Submitted by Robert Kingrey
Source: Rev. Josiah Lafayette Seward, D.D.
John Kingsbury, son of Jonathon, b. in Needham, Mass. Oct.5, 1772; d. in Newton, Mass., Feb. 14, 1861. He married about 1799 or 1800 to Thankful White, daughter of Benjamin and Lois White. She was born about 1770, but we know no more of her birth and nothing of her death.
Before his marriage, he lived with his brother James. They kept an inn. In a deed of 1801, he is called Brookline, Mass. Possibly his eldest child was born there, and he had nine children.
According to the published Kingsbury in Ironton genealogy, they were all born in Newton, Mass. They were: 1. Mary, born November 4, 1800; died June 8, 1871, and she married John Ward. 2. Eliza, born Feb. 13, 1802, died Apr. 25, 1807. 3. John Wright; was born June 17, 1803; died Sept. 12, 1870; married Louise Ward and had seven children. 4. William, born November 14, 1805, died Sept. 28, 1827. 5. Benjamin White, born July 13, 1808, married Almira Trowbridge; lived in Newton, Mass. And had eight children. 6. Isaac, born October 31, 1810, died Jan. 27, 1886, in Newton, Mass., married Mary Ann Homer and had five children. 7. Charles B., born May 25, 1813, died in Ironton, Ohio, July 1886, married Harriet M. Homer, and had ten children. 8. George, born February 28, 1816, died Jan.7, 1821. 9. Ann Elizabeth, born April 24, 1820, married Stephen Ellis.
Source: A Pendulous Edition of Kingsbury Genealogy gathered by Rev. Addison Kingsbury, D.D. 1901
John Kingsbury was the son of Jonathan and Jemima (Skinner). Kingsbury was born on 5 Oct. 1872 in Newton, Mass. And married Thankful White, born in 1779, the daughter of Benjamin and Lois Wright. They removed from New Hampshire to Newton, Mass., where he died on 14 Feb. 1861.
Charles Kingsbury, son of John and Thankful (White), was born on 25 May 1813 in Newton, Mass, and married Harriet M. Homer. Charles died in Ironton, Ohio 5 July 1866.
Children:
- Charles, born 26 May 1837 in Boston, served in the Civil War and rose from Second Lieut. To Adj. General. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Gettysburg and died of cholera in Maysville, KY 21 September 1866.
- Harriet was born on 12 Nov. 1838 in Newton, Mass. And married on 13 June 1872 to H. C. Burr of Ironton, Ohio. No children.
- Mary Orianna was born on 21 Aug. 1841 in Haverhill and married on 27 April 1871 to Joseph Sparks of Vanceburg, KY. She died 15 Oct. 1875 and had two sons.
- Martha Frances was born on 8 June 1844 in Greenupsburg, KY, and died on 8 June 1845.
- George was born on 16 Feb. 1846 in Greenupsburg, KY, and died on 11 May 1852.
- —— was born on 29 Oct. 1848 in N.H. Furnace, KY, married on 6 Aug. 1868 to Hiram M. Hall of Quaker Bottom, Ohio. No children.
- Emma Frances was born 15 Nov. 1851 in Ironton, Ohio, and married 26 April 1877 to J. M. Hall. No children.
- Martha was born on 22 Oct. 1855 in Ironton, Ohio, and married on 2 March 1875 to E. Gardner. They had two children.
- William Ward was born on 10 Nov. 1859 and died at Ironton, Ohio 9 Feb. 1863.
- E. H. was born on 27 June 1862.
Charles Kingsbury, Sr. Obituary
12 July 1866 Ironton Register
Charles Kingsbury, Sr. died in this city on the 5th inst., aged 53 years. Charles Kingsbury, Sr., was born at Brookline, near Boston, Mass., on the 25th of May, 1813. His early life, until a few years after his marriage, was spent in his native State. In addition to the advantages of a Common School education, he spent some time at the Phillips Academy, Andover.
In 1829, he moved from Boston to Haverhill, Scioto County, Ohio, where he taught for some years. From there, he removed to Kentucky, where he continued employment as a teacher at Ashland and Greenupsburg. Shortly after the organization of the Union Schools of Ironton, some of the leading citizens of the place, knowing his qualifications, induced him to accept the Superintendency.
He moved from Greenup to Ironton in the year 1851. With his subsequent life, until its close, the citizens of Ironton are familiar. His efficiency as a teacher and judicious management as Superintendent are due, in great measure, to the success of our schools.
Hundreds of young men and women, who have received from them their mental training, will bear witness to his efficiency and thoroughness. The letter he wrote to a sister in Mass. on his death gives a better index to his character as a Christian than anything that could be written.
“Dear Sister: I am sitting up in bed. I am quite weak this morning, though I feel better than a few hours ago. My bleeding continues, and I am liable to have a return any moment. I know not whether I shall get up from this bed. I have made all my earthly arrangements and am now trying to prepare for the scenes that may take place.
I feel the Lord will be with me. I shall not want. I love to repeat the 23rd Psalm. Observe he does not say the dark valley. I cannot write what I wish. I have a calm peace of mind, and my only hope is Jesus. On him, I rest. He has been with me in seven trials. And he will not forsake. I do not feel afraid of death now, but I cannot tell how I shall feel when I meet it, but trust God will be with me in that hour. May His grace sustain you and me. I thank you for your present, and especially for your prayers. I am not unhappy but peaceful.
Goodbye.
We shall meet in Heaven. Your Brother, Charles.”
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