Marriages – Union County, Kentucky 1811 William Albright married Annie Sibley – September 12, 1811 James Anderson married Ann Frazier – September 16, 1811 William McKenny married Nancy Quigley – October 17, 1811 Isaiah Potts married Polly Blue – October 24, 1811 James W. Bennett married Elizabeth Lash […]
Livingston County, Kentucky Will Book A, Page 66 Will dated September 21, 1821. Robert Wilson, of sound mind and memory, asks that his debts be paid. He gives to wife Priscilla the tract of land on which he now lives, the plantation house and furniture, one horse, saddle […]
Versailles Cemetery – Woodford County, Kentucky In April Ritchey and I visited the Versailles Cemetery in Woodford County, Kentucky. In a plot surrounded by shrubs are eight beautiful gravestones – all in the shape of a cross. This intrigued me so I had to get to know this […]
Fashion statement of the early 1860’s! How extraordinary to find a photo of this unusual fashion of the early 1860’s! This was included in a group of photos I purchased on Ebay. Generally for the Civil War period we think of huge hoops, enormous skirts that sweep the […]
Pension Applications – Jefferson County, Kentucky Henry Hawkins Henry Hawkins, who was a Private in Captain Frederick Geiger’s Company of Volunteers in the Battle of Tippecanoe, was inscribed on the pension list of the Kentucky agency to commence on December 15, 1814. Certificate of the pension was issued […]
from Perrin’s County of Todd, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical, 1884 William B. Cocke, Trenton, is a native of Hanover County, Virginia, where he was born August 29, 1824, and resided until 1867, when he removed to Todd County, Kentucky, his present place of residence. His father, William N. […]
The Lexington Cemetery has so much history buried in its grounds! Today I will introduce you to the Bryan-Cartmell family. After looking through the photos of the large stone, and smaller, individual stones surrounding it, I realized that Joseph Bryan, Sr., must have erected the large stone towards […]
1788 Marriages – Jefferson County, Kentucky Martin Daniel married Patsy Meriwether – March 3, 1788 Samuel Apelgate married Ann Goodin – March 5, 1788 George McManis married Mary Steward – March 23, 1788 Evan Moore married Margaret Boyce – March 26, 1788 William Meriwether married Salley Oldham – […]
Funeral Notices From Mercer County, Kentucky A. S. Adams funeral at First Presbyterian Church, April 28, 1909, Spring Hill Cemetery Sue Arnold funeral at Presbyterian Church, October 11, 1864 – Spring Hill Cemetery Jouett Allin, second daughter of B. C. and S. H. Allin, at family residence, November […]
Esther Myra Hertz, Ritchey’s grandmother, led a tragic, short life. She was the daughter of George Edwin Hertz and Rosa Leuenberger of Solon, Johnson County, Iowa. Her paternal grandparents were Henry Hertz and Amelia Florentina Probst; and maternal grandparents were Jacob Leuenberger and Margarite Streich. George Hertz and […]
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