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Kentucky Explorer Magazine
Queries
For May 1997
Readers are asked to help with queries
if possible. Thanks!
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- Barclay-Barkly
- Need to contact someone researching the Barclay/Barkly family. My
g. grandmother, Martha, and three brothers, Adam, Lafe, and Nate, were
b. in Campbell Co., Ky. Martha was b. in 1847. They moved to Lewis Co.,
Ky., in the late 1800s. Parents are Isaac and Sarah. There must be more
siblings.
- Wilma Jarrells
- 64A Mack Rd.
- Lucasville, OH 45648
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- Atkinson
- Need dates of birth and death and place of burial for William C. Atkinson,
b. ca. 1810, Adair Co., Ky., son of Joshua Atkinson. William m. (1) Sally
Hill Drake, d. 1839; m. (2) Martha Winfrey Jones ca. 1840. William and
family moved to Carroll Co., Mo., ca. 1852. Listed in 1860 Chariton Co.,
Mo., census. Appreciate any info. about this family.
- Harold D. Atkinson
- 6400 18th Ave., N.W.
- Rochester, MN 55901
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- Martin-Ralston
- Charles R. Martin of Ky. m. Nancy Mayberry of Tenn., on 6/19/1835.
Their dau., Sarah Jane, b. 1842, d. 1890 in Ill., m. on 11/18/1858 to William
Andrew Ralston, b. 1842, d. 1888, Ill.
- Sue Kennedy
- 822 Circle Dr.
- Bethalto, IL 62010-1340
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- Combs-Spicer-Carpenter
- Would like info. on Wilie/Willie Combs, b. ca. 1830-60, son of John
Combs, m. Phoebe, b. ca. 1850-70. Phoebe was the dau. of Anna. Don't know
Phoebe's or Anna's maiden names, believe they were related to the Spicers
and Carpenters. Phoebe and Wilie were parents of my grandmother, Etta Beryl
"Ettie" Combs, b. 1883, Filmore, Powell Co., Ky. She had two
siblings, Otto and Goodloe Combs, maybe more. After g. grandfather, Wilie,
died Phoebe m. a Mr. Hayes.
- Lucille (Back) Robbins
- P.O. Box 127
- Stonewall, MS 39363
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- Howard-Haffield
- Searching for parents/siblins of Joseph Howard, b. 8/27/1797, Mason
Co., Ky., m. Sarah Haffield on 6/12/1817 in Augusta, Bracken Co., Ky. Joseph
joined the Methodist church on 8/4/1828 in Brown Co., Oh. He was a Methodist
minister/farmer in Dewitt Co., Ill., where both Joseph and Sarah are buried.
Will share/exchange info.
- Maynard & Lois Fullington
- 572 U Rd.
- Palmer, NE 68864-1113
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- Petrey
- Seek parents of Adam Petrey who m. Sarah Siler on 9/25/1855 in Whitley
Co., Ky., parents of William Petrey, b. 2/21/1861, who m. Mary Ann Siler.
- Charles Rudy Heath II
- 6586 Fields Ertel Rd.
- Cincinnati, OH 45241-1367
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- Wardell
- Need info. on the following: John D. Wardell, b. ca. 1825, may have
been employed in commerce in Todd Co., Ky; and Thomas D. Wardell, b. ca.
1847, Ky., m. Margaret A. Halsel, b. ca. 1848, Todd Co., Ky. Thomas may
have been the son of John.
- Andy Miller
- 2256 Glenwood Cir.
- Colorado Springs, CO 80909-1553
- (719) 597-2804
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- Bryant-Adamson
- Need death date and burial place of Rachel Briant/Bryant, b. 1800,
Tenn., m. James T. Briant who d. 1850, Wayne Co., Ill. She probably d.
1863-65, Marion Co. Also want to exchange with anyone researching family
of their son, William Gleason Bryant, b. 1817, Va., who m. Nancy Adamson.
Both d. and buried in Liberty, DeKalb Co., Tenn. Nancy was the dau. of
Joseph Adamson and Leaky. Children of William were: James T., Margaret,
Joseph W., Rachel, Nancy Ann, William Riley, Zachary T., Jane L. "Jincy,"
John, Ailsey, and Lucetta. Related names: Dodd, Barrett, Williams.
