James P. Kinslow1

b. 1829
Father*Joshua Kinslow1 b. 18 Oct 1780
Mother*Jane Adams1 b. 1800
Birth*1829James P. Kinslow was born about 1829 in Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 18505 September 1850James P. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 5 September 1850 in the household of his parents in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 21 years of age and working as a farmer with his father and brother.1 
Marriage*September 1856He married Elizabeth Wheeler, daughter of Zachariah Wheeler and Martha Britt, in September 1856 in Barren County, Kentucky.2,3 
Census US 1860*1 August 1860Elizabeth and James P. Kinslow were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 1 August 1860 in District 2, Barren County, Kentucky. James was 38 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $150, and Elizabeth was 21 years of age and could not read or write. They were enumerated with their two children. Martha J. was age 2 and James E. was three months old. Elizabeth's brother, John Wheeler, was also enumerated with the young Kinslow family in 1860. John was 32 years of age, had a personal estate valued at $150, and worked as a laborer.4 

Family

Elizabeth Wheeler b. 1829
Children 1.Martha J. Kinslow4 b. 1858
 2.James E. Kinslow4 b. 1860

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joshua and Jane Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 358a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, The Life and Times of Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler Britt, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Biographical and genealogical information about Obadiah Britt, Jr. (1763-1862) and about his wife, Sarah (Wheeler) Britt (1763-1855) and some of their descendants. They married in 1785 and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky. Includes an index, a helpful table of contents and excellent documentation of sources. (Indianapolis, Indiana: C. B. Conner, 1981), page 65, Family Group Sheet for Martha (Patsy) Britt and Zachariah Wheeler. Hereinafter cited as Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage in September 1856 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, of James P Kinslow, age 35, born about 1821, and Elizabeth Wheeler, age 28, born about 1828, citing FHL Film# 000216816. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James P. and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 948. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

John Kinslow1

b. 1 May 1896, d. 16 February 1952
Father*Louis Kinslow2,3,4 b. 17 May 1852, d. 10 Mar 1921
Mother*Signora P. Carter5,3,4 b. 23 Nov 1857, d. 13 Feb 1898
Birth*1 May 1896John Kinslow was born on 1 May 1896 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.1,3,4 
Name VariationHis full name was John Ellis Kinslow.1 
Name VariationHe was called Johnnie.4,3 
(Son) Death13 February 1898He was only one year old when his mother died at age 40, on 13 February 1898.5 
(Son) Census US 190026 June 1900John E. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of his widowed father in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 4 years old.6,7,8 
(Son) Census US 191029 April 1910Johnnie was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 29 April 1910 in the household of his widowed father on East Main Street, Magisterial District 1, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 13 years old and attending school.9 
Draft Registration5 June 1917John E. Kinslow completed his World War I Draft Registration Card on 5 June 1917 in Barren County, Kentucky. His home was in Glasgow, Barren County, he was 21 years old, single and employed by his brother-in-law, Watt Ellis, with farming in Glasgow. John was described as of medium height and slender build with brown hair and eyes.10 
Arrest*2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, who was stabbed to death the day before in Louisville, Kentucky.11 
(Assailant) MurderThe murder of Oscar G. Montgomery was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. Henry Geiger and his wife, Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, both testified at the trial, as did the accused, John Kinslow, and another of his sisters, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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Census US 1940*17 April 1940John Kinslow was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 17 April 1940 in the Kentucky State Reformatory, Oldham County, Kentucky. He was an inmate, 43 years of age and single. He had completed his education through the 5th grade of elementary school, and had not attended school during the census year. He had also been a resident of the prison in 1935.12 
Draft Registration*24 June 1943John Ellis Kinslow's World War II Draft Registration Card was completed by the registrar for the Kentucky State Reformatory, La Grange, Oldham County, Kentucky, on 24 June 1943. John's residence address was reported as RFD#2 c/o Tom Wilson, Shelbyville, Shelby County, his occupation as farmer, and the person who would always know his address as his sister, Mrs. Lallah Ellis, of Glasgow, Kentucky.13 
Illness*10 October 1946He was transferred from the prison to the Western State Mental Hospital, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, on 10 October 1946 with Epilepsy, complicated by a slow growing cancer of the liver.3,4 
Death*16 February 1952 After five years and four months as a patient there, he died on 16 February 1952 in the Western State Mental Hospital, Hopkinsville, at age 554,3 
Burial* and his body was removed the same day to the University of Louisville, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.4 

Citations

  1. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for John Ellis Kinslow, born on 1 May 1896 at Barren, Kentucky, child of Louis Kinslow and "Wona Carver", agency notes: Feb 1945: Name listed as JOHN ELLIS KINSLOW. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Louis Kinslow, Memorial# 100208701. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John E. “Johnnie” Kinslow, Memorial# 121853895.
  4. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Johnnie E Kinslow on 16 February 1952 of Epilepsy over 6 years and gradual cancer of the liver at Western State Hospital in rural Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA, age 55, single, born on 1 May 1896 in Kentucky to Louis Kinslow and Siggie Carter, time in hospital 5 years, 4 months, from 10 October 1946 to death, informant records of hospital, removal of body on 16 February to Louisville, University of Louisville, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Signora “Siggie” (Carter) Kinslow, Memorial# 106204197.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. E. and Alice Redford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240507.
  9. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louis Kinslow, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T624_463; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374476. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card for John E Kinslow, born on 1 May 1896, residence in 1917-1918 at Glasgow KY Route 7, Barren County, Kentucky, USA; his physical build was Slender, height was Medium, hair was Brown, eyes were Brown, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Barren County, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  11. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  12. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of John Kinslow, an inmate in the Kentucky State Reformatory, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01346; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 93-6. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S1768] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, online at www.ancestry.com, registration on 24 June 1943 by the registrar for the Kentucky State Reformatory, La Grange, Kentucky, of John Ellis Kinslow of Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA, born on 1 May 1896 in Barren, Kentucky, USA, his description not included, referencing The National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky, Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, Group# 147, Box or Roll# 129. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.

