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
Good morning! Today we visit Lexington, Kentucky, Fayette County, and in particular the Lexington Cemetery. My photos were taken in April of 2014, giving us a glimpse of spring – even though it is January, and here in Rudyard we have a good eight or ten inches of […]
Today I introduce you to a handsome young couple, their photograph taken by Savigny and Christmas in Lansing, Michigan. This cabinet card is 4 ½ by 6 ½. We shall look at the card itself to try to determine the date of this photograph, and then compare the […]
I found this most interesting article about great-grandmothers living in the city of Louisville in February 1900. A little of their life history is given, two who came to Louisville from Germany in the early days of the city. Child-rearing and education were also discussed – comparing when […]
Harmon Greathouse is not in my direct line, but had descendants who married into the Lewis family of Hancock County, Kentucky. Harmon Greathouse was the third of that name. His grandfather was born in Heidelberg, Germany, about 1676, and died in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, October 27, 1723. […]
Just today I found the will of Edward Carrico, my 3rd great grandfather. It was in Washington County Court House, in Springfield, Will Book O, Pages 122-123. How did I forget to look until now? I’m sure that must be the way with all genealogists. We are so […]
I decided to visit Clark County today, and while going through my photographs taken at Winchester Cemetery the name James H. G. Bush came up. He and wife Julia A. Bush have a large, beautiful stone. James was the son of Jeremiah Bush, 1789-1842, and Nancy Harris Gentry, […]
I purchased a few new books in the last couple of weeks, and one I wanted to discuss today. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary by Martha W. McCartney is a great source of early colonial information. The first several pages are sources and abbreviations. These […]
We first heard of Joseph H. Thomas in yesterday’s post of Charles W. Swanson. Joseph was the father of Charles’ wife, Eliza Howard Thomas. Joseph Thomas was born in Maryland February 18, 1817. September 6, 1843, he married Amanda LaRue in Hardin County, Kentucky. I can’t say what […]
Charles William Swanson was born September 17, 1837, in Randolph County, Georgia, to John Bolling Swanson and Mary Jane Brown. John Bolling Swanson was born on Christmas Day, 1809, in Georgia. He married Mary Jane Brown in Early County, Georgia, October 20, 1836, by J. V. Wilson. Georgia […]
Reuben Marshall’s will is very unusual since it mentions a land warrant he received from the War of 1812, as well as his claim against the United States for the services of his father during the Revolutionary War. I don’t remember seeing war claims mentioned in a will. […]
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