- Mary Bryant Park
- 2204 W. 5th Ave.
- Stillwater, OK 70474-2817
- e-mail: Compuserve 75304,551
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- Dorris-Leonard-Perkins
- Nancy Dorris m. Gideon Franklin Leonard on 5/3/1844, in Robertson
Co., Tenn. They were listed on the 1850 Logan Co., Ky., census. Nancy m.
James A. Perkins of Graves Co., Ky., before 1860. Listed on the 1860 Wright
Co., Mo., census, living with her father, James Dorris.
- Charlotte Austin
- 9119 E. State Highway DD
- Strafford, MO 65757
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- Manning
- Who are the parents of William Manning/Mannon who d. 1863, Whitley
Co., Ky.?
- Christine Stephens
- 64 Highview Dr.
- Ft. Thomas, KY 41075
- (606) 781-1458
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- Arado
- Seeking info. on ancestors and descendants of Louis and Mary Arado,
both possibly from Genoa, Italy. Their dau., Louisa, b. 1832, m. Antonio
Sivori on 9/16/1866 at Lyons Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville,
Ky.
- Ron Wibbels
- 5002 Weber Ln.
- Floyd's Knobs, IN 47119
- e-mail: RWibbels@aol.com
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- Waddy
- Seeking info. on ancestors of Jack Waddy, b. ca. 1840. He was in Livingston
Co., Ky., 1880 census, with his wife, Clara, 30, and children: Nellie,
12; William, 10; John, 8; Lee, 6; and Florence, 4. Does anyone have any
info. on this family prior to 1880?
- Lemmah Waddy
- 1606 U.S. 60 W.
- Ledbetter, KY 42058
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- Harman-LeGrand
- Seek parents of Elizabeth Harman, b. 1828, Allen Co., Ky. Father b.
in NC, mother in SC. Elizabeth m. Coleman LeGrand on 8/21/1860, Warren
Co. Coleman's 1st wife: Martha Harmon, b. 1815, Allen Co., d. 1860 Warren
Co. Elizabeth and Martha may have been sisters. Want any info. regarding
Harman/Harmon families of Allen Co.
- Martha Cooper
- 1132 Lehigh Ave.
- Louisville, KY 40215
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- Perkins
- Need info. concerning Elizabeth Perkins. She signed her name Pearkins
on a written permission for her dau., Nancy Hembree to m. James Partin
(a white man) on 9/1/1900. Elizabeth was a full Cherokee and wasn't allowed
to sign her name with a capital E. or P. She was called Lizza. Need to
know why her dau., Nancy, b. 1/28/1885, d. 4/9/1915, was a Hembree when
Elizabeth was a Perkins. An M. Perkins was a witness on the marriage certificate.
James had to pay $100 bond to m. Nancy. Is there any Hembree or Perkins
that can help me find records of Elizabeth, my g. grandmother?
- Betty Malkemus
- 3510 Plumey Rd.
- Northwood, OH 43619
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- Flora
- Seeking any info. on the Flora family from Nicholas or any other counties
in Ky. Also would like to know where the Flora post office was located
before it closed. I was b. near Myers Station, Ky., in Dec., 1921. Jonas
H. Flora was my father. I still have a lot of relations but have lost track
of them. Think most of them were from Mt. Sterling, Paris, Carlisle, Cynthiana,
Flemingsburg, and Blue Licks.
- Clay Flora
- 3661 State Route 28 E.
- Blanchester, OH 45107
- (937) 783-5615
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- Scott
- Seeking info. on family of Margaret Alice Scott, b. ca. 1874-75, dau.
of Stephen Scott. Margaret later m. Robert Glenn. Is this the same Scott
family that lived in Cumberland Co., Ky.?
- J.G. Saylor
- P.O. Box 77407
- Baton Rouge, LA 70879
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- Hampton-Franklin-Stillwell
- Seeking info. on John Henry Hampton, 1834-1925, of Breckinridge Co.
His brother, James William Hampton, 1836-?, m. (1) Nancy Franklin, 1831-1895,
in 1855. Their children: James William, 1856-1902; Ada Ann, 1858-?;Alexander,
1863-1938; John McClennan, 1865-?; Betty Ann, 1863-1873; Benjamin F., ca.
