Elijah Harlan was the son of James Harlan and Sarah Caldwell, born April 5, 1792, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and died November 26, 1843, in Boyle County. It is quite probable that Elijah lived on the same land his entire life. At one time Lincoln was one of […]
A preview of the Bolling family from an article in Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, Volume 5, 4th edition, 1886 Dr. John Brisco Bolling was born August 24, 1825, seven miles west of Danville, Kentucky, and he has always retained his residence in […]
Robert A. Walker, 1845-1933. Sudie Ann Walker, 1845-1916. Martha J. Walker, 1939-1922. Pearl N. Walker, 1877-1944. Perryville Cemetery, Hillcrest Cemetery, Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky. Our story begins at the end, with the gravestone for the Walker family in Perryville Cemetery, also known as Hillcrest Cemetery, in Boyle County. […]
Know all men by these presents that we, C. G. Jackson and J. L. Massie, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the penal sum of fifty pounds current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made. We bind ourselves, […]
At the back, left side of Bellevue Cemetery, in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, are three graves of the Crow family. The husband and father, William Crow, was a Presbyterian minister; his wife, Elizabeth Scott McFerran, and eldest child, Ruth Crow, are buried beside him. William Crow was born […]
Winfield Scott Aldridge and Martha Rachel Hamilton were married April 29, 1873, in Boyle County, Kentucky. P. F. Webb was bondsman. According to a note written on April 28th, John Hamilton gives consent for his daughter Martha Rachel to married Mr. Scott Aldridge. The note was witnessed by […]
The Presbyterian Church, founded in 1784. This building was erected in 1831, remodeled in 1996. When Ritchey and I visited the old cemetery on the grounds of The Presbyterian Church of Danville in September, I was surprised to see a new memorial for Major Robert Powell and his […]
This morning I’ve researched the John W. Proctor family of Danville, Boyle County. As I often do, I went to the local cemetery photos in my records and found several for the Proctor family. And as with all families, found their story so very interesting. John W. Proctor […]
The Mercer County Courthouse where the famous trial took place. The Weekly Clarion Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi, ran the following article on Thursday, January 29, 1903, taken from The Kentucky Standard, of Nelson County, Kentucky. This account lists the particulars but doesn’t cover the celebrated lawyers, both for […]
Know all men by these presents, that we, Logan Myers and John J. Nevins, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the sum of 50 pounds, to the payment whereof well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, jointly and severally, […]
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