Edward E. BERKLEY, son
of _______ BERKLEY and _______ _______, was born 29 October
1823 in England and was killed while at work 30 April 1865 in the Victoria
Coal Mine located near Hawesville, Hancock Co., Kentucky. He is buried in
the Hawesville Cemetery. His monument reads as follows:
"In bloom of life, I am called away,
God's sovereign will, I must obey.
My loving wife and children dear,
Oh, Lord, I leave them in thy care."
Our first record of him is the 1860 Census of Hawesville, Hancock Co.,
Kentucky. It shows he was a coal miner and to be born in England. His
father-in-law, Thomas WILSON, had brought his family to the United States
about 1840-1841. If Edward BERKLEY came at the same time, or from the same
place, is unknown. He worked in the Victoria Coal Mine which was located
about three miles from Patesville, Hancock Co., Kentucky.
Many of the miners had immigrated from Durham Co., England. The
superintendent of the mine was Benjamin DAVISON. Edward BERKLEY
named one of his children Benjamin. I have always wondered if he was named
for DAVISON and was somehow related
Edward E. BERKLEY married Elizabeth WILSON, daughter of
Thomas WILSON and Elizabeth ______, __ ___ 1850, possibly in
_______ Co., New Jersey.
MARRIAGE - I have found no marriage record in Hancock
Co., Kentucky; therefore, it is assumed they married about 1850, possibly
in New Jersey, before the WILSON family took residence in Hancock County.
They had six children (all born in Hawesville, Hancock Co., Kentucky):
- Thomas BERKLEY, b. __ ___ 1853; d. __ ___ ____ in _______ Co.,
________.
-
Elizabeth BERKLEY, b. __ ___ 1855; d. 25 Jun 1926 in Ayrshire,
Patoka Twp., Pike Co., Indiana; m. 7 May 1876,
James B. LINDSAY,
in Hawesville, Hancock Co., Kentucky.
- Alice BERKLEY, b. 25 Dec 1857; d. 20 Oct 1917 in Utility,
Hancock Co., Kentucky; m. __ ___ 1875, in Hancock Co., Kentucky, David
BUTLER.
- Benjamin BERKLEY, b. 1 Jan 1860; killed 22 Feb 1887 in Victoria
Coal Mine, Hancock Co., Kentucky. He was buried beside his father in the
Hawesville Cemetery.
- Margaret BERKLEY, b. __ Feb 1861; d. __ ___ 1942 in Hancock
Co., Kentucky; m. __ ___ 1884, Daniel GILLIAMS, in Hancock Co.,
Kentucky.
- George BERKLEY, b. __ Feb 1861; d. __ ___ ____ in Eldorado,
Saline Co., Illinois; m. __ ___ 1890, Bessie GILLIAMS, in
Hawesville, Hancock Co., Kentucky.
SOURCES: Information was gained from personal
knowledge, interviews with Ben Wilson Lindsay, census records, tombstone
inscriptions, and personal interviews with two Wilson cousins, one Butler
cousin of the above children.
Kenneth Lindsay
9 October 2004 |
