This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mAB.2ACE/385.1 Message Board Post: I am looking for family of a Campbell Hopper that was born in 1850 in Tennessee to a Campbell & Mary Hopper. They later moved to Kentucky, and lived in the Christian and Caldwell County area. Their other children's names were Thomas J,, Wiliiam T., Nancy, America, Margaret, and according to the 1870 census they had one other child a 7 yr. old boy listed as H.M. Hopper. I am looking for any help I can get on researching my family tree on the Hopper side.

This also encludes the "Wesson" family, because that is who Larkin Price born 1791 in South Carolina married. This letter is written by Larkin Price s son to his niece Emma. Given to me (Kristen Williams) by Larkin B. Price on 5-6-2004 History of Price and Wesson Families Written for Mrs. Emma Borah Holman by her Uncle Van R. Price January 27,1908 Your great great grandparents, Prices, came from Wales before the War of the Revolution; they settled in South Carolina. Their names, that is, their given names I do not know. The husband died before the war, the great great grandmother being left a widow with 2 sons, the elder one's name I do not know, the younger one, your great grandfather's Price's name was Joseph. Both of the sons were in the Revolutionary War. The elder one was weakly, the younger, stronger, but not old enough to be a soldier. But as the older one was taken, the younger one being the stronger, but the mother had him go along to see that his brother was taken care of. But afterwards they were put in different commands as military rules of dispositions are not always according to the wishes of their friends, hence, these brothers lost trace of each other, and the older one never returned. What because of him was never known by his mother or his brother. Joseph lived through the war and married a woman whose name was Gillison, a cousin of John Gillison, the father of Hull Gilison, Dicy Files, Mrs. Frank George, and several other daughters. When Joseph Price's mother died I do not know. To Joseph Price was born to him by his Gillison wife, three daughters and three sons, Nancy, Betty (Elizabeth), and Esther and Thompson, Gillison and Larkin. From South Carolina the family moved to North Carolina, and not long afterwards to Kentucky, and then later to Indiana. I do not know how the rotation of the family was, I think Thompson was the oldest son. He married and I do not know how many children he had or what his wife's name was, not when he or she died, but they both died near Mt. Vernon, Indiana, in Posey County. They, I know, had one daughter whom they called Patsy, and she married a man by the name of Lewis, who has been dead for many years. Aunt Patsy died only a few years ago. I do not remember ever seeing her, and why, I do not know, but some way or other, I have never heard my parents speak of her. Nancy was, I think, the oldest daughter. She married Maxey Jolly in North or South Carolina, came with the rest of the family to Indiana, and settled on what is Stewartsville, a farm where they both died and were buried. The farm still belongs to some of them, or part of it does. I was in the cemetery last October. It is the family burying ground and is fenced with solid asphalt wall about four feet high with an iron gate and is nicely kept. I think that every grave is marked with a marble slab. Aunt Nancy and Uncle Maxey had a large family; sons Maxey, Jobe, John, Robert, and William and maybe another or so; daughters, Betsy Ann, Jane, Eliza Ann and Nancy. Betsy Ann married Robert Allen first, who died young, then she married Henry Funsten. They are both dead. Betsy Ann had by her first husband, one son, named William, who was an M.D. He is living in the West but it is not known just where by his people. I think I was mistaken about there being a Robert Jolly as stated. Robert Allen was Betsy Ann's husband. William Jolly was married and had quite a family, but he and wife have been dead for a long time and of his decendents I know nothing. Betsy kept house for Jobe and John in Logan County, where she found her second husband, Funsten. Jane, and Eliza Ann, the youngest of the family, both married Cales, of whom you know something. James C. Cale the husband of Jane, died of Cancer of the head, similar to what your father had. Jane is in her 85th year, has 3 children, 2 daughters and a son. One of the daughters married a Davis, the other a Redman. Mrs. Davis is a grandmother and as nice a looking lady as we generally see. She looks about 25, but I think she is over 50. Mrs. Redman, I didn't see when I was to visit then last October. Jane's sons name was Oscar, but I did not get to see any of his family but him. They only live about 1/4th of a mile from his mother who lives alone, or has a hired woman living with her. Eliza Ann married Joseph Cale who has been dead several years. She lives or stays with her daughter, America Young, who is also a widow. They live in Poseyville. Eliza has one son and this daughter. Her son, Ellison, is married and lives on her farm 2 miles east of Jane Cale, has a wonderful fine house and barn, as good as new and together cost some $25,000. They are all rich, both parents and children. Jane is in her 85th year and Eliza in her 81st. Jane is spry as a girl and Eliza is feeble and nearly blind. Nancy Jolly married Gaston Allen and was Ann Cox's mother. Mrs. Cox is all that is left unless her brother, John, is living which they did not know when I last talked to them. America Young, Eliza's only daughter has 2 daughters. Wanena was in the State University when I was there. One daughter, Ethel, 17, is at home and in high school. America's husband