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Hedden-Pulliam
Seek info. on burial places of the following: Squire B. Hedden,
d. 1849, m. Sarah Pulliam Hedden, d. Shelby Co., Ky.; Oliver
Hedden, b. 5/30/1789, d. after 1864, left Shelby Co.; and Jacob
Hedden, b. 7/13/1750, d. 1836, Spencer Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated.
William Metcalf
406 Russell Avenue
La Grange, KY 40031
Roark
Seek info. on Artie Roark, possibly m. a Simpson, had Hattie
Davidson, Clover Bottom, Jackson Co., Ky.; and my g. grandmother,
Malinda Simpson Fox Braddock Carter, b. 9/16/1869, either Leslie,
Letcher, or Jackson Cos., Ky., d. 1957, Franklin Co., Ky. Any
info. appreciated.
Jane A. Whitehead
313 Western Avenue
Cynthiana, KY 41031
e-mail: janew@kih.net
Able
Seek info. on my g. g. g. grandfather, George R. Able, b. 1799,
Jefferson Co., Ky., m. Alice Talbott, moved to Hardin Co., Ky.,
before 1837. Any info. appreciated.
Cindy L. Ashbaugh
P. O. Box 221202
Louisville, KY 40252
Adams-Reynolds-Cornett
Seek info. on following families: Adams, Amburgey, Hambleton,
Buntin, Sumner, Hall, Slone, Sizemore, Reynolds, Casebolt, Owens,
Scalf, Coots, Isom, Pennington, Jones, Templeton, Hendrix, Brock,
Fee, Young, Angle (Engle), Green, Yarborough, Craft, Melton,
Hughes, McLamore, and Stewart. Also, info. on Samuel "Sam"
Cornett, b. ca. 1873, son of Joe E. Cornett and Susanna Caudill,
m. 1st, ?; and m. 2nd, Nancy Mullins, had 11 children. Will share
info. Any info. appreciated.
Donnie and Lorna Slone
P. O. Box 458
Owingsville, KY 40360
Shockey
Seek info. on following: Beech Frederick Shockey, m. Stella Lou
Little; Bryan Marko Shockey, m. Bernice Morris; Vilta Susan and
Jamie Kay Shockey, daus. of James Kelsen Shockey; Henry Shockey,
m. Elizabeth Ann Overhultz, children: Nancy Jane Shockey, m.
John L. Lynch, death certificate shows E. Underwood as her mother's
name; and Thurman Shockey, m. Mary Alice Lloyd, death certificate
shows Jane King as his mother's name; and James Henry Shockey,
m. Leona "Lana" Patrick, had Patrick Shockey, his birth
certificate shows his mother's name as Leona Sayler. Any info.
appreciated.
Jackson T. Shockey
1021 Highway 31 N.
Romance, AR 72136
501/796-2958
Tyler
Seek info. on my father, Jesse Tyler, and his birthplace, Morgan
Co., Ky., 1912. He was a coal miner. Any info. appreciated.
Fred Baker
2195 E. Radio Tower Road
Scottsburg, IN 47170
Tabor
Seek info. on Asbury Tabor, children: Ollie M., Lorn, and Buela
Tabor Talbot. This family was possibly from Adair or Wayne Cos.,
Ky. Who were Asbury's parents? Any info. appreciated.
Theresa Stotts
10 Harm Shelton Road
Columbia, KY 42728
Rose-Mauk-Little
Seek info. on Minnie Mauk Little, b. 1890s, probably Lewis Co.,
Ky., dau. of Nathan Rose and Mary Henderson Rose, sister of Viola
Bell Zornes, Anna R. Teal, and Rebecca Woodward, in W. Va., late
1930s. Where is Minnie buried? Any info. appreciated.
Janice White
4972 Gingrich Road
Middletown, OH 45042
Hays/Hayes
Seek info. on my grandmother, Nannie Evelyn Hays/Hayes, dau.
of William Hays/Hayes, possibly son of John or Joel Hays/Hayes,
b. 9/1837, m. Mary Ellis, 4/2/1863, Whitley Co., Ky., was a Union
soldier, d. 5/20/1911, Whitley Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated.