1867-?. John m. (2) in 1880 in Breckinridge Co. to Martha Ann Stillwell,
1860-1928. Their children: Ida Bell, 1881-1907; Mary Ellen, 1882-?; Henry
Blane, 1885-1973, my grandfather; Charles Harrison, 1890-1912; Lewis A.,
1892-1912; Frances Melton Berry, 1894-1967; and Taylor Dewey, 1899-?.
- Deborah (Hampton) Davenport
- 1254 Powder Mill Dr.
- Dallas, GA 30132-6923
- (770) 445-0247
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- Cummins
- Seeking info. on ancestors of Margaret Olive Cummins. She was b. 11/30/1868,
Lyon Co., Ky., d. 5/14/1952, Bowling Green, Ky. Parents: Simon A. Cummins
and Elizabeth Stanley. She m. William Thomas Crow/Crowe. Children: William,
Lillie Pearl, Ruby Tylene, Minnie, Helen, and James.
- Blenda (Crowe) Neyhart
- 10195 N. Stagecoach Rd.
- Flagstaff, AZ 86004
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- Swan-Rawlings
- Seeking dates and burial places for Thomas Swan, 1777-1845, of Hardin
Co., Ky.; his wife, Ruth Rawlings, whom he m. on 6/13/1805, Hardin Co.;
her father, Stephen Rawlings, of Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., d. after 11/2/1830;
his wife, Abigail Rawlings, d. 9/1814. Need names of the Swan children.
- Margaret E. Smith
- 420 Brown Ave.
- Osawatomie, KS 66064-1320
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- Holt-Antle-Collins-Horton
- Seeking info. on the following families: Holt, Antle, Selby, McFarland,
and Collins from Russell Co.; Thomas, McFarland, and Lattrell from Casey
Co.; and Horton and Haines from Wayne Co.
- Phyllis Holt Thomas
- 115 Shepherd Dr.
- Russell Springs, KY 42642
- (502) 866-8663
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- Hagerman
- Would like to exchange info. with all those interested in the Ky.
Hagermans. My g. grandparents were Sarah Elizabeth Hagerman, 1847-1922,
and Edwin Thomas Berry, 1841-1901. The index to the 1910 Ky. census lists
Simon and Aaron Hagaman in Jefferson Co. and Gilbert hagerman in Nelson
Co. Earlier there was a Tunis Hagerman in Bullitt Co. and a Joseph Hagerman
in Warren Co.
- Dorothy A. Koenig
- 1232 Carlotta Ave.
- Berkeley, CA 94707-2707
- e-mail: dkoenig@library.berkeley.edu
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- Wells
- Ezekiel and Emeline Day Wells of Elliott Co., Ky., had 12 children.
Seeking descendants of two of them: John N. Wells, b. 1838, lived in Letcher
Co. in 1880; and James Elbert Wells, b. 1859, lived in Lawrence Co. in
1900, and sold land in Elliott Co. in 1903. Will exchange family records.
- Martha Heinemann
- 705 N. Belvedere Blvd.
- Memphis, TN 38107-5029
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- Browning
- My g.g. grandfather, Hugh Parker Browning, was a private in Co. A,
8th Regiment Ky. Infantry and Battery B, 1st Battalion Tenn. Light Artillery.
He received a pension from the govt. for his service. Would like to find
out some of the history of these two.
- Willa Browning Rains
- 1006 Del Monte Pl.
- Cincinnati, OH 45205
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- Beach-Miller
- My g.g. grandfather, Harrison Miller, b. 1820, m. Hannah Beach in
Dec. 1849. He had a brother, William. In their adult years, they lived
in the Owen/Grant Co. area. Appreciate any info. n the Beach-Miller family.
- June Miller Peck
- 531 E. Market St.
- Germantown, OH 45327
- e-mail: jcpeck@JUNO.com
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- Roysdon-Rainwater
- Searching for info. on my g. grandparents, Abraham Roysdon/Royston,
b. Tenn. (all the info. I have), and Susannah Rainwater, b. 1848, Pulaski
Co., Ky. They had six children, all b. in Casey Co., Ky.: Elizabeth, b.
