William Riley Amburgey
and Harriett Whitaker

William Riley Champion Amburgey and Harriett "Ritter" Whitaker

L-R - Clerinda, Margaret and Rebecca Amburgey

Edward Landrum and Wife, Adelia Ambugey Landrum

L-R: Alamander, Margaret, Rebecca, Robert, Granville, Ambrose, Selina and ??

L-R: Robert Amburgey, Clarinda Amburgey Short, Jethro Amburgey, Selina Amburgey Collins, Rebecca Amburgey Newsome, and Jolly "Dock" Short - About 1956

William Riley Amburgey (aka Champion) b 27 Oct 1861/69 d 28 Apr 1933 Littcarr, KY buried Amburgey Cemetery, Knott Co KY, s/o Wiley J Amburgey and Dianah Adams. William Riley "Champion" Amburgey m. 23 Feb 1893 Knott Co KY to Harriett "Ritter" Whitaker b 4 Aug 1871 Letcher Co KY d 17 Mar 1948 Scioto Co OH buried Tolliver Cemetery, Lloyd, Greenup Co KY d/o Esquire Whitaker Jr and Clarinda Combs. Children of William Riley "Champion" Amburgey and Harriett "Ritter" Whitaker;

I. Selina AMBURGEY b 25 FEB 1894 Knott Co KY d 25 Nov 1961 buried Collins Cemetery, Litt Carr, Knott Co KY m. Millard Franklin "Frank" Collins d 28 Nov 1961 buried Collins Cemetery, Litt Carr, Knott Co KY. Selina Amburgey m. 18 Aug 1917 to Minous Newsome b 1894 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY s/o Elcanie "Cain" Newsome and Mary Polly Anderson.

II. Adelia "Delia" AMBURGEY b 15 MAY 1895 Littcar, Knott Co KY d 28 Mar 1923 Irvine, KY of lobar pneumonia buried Oakdale Cemetery, Irvine, KY m. Edward Landrum b 1 Nov 1885 Knott Co KY d 13 Nov 1974 Knott Co KY buried Oakdale Cemetery, Irvine, KY.

III. Ambrose Wiley AMBURGEY b 16 DEC 1896 Knott Co KY d 9 Nov 1964 Reisterstown, Baltimore Co MD; occupation, railroad worker; m. 1921 to Isabelle Newsome b 22 Dec 1902 McCall, Greenup Co KY. Children of Ambrose Wiley Amburgey and Isabelle Newsome;

1. Roy Edward Amburgey b 22 Nov 1922 McCall, Greenup Co KY m. Virginia Unknown; (1 child) Roy Edward Amburgey m. 2 Aug 1947 (divorced) to Alice Dorine Pacquett; (2 children)

2. James Denzil "Den" Amburgey b 26 Apr 1925 McCall, Greenup Co KY d 26 Sept 1976 TN; military service, Merchant Marines; buried Brogdon Cemetery, Henry Co TN; m. (divorced) Betty Jane Roush b 10 Apr 1927 Portsmouth, Scioto Co OH d 29 Jul 1994 McKenzie, Carroll Co TN buried Brogdon Cemetery, Henry Co TN d/o Leslie Roush and Grace Chapman. (3 children)

IV. Rebecca "Becky" AMBURGEY b 24 NOV 1897 Littcar, Knott Co KY d 10 Oct 1981 Minford, OH buried Rubyville, Scioto Co OH m. 5 Sept 1925 to William "Bill" Newsome b 16 May 1900 Lawrence Co KY d 25 Nov 1961 Minford OH. Children of Rebecca "Becky" Amburgey and William "Bill" Newsome;

1. Troy Newsome b 14 Jul 1926 Portsmouth OH m. 28 Oct 1944 Greenup Co KY to Audrey Bishop b 24 Apr 1927 New Boston OH d/o George W Bishop and Bertha Wolf.

2. Thelma Jean Newsome b 4 Jan 1928 Portsmouth OH d Mar 1945 Scioto Co OH

3. Male Newsome m. Female Niener d/o Lawrence Niner and Margaret Unknown.

V. Lucinda AMBURGEY b 3 OCT 1898 Knott Co KY d 25 Oct 1904 Knott Co KY

VI. Leslie AMBURGEY b: 6 SEP 1900 Littcarr, Knott Co KY d 6 Aug 1969 Washington State buried New Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Grimmet, Howell Co MO, m. 3 Jun 1922 (divorced 3 Oct 1967 Harrison Twp, Boone Co Arkansas) to Anna "Annie" Sumner b 27 Mar 1906 Kodak, Perry Co KY; Anna "Annie" Sumner m. 1st to William Roark. Leslie Amburgey m. Bessie Mae Cannon b 1906 Hazard, Perry Co KY. Children of Leslie Amburgey and Bessie Mae Cannon;

