Just today I found the will of Edward Carrico, my 3rd great grandfather. It was in Washington County Court House, in Springfield, Will Book O, Pages 122-123. How did I forget to look until now? I’m sure that must be the way with all genealogists. We are so […]
My dear maternal grandmother – Alice Montgomery Carrico – blowing out all 86 candles on her birthday cake! The year, 1979. Can you see her through the smoke? Notice the cheeks full of air, trying to blow them out! I remember kissing those cheeks and patting them. Grandmother, […]
You die twice – once when the breath leaves the body, and the second time when your name isn’t spoken any more. My daughter brought this quote to my attention this weekend. In my search on the internet I could only find reference to the movie Stand Up […]
You have no idea how happy I am to have a copy of this will! Peter Carrico is my 5th great-grandfather. My mother was a Carrico and her line goes directly back to Peter through her father. Through her mother’s line she is also descended from Peter Carrico […]
In 1833 cholera ran rampant in most of Kentucky. Many, many people died, several in a family, sometimes the entire family. My gr-gr-gr-grandfather, William Peter Montgomery, was one of those who died of the dread disease in Washington County on June 19, 1833. Yesterday, while at the courthouse […]
Original Marriage Certificate William P. Montgomery and Martha Ann Carrico This is to Certify That on the 30th day of December, 1862, the Rites of Marriage were legally solemnized by me, between William P. Montgomery and Martha Ann Carrico at Edward Carrico’s in the County of Washington in […]
Martha Ann Carrico was born 174 years ago – October 26, 1839 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Martha was the daughter of Edward Carrico and Matilda Catherine Dillehay. She married William Peter Montgomery December 30, 1862. Martha and William had 10 children: John Thomas, Robert E. Lee, Anna […]
Martha Ann Carrico Montgomery died 92 years ago – October 17, 1921 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Martha was the daughter of Edward Carrico and Matilda Catherine Dillehay, born October 26, 1839. She married William Peter Montgomery, December 30, 1862. Martha and William had 10 children: John Thomas, […]
Robert E. Lee Montgomery was born 148 years ago – September 15, 1865 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Robert was the son of William Peter Montgomery and Martha Ann Carrico. He married Frances Barber Linton in February, 1893. Robert and Frances had 7 children: Mary Alice, Anna Margaret, […]
William Peter Montgomery died 103 years ago – August 22, 1910 – in Washington County, Kentucky. William was the son of William Peter Montgomery and Mary Polly Yates, born August 7, 1833, six weeks after his father died of cholera. William married Martha Ann Carrico December 30, 1862. […]
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