In commemoration of her many virtues, this monument is dedicated to Amanda Singleton, wife of Dr. J. A. Thompson, February 4, 1819 – March 9, 1878. J. Addison Thompson, A.B., M.D., Fellow of the Ohio Medical Society, July 4, 1805 – April 2, 1881. Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, […]
Towards the back of Greenburg Cemetery in Green County, stand two stones, representations of the last resting place of William and George Woodward, father and son who fought in the Revolutionary War. Although relatively new, placed in 1935, the stones are hard to read – the elements have […]
I haven’t written about Hickman County since our trip to the Jackson Purchase. Hickman County was established in 1821, and named for Captain Paschal Hickman, who died in the infamous River Raisin massacre during the early stages of the War of 1812. Travel south from Carlisle County on […]
Kimbrough T. Ogilvie, NC Militia, Revolutionary War, January 14, 1763 – November 14, 1842. Asbury Cemetery, Calloway County, Kentucky. One Revolutionary War veteran is buried in Asbury Cemetery in rural Calloway County – Kimbrough Tinsley Ogilvie – a member of the North Carolina Militia who fought at the […]
Time is running short today and thought I would present you with just a little humor this Monday morning! My last year’s birthday card from my son: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? And it was a wonderful day today in Louisville!! Happy researching!
Know all men by these presents that we, Charles Tankersley and Edwards Askins, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency, the governor of Kentucky, in the sum of fifty pounds current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made to the said governor […]
I am sharing a tidbit from the book Pioneer History of Washington County, Kentucky, a compilation of newspaper articles by Orval W. Baylor and others, from the 1930’s in newspapers of the county. I knew that goods from Washington County were shipped via creeks and rivers to the […]
Smoloff Pallas Love had a great love for his country – he served during two wars, Mexican and Civil. He followed in the footsteps of his father, Granville N. Love, who was a soldier during the War of 1812, and served during the Battle of Thames on October […]
James Martin Will Marshall County Will Book 2, Pages 1 & 2 In the name of God, amen; I, James Martin of Marshall County, Kentucky, being weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory, but knowing the certainty of death, and being desirous of disposing of […]
If you are a history buff, and especially a fan of courthouses, you won’t want to miss seeing the historic Fulton County Courthouse in the city of Hickman. Ritchey and I drove through Hickman on our way to Kentucky Bend on Wednesday of our trip. The city sits […]
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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
