STEWART’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH CD #2 is now available. This is a CD of cemetery listings for Stewart’s Creek Baptist Church, located in Marion County, Kentucky. There are also pictures for each stone, except for four which could not be located; a total of 85 people buried in […]
This picture was taken at the funeral of her son George. Mary Jane Hill Simpson Today is the 176th anniversary of the birth of Mary Jane Hill, daughter of Isaiah and Lucy Murphy Hill, of Garrard County, Kentucky. She was the oldest daughter of thirteen children, born into a […]
Has anyone seen anything like this before? I found three of these cards – not sure that’s what you would call them – in my great-grandmother’s genealogy box. But for lack of a better word, the card is 4 1/4 inches by 6 1/2 inches, a black background […]
Everyone needs to start their day with a little humor – even genealogists! Although I’m sure none of you have ever had this problem! Haven’t we all searched and searched, tried to unravel a particular genealogy puzzle – and all our efforts failed! I find the best thing […]
I’m sure everyone has heard the story of the Edward’s fortune. On June 1, 1778, Robert Edwards leased to John and George Cruger 77 acres of land on Manhattan Island for 99 years, at 1,000 pounds and one peppercorn yearly. Then ‘at the expiration of the 99 year […]
Big news! My first CD, St. Charles Catholic Church Baptisms, is ready and for sale! It is a searchable Excel spreadsheet that can be sorted by last name or year. There are 1,217 baptisms from 1829 to 1857 on the CD. St. Charles Church is located in Marion […]
These are photos taken at the Linton Cemetery in Washington County, Kentucky, in 2003. At this time the property was owned by Reed Spalding. He carefully tended the cemetery as you can see from the photos. When he sold the property the new owners let it grow into […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: I love the small towns of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. They have wonderful history centers that rival anything in the big cities. And during the latter part of the 19th century or first few years of the 20th century, county histories were written – […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Henry Hertz was my husband’s great-great-grandfather. Since Ritchey’s father was adopted at the age of two, it was only in the last several years that we discovered his family lines. We knew Rex’s mother was a Hertz and his father was a Jolly. The Iowa […]
Today is the 44th anniversary of the death of Vivian Eleanora Ritchey Brown – my husband’s mother. The former beauty queen of Fairmont, Nebraska, married Rex Brown, a member of the United States Army Air Force in World War II, whom she met at the training base in […]
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