Generation No. 1

1. William Sr.¹ Kees was born Abt. 1780 in Pennsylvania, and died October 20, 1867 in Campbell Co, KY. He married Ada Whaland September 12, 1811 in Harrison Co, KY. She was born Abt. 1790 in VA, and died June 17, 1864 in Campbell Co KY.

Generation No. 2

2. Taylor Sr.² Kees (William Sr.¹) was born July 11, 1810 in Harrison Co, KY, and died March 13, 1883 in Campbell Co, KY. He married Malinda Harris June 6, 1831 in Campbell Co, KY, daughter of George Harris and Martha Maddox. She was born January 1, 1815 in Campbell Co, KY, and died July 22, 1877 in Campbell Co, KY.

3. Isaac² Kees (William Sr.¹) was born Abt. 1814 in Harrison County, Ky.. He married Ellen Clever. She was born Abt. 1820 in Pennsylvania.

Child of Isaac Kees and Ellen Clever

1. William B. Kees, born Abt. 1841.

4. Elizabeth Whalen² Kees (William Sr.) was born May 1819 in Harrison County, Ky., and died 1909 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY. She married Jonathan Keene Sprague June 14, 1842 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, son of Alfred Sprague and Miriam Keene. He was born January 9, 1815 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co, Maine, and died December 1, 1877 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY.

Children of Elizabeth Kees and Jonathan Sprague

1. William Alfred Sprague, born April 15, 1843 in Campbell Co, KY; died May 1, 1932 in Campbell County, KY.
2. Mary C. Sprague, born March 6, 1846. She married David Grant March 6, 1866
3. Martha E. Sprague, born December 8, 1849. She married Samuel Revell June 30, 1869
4. Isaac K. Sprague, born August 9, 1851; died September 14, 1852
5. Jonathan Keene Jr. Sprague, born October 8, 1853; died October 9, 1929
6. Henry W. Sprague, born June 17, 1856 in Campbell Co, KY; died March 4, 1883 in Campbell Co, KY. He married Emma Herndon
7. Taylor K. Sprague, born December 5, 1859 in Campbell Co, KY.
8. Ada K. Sprague, born March 12, 1863.
9. Nellie W. Sprague, born January 19, 1867; died July 27, 1883.

5. William Jr.² Kees (William Sr.¹) was born Abt. 1821. He married Clarissa Gundecker March 7, 1845 in Kenton Co, KY. She was born Abt. 1821.

Children of William Kees and Clarissa Gundecker

1. Missouri Kees, born 1845
2. John G. Kees, born 1849
3. Catherine "Katie" Kees, born 1852
4. Alice Kees, born 1854.
5. George Kees, born 1860

7. John James² Kees (William Sr.¹) was born 1829 in Campbell County, KY, and died Bef. 1880 in Campbell County, KY. He married Sarah C. Dawson July 3, 1848 in Campbell County, KY.

Children of John Kees and Sarah Dawson

1. Ketura J. Kees, born 1849
2. Sarah Kees, born 1855
3. William H. Kees, born 1858; died 1908. He married Lena R.; born 1865; died 1943
4. John W. Kees, born April 1862; died 1945
5. Walter Kees, born 1865
6. Frank Kees, born 1868
7. Laura Kees, born 1873

8. Mahalia² Kees (William Sr.¹) was born February 9, 1831 in Campbell Co, KY, and died September 12, 1916 in Campbell Co, KY. She married Charles M. Sprague August 21, 1847 in Campbell County, KY, son of Alfred Sprague and Sarah Mattox. He was born December 4, 1825 in Maine, and died April 13, 1914 in Campbell Co, KY.

Children of Mahalia Kees and Charles Sprague

1. Jerusha Sprague, born 1848
2. George Sprague, born 1852
3. Angeline Sprague, born 1856. She married John S. Tenant January 10, 1874 in IL.
4. Anna Sprague, born 1858
5. Charles M. Jr. Sprague, born 1862.
6. William Sprague, born 1865.
7. Robert Sprague, born 1867.
8. Isaac Sprague, born 1869.
9. Vernor Sprague, born 1871.

Generation No. 3

9. George William³ Kees (Taylor Sr.², William Sr.¹) was born May 20, 1833 in Campbell Co, KY, and died April 21, 1910 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH. He married (1) Charlotte Hartley. He married (2) Margaret Terry July 30, 1868 in Covington, Kenton Co, KY. She was born 1848, and died 1931.

13. Taylor Jr.³ Kees (Taylor Sr.², William Sr.¹) was born January 18, 1840 in Newport, Campbell Co, KY, and died May 13, 1921 in Middletown, Ohio. He married Martha Ann Irwin May 10, 1864 in Covington, Kenton Co, KY. She was born July 8, 1846.

