Queries are published free up to 50 words as space is available. Readers are asked to keep queries to 50 words or less if possible. Also, please print or type queries to insure correct spelling and facts. Readers are asked to help with any of these queries. Also, we encourage all computer users to list our little publication on any bulletin boards or on-line services which deal with history and genealogy that you might use. Hedden-Pulliam Seek info. on burial places of the following: Squire B. Hedden, d. 1849, m. Sarah Pulliam Hedden, d. Shelby Co., Ky.; Oliver Hedden, b. 5/30/1789, d. after 1864, left Shelby Co.; and Jacob Hedden, b. 7/13/1750, d. 1836, Spencer Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. William Metcalf
Roark Seek info. on Artie Roark, possibly m. a Simpson, had Hattie Davidson, Clover Bottom, Jackson Co., Ky.; and my g. grandmother, Malinda Simpson Fox Braddock Carter, b. 9/16/1869, either Leslie, Letcher, or Jackson Cos., Ky., d. 1957, Franklin Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. Jane A. Whitehead
Able Seek info. on my g. g. g. grandfather, George R. Able, b. 1799, Jefferson Co., Ky., m. Alice Talbott, moved to Hardin Co., Ky., before 1837. Any info. appreciated. Cindy L. Ashbaugh Adams-Reynolds-Cornett Seek info. on following families: Adams, Amburgey, Hambleton, Buntin, Sumner, Hall, Slone, Sizemore, Reynolds, Casebolt, Owens, Scalf, Coots, Isom, Pennington, Jones, Templeton, Hendrix, Brock, Fee, Young, Angle (Engle), Green, Yarborough, Craft, Melton, Hughes, McLamore, and Stewart. Also, info. on Samuel "Sam" Cornett, b. ca. 1873, son of Joe E. Cornett and Susanna Caudill, m. 1st, ?; and m. 2nd, Nancy Mullins, had 11 children. Will share info. Any info. appreciated. Donnie and Lorna Slone Shockey Seek info. on following: Beech Frederick Shockey, m. Stella Lou Little; Bryan Marko Shockey, m. Bernice Morris; Vilta Susan and Jamie Kay Shockey, daus. of James Kelsen Shockey; Henry Shockey, m. Elizabeth Ann Overhultz, children: Nancy Jane Shockey, m. John L. Lynch, death certificate shows E. Underwood as her mother's name; and Thurman Shockey, m. Mary Alice Lloyd, death certificate shows Jane King as his mother's name; and James Henry Shockey, m. Leona "Lana" Patrick, had Patrick Shockey, his birth certificate shows his mother's name as Leona Sayler. Any info. appreciated. Jackson T. Shockey Tyler Seek info. on my father, Jesse Tyler, and his birthplace, Morgan Co., Ky., 1912. He was a coal miner. Any info. appreciated. Fred Baker Tabor Seek info. on Asbury Tabor, children: Ollie M., Lorn, and Buela Tabor Talbot. This family was possibly from Adair or Wayne Cos., Ky. Who were Asbury's parents? Any info. appreciated. Theresa Stotts Rose-Mauk-Little Seek info. on Minnie Mauk Little, b. 1890s, probably Lewis Co., Ky., dau. of Nathan Rose and Mary Henderson Rose, sister of Viola Bell Zornes, Anna R. Teal, and Rebecca Woodward, in W. Va., late 1930s. Where is Minnie buried? Any info. appreciated. Janice White Hays/Hayes Seek info. on my grandmother, Nannie Evelyn Hays/Hayes, dau. of William Hays/Hayes, possibly son of John or Joel Hays/Hayes, b. 9/1837, m. Mary Ellis, 4/2/1863, Whitley Co., Ky., was a Union soldier, d. 5/20/1911, Whitley Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. Billie Y. Rains Creech-Witt Seek info. on my g. grandparents, Emily Creech Witt, b. 9/11/1883, d. 10/11/1967, dau. of Silas Creech and