This is the way all of our ancestors should have engraved their tombstones! William L. Martin gives not only the dates of his birth and death, but his marriage. He is very specific about where he was born and where he died. It would have made life so […]
William Walker, born in Virginia, November 27, 1769, died August 23, 1841. Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Jane Walker, born in Virginia, January 30, 1776, died March 3, 1859. from Madison County Rediscovered, Lavinia H. Kubiak, 1988 William Walker House, Duncannon Road When William Walker (1769-1841) married Jane […]
Who has read one or more of the amazing books by David McCullough? He is, by far, my favorite author. When I start one of his books I become immersed into whatever time period he is writing. He captures your attention and holds it so masterfully, even his […]
Nothing has left me more puzzled in research on a family, and still have found so much information. Three gravestones stand in Calhoun Cemetery in McLean County. My husband Ritchey visited his sister earlier in the month and stopped by the cemetery to photograph several of the stones. […]
Bartholomew Wood, Town Founder, Frontiersman, Farmer, Tavern Keeper. First Settler 1796. Founder of Christian Court House 1797. Later Town of Elizabeth 1799. Later Town of Hopkinsville 1804. Died at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, November 26, 1827. Pioneer Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky. Bartholomew Wood, the first settler at Hopkinsville in […]
Interior Journal, Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky Tuesday, July 22, 1952 Lincoln County Pioneer Families By H. W. Mills Woods Family The Woods family of Virginia and Kentucky descends from the immigrant, Michael Woods. Of him, Rev. Edgar Woods, in his History of Albemarle County, Virginia, states (page 351): […]
James Masterson, Ensign, NC Troops, Revolutionary War, April 7, 1752 – December 15, 1838. Lexington Cemetery, Fayette County, Kentucky. Short, sweet and simple – my children and grandchildren are here for the weekend!
Old Mud Meeting House The Old Mud Meeting House in Mercer County is one of only two log meeting houses to survive in Kentucky. The Harrodsburg Historical Society has restored it to its former glory. It is also the first Dutch Reformed Church west of the Alleghenies, built […]
Many members of the Barnett family in Ohio County are buried in Alexander Cemetery. from Kentucky – A History of the State, Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 1885 Ohio County Joseph C. Barnett was born September 4, 1818, in Ohio County, Kentucky, and is a son of Robert and […]
Jesse Head was born in Frederick County, Maryland, January 28, 1768, the son of William and Mary Walker Head. He married Jane Ramsey January 9, 1789. Jane was the daughter of Robert and Susannah McDonnell Ramsey, born April 10, 1768, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Jesse and Jane moved […]
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