John M. Kinslow1

b. 4 March 1825, d. 9 March 1909
Father*Reuben Kinslow1 b. 4 Mar 1789
Mother*Judith Emmerson1 b. 1792
Birth*4 March 1825John M. Kinslow was born on 4 March 1825 in Barren County, Kentucky.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was John Manessa Kinslow.2 
(Son) Census US 18507 September 1850John M. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 7 September 1850 in the household of his parents in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. He was single, 24 years of age and worked on the family farm with his father and brothers.1 
Marriage*He married Rhonda Ann Greer, daughter of William Greer and Charlotte __?__.3,2 
Census US 1860*30 July 1860Rhonda Ann and John M. Kinslow were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 30 July 1860 in District 2, Glasgow Post Office, Barren County, Kentucky. John was 35 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $700 and a personal estate valued at $2,500, and Rhoda Ann was 19 years old. Their son, Gustavus, was 2 years old. Also enumerated with the family in 1860 was John's widowed mother, Judith Kinslow, who was 72 years of age.4 
(Husband) Death26 August 1888John became a widower when Rhonda Ann (Greer) Kinslow died on 26 August 1888 at age 48.3 
Death*9 March 1909He died on 9 March 1909 at age 842 
Burial* and was buried in Kinslow Cemetery #4, Lucas, Barren County.2 

Family

Rhonda Ann Greer b. 24 Dec 1839, d. 26 Aug 1888
Child 1.Gustavus T. Kinslow5,2 b. 16 Mar 1858

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Reuben and Judy Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 360a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Manessa Kinslow, Memorial# 100291055. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rhoda Ann (Greer) Kinslow, Memorial# 112283381.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. Kinslow, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 944. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gustavus T. “Gus” Kinslow, Memorial# 100290567.

John P. Kinslow1,2

b. 1827
Father*Adam C. Kinslow1,2 b. 2 Feb 1783
Mother*Louisa Pickett1,2 b. 1802
Birth*1827John P. Kinslow was born about 1827 in Kentucky.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John P. and Martha A. Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 383a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam and Louisa Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 383a.

Joseph Kinslow1

b. 1807, d. before 23 June 1841
Father*Ambrose Kinslow2 b. 13 Feb 1778
Mother*Barbara Coleman2 d. b 18 Jan 1830
Birth*1807Joseph Kinslow was born in 1807 in Barren County, Kentucky.2 
Marriage*3 August 1837He married, as her first husband, Aggy Payne, daughter of Jubal Payne Sr. and Rhoda Basham, on 3 August 1837 in Barren County, Kentucky.1,3 
Death*before 23 June 1841He died, leaving his wife with two children under the age of 2 years, before 23 June 1841, the date is widow married a second time.1 

Family

Agnes Payne b. 20 Jan 1820, d. 7 Aug 1911
Children 1.Page Kinslow4 b. 1839
 2.Joseph Ann Kinslow4 b. 1840

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Agnes (Payne) Huckaby, Memorial# 17193051. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1745] Family Data Collection - Births, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Joseph Kinslow in 1807 in Barren County, Kentucky to Ambrose Kinslow. Hereinafter cited as Family Data Collection - Births.
  3. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage on 3 August 1837 of Joseph Kinslow and Aggy Payne in Barren County, Kentucky, Film# 209767, image 76 of 346, or directly from the FamilySearch database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9S9-R52G : 17 May 2018), 005552462 > image 76 of 346; citing multiple county clerks, county courts, and historical societies, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Agnes Huckaby, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 388b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Joseph Ann Kinslow1

b. 1840
Father*Joseph Kinslow1 b. 1807, d. b 23 Jun 1841
Mother*Agnes Payne1 b. 20 Jan 1820, d. 7 Aug 1911
Birth*1840Joseph Ann Kinslow was born about 1840 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Deathbefore 23 June 1841Her father died when she was an infant, leaving her mother with two children under the age of 2 years.2 
(Daughter) Marriage23 June 1841Her mother married a second time to Joseph Huckaby on 23 June 1841. Joseph had five young children so, together with the two Kinslow children, their new blended family consisted of seven children.2,3 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 185030 September 1850Joseph Ann was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 30 September 1850 in the household of her mother and stepfather in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 10 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Agnes Huckaby, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 388b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Agnes (Payne) Huckaby, Memorial# 17193051. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Huckaby, Memorial# 29481301.

