Lazurus Lawson Mainous (1808-1895)& Rebecca Amanda Flannery (1808-1899)
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| Picture of L.L. Mainous' grave (in the old Mainous Cemetary in Booneville, KY.) | Picture of Rebecca Amanda Flannery's grave (in the old Mainous Cemetary in Booneville, KY.) |
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| Lazarus Lawson Mainous' Masonic Lodge handbook and signature | |
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Deed to sell Lee County Mainous Farm to John M. Scott in 1856 (see below for story as to how Lazarus and his wife moved from Va to Ky) |
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THE MAINOUS FAMILY IN
OWSLEY COUNTY
By Glenna Vickers Burton Lazarus Lawson Mainous was living in Lee County, Virginia, when he, working as a wagoneer helped a family move from there to Kentucky. While in Kentucky, he purchased land in the part of Owsley County that is known as Scoville today. He returned to Owsley County with his wife Rebecca, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Parsons Flannery, and his and Rebecca’s children between 1855 and 1856. Others traveling from Lee County with Rebecca and Lazarus were one of Rebecca’s brother, Noel Flannery, one of her sisters, Phoeba Flannery with her husband Ivy Pendelton, and Lazarus’s teenage nephew Lazarus M. Mainous, who was called "Little Lazarus". Tradition has it that "Little Lazarus" was orphaned by the deaths of Lazarus’s brother, Silas Hale and wife, Jane Bledsoe Manious. Apparently Lazarus’s family was the first Mainous family to settle in Owsley County, since there were no Mainous listings in the 1850 Census. But, we have Lazarus son, Absolom and wife, Susan Treadway, along with "Little Lazarus" and his wife Lourissa Cecil living in the same household in the 1860 Census; thus two Mainous listings. Indications are that the name Mainous may have been spelled Maness in Virginia. Lazarus Lawson was apparently a respected and well liked citizen of Owsley County. He was elected to serve local government in three positions: Justice of the Peace, two terms as Owsley County Judge, and one term as Sheriff of Owsley County. The 1860 Census shows Lazarus having $4000.00 in real estate. Lazarus was a supporter of the Union in the Civil War, but did not enlist because of his age. His eldest son, Absolom served with the 14th Kentucky Cavalry. Three of the Mainous son-in-laws did serve with the Union Forces. Lazarus and Rebecca had thirteen children. One son William died as an infant in Virginia, eight other children were born in Virginia and made the hard trip over the mountains, and three were born after the move to Kentucky. Those of us who remember their daughter, Juriah, can recall her talking about coming to Kentucky on a cart pulled by oxen. She lived to be 103 years and died in 1956. She was known as Aunt Honey throughout Owsley County. Aunt Honey’s husband was Judge Allen C. Hyden. He was serving his second term as County Judge of Owsley County when he was assassinated in 1902. Aunt Honey was a widow for 54 years. While Justice of the Peace, Lazarus Lawson performed the marriages of two of his daughters, Amanda and Matilda. Amanda married Elcannah Flannery on Jan 20, 1860. Because of the Civil War, this marriage was a short one. Elcannah enlisted with Union Forces on September 20, 1862. He was injured and discharged at Baton Rouge, LA on the 18th of July, 1865 On July 19, 1865, he died on a hospital ship that was bringing him and others home to Kentucky. Amanda was left with three young children. She and her children lived with Rebecca and Lazarus until her remarriage to David Spivey. The other daughter, Matilda was married to Simpson Treadway by her father on August 3, 1860. She and Simpson had one son, George, when Simpson joined the Union Forces. Simpson did return from the Civil War, but the ravages of war had taken its toll, and he died November 17, 1865. This death left Rebecca and Lazarus with the responsibility of another daughter and her child. Matilda also remarried before 1870 to Gilbert Reynolds. Rebecca and Lazarus’s daughter, Martha Jane’s husband, Wilkerson Scott, also fought with the Union Forces with his brothers-in-law. He returned from the war but was in very poor health the remainder of his life. Martha Jane was not well herself and died in April 16, 1870. Her youngest child had been born in July of 1869. Again, Rebecca and Lazarus found themselves responsible for another family of grandchildren. Wilkerson, himself was not able to work very much, so he and the children lived with the Mainous family. Four years after the death of Martha Jane, Wilkerson died, thus leaving the children to be cared for by Rebecca. At the time of Martha Jane’s death, Rebecca’s youngest child was nine years old. To have all these grandchildren added to their family thorough the years had to take its toll on Rebecca and Lazarus. They reared 12 of their own children to adulthood and helped with the rearing of 7 grandchildren. The second son of Lazarus and Rebecca, Walter Preston, stayed in Owsley County for a number of years after his marriage to Melvina Bowman. Three of their nine children were born in Kentucky. They joined the Westward Movement and went to Missouri. Their first child to be born in Longwood, MO was Mary Ellen born in 1876. All of the other children of Rebecca and Lazarus remained in Owsley Count. Most of them had large families, thus populating Owsley with many more Mainous descendants. The eighth child, John Tyler did his part in populating the county, fathering 15 children by two wives. The other children not mentioned in this article were: Cynthia Ann who married William Minter, Mary G. who married William Wallace Treadway, Daniel C. who married Mary Isaacs, Elbert L., who married Cushionberry Holbrook, and my great grandfather Hampton, the youngest, who married Martha Hall. In spite of the hardships of the time, Lazarus lived to be 87 and Rebecca died in 1899 at the age of 91. With the passing of time, many have left Owsley County in search of work and for other reasons. Descendants of this great pioneering family can be found from coast to coast of this wonderful country of ours. As my cousins and I continue to research our Mainous heritage, any help from the readers of this article would be appreciated very much by all of us. Glenna Vickers Burton: dg707@mindspring.com |
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Descendants
of Jacob Maness/ Mainous Generation
No. 1 1.
