Dear Barbara, Thank you for reaching out. The Baker I am searching for is Mary Baker married to John H. Baker of Brandy Springs, Garrard County. In the 1930 census, John H. is listed a being 36 and wife Mary as 31. As I understand it, Mary was one of maybe five children of George W. Mitchell and unknown Mary's mother. It is my belief that Mary's mother lived nearby the home of John Mitchell in Brandy Springs. The Mitchell men didn't like to wander far from home to find their women. I also believe that George never married Mary's mother. And the poor thing probably died in childbirth like all the other women the Mitchell men were drawn to. Just thought there might be some information about who Mary's mother and sibliings were. I really know very little. Thanks for reaching out. Warmest regards, Jennifer

hi I saw you are researching Baker .My Husbands Great Grandfather Descendants of Elias Wallace Baker 1 Elias Wallace Baker 1833 - 1907 +Martha F Bates 1837 - 1862 ... 2 [1] Susan M. Baker 1858 - Unknown ... 2 Martha L. Baker 1861 - 1914 ....... +Henry B.C. Wylie 1853 - 1933 *2nd Wife of Elias Wallace Baker: +Elizabeth Haggard 1833 - 1907 ... 2 [1] Susan M. Baker 1858 - Unknown ... 2 James Wade Baker 1866 - 1928 ....... +Rosa Taylor 1876 - 1906 ... 2 W.H. Baker 1868 - Unknown ... 2 Elias Freeman Baker 1871 - 1923 ....... +Susan Martha? Baker 1873 - 1931 ... 2 Charles Edward Baker 1874 - 1949 ... 2 Lucretia May Baker 1877 - 1916 ....... +George Russell Love 1874 - 1926 Do any of these Bakers look familiar? They were in the London area also in Garrard and Gumsulpher Barbara Busha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer" <jen004@bellsouth.net> To: <KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 11:15 AM Subject: [KY-Old-News] Garrard/Madison County News-Mitchell, Anderson, Poynter,Kirby, Higginbothum > Dear good folks of Old News, > > I am looking for information about Garrard/Madison Counties between 1870 > and 1900. > > Researching: Mitchell, Higginbothum, Kirby, Poynter, Baker. > > Any help in finding local news of the time online would be greatly > appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Jennifer > > > ==== KY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== > County and State Coordinators needed. For more information see: > http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/volunteer.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Jennifer ! I have Higginbotham and Kelly connections so thought I would ask. Thanks for the response! I am sure it will help to find you some connections! I don't have a Mary, but someone else will! Have a great day and a very Holy christmas! Betsy -------Original Message------- From: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 13:45:41 To: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KY-Old-News] Garrard/Madison County News-Mitchell, Anderson, Poynter,Kirby, Higginbothum Dear Elizabeth, My great grandfather, John Mitchell, was first married to Mary Rebecca Higginbotham. She bore him three sons; John H, George W., and Thomas J. I believe she died in 1873, giving birth to Thomas J. John then brought Mary Kirby to live with the family, and though they were never married, she bore him four children. One of those children was my grandfather, Richard G. Mitchell. There is no record of those last four births. So, I am not directly related to the Higginbothams. Just thought I'd include the name to see if any of them have a record of my Mitchell family. John and Mary were first cousins. He must have loved her a great deal. He never married my great grandmother, Mary Kirby, and when he died in 1900 he was buried next to Mary in the Higginbotham cemetery. Thanks for the response. Hope you are having a wonderful day. Sincerely, Jennifer ==== KY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== Kentucky Newspapers http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/KY/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .

Dear Elizabeth, My great grandfather, John Mitchell, was first married to Mary Rebecca Higginbotham. She bore him three sons; John H, George W., and Thomas J. I believe she died in 1873, giving birth to Thomas J. John then brought Mary Kirby to live with the family, and though they were never married, she bore him four children. One of those children was my grandfather, Richard G. Mitchell. There is no record of those last four births. So, I am not directly related to the Higginbothams. Just thought I'd include the name to see if any of them have a record of my Mitchell family. John and Mary were first cousins. He must have loved her a great deal. He never married my great grandmother, Mary Kirby, and when he died in 1900 he was buried next to Mary in the Higginbotham cemetery. Thanks for the response. Hope you are having a wonderful day. Sincerely, Jennifer

Hi. I am looking for any old news articles on Rule, Stafford & Estep families of Johnson Co, Ky. Thanks, Jeri Ralston

Jennifer, Which HIGGINBOTHAMS? Do you have more exact dates and places? Thanks, Betsy -------Original Message------- From: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:31:15 To: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KY-Old-News] Garrard/Madison County News-Mitchell, Anderson, Poynter,Kirby, Higginbothum Dear good folks of Old News, I am looking for information about Garrard/Madison Counties between 1870 and 1900. Researching: Mitchell, Higginbothum, Kirby, Poynter, Baker. Any help in finding local news of the time online would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jennifer ==== KY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== County and State Coordinators needed. For more information see: http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/volunteer.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .

