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from Book of Biographies, Grafton County, New Hampshire Uel Spencer, living on his farm on Lord’s Hill, where he is engaged in dairy-farming, was born on his present farm, December 19, 1839. He is a son of James and Paulina (Brown) Spencer, and a grandson of Aaron Spencer. Our […]
Elizabeth Edelen and Hezekiah Mudd were married 233 years ago – March 12, 1779 – in Prince George County, Maryland. They moved to Washington County, Kentucky around the turn of the century. Elizabeth and Hezekiah had 10 children: Horatio, Nicholas, Mary Ann, Priscilla, Jane, Hezekiah, Loretta, Elizabeth Lucretia, […]
The Hill-Evans Feud Garrard County, Kentucky March 13th will be the 160th anniversary of one of the bloodiest days in Garrard County history. The Hill-Evans feud had begun twenty-three years previous over an argument about land and money between John Hill, Sr., and Dr. Hezekiah Evans. Court suits […]
Lillian Catherine Montgomery was born 112 years ago – March 11, 1900 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Lilly was the daughter of Robert E. Lee Montgomery and Frances Barber Linton. In 1933 she married Guy B. Goodrich. The couple had no children. Guy died in 1974; Lilly lived […]
A Kentucky Feud That Doesn’t Involve The Hatfield’s and The McCoy’s! Genealogy research sometimes has many turns and twists. There are always surprises that turn up unexpected relatives, stories that have been handed down through the family that turn out to be that – just stories with no […]
John E. Smith was born 182 years ago – March 10, 1830 – in Marion County, Kentucky. John was the son of Samuel E. Smith and Nancy Cusick. John married Ellen Lyons about 1849. They had 5 children: Melvina Ann, Mary Isabella, Thomas Henry, John Richard and Mary Ellen […]
John E. Smith was my great-great-grandfather. I am descended from his first wife, Ellen Lyons, who died in 1859. John and Ellen had 5 children. In 1860 he married Frances Harriet Carrico; they had 7 children. _____________________________ The Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Kentucky Thursday, February 28, 1907 SMITH John […]
Amanda McKee and Charles Ritchey were married 169 years ago – March 9, 1843 – in Schuyler County, Illinois. Amanda was the daughter of William McKee and Cassandra Frakes. Charles was the son of James Ritchey and Susanna Sawyer. Amanda and Charles had 4 sons: William McKee, James […]
St. Rose Catholic Church Baptisms Washington County, Kentucky Borders Parents: Martha A. Borders Susan Ellen Borders, born 19 Dec 1844, baptized 03 Nov 1845, sponsor, Mary Borders Parents: Edward Borders and Mary L. C. Purcell John Lee Arnold Borders, born 28 Sep 1873, baptized 31 Oct 1873 Mary […]
Benjamin Proctor Linton was born 140 years ago – March 8, 1872 – in Logan County, Kentucky. Benjamin was the son of John Wesley Linton and Emma Adelaide Proctor. He married Florence Vitula Lucy Ragland in 1895. Benjamin and Florence had 8 children: Maurice Ragland, Thomas Densmore, Benjamin […]
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