Hi, I am looking for any information on a Julia A. Day and a Joseph Cooper who married on April 23, 1849, in Morgan County, Ky. I am searching for the parents of a John Wesley Cooper. I have 2 birth dates and locations for him. His Marriage CERT states he was born in 1849 in Letcher County, Ky. On his death CERT it states he was born March 28, 1850, in Magoffin County, Ky. Magoffin County, wasn't formed till 1860. He is first found in the 1860 Census of Letcher County living with a John day and family as Wesley Cooper age 11. Is there a connection between John day and Julia A. Day? On his marriage CERT he says his mother was from Floyd County, Ky. His father as just Ky. No names are given. On his death CERT it says his mother's maiden name was Adams. Any info or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Ed Cooper Searching for the elusive parents of J Wesley Cooper

Hi, Does anyone know where Hunewell is located (or if it is) in Carter Co. as I was told? I am searching for information on ALBERT ORAL CAMPBELL b. Feb. 23, 1866, and one record we found gave his birthplace as Hunewell, KY. Any help appreciated! Evelyn Leslie

We enjoyed the article about the gentleman who is doing good work in saving the cemeteries in Indiana. Hope this brings a smile. ========================= Women are all the time rearranging the furniture so it makes since to . . . . ------- An item from The New York Times, Sunday, November 2, 1997, page 33, "Metropolitan Diary," by Ron Alexander: Dear Diary: An older friend, recently returned from her home town in North Carolina, says they've spruced up the churchyard cemetery since her last visit several years back. "Lots of new greenery," she said. "And families are together now." "Together?" I asked, puzzled. "Well, years ago they never much worried where they buried someone because everyone was a neighbor anyhow. They'd just dig a grave wherever it seemed to balance things. But they've redone it so people are with their children and grandchildren, instead of scattered." "You mean they exhumed all those people and reburied them?" "Oh no," she said. "They just shifted the headstones. Everyone agrees it looks ever so much nicer."

Looking for any info on Johnson Blankenship who married Ann Royal in Carter County KY on January 19, 1854. Johnson was born in 1812, not sure but think in Virginia. His father and mother were Daniel Blankenship and Sara Rankins who were married in Kanawh County Virginia in 1802. Johnson later moved to Arkansas where he died in 1904. Joe Trainer joetrainer@aol.com

Hi, I have been searching for the parents of my Great Grandfather John Wesley Cooper (Used the name Wesley mostly) for a number of years. I have just received some more information and thought I would throw it out and see if it connects with anyone. Wesley Cooper found in 1860 Census of Letcher County, KY age 11, living with a John Day and family. Married Mary Jane Watkins on December 24, 1868, in the home of her father Benjamin WatkinsJr., Floyd County, Ky. His marriage license states he was born in 1850 in Letcher County, Mother from Floyd County, Father just from Ky. No names for his parents are given. 1870 Census of Floyd County, found with wife Mary, Lydia born 3/12 and a Nancy age 11 (No last name) 1900 Census of Greenup County, KY found with wife Mary, Sons William, Thomas and daughter Ella 1908 gave consent for his daughter Ella to marry in open court, Scioto County, Ohio. Gave family residence as Wheelersburg, OH Died June 2, 1913, in Greenup County, KY of Tuberculosis, Gave date of birth as March 28, 1850, in Magoffin County, Ky. Mothers maiden name as Adams. Death CERT signed by M. W. Meadows. Two of his sons married cousins who were related to the Eada Meadows family of Ky. Magoffin County wasn't formed till 1860, My understanding is from Floyd, Johnson and Morgan Counties. If anyone has any info on this family or can give me a push in the right direction it will be greatly appreciated. Ed Cooper Searching for the elusive parents of John Wesley Cooper

