Our "Brick Wall" Ancestors
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2013
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Posted: 02/24/2013
Surname: Longley
I am looking for the ancestors of John T Longley. The information I have is that he was born in Boone County, KY in 1823. By 1866 he was in Montana and spent the rest of his life there. His obituary says:
John T Longley was born 1823 in Boone County, Kentucky and died June 4, 1909 in Melrose, Silver Bow, Montana. He was buried in Glendale, Beachhead County MT on June 5, 1909. His obituary says, “Leaving home when he was yet a boy, he joined the army and was sent to Mexico. He was a veteran of the Mexican war and had hard service against the Indians in the early days crossing the plains. He was a strong republican, cheerful and generous to a fault. Mr. Longley was one of the pioneers of the state (of Montana), having come from California to Alder Gulch in 1863. He was one of the charter members of the Masonic lodge of Bannack. Annually, up to last fall, Mr. Longley always took the greatest pleasure in his fall hunting trip. In the death of Mr. Longley, the people of Melrose and Silver Bow County feel that they have lost one of the most esteemed citizens.” At the time of his death, his 92 year old sister was still living at the family home in Kentucky.
I am interested in his parents, sister, anything at all about his Kentucky roots. Thank you, Mike Hubbard [email protected]
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Name: Kimball, Asa
MigName: Rogers, Felix
Migration
Information:
Into Boone County - Year:
From:
From Boone County - Year: post Civil
War
To: Marion, IL
Birth Information of Ancestor:
Year: Nov 27,
1818 Place:
Submitted by: Submitted Fri Jan 4 20:52:03 2013
Query: Trying to find information on Felix Rogers. I found a story that stated "He was an overseer of slaves in Boone County, KY. After the war, out of work, the family moved to a farm east of Salem, IL." I would like to know if this is true and also any information on his parents/family. Thank you.
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Name: Longley, John T.
Migration
Information:
Into Boone County - Year: 1823
From:
From Boone County - Year:
To: Silver Bow, Montana
Birth Information
of Ancestor:
Year: 1823
Place: Boone County, KY
Submitted by: Mike Hubbard
Submitted Sun Feb 17 09:19:17 2013
Query: I am looking for the ancestors of John T Longley. The information I have is that he was born in Boone County, KY in 1823. By 1866 he was in Montana and spent the rest of his life there. His obituary says John T Longley was born 1823 in Boone County, Kentucky and died June 4, 1909 in Melrose, Silver Bow, Montana. He was buried in Glendale, Beachhead County MT on June 5, 1909. His obituary says, “Leaving home when he was yet a boy, he joined the army and was sent to Mexico. He was a veteran of the Mexican war and had hard service against the Indians in the early days crossing the plains. He was a strong republican, cheerful and generous to a fault. Mr. Longley was one of the pioneers of the state (of Montana), having come from California to Alder Gulch in 1863. He was one of the charter members of the Masonic lodge of Bannack. Annually, up to last fall, Mr. Longley always took the greatest pleasure in his fall hunting trip. In the death of Mr. Longley, the people of Melrose and Silver Bow County feel that they have lost one of the most esteemed citizens.” At the time of his death, his 92 year old sister was still living at the family home in Kentucky. I am interested in his parents, sister, anything at all about his Kentucky roots. Thank you.
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Name: Parker, John F.
Migration
Information:
Into Boone County - Year:
before 1840
From:
Virginia
From Boone County - Year:
after 1840
To: Campbell
County KY
Birth Information of Ancestor:
Year: between 1806 to 1810 Place:
Virginia
Submitted by: Debra McMillen Submitted
Sun Feb 17 10:44:30 2013
Query: My cousin and I have been researching our genealogy which includes John F. Parker who was born between 1806 to 1810 in Virginia. It is hard to find his correct age because of the way it was reported on each Census from 1850 to 1880. We found his will at the Independence Kentucky Court House which shows he died around February 1892. We have been able to peace together a lot of information about his family, but have yet to find out who is father was. A little while ago, we found he lived in Boone County. He was on the 1840 census, and we found out he married a Matilda Powell in 1831, but she must have died because he married Susan C. Souther in Campbell County in 1837. She was married to John when the branch of our family started through their son, William Albert Parker. After 1840, they appear in Kenton County around the Grassy Creek area. They even devoted a partial of land to build Parkers Grove School No. 25 which can be found on a 1883 Atlas. Recently we found out that the school was intact until around 1970 when it was burned to the ground. I just noticed on the Boone County Kentucky GenWeb stories about Arthur B. Parker and Elijah Parker. I was wondering if these families could have been related to our John F. Parker. We were told by someone on ancestry.com (a member) that it was their opinion our John's father was Joseph Parker whose father was William Parker. There is a will on the internet for a William Parker, but he died in Smith County Tennessee. He had a son Joseph Parker, but that son was shown on the 1850 census in Tennessee, and the Jacob Parker in Boone County is shown on a separate census for Kentucky. So therefore, it cannot be the same person. I am not asking for someone to do research for us, but we have visited the Campbell County Genealogical Society and found some information on our family. We also shared information with them that we knew was factual. We would however, like to see if there is a way to speak with someone there regarding the Boone County history. We have found Virginia Land Grants from the Revolutionary War that show the 'Parker brothers' from that era buying land around the Big Bone Lick area. They probably owned that area at one time. We found records at the Boone County Courthouse that show this same land being sold around 1835 by a John Parker. Our relative was usually shown as 'John F.', but on the 1883 Atlas, he is shown as Jno Parker in Kenton County. Please let me know if we can communicate with someone in your agency regarding Boone County history. We would appreciate any help you can give us on this matter.
