Robert A. Walker, 1845-1933. Sudie Ann Walker, 1845-1916. Martha J. Walker, 1939-1922. Pearl N. Walker, 1877-1944. Perryville Cemetery, Hillcrest Cemetery, Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky. Our story begins at the end, with the gravestone for the Walker family in Perryville Cemetery, also known as Hillcrest Cemetery, in Boyle County. […]
Fall is a beautiful season wherever you live, but in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it is magnificent! Brilliant colors of leaves with wild splotches of exotic coloration is everywhere. And it is the best time of the year for a drive and visiting lighthouses. That is just […]
I was so impressed by this article on George Rogers Clark that I had to share this with you – it is lengthy, but worth the read. Of the three homes of General Clark, Ritchey and I visited Locust Grove many times. Their 18th Century Market Fair, held […]
William J. Rapier, Jr., born April 20, 1818, died November 22, 1862. Mary Emily, wife of Daniel Knott, died August 3, 1903, aged 63 years. Mary A. Tewell, born September 14, 1838, died July 18, 1866. Joseph Boon, born October 15, 1802, died April 1, 1865. Lucretia, wife […]
Edward Barber was born in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, about 1719. Edward was the son of Luke Barber and Rebecca White. His three known siblings were Baptist, Cornelius and Dorothy. Edward was the great-grandson of Dr. Luke Barber, the immigrant. Edward married Elizabeth Price, who gave birth to […]
The hunt for information on Joseph B. Wilson has been an interesting one. It started with his gravestone in Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky. A search of The Courier Journal revealed a small notice about Capt. Joseph B. Wilson’s death in Orlando, Florida, on February […]
H. H. Haviland, 1849-1927. Sarah P. Haviland, 1849-1918. Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. In the old Evergreen Cemetery in the town of Greenville, Muhlenberg County, is the gravestone for Hugh H. Haviland and his wife, Sarah P. Drake Haviland. Hugh’s death certificate lists his date of birth […]
It was quite a surprise to find nothing about John Byrd in my History of Muhlenberg County. Evidently he didn’t live there long enough to become a part of the early history. His birth was about 1778, making him a young man of thirty at his death. In […]
Thomas Mills was the son of Jacob Mills (1720-1803) and Ann Davis Mills (1720-1793). He married Martha Phillips about 1769 in Virginia. He served during the Revolutionary War while living in Monogalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He bought land in Fleming County, Kentucky, in 1792 (at the […]
Fleming County is in northeastern Kentucky, and was formed from Mason County in 1798. With three covered bridges it is the covered bridge capital of Kentucky. Ritchey and I have visited all three – Goddard-White, Grange City and Ringo Mills. Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in the northernmost […]
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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