Has anyone out there yet received their Carter County History Book? Elaine

Bruce, Thanks for your reply. I have in front of me a copy of the Carter County Births for the year 1853 and Winfield SCOTT is actually the line above the son born to Albert and Julina RICE. Their son's name is James Faris RICE and he was born November 29, 1853. I find it interesting that you gave 2 initials for Albert RICE's middle names as I have seen him as Albert G. RICE and Albert H. RICE. Do you have names to go with those initials? Are you related to this family? As for the Helphenstine name, I am looking for a farm owned in 1965 by a couple with that name. That farm is where my grandfather was buried, but I don't know for sure what county it is in as my mother's memory is not what it was (she thinks either Fleming County or maybe Carter County). I look forward to hearing from you again. Gail Rice Farmer -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Logan <blogan@zoomnet.net> To: donandgail <dfarmer@prodigy.net> Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [KYCARTER] Surnames >Gail, > >I have Albert G. H. Rice, b. abt. 1832, m. Julian J. Rice. They had >one son that I know of, Winfeld Scott Rice, b. 05 February 1853 in >Carter Co., KY. Albert G. H. was the son of Elijah and Sarah (Riffe) >Rice. > >What is your Helphenstine connection? > >Bruce > >Bruce E. Logan Jr. >2234 Concord Dr. >Wheelersburg, OH 45694-9169 >blogan@zoomnet.net >Van Bibber Pioneers: http://www.zoomnet.net/~blogan >Owner: Van Bibber List - Van_Bibber-L.request@rootsweb.com >Owner: Penland List - Penland-L.request@rootsweb.com >ICQ No. 12054124 > >----- Original Message ----- >From: donandgail <dfarmer@prodigy.net> >To: <KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 9:55 PM >Subject: Re: [KYCARTER] Surnames > > >> I am searching the names of FARIS, HELPHENSTINE, and Albert RICE >married to >> Julina about 1850. >> Gail in Texas >

Gail What are the names and dates of your Faris family ? kt donandgail wrote: > I am searching the names of FARIS, HELPHENSTINE, and Albert RICE married to > Julina about 1850. > Gail in Texas > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherman R. Manis <srmanis@westco.net> > To: KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com <KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 9:57 PM > Subject: [KYCARTER] Surnames > > >We are researching the following surnames: > > > >MANIS, MANESS, MANUS (and other spellings) > >BURKS, BURKE, BIRKS (and other spellings) > >HANCOCK, WHISMAN, WISEMAN, SPEARS, BURTON, > >LEE, MOSIER, and many others. > >Happy hunting > >Sherman R. Manis

I am searching the names of FARIS, HELPHENSTINE, and Albert RICE married to Julina about 1850. Gail in Texas -----Original Message----- From: Sherman R. Manis <srmanis@westco.net> To: KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com <KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 9:57 PM Subject: [KYCARTER] Surnames >We are researching the following surnames: > >MANIS, MANESS, MANUS (and other spellings) >BURKS, BURKE, BIRKS (and other spellings) >HANCOCK, WHISMAN, WISEMAN, SPEARS, BURTON, >LEE, MOSIER, and many others. >Happy hunting >Sherman R. Manis

We need a lot more of this going on! Take a minute, please, and take the time to read this story. http://starnews.com/extra/features/99/dec/1207st_cemetery.html

We are researching the following surnames: MANIS, MANESS, MANUS (and other spellings) BURKS, BURKE, BIRKS (and other spellings) HANCOCK, WHISMAN, WISEMAN, SPEARS, BURTON, LEE, MOSIER, and many others. Visit our updated web site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~srmanis to view all of our known surnames as of December 27, 1999. Most of our ancestors seem to have lived in old Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. May be some from Ohio and Pennsylvania. If anyone finds a connection let me know. Happy hunting Sherman R. Manis -- Jesus is Lord of our lives Sherman and Rodana Manis visit our web sites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~srmanis We will be deleting the Geocities site and Tripod in the near future. http://www.members.tripod.com/srmanis Sign up to receive gospel tracts via e-mail at: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/gospeltracts In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Gen 1:1 KJV)

Thanks to Garrett & Sherry Lowe for the interesting article about the East KY RR Co, starting 1865. I have always been fascinated by the fact that my wife's great grandfather David Ballard Craig in 1873 acquired 10,000 acres of land in Carter Co assessed at $1 per acre, unusual for him as he had only 500 acres otherwise. At the same time Furnace Boon and the Boon Mining and Manufacturing Co had 22,000 and 21,000 acres respectively. Might this have had to do with the railroad? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Bob Cell

My friend who lives in Salt Lake City, went to the Library there and tells me there is a County History Book that has a lot of information on Sturgills, Caudills, Webbs, and related families with pictures of these folks. Does anyone know which book this is and where I might get a copy? I would like the e-mail address of the genealogical societies of Lawrence, Carter, Harlan Counties. can anyone help me Thank you Barbara

