I have a great photo to share with you today! Not hard to date this one – look at those HUGE leg ‘o mutton sleeves. Very late 1890’s style. I’m curious to know why these women are dressed almost identically – same dress, same necklace. The only difference […]
Zachary Wade was an indentured servant brought to Kent County, Maryland from Warwickshire, England, by Margaret Brent in 1641. After serving his term of servitude to Miss Brent, about 4-6 years, Zachary Wade later became Margaret Brent’s legal advisor. He became a very wealthy man, and moved to […]
Know all men by these presents that we, William Alsop and Elijah Lyon, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of 50 pounds, to the payment of which well and truly to be made. We bind ourselves, our heirs, firmly, jointly and […]
Today I share gravestones from Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Cemetery in Washington County. Many of my relatives are buried there, including the first three in the list below. Pleasant Grove is located on Hwy 555, north of Springfield. Take a left at Hwy 438, and an almost immediate left […]
Messenger Inquirer, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky Sunday, May 29, 1904 The First Soldier Killed During the War in Kentucky in Butler County Granville C. Allen Was the First Victim Whose Blood Watered Bluegrass Soil A recent issue of the National Tribune contains an account of the first clash […]
Will of Joseph Bozorth Will Book A, Nelson County, Kentucky, Pages 6-9 In the name of God, amen. I, Joseph Bozorth, of the County of Nelson and State of Virginia and district of Kentucky, being thro the abundant mercy of God, tho weak in body, yet of a […]
You haven’t had a blog in almost a week. Life is still crazy here. School, cooking, laundry, cleaning, reading, and other things are continuous. And I have added crafting to the mix. I’ve enjoyed counted cross-stitch and needlepoint for years, just haven’t had time to make anything lately. […]
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 