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Two volumes of a detailed 1897 survey of the Ohio River. Unfortunately, the maps only follow the Ohio as far as
Ironton, Ohio, but I still think they are a wonderful Holiday gift for those interested in old maps and the early history of our region.
These maps are not quite as detailed as the 1803 map we already have, but they are far more comprehensive. Zoom in once the PDF is open, to get a detailed look.
These are very large PDF's (Map #2 loads especially slowly), but well worth the trouble, IMHO.
These maps were provided by Jim Kettel, Genealogy Supervisor for the Boyd County Library. Thanks a million Jim!!! | 20 Dec, 2017 | Map 1 Map 2 |
Photos taken at the Goebel-Suttles-Campbell Cemetery of I-64 near the Grayson rest stop.. | 20 Dec. 2017 | Cemetery Photos |
Essay from "Kentucky Explorer Magazine" (2016-2017): "Early Trails and Roads Through Kentucky's Wilderness" | 13 Dec. 2017 | The Original Peoples |
Photo of the Hitchins High School class of 1944 reunion. (Submitted by Evelyn R. Holbrook) | 13 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of the students of Paint Lick & Upper Tygart Schools, 1920's. (Submitted by Lloyd Dean) | 13 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of the students of Deer Creek School, 1939. Everyone is identified! (Submitted by Wayne L. Fraley) | 13 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photos and essay on the disappearance of John William Shumate. (Submitted by James D. Reeder) | 13 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Earl Horton Stewart. (Submitted by Earl Horton Stewart) | 12 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of William Charles Ramey and Sarah (Pack/Park) Ramey. (Submitted by Grace Ramey) | 10 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Carolina Elizabeth (Jones) Reeder. (Submitted by J. D. Reeder) | 10 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of William Sanford Tackett. (Submitted by Jim W. Tackitt) | 10 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Charles Dean. (Submitted by Lloyd Dean) | 10 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Joe Kiser, Willis Bond, Connie S. Bond and Libby Kiser. (Submitted by Willis Bond) | 10 Dec. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Essays from "Kentucky Explorer Magazine" (2016-2017): "Prehistoric Men of Kentucky" | 7 Dec. 2017 | The Original Peoples |
Essays from "Kentucky Explorer Magazine": "Indian Culture" | 7 Dec. 2017 | The Original Peoples |
Essays from "Kentucky Explorer Magazine": "Indian Fort Moutain - A Place of Refuge" | 7 Dec. 2017 | The Original Peoples |
Photos of Olive Hill in 1904. Olive Hill as your grandparents experienced it. (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 17 Nov. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of Samuel Kenneth Eaton; Agnes Bernadine (Sturgill) Eaton. (Submitted by Barbara C. Eaton) | 12 Nov. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Obituaries for Henry Howell (1953); Ghould Hall (1944) (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 11 Nov. 2017 | Obituaries |
Will for Minor Allen Denton (Fleming Co. 1958) | 9 Nov. 2017 | Wills |
Obituary for John McGuire (1904) (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 3 Nov. 2017 | Obituaries |
Several more Fleming County deed images, as well as a couple more PVA maps. | 28 Oct. 2017 | Fleming Co. Deeds |
I believe I have found a deed for a property that appears on an early map of Grayson.
The map appears to date from around 1837 (Grayson was then located in Greenup Co.).
The map is in Greenup Co. Deed Book F Page 418, but is not obviously associated with a particular deed.
The map contains many property owner names, but no deed references.
The property's deed is contained in Greenup Deed Book C Page 65. The parcel is located on Stinson Creek and contains 100 acres. Its location, size and orientation exactly corresponds to the property on the Grayson Map. I have not yet found a Carter Co. deed for this property. | 20 Oct. 2017 | Greenup Co. Deeds |
Obituaries for Nancy Jane (Salyer) Mutters (1939); Finn Montgomery (1940); Susan (Nethercutt) Armstrong (1919); Rebecca Jane (Hamm) Colties (1910). (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 15 Oct. 2017 | Obituaries |
Greenup Co. marriage bond index (1803-1851). This index includes marriages for individuals living in Greenup County before it was partitioned to create Carter County in 1838. | 14 Oct. 2017 | Greenup Co. Marriages |
The Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Club will hold a genealogy fair from 9am to 3pm on October 28 at the Rattlesnake Ridge Community Center. There will be a copier for you to make free copies. We have 3 Family Books for Sale....Carroll, Barker & Maddix. Cost for each book is $50-this includes a digital copy of the book & cd's with all pictures & documents to backup research. We are now working on the Parsons Family. Any informaion on the Parsons family would be appreciated. The books are available on a CD for $20 We also have available a cd containing Carter County Cemeteries that was a project of our group in 2005, cost is $25. We now have a reprint of the Carter County History 1838-1976 available for $25. Also, T-SHIRTS for $10!! Everyone is welcome. Lunch is available for any donation. GREAT FOOD!!!! (Subitted by Vicki Gilbert) | 6 October 2017 | Genealogy Meeting | Greenup Co. Deed Books D, E & F, 1820-1838 - complete. Unexpected perhaps, but I believe it will be helpful to have these on line. | 25 Sept. 2017 | Greenup Co. Deeds |
As an aid in identifying Carter County properties/deeds in pre-1838 Greenup County, I'm matching the 1830 Greenup County census against the 1840 Carter County census. Where I see the 1840 Carter County names grouped together on the Greenup census, I can assume that they are living in a part of Greenup County that became a part of Carter County in 1838. I'm marking their names on the 1830 census with a "star". This is a work in progress. ;>) | 18 Sept. 2017 | Greenup Co. Census |
Glen Haney brought to my attention the old bridge that passed over the Little Sandy at the foot of Town Hill. I parked next to it many times without knowing it was there, hidden by the brush and trees. Originally, Route 60 entered Grayson from the east about three quarters of a mile north of its current path. Until the 1960's, a local road that roughly followed the route of the current Route 60 passed over this bridge. This bridge was abandoned when Route 60 was re-routed along the flank of the hill to the east. So cool! Thanks Glen. | 17 Sept. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
I've added a Google Maps aerial photo to the page containing the 1811 survey map of the Grayson area. Of course, Grayson was still in Greenup County when this map was drawn. I haven't linked the 1811 parcels to the aerial photos yet, but I'll update the page with my comments in the next day or two. | 14 Sept. 2017 | Greenup Co. Deeds |
My current project is an attempt identify early Greenup County deeds for properties that became a part of northern Carter County when Carter County was created in 1838. This is turning out more difficlt than I expected. The early deeds are in very poor condition, one entire deed book is missing (no doubt a victim of containing many original Boone deeds). Deed Book D Page 146 is as a disturbing a document as you are likely to find in any deed book. | 10 Sept. 2017 | Greenup Co. Deeds |
Baptismal Certificate for Addie (Carpenter) Ross (1956). (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 8 Sept. 2017 | Church Records |
Obituaries for William Earl Wilson (1952); Hannah Amanda (Collinsworth) Runner (1943); George Lewis Viars (1957); Earl McCormick (1930); Bertha (Evans) Hamilton (1952) (Submitted by Glen Haney). | 8 Sept. 2017 | Obituaries |
I moved everal deed images for properties that were in Greenup Co. when they were surveyed, but were later recorded in Carter Co. after its formation. I'll have to verify that deeds A-35, A-44 & A-298 are the Carter County deed book numbers, rather than the Greenup County numbers. These are properties that belonged to George James, so they are no doubt of interest to several researchers. | 4 Sept. 2017 | Carter Co. Deeds |
Short tale from an 1888 newspaper: "Riding on a dark winter night from Rush to Mount Savage". Submitted by Glen Haney | 28 August 2017 | Newspaper Clippings |
Many new Carter County deed images have been added. Your browser "Find" command is a good page search tool. | 21 Aug. 2017 | Carter Co. Deeds |
Interesting article on Native American DNA haplogroups. | 20 July 2017 | DNA Genealogy |
Obituaries for James F. Hall (1912); John G. Howard (1915); Phillip Strother Underwood (1912). . | 20 July 2017 | Obituaries |
Obituaries for Mackie Burton (1925); Labon Tabor (1926); Lydia (Jordan) Weller (1962). Submitted by Glen Haney. | 14 July 2017 | Obituaries |
Photo and newspaper article concerning Dr. Cecil L. Hudgins. Quietly remarkable. (Submitted by Glen Haney | 6 July 2017 | Photo Gallery |
JC Porter has provided us with a transcription of his 1979 interview of Jim Porter, the son of John C. Porter. Thanks again, JC. | 5 July 2017 | Jim Porter transcript (PDF) |
Text of the Act that created Carter County. Particularly useful if you're at all concerned that the county line might have been drawn through your homestead ;>). Submitted by Glen Haney | 26 June 2017 | Carter Co. Deeds |
Essays on Dr. Edward C. Oney and the story of his ministry. Submitted by JC Porter and Vicki Pasterik | 20 June 2017 | Journals & Essays |
Additional photos of Harrison Withrow, James and Etta (Applegate) Withrow and the Withrow family. (Submitted by JC Porter and Shawna Holland) | 8 June 2017 | Photo Gallery |
Obituary for Etta (Applegate) Withrow (1935). Submitted by JC Porter and Shawna Holland. | 8 June 2017 | Obituaries |
A transcription of track 3 of JC Porter's 1980 interview of Viola Bego, daughter of Ed Porter. Thanks again, JC. | 21 May 2017 | Viola Bego transcript |
Annual Sinking Creek Social, Sunday, May 29 at 1pm at the Rattlesnake Ridge Community Center. Everyone Welcome. For directions email vicgilbert at yahoo.com | 19 May 2017 | Sinking Creek Social |
A number of Carter County PVA parcel maps have been added (labeled "(new)"). These images are not perfect, but I'm getting a little better at photographing them. As with so many things in life, just when you get half-way competent at something, you stop doing it ;>) Anyway, I've found these maps to be an indispensible resource when linking old property deed descriptions to current day property deeds. I'll try to get the remaining half dozen done this week. I started this particular project five and a half years ago. Whew! | 15 May 2017 | PVA Maps |
Biographical information added to the photo of Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr. (Submitted by Sherry Lowe) | 11 May 2017 | Photo Gallery |
More photos of the Watt Hillman home in Lawton, Ky. (Submitted by Roberta Hillman) | 3 May 2017 | Photo Gallery |
A complete transcript of track 2 of JC Porter's 1979 Interviews with Gertrude Linville (1891-1998) and Lucy Cleaver Curtis Linville. Thanks again, JC. | 6 April 2017 | Linville transcript |
Marriage documents for William W. Applegate and Martha Jane Ross, February 22, 1869. | April 4, 2017 | Marriages |
I've added a brief description of the Public Lands Survey System (PLSS) which is used throughout the western US. If you need to work with deeds in those states, a familiarity with the PLSS Parcel Identification Numbering format is very helpful. I couldn't find an explanation that was both comprehensive and non-technical, so I wrote one of my own and placed it on the Nettle Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana deed page that I worked on several years ago. I would appreciate the feedback of researchers who have a clearer understanding of the PLSS than I do ;) | 3 April 2017 | Deeds |
55 obituaries from the 1960's and 1970's contributed by Mr. James G. Dixon. A belated thanks to James. | 2 April 2017 | Obituaries |
The Carter County PVA Parcel Search link is working again. A valuable resource for obtaining current property ownership info. The basic search argument format is: XXX-00-00-YYY.YY where XXX is the 3 digit map identifier and YYY.YY is the parcel number. | 1 April 2017 | PVA Records |
A day to celebrate a small personal success! I finally located my Ross family's old homeplace on Cabin Creek in Lewis, County. John and Nancy Ross lived there for about 4 years in the mid 1860's. Somewhat curiously, John and Nancy resided in Carter County both before and after their time in Lewis County. I visited the site of their home today for the first time. For those who may be interested, I briefly summarized the research process. | 29 March 2017 | Ross Lewis Co. Homeplace |
On-going updating of the Lewis County deeds, indexes & maps for the area around Cabin Creek. All of our ancestors probably moved around between censuses, just like we do ourselves. I just discovered some previously unknown "old homeplace" deeds from the 1860's. As I did for their homes in Carter County, I'm attempting to trace the 1860's property boundaries to current day properties. It's something like searching through a very large corn maze ;). | 24 March 2017 | Lewis Co. Deeds - link fixed |
A complete transcript of track 1 of JC Porter's 1979 Interviews with Gertrude Linville (1891-1998) and Lucy Cleaver Curtis Linville. Thanks again, JC. | 22 March 2017 | Linville transcript |
On-going updating of the Carter County deeds, PVA Cards & Maps for the area near Trough Camp. | 6 March 2017 | Carter Co. Deeds |
Excerpts fron a research paper: "An Ancient Medicine Lodge in the Richmand Complex" (Cahokia). The formatting is a little rough and the article is technical, but this is very current research at the Cahokia site that some may find interesting. | 4 March 2017 | The Original Peoples |
Photo of Frank and Julia Powers. Note the name correction. The picture caption has been updated. Submitted by: R. L. Post. | 23 Feb. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
On-going updating of the Elliott County deeds, PVA Cards & Maps for the area near Ross Chapel in Carter County (properties of interest span the county line). Major updates have also been made recently to the Fleming County deeds pages. | 18 Feb. 2017 | Elliott Co. Deeds |
Obituaries for Asher Denton; Maggie Lee (Thomas) Hart; Clarence Edward Denton; John P. Denton; Matilda Jane (Denton) Jackson; Oliver Bromley Denton; Paul Hedrick Denton; Charles Jackson | 3 Feb. 2017 | Obituaries |
A complete transcript of track 2 of JC Porter's 1980 interview of Viola Bego, daughter of Ed Porter. Thanks again, JC. | 3 Feb. 2017 | Viola Bego transcript |
