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Note: 1818: 'Burrel Key moved to Waycross, Georgia as a young man.' [Eleven Generations, Green]
1820: James was not in the 1820 census. Thomas Kea, with family of six, was listed in 1820 Darlington Dist., S.C., US Census; Two Males: one aged < 10 yrs [Curtis Ivey]; one aged 26 - < 45yrs (between 1775 - 1794 [Thomas] ; Four Females: three aged < 10 yrs [Mary Ann, Winniford, Nancy]; and one aged 16 - < 26 yrs ['Lanie']. The census is dated February 22, 1820. ref: rootsweb, ~usgenweb/sc/darlington/census/ 1820/0064b.gif
1830: James is 1 of 3 males age 5 and under 10 in the Darlington County, Census.
1833: Vincent Delk sells Asa Woodham 394 acres on Chesterfield Road, January 10,1833, on Lynches Creek. Bounded by John Mattuse; [land of Thomas Kea, on NE & SE]; Daniel Hearon; Wesley Skinner (Lewis Hicks); and Samuel Hearon. [Darlington Co., RMC Book L, page 436, recorded 3/3/1834] Also see plat and year 1851.
1835: From the Thomas Kea Will; James inherits 110 acres, 'the lower part or corner,' from his father Thomas, Deceased.
1836: (1) Lanie Kea appointed Executrix of Estate of Thomas Kea, Deceased, on March 4, 1836. (2) Curtis Ivey Kea was named Guardian ad Litem for the eight minor children of Thomas Kea, Deceased: Nancy, age 18; Delilah, age 17; JAMES, age 16; Zachariah, age 11; John W., age 9; William, age 6; Margaret E., age 3, and Thomas, age five months; document dated March 4, 1836.
1837: James (age 17) sister, Winniford, marries Lewis Hicks. Elizabeth Hicks, sister of Lewis, marries Caleb Rhodes. [see 1880: Caleb Rhodes and James Kea are neighbors in US census of 1880.]
1840: James' brother Curtis Ivey and family recorded in the Darlington County, S.C., US census of 1840. (3 males, 3 females: Curtis, (age 28); his wife Gatsey, (age 23); children Francis Albright, (age 6); Nicey, (age 4); Hannah, (age 1); and probably his brother Zachariah, (age 15).)
1840's: James' sister, 'Liley,' and John Alexander moved to Henry Co., Alabama after 1840, where his brother James Alexander was, however, they returned to SC in 1849. John was a Methodist minister on the Lamar Circuit.
1842: 'When Melissa Shirley was 16, her family left South Carolina in a wagon train; with families: Wingates', Shirleys', Kelleys', Loves', Johnstons', Keys', Herndons', Chanceys', Osteens', Wards', Rallings', and Hudsons'. The Wingates and Hudsons left the wagon train in Georgia, and the remaining families moved to Pike County, Alabama.' [memoirs of Lillie Ruth Wingate McCaskill] Melissa's 2nd marriage was William Key in 1860.
1843: James (age 23,) and Mary's first child, John Wesley, is born in 1843.
1845: James sells (trades) 110 acres he inherited to William R Josey 7/7/1845.
1845: James Kea purchases 110 acres of land from William R. Josey (see 1846 entry); dated 7/7/1845. Land bounded by Haslin Hendrix, Enoch Galloway, James Andrews.
1846: W R Josey to John O'Kelly, 110 acres; land previously inherited by James Kea, bounded on North by C I Kea, East by K Mozingo, South by Asa Woodham, West by estate of Thomas Kea. [Darlington RMC, Book R, Page 242-243, dated 12/8/1846, recorded 10/12/1854.] also see year 1833.
1850: James Kea (age 30) family recorded for the first time in the US census, Darlington Co., James; wife Mary; children: John Wesley, Robert Kinchen, and Winniford; page 337; Lines 26-31; dated 12/3/1850. The Abel and Nannie Register family is recorded in the Darlington County census; page 337B; Lines 17-23; dated 12/3/1850. [James brother, Curtis Ivey Kea family recorded on page 279, lines 6-14.] [James sister, Winniford Kea Hicks, and family, recorded on page 327, lines 6-11.]
