Owen County became a Kentucky county February 6, 1819, and was named for Colonel Abraham Owen. Col. Owen was an Indian fighter and Kentucky legislator who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe November 7, 1811. The International Order of Odd Fellows is one of the world’s oldest […]
from Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, 1887 Owen County Eusebius C. Bainbridge, was born in Owen County, Ky., November 14, 1828. He is the son of Erastus B. and Sarah M. (Foster) Bainbridge. Erastus Bainbridge was born in Fayette County, near Lexington, December 1, 1801. He […]
Beautiful family stone for the Bainbridge family. Owenton I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Owen County, Kentucky. Today I would like to share the family story and gravestone photos of the Erastus Bainbridge and Sarah Foster family of Owen County, Kentucky. Erastus was the son of Absalom Bainbridge and Elizabeth Beatty. Sarah […]
from Kentucky – A History of the State, Perrin, 1887 Owen County J. C. Smoot was born in Clinton County, Indiana, February 4, 1835, and is a son of George and Dorothy (Dennis) Smoot. George was born in Owen County, Kentucky, February 8, 1801. He moved to Indiana […]
Pearley Hill Death Certificate While at the Kentucky History Center on Friday I made copies of several death certificates. This one is for Pearly Hill, a young woman in Owen County, who died October 16, 1918. Cause of death is influenza complicated with acute pneumonia. Pearley was ill […]
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