This article, written by Todd Preston, President of the Magoffin County Historical Society, was taken from the April 28, 2005 issue of THE SALYERSVILLE INDEPENDENT newspaper.
 

            We are enjoying wonderful spring weather even if the yard has to be mowed every week. We enjoy that, too!  That remark will surely get a dirt clod aimed at my noggin’! (Smile)

            We are getting more visitors, regardless of gasoline prices. 

We had Jack and Wanda Reed at our monthly meeting Sunday and he related the sad news that Verlin Gullett has passed away.  We send his family our condolences.

            Bart Hammond dropped in before our meeting and we sort of hogtied him to stay as Donna (Hamons) Miller had made a trip from Shelbyville to be with us so we had a “large” discussion of plans for Founder’s Days 2005.

            Bart and his family had been clearing the Hammond Cemetery at the mouth of Greasy, the Joseph and Benjamin Hammond Cemetery.

            After the meeting Jack, Wanda, Donna and I visited both the Hammond cemeteries then went on down to Jack’s shelter on Pricey and visited the Joe Reed Cemetery.

            Bart Hammond and his family had done a good job of cutting and getting rid of the brush on the Hammond Cemetery.  Jack Reed used my dowsing rods to help find unmarked graves while I was using the chain saw on some bushes outside the fence.  I then used a prodding stick and did unearth a couple more stones. There should be more stones according to the pictures that Mark Hammonds has of the cemetery.

            The John Hammond Cemetery needs cleaning but it is not as bad as I had expected.  I think some small trees should be taken out but that should be decided by others.

            Then on Monday I accompanied Donna Miller to the Dr. Will May Cemetery where Benjamin Hammond and Mary “Pop” Caudill are buried. Needless to say, it is in dire need of a cleaning. I’ve been doing this chore for about twenty-five years but now I can hardly climb the hill to it, let alone clean it. (Smile)

            We would like to thank Ernestine Patrick, Donna Miller, and Bart Hammond for their donations toward the Joseph Hammonds marker. We thank J. W. Back for the donation for the Jesse Gullett marker and Yearns and Bonnie Cantrell toward the Veteran’s book.

            Also, many thanks to Bob and Betty Whittaker who sent sturdier locks for all our cabins as we’ve had some who sort of want to take tours at night, if you get my drift.

            Larry Abe Wireman brought in some cancelled checks written in the 1930s at the Bank of Royalton and has also promised to bring in his Civil War cannon ball to be put on display.

            Debra Mowery ([email protected]) writes that her mother was a Hammond, a dau of Lowell Hammond, a twin, who taught school at Brammer Gap in Lawrence Co. KY. Lowell Hammond was a son of William Monroe Hammond b. 1874 d. 1945, son of Francis Marion Hammond b. 1850 d. 1930. He m. 1^st ca. 1897 to Jane -?- b. 1878 and m. 2^nd to Elizabeth Caudill.

            Francis was a son of Stephen Hammon b. 1817 d. 1880. He m. in 1844 to Louise (Eloise) J. Higgins. Stephen was a son of William Hammons b. 1792 and m. in 1812 to Sarah Craft.  William was a son of Joseph Hammons b. 1769 and Sarah Collins. We have Joseph b. 1759 d. ca. 1867 in Magoffin Co. KY, son of Rev. William Hammons and Sarah Parsons.

            Joseph m. 2^nd in 1839 to Polly Ingleton then married 3^rd in 1847 to Nancy Cottle. His 4^th wife was Elizabeth Kindell b. 1786. They were married in 1853 than in 1858 he married his 5^th wife Mary “Polly” Gullett.

            We hope Debra will send in her info and pictures for her Hammond family for our book.

            Karyl Hubbard ([email protected]) sent some info and reports a lot of it came from Donna Hamons Miller. We hope this family will send in more immediate family info along with pictures and stories.

            Ken Davis, 3202 LaGrange Rd., Beaver Creek, OH 45431 wrote that what brought him to our website was his research on Benjamin Clemons. He thinks he married Polly Hammond. Linda Kay Copier had done some research and gave our historical society as a source of some of her info.

            His grandfather was William Jennings Clemons, son of Bryson Clemons and gr/son of William Clemons. William was a son of John Clemons and gr/son of Benjamin Clemons. They think Benjamin’s father was also named Benjamin. Ken asks if we have any record of a Benjamin Clemons being buried on Laurel Cemetery of Quicksand in Breathitt County.

            The 1850 Breathitt census has Benjamin Clemons, age 53, wife Polly age 39. I believe her to be a second wife. They had 11 children, Benjamin Jr. being 15.

            The 1860 Breathitt census has Benjamin Clemons, Jr. age 25 m. in 1858 to Rebecca Jones age 17. They had one child James age 1.  Benjamin Sr. was born in VA; Polly Hammons was born in Perry Co. KY. The 1830 Perry Co. census lists Benjamin Hammons age 30 to 40, wife age 20 to 30 and they have 3 male children under 5 and 2 females under five.