Thanks for the page! Nice to know we will have some special things going on in the next year to celebrate. The countdown clock is really cool. I don't think it is a matter of "believing." This is just the fact of time and the way the calendar was originally set up. Ceal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Reeder" <kreeder@ixlmemphis.com> To: <KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 0230 AM Subject: [KYCARTER] When does the next millennium start ? > Honest ! I'm not trying to start the next war. > > But I believe there are those among you who will find the below > URL interesting, whether you agree or not. > > We know that there isn't much that comes out of the White House > that we can believe. But we all have to live with it. > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/Millennium/when.html > > And for those who only want to know what time it is 'right now', > try this URL. > > http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ > > or > > http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html > > Have a happy New Year whatever the millennium> >

Contrary to popular belief, I haven't dropped off the face of the earth. Garrett and I have been building a new home since my last article transcription and there hasn't been much time for genealogy. I apologize to those of you that have sent direct queries that I haven't yet answered. We're still not finished with the house, but I'll try not to wait so long between transcriptions. The following article is from the front page of the Sandy Valley Enquirer of Thursday, December 10, 1942: East Ky. Railroad Co. In 1865 Tapped The Rich Mineral Resources of Carter County A history of Carter County would be incomplete without including the Eastern Kentucky Railroad, and its advent into the county. The E. K. had its origin in the year 1865, just about the close of the war between the states. John and Knapp Thayer with Walter Hunneywell formed a company known as the Kentucky Improvement Co. The Thayers were eastern bankers, and Mr. Honeywell was a merchant. All were men of considerable means. They purchased 25,000 acres of land south of Riverton, Kentucky, on Little Sandy River, this land was rich in timber and minerals. In 1866 they constructed a railroad to a point about six miles south of Riverton, known as Argillite, and began developing the territory they had purchased. In 1868, the railroad was extended to a point 7 miles further south, and a station established and named Hunneywell, in honor of Mr. Hunneywell. In the year 1870 the Eastern Kentucky Railroad Company was organized and chartered. The E. K. is unique in the annals of K! entucky railroads, being the only railroad in Kentucky chartered by a special act of the Kentucky Legislature, for the purpose of taking over the interests of the Kentucky Improvement Co. holdings. The charter permitted purchase and operation of railways, coal and ore mines, blast furnaces and lumber mills, and the right to construct and operate a railroad in and through the following counties in Kentucky: Greenup, Carter, Lawrence, Elliott, Magoffin, Floyd and Pike. The record shows that much of the surveying had already been done in three of these counties. It was the original intention of the Thayers to extend the E. K. to connect with the Southern Atlantic & Ohio at the brakes of the Big Sandy River in Pike County, and when that connection was made, to erect a bridge across the Ohio River at Riverton to connect with the Scioto Valley R. R. which was then being built on the north bank of the river and extending to the Lakes, this making a direct route from the coal fiel! ds of the south to the Great Lakes. This line would have develope were, had it not been for the untimely death of Mr. Thayer, and what a difference it might have made in the history of Carter County. It is not the purpose of this article to give a complete history of the Eastern Kentucky R. R. but only a brief outline as it relates to Carter County. After the organization of the railroad company it was decided to extend the line to Grayson. The Eastern Kentucky Railroad, although abandoned and almost all trace of its existence obliterated, contributed greatly to the early progress and development of Carter County, and its influence will be felt for many years to come. Up to the coming of the railroad in the year 1871, Carter County, along with the other eastern Kentucky counties, was practically a frontier wilderness. It will be remembered that Carter County was only 33 years old at that time, and the only means of transportation was ox teams and horses, and all farm products hauled out and merchandise brought in was over almost impassa! ble dirt roads. The principal trading posts at that time being Ashland, Catlettsburg and Greenup, on the Ohio River. The local storekeeper of that era was really the pioneer in the department store method of merchandising, and the big department stores of today are no different to the local country stores of that date, except in size. The first train to come through to Grayson, was in the year 1871, and in celebration of the event, the whole countryside declared a holiday. A big picnic was staged on the mound were Mr. Ed Rupert now lives, and the day was given over to merriment. With the completion of the road t Grayson real estate values began to climb, capital seeking investment in the virgin timber, rich coal fields and iron ore, which nature had so lavishly bestowed on this section, began coming in and with the coming of new capital, furnaces were built, sawmills installed, coal mines opened, and Eastern Kentucky bid fare to become another Pittsburgh. The shops were moved from Hunneywell to Grayson, furnishing employment to quite a lot of men. The line was extended from Grayson to Willard a distance of 11 miles, and again extended in 1889 to a point 3 miles further south, and a station established and named Webbville, in honor of the Webb family, who were influential citizens of that section. Thi! s is as far as the road ever got toward the original goal. With the completion of the road to Webbville it consisted of 36 miles of roadbed and nine stations, as follows: Riverton - MP 1 Argillite - MP 6 Hunneywell - MP 13 Hopewell - MP 17 Pactolus - MP 21 Grayson - MP 23 E. K. Junction - MP 28 Willard - MP 34 Webbville - MP 36 Col. H. W. Bates became the first vice-president and general manager of the E. K. and continued as such until his death, and was then succeeded by his son, Surgis G. Bates. Some of the most prominent names connected with the road from its beginning, and who contributed to its safety and good management (it may be of interest to note that all of its more than 60 years' operation, a passenger never lost his life while a patron of the road), were: Captain R. B. Leedy, who served so faithfully