Gravestones from Perryville Cemetery – Boyle County
Perryville Cemetery is located at the junction of US68 and US150 in Boyle County, Kentucky.
Gravestone Photos from Clinton Cemetery in Hickman County
Rev. Thomas S. Major – Son, Civil War Soldier, Priest – Franklin County
Rev. Thomas S. Major, born July 13, 1844, ordained priest November 14, 1875, appointed pastor Good Shepherd church August 1895, died August 22, 1911. Requiescat in Pace. A member of John Morgan’s Command. C.S.A. An interesting note for Civil War buffs is the story told by Rev. Thomas […]
1st Lieutenant Joseph B. Wilson – Confederate Soldier
The hunt for information on Joseph B. Wilson has been an interesting one. It started with his gravestone in Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky. A search of The Courier Journal revealed a small notice about Capt. Joseph B. Wilson’s death in Orlando, Florida, on February […]
Dr. Aquilla Talbott Obituary – Fayette County
Dr. Aquilla Talbott, December 17, 1838 – September 3, 1907. Sallie J. Head, his wife, January 13, 1839 – August 2, 1909. Lexington Cemetery, Fayette County, Kentucky. The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Wednesday, September 4, 1907 Dr. Aquilla Talbott, one of the best-known physicians of Lexington, and […]
Stephen and Nancy Brown Lucas of Mercer County
Charlotte Olson was kind enough to share photos and information for this post! Stephen Lucas and Nancy Brown are her second great-grandparents. This is the earliest photo of Stephen and Nancy Brown Lucas. In the 1880 Census of Mercer County, Kentucky, Stephen is 40, a farmer, Nancy is […]
Dr. Alex A. Farris Obituary
from The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Thursday, May 18, 1905 Was At Perryville The death of Dr. Alex A. Farris at Hickman, Kentucky, Monday, was received here with much regret. When quite a young man he entered the Confederate service and was severely wounded at the Battle […]
Nicholas M. Marks Biography
from Kentucky – A History of the State by Perrin, 1887 Woodford County Nicholas M. Marks, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, was born October 6, 1844, and is the eldest son of Samuel B. and Louisa (Crain) Marks, natives of Georgia. The paternal grandfather was also named Nicholas […]
John Crepps Wickliffe Biography
from Biographical Sketches of Kentucky by Perrin – 1887 Nelson County, Kentucky Honorable John Crepps Wickliffe, United States Attorney for the district of Kentucky, was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, about one mile from Bardstown, July 11, 1830, and is a son of Charles A. and Margaret (Crepps) […]
Dr. Henry Plummer Obituary
Henry Plummer, 1834-1904. His wife, Lizzie, 1842-1910, Spring Hill Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky from The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Thursday, January 21, 1904 Found Dead in Bed – His Death Causes Much Sorrow The entire community was shocked Wednesday morning by the announcement that Dr. Henry Plummer […]
