Jeptha
Dudley Page
Jeptha Dudley Page was born in 1822 and married Sarah Elizabeth Rickman, born 1824. In 1850, Jeptha and Sarah Elizabeth were residents of Anderson County, Kentucky, with Catharine Page, age 65, born Virginia, living in the household. In 1870 they were residents of Trimble County, residing in the Milton District. In 1880, Jeptha Dudley was still in the Milton District of Trimble County, with John and Benjamin in his household. Apparently Sarah died between 1870-1880, since she does not appear in the household of Jeptha in 1880.
Children
of Jeptha Dudley Page and Sarah Rickman:
1. Lewis Franklin Page, born August 28, 1853 in Anderson County,
Kentucky.
2.
William Page, born about 1855.
3.
Abram Page, born about 1858.
4.
Sarah E. Page, born about 1863.
5.
Emily J. Page, born about 1863.
6.
John Page, born March 1, 1865 in Trimble County, Kentucky, died May 30, 1943
in Franklin County, Kentucky. He married (1) Martha Elizabeth Clark about
1885. She was born September 25, 1869 and died November 20, 1921 in Franklin
County, Kentucky. He married (2) Lillie Belle Stone, born December 1, 1894,
and they were the parents of two children. Lillie died January 12, 1930 in
Franklin County, Kentucky. John and both wifes are buried in Frankfort Cemetery,
Frankfort, Kentucky.
Children
of John Page and Martha
Clark:
(1)
Benjamin F. Page, born April 30, 1886 in Henry County, Kentucky, died January
18, 1965 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, is buried in Resthaven Cemetery,
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He married Annie Armstrong.
(2)
Annie Page, born October 11, 1888 in Henry County, Kentucky, died March 18,
1964 in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky. She married Benjamin Thomas
Wiley Sr. January 20, 1905 in Henry County, Kentucky, son of Benjamin W.
Wiley and Sarilda McGuire. He was born September 3, 1881 in Henry County,
Kentucky and died December 24, 1953 in Versailles,Woodford County, Kentucky.
Benjamin "Tommie" and Annie are buried in Versailles Cemetery, Versailles,
Woodford County, Kentucky.
(3) Dazie Page, born November 29, 1889, died October 8, 1919 in Frankfort,
Franklin County, Kentucky. She married Russell Smalley about 1907. Dazie
is buried in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky.
(4) John Page was born August 1890. He married Nora Armstrong.
(5) Ruth Page was born March
1894.
(6)
Patsy Page, born March 1897.
(7)
Bettie Jean Page, born March 20, 1902, died March 5, 1977 in Louisville,
Jefferson County, Kentucky. She married Bill Messer. Bettie is buried in
the Pennsylvania Run Memorial Park in Louisville,
Kentucky.
(8)
Thomas Eugene Paige, born July 24, 1903, died August 8, 1981 in Franklin
County, Kentucky. He married Mary Hayden, Blanche Snapp and Viola
Sharfe.
(9)
James G. "Jay" Paige, born May 8, 1906, died May 25, 1979 in Franklin County,
Kentucky. He married Mrs. Bessie Dickey Sharfe. She was born January 12,
1885 in Franklin County, Kentucky and died November 23, 1968 in Franklin
County. They are buried in Frankfort Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky.
(10)
Bryant Page, born June 4, 1910, died November 12, 1993 in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Kentucky. He married Lavana Elmore. He is buried in Pennsylvania
Run Cemetery, Louisville,
Kentucky.
(11)
Joseph Paige, born June 1895 in Henry County, Kentucky, died August 23, 1958
in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. He married Florence Varner, Florence
Blankenship and Mary Anna Jenkins, daughter of John Jenkins and Paulina Hall.
Mary Anna was born August 17, 1879 and died January 19, 1960 in Mercer County,
Kentucky. Joseph "Joe" Page is buried in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin
County, Kentucky. Mary Anna is buried in Versailles Cemetery, Woodford County,
Kentucky, with her first husband, Henry B.
Wiley.
OBITUARIES:
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, June 1, 1943.
John G. H. Page, 78, died at his home on Gayle Street in Frankfort, Sunday
afternoon. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Tom (Annie) Wiley of
Versailles, Mrs. Willie Messer and Mrs. Joel Tingle of Louisville, and Mrs.
Rosa Lee Hartman; seven sons, James, Joe, Thomas and William Page of Frankfort,
Ben, John and Bryant Page of Louisville; a brother, Ben Page of Graefenburg;
18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held
at Rogers Chapel, West Second Street, Frankfort,
Kentucky.
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, Tuesday, January 14,
1930
Mrs.
Lillie Belle Page, 36, died at the home of her husband, John Page, in Thornhill
[Frankfort, Kentucky], at 10 o'clock Sunday night. She is survived by her
husband and two children. The funeral will take place this afternoon at the
residence. Burial will be in Frankfort
Cemetery.
The
Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, January
1965
Benjamin
F. Page, 78, died at 12:15 p.m. Monday, January 18, 1965, at his home, 1000
Franklin. He was a native of Henry County and a retired maintenance man for
Fountain Ferry Amusement Park. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Cary Robbins;
three sons, Sidney Page of Chicago, Illinois, Stewart Page and Benjamin
H. Page; twelve grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will
be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Neurath Funeral Home, 725 E. Market. Burial will
be in Resthaven Memorial Park, Louisville, Kentucky.
The
Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, March 7, 1977
Mrs. Bettie Page Messer, 74, of 1914 West Main Street, died at 5:30 PM Saturday
at the Methodist Evangelical Hospital. Survivors include three brothers,
Bryant, Tom, and James Page, and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Maskell. The funeral
will be at 2 PM Tuesday at A. Neurath & Son, 725 E. Market Street, with
burial in the Pennsylvania Run Memorial Park, Louisville,
Kentucky.
