803-1851)

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1. Tobias¹ Gibson, son of Randall Gibson and Harriet McKinley, was born in Vicksburg, MS October 27, 1800. Tobias died February 7, 1872 in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, at 71 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

He married Louisiana Breckinridge Hart in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY, June 14, 1827. Louisiana was born in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY December 3, 1803. Louisiana was the daughter of Nathaniel Hart, Jr. and Susanna Preston. Louisiana died February 20, 1851 in Havana, Cuba, at 47 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 24 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Susanna Hart Gibson in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY, May 30, 1828. At 26 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Sarah Thompson Gibson in Warren Co., MS, May 17, 1830. At 28 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Randall Lee Gibson in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY, September 10, 1832. At 29 years of age Louisiana became the mother of William Preston Gibson in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, October 16, 1833. At 31 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Nathaniel Hart Gibson in "Shawnee Springs", Mercer Co., KY, May 22, 1835. At 33 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Claudius Gibson in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, February 5, 1837. At 34 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Tobias Gibson in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, August 6, 1838. At 36 years of age Louisiana became the mother of John McKinley Gibson Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 3, 1840. At 41 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Robert Breckinridge Gibson Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, February 6, 1845. At 44 years of age Louisiana became the mother of Louisiana Breckinridge Hart Gibson in "Oak Forest", Terrebonne Parish, LA, January 28, 1848. Louisiana Breckinridge Hart was named to commemorate the role of Senator John Breckinridge in bringing about the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. She went to Cuba for her health after developing tuberculosis and died there.

At 27 years of age Tobias became the father of Susanna Hart Gibson in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY, May 30, 1828. At 29 years of age Tobias became the father of Sarah Thompson Gibson in Warren Co., MS, May 17, 1830. Tobias was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Tobias Gibson is listed in the 1830 Census for Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana with 1 white male 30-40, 1 50-60, 1 white female under 5, 1 20-30, 5 male slaves under 10, 3 10-24, 5 24-36, 2 36-55, 1 55-100, 5 female slaves under 10, 4 10-24, 5 24-36, and 2 36-55 for a total of 32 slaves.

At 31 years of age Tobias became the father of Randall Lee Gibson in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY, September 10, 1832. At 32 years of age Tobias became the father of William Preston Gibson in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, October 16, 1833. At 34 years of age Tobias became the father of Nathaniel Hart Gibson in "Shawnee Springs", Mercer Co., KY, May 22, 1835. At 36 years of age Tobias became the father of Claudius Gibson in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, February 5, 1837. At 37 years of age Tobias became the father of Tobias Gibson in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, August 6, 1838. Tobias was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. Tobias Gibson is listed on the 1840 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky with 3 white males under 5, 2 5-10, 1 30-40, 1 white female 10-15, 1 30-40, 1 black male 10-24, 1 24-36, 1 black female under 10, 1 10-24, and 2 36-55. Tobias Gibson may be listed on the Census in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana also. The page is not available on Ancestry. The page could be a slave schedule.

At 39 years of age Tobias became the father of John McKinley Gibson Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 3, 1840. At 44 years of age Tobias became the father of Robert Breckinridge Gibson Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, February 6, 1845. At 47 years of age Tobias became the father of Louisiana Breckinridge Hart Gibson in "Oak Forest", Terrebonne Parish, LA, January 28, 1848. Tobias was listed as the owner of slaves on the 1850 Census of Slave Inhabitants in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The slave census for 1850 in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana lists Tobias Gibson with 148 slaves.

Tobias was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Tobias Gibson is listed on the 1850 Census for Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana as a Planter, age 50, born in Mississippi with real estate worth $125,000. Also listed are his wife, Louisiana, age 45, born in Kentucky; Sarah, 20, born in Louisiana; Randall, 19, born in Louisiana; Preston, 17, born in Louisiana; Hart, 16, born in Louisiana; Claudius Gibson, 15, born in Louisiana; Tobias, 13, born in Louisiana; Kenny, 12, born in Louisiana; Mary Gibson, 2, born in Louisiana; and D. V. Deans, Overseer, 32, born in North Carolina.

Tobias was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Tobias Gibson is listed on the 1860 Census for Terrebonne Parish as a Planter, age 59, born in Mississippi, with real estate worth $300,000 and personal property worth $234,000.

Tobias was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Terebonne Parish, Louisiana. Tobias Gibson was listed on the 1870 Census for Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana as a Planter, age 69, born in Mississippi. Also listed is Sarah Humphreys, age 85, born in Louisiana. Tobias Gibson first came to Kentucky as a student at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1817-1818. He apparently farmed at Shawnee Springs in Mercer Co., KY and Traveller's Rest in Lincoln Co., KY. Some of his children were buried in the Shelby family cemetery at Traveller's Rest before being moved to the Lexington Cemetery. He then farmed at a plantation known as "Oakley" which I believe was in Jefferson County, Mississippi. He then moved to Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana in 1829 where he engaged in sugar planting. He bought land in Terrebonne Parish from James Bowie of Alamo fame in 1828. He owned several large plantations and over 300 slaves. An inventory of the community property in Terrebonne Parish he owned with his deceased wife was done in 1852 showing a total value of $233,711.00. The Civil War destroyed his wealth. He died at "Oak Forest", Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and was buried in his family lot at the Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky. He owned a mansion on Second Street in Lexington which he used as his summer home. A brief sketch of his life from The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia by John Frederick Dorman (Filson Club, 1982) follows: Louisiana Breckinridge Hart, fourth daughter of Nathaniel and Susanna (Preston) Hart, was born 4 Dec. 1803, "Spring Hill," Woodford Co., Ky., and died 20 Feb. 1851, Havana, Cuba. She married 14 June 1827, "Spring Hill," Tobias Gibson, son of the Rev. Randall and Harriet (McKinley) Gibson, who was born 27 Oct. 1800, Vicksburg, Miss., and died 6 Feb. 1872, "Oak Forest," Terrebonne Parish, La. Tobias Gibson was educated at Lexington, Ky., and after his marriage became a planter of Terrebonne Parish, La. He owned four large estates, "Greenwood," "Magnolia," "Hollywood," and "Live Oak." He was one of the leading cotton and sugar planters of the Mississippi Valley but made Lexington, Ky., his principal residence.

Tobias Gibson and Louisiana Breckinridge Hart had the following children:

2 i. Susanna Hart² Gibson was born in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY May 30, 1828. Susanna died January 20, 1830 in Warren Co., MS, at 1 year of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

+ 3 ii. Sarah Thompson Gibson was born May 17, 1830.

4 iii. Randall Lee Gibson was born in "Spring Hill", Woodford Co., KY September 10, 1832. Randall died December 15, 1892 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, at 60 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Mary Montgomery. Mary was born in New Orleans, LA June 22, 1845. Mary died May 17, 1887 in Washington, DC, at 41 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Randall Lee Gibson graduated from Yale College in 1853 and was valedictorian of his class. He was a Brigadier General, C.S.A. during the Civil War and represented Louisiana in Congress and in the United States Senate after the War. His biogaphy from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows:

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ GIBSON, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Years of Service: 1883-1892 Party: Democrat

GIBSON, Randall Lee, a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born September 10, 1832, at Spring Hill, near Versailles, Woodford County, Ky.; was educated by a private tutor at ‘Live Oak,’ his father’s plantation in Terrebonne Parish, La.; graduated from Yale College in 1853 and from the law department of the University of Louisiana (later Tulane University), New Orleans, La., in 1855; traveled in Europe for several years; engaged in planting until the outbreak of the Civil War; enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 and served until 1864, when he was promoted to brigadier general; after the war was admitted to the bar and practiced in New Orleans, La.; resumed agricultural pursuits; served as administrator of the Howard Memorial Library, trustee of the Peabody Fund, Regent of the Smithsonian Institution, and as president of the board of administrators of Tulane University, New Orleans, La.; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1883); elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1882; reelected in 1889 and served from March 4, 1883, until his death at Hot Springs, Ark., December 15, 1892; interment Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.

