Henry Anderson Bryant was born in Virginia about 1765. He came to Kentucky and eventually settled in Calloway County in the Jackson Purchase. He names six living children in his will and one granddaughter. No wife is mentioned, she must have died before him. One of the interesting […]
The small cemetery of Salt River Baptist Church, in Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, is the final resting place for many veterans of the American Revolution – 5, War of 1812 – 3, Mexican War -1, and Civil War – 7. And all but one have a bronze marker. Captain […]
Saturday’s post introduced you to Dr. Robert C. Frazier. Today I share an article found on his wife’s family – James Quisenberry and Jane Garnett. Powderly is a small area of Muhlenberg County a few miles northwest of the county seat of Greenville. Robert and Sarah Quisenberry Frazier […]
This is a short version of what I had proposed as a blog for yesterday. My internet was not cooperating – even with my phone attached! Monday I will share more information about this family. Kentucky, A History of the State by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin […]
Don’t we all love the historic homes that have survived the years and remain as a remembrance of days gone by? Today I introduce you to the Rachel Black Givens house in Lincoln County. The Givens family moved to Kentucky, specifically Lincoln County, about 1780. I have already […]
Last week Ritchey and I had company from Kentucky – good friends from Danville. There was no time for genealogy! But we are back on track today. We will visit the Dutch Tract Cemetery in Henry County, Kentucky. It is also known as Pleasureville Cemetery, for the small […]
Continuing our research on Rev. John Gano, today I share his will. It was written in 1799 and he mentions hope that his health will be restored. He must have recuperated since it was another five years before his death in 1804. His first wife, Sarah Stites, died […]
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Monday, June 19, 1916 Rev. John Gano’s Body is Re-Interred First Revolutionary Soldier to be Buried in the D.A.R. Lot The first Revolutionary soldier to be buried in the D.A.R. lot in the Frankfort Cemetery was the Rev. John Gano, whose […]
Harrison Thomson, September 20, 1811 – January 14, 1872 Joice Quisenberry Thomson, December 4, 1810 – November 23, 1896 The Morning Herald, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Wednesday, November 25, 1896 Mrs. Joicy Thomson Dies Here Yesterday at the Home of H. T. Groom. Funeral Today. Died, on November […]
In my last blog we talked about Bartholomew Wood, his move after the Revolutionary War to Christian County, Kentucky, and his involvement with the city of Hopkinsville. If you remember the photographs from that post, the new monument for Bartholomew Wood said he died in Christian County November […]
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
Kentucky Kindred Genealogy 