Versailles Cemetery – Woodford County
Versailles Cemetery is located on Center Drive, just off South Main Street, in the city of Versailles. It is a beautiful cemetery, gorgeous trees and some old gravestones. Let me share a few with you.
William Berry Blackburn and Martha Watkins Buried in Versailles Cemetery – Woodford County
Good morning, everyone! It’s been about a week since I’ve posted, but what week! Son Linton was in from Seattle and we devoted all our time to him. He visited last year about the same time, so there was much catching up to do. Plus we were able […]
Edwin S. Craig, Lawyer Extraordinaire – Woodford and Jefferson Counties
Most of the time I do not choose a specific person to write about, I look through my old wills, marriages, county books and gravestone photos and something talks to me, asks me to write about a person or family. Today’s post is based on a gravestone photo […]
Amsden-Sanders Plot In Versailles Cemetery – Woodford County
James P. Amsden, January 15, 1847 – October 29, 1906. Versailles Cemetery, Woodford County, Kentucky. These beautiful gravestones are located in the Versailles Cemetery in Woodford County, Kentucky. They are two of eight, all family members. In addition to James and Laura Sanders Amsden, the following are […]
Dudley M. and Johanna Chrisman Ball Obituaries
Dudley M. Ball, Versailles Cemetery, Woodford County, Kentucky. Dudley M. Ball, March 29, 1824 – April 19, 1900 The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Saturday, April 21, 1900 Dudley M. Ball Dead A Wealthy Farmer and Descendant of a Famous Virginia Family Versailles, Ky., April 20 – Mr. […]
Final Resting Place of R. T. Thornton
My posts have been meager the past few days – it is a busy time. Our living room, kitchen, entry, hall and office were painted last week. The office consists of three walls of bookcases – filled with books. All those books were packed in totes, stacked in […]
Fielding Edwards and the Edwards Family of Woodford County
The name Fielding Edwards caught my attention immediately as there are a couple of Fielding Lewis’ in my line – in Gloucester County, Virginia, descendants of John Lewis III and Frances Fielding. I do not know if Fielding Edwards and the two Fielding Lewis’ are related at all […]
Thornton Family Buried At Versailles Cemetery
Thornton stone, Versailles Cemetery, Woodford County, Kentucky David Thornton was born January 1, 1796, in Delaware. He made is way to Kentucky, and on June 3, 1823, married Charlotte Railey, born March 29, 1805, daughter of Charles Railey and Mary Mayo. Charlotte’s parents were born in Virginia, her […]
Peter Hurst and Ann Rust Family of Woodford County Part 2
Gravestone photos from the Versailles Cemetery in Woodford County, Kentucky, of the Peter Hurst and Ann Rust family. Peter, son of J. & M. Hurst, born in Virginia, April 14, 1774, died September 2, 1846. Ann, wife of Peter Hurst, born in Virginia, January 16, 1783, died January […]
Peter Hurst and Ann Rust Family of Woodford County
Today I have researched the Peter Hurst and Ann Rust family of Woodford County, Kentucky. I am beginning with this portion of a history of Woodford County by W. E. Railey. I also have gravestone photos, census records and other things to share with you, but will begin […]
