What a whirlwind two months it’s been. Our last visit to Kentucky in August resulted in us buying a home near Danville in Boyle County. This Wednesday we drove from Rudyard, Michigan, to Kentucky – a 17-hour journey – arriving at 1:00 am. Thursday. We are back to […]
Today I share with you a monumental will – very likely the longest I have typed – containing over 3,400 words. The will was written by Thomas Kennedy, born September 11, 1757, in North Carolina and died June 19, 1836, in the Paint Lick area in Garrard County, […]
John Gorin, May 15, 1763 – August 5, 1837, was a Revolutionary soldier who lived in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, and joined the army as a Sergeant in 1777. He volunteered several times (as many did), since tours of duty were generally three months. But his most interesting […]
In working on another blog I checked the 1854 deaths of Laurel County. In reading through the list I thought this would perhaps help other researchers of the county. A total of 34 deaths were recognized in Laurel County for 1854. There was almost an even number of […]
Yesterday was beautiful in Kentucky – so we decided to make the most of it! After a quick lunch at DQ – Dairy Queen – Julian’s favorite place for fries – we headed for the 734 acre Raven Run Nature Sanctuary. It is a terrific hiking place – […]
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 […]
Israel Gilpin lived in Boone County, Kentucky, for at least part of his 94 years! He was born in Brandywine, Delaware, near Wilmington. Israel was a Revolutionary War soldier. From information from Washington, D.C. – “From papers in Revolutionary War pension claims, S4297, it appears that Israel Gilpin, […]
When Ritchey and I visited the Maysville Cemetery this past fall I was super excited to find these older stones! Very similar to my Captain John Linton’s stone, it didn’t surprise me to find they died around the same year. Notice the leaning stones in the following photo […]
Col. Abraham S. Drake, born September 22, 1781, died September 8, 1831. Lexington Cemetery, Fayette County, Kentucky. Col. Abraham Stout Drake was born in New Jersey in 1781. His parents were Nathan Drake, a Revolutionary War soldier, and Tamar Jones. Nathan and Tamar moved their family to Fayette […]
The small town of Independence in Kenton County, Kentucky, was on our tour of northern Kentucky several weekends ago. Until I researched the woman for whom this gravestone represents, I didn’t realize the full meaning of the name of the town – quite by accident, I am sure, […]
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