Obituaries for Ione Gordon Denton; Emma (Coliver) Walton Denton; John M. Crain, Kelly Denton; Ethel Dee (Denton) Rogers; Emrie Denton; Edgar Thomas Denton; Betty Jo (Denton) Heick; Burl L. Denton; Dayton Reeves Denton; Edsel Glen Denton[ Edward Thomas Denton; James Granville Denton; Rose Ann (Denton) Carter Phillips; Lemuel Leslie Denton; Minor A. Denton; Oma (Denton) Brown; Ruby Pearl (Reed) Denton; Margaret Ellen (Hedrick) Denton; Edward Frank Roberts Jr.; Mary Louise (Whiteside) Denton. | 30 Jan. 2017 | Obituaries |
A complete transcript of JC Porter's 1980 interview of Viola Bego, daughter of Ed Porter. Thanks again, JC. | 26 Jan. 2017 | Viola Bego transcript |
A really nice photo of the students of Pleasant Valley School, 1929. All of the children are identified. The photo was most kindly shared with us by Jane Ann Kiser Adkins. | 21 Jan. 2017 | Photo Gallery |
JC Porter has provided us with a complete transcript of the 1980 interview of Irene Keeny, daughter of Jim Porter, a local attorney. We also have photos of Mr. Porter on this site: Photo 1, Photo 2. Thanks for your many contributions to our site, JC. | 2 Jan. 2017 | Irene Keeney transcript |
I just found an interesting site in the "wayback machine" archives that gives an example of creating a "cladogram". A cladogram is used to represent/organize the genetic mutation relationship of multiple related individuals. Here's a Wikipedia explanation of using cladograms for genealogical purposes. | 31 Dec. 2016 | Cladogram Example |
The website hosting company was unable to help me restore the now defunct Denton surname website, soooo, I used the "Wayback Machine" to recover an archived copy of the website and I have (at least temporarily) made it available here on KYCarter.com. This is a first for me, so I don't know how this will work-out in the long run. I sometimes operate my life on the principle that it's generally easier to get foregiveness than permission ;>) | 10 Dec. 2016 | Denton Surname |
A newspaper article on the 1888 marriages of Elihu Boggs and Rhoda Smith, and Marion Greenhill and Katie Chandler. A pair of highly motivated couples. Submitted by: JC Porter | 4 Dec. 2016 | Marriages |
Affidavits of Descent for A. T. Denton; Addie Mae Denton; Andy T. Denton; J. M. Denton; Lizzie Mae Denton, Raliegh Denton and W. R. Denton. Also, some more Fleming County deed images and PVA maps. Sometimes you have to build the haystack before you can look for the needle;>) | 29 Nov. 2016 | Affidavits of Descent |
I've added some more Fleming County deed images and PVA maps. I recognize that these have minimal value to most of you who are not researching Fleming County families, but several of the family names that I've come across are also common in Carter County, so it might be worth a minute to do a search through these deeds for surnames of interest to you. You never know ;) | 19 Nov. 2016 | Fleming Co. Deeds |
An essay on the history of the town of Hillsboro in Fleming County. Really well done, and mentions several individuals whose families have Carter County connecions. Also, a biography of William T. Denton. Don't forget to vote ;) | 8 Nov. 2016 | Journals |
I added some 1852 and 1855 Fleming County birth records. Several of the people listed have Carter County connections that I'm researching. Such records do remind us of the sometimes troubling history of our region. | 7 Nov. 2016 | Births |
I spent today in Fleming County researching my Denton family line. I met with many friendly and helpful people, and took some photos of Hillsboro and Grange City (where the Denton's once owned property), as well as Eden's Chapel Cemetery. The condition of the older markers is quite poor, but I have obtained a listing of many of the burials in this cemetery. | 28 October 2016 | Cemeteries |
I've may a small change to the previously posted aerial photo of Grayson to indicate the original routing of Route 60 north of Town Hill as the highway entered Grayson from the east. I also note the location of Landsdowne St., the original location of Route 60 as it entered/left Grayson from the west. I won't be able to make it to the meeting of the Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Club on Saturday, but I know you all will have a great time. I hope to see you at the Spring 2017 meeting. | 28 October 2016 | Maps |
The past couple of weeks I've been adding new deeds, plats and indexes to the Bath and Fleming County deed pages. You will find that some deeds were used to dispose of a deceased person's worldly posessions, which sometimes included assorted pots, tools, bedsteads and farm animals (and in the case of one of my relatives, he passed onto his heir a horse named "Bucks-a-bit";). I find the deeds give me an idea what my kin was up to in-between censuses, births, deaths and marriages. I enjoy finding the land they lived on, what business ventures they tried and who their neighbors/friends were. It's all there. All you have to do is look for it. | 27 Oct. 2016 | Deeds |
In working with old maps of the Carter County region, I noticed that several of them indicated a significant trail between the Olive Hill area and Flemingsburg, Kentucky. Today there is no direct road between the two cities, and I was wondering if any of the old trail exists as current-day roads. As it turns out, we must piece together several local roads to approximate the route of this old trail. I took some photos yesterday to give a sense of the countryside that the trail passed through. I suspect that this may have originally been part of a Native American trail connecting the upper Tygert to the Ohio River in the Maysville area. | 27 Oct. 2016 | Trails |
For those of you with time on your hands this winter, I offer my Wyoming Precinct deed dependancy chart that I'm working on as an example of a deed analysis device. It's a graphic representation of how property changed hands during the 19th and early 20th century. I've spent some time in the Bath County Deed Room photographing old deeds as the basis for the chart. The time just seems to fly by ;>) | 15 Oct. 2016 | Bath Co. Deeds |
Larry Carroll passed away on Thursday. A really kind and gentle man. He will be missed. | 15 Oct. 2016 | Obituaries |
Photo of Burrell A. Robinson and his family. Submitted by: Christopher J. Robinson. | 10 Oct. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
1937 Bath County map. Very similar to the 1884 Bath County map and the 1940 Carter County map. | 10 Oct. 2016 | Maps |
Chris Robinson has shared with us a business account ledger book from 1932 that belonged to his great grandfather, Burrell A. Robinson. Many local names are mentioned. I found a couple from my own family tree. Thanks Chris. | 8 October 2016 | Ledgers and Journals |
Pactolus, 1940 - 2016, has been added to the 1940 Carter County map page. | 7 October 2016 | Maps |
Denise Cox has added a newspaper article relating to the shooting of Cecil Whitt. | 7 October 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Thanks to Mary Martha Littleton I corrected an error I had made in the routing of US 60 through Grayson. US 60 actually went up Landsdowne St., not up Railroad St. I well remember the pre-interstate highway era, when finding one's way through the middle of the towns that the US highway system passed through was a real adventure. Highway map reading stressed many an American marriage to their limit ;>) | 6 October 2016 | Maps |
I've added aerial photos to highlite changes that were made to the roads of Carter County between 1940 and 2016. I've zoomed in on a couple of areas that were affected by the construction of I-64, and show the contrast using currect satellite photos. Some of the routings are a little ambiguous, but if you are familiar with the way these areas appear on the ground to day, the contrast is kind of interesting. I've added Soldier-Enterprise and Hitchins-Denton satellite images to the page. | 6 October 2016 | Maps |
The semi-annual meeting of the Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Club will be held October 29 at 9am at the Rattlesnake Ridge Community Center. Invite family & friends to join you. We hope to have the Maddix family book finished. We are putting the finishing touches on it. If anyone has anything to submit, it must be sent to Vicki Gilbert by next weekend. Please send by email: [email protected] We still have the Carter County History book for sale: $25. The Carroll & Barker books are $50. The estimated cost of the Maddix will also be $50. The book will be for sale in April of next year. Everyone is welcome. Lunch is available for any donation. GREAT FOOD!!!! (Subitted by Vicki Gilbert) | 1 Oct. 2016 | Genealogy Meeting | I'm adding the locations of buildings on the 1934 Carter City map to a modern aerial photo of the same area. I'll have to do some more on-the-ground investigations to finish it accurately. I believe some of the buildings I photographed in 2009 are, sadly, now gone. I would appreciate all input/corrections. | 28 September 2016 | Maps |
You may not have noticed the link on the 1884 Bath County map page to another page where I superimpose the 1884 residence locations onto a modern day aerial photo of old Wyoming Precinct. I am in the process of adding deed plats to the page for properties that correspond to the 1884 residence locations (not as easily done as one might think). My main interest is in the William Denton property (at the foot of a thin neck of land that has the Licking River on three sides). My DNA test indicates that old Bill was my 3rd great grandfather (somehow). Last week I kayaked the Licking River from the site of the community of Wyoming (now an empty field) downstream about a mile. I quite coincidentally ended my trip ajacent to Bill's old farm (life can be strange). Anyhow, I drove out to the property yesterday. There's a house right where the 1884 map indicates the William Denton residence stood. The house doesn't look 132 years old, and no one came to the door when I knocked. It'll be a few weeks before I'll be able to return for further investigations. I can't wait ;) | 20 September 2016 | Maps |
Wills of Bath County individuals having a Carter County connection: Clark Rogers; F. P. Hendrix. | 20 September 2016 | Wills |
Oops. I just discovered that when I posted the updated 1755 Chegeree map with captions, it was upside down! You all have been too kind to point it out. So, it's now fixed. Again, many of the notations appear to be phonetic "transliterations" of names assigned by Native Americans (some of which were probably never referenced by any other written record), so I just did my best guess-timate what was written by the map maker. Also, at least 25 sites on the main map are numbered, but only 12 of them are explained in the map key. Apparently completion of the map was aborted for some reason we'll never know. | 1 Sept. 2016 | Maps |
I've added a link to the L2a1 haplogroup project to the DNA research page. A friend of mine, who was born in Ethiopia, is a member of this group. It is one of a very select number of ancient ancestral DNA lines from which all human beings are descended. To the best of her knowledge, she has no non-Ethiopian ancestors. | 28 August 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
All of the old 1884 Fleming and Bath County map images have been replaced with much higher quality images. Many households are identified on these maps, and besides their intrinsic historical value, a number of the families referenced are linked to Carter County families. Relating these maps to current geography is a facinating passtime for anyone interested in the history of the region. Really excellent maps. | 24 Aug. 2016 | Maps |
Death Certificates for William A. Denton; Mary (Denton) Moore; Sandford N. Denton. | 24 Aug. 2016 | Death Certificates |
Select PVA Property Card images for Map 43-10, the eastern area of Olive Hill - Route 60 - Eastland St.. These are helpful in tracing property deeds from the current owners backward over time to previous owners. Note the ones with deed numbers cited. | 24 Aug. 2016 | PVA Cards |
1831 Bath Co., Ky. marriage record for William Denton and Katherine Barber. | 24 Aug. 2016 | Marriage Records |
1820-1870 Bath Co., Ky; 1880 Montgomery Co. Ky and 1885 Elk Co.; Kansas census pages showing entries for William Denton. | 24 Aug. 2016 | Census Records |
Obituary for my dear uncle, Frank Denver Ross. | 19 July 2016 | Obituaries |
Obituary for Gov. William Jason Fields. (Submitted by Glen Haney). | 18 July 2016 | Obituaries |
DNA testing just allowed me to break through my last personal "brick wall". My family history is more complicated than I ever imagined. I had previously learned that my paternal great grandfather was actually a Winegarner. Today I've discovered through a DNA test of my uncle, that my maternal 2nd great grandfather was a Denton, not a Ross (or possibly Vanlandingham), as my family has aways believed! Today's test results show me having close genetic relationships with at least 4 living Denton researchers, and no conection to any Ross lines at all. So, I've added links to a couple of Denton surname projects to the Carter County DNA Research main page. What a turn of events!! | 16 June 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
The 1952 and 1957 Erie School yearbooks. | 15 June 2016 | High School Yearbooks |
The 1951 Erie School yearbook. Sweet days, now only a memory. | 15 June 2016 | High School Yearbooks |
Searching for Missing Friends - Irish Immigrant Advetisements Placed in the "Boston Pilot" 1831-1920 | 15 June 2016 | Passports & Immigrant Notices |
Photo of Charles Lee Kinnamon and his wife Amelia Chistine Schmetzer | 10 June 2016 | Photo Gallery |
The 1941 Erie School yearbook. This is the first year that the school published "The Hilltop". A rare find. Thanks a lot Mike. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 20 May 2016 | High School Yearbooks |
A photo of Portsmouth and an engraving of Water St. in Chillicothe, depicting the Ohio and Erie canal when it was in operation. | 15 May 2016 | Maps |
"Articles Relating to Obtaining DNA From Deceased Individuals". A controversial subject, but included in the interest of completeness. | 10 May 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
Chapter from "The History of the Daniel Boone National Forest" entitled "Early Traces and Trails". | 9 May 2016 | Kentucky 1491 |
I've posted the handout that I used for the presentation that I did on DNA genealogy at the Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Club meeting on April 30. | 5 May 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
Several Jackson County, Ohio deeds related to the Ross family of Carter Co., Ky. | 4 May 2016 | Deeds |
Affidavit of Descent for Thurman E. Greene. | 4 May 2016 | Affidavits of Descent |
I will be giving a presentation on creating a DNA genealogy research plan at the meeting of the Rattlesnake Ridge
Genealogy Club on April 30. Among the topics I will cover: FamilyTreeDNA resources; Developing your Research Plan; Your �Biological Surname(s)�;
Finding and Contacting your biological cousins; A suggested DNA testing protocol; What are STR�s and Autosomal tests?
