Today I would like to share with you some of the photos Ritchey and I took at Soldier Creek Cemetery in Marshall County. The cemetery is located in the southwest section of the county. If you take Hwy 58 south from Benton, turn left onto Hwy 1522 to […]
Today I thought we would talk about how best to use Kentucky Kindred Genealogy to help you find information on your ancestors. Yes, I post almost every day and hope you find the blogs interesting and informative. Thursday of this week Kentucky Kindred Genealogy will be eight years […]
Littleton Augustus Fowler, born February 26, 1838, died August 10, 1878. Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. On the morning of March 31st, before we left the beautiful city of Paducah for home, we visited Oak Grove Cemetery. How I wish we had more time. So many […]
During our travels the last week of March one of the most unusual cemeteries we visited was Maplewood Cemetery in the city of Mayfield in Graves County. One lot put this cemetery at the top of the list – that of Col. Henry Wooldridge. During his lifetime he […]
Today my mother would have been 88 years. This is one of those bittersweet memories we all have. Catherine Lyons Carrico Hill was a remarkable woman in many ways. She loved life. She loved her family. There was always mention of food when you entered the door of […]
Silvester H. Starkes to Polly Pace Commonwealth of Kentucky, Marshall County. I do certify that security is taken in my office according to law for a license to issue for a marriage intended to be solemnized between Silvester H. Starkes and Polly Pace. These are therefore to license […]
I knew our trip to the far western counties of Kentucky, known as the Jackson Purchase, would be a great time, but little did I know just how much fun it would be! Visiting the cemeteries, courthouses and genealogical societies was exciting, but the people we met were […]
George W. Thomas, born April 17, 1804, died February 25, 1863. Mary Ann, wife of George W. Thomas, born November 12, 1812, died February 12, 1846. Thomas Grubbs, born January 16, 1775, died March 9, 1859. Col. James Mason, September 29, 1769 – March 1855. Married January 7, […]
I have been to Eastern Cemetery in Louisville twice within a two-month time period. Ritchey and I were there around the first of October of last year; Linton and I came again the first of December. This cemetery is beside the much larger Cave Hill Cemetery, both located […]
Will of Nathaniel Green Boone County Will Book H, Pages 87-89 In the name of God, Amen. I, Nathaniel Green, of Boone county, and State of Kentucky, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding do make, publish and declare this to be my last will […]
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
