Several of you have written and asked for the index etc of the Acts of the General Assembly - who have a yahoo mailing address. They are blacklisting my server for some reason so I am going to send the index to you yahoo users on my secondary account - it'll come from Colonelsandi@yahoo.com. Hopefully yahoo won't block yahoo! Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: indyborn Surnames: BRYANT, GOODMAN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19113.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Additional info: George may have had only 1 brother, Arthur, born in 1875. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Hanz175 Surnames: Walker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19114/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information on a John N. Walker born Jan 1848 Tennessee and moved to Glasgow Barren Kentucky married a Elizabeth ? and had several children one by the name of AnnToy Amanda Prudy Walker Crabtree. John N. Walker died Jan 31, 1921. Does anyone know which cemetery he is buried at? Does anyone know what Elizabeth's last name was? She died around 1880-1881 Kentucky. Does anyone know anything about her death and the cemetery? Any information on the above and his family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I've been typing away again ... and just finished another book. Here is a little information: Hidden away in law libraries are small and time-worn books entitled "Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Kentucky." These books graced the shelves of lawyers and legislators, transcribed by court reporters of cases coming before the General Assembly for passage. At the end of the legislative term, it was ordered that these books be published and distributed and they contained all the cases approved by the General Assembly. Hidden gems are found in the pages of these books that the genealogist seldom know to research. The laws covered many topics including establishing towns and roads, churches, Justices of the Peace, boundary changes between counties, bonds not renewed, deeds not recorded, name changes and divorces to name just a few. One will also find lunacy reports, illegitimate children and assistance for Revolutionary War soldiers, county books that are falling apart and needing re-binding, slave sales and some unusual topics. The books I have transcribed here are the only ones that I have been able to locate. Many were thrown away over the years by the judges as the laws became amended and no longer applied. These cover the early years from 1820-1840 but sadly, years are missing. Many names appear here, sometimes of people who are not recorded in other records. The cases I've presented include the following sessions beginning: Oct 1820, Dec 1826, Dec 1830, Nov 1831, Dec 1832, Dec 1836, Dec 1838, Aug 1840 and Dec 1840. These contain all the legislation passed during the session. I've pulled all the references to Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hardin, Hart, Monroe, and Warren Co. As I always try to do, if you would like to see a copy of the table of contents and the index of the book, write me privately and I'll send it to you as a Word document. Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

Martha Harrison gave me, at the meeting last night, the following story taken from the Glasgow Weekly Times. I had never heard this before and will interrupt my posts of other newspaper tidbits to relate this story. I have done no research on this yet ... Glasgow Weekly Times, January 4, 1877. "The case of the Commonwealth against John M. BASHAM charged with the murder of old man HAWKINS nearly two years ago was called at the recent setting of criminal court on an application by the defense for continuance, the case went over to the June term. LEWIS & PORTER, BOLES & McQUOWN and LESLIE & BOTTS represent the defense. Commonwealth attorneys CARR, Judge John E HALSELL of Warren [Co] & Col. J P NICHOLS of Frankfort are conducting the prosecution." "Glasgow Weekly Times, December 6, 1877: The trial of this case has been going on for the past several days at Tompkinsville, a change of venue having been granted from this county to that. The trial has excited much interest in this county and a large delegation from our town went over to Monroe as witnesses for the Commonwealth and defense. The trial commenced the latter part of last week, but owing to various causes, slow progress was made for the first day or two. There were a large number of witnesses examined and speaking commenced on Tuesday. There was a strong array of counsel on both sides and all that could be was said pro and con. At the present writing the result is unknown. "Glasgow Weekly Times, December, 1877. The case of the Commonwealth against John M BASHAM charged with the murder of A L HAWKINS in March, 1875, was called on last Saturday week in Tompkinsville and after two or three days spent in securing a jury, examining witnesses, and agreement of counsel for and against accused, the case was given to the jury on Wednesday, and after four or five hours of deliberation, it returned a verdict of acquittal. Mr. BASHAM returned on Saturday last to this place in company with his wife and child, from whom he has had a long and painful separation." To be continued with notes taken from the trial as to what happened. Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

