1792 Marriage Bond – Elijah King and Elizabeth Smith Washington County, Kentucky Know all men by these presents, that we, Elijah King and John Caldwell, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky, in the sum of fifty pounds current money. To the payment […]
Melvina Ann Smith and Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico were married 139 years ago – January 5, 1875 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Melvina was the daughter of John E. Smith and Ellen Lyons. Joseph was the son of Pius M. Carrico and Mary Magdalene Spalding. The couple had […]
Welcome 2014! I hope you spent the new year ringing in with those you love. We had our traditional Swiss fondue with good friends and family – a tradition of at least 25 years! Today I share with you a column from the Cartwrights Creek area of Washington […]
Carrico Siblings This photo was taken in January 1938 in Youngstown, Illinois. These are five of ten brothers and sisters, children of Joseph Benedict Napoleon Carrico and Melvina Ann Smith. Left to right in the picture are Helen Nora (Nell) Carrico – she was single at this time […]
165 years ago today William Reason Carrico was born – July 11, 1846 – to Edward Carrico and Matilda Dillehay. He was the grandson of Cornelius Carrico and Susanna Shanks; and John Dillehay. William married Sallie Smith January 23, 1877, in Washington County, Kentucky.
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