John Sidney KILLEN\Sarah Ann Lou MONZINGO

1860 Claiborne, LA p 708,
Killen, J S , 34, M, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $5000, Value of Personal Estate $12000, SC
S A 30, F, GA
L P , 10, F, LA
J W, 7, M, LA
M E, 5, M, LA
J, 1, F, LA

1870 Claiborne, Minden Post Office, p 102
Killen, John S, 44, SC, Farmer 1800 1000
Sarah, 41, GA
Martha, 16, LA
Ida N, 12, LA
Laura, 11, LA
Willie, 8/12, LA
Roseta, 26, Domestic Servant, GA, Race: B
Jesse, 8, LA, Race: B
Georgia, 6, LA, Race: B
Hatie, 3, LA, Race: B
Benjamin, 20, Work on Farm, GA, Race: B

1880 Webster, LA, 3rd Ward, p 289C, Roll: T9_474
Sidney Killen, 60, LA, LA, GA
Harriet, wife, 50, LA, LA, GA
Nora, daughter, 18, LA, LA, GA

1900 Webster, Louisiana, ED 110, Sheet 5B
Killen, John Sidney, Feb 1826, 74 SC, Ireland, SC
Sarah, Wife, Nov 1828, 71 LA, NC, NC

1911 Enumeration of Ex-Confederate Soldiers and Widows of Deceased Soldiers
Parish of Webster - http://nutrias.org/~nopl/inv/1911/webster.htm
Name Ward Age State Regiment Co Property Owned Assessed Employment Phys. Infirmities Date of Marriage
Killen, (Mrs.) Sarah 4 83 LA 8th Louisiana Cavalry C Land and Livestock 1260 Farmer Nervous trouble October 4, 1849

Subject: Killen family
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 17:21:32 EDT
From: StormCnter@@aol.com
To: mtmelton@@comcast.net

... I have not found John and Sarah in the 1880 census, and of course the 1890 census was lost. I'm still looking for them in 1880, because I'm know they lived in Minden from their marriage until their deaths. ... Note from LCP: When Mary Culbertson told stories of her grandfather's journey from Georgia in 1848, she showed us a picture of "Rose", a black child slave who had made the journey with him. "Roseta" and her family fit what I know of Rose, since Roseta is 26 in 1870 and was born in Ga. The family would now be freed, but have taken the surname Killen, as did most of John Sidney's freed slaves.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/webster/biographies/killenjs.txt
Bio: John S. Killen, Webster Parish, LA
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890

John S. Killen has been earnestly and successfully engaged in the occupation of planting for many years, and his earnest endeavors to make a success of life is well worthy the imitation of all. He was born in Darlington District, S. C., February 5, 1826, his father, Hon. John Killen, being a native of Ireland. In his childhood he came to the States with his parents, and in Darlington District, S. C., he grew up and learned the carpenter's trade. He was married in this State, to Miss Louisa Parrott, and with her removed to Georgia, in 1831, settling on a farm in Houston County, but also worked some at his trade. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and for the services he rendered his country he received two land warrants, of eighty acres each. The subject of this sketch located on one of these tracts, in Webster Parish. Mr. Killen served as judge of Houston County for a number of years, and also served in the State Legislature for one or more terms. He died in 1870, having been married three times, John S. Being by his second wife. The latter grew to manhood in Houston County, and in the winter of 1848 came to Louisiana, and located in what is now Webster Parish, where he purchased and opened up a farm of 200 acres near Minden, which land he tilled until 1886. He then bought the property which he now owns, one mile west of Minden, and of the 700 acres of which he is the owner, he has 400 acres fenced and ready for the plow. A part of this farm is some of the oldest improved land in the parish, and has been worked upward of sixty years, but is yet fertile. He has a good residence, gin-house, wind-mill, and all his machinery for grinding feed, cutting wood, etc., is worked by wind power. Although his fruit trees are quite young, that are in good bearing condition, and as he believes in having the best of everything, he is willing to work to bring about the desired result. He has a herd of pure blooded, registered Holstein cattle, comprising a male animal, four cows and three calves. He is one of the most progressive men of this region, and possesses sound views on all subjects. Early in 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, Capt. Webb's company, Minden Rangers, and served until the final surrender. He was married in this parish, October 4, 1849, to Mrs. Sarah A. L. Monzingo, daughter of Jules Monzingo. She was born and reared in Houston County, Ga., and was a schoolmate of her husband when they were boys and girls. The four children born to this union are as follows: Louisa P. (wife of Patton Culbertson), Martha E. (wife of William A. Turner), Ida N. (wife of William Stewart), and Laura A. (wife of Joel Hodges, of Louisiana). They had four sons, but all are now deceased: John W. (who died at the age of fourteen years), Barsh (died at the age of eighteen months), Sampy (died about three years old), and William Mack (died in 1885, aged twelve years). Mr. and Mrs. Killen are members of the Minden Baptist Church, and he is an active member of the Farmers' Union.

Subject: Re: Killen Family
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 18:55:56 EDT
From: Ngmann@@aol.com
To: smmelton@@home.com
In a message dated 04/02/2000 1:26:09 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
smmelton@@home.com writes:
> am researching the Monzingo family and saw your reference to a diary
> kept by John Sidney Killen on his travels from GA to LA with them and
> one of his confederate days. Do you know where I could get a copy of it?
The confederate diary was published in a LA genealogical magazine - I can
get the info if you want it (no Monzingo info in it). The travel diary is at the San Antonio College Library in TX. When I asked if it was copyable and how much, they photocopied the transcript and sent it to me for free :-) Good luck! Nancy

1. Louisa Parrot KILLEN, b. September 1850	See William Patton CULBERTSON & Louisa Parrot KILLEN
2. John W KILLEN, b. 12 March 1852
3. Martha Emma KILLEN, b. 14 July 1854	See William A TURNER & Martha Emma KILLEN
4. Ida Nora KILLEN, b. 23 March 1859	See William G STEWART & Ida Nora KILLEN
5. Laura Allie KILLEN, b. 08 July 1861	See Joel Grier HODGES & Laura Allie KILLEN
6. Barsh KILLEN, b. 25 October 1856
7. Sampy KILLEN, b. 08 October 1866
8. William Mack KILLEN, b. 25 September 1869