"We were camped or stayed at Camp Boyle, Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky three months and fifteen days. We received marching orders Wednesday evening February 12, 1862 to leave the next morning and marched southward. We marched according to orders and camped at CREELEY's eight miles from town on the first night on the road to Edmonton. We reached Edmonton Saturday evening the fifteenth. We rested on Sunday morning. On the seventeenth we started to Glasgow, Barren County, marked through Randolph and camped five miles from Glasgow at old NEIL's. We reached town Tuesday morning the eighteenth and camped one mile from town on the pike leading to Scottsville. "We left Glasgow the twenty-third and marched two miles beyond BELL's Tavern we camped. There I stood guard the second time in my life and first in my own place. My post was in the turnpike. The night was cold and awfully windy. We camped at Dripping Springs in Edmonson County, fifteen miles from Bowling Green, on the twenty-fourth. Tuesday the twenty-fifth between the turnpike and a turnpike one and a half miles from Bowling Green, the county seat of Warren County, we stayed until Sunday morning the second of March. We received marching orders to cross Barren River and crossed about noon on a bridge made by fastening three steam boats and an old ferry boat together and laying planks across. It rained very hard all day but we had to stand and take it. We stacked our arms on the side of the river bank until our wagons crossed, which was late in the evening. We were not allowed to leave our guns far and there were no houses convenient to shelter in as we were outside of town. As soon as our wagons were across we marched in though town and camped for the night four miles beyond in mud and water nearly shoe-mouth deep. We had nothing to sleep on except some pieces of rails, while our eyes were filled with smoke. This place I will always recollect from the roughness of our fare there. The place is about four miles from Bowing Green on the left side of the turnpike leading to Franklin, above a deep little hollow in which a creek rises, runs about a hundred yards and enters into a cave where an old mill once stood. "Monday we marched through Woodburn and camped a mile from Franklin, the county seat of Simpson County. We marched through town Tuesday morning and crossed the Tennessee line at Mitchville, sSmner County about twelve o'clock. We camped in Nashville area about thirty-four miles of Nashville. We marched through Franklin, the county seat of Williamson County, March the nineteenth and camped about seven or eight miles beyond, about middle-way between Franklin and Spring Hill where we stayed two days. Friday morning the twenty-first we marched through Spring Hill, Maury County, and camped about seven or eight miles beyond, midway between Spring Hill and Columbia, the county seat of Maury County where I ate a good bait of chicken and dumplins. We stayed there nine days. "There Lieutenant COYLE was promoted to Captain over our company (G). George N FAULKNER of Company A was appointed as our First Lieutenant and a thing by the name of CRESS our Second Lieutenant. (so written). He had belonged to the Fourth Kentucky Regiment. Our officers names were then as follows: Captain AUSTIN, First Lieutenant George N FAULKNER, Second Lieutenant CRESS, First Sergeant James M SIMMONS, Second, D N JENKINS, Third G M BRONSON, Fourth WIlliam T DEVASHER, First Corporal N H SIMMONS, Second M S BISHOP, Third G W BRITT, Fourth D H SIMMONS, Fifth James U NEWTON, Sixth GEORGE W McDUFFY and D S SIMMONS. "We remained there nine days between the Spring Hill and Columbia. Sunday evening March 30 we received marching orders. We crossed Duck River opposite Columbia about sundown. We had to strip off all of our clothes except our shirts and jackets and wade across, which was about seventy-five yards wide and straddle deep." To be continued next week. For all the Bowling Green listers - is the cave referred to by Simmons where the mill used to be ... was this Cave Mill in Bowling Green? Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

