One of the most exciting events during my 50 years of genealogy happened during our trip to Kentucky at the end of May. Billy Wilkerson from the Simpson County Historical Society brought his ground penetrating radar machine to the small Linton family cemetery just outside of Springfield, Washington […]
Another Fourth of July, another Independence Day. What are your thoughts on this most auspicious day of our country? During my childhood the best part of the day was going to visit my grandmother who lived in Springfield, Washington County. Grandmother lived across the street from the movie […]
Thanks to all of you who have made this blog a success. Sharing genealogy information with you has been such a pleasure. As promised earlier, ten recipients were chosen to receive one of my genealogy CDs. Those names are listed below: Diane L. JB Q. Sandra W. Patricia […]
How early is too early to start genealogy research? It’s never too early in my opinion. Yesterday we took our grandson, Julian, on a genealogy adventure with us. We visited the Linton cemetery first, where his sixth and seventh great-grandfather, Captain John Hancock Linton, is buried. Also, his […]
In memory of John Linton who departed this life December 4, 1836, in the 86th year of his age. Linton Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky. Do you have a favorite ancestor? By far, Captain John Hancock Linton is mine. Not to diminish or detract from any of my other […]
William Linton and Eliza Lyon Moran are my 3rd great-grandparents. William was a son of Captain John Hancock Linton and Nancy Mason. Eliza was the daughter of William Moran and Mary Barber. They were born in Loudoun County, Virginia, and as young adults came to Washington County, Kentucky, […]
Linton Cemetery, October 11, 2013 My 4th great-grandfather, Captain John Hancock Linton, came to Washington County, Kentucky, from Loudoun County, Virginia, in early November of 1818. Some of his children arrived in Kentucky a few years before this date, but by 1818 the captain and his wife Ann […]
William Moran, Jr., died 176 years ago – January 3, 1838 – in Washington County, Kentucky. He was born February 17, 1775, to William Moran and Mary Rebecca Barber of Loudoun County, Virginia. William first married Mary Barber, with whom he had 2 children: Elizabeth Lyon and Ann […]
PLEASANT GROVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church is an older church located in Washington County, Kentucky. It was begun in 1833 – on land given by my 4th gr-grandfather, Captain John Hancock Linton, who brought his family to Kentucky in 1818 from Loudoun County, Virginia. Linton’s have […]
William Moran is my 4th great-grandfather. When his good friend, Captain John Hancock Linton moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, to Washington County, Kentucky, in 1816, he came with him. William was born in Charles County, Maryland, February 17, 1775, the son of William Moran and Mary Rebecca Barber. […]
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