Philip E. Miles was a young man – only 35 – when he died February 1, 1850. His will was written just two days before his death. Only a brother and sister are named in the will – Henry A. Miles and Ellen Miles, the latter receiving $200. […]
St. Thomas Catholic Church in rural Nelson County, Kentucky, is centrally located in the county, south of Bardstown off US 31E. About 1787 Edward and Thomas Howard settled on the Poplar Neck of Beech Fork River. Thomas and wife Ann constructed a log house here in 1795. Members […]
A List of Marriages by William Taylor – 1799 Isaac Davis married Clarycee Kencheloe – January 10, 1799 Moses Freeman married Hannah Spilman – February 14, 1799 William Harrison married Lettice Grier – February 14, 1799 William Hainon married Sally Carter – February 19, 1799 John Nugent married […]
Big Muddy Baptist Cemetery is located in central Butler County, just southwest of the county seat of Morgantown. There William David Sorrels and wife Isabella are buried – a stone with both names and a military marker for his service for the Union Army during the Civil War. […]
The county of Garrard was formed December 17, 1796, so we can understand Ambrose Nelson saying he was from Mercer County in his will written just six weeks after the formation of the new county. Garrard was formed from parts of Lincoln, Madison and Mercer. I believe Rhoda […]
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 […]
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
