from the Bracken County, Kentucky, newspaper October 1918 Charles Allen Teegarden Charles Allen Teegarden, only offspring of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Teegarden of Brooksville, passed away Thursday morning, October 3, after a few days of illness. Young Teegarden was 21 years of age last February and during the […]
Original Marriage Certificate William P. Montgomery and Martha Ann Carrico This is to Certify That on the 30th day of December, 1862, the Rites of Marriage were legally solemnized by me, between William P. Montgomery and Martha Ann Carrico at Edward Carrico’s in the County of Washington in […]
from A History of Kentucky – Ohio County William Lyons was born March 3, 1847, in Hancock County, Kentucky, and is a son of Elias and Catherine (Newton) Lyons. The father was also born in Hancock County. Elias Lyons moved several times, and was in Missouri at the […]
Early Marriages – Fayette County, Kentucky 1800-1801 Alex ? married Polly Peck December – 14, 1800 John Atcheson married Margaret Ayres – August 20, 1800 Daniel Hook married Patsy McCreary – August 26, 1800 Jesse Lamme married Jane Tilford – February 3, 1800 Edward Little married Polly Byrd […]
Ritchey and I spent two days at St. Thomas Catholic Church Cemetery in rural Nelson County, Kentucky, taking photos of the older portion of the cemetery. The church is lovely, the setting serene, the only sounds are chirping of birds and perhaps a chipmunk scampering across the ground. […]
In going through mom’s things in the last few months I found her War Ration Book Two. The book is issued in her name – Catherine Carrico, of Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky. She is listed as eleven years of age – so the year would have been 1942. […]
from The Adair County News, Columbia, Kentucky Wednesday, June 21, 1916 Mr. Bram Scott, who lived in the mill district, a son of Mr. Isham Scott, died last Saturday night. He had been sick for many months. He leaves a wife and one child. During his illness he […]
Baptisms – St. Charles Catholic Church Marion County, Kentucky Boarman Family Aloysius Royal Boarman, adult, sponsor Rev. F. X. Evremond, S. J., baptized at St. Charles 22 Jun 1833 Anna Boarman, d/o Thomas and Anna Mattingly Boarman, sponsor Maria Brewer, baptized at St. Charles 19 Nov 1832 Caroline […]
Marriages – Logan County, Kentucky ADAMS Benjamin Adams married Purnety Clark 12 Mar 1826 Benjamin H. Adams married Sarah P. Bagby 05 Apr 1848 Bunel Adams married Rosamond Adams 25 Dec 1835 Burwell Adams married Anna Stratton 05 Jun 1819 George M. Adams married H. Sandifer ?? May […]
THE LEXINGTON CEMETERY ‘A rose once grew where all could see, sheltered beside a garden wall. And, as the days passed swiftly by, it spread its branches, straight and tall.’ On a beautiful day in April Ritchey and I visited the Lexington Cemetery, Fayette County, Kentucky. It was […]
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