I found a Bryant family living in Monroe Co, with a son George, born 1872. He is with a man who says he is a widower in 1880, name S. R. Bryant age 45 born in TN; his oldest child is a girl, Marthe E.[Emmaline?] Bryant age 16 (b.1874), and youngest is son Frederick age 4; all children born KY, their mother b. KY. The mother of these children died sometime after 1876, when that 4-yr-old was born. Since this George was only 4-5 when his mother died, he might not have remembered a lot of details. OR, the people who furnished the information for his death certificate may not have had correct info. You can view this document on Page 264A of 1880 KY Census, Monroe Co, Gum P.O. ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: indyborn Surnames: BRYANT, GOODMAN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19113/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on Johnie BRYANT and his wife, Emmaline GOODMAN. These are my gg grandparents according to the death record of my great grandfather, George Black BRYANT (1872-1948). Johnie and Emmaline may have lived in Barren and/or Monroe Counties. All the info I have is just their names. Thanks so much! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

What is this new cave - Diamond Caverns?? -------------- Original message from Sandi Gorin <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com>: -------------- > From the Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea, Manager; Thursday, > July 18, 1878, p. 1. > > "The Glasgow Junction, (KY.) correspondent of the Cincinnati > Commercial says: "Another wonderful cave has recently been discovered > near this town. It has already been explored for a distance of > twenty-three miles in one direction, called the long route, and > sixteen miles in another direction, called the short route. > > "The avenues are very wide, a span of horses can easily be driven > through for a distance of eleven miles. Three rivers, wide and very > deep, are encountered on the long route. One of them is navigable for > fourteen miles, until the passages become too narrow to admit a boat. > This forms the third, or river route, which has to be explored in a boat. > > "This cave is wonderful beyond description, and far surpasses in > grandeur the Mammoth, or any other case ever before discovered. > Several mummified remains have been discovered in one of the large > rooms. They were reposing in stone coffins, rudely constructed, and > from appearances, they may have been in this cave for centuries. They > present every appearance of the Egyptian mummies. > > "Great excitement prevails over this very important discovery. Mr. > Edwin Mortimore, of Chestnut street, Louisville, Ky., purchased three > of the mummies, and has them now in his possession. > > "Maj. George M. Proctor, of Glasgow Junction, Ky., purchased the > remainder of the mummies from the owner of the cave, whose name is > Thomas Kelly. He is, or rather was, a few days ago, a very poor man, > struggling to make a payment on a farm of twenty-four acres, upon > which, by mere accident, the entrance of this wonderful cave was discovered. > > "He realized about $400 from the sale of the mummies, and is now > offered $10,000 cash for the cave. > > "The entrance to the cave is within the town limits, and is only > about two minutes' walk from the depot, which makes it very valuable > indeed, as visitors will not be compelled to travel five miles in a > stage coach, as they do if desirous of visiting Mammoth cave, which > is five miles from the town. In fact, all the celebrated caves of > Kentucky are located in this immediate vicinity. The surface is very > much broken, full of great elevations and depressions, with > everything to indicate that there were volcanic eruptions or violent > upheavals of the earth at some period." > > Note: Major Proctor was the 2nd husband of Mary Louisa Gorin, sister > of Franklin Gorin who owned earlier Mammoth Cave. Her first husband > was Robert Slaughter Bell, son of William Bell who owned Bell's > Tavern in Park City (Glasgow Junction in this article). > > Sandi > > > SCKY Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky > Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren > Sandi's Puzzlers: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You guy don't know how much I appreciate Martha Harrison ... she is so knowledgeable on the layout of the lands here (and genealogy too!). She believes the article would be referring to Diamond Caverns which would be the closest to the site mentioned. I've never been in these caves - legs gave out too soon, but they are open to the public and I've been told, quite beautiful. Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

