Keziah Campbell (Lemasters)

Keziah M. LeMasters Campbell BIRTH 4 Jul 1802 Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 26 Oct 1877 (aged 75) Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia

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"She was one of 10 daughters of Benjamin Lemaster, a Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia. He served as an express rider for Gen. George Washington many times.

Following the war, he moved to Nicholas county in 1789 or 90 and bought land in Bucks Garden where he reared a family of ten children. All the girls married in this and adjoining counties, and left behind a numerous progeny, highly respected.

The LeMaster families were said to have left France to escape the religious wars."

Source- THE WESTERN OBSERVER, The Washington County News, Thursday, June 6, 1985 Page B1:

"DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION HONOR GIVENS Descendants of Catherine Lemaster-Givens gathered June 1 at Emmons Cemetery for a dedication ceremony to honor Givens as a Patriot's Daughter. The dedication was conducted by the Daughters of the American Revolution from the Shawnee Mission Chapter and the Arthur Barrett Chapter in Marysville.

During the ceremony a plaque which stands near Givens grave was unveiled. It reads, "Catherine Lemaster-Givens, 1799-1885, daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier, placed by the Shawnee Mission Chapter DAR."