Note by Phyllis Brown: William McKee, Jr., is a brother to Ritchey’s ancestor Amanda McKee who married Charles Ritchey. All, including their parents, are buried in the McKee Cemetery/Sugar Grove North Cemetery in Schuyler County, Illinois, just north of Rushville. Brother William lived a much longer life, his […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Alice Linton was known as “Auntie” to my mother. Not that she knew her – mom was four when she died. I’m sure she remembers stories her grandmother told about her sister Alice. My mother has “Auntie’s” table – a small 2 foot by […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: In October of 2002 Ritchey and I went on a quest for his relatives – and find them we did! Our first stop was Schuyler County, Illinois. His ancestors here were McKee’s and Ritchey’s. We found a cemetery full of them! The oldest of […]
CD#3 St. JoSeph Catholic Church Cemetery Listings and Gravestone Photos My third CD – St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery Listings and Gravestone Photos is now available! The list contains 293 individuals buried in the cemetery. There are 239 photos of gravestones and views of the cemetery. The CD […]
The Springfield Sun July 21, 1949 MRS. BURKHEAD RITES TUESDAY AT MT. OLIVET Widow of Former Justice of Peace Of This County Died Sunday at Her Home Near Tatham Springs Of Paralysis BURIED AT WILLISBURG Mrs. Sarah Satterly Burkhead, age 74, died at her home near Tatham Springs […]
Nicholas Martiau – Early Colonial Ancestor Nicholas Martiau is not only my earliest American ancestor, but also the earliest American ancestor of George Washington! George and I have a good thing in common! Martiau was a French Huguenot, born in 1591, who came to Virginia in 1620. “The […]
The Springfield Sun – Thursday, August 13, 1942 JOE BURKHEAD EX-MAGISTRATE DIED SATURDAY Prominent Washington County Man Taken by Death After Lingering Illness: Rites Sunday At Willisburg Joe Burkhead, widely known retired farmer and former member of the Fiscal Court of this county, died at his home near […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: George Edwin Hertz is Ritchey’s great-grandfather. He is the son of Henry and Florentina Probst Hertz. George married Rosa Leuenberger 28 Sep 1898 in Johnson County, Iowa. They had two children, Harold born in 1899, and Esther in 1901. Rosa became ill with consumption […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Stewart’s Creek Baptist Church is a small Baptist church in mid-western Marion County, Kentucky. It is in the heart of some of the prettiest land in the state. Stewart’s Creek, for which it is named, runs along highway 412 – and eventually into the […]
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church is located in the northeastern part of Washington County, just south of the Bluegrass Parkway. From the parkway take Highway 555 south, and then make a right turn onto Highway 153. It was begun in 1833 on part of the […]
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