Dear good folks of Old News, I am looking for information about Garrard/Madison Counties between 1870 and 1900. Researching: Mitchell, Higginbothum, Kirby, Poynter, Baker. Any help in finding local news of the time online would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jennifer

It has been a long process and we are nearing the end of the transfer with over 90% * of the news items now having been placed into the new site manager at NewspaperAbstracts.com. There are many improvements and features available with this new system that we were not able to do in the past, as well as a new look to the site. ~ When contributors submit news items thru our online system, the articles are posted to the site, in their proper county, within a few hours. ~ Regular contributors can apply for their own user account, allowing their articles to appear online immediately. ~ Coordinators no longer need to know html or ftp in order to manage a county or state for the site. It is as simple as completing an online form. ~ Get the latest "old" news displayed on your website using our Webfeed Generator. The Webfeed on your site is automatically updated the instant a new item is posted on NewspaperAbstracts.com. ~ The site search engine is updated immediately with the latest news items. No more waiting for the weekly update to find the latest news! Main page of upgraded site: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.shtml Upgraded news contribution form: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/submitarticles.html To apply for a Contributor or Coordinator account: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/volunteer.html Remember, NewspaperAbstracts.com is a user-contributed database that relies on you for old news items. NewspaperAbstracts.com has been and always will be a free site available to everyone with an internet connection. * Areas not yet 100% upgraded include Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Massachusetts, New York and Ontario Canada.

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First, you need to make sure you've got the entire URL. It's a long one and is wrapping to another line. If it's wrapping for you, you need to start here: http://lib.uky.edu/repro/ Click on "Search Database" and the search page will open (which is the URL that I sent the first time). Use the scroll box and pick your county, then click on start search. You'll then get a list of all of the newspapers for the county that have been microfilmed. If your local library doesn't have them (or if you're not anywhere near the library), you can request the ones you're interested in through the inter-library loan. You can also get more specific for your search if you want to. Sherri -----Original Message----- From: Old News - Newspaper Abstracts - Admin [mailto:listadmin@newspaperabstracts.com] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 11:44 PM To: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KY-Old-News] FW: Obituaries From: Alcnwondr@aol.com Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:05:46 -0600 To: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KY-Old-News] FW: Obituaries In a message dated 9/13/2003 9:07:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, listadmin@newspaperabstracts.com writes: > It appears that the earliest paper from Pulaski County that has been filmed is the Somerset Paragon. 2 > Apr 1896 is the earliest date listed. > The list of all papers that have been filmed is searchable by county, year, > etc. at http://lib.uky.edu/repro/FMPro?-db=REELS&-lay=ReelsAll& > -format=search.htm&-view Sherri, I have fumbled around in this website and cannot figure out how to find the earliest newspaper published in Breckinridge County. Can you tell me how you did it for Pulaski County? Thanks -- Alice ==== KY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== Kentucky Newspapers http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/KY/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

From: Alcnwondr@aol.com Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:05:46 -0600 To: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KY-Old-News] FW: Obituaries In a message dated 9/13/2003 9:07:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, listadmin@newspaperabstracts.com writes: > It appears that the earliest paper from Pulaski County that has been filmed is the Somerset Paragon. 2 > Apr 1896 is the earliest date listed. > The list of all papers that have been filmed is searchable by county, year, > etc. at http://lib.uky.edu/repro/FMPro?-db=REELS&-lay=ReelsAll& > -format=search.htm&-view Sherri, I have fumbled around in this website and cannot figure out how to find the earliest newspaper published in Breckinridge County. Can you tell me how you did it for Pulaski County? Thanks -- Alice

