I am looking for any information on the Steel(e) surname in Caldwell County. My 3rd great-grandmother was Elizabeth Steel. She married Zachariah Kennedy and had several children. My best guess is that Andrew Steel was her father, but I have nothing to support this theory. Elizabeth was born around 1821in Kentucky, so her father would have to have been born sometime around the late 1700’s or earlier. Any help with this would be most appreciated. Scott Byrd Chesapeake, VA Researching KENNEDY, STEEL, BYRD, FARLESS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 6/5/2002

Does anyone have any info on Rachel Wooten who married John Cannon 27 Dec 1819 in Caldwell Co., KY? Thanks, Janice (Cannon)

>I am working on John Cannon and his son Israel Cannon 1795-1837 Caldwell Co, >KY. > >I have just learned that John might have had brothers Samuel, William, and >Robert. John was still in SC when his sons Israel and Perryman were born, >before moving to KY. > >My Israel lived in Caldwell, was married to Fanny Clinton, and died in 1837. >He is buried in the Piney Fork Church graveyard. > >On the LDS Website there is an entry for a Robert Cannon/Elizabeth Cheatham >who had a son, Israel, in 1790. He married Elizabeth Light in Washington >(now Marion) KY on 23 Jan 1816. He died after 1870. > >Does anyone know if these two father/son lines are related? It looks like >John and Robert were brothers and they each named a son Israel. > Thanks, Janice (Cannon) Janice, Please take a look at the Caldwell County Cannon Tax records I have posted at <http://fly.hiwaay.net/~woliver/WKY/CannonTax.html>. Some pertain to Israel and Perryman. There may have been as many as three different Cannon families living in Caldwell. I was primarily interested in the Nathaniel Cannon family which lived in the southern part of the county, the McNabb's Creek and Dry Fork area. -- Pat Oliver (Willis P. Oliver) [email protected] *************************************************** * * * Proud to sponsor these Western KYGENWEB Pages: * * * * http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html * * http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/crittenden.html * * http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/livingston.html * * http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html * * http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/marshall.html * * * ***************************************************

I am working on John Cannon and his son Israel Cannon 1795-1837 Caldwell Co, KY. I have just learned that John might have had brothers Samuel, William, and Robert. John was still in SC when his sons Israel and Perryman were born, before moving to KY. My Israel lived in Caldwell, was married to Fanny Clinton, and died in 1837. He is buried in the Piney Fork Church graveyard. On the LDS Website there is an entry for a Robert Cannon/Elizabeth Cheatham who had a son, Israel, in 1790. He married Elizabeth Light in Washington (now Marion) KY on 23 Jan 1816. He died after 1870. Does anyone know if these two father/son lines are related? It looks like John and Robert were brothers and they each named a son Israel. Thanks, Janice (Cannon)

1880 Caldwell Co census Williams Mill Dist hh# 353/423 Son, R. H. 23 farmer ky ky ky S. C. 21 kp hse ky va ky O. M. 3 dau ky ky ky P. A. 5/12 b. dec 1879 dau. ky ky ky ******************************* 1900 Caldwell Co., Ky census Donaldson Pct. 116/116 Son,Robert H. head Nov.1856 43 md.23 yrs ky ky ky Cassanda wife Mar.1856 44 md 23yrs-7 chld. b.-7 living kyvaky Ollie M. dau Aug 1877 22 single 1 chld b.-1 living kykyky Alpha dau May 1883 17 single ky ky ky John son May 1885 15 single farm lab ky ky ky Eula dau Apr 1888 12 single at school ky ky ky Otie dau Mar 1893 7 ky ky ky Edith g-dau Nov 1897 2 (Ollie M.Dau ?) ky ky ky Carner, William servant May 1878 22 single farm lab ky ky ky ******************* Hope this helps Ken G. \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----McGillekehr ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************

