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From: (Brenda Stewart-Reeder)
Subject: Re: [KYHOPKIN] death place of Daniel Sisk (Rev War)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:13:53 +0000

The DAR lists his death place as 'Battle of Kings Mt., North Carolina"

Brenda Stewart-Reeder
Utah State Registrar, DAR

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> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:51:41 EDT, Idadeal wrote
> > Because I see the death PLACE of Daniel Sisk (died 7 Oct 1780)
> > listed in so many ways on the internet family genealogy sites, I
> > would like to determine how the PLACE should be listed.
> >
> > He died in the battle of Kings Mountain, a Revolutionary War battle.
> > That battle took place on 7 October 1780.
> >
> > I have been to the monument on Kings Mountain where the battle took
> > place. It is located in South Carolina, about 4 miles or so from
> > the North Carolina border.
> >
> > In 1780 it was (I think) in the Camden District of South Carolina.
> > By 1790 that was York County, South Carolina.
> >
> > So would the proper death place be, perhaps,
> > Kings Mountain (Rev War), York County (Camden District), South
> > Carolina, USA
> >
> > Anyone have suggestions??
> >
> > I descend from his son Robert Sisk who moved from South Carolina to
> > Hopkins County, KY.
> >
> > Ida Sisk Deal
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> It would be proper to list it as:
> Death occurred-- Oct. 7, 1780
> King's Mountain Battle (Rev. War.)
> Camden Dist., South Carolina.
> Presently York County, South Carolina.
>
> Just my Opinion.
> Ken Gilkey
>
>
>
> Ken & Peggy Gilkey
> Ky Vital Records Project Volunteers
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