An entry from Vol. I, Graves County Kentucky, gives us the following information about Samuel Thomas. His parents moved from Maryland to Kentucky before his birth in 1797. They settled in Washington County, near the church of St. Rose. After marriage Samuel and brother William left for the […]
Saint Jerome Catholic Cemetery is located on KY-339 in Fancy Farm, Graves County, Kentucky, at the intersection of Hwy 80. Cinthia C., wife of Hillary Toon, born October 10, 1818, died June 22, 1855. ‘May she rest in peace.’ Elizabeth, wife of Horatio V. Hobbs, born November 19, […]
We are visiting western Kentucky today, Graves County, particularly Maplewood Cemetery, in the city of Mayfield. But our story also takes us to Marshall County, McCracken County and Alachua County, Florida. Let me introduce you to James Monroe and Nancy Jane Petty Quarles and their family. When we […]
Captain Tilford Crittenden Edwards, Co G, 3 KY Inf, CSA. Mount Kenton Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. Captain Tilford Crittenden Edwards was a difficult man to trace. His gravestone was recently placed in Mount Kenton Cemetery in Paducah, his final resting place unmarked for many years. Tilford was […]
Leander ‘Lee’ S. Wright, born November 2, 1848, died September 16, 1907. Virginia A. Ladd, his wife, born December 10, 1847, died October 9, 1909. Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky. The Paducah Sun, McCracken County, Kentucky Monday, September 16, 1907 I’m surprised there was no mention of […]
Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky. The Lander gravesite is on the left, in the background. While in Graves County in March, Ritchey and I visited Maplewood Cemetery in the county seat of Mayfield. Several of the graves had an above ground bricked site to house either one […]
The Old Oak Political Tree, Fancy Farm, Kentucky Lightning struck this 133 year old oak tree on April 15, 1974. The tree trunk remains as a symbol of the years since 1880 where political speeches were made on the first Saturday in August, at the Fancy Farm annual […]
During our travels the last week of March one of the most unusual cemeteries we visited was Maplewood Cemetery in the city of Mayfield in Graves County. One lot put this cemetery at the top of the list – that of Col. Henry Wooldridge. During his lifetime he […]
I knew our trip to the far western counties of Kentucky, known as the Jackson Purchase, would be a great time, but little did I know just how much fun it would be! Visiting the cemeteries, courthouses and genealogical societies was exciting, but the people we met were […]
Marriages – Graves County, Kentucky John Arnett married Martha A. E. Kay – May 13, 1853 William Bent married Jane C. Hill – December 17, 1853 Andrew R. Boon married Sally Ann Dallam – January 7, 1853 James W. Bryant married Isabella Bush – June 16, 1853 John […]
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 