Brewer Family Bible This Brewer Family Bible was in the possession of Jesse Lee James in 1968. (The Holy Bible containing the old and new testaments, translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised with Cannes marginal References to which are […]
This photograph was taken from the side of the cemetery. From the road you see only trees. Vantage Engineering PLC would be located directly behind you if you were taking this photograph, beside the cemetery. They have a small parking area. When Ritchey came home yesterday, he said, […]
This photograph is a gorgeous example of the late 1890’s leg ‘o mutton sleeves. What a large amount of material was used just for the two sleeves. This dress is an excellent example of the high necked, very elaborately decorated costume of that time period. The woman looks […]
Smock family stone, Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. Lee Smock, 1870-1940. The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Friday, November 29, 1940 SMOCK Col. Lee Smock, born Aug. 15, 1870, died at 1 a.m. Monday, November 25, 1940 at his home on Beaumont avenue following a long […]
Col. John Hardin, born October 1, 1755, killed May 1792 whilst bearing his country’s flag of peace to the Indians, N.W. of the Ohio. My Pioneer History of Washington County, Kentucky, compiled from newspaper articles in the 1930’s from the Springfield newspapers, is such a treasure trove of […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Robert Terrill and Washington Strange, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the just and full sum of fifty pounds current money, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, […]
James Q. Chenoweth, Col. 16th KY Cavalry, Confederate States Army, 1834-1909. Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Friday, June 25, 1909 CHENOWETH Gallant Confederate Soldier Dies at Bedford Springs, Virginia On last Saturday Mr. T. J. Fisher received a telegram […]
Today we visit Barbourville Cemetery in Knox County. These photos were taken in October of 2016. John D. Payne, March 11, 1918 – November 28, 1941. A friend to his country and a believer in Christ. Letitia Gustin Minton, August 13, 1860 – October 2, 1950. Jane Hignite, […]
This woman seems very sad. Perhaps a husband, father or brother was just killed during the Civil War? There was so much sadness during those four years of the war – and afterwards, for quite a long time. Her dress shows the fullness of the skirts of the […]
This article was taken from the Springfield Paper – either The Springfield Sun or the News-Leader – there being no mention of which paper it appeared in, April 1, 1937. This is such an exciting find as it gives the happenings of the early days before Washington County […]
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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
