One of the most exciting events during my 50 years of genealogy happened during our trip to Kentucky at the end of May. Billy Wilkerson from the Simpson County Historical Society brought his ground penetrating radar machine to the small Linton family cemetery just outside of Springfield, Washington […]
During the lengthy research on my Linton family – 50 years at this point – I have found more information on the extended family than any of my other ancestors. Within that time period I have met and collaborated with numerous Linton descendants, distant cousins that are very […]
Today I came across another gem saved by my great-grandmother, Frances Barber Linton Montgomery. It is an original bill of Moses Lewis Linton from Washington County, Kentucky, 1842. It seems to be from a court case, but there is such little information I can not be certain. In […]
Little do we know where we will find extended family members. My Linton family moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, to Washington County, Kentucky, 1800-1818. At first, according to my great-grandmother’s writings, they all moved in one large caravan. Further research has shown that Captain John Hancock Linton, wife […]
A few days ago, I introduced you to Henry Rhoads, known as the ‘Godfather of Muhlenberg County’. In 1913 Otto A. Rothert published his A History of Muhlenberg County, and gives us much information on the early settlers and up to the present day – that is, 1911 […]
Today I share with you the original National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution working sheet for application of Adelaide Linton Cartier. She is a cousin, along with being a cousin of Garwood Linton, my good friend (and cousin!) from Logan County and Jefferson County. He brought Adelaide’s […]
While visiting the Linton house in Logan County, my cousin, Garwood Linton, let me look through all the old family photographs. As with most, few were named. But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them! Today I share a few with you from Garwood’s collection – with my […]
Today I went to the boxes of genealogy information brought to me by my cousin, Garwood Linton, originally of Logan County. Garwood’s Linton family descends from Benjamin Franklin Linton, son of Captain John Linton; I descend from son William Linton and daughter Nancy Linton. This list of […]
The last of the cased photographs are tintypes – which is actually a misnomer since they were not made of tin, but metal. These were easy to make, inexpensive and durable. An easy way to know if you have a tintype is to use a magnet – the […]
Today I share with you a photo of John Wesley Linton and wife Emma Adelaide Proctor, and two of their children. With a bit of thought and research I believe I can tell you which of their five children are in the photo. Let’s start with a little […]
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