and so long as superintendent; Col. Wm. J. McKee, who was considered one of the most accommodating conductors ever to conduct a train; Captain Joe Duke, who was one of the best engineers ever to pull a throttle, and many times made the old Alice beat the C. & O. crack trains on the stretch between the curve and E. K. Junction. And there was Huey Craynon, a better engineer never ran a train than Huey, who only weighed a hundred and thirty pounds. And among the late engineers there was Milt Duke, Malcom Partlow and Ed Leedy. Lee and Bill Kilgore and Harry Black conducted many a train on the home run. Dock Crawford was the Master Mechanic in charge of the shops, and a good one he was. He trained Bill Porter and when Doc retired Bill took over, and continued as the Master Mechanic until the abandonment of the road. One of the serious accidents of the road occurred when Alvin Burns lost his leg. He was sent to the Ironton hospital, where a nurse was assigned to give him every care. She proved so efficient and attentive that Alvin decided life without here would not be worth while, and persuaded her to change her name to Jean Burns. Alvin has long since gone to his reward, and Mrs. Burns is the present popular Boyd County Health Nurse. Some of the early agents along the line were Charles Jacobs, Creed Milstead, Charles Weaver, who later became Mayor of Ashland; John Irwin, Chas. Eifort, Henry L. Woods, who later became Circuit Judge; Henry Irwin, Barr Irwin, H. E. St. Clair, Charley Norris, Lan Shay, and others. Many amusing incidents occurred back in the nineties, when the E. K. ran what was known as the jug train, which may be better understood by explaining that it was this train coming out on Saturdays from Riverton that carried C. O. D. jugs of whiskey, shipped by the Ashland and Greenup Liquor dealers to their Carter County patrons (Carter having adopted local option). Sometimes a patron would not want it known that he was imbibing, and would direct the dealer to put his jug in a box and mark it a hat or a pair of shoes or other merchandise besides wet goods. One Saturday a large shipment came out and Henry Irwin, the agent, who always wished to get these packages off his hands before Sunday, late in the afternoon, seeing one labeled in big letters, 'SHOES' and having his suspicions as to what this package contained, he sent this pious man word by one of his neighbors, "that a package of shoes was at the depot for him, and he would like for him to come and get them at once, as! they were leaking." Senator R. M. Bagby tells of coming out on the jug train one evening, when an amusing incident occurred. Two boisterous fellows got on the train at Riverton, very much under the influence of John Barley Corn, bound for Grayson. The train had hardly left the Riverton station, when these two fellows whipped out their revolvers and started shooting out the windows. The only other persons on the train were a woman, a Methodist preacher and Squire Hurn, of Argillite, who had just recently been elected a Justice of the Peace. He had gone up to Greenup that morning to secure a copy of the Kentucky Statutes. Hearing the commotion in the rear of the coach, and sensing trouble, the new squire jumped up and started post haste down the aisle, waving his brand new Kentucky Statutes high in the air, and shouting, "I command the peace, in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky." By this time the Methodist preacher was in a state of panic an cried out to Mr. Bagby to have the conducto! r stop the train and put us off, to which Mr. Bagby answered, "No, I'm in favor of having the conductor stop the train and throw these fellows off." About that time Bill Kilgore, the conductor, entered the coach, and being a muscular fellow, he grabbed the two hoodlums by the nape of the neck and dumped them into the seat. By that time the train had reached Argillite, and Kilgore got a good hold on them, and with Squire Hurn bringing up the rear, they all landed on the ground. Kilgore gave the signal to the engineer and the train pulled out, and the last seen of the trio, the Squire was still waving his Kentucky Statues and "commanding the peace in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky." Another important figure in the early days of the E. K. was Col. Frank Powers, who as a young man, crossed the river from Portsmouth and accepted employment with the new railroad, as agent and members of surveying corps. Mr. Powers soon reached Grayson and became a trusted employee of the road. It was not long after his arrival in Grayson that he began paying court to Julia, the beautiful daughter of Doctor Landsdowne, who resided at picturesque Landsdowne Hall, which has become one of the historic landmarks of Carter County. This courtship soon ripened into love and culminated in marriage of this popular couple. Col. Powers became a prominent lawyer and was for many years one of the leading Democrats in eastern Kentucky, having been the nominee of his party for Congress. Col. Powers passed to his reward some years ago, but Mrs. Powers, who is now in her ninety-first year, lives with her adopted daughter, Mrs. Lula Stewart, in Grayson. In 1925, the northern end of the line from Riverton to Grayson was abandoned, but the company continued to operate the southern end from Grayson to Webbville, but it was not long until the company decided to abandon the entire system. Some enterprising citizens of Grayson and Webbville undertook to prevent the abandonment on the grounds of public necessity and convenience, but in the year 1928 it seemed likely that the railroad commission would grant the company the right of abandonment, and in order to keep railroad facilities for Grayson and intermediate points to Webbville a company was formed and negotiations entered into with Mr. Sturgis Botts, vice president-general manager, for the purchase of the entire holdings of the old company, which finally resulted in the new organization taking it over. After the transfer was made, the name was changed to the Eastern Kentucky Southern R. R., this being the south end of the E. K. road. After perfecting the new organization, R.! M. Bagby was elected president and Wm. Webb was elected general superintendent. The new company managed to make expenses and add some new equipment, and would, no doubt, be operating today had it not been for the depression years. After struggling along through 1931, it became apparent that, in order to save the stockholders from loss, the road would have to be abandoned and salvaged, which was done, and today the E. K. is only a memory, having gone the way of the earth. Garrett and I would like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. May your families be blessed and your hearts be filled with the peace and joy of Jesus. Garrett and Sherry Lowe

