I have been trying to get all the cemeteries updated & new ones added. Someone sent me the index for the VanHoose cemetery, but I don't have a record of who sent it. Could whoever sent it to me please email me so I can give you credit? Thanks, John Rucker Carter County KYGenWeb coordinator

Hello Loretta, How are you guys doing. I have copy of this "somewhere" If you do not hear from anyone else, let me know and I will make copies for you. Carolyn > hi > I am looking for a back issue of the East Kentuckian. > I understand that the march 1984 vol XIX has an > article in it about George Pack and Pack family. > does anyone have this issue? would love hearing > from you > loretta

hi I am looking for a back issue of the East Kentuckian. I understand that the march 1984 vol XIX has an article in it about George Pack and Pack family. does anyone have this issue? would love hearing from you loretta

Dear Sherry Lowe and the Carter County, Kentucky List, Thank you very much for taking the time to look up information about Pactolus Furnace. I do appreciate your help on my puzzle relating to two [or one] explosions of one or two iron furnaces in Carter County, Kentucky. Based on your information, that Pactolus ceased operations in 1833/34, Pactolus Furnace would not have been the one which exploded "about 1850", killing James M. THAYER, Sr. and several others. I have received information that Boone Furnace exploded, killing William HIGNITE, but the researcher did not have the year of that exposion. I have also received information that Star Furnace in 1853 had an explosion of its boiler, resulting in the death of two boys. As for my side of this puzzle, I have a victim, James M. THAYER, Sr., who at the time of his death was married and had at least one child, and an approximate date for the explosion ["about 1850"], but do not have the name of the furnace. Could these two explosions [Boone Furnace and the Employer of THAYER] have been one and the same? By finding the date of the explosion of Boone Furnace, the mystery could be solved. Thank you for your help! Randal W. Cooper Lorain, Ohio

According to George Wolfford's "Carter County, A Pictorial History" "Pactolus [Iron Furnace] was built in 1824 while the county [Carter] was still Greenup by Joseph McMurtry, a Mt. Sterling physician, on the site of a forge built in 1815 by iron pioneer Richard Deering. Deering had a small cupola designed to melt out-of-use salt kettles into hollow ware. The furnace featured steam boilers made by putting two such kettles together, but high pressures exploded them, scalding several black workmen. The first blast, in 1825, lasted 66 days and damaged the stack. Later, pressure for the blast came from wooden tubs driven by waterpower from Little Sandy. William Ward purchased half-interest in 1824 and after 1826 the two partners shared the plant in alternate months through 1830. It was then leased to William Boyd for four years, and after the winter of 1833-34, operations ceased." Sherry J. Lowe -----Original Message----- From: Randal W Cooper [SMTP:rwcooper@kellnet.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 8:38 AM To: KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYCARTER] Iron Furnaces of Carter County, Kentucky Dear Researchers of the Carter County, Kentucky Mailing List, I am interested in learning more about the iron furnaces of Carter County, Kentucky, especially those in existence in the 1840's and 1850's. An 1872 list named four iron furnaces for Carter County, namely: Boone Furnace, Mount Savage Furnace, Star Furnace and a fourth unnamed furnace. These four were operating in 1872. But according to a newspaper article posted on the Carter County website, before these four furnaces was Pactolus Furnace, the first iron furnace in eastern Kentucky. Pactolus Furnace, established in 1792, was located two miles north of Grayson on the Little Sandy River. This furnace had gone out of blast by 1842. Does anyone know if Pactolus Furnace ended its days by an explosion? Thank You, Randal W. Cooper

Hi all, My g-grandmother's maiden name was Mary ADCOX (or ADCOCK) b 3/1/1872 d 10/7/1968 Her death cert and social security app both give her place of birth as Grayson, Ky. As you may or may not know there are two Grayson's in Ky. There is Grayson the county and Grayson the city located in Carter county. Her parents namess on both documents were James ADCOX and Clarinda MOTHERTON. I have not been able to locate these two people on any 1870 censuses. In fact, I can't find the name MOTHERTON any where and wonder if it really existed. Some family members have told me that Mary Adcox was at least part Indian. She was certainly very dark, with long black straight hair. Has anyone heard of these surnames. Linda

