Jonathan Taylor was commissioned Ensign in the American Army by Gen. George Washington in 1792 and was at St. Clair’s defeat November 4, 1793. He was commissioned Lieutenant by General Washington in 1795 in the 4th Sub-Legion. He rendered distinguished service as aide-de-camp to Gen. Anthony Wayne, with […]
Elcey Thornton Dick lies in Cave Hill Cemetery, in Louisville, Jefferson County, in the Dick family plot. Her gravestone is in the shape of a large cross – quite appropriate for the suffering the young woman went through during her 25 years on this earth. The daughter of […]
‘Temple of Love’ Satterwhite Memorial, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Today we visit Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County. Cave Hill is a magnificent cemetery, the land was once part of an old farm that belonged to the Johnston family, which they called Cave Hill. […]
In memory of Susan B. Merwin, November 21, 1874 – May 6, 1923. Superintendent Kentucky School for the Blind. With great love and untiring zeal she labored to educate the blind. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Susan Buckingham Merwin was the daughter of Samuel M. and […]
Prather family plot, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Any time I see the last name Prather my mind goes to Ritchey’s 5th great-grandfather, William Baruch Prather, 1742-1810, buried at Raven Run in Fayette County. Baruch was born a Marylander, the son of Aaron Allen Prather, 1710-1777. […]
Seward Merrill Lemont The story of the Seward Merrill Lemont family is one of pioneer travels and business acumen. Seward Lemont was born in Cumberland County, Maine, January 21, 1834. He was one of a long line of Lemont’s from that state; the furthest back I could find […]
Charles Edwin Gheens, July 4, 1878 – November 11, 1961. Mary Jo Gheens, wife of Charles Edwin Gheens and Richard H. Hill, October 19, 1882 – June 4, 1982. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. One of the treasures of Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville is the […]
Cave Hill Cemetery is located on Baxter Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. There are 296 acres, 49 of which were sold to the cemetery in 1863 by the Douglass family. It came with an agreement that the fence around the family lot would remain. Let me share my photos […]
My son, Linton, lives in Indianapolis, about a four-hour drive from Harrodsburg. With his hectic schedule we don’t have as much time as I would like to spend together – the mother coming out in me! But once a year we have our day – or weekend – […]
A. B. Cheatham, born Daysville, Kentucky, March 14, 1841, died Louisville, Kentucky, March 21, 1925. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Sunday, March 22, 1925 A. B. Cheatham A. B. Cheatham, 83 years old, retired livestock broker, died at 7:20 o’clock […]
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