The following was taken from my Pioneer History of Washington County, Kentucky, edited and indexed by Michael L. Cook. Since the beginning of the year, I have come to thoroughly appreciate the work Michael did for genealogists during his lifetime. I purchased many of his books this year […]
William Jerome Head and Mary Rosalia Spalding were married February 19, 1835, by Father Martin John Spalding, later Bishop of Baltimore, in Nelson County. They had 14 children – 4 daughters and 10 sons. Many family members are buried at Gethsemani Abbey. The family lived in the area […]
Leonard Mattingly, Senior, also known as “Old” Leonard, was born in 1739 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, the son of Charles Mattingly and Sarah Catherine Fowler. In 1760 he married Margaret Monica Monarch. They had a large family which migrated with them to Washington County, Kentucky, at the […]
Augustine Cissell came with other Catholics from St. Mary’s County, Maryland, about 1794, to Pottinger’s Creek, the area of settlement from 1785. Holy Cross Church was started there in 1792, where Augustine was buried after his death from cholera in 1833. I have read, but have no proof, […]
Sacred to the memory of Henry Miles who departed this life August 1st 1839, in the 68th year of his age. (Born in 1771). Mary Lizzie, daughter of J. T. & H. M. Ballard, born April 11, 1858, died November 21, 1877. (Aged 19). ‘How desolate our home […]
Marion County was formed from a portion of Washington County in 1834. John Hunt Morgan came through in July of 1863, during the Civil War, and burned the courthouse, destroying all records. Thus will books begin in 1863 for this county. Stephen Huston Gartin married Sally G. Alstott […]
According to Sister Mary Louise Donnelly, Basil Hayden was the son of George Hayden a resident of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, who died there in 1754. George Hayden was the son of William and Elizabeth Hayden. Elizabeth lived seven years after the death of her son and left […]
Mildred A., wife of John Taylor, May 16, 1839 – August 17, 1902. Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Marion County, Kentucky. W. H. Lyon, July 22, 1850 – November 4, 1905. Alice O’Bryan Lyon, 1859-1942. Mary Lizzie, daughter of J. T. & H. M. Ballard, born April 11, 1858, […]
The following article was printed in the April 4, 1935, edition of either The Springfield Sun or The News Leader, both published in Springfield at that time. It is truly a ‘delightful’ trip through rural Washington and Marion counties. Mr. Orval W. Baylor wrote weekly articles about the […]
The Thomas and Abell families lived in the part of Washington County know as Calvary, that in 1834 became Marion County. It is very likely they were buried at Holy Name of Mary Church in that small town. When I photographed the gravestones in this cemetery I did […]
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