Mary Alberta Clarkson and Sidney Albertus Clarkson, twins, were born 126 years ago – August 25, 1885 – to Edwin Barbour Clarkson and Etta Clark Taylor of Washington County, Kentucky. Unfortunately they both died before 1900. Mary and Sidney’s grandparents were Theodore Clarkson and Martha L. Edwards, and […]
Family Group Sheet for Harrison Coulter Husband: Harrison Coulter Birth: 1812 Marriage: 02 Mar 1833 in Mercer County, KY Father: Mark Coulter Mother: nancy taylor Wife: Elizabeth Leonard Birth: 1823 Children: Name: Nancy Jane Coulter Birth: 1836 Marriage: 19 Aug 1855 in Washington County, KY Spouse: Mansfield Crow […]
Emily Elizabeth Coulter and Silas Armstrong were married 110 years ago – August 24, 1901 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Emily was the daughter of Starling Coulter and Sarah Rigdon. I have no record of children for Emily and Silas. This was Emily’s second marriage; her first husband […]
Nancy Jane Coulter and Mansfield Crow were married 156 years ago – August 19, 1855 – in Washington County, Kentucky. Nancy is the daughter of Harrison Coulter and Elizabeth Leonard. Mansfield is the daughter of Mansfield and Mary A. Crow. Nancy and Mansfield had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth […]
Alice Clark Linton and Edward ‘Ned’ Taylor This is another of the old photos that Aunt Lil gave me. Until just a few days ago I was confused about the names pasted on the outside of the ‘little black and red velvet box’ this picture is in. It […]
Taken from Kentucky: A History of the State by Battle, Perrin and Kniffin. Dr. James R. Hughes, one of the extensive farmers of Nelson County, was born in Washington County, Kentucky, July 8, 1821, of a family of seven children born to John Hughes, Jr., and Martha H. […]
Catherine McIlvoy was born 200 years ago – August 15, 2011 – in Caldrain, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, the daughter of Alexander McIlvoy and Mary Magdalene McConley. Catherine married Stith Thompson May 19, 1835, in Washington County, Kentucky. They had eight children: Alexander, William Robert, John M., Sarah […]
Peter B. F. Adams, Pension Application Pension number S30.814 Virginia Made application for pension on December 7, 1835, in Fayette County, Kentucky, age 75, states that he was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, March 11, 1759, but was a resident of Washington County, Kentucky, at time of […]
This is a picture of my great-grandparents and their family in Washington County, Kentucky. It has the date of 1910-1913 written on the back. However, I can date this to 1913. Daughter Laura Frances died of tuberculosis December 11, 1912. Since the other family members are in the […]
Rudd Family According to The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky by the Honorable Benjamin J. Webb, published 1884, “James Rudd removed with his family to the neighborhood of Springfield from Prince George County, Maryland, in the year 1796. His children, eight in number, were named William, Charles, Henry […]
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