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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 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, […]
Pisgah Presbyterian Church, Founded 1784, Woodford County, Kentucky. The beautiful church and cemetery of Pisgah in rural Woodford County was alive with green grass and spring violets when Ritchey and I visited in April of 2014. Several Revolutionary War veterans repose there, many from Augusta County, Virginia. The […]
William Scearce, 1771-1830, and his wife, Anna Thompson, 1777-1847. Woodford County, Kentucky. The small rectangular rock fence that surrounds the last resting place of William Scearce and wife, Anna Thompson, is located off Hwy 169 in Woodford County. As you can see from the photos one end looks […]
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