Sketch of the Kilgore Family, Audrain County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** Jonathan Kilgore, of Ireland, emigrated to America and settled in South Carolina. He removed from there to Caldwell County, KY., where he and his wife both died, the latter being 81 years of age at the time of her death. Their children were: John, David, William, Hugh, Jane, Samuel, Mary and Jonathan. John and Hugh came to Missouri, the former in 1827 and the latter in 1837. John was married first to Polly Willingham, and they had: John Jr., Samuel, Polly, Jane, Elizabeth, Nancy and Mar- garet. He was married the second time to Phoebe Tart, of North Carol- ina, by whom he had Permelia, Amaretta, Lucinda, James B., Erretta, Nathan F. and Parthena. Nathan F. married Margaret J. Eller. Permelia married John H. Kilgore. Amaretta married Alfred Powell. Hugh, the brother of John Kilgore, Sr., married Phoebe Bowlin, and they had sev- eral children, all of whom are dead. John Hampton, Casana and Isabella, children of David Kilgore, of Caldwell County, KY., settled in Missouri. John Hampton settled in Audrain County in 1830, and married Margaret Willingham, who died, and he afterward married Permelia Kilgore. He had eighteen children in all. Casana married Icham Kilgore, who had settled in Boone County in 1826, and in Audrain in 1827. They had six sons and six daughters. Isabella married William Wood, who settled in Callaway County in 1837 and in Audrain in 1838. They had two sons and four daughters. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================