John Murphy is my 3rd great-grandfather, born in Virginia about 1755, the son of John Murphy and Nancy Jane Ransome. John married Mary Polly Yarbrough July 19, 1796, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary was born 1781 in Halifax County, Virginia, the daughter of Randolph Yarbrough and Mary Bailey. […]
James Hogan was the son of James Shadrack Hogan and Silence Lane, born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, April 2, 1752. The family moved to Anson County, North Carolina after 1770. James’s wife, according to his will, was named Elizabeth. James and Elizabeth Hogan are buried in the Hogan […]
Have you read any of the old court cases your ancestors may have been involved in? They can be quite interesting – and you may learn something about your ancestors you didn’t know. Today I share a court case from Garrard County, one brought forward by my 4th […]
We visit Old Paint Lick Cemetery in Garrard County again today. Our focus is on the Walker family, Edwin Hockaday Walker and wife Elizabeth Woods Walker. Edwin was the son of John Williams Walker (1802-1885) and Jane Miller Kavanaugh (1809-1895), born January 21, 1843. Elizabeth was the daughter […]
I was drawn to Garrard County this morning, specifically to the Forks of Dix River Baptist Cemetery. The first two photographs in my files were those of the gravestones of Tharp and Tabitha Hughes. And my research was set. Obituaries are always a good source and therefore I […]
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 