Bibliography

American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; McBride, Mary. ‘Senator Randall Lee Gibson and the Establishment of Tulane University.’ Louisiana History 28 (Summer 1987): 245-62; U.S. Congress. Memorial Addresses for Randall Lee Gibson. 53rd Cong., 2nd sess. 1893-1894. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1894.

5 iv. William Preston Gibson was born in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA October 16, 1833. William died December 9, 1865 at 32 years of age. He married Elodie Mary Humphreys in St. James Parish, LA, July 19, 1855. Elodie was born circa 1837. Elodie was the daughter of Alexander Humphreys and Emilie Perret.

6 v. Nathaniel Hart Gibson was born in "Shawnee Springs", Mercer Co., KY May 22, 1835. Nathaniel died January 3, 1904 in St. Paul, MN, at 68 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Mary Duncan in Fayette Co., KY, September 20, 1859. Mary was born in "Duncannon", Fayette Co., KY November 13, 1838. Mary died May 22, 1910 in "Ingleside", Lexington, KY, at 71 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

7 vi. Claudius Gibson was born in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA February 5, 1837. Claudius died March 22, 1863 at 26 years of age.

8 vii. Tobias Gibson was born in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA August 6, 1838. Tobias died December 4, 1904 in Lexington, KY, at 66 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Eva Bright. Eva was born February 1840. Eva died 1918 at 78 years of age.

9 viii. John McKinley Gibson was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY October 3, 1840. John died April 5, 1880 at 39 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

10 ix. Robert Breckinridge Gibson was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY February 6, 1845. Robert died June 9, 1845 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at less than one year of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

11 x. Louisiana Breckinridge Hart Gibson was born in "Oak Forest", Terrebonne Parish, LA January 28, 1848. Louisiana died February 14, 1877 at 29 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. She married Daniel Drake Carter in Fayette Co., KY, February 15, 1876. Daniel was born in Woodford Co., KY October 12, 1837. Daniel died December 12, 1886 in Woodford Co., KY, at 49 years of age.

3. Sarah Thompson² Gibson (Tobias¹) was born in Warren Co., MS May 17, 1830. Sarah died May 31, 1907 in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA, at 77 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Joseph Alexander Humphreys in Lexington, KY, June 21, 1853. Joseph was born in Woodford Co., KY July 29, 1826. Joseph was the son of David Carlisle Humphreys and Sarah Finley Scott. Joseph died February 15, 1863 in New York, NY, at 36 years of age. His body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. At 27 years of age Joseph became the father of Lucy Alexander Humphreys in Woodford Co., KY, May 22, 1854. At 29 years of age Joseph became the father of Louisiana Hart Humphreys in "Woodburn", Woodford Co., KY, September 26, 1855. At 30 years of age Joseph became the father of Isabella Hart Humphreys in Woodford Co., KY, November 29, 1856. At 31 years of age Joseph became the father of Sarah Gibson Humphreys in Woodford Co., KY, March 21, 1858. At 32 years of age Joseph became the father of Joseph Alexander Humphreys II in Woodford Co., KY, June 28, 1859. Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census in Woodford County, Kentucky. The 1860 Census for Woodford County, Kentucky lists Joseph A. Humphreys, age 34, farmer, born in Kentucky, with a personal estate of $20,000.00 and wife Sarah, 30, with a personal estate of $5,000, born in Mississippi. Also listed are Lucy Humphreys, age 6, Anna Humphreys, age 5, born September 26, 1855, Sallie Humphreys, age 3, born March 29, 1858, and Gibson Humphreys, age 1, born June 28, 1859, all born in Kentucky. His biography from History of Kentucky by Judge Charles Kerr (Chicago and New York, 1922): JOSEPH ALEXANDER HUMPHREYS. "Sumner's Forest," located about eleven miles west of Lexington in Woodford County, now owned by Lucy Alexander Humphreys Johnstone and her sister, Sarah Gibson Chenault, is one of the historic places of Kentucky. It takes its name from General Jethro Sumner, who was born in Virginia about 1733 and who was active and prominent in the measures that preceded the Revolution and in the Revolution itself. In 1760 he was paymaster of the Provincial troops of North Carolina, and in 1776 was appointed colonel of the Third North Carolina Regiment. He served under Washington in the North, was commissioned a brigadier general in 1779, and took part in the campaign under General Greene when the British were expelled from the Carolinas. This Revolutionary soldier died in North Carolina about 1790. For his services he received a grant of about 3,000 acres on the South Elkhorn. The modern Sumner's Forest is about four miles from that creek. General Sumner owned other large tracts, and it is probable that his holdings in this section of Kentucky were nearer 20,000 acres. It is supposed that he erected or had erected the residence, which was a combined dwelling and fort and is located about two miles from the Village of Fort Garrett and some twelve miles southwest of Lexington, and about eight miles from Versailles. Within the recollection of men still living this pioneer building was surrounded by dense forests. The property and about 3,000 acres of the land was acquired in 1792, or perhaps some years earlier, by John Brown, the first United States senator from Kentucky, whose career is noted elsewhere in this publication. John Brown was the ancestor of the present owner. John Brown acquired it from Thomas Sumner, a son of General Sumner for $2 an acre. John brown's wife was from Philadelphia and, not liking the forest life, he abandoned it as a home and brought his father, John, and his mother from Virginia and gave to them the property. In 1803 it passed to another son, Preston Brown, who in turn sold it to his nephew David Carlisle Humphreys in 1826. The mother of Mr. Humphreys was Mary Brown. Sumner's Forest has ever been a place of entertainment and noted for its hospitality. The bill of fare is still preserved of a noted dinner given July 29, 1856 to thirty-four prominent guests. Almost everything good to eat is listed, and waiters for the occasion were imported from Louisville. David Carlisle Humphreys, who acquired Sumner's Forest in 1826, had been a merchant, a dealer in flour, buying the output of several mills and shipping the product to the sugar planters of Louisiana and Mississippi. When he bought Sumner's Forest it contained about 640 acres. later he bought Waverly, the old home of the parents of John B. Haggin, a noted horseman, near Midway, and at Waverly Mr. Humphreys spent his later years. He married Sarah Scott, daughter of Doctor Joseph and Martha (Finley) Scott, of Lexington and Frankfort. To their marriage were born two sons, Joseph Alexander Humphreys and Samuel Brown Humphreys. The family line represented in Samuel Brown Humphreys is now extinct. He married Margaret Stribling of Virginia, and died when comparitively young on a farm near his father's place. His two sons, David and Thomas both died childless. His daughter Mary became the wife of Anthony Dey, her cousin, of New York, and she died without issue. Lucy, another daughter of David became the wife of A. J. Alexander, of Woodburn, and they lived at Sherwood, near her father, but her three children died in childhood. The only daughter [note: she was not the only daughter] of David Carlisle Humphreys was Mary Brown Humphreys, who was born in 1830 and was famous for her beauty of person and charm of intellect. Her hand was sought by scores of suitors before it was finally bestowed. On the wall of the library of Sumner's Forest hang two portraits in oil, one showing this famous beauty and another her mother, Sarah Scott Humphreys. Joseph Alexander Humphreys, a son of David C. Humphreys, was born at Frankfort in 1826, and at the age of eighteen months was taken to Sumner's Forest. After the age of twelve he lived with the family at Waverly. His father gave him Sumner's Forest, and he took possession of the property at the age of twenty-one. His talents and education were such as to admirably qualify him for the possession of such a home. He was a graduate of Centre College and also Yale College, and took a special course in medicine at Princeton University. For three years he was a student in Europe, studying at Paris and traveling through nearly all the great centers of culture. In 1853 he married his cousin, Sarah Gibson, daughter of Tobias Gibson, of Terrebonne Parish Louisiana. Tobias Gibson was a sugar planter, and married Louisiana Hart, a daughter of Nathaniel and Susannah (Preston) Hart, names conspicuous in. Kentucky history. It was during the ownership of Joseph A. Humphreys that Sumner's Forest became noted for its production and its home industries. He employed an expert gardener to plant orchards and vineyards, and made the farm notable for its livestock. He brought from Vermont the first celebrated Morgan race horses, including Mambrino Chief, from which the greatest of all horses are proud to trace lineage. "Nancy King" was a great brood mare in the Sumner's Forest stables. Mr. Humphreys introduced to that section of Kentucky the first portable steam engine, using it to replace horse power for threshing grain. He was a student, an observer, and had the courage to try out his advanced ideas. He lived in advance of his time, and many of his visions have since been realized in the time of his children. He made extensive enlargements and remodeled the old residence, nearly doubling its capacity. He added entirely new the library section. The possessor of ample means, as he traveled he collected articles of rare value in various countries and exemplifying the best handiwork of special artists. A large part of this collection is still preserved and now has a priceless value. While still unmarried and with no definite attachments, he secured while in Prague a full set of several hundred pieces of rare Bohemian cut glass, which he planned as a wedding present for his future wife. Doubtless this was the first of such work ever seen in Kentucky, and some of it is still in the old home. His collection also included paintings, ivory, jade carving and rare books, and many pieces of magnificent furniture, and practically all of them have special associations with the home and those of the family whose lives have been chiefly spent at Sumner's Forest. In the collection are coats of arms of a dozen related families and recorded in books of heraldry. Joseph A. Humphreys lived intensively and enjoyed the resources of the world as he passed through it. He died at the age of thirty-six in New York in 1863. His wife survived him nearly half a century and spent her last years at her father's old estate; Magnolia, in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. To their union were born five children. Of these Lucy Alexander became the wife of Lewis Johnstone in 1884, and for many years they have occupied Sumner's Forest. The second child, Louisiana Hart, died at an early age. Belle died in childhood. The other surviving daughter is Sarah Gibson, now Mrs. C. D. Chenault, of Lexington, and a joint owner of Sumner's Forest. They have two daughters, Sarah Gibson, who married G. D. Buckner, and Lucy Humphreys who married M. W. Anderson great-grandson of Henry Clay. The only son, Joseph A., Jr., is in the real estate business at Houma, Louisiana. He has one son Joseph A., III. Lewis Johnstone, who has given a practical direction to the management of Sumner's Forest as an agricultural property, is a native of South Carolina where his father was a rice planter. His father subsequently removed to Louisiana and became an extensive sugar grower. Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone have lived at Sumner's Forest since 1887 and he entered at once into the affairs of his community and to the promotion of the best interests of Kentucky. He is an extensive sheep grower has made tobacco a special crop of the farm, and is interested in the Fayette Tobacco Warehouse. Mr. Johnstone some years ago was prohibition candidate for Congress against W. C. P. Breckinridge, and the campaign served to bring the prohibition question squarely before the public.

