Welcome 2014! I hope you spent the new year ringing in with those you love. We had our traditional Swiss fondue with good friends and family – a tradition of at least 25 years! Today I share with you a column from the Cartwrights Creek area of Washington County, Kentucky, from the local newspaper, The News-Leader. Was so excited to find this as many of my Carrico relatives are mentioned! Joseph Benedict Carrico married Melvina Ann Smith, my great-grandparents, are the Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carrico listed below. Rue Carrico, my grandfather, is their youngest son. Arthur Carrico is also their son. John Richard Smith is the brother of my great-grandmother, Melvina Ann Smith Carrico.
The News-Leader, Washington County, Kentucky
Thursday, March 1, 1906
Cartwrights Creek
Well I guess you all will be surprised to hear from this noisy little place, but we are not dead yet, so I thought I would write a few lines to the good old News Leader.
Mrs. J. R. Smith and Mrs. J. B. Carrico were visiting at Mary E. Carrico’s Monday.
Rue Carrico bought of T. E. Ballard one mare at $145. J. B. Carrico also bought of the same party one milk cow at $25.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carrico were visiting at J. Rich Smith’s Sunday.
Will Smith gave the young people a dance last Thursday evening. All report a jolly good old time.
Arthur Carrico, of Shelby County, was visiting his parents Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Annie Spalding is spending this week at Clear Creek, Marion County, with her brother Sam.
John Hamilton sold to Smith Carrico five hogs at $20.
The farmers at this place are very busy plowing up their corn ground. Some few have finished plowing.
Mr. Joe Smith, of Raywick, was over to Springfield Monday.
Mrs. A. Winfield, of Owensboro, is spending a few weeks with her brother and sister of this place.
Albert Medley went to Shelby County last Wednesday to accept a position. We wish him good luck.
Categories: Family Stories, Genealogy Ramblings, Newspaper Articles
The Annie Spalding identified is Julia Ann Spalding my Grandmother. Her birth date was Feb 29 1888 and I suspect her trip to see my Granr Uncle (Who also married my Grand aunt Ardella Walker) on Mar 1 1906 was to celebrate her birthday.
How wonderful! I love to find and bits and pieces of my ancestors lives in the newspaper! Your Spalding family is probably related to mine. Mary Magdalene Spalding married Pius Carrico – parents of Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico and Melvina Ann Smith Carrico – the Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carrico noted in the paper.
I believe that Joseph C. Carrico was my 5th Great Grandfather. If my research is correct, his daughter Mildred Mary Elizabeth married Thomas Fowler in Manton on June 1, 1801. Their son, Benedict Benjamin Joseph Fowler married Anna Caroline Cambron in 1835. Rose Jane Fowler married Edward Green McIntire, in Manton on Feb 1, 1859. I have a family photo taken in 1911 which includes her photograph. Rose Jane is buried at Holy Trinity on the Walker family plot. Emily Sallie Franklin McIntire, My Great Grandmother, lies between her mother and husband, Thomas Jefferson Walker, my Great Grandfather at Holy Trinity. As my mother once told me, I could never date anyone in Washington County, because I am related to everyone. I’m also related to half of Nelson County on my maternal side.