Felix Coomes, born November 21, 1808, died December 10, 1898. St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky. The Owensboro Messenger, Daviess County, Kentucky Wednesday, December 14, 1898 Felix Coomes One of the Oldest Citizens Passes Away Came to Daviess County Eighty Years Ago – An Interesting Family […]
Jubal Wray and Catharine Mosby fell in love and wanted to marry. Catherine was an orphan, Edward Worthington was her guardian, and he readily gave his consent. The consent was signed May 25, 1819, and the marriage bond was dated June 23, 1819. Major Thomas Allin, Clerk of […]
Most of the inhabitants of the small town of Ottenheim, in Lincoln County, came from Germany and Switzerland in the 1860’s. A Mr. John Foos, of this same community, came from Luxembourg. There was little information to find on this gentleman. John Foos, bon March 8, 1850, died […]
Most of the old photographs I share with you are not from Kentucky – but today I am excited since, not only is this a beautiful photo, but it was made in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. This is a Cabinet Card, 4.25 inches x 6.5 inches. There is […]
The Presbyterian Church, founded in 1784. This building was erected in 1831, remodeled in 1996. When Ritchey and I visited the old cemetery on the grounds of The Presbyterian Church of Danville in September, I was surprised to see a new memorial for Major Robert Powell and his […]
Today we visit the small town of Calhoun in McLean County. Situated in western Kentucky, due south of Daviess County, Calhoun is located in the central part of McLean on KY 81. The mighty Green River splits the county in half, separating Calhoun from Rumsey (an even smaller […]
From A History of Muhlenberg County by Otto A. Rothert Francis M. Finley, a Federal soldier, and Thomas M. Finley, a Confederate soldier, were brothers, members of one of the dozen or more families in Muhlenberg County that were represented in both armies. They were born in the […]
The fifth installment of the original members of New Providence Presbyterian Church, Mercer County, Kentucky, who were born before 1800. Today birth dates are 1784-1788. The previous installments can be viewed –Volume 1 and Volume 2 and Volume 3 and Volume 4 and Volume 5. Still more too […]
My objective today was to show how easy it is to follow an ancestor in small-town newspapers. A newspaper of this kind has room to add details of the normal activities of its citizens that a larger newspaper does not. Visiting friends and relatives, club and social activities, […]
John Alexander, Kentucky, Sgt. lee’s Legion, Continental Troops, Revolutionary War, October 17, 1830. Alexander Cemetery, Cumberland County, Kentucky. John Alexander, born December 14, 1741, Goochland County, Virginia, died October 17, 1830, Cumberland County, Kentucky, married before 1770, Lucy Nunn, born 1752, died July 19, 1815, Cumberland County, Kentucky. […]
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