8/18/1872; John; Giles; Dollie Mae, b. 9/23/1883, d. 1/25/1913, Casey Co.,
m. William Henry Lancaster, b. 2/15/1867, Falmouth, Ky., d. 2/5/1920, Casey
Co. (my grandparents); Adam; and Nannie.
- Elnora M. Nemnich
- 154 S. Delos
- Haysville, KS 67060
- (316) 524-6232
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- Jackson-Crank
- Seek info. on James and Mary Ellen Crank Jackson, my g. grandparents,
who d. in Carter Co., Ky., ca. 1915-18. James was m. 3-4 times: Nancy Selvage,
Sarah Coley, and Mary Ellen Crank Reeves. He had 9 children: James Asa,
Samuel, Eliza, General, Catherine, and Larkin by Nancy; and Lucille, Minnie,
and William by Mary. James also may have had a son, Cornelius, son of Sally.
No proof. James was a corporal in the Civil War, served in the 40th Ky.
Inf. Mary was dau. of Milton and Polina Davis Crank. Her younger sister,
Eliza, m. Cornelius, son of James Jackson and Sally. James was b. in 1832,
Magoffin Co., son of Marcum of Betsie Jackson.
- Kathy J. Erwin
- P.O. Box 5542
- Olive Hill, KY 41164
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- Duncan
- Searching for ancestors and descendants of Peter Bradford Duncan,
b. 1868, m. in Russell Co., on 2/9/1900 to Francis A. Conover, b. 1884.
They lived in Casey Co. in Mt. Salem, McKinney, and Liberty area in early
1900s. His parents or grandparents could have been George and Susan (Edan)
Duncan. Her parents were William Tolbert Conover and Mary Elizabeth (Vire)
Jenny Conover. Their five sons were: Walter, Bradford, Carl, Marvin, and
Dee Duncan. Would be glad to hear from any Duncan.
- Carol Buchanan Susnick
- 4898 Wind Drift Rd.
- Scottsburg, IN 47170-8421
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- Johnson
- Need info. on Lawrence Johnson and family. Lawrence was my g. grandfather,
b. in Union City, Madison Co., Ky., on 4/20/1889 to Robert and Mary Elizabeth
Winkler Johnson who later lived on Dodd Rd., Madison Co. Lawrence had one
bro., Irven, and two sisters, Hattie Johnson Rainer and Lillie Taylor Johnson.
Lawrence m. Nanosie White on 6/27/1905. Five children: Marry F., Saddie,
Mattie (?), Ethel, and Robert Johnson. Lawrence and Nanosie moved to Benham/Lynch,
Ky. Lawrence was supervisor for International Harvester. He was shot and
killed in 1937-38 during a strike over labor disputes with the union.
- Nerissa Fortney Gregoire
- P.O. Box 65
- Waco, KY 40385
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- Stockton
- Seeking info. on parents and siblings of Drury W. Stockton, b. in
Ky., ca. 1812. Mother b. in Ky., and father b. in Tenn., according to census
records. He migrated to Miss., Ark., and Tex. Had 2-3 wives and 14 children.
- Pam Stockton Wolfe
- 908 Lee Trevino Blvd.
- Belen, NM 87002
- e-mail: pamwolfe@flash.net
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- Hounshell
- Seek info. on death date of Samuel S. Hounshell, b. 1818, and Elizabeth
Spurginer Hounshell, b. 1822. Likely Samuel d. in the early 1880s, and
Elizabeth ca. 1870-74, probably in Wolfe Co. as they lived there in 1870
census.
- Delbert Honchul
- 245 Bailey Rd.
- Murray, KY 42071
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- Criswell
- Would like info. on the following: ancestors, siblings, and descendants
and their spouses of William Thomas Criswell, b. 11/14/1857, d. ?, m. Emily
Jane Martin, b. 12/2/1862, d. 3/10/1911. Both were b. in Harrison Co.,
Ky., buried at Benson Methodist Church, Kelat, Ky.
- John E. Bach Sr.
- 428 Independence Station Rd.
- Independence, KY 41051
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- Hatton
- Would like to find some info. on my grandparents and their first child,
Everett. My grandfather was John William Hatton, son of William Jennings
Hatton and Amanda Jane Maloney. My grandmother was Lousetti (Taulbee) Hatton,
dau. of John C.B. Taulbee and Mary Ellen Stamper. John and Lousetti had
a son named Everett ca. 9/1906, who d. some time beween 3 mos. and 3 yrs.
