Lewisport is a small town located on the Ohio River in Hancock County. The city cemetery is in the heart of town at the corner of Melanie Drive and Fourth Street. It is not a large cemetery, but for the area is quite sufficient. In addition there are […]
In memory of John Lewis who departed this life on the 2nd day of August 1813, in the 50th year of his age. Lewis Cemetery, Hancock County, Kentucky (Breckinridge County in 1813 when he died). John Lewis, 1763-1813, was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, the son of John […]
Hancock County, Kentucky, is where many of the Lewis, House and Greathouse family members settled when they moved from Virginia to Kentucky in the late 18th century. Last fall Ritchey found this cemetery, our second try. Those buried here are members of my 5th great-aunt, Catherine Jennings Linton, […]
William Linton Lewis is my first cousin five times removed. He was the nephew of my fifth great-grandfather, Captain John Hancock Linton, the son of his sister Catherine Jennings Linton. Catherine married William Joseph Lewis. William Linton Lewis married Ann Winter Dunnington November 18, 1806. Together they had […]
One feat accomplished on our western Kentucky trip – we found the Lewis Cemetery in Hancock County! We tried to find it in June, with no success. But with the help of Google Earth and a page from Glenn Hodges book, Daybreak On Old Fortification Creek, we pinpointed […]
Wednesday, I visited the Kentucky History Center in Frankfort, with two specific goals in mind. I have tried to find a copy of the book Daybreak on Old Fortification Creek by Glenn Hodges. It is a history of the John Lewis family – specifically John Lewis, the son […]
Isaac N. Greathouse, born November 18, 1792, died October 21, 1832. Greathouse Family Cemetery, Hancock County, Kentucky. The Greathouse family cemetery is located on Hwy 1957, also known as Lee Henderson Road, close to where it T’s with Hwy 1605. It is very close to the Henderson family […]
William Linton Lewis was born 236 years ago – December 8, 1777 – in Loudoun County, Virginia. William was the son of William Joseph Lewis and Catherine Jennings Linton. He married Ann Winter Dunnington. William and Ann had 8 children: George Dunnington, Katherine Dunnington, Francis Dunnington, Joseph Dunnington, […]
Ann Winter Dunnington and William Linton Lewis were married 207 years ago – November 18, 1806. Ann was the daughter of George Dunnington and Catherine Winter from Charles County, Maryland. William was the son of William Joseph Lewis and Catherine Jennings Linton of Loudoun County, Virginia. Ann and […]
Matilda Brown Lewis was born 218 years ago – October 23, 1795 – in Loudoun County, Virginia. Matilda was the daughter of Daniel Lewis and Susan Lewis; granddaughter of John Lewis and Elizabeth Brown, and William Joseph Lewis and Catherine Linton. Matilda married John Pleasants Hodges in Nelson […]
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
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