This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Bray, Harlan, Jones, Wheat Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19054/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Bubie Earl Bray Residence: Glasgow KY Born: 10 Feb 1913 Barren Co KY Died: Saturday, 22 Dec 2007, Glasgow Health & Rehabilitation Center, age 94 Son of the late James & Louisa Jane Harlan Bray Member Mt Pisgah Baptist Church, retired farmer, U S Army Veteran. Survivors: Two daughters: Ruby Jones (Jerry) of Glasgow and Bessie Wheat of Louisville KY Two sons: Mitchell of Bowling Green KY and Randell (Linda) of Glasgow 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, six great-grand children, several nieces and nephews. Preceded also in death by one sister and six brothers. Services: 10 am Monday, 24 Dec 2007, A F Crow & Son Funeral Home, burial Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Monday, 24 Dec 2007, p. 3 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: sgorin Surnames: Smiley, Corbitt, Nuckols, Britt, Allen, Duncan, Wood, Byrd, Howard, Payne, Victor, Huff Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19053/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Lawrence O'Neal Smiley [Black] Residence: Glasgow KY Born: 29 Oct 1933 Barren Co KY Died: Thursday, 20 Dec 2007, T J Samson Community Hospital, age 74. Son of the late Henry Jewell Smiley and Virginia Smiley Corbitt Baptist, veteran of the US Air Force. Member Bowling Green VFW Post and American Legion Survivors: Two sons: Mark Smiley Nuckols of Glasgow and David O'Neal Britt of Bowling Green KY Daughter: Janice Allen of Glasgow Two sisters: Birtie Smiley and Henrietta Duncan, both of Toledo OH Eight grandchildren: Emily Wood, Markeysia Nuckols, Tonika Wood, Devin Byrd, Faith Byrd, Page Byrd and Janice Howard Three great-granchildren Niece: Kathy Payne of Bowling Green Nephew: Glen Victor of Louisville KY Preceded also in death by: Granddaughter: Ceylina Howard Two sisters: Ida Mae Allen and Minnie Huff Services: Noon Monday, 24 Dec 2007, A F Crow & Son Funeral Home, burial Odd Fellow Cemetery. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Sunday, 23 Dec 2007, p. 3. 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: sgorin Surnames: Vibbert, Sherfey, Kettles, Meredith, Sexton Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19052/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Robin M Vibbert [photo] Residence: Glasgow KY Born: 3 July 1960 Glasgow Died: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007, T J Samson Community Hospital, age 47 Daughter of Carlie Sherfey of Glasgow and the late Mary Ann Key Kettles Employee of J L French Co; member Fountain Run Baptist Church Also survived by: Husband: Ralph W Vibbert Son: Jamey (Amy) of Bardstown KY Daughter: Joni Meredith (Randy) of Glasgow Grandson: Jaeden Dwayne Meredith Step-father: Melvin Kettles of Fountain Run Two brothers: Jackie Sherfey of Glasgow and Ferrell Sherfey of Park City KY Sister: Lisa Sexton of Fountain Run Services: 2 pm Saturday, 22 Dec 2007, A F Crow & Son Funeral Home, burial Antioch Cemetery. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Friday, 21 Dec 2007, p. 3. 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: sgorin Surnames: Taylor, Pickett Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19051/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: James Beachel Taylor Residence: Glasgow KY Born: 30 Dec 1906 Barren Co KY Died: Thursday, 20 Dec 2007, Barren County Health Care Facility, age 100. Son of the late Rufus Isaac & Correnna Taylor Widower of the late Gola Mae Pickett Taylor Member South Green Church of Christ Survivors: Two brothers: Watson and Leo Taylor, both of MT Several nieces and nephews Preceded also in death by several brothers and sisters. Services: 1 pm Sunday, 23 Dec 2007, A F Crow & Son Funeral Home, burial Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Friday, 21 Dec 2007, p. 3. 