At 24 years of age Sarah became the mother of Lucy Alexander Humphreys in Woodford Co., KY, May 22, 1854. At 25 years of age Sarah became the mother of Louisiana Hart Humphreys in "Woodburn", Woodford Co., KY, September 26, 1855. At 26 years of age Sarah became the mother of Isabella Hart Humphreys in Woodford Co., KY, November 29, 1856. At 27 years of age Sarah became the mother of Sarah Gibson Humphreys in Woodford Co., KY, March 21, 1858. At 29 years of age Sarah became the mother of Joseph Alexander Humphreys II in Woodford Co., KY, June 28, 1859. Sarah was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Woodford Co., KY. Sarah Humphreys is listed in the 1870 Census for Woodford County, Kentucky as a member of the household of Mary Dye (a sister of her deceased husband). Sarah is 64 with real estate worth $12,000, born in Kentucky which is incorrect. Mary Dye is listed as age 40 with real estate worth $100,000 and personal property worth $11,200. Also listed are the following blacks all named Gaines: Alfred, age 55, farm hand; Kitty, 40, cook; Mary 23, house servant; Alfred, 18, farm hand; Lance, 14, farm hand; Lucy, 12; Will, 10; Hannah, 8; Charles, 6; John, 4; and Ada, 1. All persons are listed as born in Kentucky. There is a biography of Sarah Gibson Humphreys, Sarah G. Humphreys: Antebellum Belle to Equal Rights Activist, 1830-1907, published in the Filson Club History Quarterly, Vo. 65, No. 2 (April, 1991) by Mary G. McBride and Ann M. McLaurin. This is too lengthy to copy and is under copyright. I will quote a few brief excerpts from it: "Although the biography of Sarah Thompson Gibson Humphreys seems to illustrate the development of a daughter of the planter class from antebellum belle to equal rights activist, by her own account Sarah was never intended by circumstances of heredity or education to be a conventional belle. Descended from a distinguished Southern family, Sarah was the daughter of Tobias Gibson of Mississippi and Louisiana Breckinridge Hart of Kentucky. In an undated autobiographical fragment written late in her life, Sarah described her mother, daughter of Nathaniel Hart and Susan Preston of "Spring Hill," Woodford County, Kentucky, as a woman of "masculine intellect, great force of character and strength of will." Of Tobias Gibson, Sarah wrote: My father Tobias Gibson came of a long line of clergymen who were the pioneers of Methodism in the South. My father was a man of accurate education, of unusual culture and of broad ideas, far in advance of his time. Although by inheritance a large slave owner he was at heart opposed to slavery. He was also that anomaly amongst Southern men a "Woman Suffragist." He believed and taught me to believe that "taxation without representation" was as unjust to women as to men and he educated me up to the idea that our advancing civilization would sooner or later demand not only the political enfranchisement of women but their equal share in the control of the government. The family divided its time between its Louisiana sugar plantations and its home in Lexington, Kentucky. Sarah's earliest memories were of the suffering of the Indians and the slaves. She described her mother's naming the town of Houma, Louisiana, in commemoration of the Indians who lived there and remembered "the straggling Indians of this tribe who used to come to my mother to exchange their beaded wares for food and blankets. My child's heart was always touched with sympathy for them as I listened to my mother's stories of their wrongs, suffered at the hands of the whites." Sarah felt "tenderest sympathy for the Negroes; in fact at that early age I so hated slavery of every kind that I constantly surprised our Negroes by refusing the birds, squirrels, fawns and young alligators which they brought to me for pets. I could not bear to see anything caged. ... Widowed at thirty-three, Sarah was left with three children, aged nine, five, and four, with a large estate to manage in the midst of a civil war in which four of her surviving five brothers were actively engaged. Her younger sister had been sent to France in late 1863 for the duration of the war while her father struggled to keep his plantation afloat in occupied Louisiana. She joined him there for a few months in 1864, for he was convinced that leaving his land meant losing it. Sarah observed at first hand her father's attempt to work with the Union commanders in establishing a labor system utilizing the former slaves whose legal status was still so ambiguous in Louisiana. The Federal provost marshall provided the Gibsons with a guard, but in March the Negroes rebelled and sixteen of them left the Gibson plantations for Tigerville and Houma. Soon after she returned to Kentucky, Sarah's father-in-law died, and she was left with few sources of advice and support. ... Sarah placed no credence whatsoever in the popular idea that men and women should occupy separate (and probably unequal) spheres: We need each other. God never intended that we should occupy different spheres. He did not put women in Venus and man in Mars or Jupiter. We find ourselves on this earth together--dependent one upon the other. We are born alike--we die alike. We should live alike. Sarah cited Biblical scholarship to argue that "God is male and female," noting that Arabic and Hebrew scholars revealed that the words for the Holy Ghost and the Holy Spirit were always feminine in the original texts. God thus created "the Almighty Us--male and female and called their name Adam--giving both the same name, being the same person- two in one, yet a unit." When the male and female Adam did not obey, God performed a second creation in which Adam was given form and woman created, "so that they might be company and help for each other." Sarah argued, however, that "only equal halves make a whole" and that equal rights were thus essential to both men and women. Just as she rejected the idea of separate spheres, Sarah denied the Victorian ideal of the "womanish woman." She expressed scorn for "conservative and conventional society ladies, and our weak-nerved, weak-kneed and weak-brained" ladies who could do nothing on their own and needed the protection of men. On an issue such as the use of firearms, for example, Sarah was contemptuous of women who did not know how to handle a gun. Some women, believing in chivalry rather than justice, pictured "men as knights.., wandering over the world with lance and battle ax in quest of foes to fight for her sweet sake." Not so, Sarah declared, for "the rustle of angel's wings possesses no terrors for mortal man. No, my dear sweet womanly women and lady-like sisters, it don't scare worth a cent." A good Smith and Wesson pistol is better protection than a pair of angel's wings, Sarah wrote, and "it is safer to fire a pistol than fly with your wings": My daughters and myself have lived for years alone in an isolated country home, both in Louisiana and Kentucky, and enjoyed a sense of perfect security from the fact that our pistols were always ready and in reach, and that we knew how to use them, and it was generally believed that we would use them, which knowledge is in itself a protection. Sarah argued that women should carry firearms even if the law did not sanction it. She concluded that "firearms in the hands of women will help to civilize our State.'' ...

