Guillaume Withington was born 204 years ago – February 1, 1808 – in Florrissant, Missouri, near St. Louis. Guillaume was the son of Thomas Withington and Tabitha Carrico, both originally of Charles County, Maryland. As this was a French settlement perhaps he was given the French form of […]
Washington County, Kentucky, 1860 Census Page 1 – Town of Mackville 1 – Smith, John M. 54 M KY Received Merchandise Eliza W. 45 F KY Mays, Nancy C. 23 F KY Walker, Samuel 61 M KY 2 – Powell, Thomas 44 M KY Carpenter Elizabeth 32 F KY […]
Caroline Harris and George Dunnington Lewis were married 170 years ago – January 31, 1842 – in Hancock County, Kentucky. George was the son of William Linton Lewis and Ann Winter Dunnington. I have no record of children.
The following is a list of inscriptions from the Old Mud Meeting House Cemetery, located in Mercer County, Kentucky. It was erected in 1800 by a colony of Huguenots and Low Dutch from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The church is now owned and maintained by the […]
Elizabeth Harrison was born 281 years ago – January 30, 1731 – in Stafford County, Virginia. Elizabeth was the daughter of Captain Burr Harrison and Anne Barnes. Elizabeth married Joseph Combs. They had 1 son: Robert Combs.
Thomas W. Jewell and Zillah Ward Jewell Thomas W. Jewell and Zillah Ward Jewell are Ritchey’s great-great-grandparents. These were pioneers who moved westward to the center of our great nation. Thomas Jewell was born April 3, 1815, in Maine, the son of Ebenezer Jewell and Patience Quimby. Ebenezer […]
Mary Ann Elder and Charles Montgomery were married 225 years ago – January 29, 1787 – in Maryland. Mary Ann was the daughter of Charles Elder and Julia Ward. Charles was the son of Peter Montgomery and Margaret Hagan. Mary Ann and Charles Montgomery had 10 children: John […]
Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Linton Strong-Willed, Long Lived Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Linton, my great-great-grandmother, was a woman who lived through exciting times of history. She was a woman with grit and fortitude, carrying on when life often handed her lemons. Catherine was the daughter of John Cotton Taylor and […]
Jane Straker and Henry Churchill were married 400 years ago – January 28, 1612 – in North Aston, Oxfordshire, England. Henry was the son of Henry and Bridgett Churchill. Jane and Henry Churchill had 1 daughter: Martha Churchill.
from They Called Stafford Home The Development of Stafford County, Virginia, from 1600 until 1865 On April 12, 1709 Bryant Folio, Stafford County planter, and his wife, Mary, sold to George Mason (II) for 5,000 pounds “good tobacco and twenty shillings Sterling” a tract of land along both […]
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