Billie Y. Rains
202 Boston Drive
Versailles, KY 40383
Creech-Witt
Seek info. on my g. grandparents, Emily Creech Witt, b. 9/11/1883,
d. 10/11/1967, dau. of Silas Creech and Sally Rader Creech; and
Charles Witt, Tyner, Ky. It is believed that Emily's grandmother
was a full-blooded Indian. Who were her grandparents? Which tribe
was Emily's grandmother from? Any info. appreciated.
Charlene Davidson
1569 Eight Mile Road
Cincinnati, OH 45255
Honeycutt-Cook-Collier
Seek info. on my g. g. grandfather, Alfred Honey-cutt, b. 10/1832,
N. C. (?), lived in Knott Co., Ky., m. 1st, Elizabeth Amburgey,
children: my g. grandfather, Robert, b. 6/26/1852, m. 1st, Polly
Rey-nolds; m. 2nd, Susan Huse; and m. 3rd, Chloe Ritchie, had
my grandfather, Elisha/Elijah Honeycutt, b. 2/1/1902, d. 4/5/1945,
m. Arminda Collier, dau. of Richard Collier and Mary Cook Collier;
Phobe, William, and Thomas; m. 2nd, Elizabeth Reynolds, children:
Grant, Queentina, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mausee, Nancy, John Wesley,
and Wilburn. Any info. appreciated.
Minnie J. McFall
P. O. Box 2207
Wise, VA 24293
Cantrall/Cantrell
Seek info. on my g. g. g. grandfather, William Cantrell, d. Bath
Co., Ky., between 1812-1814, m. Nancy McCol-lum. Any info. appreciated.
Sharon Louisa Cantrall
667 Joseph Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Sweet-Boggs
Seek info. on Duke and Ethel Sweet and the Boggs family. Any
info. appreciated.
Dale Chinn 339-194
P. O. Box 120
Lebanon, OH 45036
Hamblin
Seek info. on my husband's g. grandmother, Mary Hamblin, b. ca.
1845, Owsley Co., Ky., d. 1921, buried Cane Creek Cemetery, Whitley
Co., Ky., m. Lewis Reynolds, Owsley Co., Ky., believed to be
half-Cherokee. Who were Mary's parents? Any info. appreciated.
Billie H. McKinney
P. O. Box 41
Neon, KY 41840
Spradlin
Seek info. on Esther/Ester Ellen Knight, b. 4/2/1892, Russell
Co., Ky., m. Josiah Spradlin, 7/13/1911, Adair Co., Ky., the
mother of ten children. When did she die? Where is she buried?
Any info. appreciated.
Doris Spradlin
3750 Low Gap Road
Martinsville, IN 46151
Felix-Bennett
Seek info. on John Isaac Felix, came from Europe to Nova Scotia,
1752, possibly m. Elizabeth Caterina Clesman, Germany, later
moved to Berks Co., Penn., and later Ohio Co., Ky., 1794. Also,
info. on Gov. John Bennett, came from England or Ireland with
Jesse and Daniel Bennett. What is the relation between these
men? John, m. 1st, ____ Petty; m. 2nd, May Icypheng Plummer,
had 11 children. Any info. appreciated.
Charles E. Felix
1000 S. Orlando Avenue
Orlando, FL 32751
McLemore-Campbell
Seek info. on parents and relatives of Becky Campbell McLemore,
b. 1862, Troublesome, Perry Co., Ky., m. Robert McLemore, Chavies,
Ky. Any info. appreciated.
Robert D. McLemore
980868 K-1-2-3
P. O. Box 30
Pendleton, IN 46064
McGary-Tatman/Yatman
Seek info. on my g. g. grandmother, Sarah Tatman/Yatman, d. ca.
1831, m. Daniel McGary, ca. 1803, lived in Montgomery and Estill
Cos., Ky., between 1800-1830, had Nancy West McGary, my g. grandmother.
Family moved to Mo., ca. 1827, returned to Ky., ca. 1831. Any
info. appreciated.
