According to an old deed of Charles County, Maryland, William Hungerford was originally from Stafford County, Virginia. He married Margaret Barton, daughter of Col. William Barton of Charles County, Maryland, and lived in that county and state after their marriage. On June 10, 1688, he purchased land called […]
The following is the 1956 local newspaper article concerning the golden wedding anniversary of James Eben Ritchey and Baina Melcina Cellan Ritchey. The couple were married in 1906, in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska. James was the son of Charles Henry Ritchey and Lucinda Amanda Jewell. Baina was the […]
Most of the time when I write a post I start with a man’s name. Men were the dominant sex in the early days of our country, women taking a little more time to have the rights that men enjoy – voting, buying property, working away from home, […]
I’m sure you will recall the Revolutionary War pension for John Gorin we discussed in a blog a week ago. Not only was John in the Revolutionary War, after his move to Barren County, Kentucky, he fought in some of the Indian wars during the 1780’s, and again […]
In 1925 J. R. Cooper, after extensive research, wrote several articles for The Lexington Herald about the Daniel Boone family, including his sisters. Since it is such a big part of the history of Kentucky, I would like to share the portion of the articles that concentrate on […]
William Duncan was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, January 15, 1788. He married Nancy Blackford December 22, 1813. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are listed in his will, including his deceased son, Rion, whose children receive his bequest. Three children died in early […]
John Gorin, May 15, 1763 – August 5, 1837, was a Revolutionary soldier who lived in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, and joined the army as a Sergeant in 1777. He volunteered several times (as many did), since tours of duty were generally three months. But his most interesting […]
The Courier Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Saturday August 7, 1897 Drowned J. T. G. Winlock Loses His Life Near Glasgow Well Known in Louisville Borne Down to Death in the Waters of a Swollen Streamlet Cloud-Burst in Southern Kentucky Glasgow, Ky., Aug. 6 – Mr. J. T. […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Robert T. Freeman and Davis Shelton, are held and bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds current money, which payment well and truly to be paid. We bind ourselves and our heirs by these presents, […]
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