Sarah Thompson Gibson and Joseph Alexander Humphreys had the following children:

12 i. Lucy Alexander³ Humphreys was born in Woodford Co., KY May 22, 1854. Lucy died August 25, 1941 in Lexington, KY, at 87 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. She married Lewis Simons Johnstone in Woodford Co., KY, 1884. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

13 ii. Louisiana Hart Humphreys was born in "Woodburn", Woodford Co., KY September 26, 1855. Louisiana died January 15, 1867 in "Woodburn", Woodford Co., KY, at 11 years of age. Her body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY.

14 iii. Isabella Hart Humphreys was born in Woodford Co., KY November 29, 1856. Isabella died January 20, 1860 in Woodford Co., KY, at 3 years of age. Her body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY.

+ 15 iv. Sarah Gibson Humphreys was born March 21, 1858.

+ 16 v. Joseph Alexander Humphreys II was born June 28, 1859.

15. Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys (Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Woodford Co., KY March 21, 1858. Sarah died February 23, 1930 in Lexington, KY, at 71 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Christopher David Chenault in Woodford Co., KY, March 30, 1892. Christopher was born Madison Co., KY May 22, 1846. Christopher was the son of Waller Chenault and Tillitha Harris. Christopher died April 24, 1925 in Lexington, KY, at 78 years of age. At 27 years of age Christopher became the father of Margaret Dillingham Chenault in Richmond, KY, June 24, 1873. At 30 years of age Christopher became the father of Joseph Chenault in Richmond, KY, February 22, 1877. At 35 years of age Christopher became the father of Kittie Chenault January 10, 1882. At 46 years of age Christopher became the father of Sarah Gibson Humphreys Chenault in Richmond, KY, March 25, 1893. At 50 years of age Christopher became the father of Lucy Alexander Humphreys Chenault in Richmond, KY, January 17, 1897. The biography of Christopher David Chenault from History of Kentucky, Vol. III, (S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928) follows: Lexington is a monument to the combined efforts of many men of determination, enterprise and ability and in this classification belonged Christopher David Chenault, who was long numbered among the city's leading financiers. He was a railroad builder as well, and a recognized leader in political circles of Kentucky. He was a man of resourceful nature, varied talents and pronounced public spirit, and his was a successful career in the highest sense of the term. Mr. Chenault was born May 22, 1846, in Madison county, Kentucky, and was a member of one of the oldest families of the south. He was a descendant of Stephen Chenault, who was a follower of John Calvin and owing to religious persecution left his home in southern France about 1700 in company with his wife. He was the founder of the family in America and was one of the colony of two hundred Huguenots who received from the colonial government of Virginia a grant of land in Monikin Town, then in Powhattan county, but now included within the boundaries of Goochland county. From that original seat they and others of the same extraction have spread to all parts of the country, winning respect and honor wherever they have gone. Among the children of Stephen Chenault was Hugo, whose son, Hugo, Jr., married a Miss Dabney or D'Aubigne. They were the parents of William Chenault, who chose Elizabeth Mullins as his wife, and their son, William, Jr., married Susanna Phelps. They became the parents of Waller Chenault, who was joined in wedlock to Talitha Harris, and to their union was born a son, Christopher David Chenault. Talitha Harris was a daughter of Overton and Nancy Harris. When Henry Clay made his famous speech on home industries while a member of the United States senate he wore a suit of jeans, fashioned for him by Nancy Harris. They were composed of wool sheared from sheep presented to her by Senator Clay, and she spun the wool, wove the cloth and made the suit. When but five years old Mr. Chenault received instruction from Governor McCullough, and his studies were continued under John L. Waller at Green Hill Academy, a school located on the home farm and built especially by his father, General C. M. Clay, Samuel Bennett and Joseph Chenault for the education of their children. He was next taught by William and Jason W. Chenault and completed his education at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, at the age of fifteen. The Civil war was then in progress and the battle of Richmond had been won by Kirby Smith. Having resolved to enter the Confederate army as a member of Chenault's Brigade, he went as far as Richmond at the time of the retreat from Kentucky, but was persuaded by his brother, Captain Joe Chenault, to return home and care for his mother and the fanlily of six younger children. After the southern army retreated the federal authorities ordered his arrest and, acting on information given him by his cousin, John Bennett, Mr. Chenault left immediately for Ohio. He completed a course in bookkeeping and banking at the Bartlett Commercial College in Cincinnati and as soon as it was safe returned home. He took charge of the books of Burton & Holloway, owners of a large dry goods establishment in Richmond, but the work proved uncongenial and he returned to the farm. He abandoned agricultural pursuits in 1870 and entered the Madison National Bank at Richmond in the capacity of bookkeeper. His worth was soon recognized and at the end of two years he was promoted to the responsible position of cashier, which he filled for about thirty years. In 1902 he brought his family to Lexington and soon afterward became cashier of the National Exchange Bank, which was subsequently merged with the Central Bank. The new organization started with a capital of six hundred thousand dollars and adopted the name of the Lexington Bank & Trust Company, of which Mr. Chenault was chosen cashier. He gave to the corporation the services of an expert and his connection with the institution brought to it additional prestige. Subsequently the business was consolidated with that of the Phoenix National Bank under the style of the Phoenix Third National Bank, which is now one of the largest and strongest financial institutions in the state. On August 1, 1872, Mr. Chenault married Miss Florence Dillingham, who died in February, 1890, leaving a family of four children: Margaret, Joe, Florrie and Kittie. On March 30, 1892, Mr. Chenault was united in marriage to Miss Sallie Gibson Humphreys, who is a member of one of the first families of Woodford county, and resides in their attractive home at 461 North Limestone street, Lexington. Like most of his family, Mr. Chenault was a strong adherent of the Baptist faith and for a number of years was superintendent of the Sunday school of his church at Richmond, also acting as moderator of the Tates Creek Association at the old Gilberts Creek church. In politics he was a stalwart democrat and never wavered in his allegiance to the party. He was chairman of the Madison county democratic committee and during the entire term of Congressman James B. McCreary was chairman of the eighth congressional district. He was made financial commissioner of Madison county and was largely instrumental in building the railroad from Paris to Livingston, also the line from Versailles to Beattyville, becoming its president. He was an executive of more than average capacity and about twenty years of his life were devoted to the development of railroad facilities that transformed Estill and Lee counties into two of the most prosperous in the state. He gave his best efforts to every task that he undertook and the spirit of progress actuated him at all points in his career. He had the welfare of his community deeply at heart and was ever ready to further plans for its improvement. He possessed that high sense of honor which constitutes the vital essence of the gentleman, and his death on April 23, 1925, deprived Lexington of one of its most valuable and best loved citizens.

