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
Edward Barber, 1680-June 26, 1764, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, is my seventh great-grandfather, the son of Edward Barber and Sybil Groome. Edward married Sarah Myvert, 1684-1765. Eight children are listed in Edward’s will – I descend from son Edward’s daughters Mary Rebecca and Sarah. Mary Rebecca Barber married […]
Lewisport is a small town located on the Ohio River in Hancock County. The city cemetery is in the heart of town at the corner of Melanie Drive and Fourth Street. It is not a large cemetery, but for the area is quite sufficient. In addition there are […]
John Murphy is my 3rd great-grandfather, born in Virginia about 1755, the son of John Murphy and Nancy Jane Ransome. John married Mary Polly Yarbrough July 19, 1796, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary was born 1781 in Halifax County, Virginia, the daughter of Randolph Yarbrough and Mary Bailey. […]
James Hogan was the son of James Shadrack Hogan and Silence Lane, born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, April 2, 1752. The family moved to Anson County, North Carolina after 1770. James’s wife, according to his will, was named Elizabeth. James and Elizabeth Hogan are buried in the Hogan […]
Located in Evergreen Cemetery, Campbell County, is the gravestone of Heinrich Schulte. Heinrich has a beautiful stone with much symbolism. Note the columns on two levels of the gravestone. At the top is a wreath of roses which encircle three chain links. The chains are representative of a […]
I found the above gravestone photo from those I took when visiting the Frankfort Cemetery a few years ago. In a short of amount of research I have enough information to write several posts on Anthony Crockett. The first I will share with you is a letter written […]
Have you read any of the old court cases your ancestors may have been involved in? They can be quite interesting – and you may learn something about your ancestors you didn’t know. Today I share a court case from Garrard County, one brought forward by my 4th […]
John B. Higgins, the son of George F. Higgins and Julia A. Beeler, was born January 17, 1836, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and died February 4, 1924, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. In the 1850 census of Jefferson County, George F. Higgins was 39, a plasterer, born in Kentucky. […]
James Harvey was born December 26, 1844, in New Bern, North Carolina, he died March 26, 1924, in Franklin County, Kentucky. His mother was Caroline Lee, born about 1830. Nothing is known of his father. James Harvey is listed on census records as mulatto, as is his mother, […]
William Elder, the immigrant, from Lancashire, England, married Elizabeth Finch, the daughter of Guy and Elizabeth Finch in 1705. They owned 50 acres in Calvert County, called “Good Will” later part of Prince George’s County. William and Elizabeth had two sons – William and Thomas. Son William, came […]
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 