My son, Linton, lives in Indianapolis, about a four-hour drive from Harrodsburg. With his hectic schedule we don’t have as much time as I would like to spend together – the mother coming out in me! But once a year we have our day – or weekend – […]
William Christian was one of the early settlers on Bear Grass Creek in Jefferson County, at that time still part of Virginia. The son of Captain Israel Christian and Elizabeth Starke, William was born in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1743. About 1768 William Christian married Anne Henry, sister […]
A. B. Cheatham, born Daysville, Kentucky, March 14, 1841, died Louisville, Kentucky, March 21, 1925. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Sunday, March 22, 1925 A. B. Cheatham A. B. Cheatham, 83 years old, retired livestock broker, died at 7:20 o’clock […]
It is one thing to have photos found in antique stores and try to guess the date they were taken, but another to have a newspaper spread of dated photos. There have been many styles during the years, and some women adhered to them, always wearing the newest […]
Locust Grove decorated for Christmas in the traditional manor of the 1810’s. Information on the family of George Rogers Clark is taken from articles written for The Filson Club History Quarterly 1935-1940, by Rogers Clark Ballard Thurston. In his latter years, General Clark lived with his sister, Lucy, […]
Located in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, is a beautiful monument designed by Robert E. Launitz, ‘the father of monumental art in America’, and was erected in memory of Minnie, the Wilder’s only child, who died at the age of seven. The child is at […]
James D. Porter was not only Kentucky’s tallest man, but during his lifetime the tallest man in the world. At seven feet nine inches he towered over everyone else in the city of Louisville. Mr. Porter was a hackney driver and served as coachman to Charles Dickens, the […]
The will of John Franzmann was posted earlier this week. Today I want to share cemetery photos and clips from the local newspaper about this family. All photos were taken in Cave Hill Cemetery and all newspaper clippings from The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. John Franzmann, […]
Ensor Plot During our visit to Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, the first weekend in October, we chose just the perfect moment to visit this gravesite. When we drove past, this stone captured our eye immediately. If we had come earlier or later in the […]
Ritchey and I had a great three-day weekend in Louisville. Ate lots of great food, shopped, visited the planetarium – and Cave Hill Cemetery. This cemetery is one of the largest in Louisville, established in 1846. Filled with history there are many historic figures of the state and […]
I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree!
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
John Linton Edwards
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House
