Today I have one of my personal photos to share with you – Grandmother and Granddaddy holding their first two children! These are my maternal grandparents. Mary Alice Montgomery married Joseph Reuben Carrico, November 24, 1920, in Washington County, Kentucky. Alice was the daughter of Robert E. Lee […]
In memory of John Linton who departed this life December 4, 1836, in the 86th year of his age. Linton Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky. Do you have a favorite ancestor? By far, Captain John Hancock Linton is mine. Not to diminish or detract from any of my other […]
All of us are planning in many ways for the wonderful celebration of Thanksgiving. I’m sure turkeys are in the oven, as well as pumpkin pies. The smells of green beans seasoned with country ham wafting from the pot on the stove and the sweet scent of candied […]
This is a check from my great-grandfather’s account at Peoples Deposit Bank in Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, dated July 24, 1899. It is made out to Cunningham and Duncan in the amount of $1.82 for merchandise. Now what could great-grandmother Frances have purchased? From the July 28, 1898, […]
Edward Barber Edwards, the son of Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Barber, was born in Maryland April 21, 1768. He and his family moved to Loudoun County, Virginia, where he met and married Nancy Linton, daughter of Captain John Hancock Linton and Ann Mason. In 1818 Captain John moved […]
Marriage License – The Commonwealth of Kentucky, to any Minister of the Gospel, or other Person, legally authorized to solemnize Matrimony. You are permitted to solemnize the Rites of Matrimony between between Edward Linton and Catharine Elizabeth Taylor, the requirements of the law having been completed with. Witness […]
Within a time space of less than 24 hours I have just read The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes. What can I say – fascinating, absolutely fascinating! Although published in 2001 – 14 years and much DNA research since then – it gives an account of […]
Family of Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Obituaries and Gravestones Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor are my great-great-grandparents. Edward was the son of William Linton and Eliza Lyon Moran; Catherine was the daughter of John Cotton Taylor and Susan Clark Edwards. Both their families […]
This is the original map of a survey of 200 acres of land in Washington County, Kentucky, for Edward Barber Edwards, my 4th gr-grandfather. Edward was born April 21, 1768, in Maryland, the son of Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Barber. Edward was the eldest son, with seven brothers […]
Mason Marriages from Nelson County, Kentucky You have all heard my stories of Captain John Hancock Linton, my 4th great-grandfather, moving to Washington County, Kentucky, from Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1818. His wife, Ann Nancy Mason Linton, his children and grandchildren, all made the long journey on horseback […]
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