Alice Meyer
4942 Cheyenne Lane
McLouth, KS 66054
e-mail: ameyer@grapevine.net
Butt-Smith-Wilson
Seek info. on my g. grandparents, Jesse Smith, b. 5/30/1848,
Pulaski Co., Ky., d. 9/30/1897, possible son of Stephen Smith
and Sarah Tubbs Farris Smith, m. 8/24/1871, Mary Elizabeth Butt
Smith, b. 12/11/1853, Pulaski Co., Ky., d. 1906, had Nancy Jane
Smith, my grandmother, m. 11/9/1905, John E. Wilson, son of Byrd
Wilson, Pulaski Co., Ky. These families later moved to Ill. and
Ind. Any info. appreciated.
Shirley Alexander
106 S. Church Street
Somerset, KY 42501
Yeager
Seek info. on my g. grandfather, Alfred Yeager, b. Fayette Co.,
Ky., ca. 1826, d. 1869, son of James and Nancy Aldridge Yeager,
1830 census shows five brothers, b. between 1819-1826, but no
names were given. Alfred served in the 6th Ky. Union Calvary,
1862-1865. Any info. appreciated.
Jesse Yeager
1579 Samara Glen Way
Lexington, KY 40515
Clemons-Clem
Seek info. on Leroy Clemons, listed on the 1850/60 Clark Co.,
Ky., census as Clem; on 1870 census as Clemons, brother of Albert
J. Clem/ Clemons, m. 1st, Alice Barnes; m. 2nd, Adeline ?; and
m. 3rd, Eliza Kerr. Leroy had W. F. Clemons. Who were Leroy's
parents, other siblings, and other children? Any info. appreciated.
Steven Craig Clemons
1642 Florida Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
202/986-9342
e-mail: clemons@newamerica.net
Johnson-Neely
Seek info. on my grandfather, Daily Johnson, b. 8/25/1899, d.
9/1968, son of Elish Johnson, b. 10/1852, d. 5/1935, and Martha
Jane Terry, m. Mary Neely, b. 6/18/1899, d. 5/23/1984, dau. of
Mike Gabbard and Mary Ann Mannigan. All were from Breathitt Co.,
Ky. Any info. appreciated.
Ruth Smith
3128 S. Holt Road
Indianapolis, IN 46221
Mayes-Baker
Seek info. on Ratchel Mayes, b. 1807, Tenn., m. early 1820s,
a Baker, lived in Knox Co., Ky., children: Elizabeth, b. 1825,
m. Christopher Crawford, buried at the Hardshell Baptist Church,
between New Castle and Campbellburg, Ky., Henry Co., my g. g.
grandparents; Jane Baker, b. 1833, m. John Wm. Chadwell; and
William "Bill" Baker, b. 1839, m. Nancy J. Mills. Who
were Ratchel and her husband's parents and siblings? What was
Ratchel's husband's first name and dates of birth and death?
Any info. appreciated.
Mariam H. Skelton
967 Redwood Drive
Clarksville, IN 47129
Wiley
Seek info. on the connection of Rebecca Wiley, dau. of James
Wiley, Ireland, m. Robert Adams; and Jennie Wiley, dau. of Thomas
Wiley. Any info. appreciated. Will share info.
Allene Fetter
6838 Wes Curt Lane
Goshen, OH 45122
Branham-Lee-Scott
Seek info. on the following: Martha T. Branham Lee, b. 4/14/1805,
Ky., m. Robert Willis Lee, Bartholomew Co., Ind.; David and Elizabeth
Little Branham, living in Floyd Co., Ky., between 1803-1819,
had Martha; and Everett O. Scott, b. 1818, Ky., possible son
of Elizabeth Scott, m. Margarett Perkins, b. 1827, Ind., children:
Matilda Elizabeth, b. 10/24/1864, Mercer Co., Ill.; James L.
Scott, b. 10/24/1853, d. 2/5/1854; and Mary Ann, b. 5/13/1857,
Mercer Co., Ill., m. Ira F. Smith. Any info. appreciated.
Debbie Koch
Box 151
Dallas City, IL 62330
Bryant
Seek info. on my g. grandfather, Allen R. Bryant, and Jesse Bryant,
Estill Co., Ky. I am looking for a book about them. Any info.
appreciated.
