Francis Thompson was born 135 years ago – July 1, 1878 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Francis was the son of William Robert Thompson and Sarah Bean. I have no information about marriage or children. Francis’ siblings were Mary Catherine, Margaret Eleanor, Alexander, Lilly Mary, Ann Julia, William […]
Milton Barlow was born at Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky, February 6, 1818. The family to which he belongs is of French origin, having left France with the Huguenots, after the revocation of he edict of Nantes, and settled first in England, coming thence to America at an early […]
from The Harrodsburg Sayings, Mercer County, Kentucky Thursday, August 8, 1901 The remains of Mr. Shelby Magoffin, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Beriah Magoffin, of Duluth, Minnesota, arrived here for interment yesterday at noon, accompanied by his father, and were tenderly laid to rest in Spring Hill […]
Delphania Elizabeth Alvey and Pius Edward Franklin Thompson were married 137 years ago – January 16, 1876 – in Daviess County, Kentucky. Delphania was the daughter of Henry Alvey and Survilla Warren. Pius was the son of Jerome Austin Thompson and Mary Jane Carrico. Pius and Delphania had […]
Rose McIlvoy and Stith Thompson were married 151 years ago – December 9, 1861 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Rose was the daughter of Alexander McIlvoy and Mary Magdalene McConley. Stith was the son of John Thompson and Sarah Shipley. This was a second marriage for both. They […]
from Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, Volume V Richard Hamilton, son of Alexander and Harriett (Edelen) Hamilton, was born in Washington County, Kentucky, December 29, 1811. His grandfather, Thomas Hamilton, was a native of Maryland, and one of the earliest pioneers of Washington County. He settled about five and […]
from Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V Stith Thompson Noe is the fifth of a family of twelve children born to Alexander K. and Jane B. (Thompson) Noe. Alexander Noe was a native of Lincoln County, Kentucky, born in 1800. He moved to Washington County when about sixteen or […]
from The Harrodsburg Herald, Mercer County, Kentucky Friday, December 30, 1932 Mrs. Emma Thompson Magoffin, aged 76 years, wife of Mr. Ebenezer Magoffin, died Sunday night at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Austin, Knoxville, Tennessee, where she and her husband were […]
from The Springfield Sun, Washington County, Kentucky Wednesday, August 16, 1905 Mrs. J. W. Thompson Loved and Honored Woman Passed Away This Morning Mrs. J. W. Thompson died at her home, in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood, this morning at 4 o’clock. She received a stroke of apoplexy Sunday […]
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church is located in central Washington County, Kentucky. As luck would have it, Ritchey and I both have connections to this church, mine far in the past, at the very beginnings of the church, and his, more modern, in the early 1960’s. Captain John Linton, […]
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