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: sgorin Surnames: Hawks, Wooten, Moore Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19050/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Maxey R Wooten Hawks Residence: Greenwood, IN Born: 17 Apr 1916 Barren Co KY Died: Thursday, 20 Dec 2007, Kindred Hospital in Greenwood, age 91. Wife of the late Wendell Hawks Received her BA degree from WKU and had been an underwriter for over 30 years for Farm Bureau Insurance Company in Indianapolis IN. Member Garfield Park Baptist Church, enjoyed reding and jigsaw puzzles. Survivors: Brother: James Renick Wooten of Whiteland IN Several nieces and nephews Preceded also in death by two sisters: Mary Frances Hawks and Henrietta Moore Graveside services 3 pm Sunday, 23 Dec 2007, Henderson Cemetery at Finney under direction of A F Crow & Son Funeral Home. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Friday, 21 Dec 2007, p. 3. 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: sgorin Surnames: Stout, Smith, Hammer, Hunt, Vance, Matthews Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19049/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Edgar Lee "E L" Stout [photo] Residence: Glasgow KY Born: 15 May 1940 Barren Co Died: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007, University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville KY, age 67 Son of the late Marvin E "Bob" Stout and Hazel Smith Stout. Retired from GTE in Glasgow, veteran serving in the US Army. Member Kosair Shrine, Glasgow Shrine Club, Scottish Rite Valley of Louisville, Allen Masonic Lodge No 24, Hiseville Masonic Lodge No 787, Order of Eastern Star Edmonton Chapter No 470, Past Master of Edmonton Masonic Lodge No. 931. Survivors: Wife: Joyce Hammer Stout Son: Chris Stout (Cindy) of Versailles Granddaughter: Kacey Noel Stout of Harrodsburg KY Great-grandson: Kaden Allen Hunt of Harrodsburg Two brothers: Sammy (Brenda) of Portland TN and Robert (Brenda) of Indianapolis IN Sister: Nanette Vance (Jimmy) of Bowling Green KY Aunt: Audrey Matthews of Louisville Several nieces and nephews Services: 11 AM Saturday, 22 Dec 2007, A F Crow & Son Funeral Home, burial Glasgow Muncipal Cemetery, Masonic services. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Thursday, 20 Dec 2007, p. 3. 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: sgorin Surnames: Page, Cloyd, Porter, Walker, Merrill, Lowe, Moore, Insco, Preston Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19048/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Ben B Page Residence: Glasgow KY Born: 23 Apr 1912 Barren Co KY Died: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007, NHC Health Care Facility in Glasgow, age 95. Son of the late Will and Emma Cloyd Page Former police officer at Morgantown KY, member Beckton Church of Christ. Survivors: Son: Ron Page of Appleton Wisconsin Two step-sons: Tod Porter of Lexington KY and Don Walker of Chicago IL Step-daughter: Rexwinna Merrill of Denver CO Brother: William D Page of Bowling Green KY Two grandchildren: Garrett and Taylor Page of Wisconsin Several nieces and nephews. Preceded also in death by: Two wives: Ina Mae Lowe Page and Gladys Pauline Moore Page Two brothers: Glynn and Jim Page Two sisters: Hallie Insco and Pearl Preston Services: 1 pm Friday, 21 Dec 2007, A F Crow & Son Funeral Home, burial Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Thursday, 20 Dec 2007, p. 3. 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: sgorin Surnames: Page, Cloyd, Porter, Walker, Merrill, Lowe, Moore, Insco, Preston Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19047/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Ben B Page Residence: Glasgow KY Born: 23 Apr 1912 Barren Co KY Died: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007, NHC Health Care Facility in Glasgow, age 95. Son of the late Will and Emma Cloyd Page Former police officer at Morgantown KY, member Beckton Church of Christ. Survivors: Son: Ron Page of Appleton Wisconsin Two step-sons: Tod Porter of Lexington KY and Don Walker of Chicago IL Step-daughter: Rexwinna Merrill of Denver CO Brother: William D Page of Bowling Green KY Two grandchildren: Garrett and Taylor Page of Wisconsin Several nieces and nephews. Preceded also in death by: Two wives: Ina Mae Lowe Page and Gladys Pauline Moore Page Two brothers: Glynn and Jim Page Two sisters: Hallie Insco and Pearl Preston Services: 1 pm Friday, 21 Dec 2007, A F Crow & Son Funeral Home, burial Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Thursday, 20 Dec 2007, p. 3. 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.

