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Good morning! It’s a bright, sunny day in the heart of Kentucky. It will be a warm day and a warmer week – most temps in the 90’s! But I hope this is the end of the summer heat. One more hurrah before the lovely cool temperatures of […]
Burials at Winchester Cemetery In Clark County and Obituaries From Local Newspapers
In the early years of my research I focused strictly on my ancestors and family members, as most of us do. After starting Kentucky Kindred Genealogy in April 2011, I broadened the research to include all Kentuckians – after all, they were each someones family! Ritchey and I […]
Philip West Family – Richland County Illinois
My last post was an introduction to Philip West and Mary Alice Slazor of Richland County, Illinois. If you remember I won an auction for their large, oval portraits. Today we will learn more about this family through other sources I’ve found. From the Illinois Civil War Muster […]
The End of Elizabeth S. Irvine’s Life – November 25, 1920
Since we have discussed much about the life of Elizabeth S. Irvine, I feel it proper to close with her death. The local newspaper obituary gives many tidbits on her life that would not be found elsewhere. She lived 91 years of history. But then, we all live […]
Edward Vaulter Graham and Willie Ester Durr Married at the Avalon Inn – Mercer County
My project for today was to find information on the Old Stone Tavern of Bardstown. As I looked through old newspapers, I found the Old Stone Inn of Harrodsburg. In fact, there were many Stone Taverns in Kentucky at various times in history. What I thought most fascinating […]
J. T. G. Winlock Drowns Near Glasgow – Barren County
The Courier Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Saturday August 7, 1897 Drowned J. T. G. Winlock Loses His Life Near Glasgow Well Known in Louisville Borne Down to Death in the Waters of a Swollen Streamlet Cloud-Burst in Southern Kentucky Glasgow, Ky., Aug. 6 – Mr. J. T. […]
Edwin S. Craig, Lawyer Extraordinaire – Woodford and Jefferson Counties
Most of the time I do not choose a specific person to write about, I look through my old wills, marriages, county books and gravestone photos and something talks to me, asks me to write about a person or family. Today’s post is based on a gravestone photo […]
Mary Theresa Combs’ Father Was Born in 1772 – She was born in 1847 – Scott County
I have an interesting story to share with you today about the Combs family of White Sulphur Springs in Scott County, Kentucky. We are going a bit backward since today we will talk about the youngest daughter of James Combs (1772-1852) and Julia (Peters) Williams Combs (1806-1875). James […]
Malnor Coons Blaine and Mary C. Phister – Mason County
Malnor Coons Blaine and Mary C. Phister met and married after the Civil War on May 20th, 1874. Malnor was 28 years of age, Mary was 26. Both were born in Maysville, their ancestors having settled there in the early years of the city. Malnor was a minister, […]
Isaac Washington “Pappy” Banta and Isabella Dooley “Mammy” Banta Buried at Pleasureville Cemetery – Henry County
I. W. Banta, Pleasureville Cemetery, Henry County, Kentucky. It must have been that Isaac Washington Banta was so well known that having “Pappy” written on his individual gravestone meant everyone in Shelby and Henry counties knew exactly who he was. His devoted wife, Belle Dooley Banta, has “Mammy” […]
