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
Major Charles Ewell was born September 29, 1758, in Prince William County, Virginia, the son of Bertrand Ewell and Frances Kennor. Charles was named for his paternal grandfather, who came to this country long before the revolution, with two brothers, Solomon and James. The two brothers moved to […]
A list of marriages performed in Nelson County by Joseph Ferguson, 1807-1808 September 3, 1807 – Joshua Hobbs and Lydia Beauchamp September 18, 1807 – Abram McDaniel and Verlinda Davis September 26, 1807 – Lewis Hughes and Sally Richards October 21, 1807 – John Ridgeway and Margaret Crume […]
We are on a fashion tangent today. I found this article of bridal fashions, with sketches, in the Sunday, May 2, 1920, edition of the Lexington Leader. My grandmother married in November of 1920. She wore nothing quite like this design, but looked lovely in a dark suit […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Edward Johnson and William Garner, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency, Isaac Shelby, Esquire, Governor of Kentucky, in the penal sum of fifty pounds current money, to which payment well and truly to be made to the said […]
On the 15th of the month, we discussed Elijah Harlan’s family and his will. Elijah Harlan was the son of James Harlan and Sarah Caldwell, born in Lincoln County in 1792. We will go back a generation to Elijah’s father, James. From History and Genealogy of the Harlan […]
It’s going to be a busy day so I share with you this thought – how many of the above five signs do you see in yourself? I had to chuckle because these describe me so well. Ritchey and I have planned many vacations in the last 20 […]
Robert Thompson Bean, Wholesale Grocer, was born June 15, 1842, near Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County. He is the oldest son of James and Mary Bean. His father was a highly respected farmer of Montgomery County, and gave him every advantage of education, which was interrupted, however, by ill […]
This is surely the longest will I’ve read. The will itself is eight pages, with many limitations on what can be done with what is given to wife and children. As we always love to see, Nicholas Hadden listed his children, the two girls with their married names. […]
Good morning! My sister was here last week and I dropped everything to spend each moment with her – I’m sure you understand. We search and love to find information on our ancestors, but the living are far more dear to us, and we have to take advantage […]
Elijah Harlan was the son of James Harlan and Sarah Caldwell, born April 5, 1792, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and died November 26, 1843, in Boyle County. It is quite probable that Elijah lived on the same land his entire life. At one time Lincoln was one of […]
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
