I was so impressed by this article on George Rogers Clark that I had to share this with you – it is lengthy, but worth the read. Of the three homes of General Clark, Ritchey and I visited Locust Grove many times. Their 18th Century Market Fair, held […]
The Louisville Daily Courier, Jefferson County, Kentucky Wednesday, February 6, 1856 A correspondent of the Frankfort Commonwealth furnishes that paper the following: Rev. Philip W. Taylor, a native of Caroline County, Virginia, a soldier of the Revolution, and one of the early pioneers of Kentucky, died on the […]
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, […]
Flag and Gravestone for Joseph Timberlake – Hammonsville Cemetery, Hart County, Kentucky Joseph Timberlake, born in Virginia in 1752, of English parents. Died in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1841. Married Annie Douglas December 11, 1784. Joseph Timberlake, Virginia, Sergeant, Seventh Virginia Regiment, Revolutionary War. 1752-1841. On Washington Guard, […]
Frances Fielding Lewis was born 282 years ago – October 27, 1731 – in Gloucester County, Virginia. Frances was the daughter of John Lewis III and Frances Fielding. Unfortunately her mother died the same day, giving birth to her daughter. Frances married George Yates IV, of Caroline County, […]
John Estes Yates was born 260 years ago – July 2, 1752 – in Caroline County, Virginia. John was the son of George Yates, IV, and Frances Fielding Lewis. John married Elizabeth Gaines in Culpeper County, Virginia, in 1772. John and Elizabeth had at least one child – […]
James Yates was born 249 years ago – May 3, 1763 – in Caroline County, Virginia. James was the son of George Yates, IV, and Frances Fielding Lewis, the grandson of George Yates, III, and John Lewis, III, and Frances Fielding. I have no information about marriage. James […]
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
Kentucky Kindred Genealogy 