Carrie Tincher
1044 Roy Black Road
London, KY 40741
606/843-6420
Lee-Poor-Meade
Seek info. on Stephen Lee, b. ca. 1732, d. 1809, m. Ann Poor,
b. 1745, d. 1816, moved to Pulaski Co., Ky., late 1790s, children:
Jubal Lee, m. Sally Meade; Esintha Lee, m. John Duncan; Thomas
Lee, m. Jerusha Hough; Braxton Lee, m. Elizabeth Ann Hatcher;
Lewis Henry "Squire" Lee, m. Nellie Long; Elizabeth
Lee, m. John Charter; Mildred Lee, m. John Ellis; Seaton Lee,
m. Rhoda Mayfield; and Lucy Lee, m. Daniel Duncan. Any info.
appreciated. Will share info.
John Campbell
1307 W. Walford Drive
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Bell-Whalen
James Bell m. Rebecca Bryant, children: Melinda Bell Whalen,
my grandmother, b. 2/11/1893, d. 9/28/1975, buried Wedonia, Ky.,
m. John Preston Whalen, children: James Robert; Woodrow Wilson;
Lucian Riley, my father, b. 9/22/1908, d. 12/24/1984, buried
Wedonia, Ky., m. Estelle Elizabeth Cooper, children: Roy Franklin,
Ruby Louise, Nancy Irene, David Allen, Glenn Douglas, and Betty
Carol; William Graves; Early, b. 3/21/1910, d. 10/19/1911, buried
Muses Mill, Ky.; Vivian Ellen; Anna Mae; Louise; and Rebecca,
d. young, buried Wedonia, Ky.; Tom; John; Lucian; Newton, killed
WWI; (twin to Newton) Amanda, m. Richard McKee; Lispie, m. a
Ricketts; Nola, m. a Wilson; and Lizzie, m. a Wolfe. Will share
info. Any info. appreciated.
Ruby Whalen Sexson
31 Meadow Drive
Maysville, KY 41056
Gibson
Seek info. on William Gibson, b. 1859, Ky., m. ca. 1877, Owsley
Co., Ky., Lucinda Angel, b. 1861, Ky., children: Sarah, John
H., Walter, Elijah, Nancy, Larkin, Texanner, Green B., and Henry.
Who were the parents and siblings of William and Lucinda? Any
info. appreciated.
Ruth LaMaster
219 N. First Street
Scottsburg, IN 47170
Flora
Seek info. on my grandmother, Anna Belle Flora, m. Tom Dampier,
Carlisle, Ky., buried at Cassidy Creek Church, Myers, Ky. Who
were Anna's parents? Any info. appreciated.
Katherine Flora Hill
RR 2, Box 364
Cynthiana, KY 41031
Sumner
Seek info. on the following Sumners from southeastern Ky.: John
Sumner, Shank John, Dry John, and Blue John. James Sumner m.
Nancy Adams, had Allen Sumner, and he had Richmond Sumner. Any
info. appreciated.
Jean Alongi
554 N. Fraser Drive
Mesa, AZ 85203
e-mail: Jeanalongi@aol.com
Banks-Magowan
Seek info. on Cuthbert Banks, b. Va., 1770, d. Mt. Sterling,
1826, m. Elizabeth P. McIlvaine. Also, info. on James Strode
Magowan, b. Va., 1774, d. Montgomery Co., Ky., 1852. Who was
he married to? Where did he live? Where is he buried? Any info.
appreciated.
Holly Hawkins
3261 Hunting Hills Drive
Lexington, KY 40515
Pence-Gibbs-Spencer
Seek info. on the following families: Pence, Gibbs, Spencer,
Deaton, and related families. Will share info. Any info. appreciated.
Golden P. McWilliams
7339 N. Julip Tree
Punta Gorda, FL 33955
Foley-Weir-Wilson
Seek info. on the following people: Loren and Flossie Foley,
my parents; and my grandparents, Logan Ross Foley and Lula Ann
Weir Foley and James and Florence Wilson, all from Russell Co.,
Ky. Any info. appreciated.
