Samuel Pottinger Lancaster, December 6, 1830 – May 7, 1902. St. Joseph Cemetery, Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. Today we travel to Nelson County, city of Bardstown, to St. Joseph’s Cemetery located at the intersection of US150 and Hwy 245, just north on Main Street. Although many of the […]
In Memory of the Patriots, Soldiers of the American Revolution who died Citizens of Bourbon County One hundred and fifty-four names are on this plaque located on the side of the steps leading to the Bourbon County Courthouse. What a remarkable number of brave men who fought for […]
Tuesday Ritchey and I decided to visit several courthouses in the surrounding counties, particularly looking for marriage bonds, but obtained a few wills in the process, too. We started in Standford, the county seat of Lincoln County, one of the three original counties formed in 1780 from what […]
Adair County Revolutionary War Soldiers ABRAHAM AARON – When Abraham Aaron was about 21 years of age he entered the Revolutionary War as a private under William Witcher and Lieutenant Joseph Williams, as a drafted militiaman in the County of Pittsylvania, Virginia. Abraham enlisted in March of 1779. […]
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