At 35 years of age Sarah became the mother of Sarah Gibson Humphreys Chenault in Richmond, KY, March 25, 1893. At 38 years of age Sarah became the mother of Lucy Alexander Humphreys Chenault in Richmond, KY, January 17, 1897. The resolution honoring her by the Booneborough Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution follows: Resolution - Madam Regent and Members of the Boonesborough Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution: Again this body is called upon to mourn the departure of a member - Mrs. Sarah Gibson Humphreys Chenault entered upon the life eternal at her residence 416 North Limestone, Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday evening, February 23rd, 1930, at 7:30 o'clock, after an illness of seven months, surrounded by her devoted family - She was the widow of Col. Christopher D. Chenault, who she survived five years. Mrs. Sarah Gibson Humphreys Chenault was born at "Sumner's Forest", Woodford Co., Kentucky, March 21st, 1858. "Sumner's Forest" was a grant to her pioneer ancestor of several thousand acres and included in its boundaries as fine land as is to be found in the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky. It continues in the family today. The mansion is of sun dried brick and it was erected for the most part, in the 1700s. The window seats show the walls to be three feet thick. A library room of magnificent proportions was added to the house by the father of Mrs. Chenault - Joseph Alexander Humphreys, who was a scholarly gentleman, and traveled extensively in Europe and the Orient, in search of health, bringing home with him valuable works of art, of which may be mentioned a banquet service of red Bohemian glass of many hundred pieces. The mahogany furnishings and the massive silver plate which entered into the making of this ancestral home were not surpassed by any other home of the Blue Grass. Mrs. Chenault was the daughter of Joseph Alexander Humphreys and his wife, Miss Sarah Gibson who was educated at Madame Segoyne's School of Philadelphia, famous a century ago as a school for young ladies. On the paternal side, she was a lineal descendant of the celebrated Dr. Alexander Humphreys of Staunton, Va. Dr. Humphreys was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, the most renowned school of medicine in the English speaking world, when he was a student there in the 1700s - and during the century following. Mrs. Robert S. Todd, the stepmother of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln was a Miss Humphreys and a great aunt of Mrs. Sarah Gibson Humphreys Chenault. Mrs. Chenault was also a lineal descendant of Col. Wm. Preston, Capt. John McKinley, Capt. Nathaniel Hart and Capt. Matthew Scott of the Revolutionary period, as the records of the Boonesborough Chapter bear testimony. These were among the first to preempt lands in this halcyon country, known as the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky. Capt. Nathaniel Hart was President of the Transylvania Co., for which Fort Boonesborough was erected in 1775. He was killed by Indians and he and his wife are buried near the Site of Fort Boonesborough. Through all of these lines of ancestry she was related to families who were leaders in the making of the early history of this Commonwealth - the Harts, the Scotts, the Prestons, the Humphreys, and the Gibsons. On thc maternal side the Gibsons were an influential and wealthy family in the vicinity of Lexington, during the past century - and gave to the country - the Hon. Randall Gibson, U. S. Senator from Louisiana - a brother of Mrs. Chenault's mother, Mrs. Sarah Gibson Humphreys, who was herself a remarkably gifted woman of her day. Mrs. Chenault was educated in the schools of Versailles, Ky.; at Sayre College, Lexington, Ky.; and at the Boston Conservatory of Music. After completing her education, and with an enviable record of distinguished ancestory, reaching back into Virginia's most brilliant Colonial period, and beyond - she entered upon a brilliant social career; entertaining distinguished guests at "Sumner's. Forest" with the lavish hospitality of ante-bellum days; traveling extensively; and spending seasons at a time at the home of her uncle, Senator Gibson, in Washington City; at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Humphreys Dye in New Jersey where she added to the social diversions, elective courses at Rutgers College - and at the home of her uncle Senator Gibson, in New Orleans-. During these years, possessing a certain executive gift, inherited direct from her ancestors, she took over the management of her landed estate, which she conducted in both an able and profitable manner; thus adding to the interest of her delightful home and the exceptional family life at "Sumner's Forest." On March 30th, 1892, she was married to Col. Christopher D. Chenault of Richmond Ky. The wedding was celebrated at the Episcopal Charch in Versailles in the evening--and was a brilliant event. Col. Chenault was, President at this time of the R. N. I. and B. R. R. and many friends from Richmond went over for the wedding in his private car. During the ten years following their marriage their home in Richmond, the superb old colonial mansion on Main St. now known as the Gibson Hospital, was the scene of constant and elegant entertaining. Here, in these beautiful parlors, with the shadows from the open fires falling across the rare pieces of mahogany and valuable family portraits and in the soft light on many candles - the Boonesborough Chapter was organized in the Spring of 1896 - by Mrs. Chenault. She became its first Regent in which capacity she served from 1896 to 1905. I love to think of her not only as our first Regent - but as the Founder of our Boonesborough Chapter, for to her is wholly due, the organization of the Chapter, and that enthusiasm and vision which steered the Chapter thru the first years and placed it on the firm foundation which has led on to usefulness. It was Mrs. Chenault who not only gave to the Boonesborough Chapter a notable position in the National Body of the D.A.R. but who also gave prestige to the D.A. R. of the Commonwealth of Ky., drawing into the organlzation ladies of like prominence and talent as herself. She belonged first to the National Society D.A.R. - her number 7789. She was elected State Regent of the D.A.R. of Ky., in 1907, having been nominated at the State Convention at Paris by Mrs. A. R. Burnam - and served until 1909. Here her executive ability was manifest and she made an excellent State Regent. The organization was greatly strengthened during her term of three years. She also filled out the unexpired term of Mrs. Samuel J. Shackelford who died in office 1919-20. In 1921 she was elected Vice-President General of the N. S. D.A. R., her term expiring 1924. She greatly enjoyed her association with the members of the National Organization and upon her visits to Washington to attend the Board Meetings she was much feted by her relatives and friends, among them Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Ex-President General, N.S.D.A.R., who entertained in her honor at her distinguished home in Washington on several occasions. Not the least of Mrs. Chenault's cherished remembrances of her service were two silver loving cups, beautifully inscribed and presented to her upon her retirement as State Regent of Kentucky and Vice-President General N. S.D.A.R. In 1901, Col. and Mrs. Chenault took up their residence in Lexington, Ky., where they owned and occupied the superb home at 461 North Limestone, known as the Brand Place [better known now as "Rose Hill"]. Here the Boonesborough Chapter was entertained by Mrs. Chenault on several occasions - our last visit being on June 5th, 1925 when Lexington celebrated its Sequi-Centennial and the Boonesborough Chapter represented by two magnificent floats, having taken part in the great Parade, spread its elegant luncheon the beautiful terrace of her residence at her invitation. In all of her work and she was identified througout life with many civic and educational movements, for the betterment of mankind, in addition to her interest in the D.A.R. - She had the cordial assistance of her husband, Col. Chenault. - She always espoused the cause of the weak - she therefore early espoused the cause of equal rights and suffrage for women. She was an officer in the Humane.Society of Lexington and saw that dumb animals were kindly treated. She was on the side of every movement for Civic uplift. She was an opener of doors of opportunity to others. It would be interesting to know how many through the kindliness and influence of this gentlewoman passed through doors opened by her to lives of more extended usefulness. These beneficiaries of her gracious thoughtfulness, many of them, have in turn delighted to do her honor. She had a great capacity for friendship. Her hospitality was always delightful - and her entertaining both at the home in Richmond, and at the home in Lexington, both. houses so much alike that they must have been designed by the same architect - has added much to the social annals of the State. The weddings of her two daughters, celebrated at Christ Church Cathedral, and followed by receptions at the home in Lexington, were most beautiful occasions - never to be forgotten. She filled all relations of life with fine courage. The militant strain was very pronounced in her make-up. A daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a friend; - a Christian, a patrician, a patriot; - a D.A.R.; a Colonial Dame; an Episcopalian! She knew the light of social acclaim and she received homage of which the world was perhaps ignorant. "Let me grow lovely, growing old; so many things to do; Laces and ivory and gold; and silks need not be new; And. there is healing in old trees - old streets a glamor hold; Why may not I , as well. as these, grow lovely growing old?" Lovely in youth, mature years found her even lovelier.Her name will ever be hallowed to all who knew the radiance of her exceptional nature. We would place upon the records of the Boonesborough Chapter, this tribute of our respect and affection for our Founder and first Regent - Mrs. Sarah Gibson Humphreys Chenault - and also send copies to the daughters; Mrs. Davis Buckner and Mrs. Wm. Anderson of Lexington; and to her sister, Mrs. Lewis Johnstone and her brother, Mr. Joseph A. Humphreys of "Sunmer's Forest". (Signed) - Katherine Phelps Caperton (Chairman) Jennie W. Parkes Sarah Burnam Greenleaf Sallie Yates McKee Mariawillie Smith Phelps Mary Neale Thompson Miss Maude Gibson Mrs. Grant E. Lilly Mrs. Charles A. Keith Anne Chenault McCown Louise Bright Kellogg Kitty Hart Chenault Alice Phelps Tribble Annie Field White Mary Chenault Smith. Richmond, Kentucky. March 14th, 1930.