Children of Taylor Kees and Martha Irwin

 1, Albert Thomas Kees, born April 13, 1865; died Aug 24, 1951. He married Mary Wiscott
2.Anna Jeanette Kees, born Jan 11, 1867; died Apr 16, 1886. She married George Smith
3. Margaret Catherine "Kate" Kees, born Mar 7, 1869; died July 1932. She married Henry P. Seeger
4. Sarah Jane "Sally" Kees, born February 9, 1871; died September 22, 1931. She married (1) Walter Cotty. She married (2) William Morris
5. Laura Frances Kees, born February 4, 1873; died May 30, 1963. She married Frank Byrd.
6. Amanda "Mandy" Kees, born March 9, 1875; died November 10, 1903. She married John Melampy
7. James Taylor Kees, born October 25, 1877 in Campbell Co, KY; died October 3, 1963 in Richmond, Wayne Co IN. He married Elizabeth Anna Gardiner October 5, 1901 in Hamilton Co, Ohio; born May 23, 1879 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY; died December 8, 1975 in Richmond, Wayne Co IN.
8. Lenora Kees, born April 16, 1884. She married George Bassett
9. Lucy Mae Kees, born March 19, 1887; died November 6, 1887
10. Elsie Gertrude Kees, born August 4, 1889; died July 26, 1908. She married Jacob Heer.

14. Martha Louise³ Kees (Taylor Sr.², William Sr.¹) was born May 9, 1842 in Campbell Co, KY, and died in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY. She married John Jr Spaulding September 3, 1862 in Campbell Co, KY, son of John Spaulding and Elizabeth Strawn. He was born August 7, 1837 in Alexandria, Campbell Co., KY, and died August 20, 1919 in Central Ridge, Pendleton Co., KY.

Children of Martha Kees and John Spaulding

1. Taylor Aaron Spaulding, born October 14, 1863 in Campbell Co, KY; died February 22, 1948 in Butler, Pendleton Co, KY. He married Mary F Holmes March 23, 1892; born 1867; died January 1945 in Butler, Pendleton Co, KY.
2. Edward Wilson Sr Spaulding, born October 22, 1865 in Alexandria, Campbell Co, KY; died 1949 in Falmouth, Pendleton Co, KY. He married Ida Bell Smith October 21, 1894 in Pendleton Co, KY; born 1869; died 1954
3. William Spaulding, born December 29, 1867 in Campbell Co, KY; died February 9, 1952 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY. He married Emma Smith; born 1876; died 1955 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co
4. Mary "Mollie" Spaulding, born 1869; died 1934 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co. She married Horace Condit
5. Eva Spaulding, born 1871; died 1945. She married Osbourne Dickens August 8, 1895; born 1869; died 1927.

15. Malinda³ Kees (Taylor Sr.², William Sr.¹) was born August 20, 1844 in Grant's Lick,Campbell Co, KY⁸, and died 1909 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY⁹. She married Hiram Sr. Spaulding July 2, 1864 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY¹⁰, son of John Spaulding and Elizabeth Strawn. He was born April 10, 1838 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co., KY¹¹, and died 1924 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY¹².