Joseph I. Kinslow1

b. 1860
Father*Andrew Carpenter Kinslow1 b. 6 Dec 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Sally G. __?__1 b. 1812
Birth*1860Joseph I. Kinslow was born about 1860 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 187030 August 1870Joseph I. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 30 August 1870 in the household of her parents in Rocky Hill, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 10 years old and attending school.2 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andy and Sally G. "Kinchelow", Year: 1870; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 688A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andy and Sally G. Kincheloe, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 688A.

Joshua Kinslow1

b. 18 October 1780
Father*Conrad Kinslow1 b. Jun 1746, d. Mar 1815
Mother*Rachel Barlow1
Birth*18 October 1780Joshua Kinslow was born on 18 October 1780 in Virginia.1 
Marriage*25 February 1809He married Jane Adams on 25 February 1809 in Washington County, Kentucky.2 
(Son) DeathMarch 1815His father died intestate, probably in February or early March 1815, in Barren County, Kentucky, at age 68.3 
(Heir) EstateTen legatees of his father's estate were identified and approved by the Probate Court, noting in the record that Joshua's brother, Nimrod Kinslow, was deceased. The heirs were not listed and, if all of his other siblings were living, the heirs would likely have included their mother, Rachel (Barlow) Kinslow, and his parents nine children, Elizabeth Kinslow, Ambrose Kinslow, Joshua Kinslow, Adam C. Kinslow, Nancy Kinslow, Reuben Kinslow, Aaron Kinslow, Peggy Kinslow and Andrew Carpenter Kinslow.4 
Census US 1850*5 September 1850Jane and Joshua Kinslow were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 5 September 1850 in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. Joshua was 60 years of age and a farmer, and Jane was 50 years of age. They were enumerated with four children. Mary E. and Eliza M. were ages 18 and 16 years, respectively; and James P. and Alanson T. were ages 21 and 17 years, respectively, and working as farmers with their father.5 

Family

Jane Adams b. 1800
Children 1.James P. Kinslow+5 b. 1829
 2.Mary E. Kinslow5 b. 1832
 3.Alanson Kinslow5 b. 1833
 4.Eliza M. Kinslow5 b. 1834

Citations

  1. [S2228] Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923, online at www.ancestry.com, children of Conrad and Rahel Kunzle, page 317, image# 333 of 850, reporting that the name Kunzle (with the German umlaut) appears in the Virginia records also as Kuntzler and Genszle, and noted that Rahel was likely Rachel; after the family moved to Kentucky, we have found their surname most often as Kinslow, with several variations including Kincheloe. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923.
  2. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 February 1809 in Washington County, Kentucky, USA, of Joshua Kinslow and Jane Adams, citing FHL Film# 000551245. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  3. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, notes for "Koonrad" Kinslow Inventory taken on 25 March 1815; Appraisers: John Grubbs, William Glazebrook, Joseph Ralston, Matthew Ralston; returned 1815 and okay, Barren County Will Books, page 57, referencing page 267, image # 134 of 320. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  4. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, notes for Conrad Kinslow Settlement, not dated, Rachel Kinslow, Administratrix; 10 Legatees, Nimrod having deceased; appraisers: Thomas Winn, William Glazebrook and Joseph Ralston; Barren County Will Books, page 5, referencing page 58, image# 175 of 320.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joshua and Jane Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 358a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Judy Ann Kinslow1

b. 1840
Father*Andrew Carpenter Kinslow1 b. 6 Dec 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Sally G. __?__1 b. 1812
Birth*1840Judy Ann Kinslow was born about 1840 in Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew C. and Sally G. Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 347b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Julia F. Kinslow1

b. 1846
Father*Adam C. Kinslow1 b. 2 Feb 1783
Mother*Louisa Pickett1 b. 1802
Birth*1846Julia F. Kinslow was born about 1846 in Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam and Louisa Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 383a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Lallah G. Kinslow1

b. 17 January 1883, d. 13 October 1956
Father*Louis Kinslow1 b. 17 May 1852, d. 10 Mar 1921
Mother*Signora P. Carter1 b. 23 Nov 1857, d. 13 Feb 1898
Birth*17 January 1883Lallah G. Kinslow was born on 17 January 1883 in Kentucky.1 
(Cousin) Census US 190026 June 1900Lallah G. Kinslow was enumerated as a cousin on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of her future parents-in-law, Martha and William Ellis taken on 26 June 1900 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. Lallah was 17 years old, worked as a cook for the family, and had attended school for 2 months of the census year. Her future husband, Walter H. Ellis, the couple's son, was also enumerated in his parents' household in 1900. He was single, 35 years of age, and worked as a broom manufacturer.2 
Marriage*3 February 1901She married Walter Henry Ellis, son of William Thomas Ellis and Martha Asenath Winn, on 3 February 1901.3,1 
(Sister) Arrest2 May 1932Lallah's brother, John Kinslow, was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, who had been stabbed to death the day before.4 
(Eldest Sister) MurderThe murder of Oscar G. Montgomery was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. Henry Geiger and his wife, Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, both testified at the trial, as did the accused, John Kinslow, and another of his sisters, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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(Wife) Death11 March 1939Lallah became a widow when Walter Henry Ellis died on 11 March 1939 at age 73.3 
(Sister) Draft Registration24 June 1943Lallah was reported as the person who would always know her brother's address, when John Ellis Kinslow completed his World War II Draft Registration Card on 24 June 1943 in the Kentucky State Reformatory, La Grange, Oldham County, Kentucky.5 
Death*13 October 1956She died on 13 October 1956 in Barren County, Kentucky, at age 731 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Ellis Cemetery #1, Glasgow, Barren County.1,3 

Family

Walter Henry Ellis b. 29 Mar 1865, d. 11 Mar 1939

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, Memorial# 89529615. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Martha A. Ellis, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Walter Henry “Watt” Ellis, Memorial# 89529576.
  4. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  5. [S1768] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, online at www.ancestry.com, registration on 24 June 1943 by the registrar for the Kentucky State Reformatory, La Grange, Kentucky, of John Ellis Kinslow of Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA, born on 1 May 1896 in Barren, Kentucky, USA, his description not included, referencing The National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky, Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, Group# 147, Box or Roll# 129. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.