1853: James Kea purchases 140 acres [a Promissory Note] for $1150 from his father-in-law, Bartholomew Fields, bounded by Lawson, Hendrix, Jones, Kea, and Harrell; dated 11/4/1853. [Deed Book R, pp 204.] [James' wife, Mary, inherits the $1150 Promissory Note from her father Bartholomew, Deceased 11/19/1864.]
1856: Kinchen Mozingo sells 115 acres between Boggy Gully and Sparrow Swamp to Bartholomew Fields on June 3, 1856.
1860: James Kea (age 40,) family recorded in US census; James, wife Mary, children; Wesley, Kinchen, Winney, Ellerbe, Martha, and Elizabeth. (7/30/1860, pp 418B, Lines 1-8)
1860: James Kea enumerated in the Darlington County Agriculture census, #34, dated 7/20/1860; 250 acres, with 60 acres improved and 190 acres unimproved, value $2,000.
1860-1880: Between 1860 and 1880, James Kea purchased 3 acres.
1860: Nathan Harrell, age 24, and family enumerated in the Darlington county census, HH#757. image 34/151
1860: Lewis Lawson, age 54, and family enumerated in the Darlington census, HH#760. image 34/151.
1860: Sophia (Pipkin) Harrell, age 79, (widow of Spencer Harrell) enumerated in the Darlington census; HH#761. image 34/151
1860: James' brother William and his wife Melissa (Shirley) are recorded with her father in the 1860 Pike County, Alabama census; Orion Post Office, page 152, dated 9/4/1860. In the census, William is recorded as age 29, born in South Carolina, occupation: Dentist. "As a young man in SC, William studied and practiced Dentistry." [from Eleven Generations of Key/Kea]
1863: James, age 33, joins CSA.
1864: James Fields, brother-in-law of James Kea, inherits the 150 acre Mozingo Tract from his father, Bartholomew Fields estate. (see 1856 entry)
1864: James wife Mary inherits the $1150 Promisory Note (140 acres) from estate her father, Bartholomew Fields estate.
1868: James posted part of $1,500 bail bond for his brother-in-law, Henry Haguewood, charged with the murder of Elza Bodiford, on 10/28/1868. Henry married Patience Fields, the sister of Mary Elizabeth Kea, was acquited 10/28/1885; 16 years later. [SC Court of General Sessions 960, 9/28/1868 - 10/28/1885; Darlington County Historical Commission.]
1870: James (McKey) and family enumerated in the Stevens, Lydia, SC census, HH #238, image 31/48
1870: James son, J W Key, (age 26) and family enumerated in the Corsicana PO, Navarro County, Texas census; image 60 of 65, hh #473, electronic.
1872: Caleb Rhodes, a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church, moved his membership to Mt Elon in 1872. Caleb was born on Swift Creek.
1873: James Kea deeds 109 acres to his daughter-in-law Mary Ellen Kea, wife of Robert K Kea, on January 14, 1873. also see year 1845.
1873: James' [age 53] brother and sister-in-law, '(Curtis Ivey Kea and his wife Gatsey) went back to (visit) in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina in 1873; when their mother died, near age 80.' ('Eleven Generations,' page 7)
1880: James Kea (age 60,) and family recorded in US census; James, wife Mary, children; Thomas, Murzell, granddaughter Virginia Buie. [Vol. 10, ED 41, Sheet 19, line 34.] [electronic 19/32]
1880: James Kea enumerated next to his son Robert K Kea in the 1880 Agriculture census. 50 acres Tilled, 103 acres woodlands, total 153 acres. Corn, 30 acres; Wheat, 7 acres; Cotton, 10 acres; Sweet Potatoes, 1 acre.
1880: James Buie, age 38; wife Sarah, age 20; son John, age 4; daughter Mary 11/12 (July, 1879); US Census 1880, Darlington Co., Lydia, Sheet 19, line 45. The Buie family was recorded next to the Robert (son of James) Kea family. [LDS page 230C, electronic]
1880: Caleb Rhodes and his wife Elizabeth (Hicks) Rhodes recorded next to the James Buie family in the US census of 1880. [LDS page 230C, electronic, 19/32]
1880-1888: Between 1880 and 1888, an additional 19 acres were purchased by James Kea.
