William Berry Blackburn and Martha Watkins Buried in Versailles Cemetery – Woodford County
Good morning, everyone! It’s been about a week since I’ve posted, but what week! Son Linton was in from Seattle and we devoted all our time to him. He visited last year about the same time, so there was much catching up to do. Plus we were able […]
1861 Marriages – Lincoln County
1861 Marriage Register of Lincoln County Kentucky – Page 64 August 8, 1861 – Roland Gooch to Almira Dishon, by W. F. Camden at Francis Dishon’s, witnesses M. C. Reynolds and William Dishon. July 28, 1861 – James Vandivire to Amanda Spires, by W. F. Camden, at James […]
The End of Elizabeth S. Irvine’s Life – November 25, 1920
Since we have discussed much about the life of Elizabeth S. Irvine, I feel it proper to close with her death. The local newspaper obituary gives many tidbits on her life that would not be found elsewhere. She lived 91 years of history. But then, we all live […]
1915 Will of Elizabeth Susan Irvine – Daughter of David Irvine and Susan Hart McDowell, Part 2
Today I share the second half of Elizabeth Susan Irvine’s will as published in the local newspaper. She started this will June 1, 1915 and finished December 5, 1919. Elizabeth died less than a year later, November 25, 1920. This woman knew exactly how to write her will, […]
1915 Will of Elizabeth Susan Irvine – Daughter of David Irvine and Susan Hart McDowell
The Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Wednesday, February 2, 2000 Yesterday we visited Richmond Cemetery, the plot where the Irvine family is buried. Today I have for you the will, or first part thereof, of Elizabeth Susan Irvine, daughter of David Irvine and Susan Hart McDowell. […]
Irvine Family Buried in Richmond Cemetery – Madison County
To begin our research on the Irvine family of Richmond, Madison County, we first visit Richmond Cemetery. The Irvine plot is a good size, a large beautiful tree shading the graves. The inscriptions on the stones read like a history book. The tallest stones tells us the history […]
Golden Wedding of John Duncan Harris and Nannie Jane White 1849-1899
There’s nothing like a wedding for celebration – but what about a golden wedding? A couple who have made it through 50 years of being together, going through good times and bad. These were a very rare occurrence in the older days simply because death came quickly due […]
1869 Marriages – Morgan County
I wanted to share these marriage records from Morgan County with you today. Quite a bit of information was written down – more than some counties! It is interesting that they wrote the location of where the marriage took place. If you look at the map of Morgan […]
1838 Will of John Gibson – Gallatin County
John Gibson was born March 2, 1775, in Bedford County, Virginia, died June 25, 1838, in Gallatin County, Kentucky. John was the son of John Gibson, November 28, 1748, Frederick County, Virginia – c. 1837, and Mary Stevenson, 1755, Virginia – 1810. John married Nancy Hampton March 22, […]