Lizzie Kinslow1

b. 2 January 1895
Father*William A. Kinslow1,2,3 b. 5 Dec 1866, d. 12 Feb 1950
Mother*Elizabeth Bewley1,2,4 b. 29 Mar 1868, d. 9 May 1920
Birth*2 January 1895Lizzie Kinslow was born on 2 January 1895 in Kentucky.1,2 
Name VariationHer full name was Mary Elizabeth Kinslow.2 
(Daughter) Census US 190026 June 1900Lizzie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 6 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Kinslow) McConnell, Memorial# 113457579. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Adam Kinslow, Memorial# 35211157.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth “Bettie” (Bewley) Kinslow, Memorial# 100198094.

Lorene D. Kinslow1

b. 25 December 1879
Father*Louis Kinslow1 b. 17 May 1852, d. 10 Mar 1921
Mother*Signora P. Carter1 b. 23 Nov 1857, d. 13 Feb 1898
Birth*25 December 1879Lorene D. Kinslow was born on 25 December 1879 in Barren County, Kentucky.2,3 
Name VariationHe was called Rennie.1 
(Son) Census US 18801 June 1880Lorene D. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Roseville, Barren County, Kentucky. He was reported as 11 months old, having been born the previous June.4 
Census US 1900*19 June 1900Rennie Kinslow was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 19 June 1900 in Rocky Hill, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 20 years old, single, and could neither read nor write. He was a boarder in the household of Spotsford and Alice Redford, and worked there for them as a farm laborer.5 
(Son) Census US 191029 April 1910Rennie was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 29 April 1910 in the household of his widowed father on East Main Street, Magisterial District 1, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 28 years of age, single, and worked as a farmer for wages.6 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lorene D. “Rennie” Kinslow, Memorial# 113410990. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lorene D. “Rennie” Kinslow, Memorial# 113410990, recording her date of birth as 25 December 1879.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louis and Signora Kinslow, Year: 1880; Census Place: Roseville, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 402; Page: 214B; Enumeration District: 017; Lorene's birth was recorded as June 1879. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louis and Signora Kinslow, Year: 1880; Census Place: Roseville, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 402; Page: 214B; Enumeration District: 017.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. E. and Alice Redford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louis Kinslow, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T624_463; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374476. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Louis Kinslow1

b. 17 May 1852, d. 10 March 1921
Father*Andrew Carpenter Kinslow2,1,3 b. 6 Dec 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Sally G. __?__3 b. 1812
Birth*17 May 1852Louis Kinslow was born on 17 May 1852 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 187030 August 1870Louis was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 30 August 1870 in the household of his parents in Rocky Hill, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 18 years of age and worked as a farm hand with his father and brothers.4 
Marriage*28 January 1879He married Signora P. Carter on 28 January 1879 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.5,6,1 
Census US 1880*1 June 1880Signora and Louis Kinslow were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in Roseville, Barren County, Kentucky. Louis was 28 years of age and a farm laborer, and Signora was age 24. Their baby son, Lorene D., was reported as 11 months old, having been born the previous June.7 
(Husband) Death13 February 1898Louis became a widower when Signora P. Carter died on 13 February 1898 at age 40.6 
Census US 1900*26 June 1900Louis Kinslow was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. He was a widower, 48 years of age and a day laborer. He rented his house, could both read and write, and was enumerated with four of his six children. Willie was 15 years old, could read but not write, and had not attended school within the census year; Maggie and Essie L. were ages 11 and 9 years, respectively, could neither read nor write, and were not attending school; and John E. was 4 years old. Louis's two older sons, Rennie and Luther were enumerated nearby. Rennie was enumerated as a boarder in the household of Spotsford Redford in Rocky Hill, Barren County, and worked there as a farm laborer. Luther was recorded closer to home. He was enumerated as a cousin in the household of William A. Kinslow, two households down from his father's house, on the same census page as his siblings. Luther was 13 years old, had attended school for one month of the census year, could read but not write, and worked as a farm laborer.8,9,10 
Relationship Note*William and Louis Kinslow were 1st cousins two times removed, and William and Luther Kinslow were 2nd cousins one time removed.9,8 
Census US 1910*29 April 1910Louis Kinslow was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 29 April 1910 on East Main Street, Magisterial District 1, Barren County, Kentucky. He was a widower, 67 years of age and worked as a house painter on his own account. He rented his house. Four of his children were enumerated with him in 1910. Rennie was 28 years of age, single, and worked as a farmer for wages; Maggie was 20 years old, single, and worked as a telephone operator for wages; Tippie was 18 years old, not able to read or write, and had not attended school within the census year; and Johnnie was 13 years old and attending school. Everyone in the household, with the exception of Tippie, could read and write.11 
Death*10 March 1921He died on 10 March 1921 in Barren County at age 681 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Kinslow Cemetery #5, Lucas, Barren County.1 

