This post is very special since Susan Stringer Bennett is my husband’s 3rd great-grandmother. Susan and her husband Alfred Bennett were part of those early immigrants to western Kentucky. Susan was the daughter of Leonard Stringer, 1761-1843, and Dolly Ware 1760-1828. Leonard was born in Virginia, but ended […]
During our trip to Kentucky in spring of 2023 we visited Carr Fork Memorial Cemetery in Knott County, located in the Brinkley area. Following KY-160 south to Carr Fork Cemetery Road, about 7 miles. Carr Fork is a beautiful cemetery that went straight up the hill. It was […]
Today I present you the gravestone photos and will of James Moore, 1760-1835. I hope this post to be more informative than just information on one particular individual. James Moore was purportedly born in Virginia about 1760. It is quite possible that James fought in the Revolutionary War, […]
Today I share with you information about Dr. Aquilla Talbott, son of Gustavus W. Talbott and Frances Ann Pryor. Aquilla, named for this grandfather, was born December 17, 1838, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. His mother Frances died before 1850; Aquilla is shown in the 1850 Bourbon County Census […]
The marriage of Miss Emeline Butler and Henry Dixon Posey took place November 8, 1860, in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky. The couple had eight children – William T., Harvey, Henry Dixon II, Harbison Butler, Eliza D., Mary W., Marshall W., Jahleel Woodbridge, and Wallace Wadsworth Posey. The Henderson […]
While visiting the Jackson Purchase area of Kentucky in 2019 we stopped at the Wyatt Cemetery in Marshall County, Kentucky. Take US Highway 68 west across Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake, turn left on Highway 1462, and a quick left onto Wyatt Cemetery Road. Wyatt Cemetery is small, […]
At the age of 89 years and a few days, Robert Houston Brank drew his last breath at his home in Garrard County, Kentucky. Born in Burke County, North Carolina, he was the son of Robert Brank, Sr., and Shirley Jean Houston. After his service in the Revolutionary […]
Lieutenant Presley Neville O’Bannon was the son of William Barbee O’Bannon and Anne Neville, of Fauquier County, Virginia, born in 1776. Born in the days of the beginning of our nation, he must have felt the need to make his mark on the world. Presley became a first […]
In searching through the cemeteries visited in Bullitt County, Kentucky, I came across the gravestone for James Combs in Old Cedar Grove Church Cemetery. The fact that he was born in Vermont was unusual, and thus started the search for records for the man, his ancestors and descendants. […]
William Jones and Mary Thomas Jones were my 9th great-grandparents. I do not have birth dates, or parents, for either of them. However, they did die in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, per the will records. William Jones died between January 12, 1734, when his will was signed, and […]
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