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.
Will of Eleanor Guy Kinkead – Woodford County
William Kinkead was born January 9, 1736. He married Eleanor Guy November 30, 1756, in Augusta County, Virginia. Eleanor was born August 17, 1740. In 1764, at the young age of 24, she was taken captive by Indians along with the couple’s three young children – Margaret, Andrew […]
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 […]
1793 Williams-Williams Marriage Bond – Woodford County
This morning’s blog was delayed due to my internet – or lack thereof. We live in a lovely place, but add in fog, rain or snow and the internet is slow – or nonexistent. Fog was so prominent this morning it was hard to see across the road! […]
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 […]
The Birdwhistle Family of Mercer/Anderson County
Birdwhistle is a name long associated with Anderson County. It is loosely translated as where the birds nest. Most of the people with this surname come from Britain. In 1840 100% of people with the last name Birdwhistle lived in Kentucky – quite remarkable! I have found it […]
The Alexander Family of Woodburn Farm – Woodford County
Alexander Monument, Frankfort Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky. The family of Robert Alexander is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery in Franklin County. The huge monument is representative of three generations. A large, draped urn sits at the very top, with two ornately carved sides. The best part – there […]
A Famous Bluegrass Home and Its Historic Associations – Spring Hill – Woodford County
For my blog today I went to photos taken at the Frankfort Cemetery. Those of Nathaniel Hart and family caught my attention. The elder Nathaniel Hart and wife Sarah Simpson Hart are buried at Boonesborough, in Madison County, but the later Harts lie in Frankfort. The family home, […]
Offutt-Cole Tavern – Woodford County
Photo taken May 30, 2017, during our genealogy travels. The brick portion, also white, is located on the far half of the building. The half in the forefront is covered with cherry weatherboarding, now painted white. Near the small town of Midway, in Woodford County, halfway between Lexington […]
Dr. Henry Berry Blackburn – Physician – Buried at Lexington Cemetery
Dr. Henry Berry Blackburn is a mystery man. We have information on his birth and death – but little on the years between. Henry was the son of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia Bell. Henry’s grandfather was George Blackburn, a Woodford County pioneer. From History of Woodford County, […]
