Granddaddy and Grandmother sitting on the porch at their home in Springfield. Today is my maternal grandfather’s birthday – happy 134th, granddaddy! Joseph Rueben Carrico was born January 15, 1885, in Washington County, Kentucky. He was seventy-two years when I was born. Unfortunately, he died when I was […]
Melvina Ann Smith and Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico were married 139 years ago – January 5, 1875 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Melvina was the daughter of John E. Smith and Ellen Lyons. Joseph was the son of Pius M. Carrico and Mary Magdalene Spalding. The couple had […]
Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico was born 168 years ago – August 1, 1844 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Joseph was the son of Pius M. Carrico and Mary Magdalene Spalding, the first son born after nine daughters! Joseph married Melvina Ann Smith in 1875. They had 10 children: […]
Mary Abigail Carrico and Bernard Albert Smith were married 101 years ago – April 18, 1911 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Abigail was the daughter of Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico and Melvina Ann Smith. Bernard was the son of Marshall Smith and Anna Mattingly. Abigail and Bernard had […]
Bernard Albert Smith and Bernard Dominic Smith, father and son, were born 129 and 94 years ago – April 10, 1883 and April 10, 1918, respectively – in Washington County, Kentucky. Marshall Smith and Anna Mattingly were the parents of the elder Bernard Smith. Bernard, Sr., married Mary […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
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