Family

Signora P. Carter b. 23 Nov 1857, d. 13 Feb 1898
Children 1.Lorene D. Kinslow12 b. 25 Dec 1879
 2.Lallah G. Kinslow13 b. 17 Jan 1883, d. 13 Oct 1956
 3.Willie Dodd Kinslow8 b. 9 Dec 1884, d. 5 Aug 1964
 4.Luther Andrew Kinslow14,1 b. 25 Mar 1887
 5.Maggie Kinslow8 b. Nov 1888
 6.Essie L. Kinslow8 b. May 1891
 7.John Kinslow1,15,16 b. 1 May 1896, d. 16 Feb 1952

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Louis Kinslow, Memorial# 100208701. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Andrew Carpenter “Andy” Kinslow, Memorial# 106204286.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andy and Sally G. "Kinchelow", Year: 1870; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 688A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andy and Sally G. Kincheloe, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 688A.
  5. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 January 1879 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA, of Lewis Kinslow and Signora P. Carter, citing FHL Film# 000551011. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Signora “Siggie” (Carter) Kinslow, Memorial# 106204197.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louis and Signora Kinslow, Year: 1880; Census Place: Roseville, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 402; Page: 214B; Enumeration District: 017. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507.
  10. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. E. and Alice Redford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240507.
  11. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louis Kinslow, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T624_463; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374476. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lorene D. “Rennie” Kinslow, Memorial# 113410990.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, Memorial# 89529615.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luther Andrew Kinslow, Memorial# 113410037.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John E. “Johnnie” Kinslow, Memorial# 121853895.
  16. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Johnnie E Kinslow on 16 February 1952 of Epilepsy over 6 years and gradual cancer of the liver at Western State Hospital in rural Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA, age 55, single, born on 1 May 1896 in Kentucky to Louis Kinslow and Siggie Carter, time in hospital 5 years, 4 months, from 10 October 1946 to death, informant records of hospital, removal of body on 16 February to Louisville, University of Louisville, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.

Louisa Kinslow1

b. 1840
Father*Adam C. Kinslow1 b. 2 Feb 1783
Mother*Louisa Pickett1 b. 1802
Birth*1840Louisa Kinslow was born about 1840 in Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam and Louisa Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 383a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Luther Andrew Kinslow1

b. 25 March 1887
Father*Louis Kinslow1,2 b. 17 May 1852, d. 10 Mar 1921
Mother*Signora P. Carter1,3 b. 23 Nov 1857, d. 13 Feb 1898
Birth*25 March 1887Luther Andrew Kinslow was born on 25 March 1887 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
(Cousin) Census US 190026 June 1900Luther was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of his cousin, William Kinslow, in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. Luther was 13 years old, could read but not write, had attended school for one month of the census year, and worked as a laborer on William's farm.4 
(Son) Relationship NoteWilliam and Louis Kinslow were 1st cousins two times removed, and William and Luther Kinslow were 2nd cousins one time removed.4,5 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Luther Andrew Kinslow, Memorial# 113410037. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Louis Kinslow, Memorial# 100208701.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Signora “Siggie” (Carter) Kinslow, Memorial# 106204197.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507.

M. A. Kinslow1

b. 1843
Father*Andrew Carpenter Kinslow1 b. 6 Dec 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Sally G. __?__1 b. 1812
Birth*1843M. A. Kinslow was born about 1843 in Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of A. C. and Sally G. Kinslow, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 1043. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Maggie Kinslow1

b. November 1888
Father*Louis Kinslow1 b. 17 May 1852, d. 10 Mar 1921
Mother*Signora P. Carter1 b. 23 Nov 1857, d. 13 Feb 1898
Birth*November 1888Maggie Kinslow was born in November 1888 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 190026 June 1900Maggie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of her widowed father in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 11 years old, could neither read nor write, and was not attending school.1,2,3 
(Daughter) Census US 191029 April 1910Maggie was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 29 April 1910 in the household of her widowed father on East Main Street, Magisterial District 1, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 20 years old, single, and worked as a telephone operator for wages.4 
Marriage*30 November 1920She married Henry Geiger, son of Frank Geiger and Anna Mader, on 30 November 1920 in Clark County, Indiana.5,6 
(Friend's Wife) Death1 May 1932Oscar George Montgomery, age 46, was murdered in the home of Maggie and Henry Geiger in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 1 May 19327 
(Sister) Arrest2 May 1932 and on 2 May 1932, Maggie's brother, John Kinslow, was arrested for the murder.7 
(Older Sister) MurderThe murder of Oscar G. Montgomery was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. Henry Geiger and his wife, Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, both testified at the trial, as did the accused, John Kinslow, and another of his sisters, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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Family

Henry Geiger b. 27 Jul 1892

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. E. and Alice Redford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240507.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louis Kinslow, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T624_463; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374476. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 November 1920 in Clark County, Indiana, of Maggie Kinslow and Henry Geiger, referencing Clark County, Indiana, original record located in the County Clerk's Office. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  6. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 November 1920 in Clark County, Indiana, of Maggie Kinslow of Louisville, Kentucky, age 25, born on 29 November 1895 in Glasgow, Kentucky, daughter of Louis Kinslow and "Cenora" Carter, and Henry Geiger of Louisville, Kentucky, age 28, born on 27 July 1892 in Wisconsin, son of Frank Geiger and Anna Mader, citing page 78 and referencing FHL Film# 001415962. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  7. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.