Does anyone there have a 1900 and 1910 Carter census or soundex? I am trying to locate the following people who were from Olive Hill, Kentucky. William Wright, married Josephine Hicks ca 1900-1905 William had a sister named Becky, Margie, Some of the other names in the family Bible were: Mr & Mrs Frank Jacobs, William may have had brothers or sons by the name of Sam and James. There is listed a Scott, and either a Niel or Nell. William may have been married before as there is a brother listed for him by the name of Harry Wolfe and sisters are Maggie Brooks, Martha Lucas, Lula Coker, Nelie Polas, Goldie Anderson and Margie Lambert. Josephine Hicks parents are listed as: George Ingram and mother was Lizzy. The other side of the family is Irene Cledia Oscha (Osha), but also listed as Her father was William Oscha (Osha) and his wife was Laura. He may have been married before because Irene is also listed with surname of Crum. Her parents were William and Laura Oscha (Osha), and her siblings were: Frank, Earnest, Paul, Lillian, Audrey, Lucy and Imagian. Williams brothers were Leo and Frank and sisters were Elizabeth and Marry. Laura had brothers Frank and George and sisters, Done(?), Missouri, Hatty, and Minnie. If any of these names sound familar, please email me. Carolyn

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Hi List: I am doing a one name study on the name COVEY. If anyone has run across any of these folks I would certainly appreciate hearing from you. My direct line goes back to 1639 in Braintree, Massachuttes. I'm now trying to fatten the tree and perhaps add a little color. Thanks in advance for your efforts. Bill Covey Creator of Ol' Tubby Joe Stottlemeyer Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Station/3265/Welcome.html

Hello, I am a newbie, and I am researching the Buckner name and trying to find other descendants of my ggg grandfather Thomas Jefferson Buckner. I believe he was born in KY and his wife was either named Laura Williams or Lucinda Williamson, she was born in TN. I know they had at least two children, Jesse James Buckner (who was also known as J.J. Buckner and James J. Buckner) born January 24,1869 in Caldwell County KY. The other son was Albert Mitchell Buckner born January 18, 1873 also in Caldwell County. For a reason unknown to me, J.J. Buckner was raised in Caldwell County, while A.M. Buckner was raised in TX. J.J. Buckner married Laura Lewis and they had the following children: Minnie, Robert, Weldon, Fred, Jennie, Ruth, Nellie, Maynard, and Jesse Lewis. A.M. Buckner married Mattie Elizabeth Byas and they had the following children: Dellos Urban, Ruby Mae, Marvin Obbie, and Herman Albert. I would greatly appreciate any help with my line of Buckners. Thank you, Tammye Campbell-Hobgood

Hello out there everyone. I am sorry that I haven't responded to any of your emails lately. (or done any site maintenace) Things have really been up in the air here. I finally seem to have most of my other "irons" sitting beside the fire, so I will slowly be responding to the enormous number of emails sitting in my inbox ( I also have a lot fo things to add to the site). I apologize for the delays and nay inconvenience they may have caused you. Thanks, John Carter Co KYGenWeb coordinator

Could someone help me in finding info on a GEORGE MEADOWS b. VA that married a NANCY PENIX in 1873 in Morgan Co., KY. They moved to Carter Co. after their marriage. I know that at least one of their children, MARTHA ANN MEADOWS b. 1878 (think in Grayson) Carter Co. and she had two known brothers, GARFIELD and ROY which we believe were older than her. Martha married into the COLLEY family. All three of these children ended up in Cabell Co., WV where they all lived and died. I can't seem to find a connection of a George Meadows who was married to Nancy Penix. I have found one George Meadows b. 1853 in VA in a Carter County Census. Then I have another, George Washington Meadows, s/o Jeremiah Meadows and Nancy Cadle, b. in VA ca 1827. So far these are the only two possibles I have been able to come up with. The first one would have been a few years younger than Nancy Penix. She was born in 1848. The last one would be about 21 yrs older than Nancy, which was pretty common back then. Would really appreciate any help at all! Toni Hill Elder

Hi folks ! Earlier I made a query regarding : James & Mary (Cooley) Snider seeking a lookup in the 1870 & the 1900 Census Records there in Carter Co., KY. James Snider has been located in the 1870 Census ...with list members help. Still reguest a 1900 / 1910 Census Lookup for MARY (COOLEY) SNIDER, by then should be the widow of James Snider ... need to know if she's on either of the 1900 or 1910 Census. Again, my open thanks for past assistance. Jim James F. Carver 610 Gay Street, Box 214 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662-0214 e-mail: heritage@zoomnet.net

Would the person from FL who e-mailed me about ordering the Zornes book please e-mail me again. I hit the delete button to soon. Pat Kratz West Des Moines, IA

