You know how much I enjoy sharing newspaper articles about golden weddings! Something exceedingly rare today, but even rare in the earlier years due to death. I can happily say dear friends Debbie and Dennis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past August! What an accomplishment! Ritchey and […]
Lieutenant Presley Neville O’Bannon was the son of William Barbee O’Bannon and Anne Neville, of Fauquier County, Virginia, born in 1776. Born in the days of the beginning of our nation, he must have felt the need to make his mark on the world. Presley became a first […]
Generally when I begin a research project I find interesting facts and newspaper articles. But on this particular project there is so much information, and the cemetery is so filled with family members, this will probably be a series of blogs. It started with one gravestone photo and […]
I took my first flight this weekend – yes, unbelievable in this day and age. Ritchey and I usually drive since genealogy is always part of where we go – back country roads, criss-crossing counties to find those elusive cemeteries. Our son, Linton, moved to Seattle July 1st. […]
This 1783 marriage bond is beautifully written by Willis Green, Lincoln County Clerk. At that date in Kentucky’s history the entire state was divided into three counties – and Chickasaw lands in the far western part. Think about how many of today’s counties were included in the original […]
Old Paint Lick Cemetery in rural Garrard County is one of my favorite places to visit. It’s beautiful with gently rolling land, the grass a lovely shade of green in spring. Tall trees, many of which have been struck by lightning over the years, give it a very […]
Col. John Hardin, born October 1, 1755, killed May 1792 whilst bearing his country’s flag of peace to the Indians, N.W. of the Ohio. My Pioneer History of Washington County, Kentucky, compiled from newspaper articles in the 1930’s from the Springfield newspapers, is such a treasure trove of […]
Daniel Morgan Family Monument, Flemingsburg Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky. From Daniel Morgan’s gravestone we learn that he was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, February 12, 1791, the son of Captain Simon Morgan and Elizabeth Pickett. His father was a captain in the Revolutionary forces and was wounded in […]
From Henry County, Kentucky, 1798-1995, Henry County Historical Society, 1995, we find that Dr. Sanford Brent was the son of William Brent and Elizabeth Simmons, of Fauquier County, Virginia. The parents moved to Washington County, Kentucky, in 1798, where Sanford was born. In 1803 they moved to Henry […]
Violetta Bradford was born about 1760, in Fauquier County, Virginia, to Daniel Bradford and Alice Morgan. The family included eleven children, Violetta being number seven. She married Thomas Mauzy December 8, 1805. He died in Orange County, Virginia, in 1827. Violetta made her way to Kentucky – possibly […]
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