I hope others will attend and share their DNA research experience with us so that we can all learn together. (John W. Grace) | 17 April 2016 | Genealogy Meeting | Four more pages have been added to the 1942 Erie School yearbook. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 14 April 2016 | High School Yearbooks |
1942 Erie School yearbook. Another rare find. Mike and I are working on rescanning the photos to get better images. A couple missing pages will also be added. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 12 April 2016 | High School Yearbooks |
I've completed my first effort at transcribing the captions and notes of the 1755 Chegeree map. The numerous references to Indian tribes who were allied with the French, their strength and deployment, strongly suggests that the map was created for its military intelligence and maneuvering value, rather as a general travel guide. I wasn't able to decypher all of the writing. I would really appreciate help in filling in the missing words and with any errors I may have made in my interpretations. | 11 April 2016 | Maps |
The semi-annual meeting of the Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Club will be held April 30 9am-3pm at the Rattlesnake Ridge Community Center. We have lots of records for you to browse through & make copies of. We have items for sale: Carter County cemetery cd $25; Carroll & Barker Family books $60 for hard copy- $20 for digital; NEW - we now have a reprint of the Carter County History Book that was published in 1976 by the Carter County Bicentennial Group for sale $25. We are now working on the Maddix Family Book. Deadline to turn in information & pictures is the end of the year. Everyone is welcome. Lunch is available for any donation. GREAT FOOD!!!! (Subitted by Vicki Gilbert) | 5 April 2016 | Genealogy Meeting | For those of you who are ready to dive deep, if you aren't using them already, FamilyTreeDNA has really excellent forums on DNA genealogy topics. There are discussion threads on just about every question or issue that you might have. | 5 April 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
Something every genealogy researcher needs to consider. Studies indicate that up to 10% of all births are not fathered by a male in the household. Others indicate the rate of misattributed paternity is 3% to 5%. Assuming these rates were equally true in previous generations, then there is an up to 20% chance that you don't actually know who your grandfather was, and possibly as low as a 50-50 probability that you know who your biological 3rd great grandfather actually was. These estimates would include informal adoptions. Unless DNA testing is a part of your research process, you may someday discover that you have invested a lot of time and effort researching people that you aren't even related to. Just say'n ;>) | 5 April 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
An 1890 Native American linguistic map. The distinct language group associated with the Big Sandy and Kentucky River areas of Kentucky are something I've never come across before. | 4 April 2016 | Maps |
The 1771 John Gibson map. | 3 April 2016 | Maps |
Subsection of the 1783 J. Cary map. | 2 April 2016 | Maps |
1783 Willaim Darton map. Several local landmarks are not yet named and were left little noted. | 2 April 2016 | Maps |
1884 map of "The Cherokee Nation of Indians Cessions"". The Cherokee had been removed for half a century when this map was made. It does serve as a legalistic record of the theft. "History is recorded by the victors." | 2 April 2016 | Maps |
Links to a couple of interesting articles: "Overview: DNA Overlay Charts" and "Deep Ancestry: Why Deep Ancestry (Y-SNPs Are Important". To really benefit from this material, these articles need to be re-read several times, but there seems to be a lot of good information there. I'm still searching for a usable example of the application of DNA inheritance characteristics to a family tree. "A picture is worth a thousand words..", as they used to say.;) | 2 April 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
Sammons, Scott, Sexton, Skaggs, Sloan, Smith, Sparks, Stamper, Stapleton, Steele, Stephens/Stevens, Stewart, Stone, Suttles, Thomas, Thompson, Underwood, Vanlandingham, Vincent, Walker, Wallace, Waugh, Webb, Wells, Whitt, Wilburn, Wilson, Withrow, Womack, Yates and Young surname project links have been added to the DNA Genealogy section. | 1 April 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
Lambert, Leadingham, Lemaster, Lowe, Lucas, Lyons, Marshall, Martin, McCoy, McGinnis, McGuire, Messer, Middleton, Mitchell, Moore, Mosier, Mullins, Newman, Owens, Parker, Parsons, Patton, Pennington, Perry, Phillips, Prichard, Ramey, Ratcliff, Raybourn, Reynolds, Rice, Richmond, Robinson, Roe, Rogers surname project links have been added to the DNA Genealogy section. | 31 March 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
After great effort and some expense, I was able to obtain the best available image of the map "by an Indian named Chegeree". Now, the mission is to transcribe as much of the text on it as possible. This map is an absolutely wonderful! | 31 March 2016 | Maps |
Alexander, Applegate, Back, Bear, Berry, Biggs, Black, Blankenship, Bradley, Butler, Calhoun, Callihan, Carpenter, Carter, Clark, Collins, Conley, Conn, Cooper, Counts, Crawford, Dailey, Damron, Day, Dean, Fitzpatrick, Frazier, Gilbert, Gilliam, Griffith, Hanshaw, Harris, Hay, Hensley, Henson, Hicks, Horton, Hunt, Isaacs, Jackson, Jordan, Keaton, King, Knipp surname project links have been added to the DNA Genealogy section. | 30 March 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
Funeral card for Rosemary (Martin) Ross. My dear aunt Rosie. (Submitted by John W. Grace). | 28 March 2016 | Obituaries |
Carroll, Hillman, Kinnamon and Ross surname links have been added to the DNA projects section. Everyone should read the Ely Carroll Project page. The research they have done is positively amazing and a very interesting read, even if you have no connection to the Carroll's at all. The Ross project appears to be one of the larger ones. | 27 March 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
I've started working on my personal DNA project page. I hope other Carter County researchers will share their DNA research results and stories. | 26 March 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
A new section dedicated to DNA Genealogy. There are links to DNA research projects for select Carter County family lines, and the beginnings of a tutorial on DNA genealogy. I'm convinced this is the future of genealogy, and we should all try to have a basic understanding of how it works. You don't have to get deep into the weeds of the science, but if you can learn the basics, I can just about guarantee you'll find some new research directions and more than a few surprises along the way. I'll be adding much more to this section in the near future. | 25 March 2016 | DNA Genealogy |
We just exceeded 500,000 unique daily visitors to this website since Feb. 1, 2005. Hope that means some number of people found this site useful in their research. Thanks to all the many contributors who helped build this website and made it what it is today. I've enjoyed working with you immensely. You guys are the best!! - John W. Grace | 23 March 2016 | What's New |
Two more photos of Vivian Burnett. They are the ones at the bottom of the page. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 23 March 2016 | Photo Gallery |
A much better image of the map of "The Indian Villages and Trails of the Virginia Military District". Essentially Southwestern Ohio. | 7 March 2016 | Maps |
1755 map of the area between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, "created by an Indian named Chegeree". I'm continuing to search for a better copy of this map. | 3 March 2016 | Maps |
"Routes of the Undergound Railroad - 1830 to 1865". | 3 March 2016 | Maps |
The 1774 Samuel Dunn map of Eastern Kentucky. This is a subsection of the much larger map of the "British Empire in America". | 27 Feb. 2016 | Maps |
The 1859 Joseph Lesley map of Eastern Kentucky. Very basic info, but never-the-less interesting. | 27 Feb. 2016 | Maps |
The 1794 Robert Laurie map of the northeast US. I include some comments on a subsection covering northeast Kentucky. IMHO, this is one of the most interesting maps from this time period. Mr. Laurie appears to have really done his homework. | 24 Feb. 2016 | Maps |
Affidavit of Descent for J. W. Hall. | 21 Feb. .2016 | Affidavits of Descent |
Map showing the location of Native American mounds and earthworks north of the Ohio River. The residue of 15,000 years of human history. Somehow irresistably interesting. | 18 Feb. 2016 | The Original Peoples |
1909 George Franklin Cram map; 1878 Ormando Willis Gray map (with major errors). Also, many community names that are now no longer used. | 17 Feb. 2016 | Maps |
1877 Eli Hayes map of the Portsmouth - Northern Kentucky area. | 13 Feb. 2016 | Maps |
A 1797 Elihu Barker map; 1881 US Army Corps of Engineers map of the Ohio River. So cool. | 12 Feb. 2016 | Maps |
Maps have been added: a 1796 Collot - George Heri Victor map of the Ohio featuring "Tyger Creek"; also, a much better version of the 1778 Hutchins map. UK librarians gave me a lead on an excellent map site, so I'll be adding several more maps in the next few days. | 11 Feb. 2016 | Maps |
A number of deed images have been added. Property transactions involving Pack, Lewis, Haney, Zornes, McCoy, Parsons and others in the Smith Creek-Grassy Creek-Lick Branch area. | 11 Feb. 2015 | Deeds |
Affidavits of Descent for Thomas Jackson Lewis, Philip Pack, Norman Pack . | 11 Feb. .2016 | Affidavits of Descent |
PVA Propery Card images for Map 45, the Ross Chapel area of Carter County. These are helpful in tracing property deeds from the current owners backward over time to previous owners. This may enable you to identify the Carter County real estate your kin owned, all those many years ago. Note the ones with deed numbers cited. | 8 Feb. 2016 | PVA Cards |
Would the person who submited the photo of Gincy Walker please contact me. Apparently it is mis-labeled as having been submitted by Phyllis Counts Raker..... jwgrace99 at yahoo.com | 8 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
The broken links to the "Kentucky1491" changes prior to June 2015 have been repaired (again). | 7 Feb. 2016 | Kentucky 1491 |
Photos of Benjamin Franklin Thompson,Virginia Kathryn (Cunningham) Thompson, Judge Craig, P. G. Henderson, Noah Tomlin and Arleigh Segraves (updated); George W. Cunningham family; . (Submitted by Donnie Dotzler) | 7 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Article concerning some "Indian utensils" found near Princeton in Caldwell County, Kentucky. | 6 Feb. 2016 | The Original Peoples |
Photo of a lumber mill in the Antigo, Wisconsin area. A number of Carter County families moved to Antigo in the early 1900's to find work in logging and lumber. (Submitted by Lloyd Dean) | 6 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Article from the Kentucky Exporer Magazine: "J.P. Fraley was an Inspiation" | 5 Feb. 2016 | Journals |
Photo of Jerry Gipson. (Submitted by Lynda Combs Gipson) | 5 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Images of a rejected application for Cherokee tribal enrollment by a Jennie C. Kinnamon has been added to the Photo Gallery page for Nancy Jane (Kinnamon) Ross | 5 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Robert Hall and Rebecca (Harvey) Hall. (Submitted by Betty Haney) | 5 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Article from the Kentucky Exporer Magazine: "Jenny Wiley: An Exceptional Kentucky Heroine". | 5 Feb. 2016 | Journals |
Photo and article about Phoebe Ellen (Sexton) Applegate from the Kentucky Exporer Magazine (Submitted by Lindred & Sharon Applegate) | 5 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Photos from the Kentucky Exporer Magazine of Rollie Riggs; Earl Fryer & family; Martha Ann Ellen (Tackett) McIntosh Lawson Abrams (!!) - one of my cousins; John Kiser and Millard Kiser; Denver Fryer; . (Submitted by Ruby H.Middleton; John W. Fryer Sr.; Lynda Combs Gipson) | 3 Feb. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
An album of 279 images from two Executors/Administrators Bond certificate books that are in the Courthouse Deed Room. I decided to do these even though they aren't indexed and finding references to your kin requires perserverance. In a way they're kind of cool because they are pretty old (1861-1882) and it's hard to find stuff from that era. It looks like a fair percentage of the local people who died during those years had an estate executor who was required to complete one of these certificates. Some family members attached hand written notes on scraps of paper relating to the matter. It's really quite touching in a way. | 28 Jan.2016 | Death Documents |
New comments on the Felty estate photos I posted last May. I'm still looking for Felty kin to pass the originals along to. (Submitted by Vicki L. Evans) | 26 Jan. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Hobart Adams. (Submitted by Julie Rhea Lewis) | 26 Jan. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Extract from a legislative bill establishing (well, sort of) the boundary between Carter and Greenup Counties. (Feb. 22, 1865!). Perhaps helpful, but not quite the kind of directions you'd want to give a 911 dispatcher. (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 26 Jan. 2015 | Deeds |
Photo of Martin Snider. In the early 20th century, Mr. Snider was one of the largest land owners in Carter County. He owned several thousand acres and most of the deeds to property in northern Carter County trace back to him. My informal research indicates that Mr. Snider's heirs still own the oil and gas rights to at least 10,000 acres of land in Carter, Lewis and Greenup Counties. (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 23 Jan. 2016 | Photo Gallery |
Affidavits of Descent for John Zornes; Ava Pack. | 20 Jan.2016 | Affidavits of Descent |
Images of the Wills of June Ross; Myrtle Kiser; Lula Ann (Cobern) Armstrong; Emma Ethel Zornes. | 20 Jan. 2016 | Wills |
A number of deed images have been added. Property transactions involving Stephens, Leffingant, Gilliam, Lawhun, Danner, Tackett, McGinnis, Zornes, Dean, Kilgore, Gorman, McGlone, Lewis, Carpenter, Humphries, Hillman, Hall, Cartee and related families. | 15 Jan. 2015 | Deeds |
Added a link to a website with a comprehensive analysis of the sign language used by Native Americans. "..it was commonly used across a large swath of North America from the Gulf of Mexico to Calgary, Canada, an area of over 1 million square miles. It spread so far because it was used as a lingua franca between Native American nations speaking at least 40 different languages" | 6 Jan. 2016 | The Original People |
The option to key the assembled canal maps to a map of the early Indian trails/villages of the Scioto River area has been added. It will be kind of neat to drive along Route 104 and spot the sites of those ancient settlements. Not sure how well all this will come across on the iPhone browser ;) | 3 Jan. 2016 | Maps |
Two maps have been added: a 1751 Christopher Gist map; an early map of Cincinnati-Covington-Newport. | 28 Dec. 2015 | Maps |
The Scioto, Pike and Ross County segments of the Ohio Canal have been reassembled. Chillicothe is a logical stopping point, so no more canal maps will be re-assembled farther north. I will be adding photos of the canal segments covered, as time permits. | 25 Dec. 2015 | Maps |
Photos of people waiting at the entrances to the Oligonunk Caves, August 5, 1900. It's so cool when we know the exact date that old photos were taken. Little has changed at these caves, near Carter City. Thanks a lot Glen. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 18 Dec. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Images of the Wills of James Hillman; John S. Hillman Sr.; Thelma Marie (Armstrong) Hillman. | 4 Dec.2015 | Wills |