Sally Rader Creech; and Charles Witt, Tyner, Ky. It is believed that Emily's grandmother was a full-blooded Indian. Who were her grandparents? Which tribe was Emily's grandmother from? Any info. appreciated. Charlene Davidson Honeycutt-Cook-Collier Seek info. on my g. g. grandfather, Alfred Honey-cutt, b. 10/1832, N. C. (?), lived in Knott Co., Ky., m. 1st, Elizabeth Amburgey, children: my g. grandfather, Robert, b. 6/26/1852, m. 1st, Polly Rey-nolds; m. 2nd, Susan Huse; and m. 3rd, Chloe Ritchie, had my grandfather, Elisha/Elijah Honeycutt, b. 2/1/1902, d. 4/5/1945, m. Arminda Collier, dau. of Richard Collier and Mary Cook Collier; Phobe, William, and Thomas; m. 2nd, Elizabeth Reynolds, children: Grant, Queentina, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mausee, Nancy, John Wesley, and Wilburn. Any info. appreciated. Minnie J. McFall Cantrall/Cantrell Seek info. on my g. g. g. grandfather, William Cantrell, d. Bath Co., Ky., between 1812-1814, m. Nancy McCol-lum. Any info. appreciated. Sharon Louisa Cantrall Sweet-Boggs Seek info. on Duke and Ethel Sweet and the Boggs family. Any info. appreciated. Dale Chinn 339-194 Hamblin Seek info. on my husband's g. grandmother, Mary Hamblin, b. ca. 1845, Owsley Co., Ky., d. 1921, buried Cane Creek Cemetery, Whitley Co., Ky., m. Lewis Reynolds, Owsley Co., Ky., believed to be half-Cherokee. Who were Mary's parents? Any info. appreciated. Billie H. McKinney Spradlin Seek info. on Esther/Ester Ellen Knight, b. 4/2/1892, Russell Co., Ky., m. Josiah Spradlin, 7/13/1911, Adair Co., Ky., the mother of ten children. When did she die? Where is she buried? Any info. appreciated. Doris Spradlin Felix-Bennett Seek info. on John Isaac Felix, came from Europe to Nova Scotia, 1752, possibly m. Elizabeth Caterina Clesman, Germany, later moved to Berks Co., Penn., and later Ohio Co., Ky., 1794. Also, info. on Gov. John Bennett, came from England or Ireland with Jesse and Daniel Bennett. What is the relation between these men? John, m. 1st, ____ Petty; m. 2nd, May Icypheng Plummer, had 11 children. Any info. appreciated. Charles E. Felix McLemore-Campbell Seek info. on parents and relatives of Becky Campbell McLemore, b. 1862, Troublesome, Perry Co., Ky., m. Robert McLemore, Chavies, Ky. Any info. appreciated. Robert D. McLemore McGary-Tatman/Yatman Seek info. on my g. g. grandmother, Sarah Tatman/Yatman, d. ca. 1831, m. Daniel McGary, ca. 1803, lived in Montgomery and Estill Cos., Ky., between 1800-1830, had Nancy West McGary, my g. grandmother. Family moved to Mo., ca. 1827, returned to Ky., ca. 1831. Any info. appreciated. Alice Meyer Butt-Smith-Wilson Seek info. on my g. grandparents, Jesse Smith, b. 5/30/1848, Pulaski Co., Ky., d. 9/30/1897, possible son of Stephen Smith and Sarah Tubbs Farris Smith, m. 8/24/1871, Mary Elizabeth Butt Smith, b. 12/11/1853, Pulaski Co., Ky., d. 1906, had Nancy Jane Smith, my grandmother, m. 11/9/1905, John E. Wilson, son of Byrd Wilson, Pulaski Co., Ky. These families later moved to Ill. and Ind. Any info. appreciated. Shirley Alexander Yeager Seek info. on my g. grandfather, Alfred Yeager, b. Fayette Co., Ky., ca. 1826, d. 1869, son of James and Nancy Aldridge Yeager, 1830 census shows five brothers, b. between 1819-1826, but no names were given. Alfred served in the 6th Ky. Union Calvary, 1862-1865. Any info. appreciated. Jesse Yeager Clemons-Clem Seek info. on Leroy Clemons, listed on the 