Robert Criswell and Mary Moore 1799 Marriage Return
Robert Criswell and Mary Moore were joined together in the Holy Estate of Matrimony on the 12th day of September, 1799, by me Bernard Noel Mercer County, Kentucky
J. Irene Laythe 1875 Photo
May I introduce J. Irene Laythe, dressed for a party, fan in hand, beautiful necklace at her throat. Don’t you love a white dress? Photo taken in 1875 by H. Schervee, corner of Walnut and Main Streets, Worcester, Massachusetts.
1920 Obituaries From The News-Journal
from The News-Journal, Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky July 8, 1920 Mrs. J. T. Vaughn Passes Away Mrs. Fannie Vaughn, the beloved wife of J. T. “Snap” Vaughn of Lebanon, formerly of this city, died last Saturday due to cerebral hemorrhage, followed by an illness of a few years. […]
Kentucky Vital Statistics – Births – 1911-1915
Kentucky Vital Statistics – Births – 1911-1915 Infant of Cade Ramsey, Pike County, June 15, 1911, Vol. 76, #30206, mother, Falsom Thompson Infant of Bert Ramsey, Garrard County, January 23, 1911, Vol. 4, #1341, mother, Sarah Wren Infant of Bookes Ramsey, Warren County, March 18, 1911, Vol. 39, […]
James Schooling – Revolutionary War Pension Application
from Pioneer History of Washington County, Kentucky by Orval Baylor James Schooling, Mary Schooling Pension Application W 9281 Pennsylvania State of Kentucky, Washington County, June 5, 1834, personally appeared the above soldier age 77, in the month of May, he entered the company of Captain Little as a […]
1791 Marriage Returns – Mercer County
Agreeable to License granted from the office of Mercer County – I joined together in Holy Matrimony Thomas Jeffrys and Viney Mays, the License for the same was granted October 26, 1791. And George Harlan and Mary Wright – the License for the same was granted October 21, […]
John Wesley Hall Biography
from History of Union County, Kentucky – Perrin, 1886 John Wesley Hall, a farmer and stockman of Spring Grove, is the son of Shadrack and Mary (Greathouse) Hall. Shadrack was a tanner born in Virginia, January 19, 1789; married in Nelson County when quite young and died in […]
1899 Check for Peoples Deposit Bank
This is a check from my great-grandfather’s account at Peoples Deposit Bank in Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, dated July 24, 1899. It is made out to Cunningham and Duncan in the amount of $1.82 for merchandise. Now what could great-grandmother Frances have purchased? From the July 28, 1898, […]
Old Cynthiana Cemetery – Part 2
Hon. John Trimble, born December 4, 1783, died June 17, 1852. Eliza D., his wife, Born July 2, 1804, died March 16, 1843. Today is a continuation of the Old Cynthiana Cemetery in Harrison County, Kentucky. To view the earlier post – Part 1. Olivia H. Pomeroy, born […]
E. Lee Ellis Obituary
from the Hopkinsville Kentuckian, Christian County, Kentucky Saturday, October 27, 1917 Sudden Death of Lee Ellis President of The Ellis Ice & Coal Co., Called Without Warning E. Lee Ellis, President of the Ellis Ice & Coal Co., and one of Hopkinsville’s most successful business men, died very […]