Hi List, Looking for any info on my great grandmother Ollie May Son. b. 1877, d 1944. I need to know the names of her parents and any other information on the family. I have been told that her father's name was Tom Son but have no proof. She was said to have been either born or raised in the Flat Rock area of Caldwell CO. She died in Hopkins CO. Ky. She was married to William (Will) Carner b. 1877, d 1958 in Hopkins CO. KY. I also need any info on him as well. Both William and Ollie are buried in Lafayette Cemetery in the Olney area of Hopkins CO. Siblings of Ollie May Son are as follows: Otie Son Campbell Alphia Son Jack Son Johnny Son Pearl Son Dalton. I have info on the children of the above if anyone is interested. Any help at all is appreciated. Carolyn Buntin Eveland

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:51 PM Subject: New City Directory site for Kentucky > Dear Kentucky USGenWeb County Coordinator, > > I'm writing to let you know about a new genealogy site that your > USGenWeb Project may be interested in. It is known as the "City > Directories of the United States" project, found at > http://www.uscitydirectories.com. > > The goal of this project is to identify all known city directories > (whether they're in book form, have been microfilmed, or have been > transcribed and published online), their years, and their repositories. > For example, the 1852/53 directory of San Francisco is available at the > Family History Library, Brigham Young University, and online at > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~casanfra/52menu.htm>. > > Currently, the database has the holdings of the following major > repositories: > > 1) National Archives > 2) Library of Congress > 3) Family History Library > 4) Brigham Young University > 5) Alabama Department of History > > Our goal is to eventually list the city directory holdings of all > repositories in the United States. Possibly, your local library has a > directory that exists nowhere else, or its whereabouts is unknown to > other researchers. We'd like to add it to the database. To help you > submit information, we've provided an extraction form on the web site, > just click on the Submit Information link from any page. > > In addition to a database of directories, we've provided education on > how to use directories, as well as an extensive list of resources > regarding directories. > > We'd like your help in getting the word out. If you'd like, we suggest: > > 1) Add a link on your site to Kentucky's city directories. Use > http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ky.htm as a direct link. > 2) Send a message to your project's mailing list describing the project. > 3) Participate! If you know of a register of directories, please let us > know. If you'd like to create a register of directories, or employ the > services of your volunteers, let us know, and we'll provide the > direction you may need. > 4) Give us feedback on how to make this nation-wide project a success. > > I appreciate your time and consideration. City directories, for me, > were an unknown source for too long. Now my research is never complete > if I haven't consulted them. I truly believe this project will be a > valuable resource for our genealogy community. If you have any > questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me personally. > > Sincerely, > > Geoff Rasmussen > [email protected] >

Link--oops!! left out www, Sorry http://www.kyhistory.org click on Kentucky Cemetery Records \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----McGillekehr ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************

Hi Listers, Interesting site, http://kyhistory.org click on link Kentucky Cemetery Records Ken G. \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----McGillekehr ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************

Anyone new to the list searching for surname of BELL, BEAN, SCOTT? 1800 to 1830. My Bell line, James Bell & son Robert Scott Bell left & went to Monroe County AR 1829-1930. Regards, Vicki [email protected]

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MESSAGE POSTED TO THE LYON CO. MESSAGE BOARD Surnames: Bigwood, Skinner, Gatewood Author: Julian Dismukes Date: 25 May 2002 1:47 AM GMT Classification: Query My grandfather, Dr. Julian Dismukes, son of Dr. Zachary (dentist) and Ella Moss Dismukes grew up in Kuttawa, as an adolescent, circa 1900, and regailed us with stories about baseball (photo to support stories), Eddyville prison, last public hanging at Eddyville, high crimes, Sheriff named Bill McCollum, the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, local color, etc. He spoke of a tombstone in the old Eddyville cemetery, quoting it verbatim. A few years ago I located and photographed it. The epitaph reads: M.T. BIGWOOD BORN Dec. 13, 1839 Murdered in cold blood by Hy Skinner and Jim Gatewood on the 11 of April 1887. Vengence is mine saith the Lord. At the time, the inscription was well preserved, but I understand it has deteriorated much lately. Would appreciate any backgound information--ie: the rest of the story. jd PLEASE RESPOND TO [email protected] Also respond to this list as the rest of us would like to know too!!!! ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************