1850/60 Clark Co., Ky., census as Clem; on 1870 census as Clemons, brother of Albert J. Clem/ Clemons, m. 1st, Alice Barnes; m. 2nd, Adeline ?; and m. 3rd, Eliza Kerr. Leroy had W. F. Clemons. Who were Leroy's parents, other siblings, and other children? Any info. appreciated. Steven Craig Clemons Johnson-Neely Seek info. on my grandfather, Daily Johnson, b. 8/25/1899, d. 9/1968, son of Elish Johnson, b. 10/1852, d. 5/1935, and Martha Jane Terry, m. Mary Neely, b. 6/18/1899, d. 5/23/1984, dau. of Mike Gabbard and Mary Ann Mannigan. All were from Breathitt Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. Ruth Smith Mayes-Baker Seek info. on Ratchel Mayes, b. 1807, Tenn., m. early 1820s, a Baker, lived in Knox Co., Ky., children: Elizabeth, b. 1825, m. Christopher Crawford, buried at the Hardshell Baptist Church, between New Castle and Campbellburg, Ky., Henry Co., my g. g. grandparents; Jane Baker, b. 1833, m. John Wm. Chadwell; and William "Bill" Baker, b. 1839, m. Nancy J. Mills. Who were Ratchel and her husband's parents and siblings? What was Ratchel's husband's first name and dates of birth and death? Any info. appreciated. Mariam H. Skelton Wiley Seek info. on the connection of Rebecca Wiley, dau. of James Wiley, Ireland, m. Robert Adams; and Jennie Wiley, dau. of Thomas Wiley. Any info. appreciated. Will share info. Allene Fetter Branham-Lee-Scott Seek info. on the following: Martha T. Branham Lee, b. 4/14/1805, Ky., m. Robert Willis Lee, Bartholomew Co., Ind.; David and Elizabeth Little Branham, living in Floyd Co., Ky., between 1803-1819, had Martha; and Everett O. Scott, b. 1818, Ky., possible son of Elizabeth Scott, m. Margarett Perkins, b. 1827, Ind., children: Matilda Elizabeth, b. 10/24/1864, Mercer Co., Ill.; James L. Scott, b. 10/24/1853, d. 2/5/1854; and Mary Ann, b. 5/13/1857, Mercer Co., Ill., m. Ira F. Smith. Any info. appreciated. Debbie Koch Bryant Seek info. on my g. grandfather, Allen R. Bryant, and Jesse Bryant, Estill Co., Ky. I am looking for a book about them. Any info. appreciated. Carrie Tincher Lee-Poor-Meade Seek info. on Stephen Lee, b. ca. 1732, d. 1809, m. Ann Poor, b. 1745, d. 1816, moved to Pulaski Co., Ky., late 1790s, children: Jubal Lee, m. Sally Meade; Esintha Lee, m. John Duncan; Thomas Lee, m. Jerusha Hough; Braxton Lee, m. Elizabeth Ann Hatcher; Lewis Henry "Squire" Lee, m. Nellie Long; Elizabeth Lee, m. John Charter; Mildred Lee, m. John Ellis; Seaton Lee, m. Rhoda Mayfield; and Lucy Lee, m. Daniel Duncan. Any info. appreciated. Will share info. John Campbell Bell-Whalen Ruby Whalen Sexson Gibson Seek info. on William Gibson, b. 1859, Ky., m. ca. 1877, Owsley Co., Ky., Lucinda Angel, b. 1861, Ky., children: Sarah, John H., Walter, Elijah, Nancy, Larkin, Texanner, Green B., and Henry. Who were the parents and siblings of William and Lucinda? Any info. appreciated. Ruth LaMaster Flora Seek info. on my grandmother, Anna Belle Flora, m. Tom Dampier, Carlisle, Ky., buried at Cassidy Creek Church, Myers, Ky. Who were Anna's parents? Any info. appreciated. Katherine Flora Hill
