George Killen1

#17485, (circa 1832 - 14 March 1904)
Father*John M Killen1 (1809 - 1843)
Mother*Mary B Caster1 (c 1813 - )
Step-fatherJames W Jester1 (c 1801 - 1862)

Family

Rachel Case b. 1835, d. 1927
Children 1.John W Killen8 (1857 - 1928)
 2.Thomas Edward Killen+8 (1858 - )
Birth*circa 1832He was born circa 1832 at Kent Co., DelawareG.1 
1840He appeared on the census of 1840 in the household of John M Killen and Mary B Caster at Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co., DelawareG, age 5-9.2 
24 August 1850He appeared on the census of 24 August 1850 in the household of Mary B Caster and James W Jester at Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co., DelawareG, age 18, carder [sic]; neis. Levin (33) and Elizabeth (28) Wright (as White), fam. 609; James and Mary Cahall, fam. 626; Wm and Susan Hilson, fam. 627.3 
Marriage*3 January 1856He married Rachel Case on 3 January 1856.4 
25 June 1880He and Rachel Case appeared on the census of 25 June 1880 at South Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co., DelawareG; (see two members named as grandchildren.)5 
Death*14 March 1904He died on 14 March 1904 at Felton, Kent Co., DelawareG.6 
Burial*circa 16 March 1904He was buried circa 16 March 1904 at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, Frederica, Kent Co., DelawareG.7 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. John M (20-29); F (20-29) [Mary B]; 2 m (5-9) George, William Edward).
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. James (49), b. DE, miller; Mary (27), b. DE.
  4. [S1567] Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912, 1850-1859>1854>March, p. 41, img. 136/136. George W Killen and Rachel Case, marr. Kent Co. 3 Jan 1856, Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware, online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. George W (48), b. and parents b. DE, farmer; Rachel (45), b. and parents b. DE, keeping house.
  6. [S1568] Delaware Death Records, 1811-1933, Certificate of Death. George W Killen, retired farmer, res. Felton, parents not recorded, d. 14 Mar 1904, Grippe with heart failure. Also Deaths Register for Kent Co. 1914, sh. 67, No. 19616. George W Killen, age 76, retired farmer, parents not recorded, d. 14 Mar 1904, Grippe and heart failure, Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware, online Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, large shared monument. Killen / George W, son of John M and Mary B Killen, 22 Dec 1831 - 14 Mar 1904 / Rachel C, wife of George, dau. of Wm and Elizabeth Cordray, 8 Feb 1835 - 24 Aug 1927. Memorial 30191691, created by Russ Pickett, photo added by Joan Martindale Roth.
  8. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.