Hi, was wondering when the History book was coming out? Debbie

Honest ! I'm not trying to start the next war. But I believe there are those among you who will find the below URL interesting, whether you agree or not. We know that there isn't much that comes out of the White House that we can believe. But we all have to live with it. http://www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/Millennium/when.html And for those who only want to know what time it is 'right now', try this URL. http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ or http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html Have a happy New Year whatever the millennium>

jOHN, I HAVE 580 RELATIVES ON MY GEDROM FILE ON JUST ONE G-GRANDPARENT. I WILL FORWARD IT TO YOU SOON AS I CAN. MY COMPUTER IS DOWN RIGHT NOW.I HAVE QUITE A FEW BURRIED IN CEMETERIES IN THE AREA. KAM

Could you please send me all three KY Carter topics Cemetry and the another ideas Kamama3

I would love to do this. Offhand, I don't know how to pull out a section of my database for a gedcom, but the manual for The Master Genealogist should have this information. Ceal Merz Wutka Atlanta ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rucker" <kycarter@columbus.rr.com> To: <KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 1822 PM Subject: [KYCARTER] ANother idea..... > I have received GEDCOM's from several people over the course of doing the > Carter Co page. What I was wondering was if any of you all would be > interested in submitting your Carter Co-related GEDCOM's for inclusion in a > Carter County GEDCOM CD? > Just wond'rin' aloud, let me know, > John Rucker > Carter Co KYGenWeb coordinator >