JACOB MANESS/1
MAINOUS
was born Bet. 1775 - 17801, and died 1846 in Probably
Virginia1. He
married (1) SUSANNAH?
LAWSON Bef. 1808, daughter of LAZARUS
LAWSON and UNKNOWN.
She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
He married (2) SUSANNAH
BLEDSOE 1820 in Hawkins, TN2.
Children
of JACOB MAINOUS
and SUSANNAH? LAWSON
are: 2.
i. SILAS HALE MANESS/2 MAINOUS,
b. Bet. 1800 - 1810; d. Bef. 1850. 3.
ii. LAZARUS LAWSON
MAINOUS, b. 14 April 1808, Lee Co., Virginia; d. 24 September
1895, Scoville, KY. |
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Generation
No. 2 2.
SILAS HALE
MANESS/2
MAINOUS
(JACOB
MANESS/1)
was born Bet. 1800 - 18103, and died Bef. 18504.
He married JANE
BLEDSOE 1833 in Hawkins Co., TN4,
daughter of ABRAHAM
BLEDSOE and SUSANNAH
UNKNOWN.
She was born Unknown, and died Bef. 1850. Children
of Silas Mainous
and Jane Bledsoe
are: 4.
i. LAZARUS M.3
MAINOUS, b. 05 February 1833, Scott Co., VA; d. 13 January 1906,
Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY.
ii.
ISAAC MAINOUS,
b. 18365; d. Unknown. Notes
for ISAAC
MAINOUS: May
have been married to Eleanor Andis born in Lee Co,, VA on 28 Sept 1858.
iii.
HOUSTON MAINOUS,
b. 1841, Scott Co., Virginia5; d. Unknown.
iv.
HIRAM MAINOUS,
b. 1842, Scott Co., Virginia5; d. Unknown.
v.
REUBEN MAINOUS,
b. 1844, Scott Co., Virginia5; d. Unknown.
vi.
ELIZABETH MAINOUS,
b. Unknown5. 3.
LAZARUS LAWSON2
MAINOUS
(JACOB MANESS/1) was born 14 April 1808 in
Lee Co., Virginia6, and died 24 September 1895 in
Scoville, KY6. He
married REBECCA
AMANDA FLANNERY
17 March 1833 in Jonesville, Lee Co, VA7, daughter of THOMAS
FLANNERY and ELIZABETH
PARSONS.
She was born 28 August 1818 in Lee Co.,Virginia8,
and died 21 February 1899 in Scoville, KY8. Children
of LAZARUS MAINOUS
and REBECCA FLANNERY
are: 5.
i. CYNTHIA ANN3
MAINOUS, b. 10 February 1834, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d.
04 May 1922, Scoville, Owsley Co., KY. 6.
ii. ABSOLOM MAINOUS,
b. 09 April 1836, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d. 30 September 1910,
Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY. 7.
iii. MARTHA JANE
MAINOUS, b. 04 June 1838, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d. 16
April 1870, , Owsley Co., KY. 8.
iv. AMANDA (MANDY) MAINOUS, b. 21
August 1841, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d. 07 January 1918, Travellers
Rest, Owsley Co., KY. 9.
v. MATILDA MAINOUS,
b. 05 May 1843, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d. 09 May 1897.
vi.
WILLIAM MAINOUS,
b. 25 September 1845, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia9; d.
17 May 1846, Jonesville, Lee Co., Va9. 10.
vii. WALTER PRESTON
MAINOUS, b. 19 December 1846, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d.
