Ritchey and I were in Kentucky last week for something very important – to visit the Linton Cemetery! Well, perhaps ad additional item made the top billet! We bought a house and will be moving back to Kentucky in early October. It has been a great five years […]
How many of you have fantasized about one area of your genealogy research? Something that seems unattainable, but would give so much information for your family tree? I have always felt drawn to the Linton family cemetery, located on North Hwy 555 just outside the small town of […]
I found this in my older files dated February 22, 2010. Fourteen years ago – written a year before I started my blog, Kentucky Kindred. Thought I would share with you. I suppose that in everyone’s life there comes a time when we begin to think about the […]
Another Fourth of July, another Independence Day. What are your thoughts on this most auspicious day of our country? During my childhood the best part of the day was going to visit my grandmother who lived in Springfield, Washington County. Grandmother lived across the street from the movie […]
Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor are my great-great-grandparents. Edward was the son of William Linton and Eliza Lyon Moran, born August 13, 1824, Washington County, died September 5, 1886, in Marion County. Catherine was the daughter of John Compton Taylor and Susan Clark Edwards, born January […]
Luke Barber/Barbier is my 9th great-grandfather. He was born in 1615 in Yorkshire, England. He was a surgeon, a member of the Cromwell Court. He immigrated on the Gold Fortune in 1654, bringing his wife, Elizabeth Young, children Luke, Edward, Thomas, Elizabeth and Mary. It is possible the […]
I have an old, old accounting book handed down through the years that belonged to my third great-grandfather, John Compton Taylor. The pages are yellowed and tattered, and only the back cover remains. Business accounts are listed on the pages, one for each person. Most are for boarding […]
You die twice – once when the breath leaves the body, and the second time when your name isn’t spoken any more. My daughter brought this quote to my attention this weekend. In my search on the internet I could only find reference to the movie Stand Up […]
Julian was not quite two when he visited Captain John Linton’s grave the first time – his seventh great-grandfather. Washington County, Kentucky. Today, eight years ago, my first genealogy blog was written and published on WordPress. Little did I know I would still be writing! I have enjoyed […]
Edward Barber Edwards is my 4th great-grandfather. He married Nancy Linton, a daughter of Captain John Linton and Ann Mason. Edward moved his family to Washington County, Kentucky, two years before the captain, perhaps making plans and preparing for their removal from Loudoun County, Virginia, two years later. […]
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