Note by Phyllis Brown: This is another entry from a history of one of the counties of Missouri. It is fascinating that such lovely articles were written about the normal, ordinary citizens of the county. George Hertz is my husband’s great-grandfather. It was on our 2006 […]
Will of Martin Scarlett In the name of God, Amen. I Martin Scarlett of Stafford County in Virginia, gentleman, being sick in body, but of sound and perfect memory, blessed be to God for it, so declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. […]
Martin Scarlett Martin Scarlett was a leading citizen in the earliest days of Prince William. He represented Stafford, the county from which Prince William was later formed, as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in Williamsburg from 1680 to 1695, and was also a justice of […]
DEATH OF JOHN YATES One hundred ninety-five years ago, May 13, 1816, John Yates died in Washington County, Kentucky. He was the son of John Estes Yates, born in Caroline County, Virginia, and Elizabeth Gaines, born in Culpeper County, Virginia. John Estes Yates was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary […]
Old Grave Yards In The County By O. W. Baylor On a hill, reached by a winding rock road which rises rather abruptly from Mayes Creek, stands the old Hillsboro Church. Beside this house of worship is one of the earliest burying grounds in Washington County. There are […]
COUPLE BURIED AT SPRINGFIELD CITY CEMETERY This is the 120th anniversary of the death of Linton Lewis Moran. He died at the age of 69 on May 14, 1891. Born March 17, 1822, he was the son of William Moran and Susan Linton. Susan was the daughter of […]
Of all the pictures in my great-grandmother’s box, this is the only one that is nameless. My heart hurts that we do not know this gentleman’s name! What a handsome man he is! Such beautiful hair and eyes. If I had to guess I would say this is […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Scarlett Hancock was the son of John Hancock and Catherine Smith. In October of 1740 John Hancock, now a citizen of Bladen County, North Carolina, deeded all his land in Virginia as well as personal estate, to his eldest son, Scarlett Hancock, for 100 […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Mary Jane Edwards Janes is sitting in the fourth chair from the left. On her right is my great-great-grandmother Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Linton (her mother was Susan Edwards – sister to Mary Jane). On her left is her sister Sarah Edwards, who never married. […]
Left to right – James O. Crosby, Colonel Carpenter, Dr. John Linton, Governor William Larrabee. Taken in Rome, Italy. Note by Phyllis Brown: Dr. John Linton was the son of Benjamin Franklin Linton, the grandson of Captain John Linton. He was a doctor to the Indians who lived […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House