1885: James' son Robert Kinchen's last child, Lillie, was born in 2/1885. Robert, a member of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, died shortly afterward. Robert may be the first child of James and Mary to be buried at Wesley Chapel, in an unmarked grave. Robert is listed in the 1883-1894 Register of Wesley Chapel Members: (with notation: Died)
1888: Wife Mary deeds 163 acres to son, B T Kea, on December 12,1888. Of the 272 acres, Robert's wife received 109 acres in 1873, and Bartholomew recieved 163 acres.
1893: James' (age 73) brother and niece, '(Curtis Ivey Kea and his daughter, Dora Ann) went back to (visit) in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina in 1893.' ('Eleven Generations.' pp 4, 13)
1894: James' (age 74) son Bartholomew (age 31) and Ida's first child, Raymond, is born in December 20, 1893. Raymond died on April 13, 1894 and is buried at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church.
1900: James (age 80) and his wife Mary recorded in the Lydia, District 24 census; daughters Winnie and Martha also enumerated in James household, page 199a, dated 6/12/1900, sheet 15, line 93; Enumeration Dist 24, image 22 of 42, page 199B, electronic. James can read, write, speak english; father born in North Carolina. Wife Mary, daughters Winnie, Martha, can't read, write.
1900: Merton Register, age 19, enumerated in the Lydia census, HH #218, image 22/24.
1900: Mahulda Rebecca Register, age 49, enumerated with son Merton in Lydia Census, HH #218, image 22/42.
1900: James son, Bartholomew, and family enumerated in the Lydia, 1900 Federal census, page 198A. [image 20 of 42, gen.com, electronic]
1900: James brother-in-law, James Fields, and family enumerated in the Lydia, Darlington County, South Carolina census, page 193a. [gen.com, film, electronic]
1901: 'James died in 1901, probably buried with his wife at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church in an unmarked grave.' [from oral family history] At least five of James' children are known to be buried at Wesley Chapel; Ellerbe-1/8/1928, Winniford-3/9/1928, Bartholomew-12/26/1934, Martha-12/29/1934, and Murzelle-9/4/1952.
1907: Deed for 163 acres to B. T. Kea from children and grand-children of James Kea, Deceased, dated November 27, 1907. This is the same land granted to B T in 1888, from Mary Kea. (Deed Book 6, page 166, Darlington County Court)
1967: Included in 'Lena' Green's personal files in Texas, was a letter, written to Thomas Pipes on December 15, 1967. The writer, Mr. Horace F Rudisell, stated: 'I knew the daughter of John Wesley [Alexander], a maiden lady who died several years ago and was about 88 years of age. She did not know anything about the Kea's, except that her grandmother Delila was a Kea.' [Of all John Wesley [Alexander's] daughters, Maggie [Alexander], who died in 1965 at age 86, is the only one that fits the profile described by the writer.] This is an amazing piece of information; in it Mr. Rudisell gives information about the Thomas Kea Will, and information about the South Carolina Kea family; that did not fit 'Lena' Green's "Eleven Kea Generations" profile. Mr. Rudisell also stated: 'I am satisfied that 'Leonore' and 'Lanie' Kea is the same person and that she was the daughter of James Johnson of Lenoir County, North Carolina.'
LFK Note: This is an amazing piece of information; in it the writer gives 'Lena' Green information about the Thomas Kea Will, and information about the South Carolina [James Kea family;] that did not fit her "Kea Generations" profile she created. Further, the writer stated to Lena: 'I am satisfied that 'Leonore' and 'Lanie' Kea is the same person and that she was the daughter of James Johnson of Lenoir County, North Carolina.' Evidently, Lena chose to disregard what had been furnished to her. [Delila Kea was a sister of James Kea.]
'Lena' Green was the Kea family historian; she wrote the unpublished "Eleven Generations of Kea and Key families."
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