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
It is quite possible that William Stewart was one of the victims of the Battle of Blue Licks. He was listed as one of the privates killed, as well as one of his witnesses, Francis McBride. Clough Overton, another witness, was a captain for this mission, and he, […]
Blue Licks Battlefield – On August 19, 1782. Pioneers suffered a bitter defeat and were routed by their Revolutionary War enemies. Captain Caldwell concealed his British and Indian army along the ravines leading from this hilltop to the Licking River. Advancing into this ambush, the Pioneers were outnumbered […]
Know all men by these presents, that we, Scott Hankley and William Dunkin 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 […]
Elisha White, born March 24, 1828, died September 24, 1906. Rockbridge Baptist Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky Elisha White is the son of Samuel Riley White and Martha Lewis. He married Mary Elizabeth Armstrong March 4, 1847, in Washington County. Their children included William, Elizabeth Jane R., Sarah M. […]
Michael Foley, 1829-1904. Ann, his wife, 1817-1895, of Co. Limerick, Ireland. St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Mason County, Kentucky. The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Saturday, April 27, 1895 The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Tuesday, November 15, 1904
The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Monday, July 25, 1898 Jasper M. Hixson Death Saturday Afternoon of an Old citizen Whose Parents Were Among the First Settlers of Mayslick The venerable Jasper M. Hixson died Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock at the home of his grandniece, Mrs. […]
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Sunday, December 31, 1899 Louisville’s Oldest Citizen Louisville’s oldest citizen of prominence is, without doubt, the notable figure, Col. Cuthbert Bullitt. Col. Bullitt was born January 12, 1810, in the city of Louisville. His birthplace was a substantial house which then stood […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Sabritt Doty and Alexander Henderson, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the penal sum of fifty pounds current money, the payment of which well and truly to be made. We bind ourselves, our heirs, jointly, […]
John Trotter Langhorne, born January 4, 1779, died June 30, 1833. Elizabeth Baxter, wife of John Trotter Langhorne, born November 26, 1798, died February 5, 1879. Maysville Cemetery, Mason County, Kentucky. This beautiful stone stands in the Maysville Cemetery in Mason County in honor of John Trotter Langhorne, […]
During our genealogy trip a few weeks ago Ritchey and I visited the Johnson Creek Covered Bridge in Robertson County. It is about four miles north of Blue Lick Battlefield State Park, in the southern part of the county. We drove east on US68 from Harrodsburg, turned left […]
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