Don, I have many Campbell connections in KY - after checking the ftdna Campbell project, I see only one haplogroup H; most all others are the expected R1b (Scot). With this "rare" haplogroup for the name, I would suspect an adoption or other explanation for unexpected genetic makeup. This happened in another surname project, when a member tested J2 haplogroup, the only one in this project primarily of Scots. I had helped this family genealogist with the lineage, and found the oldest ancestor had changed surnames when he got off a ship 6 generations back. The family admitted this was the story - he had run away at age 15-16 and changed his name. The "travellers" assume/use certain names depending upon their "clan" and location, usually to avoid a more suspicious name. This is a nightmare to those of us who are verifying proof documents back a couple of centuries. Ydna - the ultimate genealogy tool. Mary Alice ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

William Daniel Tolle of Barren Co wrote for many years under the pen name of Ellot for the local paper and added some interesting details - with a little variation - upon the life and times of Pascal D. Craddock. (published by myself as Backroads of Barren Co KY). Mr. Tolle wrote in the 1920's the following: "Many years after the hanging of Hamilton had passed into history, there died in Western Kentucky, on the farm of a man named Doak, an old half-witted fellow of the name of King. Upon his death bed he disclosed the following facts in regard to the murder of Dr. Sanderson: "One day, while wandering in the woods, near a lonely part of the road, he saw riding past (alone) and almost the same instant the Sheriff of Barren County appeared from the opposite direction. [this would be Craddock]. The Sheriff road up to the stranger [Sanderson] and without a word wrenched the pistol from his hand and with it dealt a blow that felled him from his saddle to the earth. The Sheriff searched and robbed the body and then summoned the lad [King] to his assistance, together they bore the dead body to the sink hole near by, and concealed it with leaves. [note: this is where the body was found after a search party had looked at length for the missing Dr. Sanderson]. Then, threatening the lad with death unless he immediately left that part of the country and said not a word of what he had seen, the Sheriff remounted and rode away." Tolle continues: "From the life of Paschal [sic] D. Craddock, then Sheriff of Barren County, it seems not improbable that he was the murderer of Dr. Sanderson. At about that time he deposited in the bank $10,000 in United States currency [the amount stolen from Dr Sanderson], and he lived in the years following in a distant part of the state [Louisville], where he gave himself up to a life of crime and violence. So desperate did he become that he was at length warned by the citizens of the community to leave at once if he valued his life." Here Tolle repeats pretty well what Simmons had said, other than he stated that Craddock's body was found in a hog pen a few yards from the house, so gnawed and mutilated by the "beasts as was to be unrecognizable." Craddock was known to have a scar on his forehead and a wart on his wrist, but there wasn't enough left of the body to tell. But that's still not the end .... Tolle stated that the neighbors breathed a sigh of relief and thought this was the end of one Pascal Craddock. However, he was seen later in CUBA by too many people to be wrong. It was supposed that he had killed someone and tossed the body into the hog pen, and then taken off. Which story is true? Did the criminal in Mississippi murder Dr. Sanderson? Did Pascal Craddock murder him and then give such testimony that Hamilton was found guilty - then hanging Hamilton as Sheriff? Was Craddock murdered in Louisville and tossed along the road? Or was his body found in a hog pen? Or did he murder yet again and escape to Cuba? Bill Utterback, of our list (and many of his own) sent me something yesterday that confirmed at least what a character Craddock was. It was taken from "Decisions of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, Commencing in the Fall Term, 1820 and ending in the Fall Term of 1821 by Alex K. Marshall, Esq., Reporter to the Commowealth. This would be 3 years after the murder of Sanderson. The case was Paschal D Craddock vs James Shirley, both of Barren Co, on an appeal from a decree of the Barren Circuit Court. It seems that Craddock had purchased of a Rennick (Renick) of Barren County, two slaves for $1,000. Craddock