Olive Wilson
10623 LeMarie Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45241
513/563-1778
Manning-Adkins-Conley
Seek info. on the descendants of Liveny Lawson Manning, Oscar
Adkins, Roxie Adkins, and Samuel Conley. Any info. appreciated.
Wanda Miller
2009 Tullis Drive
Middletown, OH 45042
513/422/9048
e-mail: jswjmiller@juno.com
Burns
Seek info. on James Burns, settled at Mill Creek, Ky., had William
and James, Jr., possibly the same James Burns that started Oneida
Baptist Institute, 1899. My g. grandmother, Elizabeth Burns,
m. John Nunn, ca. 1869. Who are the descendants of these people?
Any info. appreciated.
Mary Helen Elliott
130 Popular Drive
Pineville, KY 40977
Short
Seek info. on family of Nannie McIntosh Short; had Stanley, b.
1921, d. 1922, buried in Owens Cemetery, Combs Branch, Dwarf,
Perry Co., Ky. This is my family cemetery. Any info. appreciated.
Billie Ruth Strong Gayheart
42 Lee Gayheart Drive
P. O. Box 109
Leburn, KY 41831
606/785-3287
Brookshire
Seek info. on my g. grandfather, Rev. Elias Brookshire, b. 1837,
Clark Co., Ky., was a Baptist minister, lived in Estill Co.,
Ky., 1860s, had my grandfather, James W. Brookshire, m. 1892,
Virginia Duval, Barren Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated.
Paul Brookshire
3662 Lentz Avenue
Louisville, KY 40215
Ward-Vied
Seek info. on my grandmother, Josephine Ward, possibly the dau.
of Nancy ? Ward, living with Grissom and Elizabeth Ward Hodges
(m. 1/1879, had Martha Hodges), 1880 Franklin Co., Va. census,
possibly a sister, had the following siblings: Rufus Ward, Griffin
Ward, Stephen Ward, Eliza Ward and Edna Ward. Josephine, m. Josoephus
H. Peters, 1886, moved to Caldwell Co., Ky. They are my grandparents.
What happened to her siblings? Also, seek info. on my g. g. grandmother,
George Ann Vied, on the 1850 Caldwell Co., Ky. census living
with her mother, Lines/Luina Vied, and siblings: Dulcenia E.,
Sinai S., Arena E., and George Ann H. (m. Robert F. Martin).
How is this family related to Harmon C. Vied? Any info. on these
families appreciated. Will share info.
Mary Peters Thorpe
4655 Cadiz Road
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
e-mail: ThorpeM@Prodigy.net
Caudill
Seek info. on the Caudill families, Breathitt Co., Ky. Any info.
appreciated.
Jerry Scott Ward
409 N. 36th Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
509/452-5190
e-mail: kywywash@aol.com
Lamb-Oliver
Seek info. on my g. g. grandparents, Robert Lamb, m. 1882, McKee,
Jackson Co., Ky., Elizabeth Oliver, raised my grandfather, Robert
O. Lamb, b. 1914, Madison Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated.
David Lamb
3456A Fish Road
Cookeville, TN 38506
Gayheart
Seek info. on Earl "Butternose" Gayheart, taxicab driver,
Hazard, Perry Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated.
Billie Reda Sowers
115 Ridge Avenue
Dayton, OH 45405
e-mail: BSowers71@aol.com
Coley
Seek info. on Sarah (Sally) Coley, possible mother of my grandfather,
Henry Jackson, b. ca. 1867, appears in the 1880 Carter Co., Ky.
census with following children: William, Thomas, Henry, Mollie,
and Cornelius. All children had the last name of Jackson. Sally
later m. James Jackson, 1902. Any info. appreciated.
Carl Jackson
7936 Alder Avenue
Fontana, CA 92336
Thorp
Seek info. on the family of Charles Thorp, Amelia Co., Va., b.
early 1700s, d. 1764, m. Judith ?, had John, my g. g. g. g. g.
grandfather, b. 1745, m. Sarah Terry; and six other siblings.
Any info. appreciated.
J. C. Thorpe
4655 Cadiz Road
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
e-mail: ThorpeM@Prodigy.net
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