After many queries ... I still am not positive which cave this is .... I have written to Martha Harrison on our list; she, if anyone will know she will, (hopefully!). I know that there was/is a Proctor Cave; I'm not positive of where it is located but think it would be a little farther away. Diamond Caverns are in the vicinity, but I think farther than the news item described. Sand Cave (where Floyd Collins was trapped and died) connects to Mammoth and is at the entrance of Mammoth Cave National Park - not close enough. If anyone else knows - please post it to the list while I'm waiting to hear from Martha; there are many caves here! Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

From the Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea, Manager; Thursday, July 18, 1878, p. 1. "The Glasgow Junction, (KY.) correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial says: "Another wonderful cave has recently been discovered near this town. It has already been explored for a distance of twenty-three miles in one direction, called the long route, and sixteen miles in another direction, called the short route. "The avenues are very wide, a span of horses can easily be driven through for a distance of eleven miles. Three rivers, wide and very deep, are encountered on the long route. One of them is navigable for fourteen miles, until the passages become too narrow to admit a boat. This forms the third, or river route, which has to be explored in a boat. "This cave is wonderful beyond description, and far surpasses in grandeur the Mammoth, or any other case ever before discovered. Several mummified remains have been discovered in one of the large rooms. They were reposing in stone coffins, rudely constructed, and from appearances, they may have been in this cave for centuries. They present every appearance of the Egyptian mummies. "Great excitement prevails over this very important discovery. Mr. Edwin Mortimore, of Chestnut street, Louisville, Ky., purchased three of the mummies, and has them now in his possession. "Maj. George M. Proctor, of Glasgow Junction, Ky., purchased the remainder of the mummies from the owner of the cave, whose name is Thomas Kelly. He is, or rather was, a few days ago, a very poor man, struggling to make a payment on a farm of twenty-four acres, upon which, by mere accident, the entrance of this wonderful cave was discovered. "He realized about $400 from the sale of the mummies, and is now offered $10,000 cash for the cave. "The entrance to the cave is within the town limits, and is only about two minutes' walk from the depot, which makes it very valuable indeed, as visitors will not be compelled to travel five miles in a stage coach, as they do if desirous of visiting Mammoth cave, which is five miles from the town. In fact, all the celebrated caves of Kentucky are located in this immediate vicinity. The surface is very much broken, full of great elevations and depressions, with everything to indicate that there were volcanic eruptions or violent upheavals of the earth at some period." Note: Major Proctor was the 2nd husband of Mary Louisa Gorin, sister of Franklin Gorin who owned earlier Mammoth Cave. Her first husband was Robert Slaughter Bell, son of William Bell who owned Bell's Tavern in Park City (Glasgow Junction in this article). Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nicolawetherall1 Surnames: WETHERALL, NEILSON, MACKIE, GALLOWAY Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19112/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am writing in the possibly vein/ hope that you might be able to help me with my family tree - in particular the families of SCRYMGEOUR , NEILSON, MACKIE and WETHERALLthat connect to my paternal grandmothers family. My name is Nicola - my father was DONALD WETHERALL (28.04.1955, Aynho, Northants and died suddenly 15.03.2006 whilst working in Deryshire). His parents were MARK WETHERALL (Known as Jock), born 22.08.1921 at 9 Hospital Street, Glasgow and MARGARET SCRYMGEOUR NEILSON, born 08.06.1924 at 5 Anderson Street, Govan, Glasgow. They married; 25.01.1944 after banns at 26 Holmfauld Rd, Glasgow and would latter bring their family south of the border - hence where Dad was born. Margaret's - my grandmother - parents were Matthew Neilson & Martha Mackie were married on 25/01/1924 at Howat Street Govan Glasgow. Matthew was born on 08/05/1902 at Govan Glasgow and Martha dob is 12/06/1903. Matthew was a Boilermaker to trade and Martha was a Photographers Assistant. Matthews parents were John Neilson & Harriet Davis they were married on 29/03/1889 at Partick Glasgow, Lanark. John was also a Boilermaker to trade. Martha Mackie's parents were Henry Mackie & Margaret Scrymgeour married on 25/07/1890 in Greenock Renfrew. Henry was born on 05/06/1868 at Greenock Renfrew, he was a Rivetter to trade. Margaret was born on 04/01/1863 Greenock Renfrew. Parents of Henry Mackie are James Mackie & Ann Jane Martin married