Affidavit of Descent for Chester Norton Hillman. | 4 Dec. 2015 | Affidavits of Descent |
A number of deed images have been added. Properties in the Brushy Creek area belonging to the French, Butler, McGlone, Collins, Burchett and related families. | 4 Dec. 2015 | Deeds |
Images of an earlyCarter County Motor Vehicles records ledger. Hundreds of entries listing vehicle owner names and other details. Laborously recorded information, written in fountain pen ink, recently added to the Courthouse Deed Room records. Stuff you won't find anywhere else.;) Not indexed, so it's up to you to find the entries for your kin here. Interesting details about daily life. | 3 Dec. 2015 | Tax records |
Photo of the Erie school faculty and the Reunion dedication from 1986. (Submitted by JC Porter)
Until a couple of years ago, each autumn there was a reunion of Erie School graduates at the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Olive Hill. So few now survive that the reunions have been discontinued. The passing of an era. | 2 Dec. 2015 | Schools |
Death Certificate for George Edward Messer. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 26 Nov. 2015 | Death Certificates |
Marriage documents for Ernest Mullins and Herma Louise (Adkins) Hignite; Stirrel Stone and Hazel Messer; William H.Messer and Nancy Edgington. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 26 Nov. 2015 | Marriage Documents |
I came across a short article that seems to indcate that the unidentified antler tool found in the rock shelter near Carter City in 1950 was used for stone point knapping. It's by no means conclusive, but the general form and dimensions are similar to this particular type of knapping tool, and no better explanations for its use have emerged thus far. | 26 Nov. 2015 | The Original Peoples |
Photo of Lloyd W. Wallen and Julia (Messer) Wallen. (Submitted by Randy Jackson) | 21 Nov. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Marriage document for Lloyd W. Wallen and Julia (Messer) Fain. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 21 Nov. 2015 | Marriage Documents |
Obituary for Julia (Messer) Wallen. (Submitted by Randy Jackson). | 21 Nov. 2015 | Obituaries |
Photo of an East Kentucky Railroad boxcar. Classic railroad buff photo. At one time, all railcars had the date of manufacture stinciled on them. As a boy I used to read every one as the train sped past..4-49..9-58..7-46...2-54...like rolling steel calendar pages. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 15 Nov. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Marc Troutman has submitted photos taken at the Tackett Cemetery near Enterprise,Ky. Thanks Marc. | 11 Nov. 2015 | Cemetery Photos |
Photo of GRECC unloading poles near Hitchens. (Submitted by: Julie Rhea Lewis | 21 Oct. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of rock quarry near Carter City. (Submitted by: Julie Rhea Lewis | 21 Oct. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of a Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation construction crew. (Submitted by: Julie Rhea Lewis | 21 Oct. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Essay on the murder of Stella Kinney. (Submitted by: Glen Haney | 21 Oct. 2015 | Journals & Essays |
Photo of a Carter County coal tippel operation. Location not given.(Submitted by: Julie Rhea Lewis | 21 Oct. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of the Bagby Mansion dedication as the GRECC headquarters in 1953. (Submitted by: Julie Rhea Lewis | 21 Oct. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Mike Barker has provided more interesting info on the 1959 flood photo. Thanks again Mike. | 21 Oct. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Several "Warriors Path" maps have been re-captioned for greater clarity. | 8 Oct. 2015 | "Kentucky 1491" |
Birth date of Charlotte "Lottie" (Grizzell) Ross has been corrected. | 8 Oct. 2015 | Surname Charts |
I just finished the Kindle book "1491 - New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann.. A very interesting read. The author documents that before the Native American holocaust, bison did not exist in great numbers; two thirds of arable land of North America was actively managed by Native Americans for agricultural purposes; the eastern forests were not densely grown because Native Americans used fire to extensively clear land as an aid in hunting wild game and to create garden plots; the Amazon basin was widely developed by native peoples for gardens, tens of thousands of home sites and extensive orchards. When the first Spanish explorers floated down the Amazon, the river's banks were lined by scores of large communities of native peoples. Within a few short years, smallpox and other introduced diseases had wiped them all out, and the memory of their existence was lost for 500 years. Some of the largest cities on earth were located in Mesoamerica. There is a wide consensus that 80-100 million people inhabited the Americas in 1491. Soon after contact, their numbers had been reduced by 90 percent. This as a very scholarly book, 25% of it is devoted to academic footnotes and a large index of books and scientific papers that the author used as the basis for his book. Seemingly, every proper noun, statistic and adjective is footnoted. Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in early American history. | 6 Oct. 2015 | Whats New |
I've added short commentaries to the early maps. | 3 Oct. 2015 | Maps |
Obituaries for John Hillman Jr., Maggie D.Moore. | 1 Oct. 2015 | Obituaries |
Teresa Russell would like to correspond with anyone related to her Applegate family. | 24 Sept. 2015 | Research Help |
Newspaper article on the closing of the Smokey Valley Truckstop. One more week to go. | 23 Sept. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Transcription of a 1980 interview with Dr. Arvis Porter of Morehead. "Eva Owens (track 8)". (Submitted by JC Porter) | 23 Sept. 2015 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Photo of Oscar Erwin and his wife Carrie Marie (Underwood) Erwin. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 15 Sept. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of Paris J. Underwood have been updated and corrections made. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 15 Sept. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of Paris J. Underwood, with newspaper articles describing the shooting. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 4 Sept. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of Laura Belle (Johnson) Parker Boggs, Rosetta (Smith) Girvin and Ludella (Parker) Smith. (Submitted by Julie Horton-Kamphaus) | 3 Sept. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
The posting of the September 22, 1927 newspaper article reporting the shooting of Paris Underwood has been upated with a more complete account of the incident. Submited by: JC Porter | 30 Aug. 2015 | Newspaper Articles |
Obituary for Livinia Jane (Robinson) Porter Applegate. (Submitted by: Teresa Russell) | 22 Aug. 2015 | Obituaries |
Obituary for George Richard Applegate. (Submitted by: Teresa Russell) | 22 Aug. 2015 | Obituaries |
Marriage document for George Applegate and Anna L. (Piatt) Thompson. George has a Carter County connection through his marriage to Cornelia James. (Submitted by: Teresa Russell) | 22 Aug. 2015 | Marriage Documents |
The Reuben Fletcher Ross Photo Album. Photos from 1870 (and probably before) thru the 1950's. A work in progress. | 12 Aug. 2015 | Photos |
The Will of Harlan Ross. My cousin Harlan was a successful, if notably excentric businessman. In his will, he continued to march to a different drummer. May he rest in peace. (Submitted by John Grace) | 5 August 2015 | Wills |
A larger scanned photo of Harlan Ross. Still a poor quality image. (Submitted by John Grace) | 5 August 2015 | Photo Gallery |
A larger scanned photo of Susie Collins ca1907-1910. (Submitted by John Grace) | 5 August 2015 | Photo Gallery |
The R. A. Carpenter documents page has been updated. All images are now on line. Additional comments to follow. | 1 August 2015 | Journals |
I'm starting to bring the R. A. Carpenter documents on line (about 2%). Initially, most of the material will be raw images and not searchable. As I have time, I'll list some of the names that are referenced, but I'll never be able to transcribe more than a small percent of the names. There are many, many public docments (more on that later) and the only way you will know if individuals that are important to you are referenced is to scan through the images. You won't find this material anywhere else. Each of us will have to decide how much time and effort we are willing to invest in the exercise. There will be many court documents, deed drafts, membership rolls, receipts and other stuff that passed through Mr. Carpenter's hands (and somehow stuck). Odds are someone you are interested in is mentioned in there somewhere. | 31 July 2015 | Journals |
I'm working on a collection of note books, letters and legal documents that belonged to R. A. Carpenter. He was the Carter County Sheriff, a well known attorney and (I believe) a State Representative. The documents cover the 1881-1910 period. There are hundreds of local people mentioned in the documents, but it won't be practical for me to make them all searchable. I hope to have them on line by Monday. | 29 July 2015 | What's New |
Military enlistment record (actually a service record) for Benjamin Franklin Banfield and William Thomas Banfield. With physical characteristics and a performance review. (!) (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 24 July 2015 | Military Documents |
Military service records for Benjamin Franklin Banfield and William Thomas Banfield. Both are listed under WWI Individual Service Records. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 22 July 2015 | Military Documents |
The brick yard workgroup photo has been updated with comments from Andy D. Rogers. Thanks Andy. | 7 July 2015 | Photo Gallery |
A much better copy of the group photo of brick yard workers previously posted. We now have the names of every individual in the photo. Any help on more accurately dating the photo would be appreciated. Thanks a lot Mike. (Submitted by: Mike Barker) | 6 July 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Remember, it's important to make backup copies of your digital records. You might consider making several archive copies onto CD's, DVD's or USB memory sticks. Be sure to store you backups as far removed from your computer as is practical. Mail a backup to a friend or relative. Also, be sure to identify the people in all your old photographs. It's best to write names and dates on an adhesive label that is placed on the back of the photo. You should avoid using a ball point pen directly on the back of any photo. Never throw away old photos. Lastly, please don't identify people as "Me and Bob", "Grandma" or "Uncle Skeeter". In 50 years, no one will have a clue who you're referring to. | 4 July 2015 | What's New |
Photo of a cache of Native American points currently on sale on eBay. | 2 July 2015 | The Original People |
Photo of the 1959 flood in Olive Hill. The caption mentions John Williams, Fred Thompson and Perry Branch. Can anyone tell me where this photo was taken? jwgrace99 at yahoo.com | 2 July 2015 | Photos |
Obituary for my friend, Beth Ann Thompson. | 30 June 2015 | Obituaries |
Two lists of Carter County men who allegedly served in the Confederate Army. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 24 June 2015 | Military Records |
I've integrated the Kentucky1491.com website into this one. I believe this will give the information more long-term security than a free standing website. | 21 June 2015 | The Original People |
Members of the Carter Masonic Lodge, ca1923. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 11 June 2015 | Lists of Names & Other Records |
Obituary for Samuel L. Jordan (1917). (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 9 June 2015 | Obituaries |
Death Certificates for Sullivan L. Messer; William A. Messer (1863); Benjamin Messer. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 5 June 2015 | Death Certificates |
Marriage documents for Raymond B Spiggle and Olive M. Offill; John Albert Allen and Helen Jane Offill. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 5 June 2015 | Marriage Documents |
Obituary for Everett Balty has been re-indentified as Everett Daily. The name is hard to read. | 31 May 2015 | Obituaries |
Obituary for J. D. Dickerson (1909). (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 31 May 2015 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1996. Thanks to Leeann Akers. This is the last of the newspaper albums I will be imaging. I've been at this for several years, and the Journal-Enquirer staff has been very generous in giving me unlimited access to their archives. It's been an interesting project for me and I hope the results are of value to Carter County researches in the years ahead. | 26 May 2015 | Obituaries |
Members of the Grahn Masonic Lodge, ca1923. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 25 May 2015 | Lists of Names & Other Records |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1995. Thanks to Leeann Akers. Worth your time to scan through. Never know what you'll find. | 20 May 2015 | Obituaries |
"Clifty Creek Homecoming", June 13, 2015 starting 12:00 noon at the Grayson Lake golf course shelterhouse. Please bring a covered dish and join us. Everyone is welcome. (Submitted by Don Walker) | 16 May 2015 | Reunions |
Members of the Soldier Masonic Lodge, ca1923. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 16 May 2015 | Lists of Names & Other Records |
Members of the Grayson Masonic Lodge, ca1923. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 16 May 2015 | Lists of Names & Other Records |
Members of the Willard Masonic Lodge, ca1923. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 11 May 2015 | Lists of Names & Other Records |
Members of the Olive Hill Masonic Lodge, ca1923. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 10 May 2015 | Lists of Names & Other Records |
WWI list of Carter County men assigned to Fort Thomas. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 10 May 2015 | Military Documents |
Updated WWI list of Carter County men assigned to Camp Zack Taylor. Particularly interesting in that the civilian occupation of each man is listed. Thanks Randy. (Submitted by: Randy Jackson) | 10 May 2015 | Military Documents |
Obituary for Pauline (Wilburn) Vanlandingham. | 10 May 2015 | Obituaries |
The County Clerk Deed Room contact phone number has been changed. | 29 April 2015 | Deeds |
Obituary fragments for Fitzpatrick and Hartley individuals. These are Jackson, Ohio families that are related to my grandfather Dempsey Ross who moved from Carter County to Jackson County circa 1918. | 22 April 2015 | Obituaries |
The links to the WGOH/WUGO radio station, Ashland Daily Independent and the Mansfield (Ohio) News-Journal newspaper obituary pages have been fixed. | 22 April 2015 | Obituaries |
Transcription of an interview with Everett Porter (son of Jasper, s/o Alex, s/o Andrew J. Porter) TRACK 6,May 18, 1980. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 22 April 2015 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Deed image for a transfer of North Carolina acreage from John Kinnamon to Thomas Phillips, 1822. Not yet transcribed. (Submitted by John W. Grace) | 11 April 2015 | Deeds |
Obituary for my beloved cousin, Garell B. Armstrong, who passed away on Wednesday at age 100. He will be missed more than words can express. | 11 April 2015 | Obituaries |
Photo of the entrance to the old fireclay mine at Grahn, Ky. Submitted by Glen Haney. | 11 April 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Transcription of an interview with Everett Porter (son of Jasper, s/o Alex, s/o Andrew J. Porter) TRACK 5,May 18, 1980. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 11 April 2015 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Photo of Wyatt McClees and Florence (Hall) Moore McClees . (Submitted by Jon) | 7 March 2015 | Photo Gallery |