paid part of the money owed Renick and issued him a note for the rest; Renick then gave him a bill of sale warranting the title of the slaves. Renick then sold the obligation to James Shirley. According to Craddock, he refused to pay when the note became due and then brought suit against Shirley and Renick charging that the title of the slave wasn't in Renick's hand and this was hidden from Craddock ... a convoluted series of charges against Shirley and Renick with Renick being called insolvent. Shirley and Renick denied any fraud and the bill was dismissed with Craddock having to pay the court costs. Craddock was not satisfied and filed this appeal. The verdict of Judge Owsley was priceless: "This court has scarcely ever witnessed a case where there was less pretext for applying to the chancellor for relief, than the present. It not only appears, that, at the time of purchasing the slaves, Craddock well knew the difficulties in relation to the title of which he now complains, and the embarrassed circumstances of Rennick; but it also appears, that, although he received from Rennick a bill of sale warranting the title against the claims of others, he relied more upon his own skill and dexterity in preventing those having claim from recovering the possession of the slaves, than upon the ability of Rennick to make good the title; and in furtherance of that reliance, it is proven, that he has by selling the most valuable slave, caused him to be taken from the country. Under these circumstance, it would be a gross perversion of the principles upon which the chancellor acts to grant relief to Craddock. The decree must be affirmed with cost and damages in the court below." It was the norm for the Judge in the Appeals Court to reverse or confirm the decision of a lower court, but it was very rare for the Judge to add comments; this was a harsh rendering to a very strange citizen of Barren County. I hope you have enjoyed this tale .... you must make up your own mind as to who the murderer was! 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

As Paul Harvey always has said this is the "rest of the story". Or is it? We now know (and did from the start) that John Hamilton did not murder his friend Dr. Sanderson. We know that a convicted murderer in MS confessed to the crime some 50 years later. Has the story been laid to rest? Well, maybe yes, maybe no. I will be quoting here from C Clayton Simmons in his book "Historical Trip Through Barren County), pp.76-77. He had given a brief write-up about the murder and included the confession of the murderer in Mississippi. But he added something that brought something to mind to me which I'll discuss shortly. Let's see what Simmons said: "Mr. Eugene Newman (Savoyard), read the articles as they appeared in The [Glasgow] Times of 1898 and made the following comment relative to the character of PASCAL D CRADDOCK, the sheriff who executed John C Hamilton: (Note: Newman wrote for the Times during this time frame and went by the alias of Savoyard). "I see that PASCAL D CRADDOCK was a witness in the case. He was the Sheriff who executed Hamilton. As he lives in tradition, he was, probably, the most pernicicious scroundral Kentucky ever produced. He was a kinsman of Mr. Charlie Yates, and Yates could entertain you for hours telling stories of Craddock's rascality. He was mobbed by a band of vigilantes near Louisville, Kentucky in 1858. The Louisville newspapers were full of it for weeks. A "Life of Pascal D Craddock" true to his life, would be one of the most thrilling and absorbing books ever written." Simmons continues: "Further evidence of the rascality of Pasal D. Craddock is taken from the Magazine Section of the Louisville Courier-Journal under date of June 8th, 1941, by Howard Hardaway, captioned, 'Out of the Wet Woods Come Towering Stories" which relates to the swamp that once half-circled the southeastern boundaries of Louisville in which Craddock was mobbed. We shall only give excerpts from the article; it would be too lengthy to include in its entirity." "The ghost of Pascal Craddock still wanders of nights along the scraggly hedgerows that yet mark the otherwise forgotten meanderings of ancient lanes. Children and grandchildren of the freed slaves who settled the Petersburg section along Newburg road will tell to this day of having personally met the ghost of rascally old Pascal Craddock. In the 1820's Bashford Manor, then the Hunley farm, extended from Bardstown Road southward and eastward well into the tangles of Wet Woods. The Hunley who then owned the