Margaret Kinslow1

b. 1841
Father*Andrew Carpenter Kinslow1 b. 6 Dec 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Sally G. __?__1 b. 1812
Birth*1841Margaret Kinslow was born about 1841 in Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew C. and Sally G. Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 347b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Martha Kinslow1

b. 23 May 1810, d. 24 February 1853
Father*Ambrose Kinslow1 b. 13 Feb 1778
Mother*Barbara Coleman1 d. b 18 Jan 1830
Birth*23 May 1810Martha Kinslow was born on 23 May 1810 in Lucas, Barren County, Kentucky.1 
Name VariationShe was called Patsy.1 
Marriage*7 January 1830She married, as his first wife, Jonathan Manley, son of Gabriel G. Manley and Rachel Oliphant, on 7 January 1830 in Barren County, Kentucky.1,2 
Death*24 February 1853She died on 24 February 1853 in Lucas, Barren County, Kentucky, at age 421 
Burial* and was buried in Kinslow Cemetery #6, Lucas.1 

Family

Jonathan Manley b. 25 Nov 1807

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha “Patsy” (Kinslow) Manley, Memorial# 20453006. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonathan Manley, Memorial# 20451478.

Martha A. Kinslow1

b. 1832
Father*Andrew Carpenter Kinslow1 b. 6 Dec 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Sally G. __?__1 b. 1812
Birth*1832Martha A. Kinslow was born about 1832 in Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew C. and Sally G. Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 347b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Martha J. Kinslow1

b. 1858
Father*James P. Kinslow1 b. 1829
Mother*Elizabeth Wheeler1 b. 1829
Birth*1858Martha J. Kinslow was born about 1858 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18601 August 1860Martha J. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 1 August 1860 in the household of her parents in District 2, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 2 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James P. and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 948. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Mary Kinslow1

b. 1818, d. 18 December 1861
Father*Ambrose Kinslow2 b. 13 Feb 1778
Mother*Barbara Coleman2 d. b 18 Jan 1830
Birth*1818Mary Kinslow was born about 1818 in Kentucky.3,2 
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, Aaron Kinslow, son of Adam C. Kinslow and Charlotte Drake. They were first cousins.1,4,2 
Census US 1850*6 September 1850Mary and Aaron Kinslow were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 6 September 1850 in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. Aaron was 37 years of age and a blacksmith with real estate valued at $300, and Mary was 31 years of age. Only Aaron could both read and write. The couple was enumerated with seven children in 1850. Ambrose, Adam and William, ages 11, 9 and 7 years, respectively, were all attending school; Charlotte J., Mary T. and Susan E. were ages 6, 5 and 4 years, respectively; and the baby Christopher was 2 months old. Also enumerated with the family in 1850 was Aaron's brother, Thomas, who was 31 years of age and, like his brother, worked as a blacksmith.4 
Census US 1860*22 August 1860Mary and Aaron Kinslow were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 22 August 1860 in District 2, Barren County, Kentucky. Aaron, whose name had been recorded and transcribed as "Aron", was 47 years of age and a blacksmith with real estate valued at $800 and a personal estate valued at $1,500, and Mary was 42 years of age. They were enumerated with eight children. Adam and William were ages 20 and 18 years, respectively; Charlotte, who was recorded as C. J., was 16 years old and attending school; Mary T., Susan E. and Christopher were ages 14, 12 and 10 years, respectively, and were all attending school; and Annie F., who was recorded as A. F., and Silas Dillion, who was recorded as S. D., were ages 8 and 4 years, respectively. Also enumerated with the family in 1860 was G. W. Jones, who was 27 years of age, had a personal estate valued at $100, and worked as a blacksmith's helper.1 
Death*18 December 1861She died of a breast complaint on 18 December 1861 in Barren County, Kentucky, at age 43.1,2 
(First Wife) Research NotesThere appears to be confusion on the Find a Grave memorial page for Aaron Kinslow's first and second wives. The name recorded on the memorial reads Mary Elizabeth “Bettie” (Sanders) Kinslow, and we suspect it is one memorial which combines the information for both his first wife, Mary (Kinslow) Kinslow, and second wife, Elizabeth (Sanders) Kinslow. The birth and death dates recorded on the memorial are the birth and death dates of Aaron's first wife, Mary (Kinslow) Kinslow, who was born about 1818 and died on 18 December 1861. The memorial displays the given names of both Mary, Aaron's first wife, and of his second wife, Elizabeth (Sanders) Kinslow, who was also called Bettie. She was born in Kentucky about 1832 and died between 1900, when she was enumerated in the household of her stepson, Silas D. Kinslow, who may have considered her his mother, and 1910 when she was no longer living with his family. We suspect the burial information provided on the memorial is Elizabeth's as Aaron was buried in Allen Cross Roads Cemetery, Lucas, Barren County, Kentucky in 1898.5,2,1,6,7 

