William A. Jones is the fourth great-grandfather of my husband. Unfortunately, I do not know the name of his first wife. Ritchey descends from his son Thomas who married Rachel Margaret Walker. This is a fantastic will because it names all the children – and tells us the […]
Edward Palmer Torian was the son of George and Martha Palmer Torian, born in Christian County March 22,1820, the ninth child out of ten. He moved to Trigg County and became a merchant. On November 10, 1848, he married Martha L. Durall. Infant daughter of E. P. and […]
Melissa Williams, born October 25, 1851, died February 17, 1923. ‘Gone to a brighter home where grief can not come.’ Stoney Point Cemetery, Allen County, Kentucky The past eleven days have been more epic than I ever thought possible. Ritchey and I traveled to western Kentucky for genealogy […]
County of Trigg, Kentucky – Historical and Biographical by Perrin, 1884 John C. Dabney was born January 14, 1852, in Cadiz. He is the second of five children born to Albert S. and Pamelia (Middleton) Dabney. His father was born in Louisa County, Virginia, and emigrated to Trigg […]
from County of Trigg, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical by Perrin, 1884 Linton Precinct Elias A. Nunn was born in Smith County, Tennessee, November 16, 1833, and is a son of Lindsey and Rachel (Coleman) Nunn, natives of Shenandoah County, Virginia. The father came to the county in 1848, […]
from County of Trigg, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical by Perrin, 1884 Cadiz Precinct John G. Jefferson is the oldest native born white child now living in Cadiz; he was born here on September 21, 1834, and is a son of Dr. Thomas B. and Martha A. (Graves) Jefferson. […]
Anything with the name ‘Linton’ intrigues me! Still not sure about the history of Linton Precinct in Trigg County! from Kentucky – A History of the State by Perrin, 1884 County of Trigg, Linton Precinct E. C. Spiceland was born in Stewart County, Tennessee, June 1, 1826, and […]
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