I have two photos to share with you today. Our first is a photo postcard. On back is an area for a name and address and a message, much like the postcards of today. Notice the area for the stamp. There are the letters AZO on all four […]
Saturday during my quest for a new post I went to my file on Pine Knot Cemetery in McCreary County. If you are unfamiliar, McCreary County lies on Kentucky’s southern border with Tennessee, on the eastern side. The Pine Knot area is about five miles from the Tennessee […]
Private Linton Nally, 1894-1919. Died in France. Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery, Nelson County, Kentucky. In the quiet Gethsemani Cemetery of rural Nelson County, lies a war hero. Joseph Linton Nally fought during World War I and gave his life in France, defending our country and the allied nations. He […]
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Sunday, January 26, 1902 The Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. Upton Shreve Celebration Will Be Prevented, But the Venerable Couple Will Recall How the Freezing of the Ohio Delayed Their Marriage Mr. and Mrs. C. Upton Shreve, of 1618 […]
It is quite possible that William Stewart was one of the victims of the Battle of Blue Licks. He was listed as one of the privates killed, as well as one of his witnesses, Francis McBride. Clough Overton, another witness, was a captain for this mission, and he, […]
Blue Licks Battlefield – On August 19, 1782. Pioneers suffered a bitter defeat and were routed by their Revolutionary War enemies. Captain Caldwell concealed his British and Indian army along the ravines leading from this hilltop to the Licking River. Advancing into this ambush, the Pioneers were outnumbered […]
Know all men by these presents, that we, Scott Hankley and William Dunkin are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the sum of fifty pounds, to the payment whereof well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, jointly and severally, firmly […]
Elisha White, born March 24, 1828, died September 24, 1906. Rockbridge Baptist Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky Elisha White is the son of Samuel Riley White and Martha Lewis. He married Mary Elizabeth Armstrong March 4, 1847, in Washington County. Their children included William, Elizabeth Jane R., Sarah M. […]
Michael Foley, 1829-1904. Ann, his wife, 1817-1895, of Co. Limerick, Ireland. St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Mason County, Kentucky. The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Saturday, April 27, 1895 The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Tuesday, November 15, 1904
The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Monday, July 25, 1898 Jasper M. Hixson Death Saturday Afternoon of an Old citizen Whose Parents Were Among the First Settlers of Mayslick The venerable Jasper M. Hixson died Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock at the home of his grandniece, Mrs. […]
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
Kentucky Kindred Genealogy 