Children of Malinda Kees and Hiram Spaulding

1. Addie⁴ Spaulding, born July 2, 1865 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY; died June 13, 1882 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY.
2. Samuel Benjamin Spaulding, born March 25, 1867 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY. died October 24, 1940 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY. He married Minnie Jane Dawson October 20, 1889 in Alexandria, Campbell Co., KY; born February 5, 1874 in Bracken Co, KY; died June 15, 1955 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY.
3. Ada Spaulding, born March 25, 1869 in Campbell Co, KY; died August 17, 1941 in Newport, Campbell Co. She married Edward Duckworth December 4, 1893 in Campbell Co; born 1867 in Campbell Co; died March 7, 1956 in Campbell Co.
4. Lee Theodore Spaulding, born February 11, 1871 in Campbell Co, KY; died 1939 in Campbell Co. He married Alma May Taylor July 3, 1904 in Persimmon Grove, Campbell Co.
5. John Spaulding, born January 1875 in Campbell Co, KY. He married Emma Luck November 28, 1900 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY.
6. Emma Spaulding, born November 5, 1876 in Campbell Co; died April 3, 1918 in Batavia, Clermont Co, OH. She married Theodore Haney November 2, 1898 in Campbell Co, KY.
7. Hiram Jr Spaulding, born January 2, 1879 in Campbell Co, KY; died February 8, 1913 in Hamilton, Butler Co, OH. He married Josephine Fisher; born in Hamilton, Butler Co, OH.
8. Margaret "Maggie" Spaulding, born July 1881 in Campbell Co, KY; died June 11, 1945 in Newport, Campbell Co, KY. She married Hubbard Maddox September 24, 1905 in Schoolfield, Campbell Co, KY.
9. Allie Spaulding, born December 21, 1883 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY; died July 27, 1973 in Clermont Co, OH. He married (1) Hazel Cox Case. He married (2) Harriet Ann Hawkins March 18, 1908 in Alexandria, Campbell Co, KY; born July 25, 1888 in Cold Springs, Campbell Co, KY; died in Clermont Co, OH.
10. Frederick Spaulding, born December 26, 1885 in Grant's Lick, Campbell Co, KY; died July 21, 1955 in Covington, Kenton Co, KY. He married Oral Kaiser November 3, 1911 in Persimmon Grove, Campbell Co, KY; born April 13, 1884 in Gubsers Mill, Campbell Co, KY; died September 13, 1962 in Florence, Campbell Co, KY.
11. Frank Spaulding, born July 3, 1889 in Campbell Co, KY; died March 17, 1949 in Milford, Clermont Co, OH. He married Lena Marie Miller May 7, 1911 in Milford, Clermont Co, OH; born in Batavia, Clermont Co, KY.

17. Charles H. Sr.³ Kees (Taylor Sr.², William Sr.¹) was born February 23, 1850 in Campbell Co, KY. He married Catherine "Kate" Irwin.

Children of Charles Kees and Catherine Irwin

1. Cora Kees, born 1872
2. Mary Kees, born 1875.
3. Charles H. Jr. Kees, born 1878
4. John Robert Kees, born February 10, 1884 in Kenton Co; died March 27, 1971 in Germantown, German Twp, Montgomery Co, OH. He married Ada Emerick May 10, 1906 in Germantown, German Twp, Montgomery Co OH; died Bef. 1971 in Montgomery Co, OH.
5. James Taylor Kees, born March 4, 1888; died January 1963. He married Emma M. Kline; born February 1889
6. Edward Kees, born March 1890
7. Ernest Kees, born August 1895

20. William B.³ Kees (Isaac², William Sr.¹) was born Abt. 1841. He married Mary E. Sprague, daughter of Alfred Sprague and Sarah Mattox. She was born April 21, 1836 in Campbell Co, KY, and died June 16, 1912 in Campbell Co, KY.

Children of William Kees and Mary Sprague

1. Cordelia A. Kees, born Abt. 1863
2. Robert E. Kees, born Abt. 1864
3. Olive F. Kees, born Abt. 1865
4. Edwonia Kees, born Abt. 1871
5. John A. Kees, born Abt. 1877
6. Charles N. Kees, born May 1879.

21. William Alfred³ Sprague (Elizabeth Whalen² Kees, William Sr.¹) was born April 15, 1843 in Campbell Co, KY, and died May 1, 1932 in Campbell County, KY. He married Malinda Agnes Rardin. She was born March 1847, and died 1905 in Campbell County, KY.

Children of William Sprague and Malinda Rardin

1. Samuel Sprague, born October 1868. He married Malita
2. Ross Sprague, born November 1869
3. Effie Sprague, born 1873
4. Stella F. Sprague, born February 1876
5. William M. Sprague, born March 1879; died September 6, 1965 in Campbell County. He married Ethel Spaulding; born March 3, 1893 in Grant's Lick; died Feb 7, 1975 in Newport
6. Shirley Sprague, born January 1882
7. Henry A. Sprague, born January 1885
8. Carrie F. Sprague, born December 1888
9. Oscia Sprague, born July 1891

25. Jonathan Keene Jr.³ Sprague (Elizabeth Whalen² Kees, William Sr.¹) was born October 8, 1853, and died October 9, 1929. He married Florence Miles Carney April 20, 1880. She was born May 7, 1860, and died April 23, 1948.

Children of Jonathan Sprague and Florence Carney

1. Bessie Sprague, born October 23, 1882 in Campbell Co, KY; died March 3, 1895 in Campbell Co, KY.
2. Zola Flourine Sprague, born May 11, 1886. She married Miles Beamer Baker
3. Chester A. Sprague, born January 1888
4. Gladys E. Sprague, born September 1897

27. Taylor K.³ Sprague (Elizabeth Whalen² Kees, William Sr.¹) was born December 5, 1859 in Campbell Co, KY. He married Emma. She was born September 1866.

