I have made the most extraordinary discovery today. My search has been in Henry County, particularly the Eminence Cemetery, where Stephen Drane Crabb, April 2, 1802 – November 7, 1870, and Nancy B. Poston Crabb, January 27, 1802 – May 9, 1888, are buried. They were the parents […]
Robert Thompson Bean, Wholesale Grocer, was born June 15, 1842, near Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County. He is the oldest son of James and Mary Bean. His father was a highly respected farmer of Montgomery County, and gave him every advantage of education, which was interrupted, however, by ill […]
Isaac Sevier Durham was born October 8, 1844, in Boyle County, the son of Addison and Jane E. Sevier Durham. From the census records for the county I find the Addison Durham family living there in 1850. In addition to the parents are the following children: Martha A., […]
Littleton Augustus Fowler, born February 26, 1838, died August 10, 1878. Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. On the morning of March 31st, before we left the beautiful city of Paducah for home, we visited Oak Grove Cemetery. How I wish we had more time. So many […]
Another marriage bond of Marion County – after the July 1863 burning of the Courthouse by General John Hunt Morgan. This marriage bond is a bit unusual since the bride and groom are 66 and 48 years of age; this is a third marriage for John Howard and […]
This old will has a gem of a piece of information. In it Augustus Ryder gives money to buy land for a cemetery and its upkeep. But it is also the first will written in the new Will Book 1 after the Marion County Courthouse burned when General […]
Wm. S. Bond, November 21, 1844 – January 28, 1905. Ann E. Bond, May 7, 1844 – January 28, 1912. Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Anderson County, Kentucky. The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky January 31, 1905 William S. Bond, Company F, 5th Kentucky Cavalry, Confederate States Army, November 21, […]
Joseph Russell married Susan Moberly September 21, 1863, after receiving their marriage bond on September 19th. Notice the two 25 cent revenue stamps on the document. During the Civil War these stamps were used to fund the war effort – ranging from on cent to two hundred dollars. […]
Marion County was formed from Washington County in 1834, so earlier records will be found there. During the Civil War, John Hunt Morgan and his raiders came through Marion County in 1863, and during the Battle of Lebanon, his brother, Lt. Tom Morgan was killed. In retribution much […]
One of the most sorrowful phrases a genealogist might hear is, ‘The courthouse burned in . . .’ Such is the phrase we must start with in Marion County. Marion was formed from Washington County on January 25, 1834. So any marriage certificate, will, deed, etc., before that […]
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