In choosing the subject of our post today I went to my photographs taken in Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky. The Rice gravestones are the first on my camera roll. James Clark Rice, born August 5, 1839, was the son of Clark Rice and Charlotte Brooks of Clark […]
The Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Wednesday, February 2, 2000 Yesterday we visited Richmond Cemetery, the plot where the Irvine family is buried. Today I have for you the will, or first part thereof, of Elizabeth Susan Irvine, daughter of David Irvine and Susan Hart McDowell. […]
To begin our research on the Irvine family of Richmond, Madison County, we first visit Richmond Cemetery. The Irvine plot is a good size, a large beautiful tree shading the graves. The inscriptions on the stones read like a history book. The tallest stones tells us the history […]
When I first saw this beautiful bas relief stone in Richmond Cemetery in Madison County, it seemed a mystery. Two first names on front, Lucy and Nannie; two lovely angels, holding hands, one pointing to heaven. The angels – so young and beautiful – are magnificently carved, and […]
Today we visit Richmond Cemetery in Madison County, Kentucky. There is a row of five almost identical gravestones in section B, lot 97 – the Little family – Thomas and Nancy and their three sons. According to the 1850 census for this county, Thomas was 62, born in […]
William Walker, born in Virginia, November 27, 1769, died August 23, 1841. Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Jane Walker, born in Virginia, January 30, 1776, died March 3, 1859. from Madison County Rediscovered, Lavinia H. Kubiak, 1988 William Walker House, Duncannon Road When William Walker (1769-1841) married Jane […]
Gravestones for the Little family in Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky. Thomas G. Little, born in Ireland, came to Kentucky in the early days of the state. January 24, 1819, he married Nancy Porter, born in Bourbon County. In the 1850 census of Madison County, Thomas is listed […]
This beautiful stone is located in Richmond Cemetery in Madison County. The octagonal stone tells the story of the Miller family. Dr. Alexander Miller came to Richmond in 1806. This stone leaves the story of his parents, his wife’s parents, his children – and Dr. Alex and wife, […]
The Richmond Climax, Madison County, Kentucky Wednesday, January 3, 1900 Historic Ancestor Archibald Woods, Sr., of Madison County, Kentucky Archibald Woods, known in after life as “Senior,” to distinguish him from a son of that name, who was a prominent lawyer of Madison County, Kentucky, was the fourth […]
Curran C. Smith, eldest son of J. Speed and Eliza Smith, born Jun 12, 1822, entered into rest, August 13, 1896. ‘And his children rise up and call him blessed.’ Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky. The Richmond Climax, Madison County, Kentucky Wednesday, August 19, 1896 The fearfully sudden […]
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