Child of Taylor Sprague and Emma

1. Isaac Sprague, born November 1892

38. John W.³ Kees (John James², William Sr.¹) was born April 1862, and died 1945. He married Sophia Elizabeth Kessler January 27, 1885 in Newport, Campbell Co, KY. She was born February 8, 1862 in Claryville, Campbell Co, KY, and died January 22, 1913.

Children of John Kees and Sophia Kessler

1. George Kees, born April 1886
2.  Annie Kees, born September 1888
3. Matilda Kees, born December 1891
4. Hanry Kees, born May 1898
5. Benjamin Kees, born 1902.

Endnotes

1. "Kees-Sprague Family Bible", p. 1-2, Elizabeth Whalen Kees married Jonathan Keene Sprague June 14, 1842. He was b. Jan 9, 1832, died Dec. 1, 1877. Elizabeth Whalen Kees b. May, 1819, d. 1909.

2. 1900 US Federal Census Campbell Co, Ky. Grant's Lick Pct., p. 19A, Res. 360, Taylor Sprague b. 12-1849, age 40Emma Sprague b. 9-1866, age 33Isaac Sprague b. 11-1892, age 7Elizabeth Sprague "mother" b. 5-1817, age 83, b. Ky.

3. Campbell Co Ky. Cemetery Project by Rootsweb.com, Persimmon Grove Baptist Cemetery, Elizabeth Sprague b. 1819 d. 1909Jonathan K. Sprague b. Jan 1812, d. Dec. 1, 1877.

4. 1850 US Fed. Census for Campbell Co, Ky., 2nd District, p. 87, Household 243: Jonathan Sprague, age 35, WM "farmer' b. MaineElizabeth Sprague, age 25.

5. 1860 US Federal Census Campbell Co Ky., p. 900, Household 1757, Charles Sprague, age 34, "laborer," b. Ky.Mahala, age 26.Roswell Sprague, age 35, "laborer," b. Ky. (brother).

6. 1870 US Federal Census Campbell Co, Ky. Grant's Lick Pct., p. 238, Household No. 118, Charles Sprague, age 46, "farmer," b. Ky. Mahaley Sprague, age 39, "keeping house," b. Ky. "cannot read or write."

7. 1880 US Census for Campbell Co KY, Grant's Lick Pct., p. 39, Res. 305, Charles Sprague age 55, "farmer" b. Ky. fa b. Maine, mo b. Ky. Mahalah Sprague, age 49, wife, b. Ky. fa b. Pa., mo b. ?

8. Tombstone Inscription Grant's Lick Cemetery, Campbell Co KY, Lot. No. 17, Malinda Spaulding b. 1844.

9. Tombstone Inscription Grant's Lick Cemetery, Campbell Co KY, Lot. No. 17, Malinda "Mother" Spaulding d. 1909.

10. Campbell Co KY Marriage Bond Book 1864, Hiram Spauldon mar. Malinda Keys 2nd day of July 1864.

11. Hiram Spaulding Tombstone Inscription, Grant's Lick Cemetery, Campbell Co, KY, Lot no. 17, Hiram Spaulding b. 1838, d. 1924Russ Stevens N. KY Archives FGS: DOB 20 April 1838 from "Spaulding Family Bible."

12. Tombstone Inscription Grant's Lick Cemetery, Campbell Co KY, Lot. No. 17, Hiram Spoldon d. 1924.

13. Death Certificate for Samuel B. Spaulding Reg. of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Ky. State Board of Health, State Board of Health No. 23034, Date of Birth 25 March 1867, father: Hiram Spaulding; Mother: Malinda Kees.

14. Death Certificate for Samuel Spaulding, Death Certificarte, Reg. of Vital Statistics, Certified Copy, Commonwalth of Ky. State Board of Health No. 23034, Samuel Spaulding d. 24 Oct. 1940.

15. Marriage License for Samuel Benjamin Spaulding to Minnie Jane Dawson, Marriage Bond, Commonwealth of Ky., County of Campbell, Clerk of Court: Thomas Jones, Marriage performed 20 Oct 1889, Campbell Co, Ky, by John Bell, J.P.

16. Death Certificate for Minnie Jane Spaulding, Death certificate Reg. of Vital Statistics Cert. Copy Primary Reg. Dist. No. 4578, Date of Birth: 5 Feb. 1874. Mother Ellen Redden. Father: Noah Dawson.

17. Death Certificate for Minnie Jane Spaulding, Death certificate Reg. of Vital Statistics, Certified Copy, Primary Reg. Dist. No. 4578, Minnie Spaulding d. 6-15-1955 in Campbell Co KY.