The
Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 18,
1964
Mrs.
Annie Page Wiley, 76, died today at the Woodford Memorial Hospital. She was
the widow of the late Benjamin Thomas Wiley. She was a native of Henry County
and a member of the Versailles Methodist Church. Survivors are a daughter,
Mrs. Jesse Brown Sr.; four sons; Arlester and Estill of Frankfort, Benjamin
Thomas Wiley Jr., and Robert J. Wiley; two sisters, Mrs. Bill Messer of
Louisville, and Mrs. Bill Mikell of Louisville; four brothers, Tom, J., Ben
and John; ten grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. Services will
be conducted Friday at Miller-Blackburn Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Versailles Cemetery.
The
Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, December
1953
Benjamin
Thomas Wiley, 72, retired State Highway Department employee of Woodford County,
died unexpectedly at 6:30 p.m., December 24, at his home on Lexington Road
in Versailles. He was a member of Drennon Springs Christian Church, Henry
County. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Annie Page Wiley; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown; four sons, Robert Wiley, Benjamin Wiley Jr., Lester Wiley and Estill
Wiley; 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. The body is at Miller-Rasnick
Funeral Home, Versailles. It will be taken to the residence Friday afternoon.
Services were conducted Sunday at Miller-Rasnick Funeral Home by Rev. E.
H. Bierly. Bearers were Neville Giles, Carl Patterson, Dennie Hartley, William
Atwood, Hiram Hogg and Holly Forkner. Burial was in Versailles Cemetery,
Versailles, Kentucky.
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, October 10,
1919
Mrs.
Russell Smalley, 35, died at the home of her husband in Thornhill [Frankfort,
Kentucky] Wednesday evening after a lingering illness with tuberculosis.
She is survived by her husband and a daughter 12 years of age. The funeral
took place yesterday afternoon from the house, conducted by Rev. L. Stucker,
and the body was buried in Frankfort
Cemetery.
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, January 7,
1921
Harriett
Smalley, 14, died yesterday at the Salvation Army after a lingering illness
of tuberculosis. She leaves a father, Russell Smalley of this county. Funeral
services this afternoon from the Salvation Army Headquarters. Burial was
in Frankfort Cemetery.
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, August
1981
Services
for Thomas Eugene Paige, 78, of 218 E. Main Street will be Wednesday at Harrod
Brothers Funeral. He died Friday, August 8, 1981,at King's Daughters Memorial
Hospital, Frankfort, following a long illness. A native of Owen County, Kentucky,
he was an employee of the Frankfort Training Home and School, and a member
of the Owen County Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons, Tom Paige
Jr. and Terry Wayne Paige; four stepsons, Bob Snapp, Kenny Snapp, and Ed
Snapp and Tom Snapp; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Joyce Phillips; two stepdaughters,
Mrs. Louise Adair and Mrs. Juanita Barlow; two brothers, Bryant Paige of
Louisville and William Paige of Frankfort; one sister, Mrs. Rosa Lee Hartman;
four grandchildren and fourteen step-grandchildren. He was the widower of
Blanche Snapp Paige and the son of the late John P. and Martha Clark Paige
[Page]. Rev. James Wallace Kent will officiate. Bearers will be John Phillips,
John Phillips Jr., Steve Blackburn, Leon Paige, Lester Wiley and Cecil Hayden.
Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, May
1979
Services
for James "Jay" G. Paige, 73, Glenns Creek Road, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel with the Rev. George Bryant officiating.
He died at 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, 1979, at his home following a brief illness.
A native of Franklin County, Kentucky, he was a caretaker for Roger L. Levering
Properties and a member of Thorn Hill Baptist Church. Survivors are one son,
Leon Paige; three brothers, Tom Paige, William Paige, and Bryant Paige; one
sister, Mrs. Rosalee Hartman; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be Robert Sharfe, Robert Sharfe Jr., Basil Brown, Ishmal Maupin,
Phillip Grimes and Gary Sharfe. Burial will be in the Frankfort
Cemetery.
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, November
1968
Mrs.
Bessie Dickey Paige, 83, wife of James Paige, died at 2:15 a.m. Saturday,
November 23, 1968, at Green's Nursing Home following an illness of two years.
A native of Scott County, where she was born January 12, 1885, she resided
at 301 Warsaw Avenue, and was a member of Memorial Baptist Church which she
joined in 1948. Besides her husband, she is survived by five sons, Leon Paige,
Ollie Sharfe, Herman Sharfe, Luther Sharfe, and Bryan Sharfe; two daughters,
Mrs. Fred Marston and Mrs. Omer Smith. The body is at Rogers Funeral Home
in Frankfort.
The
State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, August 25,
1958
Joseph
Paige Sr., 64, of Louisville, Kentucky, a former resident of Frankfort, died
at King's Daughters Hospital, Frankfort, Saturday, August 23, following a
brief illness. A native of Henry County, he was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Paige [Page]. He lived in Frankfort until 1947 when he moved to
Louisville. He was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church. Survivors include
one son, Joseph Paige Jr., a soldier; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Maxwell and
Mrs. Betty Messer, both of Louisville, Mrs. Annie Wiley of Versailles; one
half-sister, Mrs. Rosie Hartman of Frankfort; five brothers, Tom and Jim
of Frankfort, Bryant of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Ben of Louisville, and John
of St. Louis, Missouri; one half-brother, Billy Paige of Frankfort. The body
is at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home, Frankfort, where services will be held
Tuesday. Burial will be in Frankfort
Cemetery.
If
anyone has info on Jeptha
Dudley
Page,
please e-mail Beulah Wiley
Franks
Updated
April 12, 2003