i). Dollie Amburgey b 5 Feb 1925 Kodak, Perry Co KY

ii). Ernest Amburgey b 18 Feb 1926 Kodak, Perry co KY; service, WWII disabled Vet

iii). Alva J Amburgey (male) b 26 Jan 1929

iv). Everette Doyal Amburgey b 20 Feb 1930 Kodak, Perry Co KY d 14 Jul 1975 Celina, Mercer Co OH m. 25 Dec 1958 to Leona Mae Luginbill b 23 Nov 1929 Chattanooga, Mercer Co OH. (3 children 1 deceased; Georgene Amburgey b 22 Feb 1962 Celina, Mercer Co OH d 22 Feb 1962 Celina, Mercer Co OH).

Leslie Amburgey m. 23 Jun 1952 (divorced 3 Oct 1967) to 3rd Cora Lantis b 5 Jul 1903 Harrison, Boone Co Arkansas d Apr 1986 Selah, Yakima, Washington; buried New Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Grimmet, Howell Co MO

VII. Alamander AMBURGEY b 25 DEC 1901 Littcar, Knott Co KY d 16 Aug 1982 Dayton OH buried Byron Cemetery, Fairborn, Green Co OH m. 16 May 1923 to Dallie Williams b Nov 1906 Leslie, Perry Co KY d Feb 1933 buried Bob Combs Cemetery, Happy KY. Children of Alamander Amburgey and Dallie Williams;

i). Lillian Amburgey b 10 Mar 1924 Hazard, Perry Co KY m. 12 Dec 1950 (divorced) to Jack E McGeath b 1929 Dayton, Montgomery Co OH

ii). Norma Jean Amburgey b 12 Jan 1926 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; occupation, dimestore clerk; m. 12 Dec 1945 to Clyd Franklin Stone; (2 children - 1 deceased Donald Stone b 30 Dec 1948 d 17 Jun 1997 of heart attack)

ii). Female Amburgey m. Robert Burns Myers

VIII. Clarinda AMBURGEY b 24 DEC 1905 Knott Co KY d 28 Jan 1976 Scottsburg, Scott Co IN of organic brain syndrome buried Scottsburg, Cemetery, Scottsburg, Scott Co IN, m. 5 May 1930 Litt Carr, Knott Co KY to Jolly "Dock" Short b 4 Feb 1905 Mallie, Knott Co KY 14 Mar 1973 Austin, Scott Co IN of heart trouble complicated by diabetes; buried Scottsburg Cemetery, Scottsburg, Scott Co IN, occupation coal miner; s/o Alexander "Alex" Short and Jemima "Mimi" Sturgill Hall. Clerinda Amburgey m. 25 Mar 1925 to Elcanie "Ell" Newsome b 1891 d 30 Jan 1930 Letcher Co KY s/o Elcanie "Cain" Newsome and Mary Polly Anderson. Elcanie "Eli" Newsome  m. 1st Sally Yonts

IX. Margaret AMBURGEY b 3 JUN 1908 Taney Co MOd 12 Dec 1972 Lynchburg, Highland Co OH buried Barnes Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland Co OH m. 18 Mar 1926 to John West Mullins b 1901 Hindman, Knott Co KY. (6 children) i). Dathan Mullins ii). Robert Mullins iii) 4 more children.

X. Benton AMBURGEY b 5 APR 1911 Branson, Taney Co MO d 25 Dec 1981 West Plains, Howell MO buried New Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Grimmet, Howell Co MO m. Anna Mary Wheeler b 18 Sept 1922 Lucasville, Montgomery Co OH d 25 Dec 1993 MO buried New Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Grimmet, Howell Co MO; (2 children).

XI. Granville AMBURGEY b 14 APR 1913 Branson, Taney Co MO d Dec 1985 Fairborn, Greene Co OH military service; US Army, WWII; m. 17 Feb 1945 to Verna Reed b 18 Sept 1922 Magoffin Co KY d Jun 1995 Fairborn, Greene Co OH. (5 children)

XII. Robert Humphrey AMBURGEY b 28 MAY 1915 Littcar, Knott Co KY d 25 Sept 1986 Lucasville, Scioto Co OH m. 18 Nov 1939 Greenup Co KY to Lillian Irene Reed b 18 Aug 1920 Johnson Co KY; (3 children).