Sarah Gibson Humphreys and Christopher David Chenault had the following children:

+ 17 i. Sarah Gibson Humphreys⁴ Chenault was born March 25, 1893.

+ 18 ii. Lucy Alexander Humphreys Chenault was born January 17, 1897.

16. Joseph Alexander³ Humphreys II (Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Woodford Co., KY June 28, 1859. Joseph died April 5, 1933 in Lexington, KY, at 73 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

He married twice. He married Lucy Collins Kelley. Lucy was born August 10, 1868. Lucy died December 25, 1953 at 85 years of age. He married Mary Taylor in Nashville, TN, 1887. Mary died September 4, 1902. Mary became the mother of Joseph Alexander Humphreys III 1890.

At 31 years of age Joseph became the father of Joseph Alexander Humphreys III 1890.

Joseph Alexander Humphreys II and Mary Taylor had the following child:

19 i. Joseph Alexander⁴ Humphreys III was born 1890. Joseph died April, 1935 at 44 years of age.

17. Sarah Gibson Humphreys⁴ Chenault (Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Richmond, KY March 25, 1893. Sarah died October 9, 1983 in Lexington, KY, at 90 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Garrett Davis Buckner in Lexington, KY, October 29, 1914. Garrett died in Lexington, KY. Garrett became the father of Sarah Buckner in Lexington, KY, March 10, 1924. Garrett became the father of Garrett Davis Buckner, Jr. in Lexington, KY, September 14, 1927. Garrett became the father of Mary Buckner in Lexington, KY, September 14, 1927.

At 30 years of age Sarah became the mother of Sarah Buckner in Lexington, KY, March 10, 1924. At 34 years of age Sarah became the mother of Garrett Davis Buckner, Jr. in Lexington, KY, September 14, 1927. At 34 years of age Sarah became the mother of Mary Buckner in Lexington, KY, September 14, 1927.

Sarah Gibson Humphreys Chenault and Garrett Davis Buckner had the following children:

+ 20 i. Sarah⁵ Buckner was born March 10, 1924.

+ 21 ii. Garrett Davis Buckner, Jr. was born September 14, 1927.

+ 22 iii. Mary Buckner was born September 14, 1927.

18. Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault (Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Richmond, KY January 17, 1897. Lucy died December 28, 1975 in Lexington, KY, at 78 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Matthew William Anderson in Lexington, KY, September 26, 1916. Matthew was born in Independence, MO June 24, 1895. Matthew was the son of Matthew William Anderson and Mary Webster Erwin. Matthew died May 23, 1967 in Lexington, KY, at 71 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Matthew's occupation: Land Developer. At 22 years of age Matthew became the father of Lucy Chenault Anderson in Lexington, KY, November 29, 1917. At 24 years of age Matthew became the father of Mary Webster Anderson in Lexington, KY, January 17, 1920. At 26 years of age Matthew became the father of Sarah Gibson Anderson in Lexington, KY, February 20, 1922. His obituary from the Lexington Herald: Matthew William Anderson, 71, a pioneer in the subdivision development of Lexington and an apartment house owner, died yesterday morning at his home, 220 Chenault Road. Mr. Anderson was a great-great.grandson of Henry Clay and one of the first developers of Chevy Chase subdivision, once part of the original Clay estate. He was a noted Fayette County sportsman and bred and raced his own horses. Born in Independence, Mo., he was a son of the late Matthew William and Mary Webster Erwin Anderson. He was a graduate of Culver Military Academy and the University of Kentucky. Mr. Anderson was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and the Keeneland Club. He and his wife -- Mrs. Lucy Chenault Anderson -- had celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last September after 50 years of marriage. Besides his wife, survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Edward H. Jones, Mrs. Mary A. LaBach and Mrs. Louis W. List Jr.; nine grandchildren, William Anderson LaBach, James Parker LaBach, Mrs. John Hutton, Edward H. Jones Jr., William Chenault Jones, Mrs. Sidney Hulette, Louis W. List III, Henry Clay List and David A. List, all of Lexington, and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Lexington Cemetery by the Rev. Giles E. Lewis. Friends may call at the W. R. Milward Mortuary --Broadway after noon today.

At 20 years of age Lucy became the mother of Lucy Chenault Anderson in Lexington, KY, November 29, 1917. At 23 years of age Lucy became the mother of Mary Webster Anderson in Lexington, KY, January 17, 1920. At 25 years of age Lucy became the mother of Sarah Gibson Anderson in Lexington, KY, February 20, 1922. Obituary from the Lexington Herald-Leader: Mrs. Lucy Chenault Anderson, 78, a descendant of one of the first settlers of Boonesborough, Nathaniel Hart, died Sunday. Mrs. Anderson, of 220 Chenault Road, was the widow of Matthew William Anderson, who was a great-great-grandson of Henry Clay. Born in Richmond, she was the daughter of the late Christopher David and Sarah Humphreys Chenault. She attended the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Sayre College, and Miss Ella Williams' School. Mrs. Anderson was a member of Christ Church Episcopal, the Keeneland Club, Madison County Historical Society, Lexington Rose Society and Blue Grass Iris Society. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary A. La Bach, Mrs. Edward H. Jones and Mrs. Louis W. List, Jr; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Chenault Buckner, all of Lexington; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.

Lucy Alexander Humphreys Chenault and Matthew William Anderson had the following children:

+ 23 i. Lucy Chenault⁵ Anderson was born November 29, 1917.

+ 24 ii. Mary Webster Anderson was born January 17, 1920.

+ 25 iii. Sarah Gibson Anderson was born February 20, 1922.

20. Sarah⁵ Buckner (Sarah Gibson Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY March 10, 1924.

She married Robert Eugene Morrison in Lexington, KY, August 13, 1944. Robert was born February 3, 1920. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia. Robert's occupation: Col., USAF, retired. At 26 years of age Robert became the father of Sarah Chenault Morrison in Lexington, KY, August 6, 1946. At 28 years of age Robert became the father of Robert Buckner Morrison in Guam, September 9, 1948. At 37 years of age Robert became the father of David Forsythe Carlisle Morrison in Denver, CO, July 22, 1957.

She resides in Alexandria, Virginia. At 22 years of age Sarah became the mother of Sarah Chenault Morrison in Lexington, KY, August 6, 1946. At 24 years of age Sarah became the mother of Robert Buckner Morrison in Guam, September 9, 1948. At 33 years of age Sarah became the mother of David Forsythe Carlisle Morrison in Denver, CO, July 22, 1957.

Sarah Buckner and Robert Eugene Morrison had the following children:

26 i. Sarah Chenault⁶ Morrison was born in Lexington, KY August 6, 1946. She married Mickey D. Lilly.

27 ii. Robert Buckner Morrison was born in Guam September 9, 1948. He married Helen Vale Tysa in Alexandria, VA, April 21, 1979. Helen was born in U.S. Army Hospital, Munich, Germany July 19, 1954.

28 iii. David Forsythe Carlisle Morrison was born in Denver, CO July 22, 1957. David died October 29, 1977 in Orlando, FL, at 20 years of age.

21. Garrett Davis⁵ Buckner, Jr. (Sarah Gibson Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY September 14, 1927. Garrett died August 26, 1985 in Lexington, KY, at 57 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington, KY.

