Know all men by these presents, that we, James Crawford and John Graham, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the just and full sum of fifty pounds, for the payment whereof, well and truly to be made to the said Commonwealth, we bind […]
Today we visit Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Fulton County. Fulton is as far west as you can be in the state of Kentucky and shares borders with Tennessee and Missouri. Liberty Baptist is located on south Hwy 781, just a few miles from the Tennessee border. It is […]
Edmund Ware Stephens and Virginia Letitia Garth married in Todd County, Kentucky, December 1, 1848, by J. D. Ferguson. Edmund was the son of Benjamin Craig Stephens and Sally Ware; he was born in Shelby County. Virginia Letitia Garth was the daughter of Granville Waller Garth and Elizabeth […]
George N. Helm, December 15, 1846 – August 5, 1924. Annie R., his wife, February 20, 1855 – April 1, 1918. Hickman Cemetery, Fulton County, Kentucky. The gravestone of George Neville Helm, and his wife, Annie Robinson Catlett, has well survived weather and the ravages of time over […]
This is not meant to be a macabre post, but an instructive one on coffins from past years. It is not often we find information on coffins used 160 years ago. This solid cast iron coffin must have been very expensive in 1858 when it was manufactured. In […]
One of the most exciting parts of our trip to western Kentucky in March was visiting Madrid Bend Cemetery in the far part of Fulton County. This area, also known as Madrid Bend or Kentucky Bend, is a little piece of Fulton County that is divided from the […]
Alexander Allen Faris was much more than what is listed in the 1885 Perrin, Battle & Kniffin biography. In 1882 he was mayor of the city of Hickman. The Hickman Courier, Fulton County, Kentucky Friday, November 1, 1878 This is an 1878 newspaper ad for Faris and Brother, […]
If you are a history buff, and especially a fan of courthouses, you won’t want to miss seeing the historic Fulton County Courthouse in the city of Hickman. Ritchey and I drove through Hickman on our way to Kentucky Bend on Wednesday of our trip. The city sits […]
When Ritchey and I visit the Jackson Purchase area next month – which includes the counties of Ballard, McCracken, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, Graves, Marshall and Calloway – we are very interested in going to Kentucky Bend in Fulton. Most think these 30 square miles of land, completely circled […]
Benjamin Carr was born in Sampson County, North Carolina, September 30, 1763, the son of Jonathan Carr and Patience Turner. In February of 1801, in Sampson County, he married Nannie Snell, born February 23, 1777, in Orange County, North Carolina, the daughter of Roger Snell and Amelia Sarah […]
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