While visiting the Linton house in Logan County, my cousin, Garwood Linton, let me look through all the old family photographs. As with most, few were named. But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them! Today I share a few with you from Garwood’s collection – with my […]
Family of Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Obituaries and Gravestones Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor are my great-great-grandparents. Edward was the son of William Linton and Eliza Lyon Moran; Catherine was the daughter of John Cotton Taylor and Susan Clark Edwards. Both their families […]
John Berkeley 1809 Will Fairfax County, Virginia John Berkeley married Susannah Hancock Linton, the widow of Moses Linton in 1752/3. He was the step-father of my Captain John Hancock Linton. John Berkeley married first Elizabeth Longworth, with whom he had at least two children, John Longworth and George […]
Logan County Funeral Home Records by Logan County Historical Society Logan County, Kentucky Jesse Wheeler Linton, age 69, housewife, born June 16, 1898, in Logan County, Kentucky, to George W. Wheeler and Margaret Stewart, died March 9, 1968, buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Kentucky. Spouse – Daniel […]
During our visit to Logan County, Kentucky, in March of 2013, Ritchey and I were fortunate to meet a Linton cousin – Garwood Linton! He is also a descendant of Captain John Hancock Linton through son Benjamin Franklin Linton. I descend from Captain John’s son William and his […]
Mason Marriages from Nelson County, Kentucky You have all heard my stories of Captain John Hancock Linton, my 4th great-grandfather, moving to Washington County, Kentucky, from Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1818. His wife, Ann Nancy Mason Linton, his children and grandchildren, all made the long journey on horseback […]
Death certificates are a valuable source of information for genealogists. Above is the death certificate for Laura Frances Montgomery, my grandmother’s sister, who died of tuberculosis at the tender age of 15 on December 11, 1912. Laura had just celebrated her birthday a week earlier. She was born […]
Lucy Evelyn Linton and Felix Ewing Wright were married 81 years ago – January 19, 1933 – in Logan County, Kentucky. Lucy was the daughter of Benjamin Proctor Linton and Florence Vitula Ragland. Felix was the son of B. E. and Bessie Wright. I have no information about […]
John L. Edwards and Mildred L. Linton The two photographs are in a little red velvet lined double case, a little larger than the others I have – 3 1/2 X 4 inches. I took the delicate pieces of glass out of the container to scan. The photos […]
Perhaps many will pass over an inventory as just a ‘list of old stuff’, being heartily disappointed that no will was left for descendants to peruse. Let’s take a closer look at the inventory of Moses Linton who died in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1752, and see just […]
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