(not for sure). This all occurred in Breathitt Co., possibly around Big
Frozen.
- Carol Carlisle
- 1308 E. Juana Ave.
- San Leandro, CA 94577-3927
- (510) 357-0321
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- Thompson
- My mother's father, Chaplin (Chap) Thompson, had an uncle named Sol
Thompson. My mother said Sol was an old man when they visited him in the
early 1900s. He was m. to a young woman, and they had 3 children: Raymond,
Georgie, and Maudie. Ben Jones, a writer of Marion Co. oral history, wrote
of a guerilla leader, Sol Thompson, a member of John Hunt Morgan's Raiders.
Would like to correspond with anyone with info. on Sol Thompson.
- William E. Davis
- 9015 Lyneve Dr.
- Louisville, KY 40272-2727
- (502) 935-2374
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- Baker-McGrady
- Seeking info. on 3rd g. grandparents, Andrew Jackson Baker and Caroline
McGrady, both b. NC, ca. 1810. Their son, Andrew Jackson Baker, was b.
11/15/1835 in NC (Ashe Co.?), m. Susannah Edwards on 7/28/1860 in Lawrence
Co., Ky., where they lived until he d. on 2/23/1917.
- Terry E. Manning
- 1201 Timber Glen Ct. S.W.
- Lilburn, GA 30247-7439
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- Purvis-Stivers
- Spurr-Peyton
- Researching the above families of Ky. and have info. to share. Especially
interested in old photos and stories from relatives. Ben Franklin Purvis
m. Nancy Ellen Spurr in an unknown area of Ky. in 1888. Dau., Olivine Purvis,
b. 1892, disappears from the record in 1910. Nancy's parents were Dudley
Spurr and Polly Purvis of Owen Co. Dudley was the son of John and America
Spurr. Dudley m. Dora Steward ca. 1891, and he d. in 1909. Mary Catherine
Peyton, 1869-1945, m. John Stivers, 1835-1916, in 1892 in Henry Co. She
was the dau. of Benjamin Peyton and America Downey and granddaughter of
Charles and Matilda Peyton.
- Vernon Ray Purvis
- 359 Elm St.
- Eminence, KY 40019
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- Smith
- Need info. on Charlie Smith and wife, ?, who may have lived on Rock
Fork in Knott Co. Rebecca Ann Smith, Charlie's dau., m. Joseph Conley.
Joseph and Rebecca's children were: Laura, Mattie, Bill, Rhoda, Watt, Woots,
Leck, and Mart Conley.
- Kathleen Hofelich
- 11407 Bardstown Rd.
- Louisville, KY 40291
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- Stidham
- Looking for info. on my g. grandmother, Joanna Stidham, b. 5/14/1878,
d. ca. 1901, m. William T. Clair, 1871-1911, on 3/25/1892. The 1900 Wolfe
Co. census lists their children as: William E. Clair, James Asbury Clair,
Henry Clay Clair, and Anderson Clair. I believe Joanna's parents were Edmond
Stidham and Sally Stamper. Appreciate any info. about Joanna, particularly
interested in where, when, and why she died at such a young age.
- D. Mihaloew
- 7599 Ruxton Dr.
- Springfield, VA 22153
- e-mail: mihaloew@erols.com
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- Scott-Gresham
- Seeking info. on who the parents of Robert S. Scott, b. 1798, were.
He m. Rebecca Sphar in Clark Co., Ky., in 1817. They lived in Clark Co.
Also seeking info. on who the parents of James Gresham, b. ca. 1800-04,
who m. Rutha Johnson in Casey Co., Ky., in 1833, were.
- Mac H. Robards
- 608 Puckett Ave.
- Greenwood, MS 38930
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- Epperson-Denney-Gill Kendrick-Cummins-Adams
- Researching the above family names in the Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle,
and Garrard Cos., from early 1800s through present. Particularly interested
in the Level Green and Woodstock areas. Any help appreciated.
- Sheila D. Evans
- 7375 Blue Creek W. Dr.
- Indianapolis, IN 46256-1970
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