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Name: Huser, John
Migration
Information:
Into Boone County - Year:
From:
From Boone County - Year:
To: Campbell County KY
Birth Information
of Ancestor:
Year:
Place:
Submitted by: Ann Huser Submitted
Sun Feb 17 11:08:48 2013
Query: I am searching for the Surname Huser, John that was born in Ky around 1805 and his father also named John Huser that died in Ky around 1818. Last record was in Campbell Co. 1803 John married Mary Sheppard.
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Name: Taylor, John William
Migration
Information:
Into Boone County - Year:
1868
From:
From Boone County - Year:
To:
Birth Information of Ancestor:
Year: Place:
Belleview, Boone County, KY
Submitted by: Janet Rowland
Submitted Sun Feb 17 11:49:16 2013
Query: I am researching the family of John William Taylor, b 1868 in KY. He lived in Belleview, Boone County, with his wife Mary Eliza Fleek, born 1878, Boone County. Thanks. Janet
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Name: CRAIGE, Samuel H.
Migration
Information:
Into Boone County - Year: abt
1790
From:
From Boone County - Year: abt 1820
To: Hamilton OH
Birth Information of
Ancestor:
Year: 1776
Place: Ireland
Submitted by: Donald Craig, Jr.
Submitted Sun Feb 17 17:17:43 2013
Query: I am searching for the family which contained Samuel H. Craige, born in Ireland in 1776 and died in Rush County Indiana in 1865. I have reason to believe he lived in or near Boone County Kentucky in the 1790's, joined the army regulars in 1812 in Lexington Kentucky, and fought in the War of 1812, and moved to Hamilton Ohio in the 1820's to start his family. He later moved to Indiana in 1828 and died in Rush County Indiana in 1865. I believe he had a brother, John Craig, who may have died in 1812. The family moved westward because of an intense dislike of slavery. I need to know his father's name to further my research.
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Name: Rouse, abraham
Migration Information:
Into Boone County - Year: 1816
From:
From Boone County - Year: 1836
To: shelby co. Indiana
Birth Information of Ancestor:
Year: 1816 Place:
boone co ky
Submitted by: charles Thurston
Submitted Tue May 20 17:18:47 2014
Query:
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Name: Thorne, Perlina
Migration Information:
Into Boone County - Year: 1811
From: Boone, Kentucky
From Boone County - Year:
To: Montogmery, Indiana
Birth Information of Ancestor:
Year: 1811 Place:
Submitted by: Sue
Submitted Sun Dec 28 12:45:25 2014
Query: Requesting ancestry information on Perlina Thorne, born 1811, in KY. Married George W. Miles in KY, unknown date. Her death was August 29, 1871 in Montgomery County Indiana. Believe she may have had Shawnee or Cherokee Indian heritage. Cannot locate parents for Perlina or siblings. Any information would be most appreciated. Thank you.
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Name: Thorne, Perlina
Migration Information:
Into Boone County - Year: 1811
From: Boone, Kentucky
From Boone County - Year:
To: Montgomery, Indiana
Birth Information of Ancestor:
Year: 1811 Place:
Submitted by: Sue
Submitted Sun Dec 28 12:57:00 2014
Query: Requesting information on birth family of Perlina Thorne, born 1811. Married to George W. Miles, unknown date. She died in Montgomery County Indiana August 29, 1871. May have had Cherokee or Shawnee heritage. Any information that you may provide would be appreciated. Thank you.
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