Sumner Seek info. on the following Sumners from southeastern Ky.: John Sumner, Shank John, Dry John, and Blue John. James Sumner m. Nancy Adams, had Allen Sumner, and he had Richmond Sumner. Any info. appreciated. Jean Alongi Banks-Magowan Seek info. on Cuthbert Banks, b. Va., 1770, d. Mt. Sterling, 1826, m. Elizabeth P. McIlvaine. Also, info. on James Strode Magowan, b. Va., 1774, d. Montgomery Co., Ky., 1852. Who was he married to? Where did he live? Where is he buried? Any info. appreciated. Holly Hawkins Pence-Gibbs-Spencer Seek info. on the following families: Pence, Gibbs, Spencer, Deaton, and related families. Will share info. Any info. appreciated. Golden P. McWilliams Foley-Weir-Wilson Seek info. on the following people: Loren and Flossie Foley, my parents; and my grandparents, Logan Ross Foley and Lula Ann Weir Foley and James and Florence Wilson, all from Russell Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. Olive Wilson Manning-Adkins-Conley Seek info. on the descendants of Liveny Lawson Manning, Oscar Adkins, Roxie Adkins, and Samuel Conley. Any info. appreciated. Wanda Miller Burns Seek info. on James Burns, settled at Mill Creek, Ky., had William and James, Jr., possibly the same James Burns that started Oneida Baptist Institute, 1899. My g. grandmother, Elizabeth Burns, m. John Nunn, ca. 1869. Who are the descendants of these people? Any info. appreciated. Mary Helen Elliott Short Seek info. on family of Nannie McIntosh Short; had Stanley, b. 1921, d. 1922, buried in Owens Cemetery, Combs Branch, Dwarf, Perry Co., Ky. This is my family cemetery. Any info. appreciated. Billie Ruth Strong Gayheart Brookshire Seek info. on my g. grandfather, Rev. Elias Brookshire, b. 1837, Clark Co., Ky., was a Baptist minister, lived in Estill Co., Ky., 1860s, had my grandfather, James W. Brookshire, m. 1892, Virginia Duval, Barren Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. Paul Brookshire Ward-Vied Seek info. on my grandmother, Josephine Ward, possibly the dau. of Nancy ? Ward, living with Grissom and Elizabeth Ward Hodges (m. 1/1879, had Martha Hodges), 1880 Franklin Co., Va. census, possibly a sister, had the following siblings: Rufus Ward, Griffin Ward, Stephen Ward, Eliza Ward and Edna Ward. Josephine, m. Josoephus H. Peters, 1886, moved to Caldwell Co., Ky. They are my grandparents. What happened to her siblings? Also, seek info. on my g. g. grandmother, George Ann Vied, on the 1850 Caldwell Co., Ky. census living with her mother, Lines/Luina Vied, and siblings: Dulcenia E., Sinai S., Arena E., and George Ann H. (m. Robert F. Martin). How is this family related to Harmon C. Vied? Any info. on these families appreciated. Will share info. Mary Peters Thorpe Caudill Seek info. on the Caudill families, Breathitt Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. Jerry Scott Ward Lamb-Oliver Seek info. on my g. g. grandparents, Robert Lamb, m. 1882, McKee, Jackson Co., Ky., Elizabeth Oliver, raised my grandfather, Robert O. Lamb, b. 1914, Madison Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. David Lamb Gayheart Seek info. on Earl "Butternose" Gayheart, taxicab driver, Hazard, Perry Co., Ky. Any info. appreciated. Billie Reda Sowers Coley Seek info. on Sarah (Sally) Coley, possible mother of my grandfather, Henry Jackson, b. ca. 1867, appears in the 1880 Carter Co., Ky. census with following children: William, Thomas, Henry, Mollie, and Cornelius. All children had the last name of Jackson. Sally later m. James Jackson, 1902. Any info. appreciated. Carl Jackson Thorp Seek info. on the family of Charles Thorp, Amelia Co., Va., b. early 1700s, d. 1764, m. Judith ?, had John, my g. g. g. g. g. grandfather, b. 1745, m. Sarah Terry; and six other siblings. Any info. appreciated. J. C. Thorpe |