He married Joan Cowen. Joan was born in Spring Lake, NJ August 11, 1930. At 23 years of age Joan became the mother of Garrett Davis Buckner III in Ft. Lee, VA, January 30, 1954. At 27 years of age Joan became the mother of Alice Cowen Buckner in Ft. Campbell, KY, March 21, 1958. At 32 years of age Joan became the mother of Clayborn Chenault Buckner in Montgomery, AL, May 18, 1963.

Garrett's occupation: Col., U.S. Army. At 26 years of age Garrett became the father of Garrett Davis Buckner III in Ft. Lee, VA, January 30, 1954. At 30 years of age Garrett became the father of Alice Cowen Buckner in Ft. Campbell, KY, March 21, 1958. At 35 years of age Garrett became the father of Clayborn Chenault Buckner in Montgomery, AL, May 18, 1963.

Garrett Davis Buckner, Jr. and Joan Cowen had the following children:

29 i. Garrett Davis⁶ Buckner III was born in Ft. Lee, VA January 30, 1954. Garrett died March 14, 1980 in Alexandria, VA, at 26 years of age.

30 ii. Alice Cowen Buckner was born in Ft. Campbell, KY March 21, 1958.

31 iii. Clayborn Chenault Buckner was born in Montgomery, AL May 18, 1963. He married Maura Buckley June 18, 1988. Maura was born in Toledo, OH October 16, 1962.

22. Mary⁵ Buckner (Sarah Gibson Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY September 14, 1927. Mary died June 10, 1984 in Lexington, KY, at 56 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY.

She married three times. She married Richard Ratliff French. Richard was born Winchester, KY March 7, 1928. Richard was the son of James Hay French and Jennie Ratliff. Richard died August 25, 1998 Winchester, KY, at 70 years of age. At 26 years of age Richard became the father of Richard Buckner French in Lexington, KY, December 15, 1954. At 28 years of age Richard became the father of Christopher Chenault French in Lexington, KY, August 8, 1956. She married William N. Branch. He resides in Boise, Idaho. William became the father of Alexander Humphreys Branch in Lexington, KY, May 5, 1958. She married Houston Thomas. Houston became the father of William Buckner Thomas May 17.

Mary became the mother of William Buckner Thomas May 17. At 27 years of age Mary became the mother of Richard Buckner French in Lexington, KY, December 15, 1954. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of Christopher Chenault French in Lexington, KY, August 8, 1956. At 30 years of age Mary became the mother of Alexander Humphreys Branch in Lexington, KY, May 5, 1958.

Mary Buckner and Houston Thomas had the following child:

32 i. William Buckner⁶ Thomas was born May 17,. He resides in Lexington, KY.

Mary Buckner and Richard Ratliff French had the following children:

33 ii. Richard Buckner French was born in Lexington, KY December 15, 1954.

+ 34 iii. Christopher Chenault French was born August 8, 1956.

Mary Buckner and William N. Branch had the following child:

+ 35 iv. Alexander Humphreys Branch was born May 5, 1958.

23. Lucy Chenault⁵ Anderson (Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY November 29, 1917.

She married Edward Harold Jones in Lexington, KY, May 10, 1941. Edward was born in Kentucky September 20, 1919. Edward died March 3, 1996 in Lexington, KY, at 76 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY. Edward Harold "Harry" Jones was a career officer in the United States Navy and served as a naval pilot in World War II. After retirement he lived in Lexington, Kentucky where he worked as a stockbroker and Realtor.

She resides in Lexington, KY.

Lucy Chenault Anderson and Edward Harold Jones had the following children:

36 i. Edward Harold⁶ Jones, Jr.. He married Brenda Whitehouse. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Brenda's occupation: Decorator.

He resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Edward's occupation: Builder.

37 ii. William Chenault Jones. William's occupation: Engineer.

24. Mary Webster⁵ Anderson (Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY January 17, 1920. Mary died February 1, 1998 in Lebanon, OH, at 78 years of age.

She married James Parker LaBach in Jeffersonville, IN, February 5, 1938. James was born in Lexington, KY December 10, 1918. James is the son of James Oscar LaBach and Mary Shepherd Parker. He resides in Spruce Pine, NC. At 20 years of age James became the father of William Anderson LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 29, 1938. At 21 years of age James became the father of Mary Ellyn LaBach in Lexington, KY, October 2, 1940. At 24 years of age James became the father of James Parker LaBach, Jr. Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 16, 1943. James was divorced from Mary Webster Anderson in Fayette Co., KY, July 9, 1949. At 38 years of age James became the father of Frederick Avery LaBach August 17, 1957. Parker received his undergraduate education at the University of Kentucky and later earned a Ph.D. degree at Syracuse University. As an educator he has taught students from the kindergarten through doctorate programs. As a composer he has written numerous art songs and compositions for small ensembles. He specializes in theory and literature of music. He is now retired from the faculty of Kent State University.

At 18 years of age Mary became the mother of William Anderson LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 29, 1938. At 20 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Ellyn LaBach in Lexington, KY, October 2, 1940. At 22 years of age Mary became the mother of James Parker LaBach, Jr. Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 16, 1943. Mary was divorced from James Parker LaBach in Fayette Co., KY, July 9, 1949. Obituary of Mary Webster Anderson written by my sister, Mary Ellyn Hutton: Mary Webster Anderson LaBach, native and long-time resident of Lexington, died Sunday, February 1, in Lebanon, Ohio. Mrs. LaBach, 78, managed rental property in Chevy Chase before moving to Ohio in 1995. An avid gardener, she was an officer and consulting rosarian for the Lexington Rose Society and a member of the Hemerocallis and Iris Societies. She was a member of the Lexington Kennel Club, the Keeneland Club and was a breeder of Shi-Tzu and Maltese dogs, including several champions. Mrs. LaBach was the daughter of Matthew William and Lucy Chenault Anderson of Lexington and a great-great-great granddaughter of Henry Clay. She attended Sayre School, Henry Clay High School and was a member of Christ Church Episcopal. She is survived by two sons, William Anderson LaBach of Lexington and Dr. James Parker LaBach, Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas; a daughter, Mary Ellyn LaBach Hutton of Cincinnati; five grandchildren, Mary Rebecca Hutton Fink of Tipp City, Ohio; John Stafford Hutton of Cincinnati, Elizabeth LaBach Hutton of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Virginia Kathryn LaBach of Los Angeles and Elaine Parker LaBach of Lawrence, Kansas; and three great-grandchildren. She also leaves a sister, Lucy Anderson Jones of Lexington. Interment will be at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. Memorials to the University of Cincinnati Foundation Geriatics Fund, P.O. Box 670544, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0544.

Mary Webster Anderson and James Parker LaBach had the following children:

38 i. William Anderson⁶ LaBach was born in Lexington, KY December 29, 1938. He married Karen Eugenia Mitchell in Fayette County, KY, February 11, 1999. Karen was born in Lexington, KY August 23, 1950. Karen is the daughter of Sidney Eugene Mitchell and Catherine Delores Stewart.

He resides in Fayette Co., KY. William's occupation: Attorney. Bill is a graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky and received his A.B. degree from Transylvania College in 1959. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics from the University of Illinois in 1963 and 1965. He specialized in differential topology and wrote his dissertation under Prof. Stewart Scott Cairns who was Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois for many years. Bill held faculty positions at the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, Florida State University, Stetson University and the University of Kentucky. In 1968-69 he was a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, NJ where he served as research assistant to Prof. Marston Morse. Bill received his J.D. (law) degree from the University of Kentucky in 1975 and has practiced law in Lexington, Kentucky since October, 1975. Bill has served as President of the Lexington Rose Society, Bluegrass Hemerocallis Society, Fayette County Genealogical Society, Kentucky Genealogical Society, and the Chenault Family Association in Kentucky and as a national officer in the Society of Descendants of Washinton's Army at Valley Forge. He is a life member of the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Jamestowne Society and is a member of numerous other patriotic, historical and family history organizations.

+ 39 ii. Mary Ellyn LaBach was born October 2, 1940.