A much larger image of the Garvin Ridge Holiness Church photo. | 27 Feb. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Transcription of an interview with Everett Porter, son of Alexander Porter (track 2, tape 45, side 1), Nov. 1979. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 27 Feb. 2015 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Transcription of an interview with Everett Porter, son of Alexander Porter (track 1b, tape 27), Nov. 1979. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 5 Feb. 2015 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Photos of Samuel Porter taken at Greenbriar Church. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 24 Jan. 2015 | Photo Gallery |
Obituary for Ersel L. Carroll. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | 22 Jan. 2015 | Obituaries |
Transcription of an interview with Everett Porter, son of Alexander Porter (track 1a, tape 46), Nov. 1979. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 21 Jan. 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Marc Troutman is now restoring the Tackett Cemetery near Enterprise, Ky. If you would like to join Marc in preserving this old cemetery, please contact him: andy47 at windstream.net | 21 Jan. 2015 | Cemetery Preservation |
George B. James (1791-1855) researchers may be interested in my comments on the disribution of his property to his heirs. (Submitted by John W. Grace) | 19 Jan. 2015 | Deeds |
Obituary for Hazel (Crockett) Shepherd. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | 18 Jan. 2015 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1994 has now been completed. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 2 Jan. 2015 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Alvin Wytt Catron. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | 21 Dec. 2014 | Obituaries |
Selected pages from a book by Nathan Boone. Tells of high adventures along the Little Sandy River and Tygarts Creek. This is so cool!! (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 19 Dec. 2014 | Journals |
Article from the Kentucky Explorer magazine concerning the life of Clarinda Allington. Clarinda was captured during the 1793 raid on Morgan's Station. The raiders and their captives passed through Carter County. (Submitted by: J. B. Tate) | 6 Dec. 2014 | Kentucky1491.com |
Photo from the Kentucky Explorer magazine of Daniel David Knipp; Patty Sue Knipp and Franklin Dee Knipp (1940's). (Submitted by: Sharon Knipp Patton | 6 Dec. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
I've decided to suspend the posting of current obituaries to this website. Nearly all of the current obits I have been posting for the past several years have been obtained from other websites, and there seems to be no good reason for me to re-post them here. I have added several useful links to the "Obituaries Page" which I believe will actually provide better service to Carter County researchers. It has never been practical for me to keep this site updated with all Carter County obits and death notices. This new policy shifts some of the burden of locating new obits onto you, the individual researcher, but with regular visits to the links I will provide, I do believe you will have access to even more obits than I could ever post to this website. I will continue to post old obits from all sources. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to the wonderful contributors who have so kindly submitted obits to our site over the nearly 12 years I have been the site coordinator. I intend to continue adding new research material to our site for as long as possible. John W. Grace | 6 Dec. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Ruby Alice Suttles; Nellie Faye Tussey; Edward Bocook. | 5 Dec. 2014 | Obituaries |
The old Carter County weather forecast link died, so here's the new one. | 4 Dec. 2014 | The weather forecast |
A June 9, 1993 Grayson Journal-Enquirer newspaper article describing artifacts relating to an ancient Native American village near Grayson. | 4 Dec. 2014 | The Original People |
More images of PVA Property Cards for map area 44 (Sammons Hollow). | 3 Dec. 2014 | Deeds & PVA Docs |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1993. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 3 Dec. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Patricia (Purcell) Little; Thelma (Bush) Riffe; Talmadge Wilford Clark; Miranda Kay Adams; Jurlean (Seagraves) Eldridge. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 3 Dec. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Clotine (Morris) Morgan. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 3 Dec. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Oma Fannie (Arthurs) Mabry. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 2 Dec. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for James Brandon Fannin. | 29 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Pauline (Barker) Abrams; Sharon Miller Cundiff Baker; Fred J. Berryhill; Martha Cleona (Vaught) Blankenship; Thelma Elaine (Swanigan) Brown; Connie Lee Burchett; Carlene J. Carver; Ronnie Douglas Jr., William Burke Furnish; Jack Greenhill; . | 28 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Shirley Jean (Reeves) Griffith . Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 25 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo from the Kentucky Explorer magazine of the 1944 class of Hitchins Highschool 70th anniversary reunion. | 24 Nov. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Kiara Jackson; Eldred Leighton Hunnicutt; Edith Jane Glancy. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 24 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcription of a 1980 interview with Eva Wheeler Owens (track 7). (Submitted by JC Porter & Lillian Fisher) | 22 Nov. 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Olive Beatrice (Blevins) Sparks. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 21 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcription of a 1980 interview with Eva Wheeler Owens (track 6). (Submitted by JC Porter & Lillian Fisher) | 21 Nov. 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Thelma (Collins) Lucas; Sherry Renee (Gilliam) Reynolds Stamper; Loretta (Sloan) Maddix; June Helen (Carroll) Fultz; Lucille (Stamper) Frazier; Orval Gean Stone; Arthur D. Everman; Eunice Alene (Roe) Nutter. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 20 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Fred McKinley Gilliam. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 14 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Selected pages from the book "Indian Trails of the Southeast" by William E. Meyer. This material was first published in 1925, and this is a 1997 re-print. This is the oft-quoted definitive work on this subject. I found it very interesting. | 12 Nov. 2014 | Books | Obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Mae (Easterling) Boggs. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 12 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Laura May Nuhn; Plummer Fultz. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 12 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1992 is now complete. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 10 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Patricia (Whitley) Frabrizio. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 10 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Donna Jo (Davis) Hale Stephens Sloas. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 7 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Raymond Kent Wease. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 6 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Gregory Bryan Buckler. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 5 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Paul Vernon Damon. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 4 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for James Sparks; Eunice Ethel (Reynolds) Hill. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 3 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Jean Ann (Stamper) Skaggs. | 1 Nov. 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo of John Wallace. (Submitted by Ronald Brown) | 31 October 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituary for Paul Leonard Tulga. | 29 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Edward J. Reeves. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 29 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Edna Pauline (Felty) Fannin Carter. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 27 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Mary Helen (Smith) Price. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 24 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Letha M. (Hensley) Kegley. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 23 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Mary Helen (Smith) Price. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 23 October 2014 | Obituaries |
The full text of "The Archeology of Kentucky" is now available on the Kentucky1491.com website. Carter County is listed as having over 200 sites. Sadly, it appears that most professional archeolgical research in our region is only done immediately prior to the sites being destroyed by construction (AA Highway, Grayson Lake, etc.) Slight consolation as it is, that is still more research than is required prior to the initiation of new limestone quarry mining (none). | 22 October 2014 | History |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Glenna Maxine (Thompson) Wallin; Donald L. Lawson. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 22 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Cleatis Messer; Jimmy Estle Edington; Justin Trent Gray; Beatrice (Blevins) Sparks; Dorothy Jordan. | 20 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Ashland Daily Independent newspaper for Yvonne (Stidham) Justice. | 19 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for John Dold. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 18 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Ronnie Lee Burchett. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 17 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Bea (Blevins) Sparks. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 16 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Grace E. (Wilson) Qualls. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 14 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Rickie Fleming; Mary A. Berry. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 13 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Roberta (Bradley) Hay. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 11 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1991. Many obits. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 10 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Roberta (Cyrus) Watts; Mary Katherine (Ingram) Dunaway; Kenneth Ray Reeves. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 10 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Kevin Alan Duvall. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 6 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Biography of Jasper N. Bailey (1838). Submitted by Glen Haney. | 5 October 2014 | Obituaries & Bios |
Link to a new video recording: "An Affair to Remember � The John C. Porter Story". Really well done. Thanks JC. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 5 October 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Earl Stephens Jr.; Bonnie Lou (Carper) Blevins; Lottie Irene (Craft) Cook. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 4 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Ruby Maxine (Beair) Fultz; Linda L. (Rogers) Moore; N. Darlene (Stephens) Steveson; Lloyd Baker; Rouie Lee (McCarty) Burks; Sam Butcher; Denise (DeHart) Issacs; William Clinton Prichard; Catherine (Huffman) Robinson; Cynthia L. (Martin) Wade; Patti Lynn Whitt. | 1 October 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Martha Jane Hay Floyd Wallace; Dorothy Lemaster; George Rayburn; Genieve (Menix) Burge. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 29 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Lewis Spencer McGlone. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 26 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Douglas A. Stapleton; Jessie Lee Bryant; George McGinnis Scott. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 24 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for James H. Fankell; Laverne Gerald Gillette; Billy Lee Ison; Woodrow Curtis Griffith; Bertha Marie (Kretzer) Kouns; Ruth M. (Henderson) Swanigan Taylor; Harles Caudill. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 22 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Audrey (Hicks) Williams. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 20 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Sharon Loy (Miller) Cundiff Baker; Faye (Johnson) Sparks. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 20 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Reminder: as of September 30, 2014, Genealogy.com is discontinuing all postings to Genforum, including those to the Carter County forum. There's a lesson to be learned about capitalism in this somewhere. | 18 Sept. 2014 | Genforum |
Another interesting Kentucky history research website: worldcat.org. I'm just finding my way around it, but it seems to specialize in old academic papers. Registration is free but virtually unlimited access carries a small fee (through jstor.org). Caution: very addictive ;) | 17 Sept. 2014 | worldcat.org |
I just discovered a really cool genealogy research website: archive.org. I immediately found the 1910, 1850, 1920 and 1930 Carter County census images. There's much more there. Best of all, IT'S FREE!! | 17 Sept. 2014 | archive.org |
Transcribed obituaries for Hazel (Horton) Calhoun; Albert Donald Puckett; Charles Ray Bailey; Bertha Marie (Kretzer) Kouns. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 16 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Dana C. Binion. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 15 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
While researching for the Kentucky1491.com site, I came across this National Forest Service map that shows the original course of the Licking River through Cave Run. The map is published to show the route of the segment of the 200+ mile long Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail that passes along the western edge of Cave Run Lake. | 15 Sept. 2014 | Maps |
Transcribed obituary for Ronnie Darrell Douglas Jr. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 15 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Wanda Sue Buckner (Johnson) Hedge. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 13 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Herbert Johnson. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 12 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Curtis Ray Lewis; James Bronson; Frances Jane (Hamm) Jones; William E. Waggoner; Wanda (Buckner) Hedge; Franklin D. Fultz; Donna Gail (Sparks) Reynolds; . Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 10 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Patricia Ann (Cox) Henderson. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 7 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituaries from the Olive Hill Journal-Times for Phillip Eugene Zornes; Myrtle C. (Walker) Debord; Don Rita (Womack) Butler; Emory Ray Thomas; Joshua Aaron Jenkins; Ernest Jordan; Julia A. (Simmons) Justice. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 3 Sept. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for William Scott Bondurant; Hubert W. Conn; Geraldine Bond. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 2 September 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Larry Wayne Cole. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 30 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Alvin Sexton; Harold Edward Eldridge. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 28 August 2014 | Obituaries |