Family

Aaron Kinslow b. 13 Dec 1812, d. 7 Aug 1898
Children 1.Ambrose Page Kinslow4 b. 1839, d. b 1 Apr 1891
 2.Adam Kinslow+1,4,2 b. 4 Sep 1839, d. b 5 Jun 1879
 3.William H. Kinslow1,4,2 b. 1842
 4.Charlotte J. Kinslow4 b. 1844
 5.Mary T. Kinslow4 b. 1845
 6.Susan E. Kinslow4 b. 1846
 7.Christopher Kinslow4 b. 1850
 8.Annie F. Kinslow1 b. 1852
 9.Silas Dillon Kinslow1 b. 1856

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron and Mary Kinslow, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 992. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mary Kinslow on 18 December 1861 of a breast complaint in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, age 43, married, residence of Barren County, born in Kentucky about 1818 in to Ambrose Kinslow, born Kentucky, and Barbary Kinslow, born Virginia, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron and Mary Kinslow, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 992, reporting Mary's place of birth as Kentucky.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron and Mary Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 359a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elizabeth “Bettie” (Sanders) Kinslow, Memorial# 106008567. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Silas D. and Emma Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Silas and Emma Kinslow, Year: 1910; Census Place: Roseville, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T624_463; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1374476. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Mary Kinslow1

b. 22 November 1837, d. 1 December 1906
Father*Adam C. Kinslow1 b. 2 Feb 1783
Mother*Louisa Pickett1,2 b. 1802
Birth*22 November 1837Mary Kinslow was born on 22 November 1837 in Kentucky.1,2 
Name VariationShe was called Kittie.2 
Marriage*1857She married James M. Borders, son of Henry Borders and Martha Farres, in 1857.3,2 
Death*1 December 1906She died on 1 December 1906 at age 692 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Baptist Church and Cemetery, Austin, Barren County, Kentucky.2 

Family

James M. Borders b. 8 Feb 1831, d. 3 Oct 1912

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam and Louisa Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 383a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Kittie (Kinslow) Borders, Memorial# 105862550. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James M. Borders, Memorial# 95178922.

Mary E. Kinslow1

b. 1832
Father*Joshua Kinslow1 b. 18 Oct 1780
Mother*Jane Adams1 b. 1800
Birth*1832Mary E. Kinslow was born about 1832 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18505 September 1850[SGF] was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 5 September 1850 in the household of her parents in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 18 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joshua and Jane Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 358a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Mary T. Kinslow1

b. 1845
Father*Aaron Kinslow1 b. 13 Dec 1812, d. 7 Aug 1898
Mother*Mary Kinslow1 b. 1818, d. 18 Dec 1861
Birth*1845Mary T. Kinslow was born about 1845 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18506 September 1850Mary T. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 6 September 1850 in the household of her parents in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 5 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186022 August 1860Mary T. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 22 August 1860 in the household of her parents in District 2, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 14 years old and attending school.2 
Marriage*She married Woodford Bradshaw.3 
(Deceased) Will1 April 1891Her father, Aaron Kinslow, prepared his will dated 1 April 1891 in Barren County, Kentucky, mentioning his beloved wife, Elizabeth Kinslow, his son William H. Kinslow, four of his deceased children, Ambrose Page Kinslow, Adam Kinslow, Mary Tom Bradshaw and Susan Elizabeth Houchens, and named his youngest son, Silas Dillon Kinslow, his Executor. We believe the additional children Aaron did not mention in his will were not included because they, too, were deceased and had left no heirs. Our transcription of his will follows:

I, Aaron Kinslow, of the County of Barren, State of Kentucky, do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking any and all former wills I may have made. I give, bequeath and devise to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Kinslow, in lieu of her dower, the farm on which we now reside, situated in the County of Barren on the waters of Rose creek, containing 62 acres, during her natural life and all of the stock, household goods, furniture, provision and other personal property which may be thereon at the time of my decease, during her natural life as aforesaid, she however being directed to sell so much of the perishable property as may be sufficient to pay my just debts. I will and desire that after my decease my son Silas Dillon Kinslow shall remain and keep house together with my said wife and to have the use of said farm and to support my said wife during her natural life, at the death of my said wife the real estate aforesaid, I give and devise to my aforesaid son to him and to his heirs forever. Should my said son cease or refuse to support my said wife during her natural life and at her death pay her funeral expenses then this stipulation with him to be null and void, and an equal division be made after the death of my said wife with my other children hereinafter named. Should there remain at the death of my said wife any of the personal property upon said farm, then I will and bequeath the same to my aforesaid son in the same manner. If my said wife should not survive me then I give and devise all the said property to my aforesaid son and his heirs forever. Charging my said son with the payment of my just debts and to my other children the most of whom are now deceased and whose names are as follows: Ambrose Page Kinslow deceased, Adam Kinslow deceased, William H. Kinslow, Mary Tom Bradshaw deceased, Susan Elizabeth Houchens deceased. To them and to their heirs after the death of my said wife, I give and bequeath the sum of five dollars lawful money of the United States to be equally divided among them which I give to them their heirs and assigns forever. I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Silas Dillion Kinslow Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of April, 1891.

