I share with you this morning a lovely carte de visite photograph of a little girl – perhaps 2 or 3 years of age. She is standing in a wicker chair, holding what appears to be a flower. Her cherubic face looks a bit unhappy – perhaps she has her […]
The following photographs were taken at Old Onton Cemetery, Webster County, Kentucky, in the town of Onton at the corner of Highways 147 and 370, in April of last year. Onton is a small town, but full of history as all small towns are. The older generation buried […]
This indenture involves my third great-grandfather, William Peter Montgomery, and his deceased brother, John Henry Montgomery. John Montgomery married Eleanor Elder January 9, 1815, in Washington County, Kentucky. John was the eldest child of Charles Montgomery and Mary Ann Elder, William was the youngest. In their approximate ten […]
Yesterday I attempted to file some of my original deeds, wills, etc., and came across this indenture between John and Ann Linton and William Moran. I thought this might be interesting for you. The John and Nancy Linton mentioned in this Washington County, Kentucky, indenture, are my 4th and […]
John Baptist Cambron and Henry Cambron are father and son – my sixth and fifth great-grandfathers. The Cambron’s came from Maryland, specifically from Montgomery County, as per the information below, but I have also seen Prince George’s County as the home of the Cambrons, and Charles County – I […]
Within this time period I have helped individuals researching the following last names Cissell, Graham, Harrod, Hawkins, Hendrickson, Hicks, Hogan, Johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Linton, McGaughey, McGinnis, McIntyre, Moore, Parker, Rice, Royse, Sallee, Smith, Spalding, Wade and White. All associated names within the families above are not included. […]
I’m sharing a few gravestones from the new part of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Cemetery located in Calvary, Marion County, Kentucky. 1788 is given as the settlement date on the Rolling Fork River, but a few years earlier, those first few settlers could be found there. John […]
Clement McDaniel was born in 1752 in Halifax County, Virginia, to William McDaniel and Ann Smith. He married Elizabeth Watson Coleman Octobe4 20, 1794. Clement fought in the American Revolution. After the war he moved his family to the state of Tennessee, ending up in Shelby County. Clement […]
Henson Coulter is my 4th great-uncle. He is brother to Mark Coulter, my 3rd great-grandfather, who moved to Mercer County, Kentucky, from whom I descend, and Isaiah Coulter, who moved to Washington County, Kentucky, and raised his family. All three were sons of Thomas Coulter of Orange County, […]
As a companion piece to the last post, I share with you today the will of Maximilian Hertweck who died September 18, 1878, during the yellow fever epidemic of that year. Maximilian was born in Baden, Germany, October 12, 1833, the son of Benedict Hertweck and Martha Westermann. […]
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