Ritchey and I have spent a wonderful five years in Michigan, but we now think it is time to go home – to Kentucky. I have missed having easy availability to court houses, libraries and historical societies for research. And we miss our family and friends. We are […]
Jesse Hill, Jr., died 163 years ago – March 25, 1850 – in Garrard County, Kentucky. Jesse was the son of Jesse Hill and Jane Southern. I have no information about marriage. His siblings were Ephraim, John, Matilda, Perry, Sally, Isaiah, Frederick and Russell Hill. Jesse was murdered […]
Delilah Quinn and Russell Hill were married 177 years ago – July 21, 1835 – in Garrard County, Kentucky. Delilah was the daughter of Ennis Quinn. Russell was the son of Jesse Hill and Jane Southern. Russell and Delilah had 5 children: Frederick, William Perry, Sally Rice, Elizabeth […]
This area of Garrard County, Kentucky, is very quiet now. The sound of gunshots is very far removed by time. The birds sing in the little copse of trees. Cows moo and swish flies with their tails. Corn grows in the fields surrounding the cemetery. Queen Anne’s Lace […]
The Hill-Evans Feud Garrard County, Kentucky March 13th will be the 160th anniversary of one of the bloodiest days in Garrard County history. The Hill-Evans feud had begun twenty-three years previous over an argument about land and money between John Hill, Sr., and Dr. Hezekiah Evans. Court suits […]
A Kentucky Feud That Doesn’t Involve The Hatfield’s and The McCoy’s! Genealogy research sometimes has many turns and twists. There are always surprises that turn up unexpected relatives, stories that have been handed down through the family that turn out to be that – just stories with no […]
This is the Hill family involved in the Hill-Evans Feud in Garrard County, Kentucky. You’ve never heard of this? Neither had I – but you’ll be hearing more in upcoming blogs! Family Group Sheet for Isaiah Hill Husband: Isaiah Hill Birth: 1807 in Kentucky Death: 13 Mar 1852 […]
1850 Garrard County, Kentucky, Census Records 732/771 Hill, Russell 36 Farmer 2430 Delila 27 Frederick 8 Will P. 6 Sally Ann 4 Elizabeth E. 2 James 12 733/772 McMannis, William 70 Pauper & Blind Scott, Jenny 50 Pauper Mills, Maglin 50 Pauper English, Rachael 10 Pauper McCormack, Will […]
Russell Hill and Delilah Quinn were married in Garrard County, Kentucky, 176 years ago – July 21, 1835. Delilah was the daughter of Ennis Quin. Russell was the son of Jesse Hill and Jane Southern. He was killed along with two of his brothers in the March 13, […]
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