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 […]
Today, as Ritchey lowered the flag to half-mast at 6:00 a.m., I thought about the many, many men and women who have given their lives for the cause of freedom. Many did not die during their effort, but their lives had to be changed in many ways, enduring […]
Jessie and Nannie are seated. Standing, from left, Opal, Philip, William, James, Thomas, Jessie and Catherine. Today I share a photo of my father’s family, taken June 26th or 27th of 1971. My grandparents, Jessie Delbert Hill and Nannie Bell Coulter celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on the […]
My great-grandfather, Isaiah Hill, was born about 1835 in Garrard County, Kentucky. He was named for his father. Isaiah Hill, Sr., died during the Hill-Evans feud March 13, 1852. Isaiah’s mother, Lucy Murphy Hill, died two years previous. On September 25, 1861, he enrolled at Camp Robinson, and […]
Fairview Christian Church and Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky Ritchey and I visited cemeteries Saturday in Washington and Spencer counties. The first cemetery we visited was Fairview Christian on the northern border of Washington and Anderson counties. This is the area where some of my Hill family lived. Fairview […]
During my visit to the Washington County Clerk’s office on the 14th, I happened to notice grey boxes of school census reports on one of the top shelves. Since I had not looked at these before I chose 1902 – hoping to find my grandparents listed. Amazingly I […]
Hill Family Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky March 13, 1852, one hundred and sixty-five years ago, what is known as the tobacco house fight occurred in north central Garrard County, Kentucky, near Sugar Creek. This was the climax of the Hill and Evans feud, the earliest of the Kentucky […]
John Murphy and Mary ‘Polly’ Yarbrough are my 3rd great-grandparents. Their daughter Lucy Murphy married Isaiah Hill, and thence a direct line down the Hill’s to me! This marriage record is a copy of the original, found in the Lincoln County Courthouse. Only a few months later Garrard […]
John Hill, Sr., born in Virginia, died in July, 1839, in Garrard County, Kentucky; married Sally Crow, died May, 1843, in Garrard County, Kentucky, was the father of: Jesse Hill, died February, 1836, in Garrard County, Kentucky; married Jane Southern in 1808, was the father of: Gravestone of […]
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 […]
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 