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POSTED TO THE CALDWELL MESSAGE BOARD MIldred Adeline NIchols Author: bill williamson Date: 24 May 2002 3:50 PM GMT Classification: Query I'm Looking for any Info on Mildred NIchols B abt 1856. Married Robert Westly Prince ABt. !872. I have Found Robert In caldwell Countys 1870 census with his Parents. Does anyone have any Info on Mildreds Parents or Siblings?? Thanks. Bill Respond to [email protected]

MESSAGE POSTED TO THE CALDWELL MESSAGE BOARD JONES/DILLINGHAM Author: micki Date: 24 May 2002 4:57 PM GMT Surnames: JONES DILLINGHAM THOMPSON DUNNING CLAYTON PETTIT HOOD GAROUTTE Classification: Query I am searching for ancestors and descendents for Thomas T. JONES b. 26 Oct 1791 VA married 07 Jan 1819 in Caldwell Co, Kentucky, to Mary "Polly" Hughes DILLINGHAM b. 1792 Greenville Co, SC. Thomas had 10 children born in Caldwel Co, KY between 1817 and 1839 (the eldest presumably was by a first wife?) Margaret J. Elizabeth Lucinda m. William THOMPSON in KY William W. m. Lucinda DILLINGHAM in KY Thomas Porter m. Silviry DUNNING in KY Geo. Simon Dillingham m. Amanda CLAYTON in MO David W. m. Amanda PETTIT in MO Clarissa Matilda m. William Jones HOOD in MO Sarah F. Andrew Jackson m. Charlotte GAROUTTE in MO Martin Van Buren m. Nancy Ellen GAROUTTE in MO Would love to hear from anyone regarding this family Respond to [email protected]

POSTED TO THE CALDWELL MESSAGE BOARD william b bond/decendants Author: brenda stewart Date: 23 May 2002 12:37 AM GMT Surnames: bond Classification: Query need information on decedants of william b bond also thomas bond looking to find one of there children? pernicia bond married first joseph wilson abt 1840 he died then she married daniel hornback abt 1854 need to find more information on these families! thanks brenda stewart RESPOND TO Brenda Stewart [email protected] **********************************************************************

