• He was born in Greene County, and was taken when a lad in his teens to Jasper County, where he was mainly reared and where he spent his life. He was a farmer, mechanic and mill owner, and was generally prosperous and was greatly esteemed for his kindness of heart and benevolent disposition.

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Burrell Peebles Key was born on August 25, 1798 at Greene County, GA. He was the son of Joseph Stauton Key I and Judith Watts. Burrell Peebles Key married Temperance Brooks, daughter of Micajah Brooks and Mary Hunter, on November 12, 1821 at Jasper County, GA. [Listed as Burwell P. and Tempry on page 35 of the marriage book. His brother Tandy, a Justice of the Peace officiated at the wedding ceremony.]. 

    Burrell and family were listed in dwelling 468 as family 474 in the 1860 Jasper County, Georgia Census in the Monticello Division on page 295 (reel number M653-128); enumerated August 27, 1860 by Wm. S. Williams. Burrell P. was shown at age 62 as a farmer, head of household with personal property valued at $11,000 and real property valued at $19,500. He was shown as a married white male born in Georgia. Temperance was shown at age 55 as a married white female born in Georgia. Their children (all born in Georgia): William H. (Wm. H.) was shown at age 21 as a single white male; Caleb W. was shown at age 19 as a single white male; Marquis DeLafayette (Marcus D.) was shown at age 16 as a single white male; Sarah C. was shown at age 12 as a single white female. Also living in the house was James Conly, a single white male, age 23, a doctor. Burrell Peebles Key died on August 30, 1872 at Mechanicsville, Jasper County, GA, at age 74.