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
Mary E. Raymond and Thomas Carrico were married 184 years ago – August 30, 1827, in Massachusetts. Thomas was the son of Thomas Carrico and Deborah Wallis. Mary and Thomas had three children: Mary Proctor, Thomas Wallis and Benjamin Raymond.
Prince William County, virginia, Deed Book E pp. 76-82 This indenture made the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth day of August in the year of our Lord 1740 between Thomas Owsley of Prince William County, Virginia, Gentleman, of one part, and Valentine Peyton, of ye same county, Gentleman, of other […]
Emily Jane Hodges was born 203 years ago – August 29, 1808 – in Virginia, the daughter of Samuel Hodges and Martha Shirley, who married November 17, 1807, in Albemarle County, Virginia. Emily married Samuel White.
Carrico Siblings This photo was taken in January 1938 in Youngstown, Illinois. These are five of ten brothers and sisters, children of Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico and Melvina Ann Smith. Left to right in the picture are Helen Nora (Nell) Carrico – she was single at this time […]
Elizabeth Foster and Alexander Carrico were married 241 years ago – August 28, 1770 – in Beverly, Massachusetts. Alexander was the son of Peter Carrico, Jr., and Elizabeth, his wife. Elizabeth and Alexander had four children: Jane, Benjamin, Thomas and Joseph.
Note by Phyllis Brown: As I have mentioned before, Hugh Linton and my great-grandmother, Frances Barber Linton Montgomery, were cousins – they were both descended from sons of Captain John Linton who moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, to Washington County, Kentucky, in 1818. Their friendship survived many years, […]
Margaret Powell Bristow died 178 years ago – August 27, 1833 – in Shelby County, Kentucky. Margaret married William Bristow about 1767 in Prince William County, Virginia. Margaret was the daughter of William Powell and Eleanor Peyton.
Note by Phyllis Brown: At some point after this biographical sketch was written in 1882, William Crewdson Linton and family moved to California, where he died January 18, 1898. History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882, p. 1047 Monoa Township, Clayton County, Iowa William C. Linton, one of the […]
Ruth Jewell was born 333 years ago – August 26, 1678 – in Braintree, Massachusetts, the daughter of Thomas Jewell and Susannah Guildford, one of eight children. Ruth’s grandparents were Thomas Jewell and Grissell Fletcher, and John Guildford and Mary Knowlton.
The Sayings, Harrodsburg, Kentucky Saturday, February 20, 1897 Obituary of James Hughes Coleman Mr. James Hughes Coleman died of consumption at his late residence on East Street, 9 o’clock at night, last Tuesday. He had been an invalid for months and, fully aware of his condition, he was […]
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