estate, a bachelor with no known relatives, began in his old age to distribute his means. To his old slave and personal servant, Aunt Eliza Tevis, he gave $2,000.00 in cash and a piece of town property on the corner of Preston and Green streets, also devising to her at his death the costly mahogany and cherry furniture of his bedrooms. He joined a church for the first time in his life and gave enough money for a new building. But bachelor Hunley died before disposing of the central portion of the estate and the Bashford Manor residence ... and it remained untenated for eight years after his death. There is where the story of Pascal Craddock comes in, as it will a little later. Then Mr. Hardaway goes on to relate: "Eight years after the death of Hunley, the stranger, Pascal Craddock, appeared on the scene claiming to be the son of Hunley's half-sister. A skilled lawyer and the reputed possessor of unlimited gall, Craddock moved in and established undisputed possession of the estate. During the long years from 1828 to 1861 farmers of the neighborhood suffered heavily from the disappearance of horses, cattle, and now then a valued slave. The stealing was blamed on a supposed gang of cut-throats with hideouts deep in the Wet Woods. After twenty-three years of such thievery (with Craddock alone strangely free from such losses) the suffering farmers began to smell a rat. As suspicion became certain, thirty of Craddock's neighbors sent him a signed notice to clear out of the country within a month. But Craddock ignored the warning - - and the month passed. The following night after the month was up, Craddock received a message that a crony living several miles away wanted to talk with him on urgent matters. He mounted his black stallion and rode off. Hours later the horse came trotting back to the stable alone. Next morning the body of Craddock, filled with a dozen lead slugs, was found lying in a hedge-bordered lane. Residents of the community searched the manion that Craddock had occupied and found another reason for his prosperity - - printing machinery and a quantity of counterfeit notes." And thus the dastardly and unscrupulous life of one of Barren County's early sheriff ended. Well, you may ask, is this tied in with the murder of Dr Sanderson? Was it just happen-chance that Craddock was a witness against Hamilton? That he was the Sheriff who hung Hamilton? Stay tuned for the next post ... Sandi

It is now about 1867-8, some 50 years after poor John Hamilton's body was hung upon the gallows in Glasgow. Life had long-ago returned to normal in Barren Co - and now in Metcalfe Co which had formed in 1860. Most of the participants in the trial had long ago passed to their reward, and the ghastly tale was relegated to stories passed down from generation to generation. Hamilton's family likely never recovered totally after that, one hardly can imagine the grief and anger they felt, the shame ... and knowing in their hearts that their loved one would have never done such a thing to a friend - to anyone! And then, something happened in Mississippi - the state of nativity of the late Dr. Sanderson. The Honorable Richard H Rousseau was the Minister to Central America and while in Mississippi met Col. Gibson, a rich planter living near Vicksburg. During a casual conversation, Gibson told Rousseau that he had been in attendance at the execution of a man in Mississippi several years prior to the Civil War. The death-bed confession of this man included his story of having murdered a Dr. Sanderson in Kentucky! Why would a man confess to a crime before his own death, if he hadn't done it? Rousseau sent word back to Metcalfe Co to "lift the stigma of crime from the memory of an innocent man". This is recorded on page 793 of Kentucky History by W H Perrin, J H Battle and G C Kniffin). If there were family members still living in the area, I am sure they were relieved to have it confirmed that their relative had not killed Dr. Sanderson. 50 years ... it had taken such a long time to clear his name! So that ended the story of our first murder. Or did it? 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

