James Whitfield Killebrew b. 30 Dec 1883 Tennessee, USA d. 26 Jul 1957 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA: Smith Family Tree

James Whitfield Killebrew

1883 - 1957 (73 years)

Name	James Whitfield Killebrew [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	30 Dec 1883	Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Lucy Killebrew
Census	1910	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Married to Myrtle; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1918	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1940	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Married to Mabel; Relation to Head: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA [8]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Christian County, Kentucky, USA [10]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mabel
Death	26 Jul 1957	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA [2, 5]
Burial	Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, USA [2]
	Lula and James Killebrew are buried together
		Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery (also known as Shady Grove Cemetery) Herndon, Christian, Kentucky Find a Grave: #2205351
Person ID	I26048	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Isaac Garrett 'Ike' Killebrew, b. 26 May 1834, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 May 1895, Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lucy Dotson Barnett, b. 27 Jul 1845, Coahoma County, Mississippi, USA d. 29 Jun 1911, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	7 Dec 1866	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [11, 12]
	Lucy and Isaac Killebrew are buried together
Family ID	F8244	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Mabel Christine Hall, b. 7 Jun 1912, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jan 1998 (Age 85 years)
Marriage	Bef 1940 [1, 13]
Family ID	F11306	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Lula Myrtle Norfleet, b. 20 Jan 1887, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Apr 1933, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 46 years)
Marriage	24 Oct 1903	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [4, 14]
Family ID	F11307	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 30 Dec 1883 - Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Lucy Killebrew - 1900 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 24 Oct 1903 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Myrtle; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1918 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Mabel; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mabel - 1950 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA
	Death - 26 Jul 1957 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
	Burial - - Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, USA

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Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01358; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 111-12.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01358; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 111-12
[S10775] Find a Grave: KILLEBREW James W 1883-1957, James Whitfield “Whit” Killebrew.
Lula and James Killebrew are buried together
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89675826/james_whitfield_killebrew
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600
[S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
[S91] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky.

Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Stewart; Roll: 1877693.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Stewart; Roll: 1877693

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 127.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 127

[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1375535.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1375535

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Christian, Kentucky;.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Christian, Kentucky;

[S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
[S6471] Find a Grave: BARNETT Lucy Killebrew 1845-1911, Lucy Dotson Barnett Cobb Killebrew.
Lucy Barnett married (1) Erwin Cobb on 23 Dec 1860.
She married (2) Isaac Killebrew on 7 Dec 1866, and they are buried together.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33598587/lucy_dotson_killebrew
[S10774] Find a Grave: HALL Mabel Killebrew 1912-1998, Mabel Christine Hall Killebrew.
Mabel married James Killebrew
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89675797/mabel-christine-killebrew
[S10776] Find a Grave: NORFLEET Lula Killebrew 1887-1933, Lula Myrtle Norfleet Killebrew.
Lula and James Killebrew are buried together
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89675805/lula_myrtle_killebrew

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