+ 40 iii. James Parker LaBach, Jr. was born January 16, 1943.

25. Sarah Gibson⁵ Anderson (Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY February 20, 1922. Sarah died August 19, 1982 in Lexington, KY, at 60 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.

She married Louis William List in Anniston, AL, May 1, 1943. Louis was born in Paducah, KY August 2, 1923. Louis was the son of Louis William List and Maurine. Louis died February 16, 1972 in Lexington, KY, at 48 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Louis's occupation: Civil Engineer. At 20 years of age Louis became the father of Sarah Anderson List Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, June 17, 1944. At 21 years of age Louis became the father of Louis William List III Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 23, 1945. At 26 years of age Louis became the father of Henry Clay Anderson List in Lexington, KY, 1950. At 29 years of age Louis became the father of David Anthony List in Lexington, KY, November 22, 1952.

At 22 years of age Sarah became the mother of Sarah Anderson List Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, June 17, 1944. At 23 years of age Sarah became the mother of Louis William List III Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 23, 1945. At 28 years of age Sarah became the mother of Henry Clay Anderson List in Lexington, KY, 1950. At 30 years of age Sarah became the mother of David Anthony List in Lexington, KY, November 22, 1952.

Sarah Gibson Anderson and Louis William List had the following children:

41 i. Sarah Anderson⁶ List was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY June 17, 1944. She married Sidney Harrel Hulette Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 2, 1966. Sidney was born June 18, 1941. He resides in Morganfield, KY. Sidney's occupation: Attorney.

She resides in Morganfield, KY.

42 ii. Louis William List III was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 23, 1945. Louis died November 19, 1998 in Lexington, KY, at 53 years of age. He married Kathleen Berry Angelucci March 20, 1970. Kathleen was born August 2, 1948. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.

43 iii. Henry Clay Anderson List was born in Lexington, KY 1950. He married Gloria Canada.

He resides in Lexington, KY. Henry's occupation: Lobbyist.

44 iv. David Anthony List was born in Lexington, KY November 22, 1952. He married Deborah Stone in Lexington, KY, August 31, 1985. Deborah was born April 27, 1951. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Deborah's occupation: Secretary.

He resides in Lexington, KY.

34. Christopher Chenault⁶ French (Mary⁵ Buckner, Sarah Gibson Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY August 8, 1956.

He married Raelyn Loveland in Lexington, KY, 1982. Raelyn became the mother of Danielle French Sandy, UT, January 25, 1990.

At 33 years of age Christopher became the father of Danielle French Sandy, UT, January 25, 1990.

Christopher Chenault French and Raelyn Loveland had the following child:

45 i. Danielle⁷ French was born Sandy, UT January 25, 1990.

35. Alexander Humphreys⁶ Branch (Mary⁵ Buckner, Sarah Gibson Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY May 5, 1958.

He resides in Lexington, KY. At 32 years of age Alexander became the father of Ryan Seth McKinley Combs May 2, 1991.

Alexander Humphreys Branch and Tracy Combs Collins had the following child:

46 i. Ryan Seth McKinley⁷ Combs was born May 2, 1991.

39. Mary Ellyn⁶ LaBach (Mary Webster⁵ Anderson, Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY October 2, 1940.

She married John James Hutton in Lexington, KY, June 13, 1964. John was born July 24, 1936. He resides in Hamilton Co., OH. John's occupation: Physician. At 28 years of age John became the father of Mary Rebecca Hutton January 23, 1965. At 31 years of age John became the father of John Stafford Hutton in Lexington, KY, December 21, 1967. At 43 years of age John became the father of Elizabeth LaBach Hutton Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 27, 1979.

She resides in Hamilton Co., OH. At 24 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Rebecca Hutton January 23, 1965. At 27 years of age Mary became the mother of John Stafford Hutton in Lexington, KY, December 21, 1967. At 38 years of age Mary became the mother of Elizabeth LaBach Hutton Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 27, 1979. Mary Ellen received he undergraduate education from the University of Kentucky and earned an M.A. degree in Music from Yale University where she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She received a law degree from the University of Kentucky. She is a musician and music critic.

Mary Ellyn LaBach and John James Hutton had the following children:

+ 47 i. Mary Rebecca⁷ Hutton was born January 23, 1965.

+ 48 ii. John Stafford Hutton was born December 21, 1967.

49 iii. Elizabeth LaBach Hutton was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 27, 1979.

40. James Parker⁶ LaBach, Jr. (Mary Webster⁵ Anderson, Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY January 16, 1943.

He married Donna Poore Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, August 2, 1969. Donna was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY February 11, 1943. She resides in Overland Park, KS. At 29 years of age Donna became the mother of Virginia Kathryn LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, May 19, 1972. At 32 years of age Donna became the mother of Elaine Parker LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 26, 1975.

He resides in Overland Park, KS. James's occupation: Physician. At 29 years of age James became the father of Virginia Kathryn LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, May 19, 1972. At 32 years of age James became the father of Elaine Parker LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 26, 1975. Parker received his undergraduate education from the United States Military Academy at West Point and at the University of Kentucky where he received a degree in Biochemistry. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Kentucky and is now a pathologist in Kansas City.

James Parker LaBach, Jr. and Donna Poore had the following children:

50 i. Virginia Kathryn⁷ LaBach was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY May 19, 1972.

51 ii. Elaine Parker LaBach was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 26, 1975.

47. Mary Rebecca⁷ Hutton (Mary Ellyn⁶ LaBach, Mary Webster⁵ Anderson, Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born January 23, 1965.

She married Thomas Michael Fink December 30, 1989. He resides in Tipp City, OH. Thomas's occupation: Engineer. Thomas became the father of Kevin Thomas Fink in Tipp City, OH, July 30, 1991. Thomas became the father of Michele Alexandra Fink in Dayton, OH, June 21, 1993. Thomas became the father of Laura Elizabeth Fink in Dayton, OH, September 27, 1999. Thomas became the father of Stephanie Clarice Fink in Dayton, OH, December 28, 2000.

She resides in Tipp City, OH. Mary's occupation: Nurse. At 26 years of age Mary became the mother of Kevin Thomas Fink in Tipp City, OH, July 30, 1991. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of Michele Alexandra Fink in Dayton, OH, June 21, 1993. At 34 years of age Mary became the mother of Laura Elizabeth Fink in Dayton, OH, September 27, 1999. At 35 years of age Mary became the mother of Stephanie Clarice Fink in Dayton, OH, December 28, 2000.

Mary Rebecca Hutton and Thomas Michael Fink had the following children:

52 i. Kevin Thomas⁸ Fink was born in Tipp City, OH July 30, 1991.

53 ii. Michele Alexandra Fink was born in Dayton, OH June 21, 1993.

54 iii. Laura Elizabeth Fink was born in Dayton, OH September 27, 1999.

55 iv. Stephanie Clarice Fink was born in Dayton, OH December 28, 2000.

48. John Stafford⁷ Hutton (Mary Ellyn⁶ LaBach, Mary Webster⁵ Anderson, Lucy Alexander Humphreys⁴ Chenault, Sarah Gibson³ Humphreys, Sarah Thompson² Gibson, Tobias¹) was born in Lexington, KY December 21, 1967.

He married Sandra Lee Gross. Sandra became the mother of Blythe Alexandra Reese Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, December 22, 1992. Sandra became the mother of Astrid Snow Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, March 3, 1998.

At 30 years of age John became the father of Astrid Snow Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, March 3, 1998.

John Stafford Hutton and Sandra Lee Gross had the following child:

56 i. Astrid Snow⁸ Gross-Hutton was born in Cincinnati, OH March 3, 1998.

Index

Anderson

Angelucci

Branch

Bright

Buckley

Buckner

Canada

Carter

Chenault

Combs

Cowen

Duncan

Fink

French

Gibson

Gross

Gross-Hutton

Hart

Hulette

Humphreys

Hutton

Johnstone

Jones

Kelley

LaBach

Lilly

List

Loveland

Mitchell

Montgomery

Morrison

Poore

Stone

Taylor

Thomas

Tysa

Whitehouse

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