Note by Phyllis Brown: The following is a letter to my great-grandmother, Frances Barber Linton Montgomery, a great-granddaughter of Captain John Linton. Hugh Linton was her cousin, a great-great-grandchild of the Captain. They corresponded for many years – with interspersed trips to Springfield – I’m not sure that […]
This is a picture of my mother’s three oldest siblings. Robert, the oldest, sitting in the chair with his baby sister, was born 18 Sep 1921. When World War II broke out he was called into service. He was killed by friendly fire in Sicily, Italy, 14 Sep […]
This area of Garrard County, Kentucky, is very quiet now. The sound of gunshots is very far removed by time. The birds sing in the little copse of trees. Cows moo and swish flies with their tails. Corn grows in the fields surrounding the cemetery. Queen Anne’s Lace […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: This is the family group sheet for Captain John Linton and wife Ann Nancy Mason. Ten children, ten original descendants. But think of the number that would be now. There are eight generations from Captain John to my children – my Linton who is […]
My great-grandfather, Isaiah Hill, could write a book about his life! His were truly the adventures you read about in books – in the comfort of your arm chair, not risking life and limb in the process! Isaiah was born in Garrard County, Kentucky, about 1835, the son […]
The companion picture to my grandmother’s published yesterday – my Great-Aunt Maggie. Again, beautiful material for the dress, lace collar – and Maggie is wearing a watch (my grandmother is, too, but I couldn’t tell until I enlarged the picture). Papa didn’t approve of Aunt Maggie’s choice of […]
This is a beautiful picture of my maternal grandmother taken shortly before her marriage. The picture was made in Lebanon, Kentucky, by J. W. Miller. I love the beautiful material of the dress and the lace at the collar and cuffs. I can see my mother in her […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: William McKee, Jr., is a brother to Ritchey’s ancestor Amanda McKee who married Charles Ritchey. All, including their parents, are buried in the McKee Cemetery/Sugar Grove North Cemetery in Schuyler County, Illinois, just north of Rushville. Brother William lived a much longer life, his […]
I fear that many of today’s genealogists feel they can find the information they need for their family trees while sitting in the comfort of their computer chair. While technology advances are being made every day in the area of genealogy, I still feel it’s important to get […]
Garrard County, Kentucky, Court Case John Hill VS. John Bryant, 1800 One day while researching at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives in Frankfort, I found the listing of a court case from Garrard County, Kentucky, between John Hill and John Bryant, 1800. My Hill’s were from […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House