This morning I came across notes written while staying at Garwood Linton’s family home in Logan County. It was if we were transported back in time. It was so easy to imagine John Wesley and Emma Adelaide Proctor Linton living in this house. Visiting where people lived helps […]
Today I share with you the original National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution working sheet for application of Adelaide Linton Cartier. She is a cousin, along with being a cousin of Garwood Linton, my good friend (and cousin!) from Logan County and Jefferson County. He brought Adelaide’s […]
During our visit to Logan County a few weeks ago, my cousin, Garwood Linton, was there the first weekend, and we were fortunate to spend Sunday afternoon with him and his cousin Tracy, looking through the treasures of the Linton house. The first thing he shared was amazing […]
Today I share with you a photo of John Wesley Linton and wife Emma Adelaide Proctor, and two of their children. With a bit of thought and research I believe I can tell you which of their five children are in the photo. Let’s start with a little […]
During our visit to Logan County, Kentucky, in March of 2013, Ritchey and I were fortunate to meet a Linton cousin – Garwood Linton! He is also a descendant of Captain John Hancock Linton through son Benjamin Franklin Linton. I descend from Captain John’s son William and his […]
Allie Mae Beauchamp and James Thomas Linton were married 108 years ago – October 25, 1905 – in Logan County, Kentucky. James is the son of John Wesley Linton and Emma Adelaide Proctor. Allie and James had 2 children: James Clark and Mae Lucy Linton.
John Wesley Linton, the son of Benjamin Burkett Linton and Nancy Jane Newman, was born November 14, 1843, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He was the grandson of Benjamin Franklin Linton and Lucy Crewdson, who married April 12, 1805, in Fluvanna County, Virginia; and the great-grandson of Captain John […]
Hugh Walter Linton died 68 years ago – March 21, 1945 – in Christian County, Kentucky. Hugh was the son of John Wesley Linton and Emma Adelaide Proctor. He married Eliza Belfield Garnett February 5, 1913, in Logan County, Kentucky. Hugh and Eliza had three children: Hugh Walter, […]
Many times I have mentioned Captain John Linton, my 5th great-grandfather, captain of the Loudoun Militia during the Revolutionary War. In 1818, at the age of 68 he moved from Virginia to Washington County, Kentucky. All of his children moved to Kentucky, most stayed in Washington County, but […]
Benjamin Proctor Linton died 72 years ago – January 19, 1941 – in Logan County, Kentucky. Benjamin was the son of John Wesley Linton and Emma Adelaide Proctor. He married Florence Vitula Lucy Ragland in 1895. Benjamin and Emma had 8 children: Maurice Ragland, Thomas Densmore, Benjamin Proctor […]
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