1946 Erie School yearbook. A rare find. Thanks a million Mike. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 27 August 2014 | High School Yearbooks |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Orvil Gene Kiser; Wylie Tabor; Glenda Lee Rimer. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 26 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for William Floyd Davis; Jeanette (Fultz) Madden. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 21 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Barbara Ann (King) Blankenship; Douglas Allen Fultz; Franklin Delano Williams. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 19 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Billy J. Reeder. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 19 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Archie Allen Callihan; Layne Fraley. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 19 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Photos of Odom Wallace and Eliza Jane (Armstrong) Wallace. (Submitted by Ronald Brown) | 16 August 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for John Newland. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 15 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Kentucky1491.com now has a guide for the well known "Warriors Path" trail which led from the Ohio River at what is today Vanceburg, Ky. to the site of the village of Eskippakithiki (southeast of Winchester, Ky.). The trail guide is being extended to cover the Eskippakithiki to Cumberland Gap portion of the trail. | 19 Aug. 2014 | Kentucky 1491 |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1990. Many obits in these editions. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 14 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1989 has been completed. There are a few duplicates in May. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 13 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Wylie Maynard Baker; Ralph Frazier. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 13 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1988 has been updated and the album for January - May 1989 added. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 8 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Cloma (Barker) Ruley; Tony Allen Haywood Sr. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 9 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Mack J. Mocabee. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 6 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Carlos Wade Everman II; Yvonne (Newsom) Everman; Mary Ruth (Steele) Marcum. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 5 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Blanche (Newland) Stephens. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 5 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1988. Thanks to Leeann Akers. As a wise man once observed, it's a poor workman who blames his tools, but somehow my camera developed astigmatism, and I'll have to re-do several editions. | 4 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Lola Mae (Holbrook) Coburn; Hildreth Jerry Robinson; Marvin L.Thompson; Lavina May Sammons. | 3 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Alma Mae (Lawhorn) Nolan Tabor; Ronald E. Conn. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 2 August 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Helen Louise (Thomas) Walker; Mike Riggs. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 31 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Brandon Michael Click; Bernice Elizabeth (McCoy) Wilson; Geneva Susan (Blevins) Rogers; Diana Lynn (Collins) Littleton; Trena (Bradley) Clark; Mary I. (Gollihue) Rogers. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 30 July 2014 | Obituaries |
The Morgan's Station Trail travel guide now has it's own website: "kentucky1491.com"! It's being updated regularly. | 8 Aug. 2014 | Trail |
Transcribed obituary for Holbert L. Stidam. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 27 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Gregory Alan Henderson. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 24 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Kenneth Dale Wilson; Jimmie Forrest Mullins; Ellis Harlow; Ollie Jay Smith; Cheryl Lynn (Holbrook) Bradford. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 23 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Beverly Ann (James) McCleese; John D. Conley II. | 18 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Addition to our compilation of essays on the long lost Swift Silver Mine. (Submitted by: Glen Haney) | 17 July 2014 | Journals |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Arthur Barker (revised); Pauline Mabry; Gerald Kent Fultz; Bobby Jean (Brawner) Rovegno; Betty Ann Shockey; Donnie Ray Butler. | 15 July 2014 | Obituaries |
The Jackson County deed presentation has been changed from an album to a list format for easier searching and viewing. These are deeds related to Ross and Fitzpatrick families with a Carter County connection. | 15 July 2014 | Deeds |
Many more images of PVA Maps & Property Cards: Maps 66, 75, 76, 77 and more. | 14 July 2014 | PVA Maps |
Transcribed obituary for Thelma L. (Hicks) King. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 13 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for John Thomas Ratcliff (1903). Submitted by Glen Haney. | 13 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Bonadine L. (Leasure) Cramblit. Submitted by Dean Hickman. | 13 July 2014 | Obituaries |
1900 map of North American tribe distribution. In the early contact period, Eastern Kentucky was shared by the Shawano (Shawnee) and the Tsalagi (Cherokee). Note that the map highlights Tygarts Creek. | 12 July 2014 | The Original People |
Transcribed obituaries for Robin (Carrol) Brickey; Mada (Beckstead) DeMill; Kathy Lynn (McGlone) Elliott; Chester Arthur Hall; Allen Theodore Harman Sr.; Frances Faye (King) Nelson; Zelma (Buckler) Quillen; Sandra Lynn (Barker) Ridley; Sally Y. (Gearheart) Lucas; Clifford Rose; Robert M. Baker; Mantford Albert Beach; Opal (Boggs) Butler; Martha Magnaline (Sexton) Coleman; Carol A. (Watson) Copley; Mary Frances (Craddock) Hill; Sherman Paul Cripps, Jr.; John A. Dean; Sherril Anson Hannah; Hazel Koenig; Enoch McGnnis; Roger Morrison; Gloria Lynn Lee Newman; Mary (Arrowoood) Preston; Kenneth Spradlin; Madgel Ruth Stone; Allan Wallace; Harlan Waugh; Pauline Hall Whitley; Jo Ann (Dickson) Woolley . | 11 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Research suggestion. Every Carter County researcher should order a Carter County telephone directory from Windsteam Communications. It's the easiest way to contact people with the surnames you are researching. I have found local residents unfailingly open and friendly, once they know your purpose in calling. You may find new relationships and family stories that you wouldn't have discovered any other way. Remember, not everyone is on Facebook ;>) | 10 July 2014 | What's New |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Gincy Opal (Walker) Dickison; Richard Gene Mullins; Candie Michelle Thomas. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 10 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Photos of the historic old Hannah house near Pactolus. I was sure I posted this years ago, but I can't seem to find it in our Photo Gallery. There's a story that goes with it, but that's missing too. | 8 July 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Gayle Forrest Carter; Jay Messer. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 8 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Morgan's Station Trail travel guide. These pages allow the travelor to re-trace the trails used by the Native American raiding party that attacked Morgan's Station on April 1, 1793. The came from central Ohio and returned there with their hostages following the raid. This was the last major attack against white settlers on the frontier to take place in what is now Kentucky. Tecumseh is believed to have been among the raiders. This guide is a first draft and as it stands is of primarily of interest to those who have already read Harry G. Enoch's book "In Search of Moragn's Station". I will be adding material to these pages on a regular basis in the weeks ahead. | 5 July 2013 | Trail |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Donna Jean (Studlien) Prichard. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 3 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Interesting research paper on the migrations of the Shawnee in Kentucky. | 2 July 2014 | Native American Trails |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Terry Lynn Randolph; Lois Ann (Branham) Wagoner; Fredrick Michael Owens; Wilbur Allen Keesling; Metta (Mabry) Skaggs; Kaye (Bocook) Kiser; Perlina Elizabeth (Lawson) Lawhorn. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 1 July 2014 | Obituaries |
Photos of Perry Gaines Henderson; Benjamin Franklin Thompson II. (Submitted by Renee Hall-Vimmerstedt) | 29 June 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Willie Gene James; Barbara Dayle (Stephens) McCord; Charles Curtis Claxon; Howard Dale Seagraves; . Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 28 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Wilson County, Kansas deed images, plats and photos relating to a Ross family that immigrated there from Kentucky in the 1860's. Reuben Truman Ross was a probably a brother or cousin of John Nelson Ross. | 27 June 2014 | Deeds |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Louise (Bailey) Stevens. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 26 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Clay County, Missouri deed images relating to a Kinnamon family that immigrated there from Kentucky in the 1850's. This is the family of Nancy Kinnamon, the wife of John Nelson Ross. Clay County is a suburban area of Kansas City, Mo. | 25 June 2014 | Deeds |
After almost two weeks, we are again able to access and update this website. As you may know, Ancestry websites suffered a Distributed Denial of Service attack and it took a while for them to fully recover. | 25 June 2014 | What's New |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Ruth Ellen Nelson. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 21 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituaries for Cody Aaron Burnett; Pauline (Hall) Whitley; Opal (Boggs) Butler. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 18 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Elbert Roy Tackett; Orbie Kennion Rivers; Julia Mae (Owens) Clark; Randy Allen Mauk; Cody Aaron Burnett; Ora Stephen King; Karen Yvonne Calhoun; Virgil Porter; Howard Eugene Buckler; Betty Lou (Wilburn) Martin; Phyllis Jean Easterling; Burlin Jackson Bair. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 18 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for James L. Salyers. Thanks to Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 18 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Lodena Estella (Gillam) Littleton. Thanks to Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 13 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituaries for Lafe Fraley; John Mitchell. Submitted by: Glen Haney | 8 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Dallas Claxon. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 6 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Claude Allen Steagall Jr. Thanks to Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 5 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo of Nobie Willis Elam; William A. Shumate. (Submitted by Barbara Graley Elam) | 2 June 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Margie Maxine (Bellew) Jones; Chloe Patrick; Sallie P. Saterly; Ada (Catron) Bond; Jeffery Lynn Jarvis. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 2 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Jerome Paul Bartee; Robert Dale Caudill; Leona (Baker) Ferguson; Audrey (Morrison) Kiser; . | 1 June 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Faye (Boggs) Childers; C. Jean (Gollihue) Miller; Carl Barnhill; Edd Blevins; Charlotte S. (Crabtree) Cockrell; Kathy D. (Burton) Frazier; Garland Gumm; Billie R. Hardy; Jae Noy Kiser; Mary Alene (Boggs) Lockwood; Blanche (Newland) Stephens; Freda Mae (Burton) Thompson. | 31 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Joan (Ramey) Babber; Patsy F. (Hamilton) Boggs; Violet Louise (Howland) Christman; George Franklin Hall; Floyd Logan; David Lee Mullins; George Elwyn Parsons; Lillian Francis (Pennington) Sagraves; Clara J. (Menix) Sears; Larry Bradley; Billye Jo (Scott) Hester. | 30 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Ruth Leona (Taylor) Stone; Wanda W. Thompson; Ollie Michael. | 29 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Map of Native American Trails of Kentucky. | 28 May 2014 | The Original People |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Pauline H. Whitley; Goldie Beatrice (Phillips) Willis; James R. Estes Sr.. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 28 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for William Jason Fields (1819), grandfather of Gov. William Jason Fields. Submitted by: Glen Haney | 27 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Pauline (Stephens) Sexton. | 26 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Geral C. (Adkins) Baker; Dorothy (Barker) Brickhouse; Helen Jean Adams) King . | 25 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Betty Jean (Price) Baker; Virginia Eloise (Woodson) Harman; Paul Kelly; Yvonne (Lambert) Knipp; Diane C. (Brisson) Knueven; Charles Allen Rinesmith Sr.; Hershel Stone; Donna L. (Roe) Summers; Daisy L. (Daniels) Turner; . | 24 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Willard B. Cole; Elijah Gilliam Sr.; Willaim Lykins; George Henry McDonald III; Marilyn Roberta (Phillips) Moran; Billie Eugene Reeder; Regina Sue (Gough) Roseberry; Janet Rhea (Moody) Wasser; Winifred Mae (Baker) Weaver; Gary Randolph Wells; Eugene Yates . | 23 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Interesting paper written for a field trip investigating the geology of the Carter Caves area. While not everyone has a deep interest in geology, this field guide would be kind of neat to print out and bring along on a day of hiking. | 23 May 2014 | The Original People |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Glenna Mae (Garvin) Walker. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 23 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Robert Wayne Lowe; Billy Jack Middleton; Velma Louise (Hay) Ross; Herndan Caudill; Rosa Burton Vallery (Jones) Futrell; Edna Marie (Justice) Boggs; Claude Burchett; Audrey M. (Delong) Deerfield; Lillian Yvonne (Blevins) McCleese, Charles Edward Nance; Ben J. Potter; Rita Marlene (Snook) Smith; Gracie Marie (McCoy) Suter . | 22 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Dixie (James) Burge; Mary Magdalene (Beach) Whitt; Kevin Dewayne Carnell. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 20 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Ranson D. Cole. Submitted by: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 20 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Paul Herman Burchett; Steven Joe Porter. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 19 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Geneva (Hall) Craft. Submitted by: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 19 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Geneva Ailene (Swimm) Burton . Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 17 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Scientific article discussing the types of clay found in the Olive Hill area. Pretty esoteric stuff, but readable if you have an interest in the topic. Research is ongoing to determine if clay peculiar to the Olive Hill area was used to fashion pipes and other artifacts by Native Americans residing in Ohio. This paper does not directly address that issue. | 16 May 2014 | The Original People |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Avonell (Hicks) Holloway; Bobby Joe Isaacs; Clara Mae Bradford; Joseph Morgan; William Perry; Thor Franklin Caudill. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 13 May 2014 | Obituaries |
The Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Club has a definitively comprehensive CD of Carter County cemetery information. The 2014 CD contains over 550 individual cemeteries, with precise locations, and an indexed listing of all known burials (both marked and unmarked). This is an absolutely essential resource for every Carter County researcher. Send $25 to: Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group, 8028 Grahn Rd., Olive Hill, KY 41164. | 9 May 2014 | Cemeteries |
Obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for John A. Dean. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 9 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Glen Haney has provided additional interesting commentary on the routing of Route 60 vs. the original Midland Trail. Thanks a lot Glen. | 9 May 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of a portion of the Midland Trail just east of Grayson that was abandoned. | 7 May 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of a shapped stone Native American club head found in Carter County. Very rare. Thanks to Pearl Crum. | 7 May 2014 | The Original People |
Transcribed obituaries for James Scott Holbrook; Lois Marie (Flannery) Brown; Enoch Herman McGinnis; Glenna Ruth (Lewis) McGuire. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 7 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Ann M. (Thompson) Lemaster Jones; Cecil M. Wells; Enoch Herman McGinnis. Submitted by: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. | 4 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Alice Lee (Smith) Asher; Rosa Perry. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 4 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituaries for Earnest Hall (1918); Elizabeth J. (Davis) Littlejohn (1921). Submitted by Glen Haney | 4 May 2014 | Obituaries |
Ann Horton Mefford has kindly provided much additional information on the old home on Main St. in Grayson that was recently demolished. Homes such as this one are an important party of a family's history, and should not be allowed to pass away un-noted. | 3 May 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed death report from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Enoch H. McGinnis. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 30 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo of Karl Oppenheimer. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 2 May 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Kenneth Ray Wilson; May (Sparks) Pennington. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 30 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Civil War service records for David H. Tabor; George H. Tabor; Sherwood Tackett. (Submitted by: Ronald Brown) | 30 April 2014 | Military Documents |
There are still a few copies of the Carroll family book available. (Submitted by Vicki Gilbert) | 29 April 2014 | Books |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Bernard Landon McGlone; Murial Dean (Triplett) Farrissey. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 29 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Madgel Stone; Wayne Bailey; Donna (Dummitt) Austin. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 28 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo of Lewis Maddix. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 28 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of unidentified individuals. May be Cox or Knipp related (Submitted by an RRGC member) | 28 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Will and Thurman Binion. (Submitted by an RRGC member) | 28 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Lewis Carroll and Helen P. (Lewis) Carroll. (Submitted by an RRGC member) | 28 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of the Karl Oppenheimer family. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 28 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for John Harlan Barnhill Sr. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 23 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Dottie L. (Gilliam) Collier; Rachel Idella (Beachy) Miller. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 23 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Kristal Leigh (Coburn) Tygart; Doris (Gearhart) Schaeffer. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 22 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo of unidentified Albright, Colegrove or Milton individuals. (Submitted by Kelly Albright Kubitschek) | 21 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
More 1822 through 1838 Lawrence County deed images. Also, the hand written indexes to Deed Books A and B. These indexes cover the period when a portion of todays Carter County was part of Lawrence County. | 21 April 2014 | Deeds |
Photo of James, Ezra and Jay Albright. (Submitted by Kelly Albright Kubitschek) | 19 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Lucille M. (Young) Demory; James David Riggs; Arthur Marcum. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 16 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for 1987 is now complete. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 15 April 2014 | Obituaries |
1867 "Benjamin J. Rice vs. John Duncan" lawsuit documents have been transcribed. Submitted by: JC Porter. | 15 April 2014 | Court Documents |
Obituaries for E. E. Whitt (1918). This may actually be George Whitt; Cloral (Quisenberry) Kitchen (1922). Submitted by Glen Haney | 15 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Oneda Jewell (Dixon) Boggs; Ruth Arlene Hickman. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 11 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Elizabeth Ann (Stamper) Stone; Ricky L. Gilliam; Watt Edward Johnson; Larry Allen Stone; Ronnie Lee Glancy. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 11 April 2014 | Obituaries |
The "1838-1938 Grantor - Grantee Deed Index (typed)" albums have been reformated. | 10 April 2014 | Deeds |
The "1838-1938 Grantee - Grantor Deed Index (typed)" albums have been reformated to make them much easier to navigate. | 9 April 2014 | Deeds |
Obituaries for Joe Burton (1904); Leonard Brainard (1906). Submitted by Glen Haney | 8 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Civil War service records for William Blankenship. Exceptionally comprehensive service record. (Submitted by: JC Porter) | 8 April 2014 | Military Documents |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Eileen Rebecca (Scott) Treap; Myra Mae (Tackett) Nolan; Scharlene Wells; John Wylie Rodgers. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 7 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Brian Wayne Nolen; Brandon Michael Burnett; Harry L. Thomas; Dazel (Carroll) Rodgers; Thirl Nichols; Charles B. Callihan; George Tyler Mullins. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 2 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcription of a 1978 interview with Everett Porter (track 7). (Submitted by JC Porter) | 2 April 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Transcribed obituaries for Ronald D. Eden; Elizabeth Ann (Stamper) Stone. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | 1 April 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo of an Oak Grove Church group, 1911-1912. Some individuals are identified. (Submitted by Mike Barker) | 1 April 2014 | Photo Gallery |
70 Snider deed images. These are viewable, but have not been prepped for research purposes yet. Do a "Find" on "Snider" on the Deed Image page to locate them. | 31 March 2014 | Deeds |
Affidavit of Descent for Martin Snider. Martin was one of the earliest large land owners in Carter County. He passed away in Ohio, but while a resident of Kentucky bought and sold thousands of acres of land in and around Carter County. Oddly the Affidavit implies that his heirs didn't actually know the date of his death. Must be a story in there somewhere. | 31 March 2014 | Affidavits of Descent |
I've added a link to the current radar picture to the weather link on the main page. | 30 March 2014 | Weather Radar |
Article listing the population of significant eastern Kentucky towns as reflected on the 1890, 1900 and 1910 censuses. Submitted by Glen Haney | 30 March 2014 | Census |
Transcribed obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Maxine (Bond) Reynolds. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 29 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Selected pages from the book "The Ghost Towns of 174" by Willie Davis. This is a wonderful little book and makes a great gift to anyone with roots in the Limestone, Lawton, Enterprise, Halderman area of Carter County. | 28 March 2014 | Books | Transcribed Lawrence County Order Records, 1822 - 1846. There are Carter County people mentioned, but the names are not indexed, so you have to search each of 200 pages individually. Not for the faint hearted.;) | 27 March 2014 | Order records |
Lawrence County Order Book Index "1". I thought this index would be for pre-1838 orders, but after I imaged it, I discovered that it was for 1867. The earliest orders are in index book "A". Ooops. | 27 March 2014 | Order records |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Dora Mae (Archer) Starbuck; Debbie (Smith) Stoddard; Glenna Sue (Sloane) Richmond; Dwight David Jones; William Richard Stephens; Gary Dean Shiplett. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 26 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Several more old maps. The buffalo trace - Indian trail map is particularly interesting. Also another image of the 1778 Thomas Hutchins map (still not a good image). Other maps from 1754-1755. | 26 March 2014 | Maps |
Obituaries for George Patton (1919); Sarah Elizabeth (Conley) Sparks (1922). Submitted by Glen Haney | 26 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Real property lease index books 23 through 30 (April 1967 through October 1974). | 24 March 2014 | Deeds & Leases |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Times newspaper for Nellie Marie (Harris) Gilliam; Barbara Sue (Davis) Underwood; Larry Gene Prichard; Tamara Kay (Kitchen) Gillum. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 23 March 2014 | Obituaries |
December 26, 1903 article reporting the deaths of Robert Cartee, Henry Adams and Alvin Womack. Submitted by Glen Haney | 22 March 2014 | Obituaries |
For those of you who enjoy old maps, I've added the 1762 J. Gibson map of "Pensilvania, Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey". | 21 March 2014 | Maps |
1778 Thomas Hutchins map of the "Western Parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina". Sadly, this low resolution version is not very useful. I'll keep searching for a better one. | 21 March 2014 | Maps |
1753 John Patten map. | 21 March 2014 | Maps |
Real property lease index book images for 1906 - 1937. 189 images. Not exactly sure what practical value these have, but they are a cautionary lesson that at one time a lot of people thought there were petroleum products under Carter County. | 20 March 2014 | Deeds & Leases |
Transcribed obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Nina Mae (Kottcamp) Sparks; Eleanor Belle (McDavid) Brewster; Janice Lavawn (Branham) Hall . Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 19 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Alexandra Paige Bush. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 17 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for Captain Stephen Nethercutt (1911). Submitted by Glen Haney | 15 March 2014 | Obituaries |
"Shooting and Killing in Olive Hill", August 1907. (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 14 March 2014 | Newspaper Clippings |
Obituary albums from the 1904 and 1908 Grayson Tribune; 1928 East Kentucky Journal. Frankly, there's not much in these early papers. A few violent deaths, a scattering of local celebrity passings and a some formal obituaries. Thanks to the great people at the Boyd County Public Library. | 13 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for William Watson Riffe; Verna Mae (Tackett) Owens; Ruth Dean (Huffman) Marshall; Gloria Lynn (Lee) Newman; Elva Joseph Duncan; Elijah Jason Leonard Lowe; Sarag McDavid; Jackie Ann (Isaacs) Smith; Jae (Manounork) Kiser; Maxwell Lee Hammond; Linda P. Logan; Leslie Mark Bledsoe; Magdalene (Evans) Kazee. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 12 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Affidavits of Descent for W. J. Cartee; Charles Herman Lewis. | 10 March 2014 | Affidavits of Descent |
Will of Eliza (Parker) Kiser (1967). | 10 March. 2014 | Wills |
Transcribed obituary for Opal (Crockett) Dyer. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | 9 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Chart of the descendants of John Y. Montgomery. Excellent chart, thanks Eugene. Submitted by Eugene Montgomery | 7 March 2014 | Surname Charts |
Transcribed obituaries for Raina A. (Hurley) Woodman; Otest Lyons; Jack Patton; Marie Fedelia (Wright) Stone; William J. VanDeWoestyne; Bonnie V. (Patton) Vanover; Ruth (Parsons) Zizmont; Betty Louise (Hudson) Comer; Hellen (Jones) Troxell Adams; Elder Eury Barker; | 6 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Photos of the Elihu Montgomery family. (Submitted by Eugene Montgomery) | 6 March 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Obituaries from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for Billy Jack Middleton; Wilma Jean (Davis) Moreland; Barbara Ann (Carver) Small. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 5 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Article: "World's Largest Firebrick Plant", Hitchins (aka Anglin, aka E. K. Junction), Ky, December 1912. (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 5 March 2014 | Newspaper Clippings |
Transcribed obituary for Nora (Blevins) Taylor. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | 5 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for July - December, 1985. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 5 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Marjorie (Kiser) Moore; Roger Lee Hilderbrand; Bruce A. Lawhorn; Kathy Lee (Carroll) Forrest; Walter Earl Sparks; Cheryl Sue (Grimm) Johnson; Arnold Edward Hamilton; Allan Ray Wallace. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 4 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Florence E. Jeffers; Jacob Randal Lawson; Gerald D. Marr Sr.; Emma Hattie Bair; Robert M. Baker; Theresa Lynn (Cook) Baker; Matthew Scott Chapman; Howard Clay; Cheryl Johnson; Keith Lowell McDavid; Ann (Dutton) Quinn Morrison; Patsy Kay Smith; Carl Wesley Vallance; Clarence Evan Bush; Jerrel Madison Crockett Sr.; Carolyn LeMoyne Dotzler; Wayne J. Edison; Norma Jewel (Blevins) Hamm; Ethel D. Hardin; William Carroll Lowe; Mary Louise (Smith) Stegall; Norman P. Walters; Frances Marion (Ashby) Wright; Ellen Gertrude (Boyce) Copeland; Regina (Carroll) Hobday; Brenda G. (Shepard) Spangler; Milton W. Tanner; Gaines Edgar Walker. | 4 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Harold McGuire; Rick L. Williams; Amy Laura (Newell) Dunnington; Melvin F. Fielding; Emma Jean Francis; Donald Giles; Eva Ann Hatton; William R. Holbrook Jr.; James L. Holloway; Mildred Lee (Wright) Jenkins; Burton A. Jones; Jay P. Kiser; James Robert Knipp Sr.; Delores A. (Clay) Lykins; Russell Mays; Nellie Ethel (Rose) McCown; James A. Miller; Omar S. Perry; Vera F. (Antis) Perry; Vivian Rice; Charles William Tackett; Marie Vance; Freda Mae (Stafford) Willingham; Ann L. Babb; Johnny L. Baker; Clarice G. (Parsons) Brunty; William H. Burchett; Virgil J. Burton; Darrell Zane Carter; Charles Coleman; Ercelle (Kemper) Collier; Fay (Walker) Demetriades; Drew Edward Elliott; Delmar B. Estes; Betty Lou Haffield; Donna Kay Hall; Robert Lee Hall; Danny Lee Hamilton; Alene (Gannon) Hendricks; Fern (Farley) Jones; Ray F. Kiser; Veronica (Adams) Koivula; Joseph Claude Maness; Jacob Miller; Charles M. Phillips; Ella A. Prewitt; Margaret E. Reason; Serafino Roccella; Gretta Ryland; Cova Seagraves; William Short; Stella Spence; Glen Edward Spradlin; Chance W. Walker. | 3 March 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Donald William Baker; Earl Bishop; Arline Ann (Barker) Combs; Nadine Rae Combs; Donna Kay (Brown) Hall; Fern Farley Jones; Albert R. Moss; Robert M. Whitworth; Mamie Jane Bloomfield; Mable Mae Beasley; Vernon Cox; Joyce Rose Jordan; Herbert Royce Tackett. | 2 March 2014 | Obituaries |
