It is one thing to have photos found in antique stores and try to guess the date they were taken, but another to have a newspaper spread of dated photos. There have been many styles during the years, and some women adhered to them, always wearing the newest […]
Sacred to the memory of Bennett Greenwell, born December 7, 1761, died July 12, 1838, aged 77 years. ‘May he rest in peace.’ Revolutionary Soldier, Bennett Greenwell, 1777-1781, placed by Lady Washington Chapter, DAR, Houston, Texas. St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Scott County, Kentucky. Bennett Greenwell, a citizen of […]
James Theophilus Harris married Elizabeth Curry November 27, 1866. Theophilus was born in 1812 and on the marriage certificate it says they were both of age. The couple was married for fifteen years before Theophilus’ death in 1881. His will leaves everything to his wife and daughter, Elizabeth […]
I have three photos to share with you today. All are carte-de-visite, size 2.5 x 4 inches. And they are from the Civil War era – 1860-1865. This first photo is a good example of the oversized clothing men wore at this time. The sleeves of the jacket […]
Locust Grove decorated for Christmas in the traditional manor of the 1810’s. Information on the family of George Rogers Clark is taken from articles written for The Filson Club History Quarterly 1935-1940, by Rogers Clark Ballard Thurston. In his latter years, General Clark lived with his sister, Lucy, […]
Know all men by these presents that we, John Denham and David White, are held and firmly bound unto His Excellency, the Governor, Isaac Shelby, Esquire, Governor or Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth, in the sum of fifty pounds to the which payment well and truly to be […]
The Messenger Inquirer, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky Sunday, April 5, 1903 A Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Matt Goff, two of the most highly respected old people of the county, celebrated their golden wedding last Sunday at their beautiful country home near Sorgho. They are a wonderfully preserved […]
James B. Daveport, Pvt., Co K, 8 KY Cav, Confederate States, February 9, 1838 – October 20, 1919. Red Hill Cemetery, Larue County, Kentucky. James B. Davenport was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. In the 1860 census, just before the beginning of the war, he lived […]
Thomas Moore, Capt. Gen. Clarks VA Regt., Revolutionary War, 1754-February 25, 1835. Kaskaskia, Vincennes. Old Mud Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky. Thomas Moore is one of the Revolutionary War heroes buried in Old Mud Cemetery in Mercer County. His eight children are listed in his will – sons John […]
from Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County – 1776-1976, McClure, 1979 Major John Y. Hill Samuel Haycraft uses the title ‘Major’ in describing John Y. Hill, who came to Elizabethtown about the year 1818. The Elizabethtown community was settled by immigrants from Virginia and Pennsylvania almost entirely, […]
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