Love Thy Neighbor (even if she is thy cousin) By David L. Brooks [email protected] When I was growing up, before the advent of television, my parents derived much pleasure from the visits of other "old-timers." Much to my youthful disgust, they would sit for seemingly endless hours and talk about their parents, grandparents, cousins, and uncles and aunts, as well as all the kinfolks of the neighbors. Never in my remotest dreams did it ever occur to me that I should have been listening instead of smirking. Now that most of those who could have supplied the answers to many of my questions about those souls from whom I sprang, are gone, I have developed an interest in genealogy. If only someone had taken it upon himself to preserve some of the fruits of these meetings on paper, how much easier would the tracking down of my ancestors now be. Early in my quest for information about my progenitors, I became amazed at the frequency at which they intermarried. Marriages of second, third, and even first cousins were not uncommon. After reflecting upon this phenomenon, I have concluded that perhaps we should not be too harsh in judgment of those kissing cousins of days gone by. Let's consider their plight: First, there just were not many people from whom to select a marriage partner, especially in the rural areas where the pioneering families lived. Travel was severely restricted, since they had neither automobiles or roads -- the horse was the "mane" mode of transportation. (Usually, the horse was one with which the fields were plowed, wagons and sleds were pulled, and general farm work performed, so knights upon prancing steeds our ancestral swains were not.) Add to this the fact that trying to wrest a living from the rocky hillsides was a six- or seven-day-a-week job for all able-bodied males of the family and it will be understood that courting did not enjoy prime-time billing. Maybe this was Mother Nature's application of the principle of survival of the fittest to those earlier generations -- only the most- determined people married and reared families. From the studies I have made thus far in my embryonic genealogical career, I believe that I now understand more about how those farm lads who begat us chose their mates. They would strike out across the mountain from where they lived, and if a wife was found on the other side of that mountain, it was his first cousin whom he married. If no suitable bride material was found there, he crossed the second mountain. A girl chosen there would be his second cousin. If he had to cross three mountains in search of a heart and hand, it would be his third cousin, and on and on. The roving suitor-at-large who completely left the county on his mission stood a chance of finding someone who was of no blood relation at all, but many may have considered it not worth the extra time and effort to do so, with all those good-looking cousins just across a mountain or two. Having no expertise in the field of genetics, I cannot say if the many horror stories about inadequacies and deformities of the offspring of parents whose families have excessively intermarried for generations have any validity. I only know that if I were a young man seriously considering matrimony, I would not take any chances. Conceded, love may be blind, but it doesn't have to be stupid and irresponsible as well. A couple who expects to combine their talents and genes to produce children would be wise to have some genealogical knowledge of each other. I am speaking from experience -- I inadvertently married my fifth cousin, and all five of our children, with no exceptions, were born stark naked and with hair all over the tops of their heads. Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 5, No. 21, 22 May 2002 and written by [email protected] ====================================================================== ====================================================================== The Following, Thanks to Joseph Martin [email protected] My great-grandmother was a strong woman. She buried three husbands. Two of them were only napping. ====================================================================== \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----McGillekehr ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************

Hi everyone, anyone near Clarksville, TN? This messages comes from another list I subscribe to. ----- Original Message ----- From: "East Tennessee Historical Society" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 2:31 PM Subject: Free Civil War Genealogy workshop, Clarksville, TN, May 25 > Participants will learn how to determine if an ancestor served in the Civil > War and how to locate records for both Confederate and Union veterans. > Participants do not need Tennessee ancestors to participate since the > information will be useful to researchers regardless of their ancestor's > home state. > > Why is the East Tennessee Historical Society bringing free genealogy > programs to Middle Tennessee? The classes are a celebration and introduction > to a new statewide initiative sponsored by ETHS to track down descendants of > Civil War soldiers who lived, fought, or died in the Volunteer State. The > new heritage program, "Civil War Families of Tennessee," celebrates the > unique role of individuals in Tennessee's Civil War story. > > The workshop is co-sponsored locally by the Clarksville-Montgomery County > Public Library. For additional information about the free workshop contact > the CMCPL at 931-648-8826 or contact ETHS at 865-215-8824. > > The East Tennessee Historical Society, founded in 1834, is one of the oldest > cultural institutions in the state of Tennessee. ETHS, a non-profit > organization headquartered in Knoxville, is dedicated to preserving, > interpreting, and promoting the history of the region. The society's > activities and exhibits are made possible through the support of its > membership. For additional information about the genealogy workshops, > membership, or other ETHS programs, call 865-215-8824, or visit the > historical society's web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org > > > > ============================== > 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 >

POSTED TO THE CALDWELL MESSAGE BOARD Carnahan/Kelly - Caldwell Co., Ky. Author: Rick W. Thorpe Date: 15 May 2002 1:57 PM GMT Classification: Query Searching for information on Birt Carnahan, b. 1872 in Tennessee; married 1893, probably Lyon Co., Ky. to Missouri E. Kelly, b. 1873 in Lyon Co., Ky., the daughter of Drury William Kelly and Margaret Elizabeth Cansler. Known children are Nora P., Elizabeth A., and Margaret P. Carnahan. Elizabeth and Margaret were born in Caldwell Co. REPLY TO [email protected] ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************