The date was 26 June 1817 and the county of Barren was only 18 years old, a beautiful area of the state, fast filling up with people moving in from various locations. Dr Alexander Sanderson's murder that day, in what is now Metcalfe Co, shattered the serenity of the county for a long time. He had been found murdered with the butt of a Revolutionary War gun imbedded in his skull, one of a matched set of John Gorin's of Glasgow. He had been carrying a lot of money which was of course was missing and was on his way home to MS after a trip here. Without going into great detail of the murder (which is well-documented), a trial began and the Glasgow newspapers carried each detail and the newsman sat in on every day of the trial, taking copious notes which ran immediately in the next edition. Testimonies went on for a long time and the accused, John Hamilton, declared his innocence over and over. The case hung on a pair of bloodied pants found on his property. One of his slaves admitted that he had stolen those pants and later gotten into a fight with another slave - then hiding them so his master wouldn't find them. But it didn't matter. Judge Christopher Tompkins heard the case; Richard A Buckner (Commonwealth Attorney) was involved, Solomon Sharp assisted. It was insisted by the defense that Sanderson and Hamilton were friends and that Hamilton would have had ample opportunity to rob Sanderson if so desired, but hadn't. The Grand Jury was made up of many of our outstanding citizens of the day: Daniel Curd (foreman, our County Surveyor), Robert Field, Thompson Crenshaw, James G Hicks, Samuel Malone, Henry Roundtree, Samuel Anderson, William Bowles, John Donan, Abraham Twyman, Thomas Jones, Samuel E Carpenter, William Kerr, John Duff, Thomas Ferguson, Isaac Davidson, Joseph Souther, John Sanders and George Jameson. The witness list was even larger: Mrs Rebecca Wilson, James P Hamilton, Hiram Decker of Vincennes, IN, Richard Garnett (Clerk, Barren Co Court), Simon Buford, Robert Lane, Thomas Hall, Andrew Beard, Edward Young, Maximillian Haley, John Jamison, Gabriel Ament, Alexis Rice, Peter Frank, Billy Sneed, William Abbott, David Mize, John Robertson, Alexander Adair, Josiah Moss, PASCALL D CRADDOCK (Sheriff), Abner Hamilton (father of John), P V Young, a Harper, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Nunn, Mrs. Branstetter, Mr Leeper, a Jones, Ruth Hamilton (sister of John), Mrs Abner Hamilton, (mother), Elisha Edwards, a Shockley, Jeremiah Harper, Mrs. Harper, Mrs Levina Harper, Absolom Harper, a Clemans, Jonathan Clark, Marquis Hardin, Mr. Beard, Mr. Edwards, Thomas Stockton, John Gorin Sr (his gun was used in the murder and he had loaned it to Sanderson for protection), Charles Harvey (Gorin's son-in-law), Samuel Wilson, William R McFerran, Joseph Winlock, John McFerran, Sampson Jones, A Hamilton, William Rennick, William Kirkpatrick, Algernon Sydney, Col. Sharp, Samuel Bell, Nathaniel Forbis, Thomas T Conner, Adam Hamilton, Mrs M H Dickerson, W G Hughes, Brent Adams, Mrs Sallie Anderson, R V Evans, General Richard H Rousseau and Col. Gibson. Testimony on both sides was heated and argument ensued. Many just gave testimony of when they last saw Sanderson and Hamilton, women were asked what time their horses rode by (as Hamilton had planned on riding part of the way with Sanderson), where the gun was obtained, where the ammo was purchased, what sounds were heard, etc. It would be imagined that during the trial not much was accomplished other than citizens gathering in the small court facilities or listening through the windows to hear every word .. and gossip was likely rampant. Based on this totally circumstantial evidence, John Hamilton was found guilty and sentenced to be hung. On May 17th, 1818, almost a year after the murder, John C Hamilton was taken from the jail by the Sheriff (Craddock), led to the gallows which had been erected in the hollow by Cleveland Avenue and Leslie Avenue (where to this day nothing exists, a triangle of land devoid of anything now), and hung by Craddock. His remains were carried to the cemetery at Old Liberty Church about 1/2 mile west of Cave Ridge in Metcalfe Co and placed in an unmarked grave. The tale of the first murder and the first hanging was over. But - was it? 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