Hi Folks... Just traveled yesterday to Carter Co. to research at the Court House on one of my mystery characters ...no success...no records found ..well, it happens. Thus...I need Look-up Assistance ...in the 1870 and 1900 Census Records for Carter Co., KY. for: 1870 - JAMES SNIDER (Snyder) & family (he's in the 1880 Census) 1900 - MARY SNIDER (Snyder) (widow of James Snider) James Snider disappear from Greenup Co., KY during the Civil War, thus I'm trying to better pinpoint when he arrived in Carter Co., KY. Since he was in his 80s in the 1880 Census he most likely didn't make it to 1900...but his much younger wife/widow, Mary (Cooley) Snider probably did...need to know. Any assistance deeply appreciated. Jim James F. Carver 610 Gay Street, Box 214 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662-0214 e-mail: heritage@zoomnet.net

Dear Subscribers to the Carter County, Kentucky Mailing List, In any genealogical search, the occupations of the people being sought can play an important role, and can mean the difference between finding or not finding a family. Since the early iron industry in eastern Kentucky and southeastern Ohio attracted multitudes of men looking for employment, a study of these furnaces can be enlightening as to the movements of settlers into and out of a community. That is why I wish to thank those who generously provided information on Pactolus Furnace and Charlotte Furnace. Pactolus Furnace ended its operations after the winter of 1833/34, which removes it from consideration as the Carter County iron furnace that exploded "about 1850", killing James M. THAYER, Sr. and several other furnace workers. The account of the disaster included the unsettling detail that no trace of the victims could be found. Charlotte Furnace, which was located northwest of Grayson in the Iron Hill area, was in blast before the Civil War. Could this have been the ill-fated furnace of "circa 1850"? If anyone has a bit more data regarding this furnace, especially its year of build and last year of operation, please contact me, either personally or to the List. Thank you again for your help; I do appreciate it. Randal W. Cooper Lorain, Ohio

Dear Researchers of the Carter County, Kentucky Mailing List, I am interested in learning more about the iron furnaces of Carter County, Kentucky, especially those in existence in the 1840's and 1850's. An 1872 list named four iron furnaces for Carter County, namely: Boone Furnace, Mount Savage Furnace, Star Furnace and a fourth unnamed furnace. These four were operating in 1872. But according to a newspaper article posted on the Carter County website, before these four furnaces was Pactolus Furnace, the first iron furnace in eastern Kentucky. Pactolus Furnace, established in 1792, was located two miles north of Grayson on the Little Sandy River. This furnace had gone out of blast by 1842. Does anyone know if Pactolus Furnace ended its days by an explosion? Thank You, Randal W. Cooper

Hello Carter County I am looking for someone to do lookups of marriage records and will or probate records at Carter County Court House. Willing to pay $10.00 an hour with a limit on hours contact me by Email if interested. Mary Cookson trecky@fgi.net

Dear Members of the Carter County, Kentucky Mailing List, After quite some time on the Mailing Lists of Greenup, Lewis and Mason Counties, Kentucky, I now come on board the Carter County List, as well, with this, my first post. Is anyone researching the THAYER surname? James M. THAYER, Sr., according to a family tradition I have received, was killed about 1850 in an exposion at an iron furnace in Carter County, Kentucky. Would that have been Pactolus Furnace? James M. THAYER, Sr. was born about 1820 [birthplace unknown to me] and married the widow Nancy JONES HORNER, 18 Feb 1841, in Lawrence County, Ohio. The couple had a son James M. THAYER, Jr., who was born 2 Aug 1841 in Lawrence County, Ohio. James M. THAYER, Jr. was said to have moved to Quincy, Lewis County, Kentucky by about 1854, based on the affidavit that James THAYER, Jr. provided for my third-great grandfather William COOPER's Invalid Pension Record, the application for which was begun in 1880. James M. THAYER died 27 May 1892 in Lewis County, and was buried in Loper Cemetery, Greenup County, Kentucky. If you have any information regarding the iron furnace explosion or the THAYERs, please don't hesitate to join in. I will be grateful, and in turn will do what I can to help you in your research. I'm looking forward to meeting other researchers of Carter County, even if no one else is studying the THAYERs! Thanks again. Randal W. Cooper Lorain, Ohio

Anyone interested in merging Wadkins/Watkisn research from the Floyd and surrounding counties, please contact me: bwingram@mrtc,com Thanks, Barbara