City directories are a marvelous source of genealogy information. Not only do they list who lives in a particular city, and their residential address, but it lists their place of work and that address as well! I have used city directories in several instances, not only to […]
About twelve years ago I researched the family of Richard Linton. We spent three or four years unraveling his Linton-Welsh family. Since my own research took his Linton’s back to Captain John Hancock Linton, most of my time was concentrated on the descendants of the captain’s grandson, Moses […]
Margaret Willett, wife of Moses Linton, March 5, 1830 – March 10, 1908 Gethsemani Abbey Cemetery, Nelson County, Kentucky Today is the 163rd anniversary of the marriage of Margaret Willett, daughter of George W. S. Willett and Nancy Hancock, and Moses F. Linton, son of Moses Linton and […]
Marriage Bond The Commonwealth of Kentucky Be it Known. That we, William F. Linton, as principal, and Francis Vowels, as surety, are jointly and severally bound to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of one hundred dollars. The Condition of this Bond is as follows: That whereas, […]
William Franklin Linton and Catherine Welsh were married in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, January 27, 1879. William, the son of Moses Filmore Linton and Margaret Willett, of Nelson County, Kentucky, was born July 5, 1851. Moses was a farmer, whose land shared a boundary with Gethsemani Abbey. Catherine, […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
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Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House