Good morning and Happy New Year. Now we have to learn to write 2008! I wish you all a very happy new year when all of your genealogy puzzles are solved! Charles has posted the puzzler for the week and you can take a guess by click on the URL in my signature line called Sandi's puzzlers. I will not be posting tomorrow but will be back Wednesday hopefully! I do not know what series I'll begin for the Barren Co Monday posts yet ... but I am going to make 3 posts, possibly all today, about a murder mystery that has three endings. One we know is wrong, but the other two are "up for grabs" It happened in Barren (now Metcalfe Co) in 1817 and was the first recorded murder after Barren Co became a county in 1798/9. Many of you have heard the story, but have you heard the ending. I want to tell you the "rest of the story" and let you decide! The rootsweb boards are still goofed up. If you make a post to the Barren Co board, likely you will get an error message. Most of the time the post was actually made, sometimes 2-3 times! I've been trying to delete the duplicate messages but this doesn't seem to be working either. Have patience! 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 concludes the series of original land entries that I found many years ago in the court house attic. Garsham LEE, 400 acres, Walnut Creek; cites Hodges COOMER and a SPILLMAN. Jesse ROGERS, 50 acres, Big barren River John CRENSHAW, 200 acres; cites TINSLEY, WAGGENER. William ANDERSON, 140 acres, Boyds Fork, cites George SAMPLES. William ROACH, 100 acres, White Oak Creek. Samuel CARPENTER, 100 acres, adjoins his present land. John SIDES, 100 acres, Barren River, cites Alexander JOHNSTON. Nathan SHIPLEY, 400 acres, Hurricane Branch of Barren River. John WILKINS?, 200 acres, Peters Creek. Gooduff? Saml HOW, 150 acres, cites Jascob LOCK. Agnes BROWN, 50 acres, Spring Creek, cites Ephriam DRAKE, Wm KING. Jesse HAMMETT, 100 acres, Walnut Creek. Peter SHIKLE, 200 acres, Barren River; cites BRACKETT's line. John HOLMS, 296 acres, no location found. William LOGAN, 400 acres, South Fork Beaver Creek. William McKEY, 200 acres; cites John POTTER?. John GARDENNER, 200 acres, Shugar Creek-East Fork Barren River, 18 Aug 1805? William J___, unreadable. Alex STEWART, 200 acres, Big Barren. William COCKRILL Jr or Sr, 200 acres, Walnut Creek, cites BURKS. James HARDWICK, 400 acres, White Oak Creek. 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: Jwilbro848 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/19043/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry for all the previous repeated posts. I kept getting an error message each time. Yet, today when I came back to the site it had posted them all. This is a NEW POST!!!!!! Anyone researching William and Daniel Willcockson, sons of Isaac and Martha (Bane) Willcockson should read the following articles. I believe there has been a great mistake made on their parentage and it is continuing to be passed from person to person as fact. I do not agree with this article that David is the son of Isaac. I think he is the first born son of John and Sarah, as Isaac and Martha weren't yet married. Isaac could have been married previous to his marriage with Martha, but records have yet to be found to confirm this. David's birth date fits with John and Sarah's marriage, if she was with child before marriage, as has been stated by some researchers. John and David are taxed together on the 1768 Rowan Co., NC list of Morgan Bryan, Jr. In the 1772 tax list, Johnston's District, we find Isaac and William taxed together and David Jones and Daniel Wilcox together. Maybe Daniel is learning a trade from David Jones, weaver. Links to Chris Robinson's articles: http://a! rchiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997-12/0881186181 the other 2 links are the same except for last set of #s 0881391188 & 0881391241 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: Jwilbro848 Surnames: Wilcox Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/1770.7/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check out the following links: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997-12/0881186181 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997- 12/0881391188 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997- 12/0881391241 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: Jwilbro848 Surnames: Wilcox Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/1770.6/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check out the following links: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997-12/0881186181 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997- 12/0881391188 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997- 12/0881391241 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: Jwilbro848 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/1770.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check out the following links: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997-12/0881186181 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997- 12/0881391188 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILCOX/1997- 12/0881391241 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.