on 10/06/1864 Greenock Renfrew. Parents of Margaret Scrymgeour, James Scrymgeour & Mary Ann Haley married 07/07/1864 Greenock Renfrew. JamesScrymgeour's parents are James Scrymgeour & Margaret Wright. Mary Ann Haley's parents are James Haley & Susan Boyle. Whilst I have got that far, I am now stuck, and wonder if you can help me with any information on siblings, further details, earlier ancestors; data, information, photos of either people or the area they came from - any contacts who may otherwise be able to help me; anything really!! I am very keen to try to do as much as I can since Dad's very unexpected death and also because of my own cancer treatment; so if you can help I would be very, very grateful. If you have anything you would be able to contribute then please contact me directly on nicolawetherall@hotmail.com - I will get back to you as soon as possible, but at times my treatment or spells in hospital can delay things. so my advance apologies for that. Thankyou for your time and I hope to hear from you soon. I wish you and your families a very happy new year and all the best in your own family tree research. Sincerely, Nicola Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nicolawetherall1 Surnames: WETHERALL, NEILSON, MACKE, GALLOWAY Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19111/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am writing in the possibly vein/ hope that you might be able to help me with my family tree - in particular the families of SCRYMGEOUR, NEILSON, MACKIE and WETHERALLthat connect to my paternal grandmothers family. My name is Nicola - my father was DONALD WETHERALL (28.04.1955, Aynho, Northants and died suddenly 15.03.2006 whilst working in Deryshire). His parents were MARK WETHERALL (Known as Jock), born 22.08.1921 at 9 Hospital Street, Glasgow and MARGARET SCRYMGEOUR NEILSON, born 08.06.1924 at 5 Anderson Street, Govan, Glasgow. They married; 25.01.1944 after banns at 26 Holmfauld Rd, Glasgow and would latter bring their family south of the border - hence where Dad was born. Margaret's - my grandmother - parents were Matthew Neilson & Martha Mackie were married on 25/01/1924 at Howat Street Govan Glasgow. Matthew was born on 08/05/1902 at Govan Glasgow and Martha dob is 12/06/1903. Matthew was a Boilermaker to trade and Martha was a Photographers Assistant. Matthews parents were John Neilson & Harriet Davis they were married on 29/03/1889 at Partick Glasgow, Lanark. John was also a Boilermaker to trade. Martha Mackie's parents were Henry Mackie & Margaret Scrymgeour married on 25/07/1890 in Greenock Renfrew. Henry was born on 05/06/1868 at Greenock Renfrew, he was a Rivetter to trade. Margaret was born on 04/01/1863 Greenock Renfrew. Parents of Henry Mackie are James Mackie & Ann Jane Martin married on 10/06/1864 Greenock Renfrew. Parents of Margaret Scrymgeour, James Scrymgeour & Mary Ann Haley married 07/07/1864 Greenock Renfrew. JamesScrymgeour's parents are James Scrymgeour & Margaret Wright. Mary Ann Haley's parents are James Haley & Susan Boyle. Whilst I have got that far, I am now stuck, and wonder if you can help me with any information on siblings, further details, earlier ancestors; data, information, photos of either people or the area they came from - any contacts who may otherwise be able to help me; anything really!! I am very keen to try to do as much as I can since Dad's very unexpected death and also because of my own cancer treatment; so if you can help I would be very, very grateful. If you have anything you would be able to contribute then please contact me directly on nicolawetherall@hotmail.com - I will get back to you as soon as possible, but at times my treatment or spells in hospital can delay things. so my advance apologies for that. Thankyou for your time and I hope to hear from you soon. I wish you and your families a very happy new year and all the best in your own family tree research. Sincerely, Nicola Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This looks like it is probably the "tidbit" Sandy posted. Got it at NewspaperArchive.com. Shawn Burks ===================== The Ohio Democrat New Philadelphis, OH Jan. 1, 1873 Another Accident Louisville, Dec. 27 -- The passenger train which left here on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad about midnight last night, struck a broken rail near Glasgow Junction, 75 miles from the city, about 4 o'clock this morning. The engine passed over safely, but the rest of the train, consisting of a baggage car, a sleeping car and two passenger cars, after running a short distance on the ties, plunged down an embankment 15 feet. All the cars turned over, and were considerably damaged. The baggage, mail and express matter took fire almost immediately, but the flames were prevented from spreading by the