From: "Sherri Hall" <ldrbelties@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:48:47 -0600 To: <KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: RE: [KY-Old-News] FW: Obituaries Hi Helen, The list of newspapers that have been filmed by UK's Micrographics Department is available on their website. It appears that the earliest paper from Pulaski County that has been filmed is the Somerset Paragon. 2 Apr 1896 is the earliest date listed. The list of all papers that have been filmed is searchable by county, year, etc. at http://lib.uky.edu/repro/FMPro?-db=REELS&-lay=ReelsAll&-format=search.htm&-v iew (It's a long URL so make sure you've got the entire thing. You may have to copy and paste.) Hope this helps. Sherri -----Original Message----- From: Old News - Newspaper Abstracts - Admin [mailto:listadmin@newspaperabstracts.com] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 7:27 PM To: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KY-Old-News] FW: Obituaries From: Helen Templeton <h.templeton@insightbb.com> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 12:33:08 -0500 To: KY-OLD-NEWS-admin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Obituaries My greatgrandfather died in July 1888 near Somerset (in a little place called Ringgold) and I was told that some of the Somerset newspaper's archives were at the Community College there in Somerset. I was wondering if these old obituaries are retrievable and if they go back that far. Helen Templeton, Evansville, IN ==== KY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== County and State Coordinators needed. For more information see: http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/volunteer.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

From: SCol986906@aol.com Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:29:44 -0600 To: KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KY-Old-News] Obituaries Helen, I have been to the College and looked at the newspapers on microfilm and they don't have them that far back, early 1900's is as far back as they go Sandy

From: Helen Templeton <h.templeton@insightbb.com> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 12:33:08 -0500 To: KY-OLD-NEWS-admin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Obituaries My greatgrandfather died in July 1888 near Somerset (in a little place called Ringgold) and I was told that some of the Somerset newspaper's archives were at the Community College there in Somerset. I was wondering if these old obituaries are retrievable and if they go back that far. Helen Templeton, Evansville, IN

I would like to thank all who contacted me both thru the list and privately. Please forgive me for not responding back to everyone who wrote providing their encouragement and support. I received so many wonderful messages that my inbox was overflowing. Know that your messages were read and greatly appreciated. Good news! The Newspaper Abstracts web site is back up and running properly with the exception of a few small areas. All will be even better than before by the end of August. Many articles that have been submitted in the past few months will also be added in the coming days and we will easily top 12,000 news articles on the site. We are also seeking volunteers to coordinate a county and / or state. You must know how to make web pages and upload them to the site. Anyone interested in helping on this wonderful project is encouraged to apply at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/volunteer.html If you can't build web pages or simply don't have the time to coordinate a county or state, you can still help the project by submitting your news items dated prior to 1931. News items can be submitted thru the mail lists or with our online forms at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/submitarticles.html Again, thank you for your support and have a wonderful week! Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb

Michael J. Neill will speak at an all-day, genealogical seminar of West-Central Ky. Family Research Assoc., Saturday, 20 Sept. 2003 at the Executive Inn Rivermont, Owensboro, Ky. The genealogical subject of collecting biographical material will be explored. Michael is one of the world's most recognized genealogists, his articles appearing regularly in the ezine, Ancestry Daily News. Consider spending a weekend in beautiful Owensboro, Ky.! The Kentucky Room (local history and genealogy) of the Daviess Co. Library is open Friday 9-8, and Sunday 1-5. The city boasts many restaurants, including several famous places for BBQ. Owensboro is also known as a city of churches, with almost all faiths represented. To register in advance, send $20 to WCKFRA, Seminar Registration, P.O. Box 1932, Owensboro, KY 42302-1932. Admission on the day of the event will be $22. Doors open at 8 A.M. Visit WCKFRA's web page for more details. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywckfra/ Chester Ward, Jr. WCKFRA President (chesterward@mindspring.com)

Barbara, We all hit hard spots in this life. As a member although silent mostly, I am more concerned with you being well than things on this list. Information can wait. The well being of a person who actually needed the support of the list is what should have happened, instead of the disrespect that you were given. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Vickie ----- Original Message ----- From: "~~ Leslie ~~" <Aug67@att.net> To: <KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [KY-Old-News] Message From Listowner > > Barbara, > > When you give someone the gift of your time, it is awful > that the recipients would speak so ill of you. Hang in > there. Things *have* to get better for you. Hopefully, now > that these people know how bad a time you've had, they > will (at the very least) apologize to you. > > Leslie (Bridges) Kohler > > > ==== KY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== > Kentucky Newspapers > http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/KY/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Barbara, When you give someone the gift of your time, it is awful that the recipients would speak so ill of you. Hang in there. Things *have* to get better for you. Hopefully, now that these people know how bad a time you've had, they will (at the very least) apologize to you. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler

Don't let the negative people get you down. If they don't understand - then who cares. I hope things are better ( I know they can't be great)! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old News - Newspaper Abstracts - Admin" <listadmin@newspaperabstracts.com> To: <KY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:53 AM Subject: [KY-Old-News] Message From Listowner > First I must apologize for not being available over the summer as I should > have been. This was a bad summer for me and my family and I was not > available as I should have been. I keep hearing that people called but I > didn't get any calls and we do answer our phone - the number is the same as > it has been for over 15 years. The summer kicked off with debit card fraud > and the ensuing battle with my bank, progressed to my mother-in-law being > hospitalized for heart problems in June while my father-in-law was in the > final stages of his 8 year battle with cancer, and finally losing that > battle in July. Throw into this mess with the need for remodeling on the > house to bring our utility bills under control, accepting a permanent > position outside of the home and adjusting to a 40+ hour work week out of > the home, the kids home on summer vacation, etc. Sometime during all of > this, my computer was down again for about 2 weeks. Toss in the normal > daily family life events and surely you can agree that my time has been > rather limited this summer. > > By giving several of the coordinators access to everything needed to manage > the site and mail lists in my absence, it never occurred to me that there > would be such an episode over my not being available as long as I kept > paying the bills, which I did. There were so many other more urgent family > matters that deserved my attention that I didn't even think to notify > anyone. How many of you would think to notify me when you are going to be > gone for a few weeks or months? As the site owner, it should have occurred > to me to email someone, but it didn't. Therefore, my fault, yes, but after > all, how often does anyone really need me for something related to the site? > > I am about as frustrated, dissappointed, and upset as anyone can be over > what has happened to the site. I took the day off of work today and am > working on fixing the site, though it will take me more than one day to > repair the site damage caused by a small few who decided to tear it down. > Regardless of who stays or goes, the site and old-news lists will continue > and will grow. I began this site in 1999 and I along with hundreds of > volunteers, have worked too hard for it to go away. Those that wish to stay > are more than welcome and those that wish to go may do so. If you know how > to build web pages and wish to coordinate a county or state, email me > privately and we can get you all set up. > > Finally, some of the things that have been said about me on some of the > old-news lists the past few weeks are completely inappropriate and uncalled > for and I just ask that those making those comments about my abandoning the > site, that I don't pay the bills related to the site, urging list members to > not submit news items, and other negative comments I have run across, cease > with the gossip and quietly go their own way. > > Have a wonderful day, > > Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman > > http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! > http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb > http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History > > > > ==== KY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== > Kentucky Newspapers > http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/KY/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

First I must apologize for not being available over the summer as I should have been. This was a bad summer for me and my family and I was not available as I should have been. I keep hearing that people called but I didn't get any calls and we do answer our phone - the number is the same as it has been for over 15 years. The summer kicked off with debit card fraud and the ensuing battle with my bank, progressed to my mother-in-law being hospitalized for heart problems in June while my father-in-law was in the final stages of his 8 year battle with cancer, and finally losing that battle in July. Throw into this mess with the need for remodeling on the house to bring our utility bills under control, accepting a permanent position outside of the home and adjusting to a 40+ hour work week out of the home, the kids home on summer vacation, etc. Sometime during all of this, my computer was down again for about 2 weeks. Toss in the normal daily family life events and surely you can agree that my time has been rather limited this summer. By giving several of the coordinators access to everything needed to manage the site and mail lists in my absence, it never occurred to me that there would be such an episode over my not being available as long as I kept paying the bills, which I did. There were so many other more urgent family matters that deserved my attention that I didn't even think to notify anyone. How many of you would think to notify me when you are going to be gone for a few weeks or months? As the site owner, it should have occurred to me to email someone, but it didn't. Therefore, my fault, yes, but after all, how often does anyone really need me for something related to the site? I am about as frustrated, dissappointed, and upset as anyone can be over what has happened to the site. I took the day off of work today and am working on fixing the site, though it will take me more than one day to repair the site damage caused by a small few who decided to tear it down. Regardless of who stays or goes, the site and old-news lists will continue and will grow. I began this site in 1999 and I along with hundreds of volunteers, have worked too hard for it to go away. Those that wish to stay are more than welcome and those that wish to go may do so. If you know how to build web pages and wish to coordinate a county or state, email me privately and we can get you all set up. Finally, some of the things that have been said about me on some of the old-news lists the past few weeks are completely inappropriate and uncalled for and I just ask that those making those comments about my abandoning the site, that I don't pay the bills related to the site, urging list members to not submit news items, and other negative comments I have run across, cease with the gossip and quietly go their own way. Have a wonderful day, Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History