Charles Montgomery is my 4th great-grandfather, born in Charles County, Maryland, July 25, 1750. His parents were Peter Montgomery and Margaret Gates. Charles probably lies in the old cemetery of St. Ann that was the final resting place of many of the early pioneers that made the journey […]
Photos were taken July 29, 2017, at St. Rose Catholic Church and Cemetery, located east of Springfield. Take US150 north and turn left onto Hwy 152. The church and cemetery is just down the road on the right. These are older stones. I have enhanced them for easier […]
J. Polin Edelen, 1850-1926. Nannie Edelen, 1850-1909. St. Rose Catholic Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky. The News-Leader, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky Thursday, September 23, 1909 Estimable Woman Was Mrs. J. Polin Edelen Who Died Last Week After fighting long and heroically against a most painful disease, Mrs. Nannie Edelen […]
Augustine Cooper and Mahala Monica Bean, daughter of Bennett Bean, were married February 12, 1827. In the 1850 Washington County census, Augustine, 43, and Monica, 41, are listed with ten children – Bennett, 22; Charles N., 19; Richard R., 18; Alexander B., 16; Philip, 14; Sarah E., 13; […]
Barber Clarkson, February 7, 1860 – February 14, 1909. St. Rose Catholic Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky The News-Leader, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky Thursday, February 18, 1909 E. B. Clarkson Dead Mr. E. Barber Clarkson, one of the best known farmers in Washington County died at his home four […]
Joseph F. Carrico is my second cousin three times removed. All the Carrico’s in Washington County are related! William M. Carrico and Mary Jane O’Daniel were Joseph’s parents. The large Last Supper that hung above my grandmother’s kitchen table, while she was alive, and is now in my […]
John Edwin Smith is my gr-gr-grandfather. He was the son of Samuel E. Smith and Nancy Cusick, born March 30, 1830, in Marion County, Kentucky. He first married Ellen Lyons, daughter of Augustine Lyons. The marriage probably took place in Marion County, before December of 1850, when their […]
Michael Scannell, a native of Ireland, born 1815, died November 30, 1893. Johanna, wife of M. Scannell, a native of Ireland, died February 20, 1915, age 100 years. St. Rose Catholic Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky. from The News-Leader, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky Thursday, February 25, 1915 Almost a […]
One of the early citizens of Washington County, Alexander Hamilton was a fascinating man – with four wives and nine children! Mr. Orval Baylor has given us a marvelous look back into the history of Washington County – so thankful for the articles he wrote in the early […]
B. E. Montgomery, born October 16, 1792, died October 22, 1872. St. Rose Catholic Church Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky. Benedict E. Montgomery was the son of Charles Montgomery and Mary Ann Elder, born in Charles County, Maryland, October 16, 1792. He came to Washington County, Kentucky, with his […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
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Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House