Kentucky Kindred Genealogy Has A New Look
Thought I would send a note about the revamp of Kentucky Kindred. It’s still the same, just in a new format that I believe is easier to read. Let me know what you think – love to have your comments.
Old Photo of Robert Denton Cresap Is Finally Home
Robert Denton Cresap, Student, Fremont Normal School and Business College, Fremont, Nebraska. Many of you know how I enjoy sharing photos I find in antique shops, always hoping to a family member recognizes their loved ones. That has happened in the past, but just recently – after a […]
1792 Stayton and Stayton Marriage Bond and Consent – Washington County
The Stayton family came to Kentucky before it was a state. Obediah Stayton owned land on one of the branches or runs of Cartwright’s Creek. In Washington County this creek runs from the western portion of the county, near Fredericktown (on the border with Nelson County), close to […]
Obituaries for James Barbour and Wife Elizabeth Graham Foster Barbour Who Died Eight Weeks Apart
The wills of James Barbour, Sr., and wife Letitia Green Barbour, parents of James Barbour, were recently posted and can be found here. James Barbour, 1820-1896. Elizabeth Graham Barbour, 1821-1896. Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky. The Kentucky Advocate, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Monday, July 27, 1896 The […]
The White Family of Grayson County
Hanging Rock Baptist Church and Cemetery, Grayson County, Kentucky. Ritchey and I visited Grayson County in May of 2016. We loved the rural area where Hanging Rock Baptist Church is located, in the north central portion of the county, between Hwy 249 and Lilac Road, 737, on Hanging […]
Two Old Bookstores and Four Cemeteries
My son, Linton, lives in Indianapolis, about a four-hour drive from Harrodsburg. With his hectic schedule we don’t have as much time as I would like to spend together – the mother coming out in me! But once a year we have our day – or weekend – […]
James and Letitia Barbour Wills – Boyle County
James Barbour was a native of Orange County, Virginia, and belonged to an old English family. His father was Ambrose Barbour, a soldier of the Revolution. James’ wife, Letitia, was born in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and was a daughter of Willis Green, the first Clerk of the United […]
1828 Scott – Lowe Marriage License – Nelson County
Nelson County, to wit; To any authorized Minister of the Gospel These are to license you to solemnize the rites of matrimony according to the forms of the church to which you belong between Thomas Scott and Miss Lavina Lowe, the ward of John Wiseman. Given under my […]
William J. Brown Obituary – Warren County
Brown Family, Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky. William J. Brown, March 9, 1873 – May 15, 1929. The Courier Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Friday, May 17, 1929 Bowling Green, Ky., May 16. – William J. Brown, 54 years old, a member of City Council from […]
Will of William Christian – Killed by Indians in 1786 – Jefferson County
William Christian was one of the early settlers on Bear Grass Creek in Jefferson County, at that time still part of Virginia. The son of Captain Israel Christian and Elizabeth Starke, William was born in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1743. About 1768 William Christian married Anne Henry, sister […]
