Dr. William Emory Pedigo, born July 7, 1842, son of Charles Tarpley and Matilda Ann Pedigo, of Metcalfe County, Kentucky. In the 1860 Census Emory is living with his parents, the oldest son, 17, a carpenter’s apprentice. Charles Pedigo was 39, Matilda, 36. Six other children were in […]
Looking at the photographs Ritchey and I took in the Asbury-Center Cemetery in Metcalfe County, I found something unusual. Thomas Bastin and William M. Bastin, father and son, have veteran markers for their participation in the Civil War. This is my first time to find a father and […]
One of the most delightful cemeteries we’ve visited is the Center-Asbury Cemetery in Metcalfe County. When Ritchey and I were there this past October it was a beautiful sight – the cemetery was surrounded by a cornfield on three sides. The cemetery is in the northwestern part of […]
Last week the weather was beautiful! The temps were just right for taking cemetery photos and the sky was a gorgeous blue! What more can one ask? Since this journey has begun, several years ago, we have visited 54 counties and taken photos of gravestones in at least […]
from Metcalfe County, Kentucky – Biographies Joseph F. Ray was born July 15, 1825, in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, where he grew up, and in 1844 removed with his parents to Metcalfe (then Barren) County, where he now resides. The country at that time was very thinly settled; […]
from Metcalfe County, Kentucky – Biographies Squire David C. Smith was born July 9, 1829, on Little Barren River, in Barren (now Metcalfe) County, Kentucky; in 1832 removed with his parents to Indiana; in 1833 returned to Barren County, where he grew to manhood; in 1856 he located […]
from Metcalfe County, Kentucky – Biographies Captain Peter Stevens Rush, one of the prominent farmers and influential citizens of Metcalfe County, was born near the mouth of Meshack’s Creek, Monroe County, Kentucky, July 4, 1826. At the age of six years he removed with his parents to his […]
from History of Kentucky, Edition 3 Edmund R. Beauchamp was born in Edmonton, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, August 17, 1832, and is the elder of two children born to John W. and Frances U. (Rogers) Beauchamp, the former a native of Nelson County and the latter of what is […]
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