"County Fair Aeroplane Flights" advertising flyer - 1919. Would YOU have gone up in one of those things?;) (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 2 March 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituaries for Ray F. Butts; Ben Wade Crawford (2008); Claude H. DeBord; Seth Sigmon; Ralph W. Whitt; Vera B. (Pennington) Bush; Opal Mae (Tackett) Fannin (2008); John B. Garvin (2002); Eve Faye Messick; Emma Jane (Myers) Burnett; Freda J. (Sparks) Price. | 28 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
I just finished reading "The Long Hunt", the story of the death of the buffalo east of the Mississippi. This topic has always fascinated me so I thought I'd try this book. It starts a little slow, but the author eventually gets into people and geography that are in our area. It contains no direct references to Carter County, but it does refer to the Licking River and briefly, northeast Kentucky. Still, it does document the surprisingly recent rise of the American bison east of the Mississippi and their eventual extermination from our part of North America. We came surprising close to wiping out all bison throughout the western hemisphere. | 27 Feb. 2014 | Books | Transcribed obituaries for Bobby Ellis Reed; Alan Ray Wallace; Norma Lee (Shears) Savage; Juanita (Seagraves) Lindsay; Paul Gean Zornes; Vernon K. Johnson; Willard Bailey (1969); Ora Caudill (1962); Sarah Rebecca (Prince) Jones (1946); John H. Lambert (1959); Andrew Bailey (1957); Thomas Eugene Perry (2011); Opal (Branham) Fields (2011); Sabra H. (Back) Miller (2011); Ollie E. (Conley) Moore (2009); Kenneth E. Wood; Vina (McCoy) Coleman; Mitchell B. James; Viola A. (Nichols) Trace; William A. Dixon; Ruby J. (Blythe) Howell. | 25 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Much additional info has been added to the photo of Martha (Zornes) McGinnis. (Submitted by Tom Thompson) | 24 Feb. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
A listing of some of the Carter Countians who died while patients at the Eastern State Hospital. One of the names listed was a great uncle of mine. I've added a short essay. | 23 Feb. 2014 | Death Records |
Transcribed obituaries for Rex Henry Porter; Carrie Ann (Nolen) Stephens. | 23 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Shawn Ora Henderson; Fred Ercel Crawford Jr.; Clair P. Yeager; Hunter Ellison Blevins. | 22 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Link to a very technical, yet interesting geological analysis of the Carter Caves area. It is noted that the entrance road to the park runs through a valley that was once a large cave whose roof completely collapsed. The "Natural Bridge" over Cave Branch creek is a remnant of the old cave roof structure. | 21 Feb. 2014 | Misc. Links |
Transcribed obituary for Cassie Lene (Garvin) Smith. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 21 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Phillip Lloyd Flaughter; James Edward Osbourne; Michele Ann Boyea; Tracy Eugene Griffith; Teagan Elizabeth Mullins. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 19 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for Thomas Newton Waggoner. (Submitted by Roberta Clark Stephens) | 18 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Correction to the photo of Thomas Newton Waggoner, Fannie (Johnston) Waggoner, Jewell Marie Waggoner, Harry Waggoner, Thomas Waggoner and Chloa (Waggoner) Damron; Harry Waggoner and family; Reid Damron and Nancy Branum; Harry Waggoner and family. (Submitted by Roberta Clark Stephens) | 18 Feb. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituaries for Ray Helton; William Webb; Ernestine Binion. | 17 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Blanche W. (Waggoner) Clabaugh; Zola Gose; Billy R. Hardy; Verna M. (Marcum) Jarrell; Lorine (Lucas) Koontz; William H. Mills; John Duane Roark; Juanita (Stephens) Sexton Rucker; Nettie Jean (Hall) Salmons; Carrie (Hord) Shipman Saunders; Drusie M. (Mobley) Scott; Nancy Juanita Sizemore; Bertha F. (Seagraves) Hutchison; Dorothy Pauline (Tussey) Littleton; Charlotte Cartee (McClave) Alderson; George E. Blizzard; Thelma (Keyes) Pennington; Sarah S. (Salyers) Porter; Sue Ann (Sexton) Savage; Mildred F. (Frazier) Tucci; Tony H. Hall; Charles Jefferson Patton; Kendall W. Fraley; Raymond Griffey; Joseph Knipp; Charles S. Lewis; Ralph Whitt. | 16 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for John Jacob Grace; Irene (Lambert) Gibson Aldenderfer; William Wesley Bethel Sr.; George E. Blizzard; Wilma Jean (Greene) Ellars; Lucy (Phillips) Fullen; Phyllis Jane (Rankin) Garrison; Barbara L. (Porter) Gartin; Leroy Garvin; Harry Odest Gilliam; Vencil Victor Holbrook; Myrtle (Easterday) Holter; Effie Sue (Spencer) Horsley; Lucille R. (Reeves) Horsley; Charles Elliott Ingold Sr.; Emanuel Ray Jessie; Harry Lloyd Jones; Bobby R. Lawhorn; Nellie E. (Carter) McGlone; Betty Jo (Maggard) Millenbruck; Wendell L. Ratliff; Edna Mae Mitchell (Phillips) Reiselt; Rita Ann Rodgers; Inez I. (Baker) Routt; Drusie M. (Mobley) Scott; Allan M. Sherman; Emma L. (Sanders) Tennihill; Madeline (Day) Triplett; William J. Walker; Nashel R. Waugh. | 15 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for Wayne McGinnis. (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 14 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Charles Edward Reynolds. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 14 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Jonathan Joe Tackett; Roger Fultz; Jackie (Haywood) Cole; Ernestibe Binion; Vada Louise (Sammons) May; Phyllis (Sherman) Marcum; Nancy Ruth (Womack) Lawson; James O. Carper; Virginia Mae Davis. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 12 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for Archie Ramey (1945). (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 10 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Photos of Lula B. (Porter) Roberts and George Roberts; Harold and Noyce Roberts. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 9 Feb. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituary for Donald R. Ingold. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | 8 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for Cassie L. Smith. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 6 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Kenneth Frazier; William Edward Blevins; Linda L. Allen; Johnny Blevins; Eddie Arnold Boggs. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 5 Feb. 2014 | Obituaries |
Affidavits of Descent for E. A. Taber; Eph Easterling; Simon Parker; Florence (Ross) Tabor; Everett Smith. | 5 Feb. 2014 | Affidavits of Descent |
Will of Philip Dean McKenzie (2000). | 5 Feb. 2014 | Wills |
A number of deed images have been added. Use your browser "Find" to search for names of interest. Deed Book 191, Page 632 is notable. It's for properties with a value in excess of $27 million and encompassing a considerable part of northeast Kentucky. Kind of makes you wonder what's happening there. Deed Book 13 Page 430 reserves oil and gas rights to 10,100 acres of northern Carter County. Wonder if my neighbors know their farms can be fracted and they won't be able to do anything to stop it. | 5 February 2014 | Deeds |
Probably the earliest deed for the Carter County area: August 2, 1794. The deed (aka "indenture") is difficult to read, but the accompaning tract map clearly shows the Little Sandy River, Tygarts Creek and several branches. Several deeds in the Carter County Courthouse refer back to "Graham's Survey", notably my own farm's in the Lick Branch area of northern Carter County. There may have been other "Graham Survey's" which have not survived. Also, I'm not sure how these tracts relate to the later "William Grayson Lands" which appear to be the earliest lands actually inhabited by European migrants to Carter County. | 3 February 2014 | Deeds |
Obituary for Helen M. (Stamper) Owens. Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen and John Coooper | 30 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituaries for Helen M. Owens; Dovie Darnell. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 29 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Drue Robert Gay; John Delmar Perry; Michael Grabovich; Robert Allen Holben. Thanks to Leeann Akers | 29 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Letter from Opal Sparks concerning the Reuben Fletcher Ross family. | 29 Jan. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Transcribed obituary for Eddie Arnold Boggs. (Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen) | 28 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
More photos of Native American artifacts. These were found at a campsite near Carter Caves. Submitted by: Matthew Maley | 28 Jan. 2014 | The Original People |
1954 Jackson & Wellston Ohio telephone directory. Individual and classified listings. Submitted by: John W. Grace | 28 Jan. 2014 | Misc. Research Material |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for July - December 1986. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 28 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcription of 1981 interview with Eva Owens (track 5). (Submitted by JC Porter) | 25 Jan. 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Transcription of 1981 interview with Eva Owens (track 4). Thanks a lot JC. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 24 Jan. 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Obituary album from the Journal-Enquirer newspaper for January - June 1986. Includes several interesting articles On Webbville Ky and a flood at the Smokey Valley Truckstop Cafe. Same dining tables in use today ;) Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 24 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Robert Allen Hobin; William Curtis Blevins Jr.; Dottie L. (Bond) Kiser; Jerry Mitchell Jackson; Ruth (Strother) Littleton; Tyler Preston; James Roy Marshall; . Thanks to Leeann Akers | 22 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Thelma J. (Lykins) Shears. (Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen) | 20 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Obituary for Rebecca (Bailey) Bays (1941). | 19 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
A two page genealogical note dating to 1891-1898 has been added to the Fitzpatrick chart. Submitted by John W. Grace | 18 Jan. 2014 | Surname Charts |
List of the officers of the Grayson chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. (Submitted by Glen Haney) | 18 Jan. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Obituaries for A. Nelle Schalk; Elza A. Cline. (Carter County Ross family relatives). | 17 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituaries for Beulah (Kiser) Tilsley; Roger Thomas Rankin; Ronald Lewis Morgan; Bobby Dean Hall; Chalmer Sterle Clark; Edith (Branham) Greenhill; Ruby (Sherman) Click; Sheila Romans Rice. In the future, local obituaries will be posted as transcriptions from on line sources, when available. These have the advantage of being easily searchable and the photos are much better. Anyone who would prefer an image of an obituray as it was printed in the newspaper may contact me and I will be happy to forward a copy to you. Posted by: John W. Grace | 15 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Photo of the White Owl Diner in Frogtown (with ladies standing in front). (Submitted by JC Porter) | 14 Jan. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photo of Jimmie Jones' store in Frogtown. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 14 Jan. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Photos of Berkley Hall; Charley Hall family; . (Submitted by JC Porter) | 14 Jan. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Extensive audio recordings of Rosella Harlen; Oscar Porter; Opal Everman and Vivian Thomas. The links are at the bottom of the "Audio Recordings" page. Thanks a lot JC. (Submitted by JC Porter) | 14 Jan. 2014 | Audio & Video Recordings |
Transcribed obituary for Eddie A. Boggs. (Submitted by Marcella Merz) | 14 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Offill family history. Submitted by: Liz Herrmann | 13 Jan. 2014 | Surname Charts |
More sample tracks of Darvin Sturgill's wonderful Blue Grass music have been added. The songs are sweetly inspirational, and a CD or two would make a great gift to that special Blue Grass music lover. | 13 Jan. 2014 | Music |
Fitzpatrick chart with much biographical info. | 13 Jan. 2014 | Surname Charts |
Select abstracted Circuit Court death records from 1841-1848. Extracted by Nancy K. Masters | 12 Jan. 2014 | Death Records |
Abstracted Will of Daniel Brunk (1851). | 12 Jan. 2014 | Wills |
Obituary for Camille Mae (Grace) Gardiner | 12 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
An 1842 Madison Co., Ky mortgage document signed by George Kinnamon, father of Nancy Jane (Kinnamon) Ross, wife of John Nelson Ross of Carter Co. | 11 Jan. 2014 | Deeds |
1872 map of Norwich Township, Franklin Co., Ohio. Northwest of Columbus. Nice map. | 11 Jan. 2014 | Maps |
Photo of Susan Irene Fitzpatrick. | 10 Jan. 2014 | Photo Gallery |
Obituaries for Martha Ann "Marty" (Grace) Herzog (2002); Margaret C. (Cramblitt) Fitzpatrick (1955). | 10 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Social Security Number application for Alverta Marcella Brengartner (1936). | 10 Jan. 2014 | SSN Documents |
Death Certificates for John Henson; Miles P. Basquill; Margaret (Cramblit) Fitzpatrick; Henrietta Tulga; Charles L. Britton; Sarah Francis (Best) Grace; John Wesley Grace; Mary (Fitzpatrick) Elliott; Amanda (Hart) Grace; Benjamin Franklin Grace; Roland Stephen Tulga; William Leonard Tulga; Frederick H. Tulga. | 9 January 2014 | Death Certificates |
Obituaries from the Olive Hill Times for James Arthur Kiser; Beulah (Kiser) Tilsley; Grayden Wesley Colegrove; Lorine (Lucas) Koontz; Linda Lou (Sturgill) Valandingham; Charles Burge; Lois Ann (Franklin) Moore; Nelson Jones. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 8 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Several more James Garvin Civil War service and pension records, with links to photos and a letter he wrote. (Submitted by: JC Porter) | 2 Jan. 2014 | Military Documents |
Obituaries from the Olive Hill Times for Roy L. Gee; Violanta B. (Mullins) Moore; Virginia L. (Holbrook) Collins Kinster; Gail Sue (Chapman) Dummit; Gracie Delores (Caudill) Middleton Boggs; Betty Ruth (Bentley) Reffitt; Virginia Jean (Shaffer) Slone. Thanks to Leeann Akers. | 1 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |
Transcribed obituary for Nelson Jones. (Submitted by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen) | 1 Jan. 2014 | Obituaries |