Emily Jane Hodges was born 204 years ago – August 29, 1808 – in Albemarle County, Virginia. Emily was the daughter of Samuel Hodges and Martha Shirley. She married Samuel White. I have no information about children. Emily was the only daughter of 11 children. Her brothers were […]
Henry Clay Carrico was born 170 years ago – August 28, 1842 – in Vigo County, Indiana. Henry was the son of James William Carrico and Cynthia Evelyn St. Clair. Henry married Almira Daggy September 14, 1869, in Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois. I have no information about children.
Joseph Clarence Hamilton was born 100 years ago – August 27, 1912 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Joseph was the son of Garland Francis Hamilton and Catherine Jessie Carrico. In 1932 he married Myrtle Haycraft. Joseph and Myrtle had 2 children: J. C. and Judy Hamilton.
Twins, Sidney Albertus Clarkson and Mary Alberta Clarkson were born 127 years ago – August 25, 1885 – in Washington County, Kentucky. They were the children of Edwin Barbour Clarkson and Etta Clark Taylor. They both died at a young age. Their siblings were James Eugene, Martha Evelyn, […]
Morgan Henry Rhoads was born 150 years ago – August 21, 1862 – in western Kentucky. Morgan was the son of Morton Garner Rhoads and Lucy Ann Rhoads. I have no information about marriage or children. Morgan’s siblings were Alma Boyd, Rufus Jacob and Ophelia Elizabeth Rhoads.
John Jewell was born 300 years ago – August 20, 1712 – in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. John was the son of John Jewell and Hannah Prowse. John married Hannah Lancaster in 1734. The couple had 10 children: Jacob, Hannah, Sarah, Sargent, Anna, Lydia, John, Molly, Polly and […]
Joel McKee was born 189 years ago – August 18, 1823 – in Crawford County, Indiana. Joel was the son of William McKee and Cassandra Frakes; and the grandson of James McKee and Agnes Dickson, and Henry Frakes and Hannah Dougherty. The family moved to Schuyler County, Illinois. […]
Lucy Crewdson was born 227 years ago – August 17, 1785 – in Virginia. Lucy was the daughter of William Crewdson and Milly Newman. She married Benjamin Franklin Linton on April 12, 1805, in Fluvanna County, Virginia. The couple later moved to Logan County, Kentucky. Lucy and Benjamin […]
There are a couple of Linton’s listed – spelled Lenton! When checking through records be sure and look for various spellings – how the clerk thought the name should be spelled and how each family spelled their name were sometimes two different things! The two Lentini children that […]
Catherine McIlvoy was born 201 years ago – August 15, 1811 – in Caldrain, Antrim County, Ireland. Catherine was the daughter of Alexander McIlvoy and Mary Magdalene McConley. Catherine moved to Washington County, Kentucky, with her brother Daniel. There she married Stith Thompson in 1835. They had 8 […]
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