Rev. Isaac William Ker Handy

1815 - 1878  (62 years)

• Name	Isaac William Ker Handy  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	14 Dec 1815	Washington, District of Columbia   [2]
  	He was born at half-past four o'clock, P.M., at the home of his parents, James and Maria Ann Pitts Gilliss Handy, at 19th Street and Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. The house, built by James Handy, was nearly opposite the "Seven Buildings," near the Treasury Department, where his father was a clerk for many years.
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	1872  [3]
  	Isaac William Kerr (W.K.) Handy was the author of the book "Annals and Memorials of the Handys and Their Kindered" printed in 1992.
  Reference Identifier	H#1.13.1.4.4
  Record ID	91847
  Death	14 Jun 1878  [4]
  Burial	Buckingham Cemetery, Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, USA   [5]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Samuel Handy, Sr.,   b. Between 1635 and 1642   d. Bef 13 Sep 1721, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 86 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Eleanor (--?--),   b. Abt 1705   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Rev. Isaac William Ker Handy,   b. 14 Dec 1815, Washington, District of Columbia d. 14 Jun 1878  (Age 62 years) ╚═ Mary Jane Rozelle Purnell,  m. 28 Oct 1839 ;   Sarah 'Sally' Selby Martin,  m. 7 Jun 1850 ;   Rebecca Hill Dilworth,  m. 5 Dec 1855   2. Levin Elzey Handy,   b. 5 Aug 1817, Washington, District of Columbia d. 12 Apr 1834  (Age 16 years)   3. Charles Nutter Handy,   b. 13 Sep 1819, Washington, District of Columbia d. 28 Mar 1852  (Age 32 years)   4. Margaret Nutter Gilliss Landreth Handy,   b. 11 Oct 1820, Washington, District of Columbia d. 24 Oct 1820  (Age 0 years)   5. James Henry Handy, II,   b. 24 Jul 1822, Washington, District of Columbia d. 10 Mar 1823  (Age 0 years)   6. Elizabeth Gale Graham Handy,   b. 4 Jul 1824, Washington, District of Columbia d. 27 Feb 1825  (Age 0 years)   7. Sarah Eccleston Landreth Handy,   b. 15 Apr 1826, Washington, District of Columbia d. 12 Apr 1861  (Age 34 years)   8. Maria Ann Pitts Handy,   b. 28 Jul 1828, Washington, District of Columbia d. 16 Aug 1829  (Age 1 year)
  Person ID	I91847	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	James Henry Handy, I,   b. 10 May 1789, Handy Hall, Salisbury, Wicomico Co, Maryland d. 22 Jul 1832, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Maria Ann Pitts Gilliss,   b. Abt 1795, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 29 Dec 1839, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1812  [3]
  Family ID	F32559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane Rozelle Purnell,   b. 20 Dec 1821, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 29 Feb 1848, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1839	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  	They were shown as Isaac William Handy and Mary Jane Purnell.
  Children	1. Maria Virginia Handy,   b. 18 Aug 1840, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 20 Sep 1872 (Age 32 years)   2. Frederick Algernon Graham Handy,   b. 22 Mar 1842, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 12 Jan 1912 (Age 69 years)   3. Gertrude Ecclestron Handy,   b. 20 Feb 1844, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1883 (Age 38 years)   4. Moses Purnell Handy,   b. 14 Apr 1847, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 8 Jan 1898 (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F30308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah 'Sally' Selby Martin,   b. 14 Apr 1819, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 14 Oct 1853 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1850	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6, 7]
  	Powell shows them as Isaac W.K. Handy and Sarah S. Martin who were married 10 Jun 1850. The Handy Annals (written by Isaac W.K. Handy) shows 7 Jun 1850.
  Children	1. James Henry Martin Handy,   b. 4 Aug 1851   d. 10 Mar 1881 (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F32532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Rebecca Hill Dilworth,   b. 1826, Delaware d. 1913 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1855	Port Penn, New Castle Co, Delaware   [8]
  Children	1. Dilworth Handy,   b. 29 Dec 1856   d. 20 Oct 1862 (Age 5 years)   2. Egbert Gilliss Handy,   b. 8 Apr 1858   d. 25 Nov 1938 (Age 80 years)   3. Eliza Frances Gordon Handy,   b. 1 Oct 1859   d. 1889 (Age 29 years)   4. Isaac Levin Charles Handy,   b. 21 Jun 1861   d. 1893 (Age 31 years)   5. Sophia Louisa Nutter Handy,   b. 29 Mar 1863   d. 21 Nov 1933 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F32557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Buckingham Cemetery, Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2623] Virginia 'Ginny' Custis Winslett, Winslett, Ginny - Martin Family Information, 2623. [S1028] Handy, Isaac - Handy Family Annals, (Ann Arbor, Michigan: William L. Clements Library, 1992), p. 522 (1.13.1.4.4.1 Rev. Isaac William Ker Handy, D.D.), 1028. [S1028] Handy, Isaac - Handy Family Annals, (Ann Arbor, Michigan: William L. Clements Library, 1992), p. 307 (1.13.1.4.4. James Henry Handy), 1028. [S1028] Handy, Isaac - Handy Family Annals, (Ann Arbor, Michigan: William L. Clements Library, 1992), p. 303 (1.13.1.4.4. James Henry Handy), 1028. [S1955] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall), [email protected], Additions & Corrections to MilesFiles, 1955. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S1028] Handy, Isaac - Handy Family Annals, (Ann Arbor, Michigan: William L. Clements Library, 1992), p. 526 (1.13.1.4.4.1 Rev. Isaac William Ker Handy, D.D.), 1028. [S1028] Handy, Isaac - Handy Family Annals, (Ann Arbor, Michigan: William L. Clements Library, 1992), p. 527 (1.13.1.4.4.1 Rev. Isaac William Ker Handy, D.D.), 1028.