I came across this 1933 article written to commemorate Daniel Boone and his adventures and exploration of Kentucky. Much has been written about this famous man and his family, but I thought the letter written by Colonel Floyd and sent to Col. William Floyd, concerning the rescue, was […]
Today we go to Logan County in southwestern Kentucky. Logan was once part of Lincoln County, which extended from central Kentucky to the border of Tennessee across to the Chickasaw lands which became the Jackson Purchase in 1818. Ben Proctor, the son of John Proctor, was born November […]
This beautiful gravestone of Francis and Bernetty Morgan Milburn is located in Mt. Kenton Cemetery in McCracken County, Kentucky, in the area south of Paducah known as Lone Oak. The person who made the gravestone inadvertently added an extra ‘L’ to their name! But that doesn’t detract from […]
Sometimes I will check out the first page in the first will book of a county. I like to see who was first who died leaving a will. I’m sure there are many, especially in the earlier days, who didn’t leave a will. Perhaps they had nothing to […]
This photograph of the gravestone of John G. Sheehan was taken at Calvary Cemetery in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. As you can see, John was a private in Company E, Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. Per his death certificate, John Sheehan was the son of William […]
How can it be said a gravestone is just a gravestone? Each and every one, regardless of the size or carvings or decorations, is a memento of the person whose name is on the stone. Sometimes we are given two pieces of information – birth and death dates. […]
While looking through my photographs taken at the Frankfort Cemetery I came upon a very ornate stone, that of Thomas M. Petrie, born April 10, 1853, died April 8, 1882. Thomas died at the age of 29 – a young man. The first item on the gravestone that […]
Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, is Samuel Knock. He was born September 15, 1778, and was about 73 years old when he died December 11, 1851. In his will, which follows, he lists his wife, Elizabeth, one son, Thomas W. Knock, and three […]
An Old Pioneer Gone – Captain John R. Robinson Passes Away at an Advanced AgeJohn Rice Robinson, second child of Robert Robinson and Nancy Rice, his wife, was born in Taylor County, Ky., February 23, 1823. The Robinson is of Irish extraction, the progenitors having emigrated to this […]
Jacob Van Meter, Sr., 1723-1798. American patriot, soldier, Kentucky pioneer. Ensign 12th Virginia Regiment in French & Indian War. Captain, Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops in American Revolution and served on Committee of Observation at Pittsburg. Commanded a company in George Rogers Clark’s expeditions to take Northwest Territory. […]
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