I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree! Email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com
William Scearce, 1771-1830, and his wife, Anna Thompson, 1777-1847. Woodford County, Kentucky. The small rectangular rock fence that surrounds the last resting place of William Scearce and wife, Anna Thompson, is located off Hwy 169 in Woodford County. As you can see from the photos one end looks […]
Robert E. Hildreth, 1833-1920. Cassandra E., his wife, 1845-1907. Clarence G. Hildreth, D.C., 1868-1948. Elizaville Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky. Although obituaries give some information about the deceased, I always prefer to find additional sources to give us a better picture about the life of the persons buried underneath […]
Know all men by these presents, that we, Henry Whitehouse and Peter Conder, 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 […]
Delia Goodknight Tatham, 1872-1929. Green Lawn Cemetery, Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky. The Franklin Favorite, Simpson County, Kentucky Thursday, February 14, 1929 William Tatham, 1865-1929. The Tenessean, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Friday, June 14, 1929
Keturah Moss was the daughter of Hugh Moss and Jane Ford. Her parents married June 1, 1768, in Goochland County, Virginia. Keturah was born September 11, 1773. When war broke out Hugh joined the revolutionary movement, became a captain and died from injuries suffered during the Battle of […]
Granddaddy and Grandmother sitting on the porch at their home in Springfield. Today is my maternal grandfather’s birthday – happy 134th, granddaddy! Joseph Rueben Carrico was born January 15, 1885, in Washington County, Kentucky. He was seventy-two years when I was born. Unfortunately, he died when I was […]
Samford Erwin, born in Habersham County, Georgia, July 8, 1830, died in Lincoln County, Kentucky, March 20, 1888. Elizabeth Lillard Erwin, September 8, 1849 – November 3, 1911. Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky. The Interior Journal, Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky Friday, March 23, 1888 The Kentucky Advocate, […]
Much to my amazement, in November 2017 I found a copy of Otto A. Rothert’s – A History of Muhlenberg County – a first edition copyright 1913. In my mind it is the most stunning county history I’ve found. The book is filled with family information and many […]
I have looked for many years to find a connection with my great-great-grandmother, Ellen Lyons, to any of her brothers and sisters or her parents. In reading this will today I find her brother Henry Lyons. Ellen Lyons married John E. Smith, from Washington County. Their marriage bond […]
Little do we know where we will find extended family members. My Linton family moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, to Washington County, Kentucky, 1800-1818. At first, according to my great-grandmother’s writings, they all moved in one large caravan. Further research has shown that Captain John Hancock Linton, wife […]
I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree!
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
John Linton Edwards
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House
