Joseph Bonaparte Kenney – Bourbon/Scott Counties
I share with you today a biography included in The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, by J. R. Armstrong and Company, originally printed in 1878. This is a different set of biographies than those usually seen by Perrin, Battle […]
James Combs 1772-1852 – Scott County
In our last post we talked about the youngest daughter of James Combs, Mary Theresa, born when he was 75 years of age. Today we will discuss his older children, from the marriage with his first wife, Matilda Smith. James Combs married Matilda Smith September 29, 1806 in […]
Mary Theresa Combs’ Father Was Born in 1772 – She was born in 1847 – Scott County
I have an interesting story to share with you today about the Combs family of White Sulphur Springs in Scott County, Kentucky. We are going a bit backward since today we will talk about the youngest daughter of James Combs (1772-1852) and Julia (Peters) Williams Combs (1806-1875). James […]
Drs. Benjamin W. Dudley and William H. Richardson Duel in 1818 – At the Dueling Tree on the Fayette/Scott County Line
While at the Ohio Book Store in Cincinnati I was fortunate to find a copy of Some of the Medical Pioneers of Kentucky. It was edited by J. N. McCormack, M.D., L.L.D., biographies written by various doctors of early doctors in Kentucky. There is no publishing date, but […]
Two Civil War Soldiers From Scott County
Today we are going to Scott County. Just in case you are a little unfamiliar with the counties of Kentucky, Scott is in the north central portion of the state, just above Fayette and Woodford. The Frazer family is buried in the little cemetery of St. Francis Catholic […]
Bennett Greenwell Revolutionary War Pension Application
Sacred to the memory of Bennett Greenwell, born December 7, 1761, died July 12, 1838, aged 77 years. ‘May he rest in peace.’ Revolutionary Soldier, Bennett Greenwell, 1777-1781, placed by Lady Washington Chapter, DAR, Houston, Texas. St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Scott County, Kentucky. Bennett Greenwell, a citizen of […]
The Gough Family of St. Mary’s County Maryland and Scott County Kentucky
Gough family gravestones in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Scott County, Kentucky. Our story starts in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, when the William Gough family, including son William, emigrated from Gloucester, England, to the new world around 1650 – give or take a few years. William Gough died […]
2017 Maryland to Kentucky and Beyond Genealogy Conference
How many of you have ancestors that moved to Kentucky from Maryland during the 1785-1810 immigration of families to the counties of Washington, Marion and Nelson – and, also, Scott County and Breckinridge County, as I have recently discovered? Are you attending the 2017 Maryland to Kentucky and […]
A Visit to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery in Scott County
Saturday Ritchey and I visited the beautiful St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery in Scott County, Kentucky. It was an absolutely beautiful day, as you can see from the photos – deep blue skies, white fluffy clouds and lots of sunshine, but a moderate temperature of about 80 […]
