My day was a little busy yesterday! At 8:00 a.m. this little angel came into our life. My heart is so full of love for this tiny little one – six pounds, nine ounces. Nothing like being a grandmother again! And a little girl this time! Julian loves […]
Julian, Linton, Todd and Kate What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving? We all have the traditional lists of home, church, food, our beds, a job – and many other worthy things. But what is in my heart every day of the year – not only on […]
My beloved Aunt Catherine passed away early this morning (Saturday). She was the last of my aunts, my father’s sister. The above photo was taken of us at her eightieth birthday six years ago. I get a little weepy writing this post, but I loved her dearly. Aunt […]
Thanksgiving is such a special day. We all give thanks in different ways – different customs, different foods, different groups getting together to celebrate. That’s the beauty of being a melting pot culture of various countries. I am, first and foremost, thankful for my family. Family is such […]
1852 Birth Records – Letcher County, Kentucky William R. Sexton born December 16, 1852 – parents Robert Sexton and Nancy Wheeling Susanna Holbrook born July 6, 1852 – mother Henrietta Holbrook Joseph N. Webb born October 4, 1852 – parents Enoch A. Webb and Susannah Polly Eliza Craft […]
Here’s to the Men in My Life! A Long Line of Hill’s and Two Brown’s – Who Should Be Jolly’s! In my Mother’s Day Salute back in May I introduced you to the long line of women in my life – my mother, grandmother and one line of […]
Kentucky Vital Statistics – Deaths 1911-1915 Name of Child – County – Date of DEATH – Volume – Certificate # Mary E. Montgomery, Jefferson County, August 28, 1915, Vol. 40, #19866 Mary E. Montgomery, Washington County, February 5, 1915, Vol. 11, #5465 Mary Edna Montgomery, Carlisle County, November 30, […]
1792 Marriage Bond – Elijah King and Elizabeth Smith Washington County, Kentucky Know all men by these presents, that we, Elijah King and John Caldwell, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky, in the sum of fifty pounds current money. To the payment […]
The chatty information contained in the local newspaper gave information about the events in the regional areas of the county. This piece is from the Forest View area. Other columns on the same page of are from Canary, Cartwrights Creek, Hillsboro, Mooresville, Pulliam, Willisburg, McIntire, Valley Hill, Tatham […]
John Martin Spalding Carrico was born 155 years ago – January 23, 1859 – in Washington County, Kentucky. John was the son of the Pius M. Carrico and Mary Magdalene Spalding. I have no information about marriage or children. John’s siblings were Anna, Mary Jane, Martha Ellen, Rose […]
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 