I have the most exciting news for everyone, but especially descendants of Captain John Hancock Linton and William Moran! A gentleman will be coming to the cemetery to use ground penetrating radar to give us an idea of how many people are actually buried in this small family […]
One of the largest cemeteries Ritchey and I visited during our trip to Kentucky was the Ashland Cemetery in Boyd County. We stayed at an Airbnb in Ashland for four nights – our base to head out each day to counties west and south of Boyd. May I […]
Solomon Cox, born December 24, 1795, in Wythe County, Virginia, was the youngest child of James Cox and Elizabeth Robertson, whose first husband was a Mr. Terrill. From the March 1998 issue of The Kentucky Explorer Magazine, we read that ‘Captain John Cox [father of James Cox and […]
Just wanted to tell you a bit about our March/April journey to Kentucky – 25 days of genealogy heaven! A little bit of history. About ten or fifteen years ago Ritchey and I started visiting cemeteries and taking photos in cemeteries to use for the blog. This led […]
Photographs from six years ago when Ritchey and I visited St. Ivo’s Cemetery in Marion County. It is a lovely, peaceful place, surrounded by farm land. Building of the church began in the 1860’s but wasn’t dedicated until 1884. The church was used through the 1920’s, but since […]
During the lengthy research on my Linton family – 50 years at this point – I have found more information on the extended family than any of my other ancestors. Within that time period I have met and collaborated with numerous Linton descendants, distant cousins that are very […]
Edward Barber, 1680-June 26, 1764, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, is my seventh great-grandfather, the son of Edward Barber and Sybil Groome. Edward married Sarah Myvert, 1684-1765. Eight children are listed in Edward’s will – I descend from son Edward’s daughters Mary Rebecca and Sarah. Mary Rebecca Barber married […]
Lewisport is a small town located on the Ohio River in Hancock County. The city cemetery is in the heart of town at the corner of Melanie Drive and Fourth Street. It is not a large cemetery, but for the area is quite sufficient. In addition there are […]
John Murphy is my 3rd great-grandfather, born in Virginia about 1755, the son of John Murphy and Nancy Jane Ransome. John married Mary Polly Yarbrough July 19, 1796, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary was born 1781 in Halifax County, Virginia, the daughter of Randolph Yarbrough and Mary Bailey. […]
James Hogan was the son of James Shadrack Hogan and Silence Lane, born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, April 2, 1752. The family moved to Anson County, North Carolina after 1770. James’s wife, according to his will, was named Elizabeth. James and Elizabeth Hogan are buried in the Hogan […]
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 