19 August 1931, Pawhuska, OK. 11.
viii. JOHN TYLER
MAINOUS, b. 30 December 1849, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d.
29 December 1943, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY. 12.
ix. MARY G.
MAINOUS, b. 06 December 1851, Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia; d.
16 January 1926, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY. 13.
x. JURIAH (HONEY) MAINOUS, b. 01
November 1853, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 04 February 1956, Buck
Creek, Owsley Co., KY. 14.
xi. DANIEL CARTER
MAINOUS, b. 11 February 1856, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY;
d. 06 July 1939, Buck Creek, Owlsey Co., KY. 15.
xii. ELBERT L.
MAINOUS, b. 10 August 1858, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY; d. 06
January 1898, Scoville, Owsley Co., KY. 16.
xiii. HAMPTON H.
MAINOUS, b. 17 September 1861, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY; d. 01
November 1938, Vincent, Owsley Co., KY. |
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Generation
No. 3 4.
LAZARUS M.3
MAINOUS
(SILAS HALE
MANESS/2, JACOB
MANESS/1)
was born 05 February 1833 in Scott Co., VA10, and died
13 January 1906 in Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY10.
He married LOURISSA
WHITTEN
CECIL 30 September 1858 in
Kentucky, daughter of MADISON CECIL
and MARY TAYLOR.
She was born 28 September 1837 in Pike Co., KY10,
and died 11 March 191410. Children
of LAZARUS MAINOUS
and LOURISSA CECIL
are: 17.
i. WILLIAM (BILLIE) MITCHELL4
MAINOUS, b. 24 September 1859, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY;
d. 07 February 1944, Berea, Madison Co., KY. 18.
ii. SAMUEL P.
MAINOUS, b. 03 August 1861, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d.
14 November 1949, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY. 19.
iii. GREEN SIMPSON
MAINOUS, b. 19 September 1864, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY;
d. 26 March 1955. 20.
iv. WILSON GLASS
MAINOUS, b. December 1865, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d.
1946.
v.
MARY ISABELLE
MAINOUS, b. 15 August 1868, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY12;
d. 195413; m. WILLIAM J.
WILLIAMS, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vi.
JOEL S.
MAINOUS, b. 18 September 1870, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY14;
d. 10 February 1920, Owsley Co., KY14. More
About JOEL S. MAINOUS: Burial:
McIntire-Mainous Cemetery, Owlsey Co., KY15 21.
vii. GEORGE B.
MAINOUS, b. 26 March 1875, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d.
13 March 1958, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY. 22.
viii. ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) MAINOUS, b. May
1880, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 15 June 1980, Cincinnati,
Hamilton Co., OH.
ix.
DOCK MAINOUS,
b. Unknown; d. Unknown. 5.
CYNTHIA ANN3
MAINOUS
(LAZARUS LAWSON2, JACOB
MANESS/1)
was born 10 February 1834 in Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia16,
and died 04 May 1922 in Scoville, Owsley Co., KY17.
She married (1) WILLIAM
ALEXANDER MINTER
23 September 1853 in Lee Co., VA18, son of CHARLES
MINTER and MARY ALEXANDER.
He was born 21 April 1832 in Jonesville, Lee Co., VA19,
and died 13 March 1883 in Welchburg, Jackson County, KY20.
She married (2) MAY HOLCOMBE
PONDER Aft. March 188321.
He was born 30 January 1827 in North Carolina21,
and died 1902 in Garrard Co., KY. Children
of CYNTHIA MAINOUS
and WILLIAM MINTER
are:
i.
LANDON CARTER4
MINTER, b. 15 September 1854, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY23;
d. 08 April 187324; m. UNKNOWN PETERS,
Unknown; b. Abt. 1855, Jackson County, KY25; d. Unknown. 23.
ii. MARY REBECCA
MINTER, b. 19 March 1856, Welchburg, Jackson Co., KY; d. 08
December 1932, Ohio. 24.
iii. AMANDA MAINOUS
MINTER, b. 01 January 1858, Welchburg, Jackson Co., KY; d. 28
December 1920, Oregon. 25.
iv. LAZARUS LAWSON
MINTER, b. 06 March 1860, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY; d. 24
August 1948, Lawson, MO. 26.
v. CHARLES MCCLELLAN MINTER, b. 09
January 1862, Welchburg, Jackson Co., KY; d. 19 January 1900, Kellog,
Douglas Co., OR. 27.
vi. LAURA BELLE
MINTER, b. 13 July 1864, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY; d. 01
January 1950, Hazard Co., KY.
vii.
