Hill Grove Missionary Baptist Cemetery, Edmonson County, Kentucky. My bookshelves contain an extended collection of books on each county in Kentucky. I do not have one for every county, but most of the 120 counties are represented. Today I pulled the 1825-1989 Family Histories of Edmonson County, Kentucky. […]
Today we travel to Frederick County, Maryland, for a will written in 1804 by my fifth great-grandfather, Charles Elder, Sr. Charles was the son of William Elder and Ann Wheeler, born about 1730. He married Julia Ward, daughter of Augustine Ward, and to my knowledge, had six children. […]
In memory of Susan B. Merwin, November 21, 1874 – May 6, 1923. Superintendent Kentucky School for the Blind. With great love and untiring zeal she labored to educate the blind. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Susan Buckingham Merwin was the daughter of Samuel M. and […]
How many of you noticed there were only half the usual posts in the last week or so? Ritchey and I were on vacation at Nags Head, North Carolina, at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. It was a much-needed respite, an enjoyable time of rest and relaxation, […]
Today I share two ‘outside’ postcard photographs. These photographs weren’t actually taken outside, but the backdrop used made you think the people in the photographs were enjoying a wonderful day in the woods or at the beach. Both postcards have the AZO symbol where you would place a […]
Lt. Hugh McKee, U.S.N., born at Lexington, Kentucky, April 23, 1844, killed at the attack upon the forts of Corea [Korea], Asia, made by the U.S. Naval forces June 11, 1871. Lt. Hugh Wilson McKee fought bravely in a battle few people probably know occurred. Hugh gave his […]
Many interesting items in this marriage bond. Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, is named, and it also calls him the ‘High Magistrate’ of Virginia. This was the first time for me to see that. Thomas and Elizabeth are ‘both of this Parish’. Did they mean Lincoln County? It […]
Henry Butler Bonta, 1846-1934. Susan Semones Bonta, 1847-1934. Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky. The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Friday, May 11, 1934 Funeral services for Henry Butler Bonta, 87, retired Washington county farmer, were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Bethel Presbyterian church with […]
While at the Ohio Book Store in Cincinnati I was fortunate to find a copy of Some of the Medical Pioneers of Kentucky. It was edited by J. N. McCormack, M.D., L.L.D., biographies written by various doctors of early doctors in Kentucky. There is no publishing date, but […]
Date of License – May 14, 1823 – Samuel Mason to Nancy Goad, certificate filed. Marriage return – June 3. 1825. This is to certify that I solemnized the rites of marriage between Samuel Mason and Nancy Goad, given under my hand, Lewis Goad. Date of License – […]
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!
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