exertions of the train hands and passengers. The express messenger - Mr. King, was pulled from under the burning baggage. All the passengers got out of the cars, except Peter Fox of this city, who was jammed in the wreck and had to be cut out. His leg was so badley crushed that it had to be amputated, and it is reported he will die. None of the rest of the passengers, numbering about thirty, were dangerously injured, though most of them received severe bruises. ======================== Daily Kennebec Journal Augusta, Maine Dec. 28, 1872 Fifteen persons were injured by the accident on the Nashville railroad this forenoon, three seriously. Little reliable information has yet been received in regard to the disaster on the Nashville Railroad. It occurred between Glasgow Junction and Cove (Cave?) City, about 80 miles from Louisville. It is now reported that four or five passengers were killed. A dispatch reports the amputation of a leg of Peter Fox, one of the injured passengers. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Mary, your nearest DAR Chapter can probably help; several members had turn-coat British ancestors. Or, if you can't find someone locally to help, you can write their research center in Philadelphia. Look on their website.. ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

A couple of notes for tomorrow ... The South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society meeting will be held tomorrow night at 7 pm at the Cultural Center, 200 Water St in Glasgow. As I mentioned recently, the speaker is Shannon Jefferies of Edmonton KY who will be appearing in full Civil War costume and telling about the establishment of a re-enactment group in Barren Co. This is a fascinating young man who loves history and is attempting to honor the memory of the Orphan Brigade and others. Come join us if you're in the area - no admission, free parking. Also, tomorrow, I'll be ending a 14-part (or so) series on KYRESEARCH on the petitions of the early settlers of KY while we were still a part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. I've made many posts listing the names appearing on all the petitions to VA from our early men in KY and a lot of familiar names appear! Next week, and likely for two weeks, I'll be listing, with permission of the author, an extensive list of the earliest surveyors throughout KY. This will be followed by a few weeks of the early divorces in KY, lunacy reports, name changes, illegitimate children, paupers, etc. whose cases were handled not by the counties, but by the KY State Legislature. If you're not already a subscriber to the research list, you might enjoy this list, no queries are allowed - it's informational only. To subscribe, send an email to KYRESEARCH-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe in the subject line and in the body of the email - nothing else. To check the archives of this list of over 600 previous tips, you can go to: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kyresearch The tips are shown in monthly order with the newest being found in January 2008 backwards. See you tomorrow! Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

Newport Daily News, Newport RI. May 25 ,1876, p. 127 "A Passenger Car Ditched - Thirty Persons Injured" "Louisville, May 21. At half past 6 this morning, near Glasgow, Ky., a passenger engine of the Louisville, Nashville and Great Southern railroad ran over a cow. A coach containing thirty people was precipated down an embankment, but while all were more or less bruised, none were killed. Mr. RITTER of Bowen county, received severe internal injuries; ex-Gov. LESLIE was slightly injured, conductor Moss BARROCK was cut badly on the head and had an arm bruised, and an unknown man was seriously injured. The engine was in reverse position when the incident occurred." Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

Two short items for today with no further details: Daily Evening Bulletin, San Francisco VA, 13 Jan 1873, Issue 82, Column E: "It is said that the passengers on the train which tumbled over the embankment near Glasgow Junction, Ky., the other day, were plundered by the wholesale, but by whom no one is able to state." Steubenville Daily Herald, Stubenville OH, Thursday, Mar 11, 1875, p. 1: "A man named J M BASHAM, Deputy Sheriff, was shot and killed by A L HAUCKINS in a difficulty at Glasgow, Ky., yesterday." If any of you have information on any of these posts, please send it to the list! Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

We have an ancestor who was a British redcoat soldier. He came to fight in the Revolutionary War and stayed. Does anyone on the list know of a way to find information about British soldiers from that time? We know his name and dates. Mary (Brown) Flowers Midlothian, TX