Elijah C. Phister, 1822-1887, Maysville Cemetery, Mason County, Kentucky. ‘In loving memory of a noble, useful life.’ The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Monday, May 16, 1887 Judge Phister Dead The Mason County Bar Loses a Prominent Member, and the City of Maysville a Distinguished Citizen A […]
Know all men by these presents, that we, John Chambers, Jr., and John W. Henry, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the penal sum of fifty pounds, current money, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, […]
St. Lawrence Cemetery, Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky. Established 1823. Mary, wife of B. Handley, born September 26, 1798, died October 20, 1884. Sol. N. Hagan, November 1, 1854-February 9, 1906. ‘Loved by all who knew him. Knottsville’s first licensed druggist. May his soul rest in peace.’ Frank T. […]
Today we take a short trip across the Ohio River to Jeffersonville, Indiana – Clark County. In 1884 Burdette Clifton Pile and Mary Ann Cunningham celebrated their golden wedding anniversary – 50 years together. They were married January 29, 1834. Burdette was the son of Richard Pile (1761-1816) […]
Early Virginia deeds were quite long and elaborate. There is mention of who owned the land, how he purchased it. Wills are quoted during these long passages, giving information that may be found nowhere else. Especially in a county such as Prince William, where many of the early […]
These marriage returns include not only the date and names of the couple, but the person who married them, where they were married and witnesses. All great bits of information to add to your files! October 11, 1866 – Charles S. Pate married Miss Sallie Brown, by R. […]
This is a very interesting will. Although written in Prince William County, Virginia, September 5, 1782, Timothy Peyton had moved his family to Bourbon County, Virginia (which ten years later became a county of Kentucky). Timothy died in 1787, since in November of that year notice was sent […]
W. H. H. Miller, November 5, 1840-June 18, 1913. Nannie Gibson Miller, December 19, 1840-January 24, 1908. Machpelah Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky An old stone, over one hundred years old, stands in the Machpelah Cemetery in the small town of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, in remembrance […]
Several times Ritchey and I visited the beautiful Lexington Cemetery in Fayette County. Gorgeous stones, trees, a pond and landscaping make the cemetery a serene place to walk – as well as searching for lost relatives. The first burial in the cemetery was that of Robert Boyd in […]
Walking through our ‘enchanted forest’ with the grandchildren. What gifts from God are grandchildren! I had almost given up hope of being a Nana until Julian was born in 2015 – I was 58. My younger sister was 40 when she first became a grandmother. But as they […]
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Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
John Linton Edwards
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House
