Leon Edward Butler, 1865-1944. Amanda Swanson Butler, 1871-?. Maple Grove Cemetery, Logan County, Kentucky. Leon Edward Butler’s obituary was easily found in the News Democrat and Leader, Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, in the September 21, 1944, newspaper. However there was none to be found for wife Amanda Swanson […]
I am happy to share three old photographs of children – one brother and sister, and two babies. Our first photograph is of Eleanor Trahaue Lawrence, whose birthdate was November 1, 1902. This photograph was taken in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, by Thuss & Lind Photography of 532 […]
In memory of Susan B. Merwin, November 21, 1874 – May 6, 1923. Superintendent Kentucky School for the Blind. With great love and untiring zeal she labored to educate the blind. Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Susan Buckingham Merwin was the daughter of Samuel M. and […]
The Louisville Directory for the Year 1832, by Richard W. Otis, is one of my finds while in Cincinnati. In addition to the directory is a large map of the city. You can take one of the addresses below and plot it on the map. The abbreviations below […]
After a long weekend attending the Dutch Cousins Gathering, I can honestly say they are some of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met. The words that come to mind are friendly, openhearted, kind – and they are just as passionate about genealogy and their family history as […]
Prather family plot, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Any time I see the last name Prather my mind goes to Ritchey’s 5th great-grandfather, William Baruch Prather, 1742-1810, buried at Raven Run in Fayette County. Baruch was born a Marylander, the son of Aaron Allen Prather, 1710-1777. […]
This will of George Grundy was found in the first will book of Jefferson County, on the first two pages. He lived in the area that would become Washington County in 1792. In 1784, when his will was written, Kentucky was divided into three very large counties – […]
Seward Merrill Lemont The story of the Seward Merrill Lemont family is one of pioneer travels and business acumen. Seward Lemont was born in Cumberland County, Maine, January 21, 1834. He was one of a long line of Lemont’s from that state; the furthest back I could find […]
I have been to Eastern Cemetery in Louisville twice within a two-month time period. Ritchey and I were there around the first of October of last year; Linton and I came again the first of December. This cemetery is beside the much larger Cave Hill Cemetery, both located […]
Our father, Wendel Zoffinger, born September 29, 1817, died July 12, 1887. Susana, wife of Wendel Zoffinger, born February 10, 1810, died March 22, 1880. Friedrich Zoffinger, born October 10, 1819, died February 25, 1872. Johann Nickolaus Lauffer, born September 27, 1833, died October 7, 1875. Jakob F. […]
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
