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 […]
Lyen monument in Spring Hill Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky from The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Thursday, July 13, 1905 Captain E. W. Lyen Captain E. W. Lyen died last evening at 6:30 o’clock at his residence on Cane Run Avenue. He had been ill several months, during […]
This is a copy of the original marriage license and certificate located at the Mercer County Clerk’s office – another of those brittle pieces of paper! Note the five cent stamp in the lower left-hand corner – did Mr. Daniel Young mail this to the clerk’s office? I […]
Etha Linda Brewer, born May 20, 1820, died February 12, 1899. New Providence Presbyterian Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky. from The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Wednesday, February 15, 1899 Mrs. Etha L. Brewer, widow of the late L. D. Brewer, Sr., who was the grandfather of our Mr. […]
The bits of paper from the original records are very brittle and must be handled with extreme care. I am fortunate the Mercer County Clerk’s Office has faith in me to be very gentle when making copies of these old records! And what precious pieces of paper they […]
Pioneers from Botetourt County, Virginia, first arrived in this area of McAfee, in what is now Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1773. McAfee Station, as the new area was called, was named for five brothers and their mother, who made the arduous journey from Virginia to the lands which […]
To visit Providence Cemetery in Mercer County is a step back in time. Some of the earliest settlers to Kentucky came to this area to make their home – in the days when Indians still roamed this land and wanted to keep their hunting grounds. One of those […]
A Confederate soldier stands atop a monument in Spring Hill Cemetery in Harrodsburg – a reminder of a long ago time period when families were split in their loyalties during the Civil War. As Kentucky was a divided state during the war, so was Mercer County. Many Confederates […]
Lafayette Wiley, 1867-1911. New Providence Presbyterian Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky A perpetual calendar is a handy thing to have when trying to figure out a date from the past – or the future. In the following obituary it says Mr. Layafette Wiley died Saturday – and the paper […]
A minister’s list of marriages for 1796 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Several have no first name for the bride. I suppose we are lucky to have this much saved from such a long time ago! A List of Marriages for 1796 John Vanhice and Letty Canine – 22 […]
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