Don Carlos Dixon married Mary Jouett Allin, daughter of Major Thomas Allin and Mary Jouett. Mary’s father was the first county clerk for Mercer and remained at that post until June of 1833 when he died of cholera during the epidemic of that year. Her father’s signature appears […]
From yesterday’s super find I have transcribed the indenture from Azor Rees and his wife Dinah, to Lewis Rose. An indenture is a deed or legal contract executed between two or more parties. In later years the term deed was more commonly used. In this indenture we find […]
Have you ever been deep in genealogy research and found something that almost made you fall out of your chair? Well that happened to me yesterday. Now that Julian is back in school there is a little more time for research outside the home. There were two new […]
Elizaville Cemetery is located in the small town of the same name, in Fleming County. Take Hwy32 west from Flemingsburg, it’s about an eight minute drive through beautiful country and well worth the trip. Roland T. Carr, born February 18, 1826, died May 11, 1888. Matilda, wife of […]
The Courier Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Saturday, October 27, 1900 Frankfort, Kentucky, October 22 – Special – On September 10, 1850, Mr. Marcus H. Cromwell was united in marriage to Miss Emily J. McMeekin, in Fayette County, Kentucky, and recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their […]
Persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870, in the County of Edmonson, State of Kentucky, enumerated by me, William Dicus, Assistant Marshall. Leander Washington, 1/12, male, white, born in Kentucky, died in March 1870, no profession, cause of death unknown Harriet Baker, 77, female, white, […]
Lieutenant Ephraim M. Brank, 1791-1875, ‘The Kentucky Long Rifle’. Ephraim McLean Brank is the Kentucky hero of the battle of New Orleans in 1815. Honestly, until visiting Muhlenberg County and the courthouse in Greenville, he was unknown to me. This is one of the extreme pleasures of genealogy […]
Ragland – Frankfort Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky. Looking through my photographs taken at the Frankfort Cemetery in Franklin County, I came across a small cluster of stones – three for the Ragland family. The largest and most decorative is for Miles B. Ragland who was killed by machine […]
In History of Kentucky by Judge Lewis Collins, and his son Richard H. Collins, is a section on names of soldiers of Kentucky County, Virginia. Since there are so many who can trace their ancestry back to these early pioneers, they are listed according to the captains under […]
Doctor Reuben Saunders, September 8, 1808 – December 13, 1891. Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. A very modest stone marks the final resting place of Dr. Reuben Saunders, a Paducah physician who found a cure for cholera. He was lauded by countries across the globe, receiving […]
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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