SARAH JANE
MINTER, b. 07 September 1866, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY25;
d. 08 June 1869, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY26. 28.
viii. JOHN EMERSON
MINTER, b. 09 March 1869, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY; d. 31
July 1950, Missouri.
ix.
DEMPSEY WHITE
MINTER, b. 07 September 1871, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY27;
d. 20 April 1874, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY28.
x.
HAMPTON FLANARY
MINTER, b. 16 November 1873, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY29;
d. 12 March 1952, McKee, Jackson Co., KY30; m. EMILY
MARGARET MINTER, Unknown;
b. 24 June 1884, Green Hall, Jackson Co., KY31; d. 04
September 1955, McKee, Jackson Co., KY32 Notes
for HAMPTON
FLANARY MINTER: Married
his third cousin. More
About HAMPTON
FLANARY MINTER: Burial:
McKee Cemetery, McKee, Jackson Co., KY33 29.
xi. MARTHA STRIBBLE
MINTER, b. 18 April 1877, Welchburg, Jackson County, KY; d.
Unknown. 6.
ABSOLOM3
MAINOUS (LAZARUS
LAWSON2,
JACOB MANESS/1) was born 09 April 1836 in
Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia34, and died 30 September
1910 in Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY34.
He married (1) SUSAN
TREADWAY 23 December 1858 in
Travellers Rest, Owsley Co, KY35. She was born 22 May 1842 in Virginia36, and
died 05 July 1879 in Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY36.
He married (2) MARTHA
ANN AKERS
KINCAID Aft. 1878.
She was born 20 February 183336, and died 16
November 191537. Children
of ABSOLOM MAINOUS
and SUSAN TREADWAY
are: 30.
i. HELEN M.4
MAINOUS, b. 1861, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1901,
Owsley Co., KY. 31.
ii. DILLARD WHITE
MAINOUS, b. 17 September 1875, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY;
d. 21 April 1953, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY. Children
of ABSOLOM MAINOUS
and MARTHA KINCAID
are:
iii.
MISA4 AKERS,
b. July 1878, Owsley Co., KY39; Stepchild.
iv.
MARIAM KINCAID
MAINOUS, b. January 1899, Owsley Co., KY39. 7.
MARTHA JANE3
MAINOUS
(LAZARUS LAWSON2, JACOB
MANESS/1)
was born 04 June 1838 in Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia40,
and died 16 April 1870 in , Owsley Co., KY40.
She married WILKERSON
WHITLEY
SCOTT 01 February 1857 in Lee
Co., VA41, son of MOSES SCOTT
and MARY UNKNOWN.
He was born 1835 in Lee Co., VA42, and died 187442. Children
of MARTHA MAINOUS
and WILKERSON SCOTT
are:
i.
PHOEBE4 SCOTT,
b. 24 December 1860, Kentucky44; d. 12 June 193745;
m. ISAAC (IKE) ISAACS,
1877, Owsley Co., KY46; b. 15 September 1848, Kentucky46;
d. 30 June 192646. More
About PHOEBE
SCOTT: Burial:
Isaac Cemetery, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY More
About ISAAC
(IKE)
ISAACS: Burial:
Isaac Cemetery, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY 32.
ii. ALPHA SCOTT,
b. 01 September 1863, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 18 December
1932, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY. 33.
iii. GEORGE C.
SCOTT, b. 10 November 1865, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY;
d. 01 February 1902, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY. 34.
iv. JOSEPH BLACKWELL
SCOTT, b. 19 July 1868, Owsley Co., KY; d. 18 November 1925. 8.
AMANDA (MANDY)3
MAINOUS
(LAZARUS LAWSON2, JACOB
MANESS/1)
was born 21 August 1841 in Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia47,
and died 07 January 1918 in Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY48.
She married (1) ELCANAH
(CANNA)
FLANNERY 20 January 1860 in
Travellers Rest, Owsley Co, KY49, son of JAMES
FLANNERY and MARY MINTER.
He was born 1842 in Scott Co., Virginia50, and
died 19 July 1865 in US Hospital, Steamer, Civil War51. She married (2) DAVID SPIVEY
Unknown. He was born 26
January 1844, and died 23 February 1945. Children
of AMANDA MAINOUS
and ELCANAH FLANNERY
are: 35.
i. MARY REBECCA4
FLANNERY, b. 02 January 1861, Travellers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d.
04 November 1947. 36.
ii. SARAH ELIZABETH (SALLY) FLANNERY, b. 15
March 1863, Owsley Co., KY; d. 07 November 1940, Owsley Co., KY. 37.
iii. ROBERT PRESTON
FLANNERY, b. 02 January 1865; d. 01 January 1898. Children
of AMANDA M | |