ST. CHARLES COUNTY HISTORY
By Dorris Keeven-Franke
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Keithly was one of the largest slave owners in St. Charles County according to the U.S. Slave Schedules of 1850 and 1860. Among those who he enslaved were John Rafferty and his sisters Ludy, Elsie and Lizzie according to Mary Stephenson.
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Let’s revisit the history of Sage Chapel Cemetery as told by the families that are buried there…
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Gregorie Kircereau who was a nephew of St. Charles’ second Commandant Carlos Tayon built this house but it was later used as a headquarters by the Provost Marshall during the Civil War.