Two pages from the marriage returns book from Nicholas County for the years 1811-1813. The name of the bride and groom, the officiator and the date of marriage are included. First half of page 1: Joshua Jackson married Mary Anderson, Daniel Anderson officiator, September 10, 1812 David Grimes […]
I just happened upon the first Order Book for Madison County during a search today. The first day is given primarily to the Justices taking their Oath of Fidelity to the Commonwealth and oaths as justice, sheriff, county clerk, lieutenant and lieutenant of militia. I had to check […]
Today I would like to do a tutorial on finding marriage records on Ancestry. Putting in an ancestor’s name in the general search doesn’t always give me the answers I need. Many of you may search this way, but for those who don’t, let’s go through the process. […]
Mary Jane Willoughby, September 15, 1866 – April 25, 1946. Married Grafton Willoughby in 1887. Brother, James H. Bracken, died on the Titanic, 1912. Crescent Hill (Old Company) Cemetery, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Ritchey and I visited Crescent Hill (Old Company) Cemetery in October of 2017. The cemetery was […]
By the Reverend Austin Eastin: August 16, 1786 – John Waller and Garner Routt November 3, 1786 – James Stark and Susannah Hart January 7, 1787 – Braxton Pollard and Elizabeth Brown February 19, 1787 – George Aislywine and Mary Snipp February 22, 1787 – John Trimble and […]
The following obituary and will were found on page 3 of the Kentucky Gazette, October 14, 1797. All four pages of the newspaper are similarly written, except the first page has the name and date of the paper at the top. This paper is Number 566, Volume XI. […]
The Mercer County Courthouse where the famous trial took place. The Weekly Clarion Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi, ran the following article on Thursday, January 29, 1903, taken from The Kentucky Standard, of Nelson County, Kentucky. This account lists the particulars but doesn’t cover the celebrated lawyers, both for […]
Have you ever had one of those weeks when everything converges on five days? Last week was a busy one for me. My sister Donna came for two days. Just two years apart we have been inseparable since her birth (I’m older). She is my confident, my best […]
St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, in rural Mercer County, is small and quiet. Today I share photographs and obituaries for the Waters (Watters) family, including members of Clark, Settles, Divine and Dean families who intermarried with them James Watters, born June 18, […]
Joel Abbott married Mary Devoss 30 Apr 1800 Joshua Archer married Mary Jordan 22 Oct 1797 Abraham Baker married Mary Bowman 17 Aug 1800 Valentine Barget married Polly Lane 30 Sep 1799 Isaac Barkley married Elizabeth Feagins 31 Jul 1799 Thomas Berry married Sarah Davis 01 Aug 1797 […]
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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