            I believe this is your Benjamin Clemons, Sr. but I can’t find Benjamin Sr. in the Breathitt County Cemetery records.

This is the info that Doris D. Rose has:  Mary Hammons (dau of John, gr/dau of Phillip, gr/gr/dau of George Adam) was born in 1810 Floyd Co. KY and died between 1879/80 in the home of Benjamin Morris of Carter Co. KY. She m. 1^st to Benjamin Clemons on 20 Mar 1819 in Floyd Co. KY, son of William Clemons and Rebecca Fleming.  He (Benjamin) was b. in 1795 Lee Co. VA and d. 19 May 1862 Breathitt Co. KY. Mary “Polly” m. 2^nd to William Lumpkins on 20 Aug 1835 Morgan Co. KY. William was born in 1800 Pittsylvania Co. VA and died after 1852. Mary m. 3^rd to William Day on 9 Oct 1866 Carter Co. KY.

We will stop here although there are several more pages on this family. 

Sean Patrick, 3911 Senate Ave., Ft. Wayne, IN visited Saturday the 15^th and I helped him with his ancestor chart. He is the grandson of Kernie Patrick and Mae Patton. Mae was the dau of Pierce Patton b. 1855/57 and Caroline Patrick b. 1859. Caroline was a dau of Elijah Patrick b. 1828 and Louisa Rule. Louisa was a dau of Charles G. Rule and Purcella Turner.

Elijah was a son of Meredith Patrick and Rebecca Williams. Meredith was a son of William Patrick and Mollie Reins. Mollie was a dau of Meredith Reins. William was a son of Jeremiah Patrick and Sarah Blair.

Kernie Patrick b. 1891 was a son of William E. (Billie) Patrick b. 1852 and gr/son of Wilson Patrick b. 1824. Wilson m. Parthena McFarland b. 1827. Wilson was a son of Richard Patrick b. 1802 and m. in 1823 to Eleanor Kennard b. 1807. She was a dau of James Kennard b. 1772 and Mary Patrick.

Richard Patrick was a son of William Patrick and Mollie Reins.

William E. “Billie” Patrick (according to Velma Hackworth) owned most of Patton Branch and m. in 1875 to Rebecca Adams b. 1860 d. 1897. Rebecca is buried in Patrick Cemetery on Dry Bread, a dau of George Adams b. 1832. George was a son of William Tolson Adams. George m. in 1852 to Nancy Adams b. 1834, dau of Moses Adams and Sarah Caudill.

William E. m. 2^nd in 1899 to Emily Z. Patrick b. 1878. Who were her parents?

Scott Matheson of Seattle, WA ([email protected]) writes that his main Kentucky lines are Nichols, Allen, Rowe, and Tyler of Magoffin County. His gr/mother was Angeline Allen, dau of Joseph and Rebecca Taulbee Allen.

Our Allen book lists Angeline Allen b. 1860 d. after 1890, dau of Joseph D. Allen b. 1829 who m. 20 Nov 1849 to Rebecca Taulbee b. ca. 1831.

Joseph Allen was a son of Richard Allen b. 1804(?) and m. 20 Jan 1819 in Morgan Co. KY to Edy Williams b. 1803 d. 1858, dau of Elder Daniel Williams. Daniel was b. in 1763 and d. 1820 Caney, Morgan Co. KY. He m. ca. 1787 to Violet Crouch.

We would be pleased to receive info on Angeline’s family down to the present as well as the names of Rebecca Taulbee’s parents and grandparents.

Cynthia Grostick ([email protected]) of Stockbridge Area Genealogical & Historical Society in Stockbridge, MI writes they are working on a military project to identify veterans of WWI in that area. One such was Blane Minix, buried in Patrick Cemetery in Salyersville who passed away 5 May 1971.

Blane Minix was b. 1 Apr 1884 and d. 5 May 1971. He m. 29 Jan 1920 to Lizzie Gullett b. 2 Mar 1900 d. 8 Apr 1982, dau of Jeff Gullett and Sola Patrick. Blaine is buried off Rt. 7 here in Salyersville in the A. B. Patrick Cemetery. He was a son of Laben Minix and Armine Lovely.

Jim Hughes, 550 Battery St., Apt 411, San Francisco, CA 94111 ([email protected]) wrote a nice long letter telling of his planned visit to our historical society.  He is looking for any info on the burial site of Daniel Hughes and thinks he may be buried on Salt Lick in Floyd Co. KY. Bobby Davis and I visited a cemetery at the mouth of Salt Lick recently and although I didn’t copy all the stones, there were some Hughes burials there.

Jim is also interested in finding the burial location of Toliver Hughes and thinks he is buried on Middle Creek. His wives were Elizabeth Hicks b. 1819 d. 1865 and Susan Tyree b. 1838.

On the trip, Bobby Davis and I made on Salt Lick of Floyd County and Knott County I distinctly remember a Toliver Hughes and, I think, a Daniel Hughes, also.