His will was signed "Aaron Kinslow" and witnessed by "Joel Osborn" and "Woodard Greer"

Witnessed by Joel Osborn and Woodard Greer.4 

Family

Woodford Bradshaw b. 1844

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron and Mary Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 359a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron and Mary Kinslow, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 992. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wood and Mary T. Bradshaw, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 727B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will dated 1 April 1891 of Aaron Kinslow of Barren, Kentucky, proved 18 January 1904 in Barren, Kentucky, USA, referencing Wills, Vol 5-8, 1884-1943, Wills and Inventories, 1865-1943, Barren County (Kentucky). Clerk of the County Court, Barren, Kentucky, image# 250 of 1119. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.

Melissa A. Kinslow1

b. 1836
Father*Andrew Carpenter Kinslow1 b. 6 Dec 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Sally G. __?__1 b. 1812
Birth*1836Melissa A. Kinslow was born about 1836 in Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew C. and Sally G. Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 347b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Morton Goebel Kinslow1

b. 8 April 1900, d. 4 August 1966
Father*William A. Kinslow1,2 b. 5 Dec 1866, d. 12 Feb 1950
Mother*Elizabeth Bewley1,3 b. 29 Mar 1868, d. 9 May 1920
Birth*8 April 1900Morton Goebel Kinslow was born on 8 April 1900 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 190026 June 1900He had not yet been named and was enumerated as "Babe" on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. He was one month old4 
Death*4 August 1966 and died on 4 August 1966 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 66.1 
Burial*He was buried in Kinslow Cemetery #1, Haywood, Barren County.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Morton Goebel Kinslow, Memorial# 100277714. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Adam Kinslow, Memorial# 35211157.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth “Bettie” (Bewley) Kinslow, Memorial# 100198094.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Myrtie Kinslow1

b. February 1892
Father*William A. Kinslow1 b. 5 Dec 1866, d. 12 Feb 1950
Mother*Elizabeth Bewley1 b. 29 Mar 1868, d. 9 May 1920
Birth*February 1892Myrtie Kinslow was born in February 1892 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 190026 June 1900Myrtie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. She was 8 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Elizabeth Kinslow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240507. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Nancy Kinslow1

b. 22 November 1785
Father*Conrad Kinslow1 b. Jun 1746, d. Mar 1815
Mother*Rachel Barlow1
Birth*22 November 1785Nancy Kinslow was born on 22 November 1785 in Virginia.1 
Marriage*27 August 1807She married, as his first wife, Joseph Coleman, son of Conrad Coleman, on 27 August 1807 in Barren County, Kentucky.2,3 
(Daughter) DeathMarch 1815Her father died intestate, probably in February or early March 1815, in Barren County, Kentucky, at age 68.4 
(Heir) EstateTen legatees of her father's estate were identified and approved by the Probate Court, noting in the record that Nancy's brother, Nimrod Kinslow, was deceased. The heirs were not listed and, if all of her other siblings were living, the heirs would likely have included their mother, Rachel (Barlow) Kinslow, and her parents nine children, Elizabeth Kinslow, Ambrose Kinslow, Joshua Kinslow, Adam C. Kinslow, Nancy Kinslow, Reuben Kinslow, Aaron Kinslow, Peggy Kinslow and Andrew Carpenter Kinslow.5 

Family

Joseph Coleman b. 1786

Citations

  1. [S2228] Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923, online at www.ancestry.com, children of Conrad and Rahel Kunzle, page 317, image# 333 of 850, reporting that the name Kunzle (with the German umlaut) appears in the Virginia records also as Kuntzler and Genszle, and noted that Rahel was likely Rachel; after the family moved to Kentucky, we have found their surname most often as Kinslow, with several variations including Kincheloe. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923.
  2. [S1698] Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 August 1807 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, of Joseph Coleman and Nancy Kinslow. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850.
  3. [S2261] Dennis Wheeler, The life and times of William Wheeler & Nancy Puckett : of Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky whose descendants came to Missouri : with a genealogy of the grandfather of William Wheeler, Micajah Wheeler of Albemarle County, Virginia, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Compiled with the assistance of Irvin Wheeler and Ruth La June Standiford Wheeler. Micajah Wheeler (ca. 1725-1809) was possibly born in England and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia with his wife, Sarah. His descendant, William Wheeler, was born between 1776 and 1784. He married Nancy Puckett in 1804 in Amherst County, Virginia. He died ca. 1836 in Barren County, Kentucky and his wife died after 1860 in Lincoln County, Missouri. Descendants lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, and elsewhere. Includes index. (Jackson, Missouri: D. Wheeler, 1996), Chapter III, Descendants of Micajah Wheeler, Third Generation, 25. Elizabeth Wheeler, page 31. Hereinafter cited as The life and times of William Wheeler & Nancy Puckett.
  4. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, notes for "Koonrad" Kinslow Inventory taken on 25 March 1815; Appraisers: John Grubbs, William Glazebrook, Joseph Ralston, Matthew Ralston; returned 1815 and okay, Barren County Will Books, page 57, referencing page 267, image # 134 of 320. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  5. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, notes for Conrad Kinslow Settlement, not dated, Rachel Kinslow, Administratrix; 10 Legatees, Nimrod having deceased; appraisers: Thomas Winn, William Glazebrook and Joseph Ralston; Barren County Will Books, page 5, referencing page 58, image# 175 of 320.