John Trotter Langhorne, born January 4, 1779, died June 30, 1833. Elizabeth Baxter, wife of John Trotter Langhorne, born November 26, 1798, died February 5, 1879. Maysville Cemetery, Mason County, Kentucky. Elizabeth Baxter Payne was the daughter of Duval Payne (1764-1830) and Hannah Innes Brent (1769-1837). She married […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Thomas Parker and Fielding Butler, are held and bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds current money, which payment well and truly to be made. We bind ourselves and our heirs, firmly by these presents, […]
Deaths from the Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854, with a few newspaper clippings. KG – The Lexington Kentucky Gazette 1787 Mrs. Elizabeth Downing, consort of John Downing, of Louisville. Died Thursday, August 9, 1787, aged 25 years. KG 10/6. 1788 Mrs. Maria Irwin, consort of Samuel Irwin, of Danville. Died […]
James Montgomery Richardson was born July 1, 1857, in Mobile, Alabama, the son of James M. Richardson and Mary F. Woods. His father enlisted in the Confederate army during the war and was killed in battle. His mother, Mary, was from Kentucky and brought her son back home […]
I have six photographs to share with you today. Let’s start with the earliest. Doesn’t this woman remind you of Mary Todd Lincoln? Definitely a Civil War era dress. Note the beautiful material, with small dots, and larger ones. The pleats at the waist gave a full skirt, […]
While doing a search on a John Allen I made the most unusual discovery. I have posted several blogs about Russellville, Logan County – Linton’s from my line lived there. When the newspaper search came up with articles on John Allen included was an article from The Mirror, […]
Maple Ridge Cemetery, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan Now that we are fairly settled into our new home in Rudyard, Michigan, I have been anxious to share local history with you. Covid-19 has kept us all from getting out and enjoying the things we normally do. Last […]
This morning I came across notes written while staying at Garwood Linton’s family home in Logan County. It was if we were transported back in time. It was so easy to imagine John Wesley and Emma Adelaide Proctor Linton living in this house. Visiting where people lived helps […]
Ritchey and I visited Vanceburg Cemetery in October of 2015. It was a gorgeous day, full sun – fall at its best! And the views of the Kentucky River were fabulous. This cemetery is located in the city of Vanceburg in Lewis County, and is also known as […]
Coleman and Ann Ringo, Clinton Cemetery, Hickman County, Kentucky. Our search for the Ringo family began in Clinton Cemetery, in Hickman County, where four members of the family are buried – Coleman Ratliffe, his wife Ann Hardin Scruggs and their daughter Emily Ringo Rennick. Coleman Ringo, born May […]
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