first married on of Jane's daughters. She died, then he married her cousin. He had one son by his first wife. He lived with his grandparents after his mother's death. He lived to manhood but died some 3 years ago. Betsy Price married Mr. Taylor of whom I do not know anything. Esther Price married Mr. Vandeveer to whom was born Thompson Price Vandeveer. Elizabeth Jane Vandeveer first married Joseph West, brother of Mrs. W.N. Borah and Mary Price. They had one son, Joseph West. He died then she married Benjamin Harris. They had one daughter and three sons. The daughter married Mr. Brisenden of Clay City, both living there yet. One son, Roland is living in Kansas and is an M.D., one named Luther not married, a morphine eater, and one son went to Texas. Where he and Luther are, I do not know. Mr. Harris lies in Locust Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Harris is in a cemetery near Clay City. Nancy Jane Vandeveer, Esther Jane Vandeveer, Sarah Jane Vandeveer, Jas. Larkin Vandeveer, of whom Thomason P., Larkin, and Ira Wayne are dead. Thompson Price was married 3 times, first Harriet Shannon, sister of your Uncle William Shannon, and second, a Miss Sloat, who did not live long; third, a sister of Dr. Wilson's wife, who lived in Flora. They had 2 children, Maggie and Luke. The latter lives in New Mexico, I believe Maggie is in Flora. Maggie died several years ago. I believe Thompson died about 1 year ago in the asylum at Anna, Illinois. James Larkin Vandeveer married Uncle Sam Borah's Mary, who where parents of W.B. Heidinger's wife and Mrs. Warren Allison. One son, Wayne died about 12 or 13 years ago. You probably know the Heidinger children, George, the Baptist Preacher, James, in law school, Will, the school teacher in Washington. Katie married Sol Ray and Mary married Charlie Long. Both have large families. J.W. Vandeever get into a fuss with a man by the name of Orr in Massilon about 55 years ago and killed him. He stood trial and came clear. In 1858 or 1859, he went West and is still living at Elks Point, South Dakota. He is about my age. Charles Harris Vandeveer married a Miss Barnhill of Flora. They had 5 or 6 children. He went to Oklahoma. He was in the army with me. Wayne died when he was a young man. Esther Jane married a James Crews, son of Matthew Crews, and Nancy Jane married an older brother of his, Andrew Crews. The latter was the father of S.F. Crews, James Crews, and Esther Sharp. S.F. and Lewis live in Chicago. C.G. lives in Culberton, Nebraska. Esther Jane married for her second husband Elnathan Price, her and my cousin who died 40 years ago or there about. Esther died in Washington some years ago. Sarah Jane Vandeveer married Elihu Neighbor about 42 years ago. Some years after that they went to Nebraska where Sarah Jane died, leaving a husband, 3 sons and one daughter. The daughter and 2 sons are dead. Mr. Neighbor remarried and is now living in Ogden, Utah. Uncle James Vandeveer remarried Nancy Beach Blakly Crews, oldest daughter of James Matthew Crews, father of Andrew and James Crews, husband of Nancy Jane and Esther Crews. They have 4 sons living, Rev. Albert, John W., George W. and Matthew Edwin; Albert belongs to Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church. This year his work is in Friendsville in the Olney Illinois District. He is a good Christian man. John married Mr. A. F. Nesbot's daughter of whom you have heard. John has left the country and we have not heard from him for some 3 years. Edwin lives in Oklahoma; George lives in this neighborhood. He has a wife whose maiden name is Mills. They have one son, Clyde, and 2 daughters, both married and have families. Gillison Price, my father's brother (note- his father was Larkin Price), married a Kentucky lady by the name of Mary Williams about the time my father was married. They both settled in about a half mile of each other, in Posey County, Indiana. In 1837 or 1838 they moved to Wayne County, and settled on adjoining farms. Uncle Gillison's youngest daughter lives on their farm yet and I own my father's farm. Uncle Gillison and Aunt Polly, as she is known by all of us, were the parents of Ira James, James L., Louisa, Joseph W., Elnathan, Maranda Jane, Esther Malinda, Larkin Warren, and Mary Emaline, and I think, their oldest daughter died in infancy. Ira married first a Nesbet and have one son, James G. When his wife died, he married Eliza Borah, daughter of Uncle Sam's. They had Mary Emaline, now Porterfield David Lowery, and Lula, now Petty; the parents are dead. Children living, Mary Ellen, is a widow and lives near here; Lula lives in Witcha, Kansas, James T. also married a Nesbet named Jane. He died about 7 years ago at the age of 77. Jane died about 2 or 3 years ago, aged over 80. Louisa married L P. Cook and they settled some 5 miles south of Flora, Illinois, where she still lives. Her husband died some 12 years ago. They have quite a large family. I believe all but one are living, most of them near their old home, near what is now known as Rinard, Illinois. All of them are doing well. Fletcher William, Rosecrans, James, where the names of the sons. Mary was the name of their oldest daughter. Other I have forgotten their names. Louisa boasts that she has never seen a sick day in her life. She is about 80, I think some over that. J.W. was ever kind of a shiftless one. He first married a Miss Street to whom 2 sons were born. John W. and Ike live in Oregon. J.W.'s first wife was a Crews, daughter of Peter Crews, who died without children. He next married a widow Coulter, who had one child. Both mother and child have been dead many years. J.W. is now about 77 and lives with his sister, Mrs. Cook. Elnathan married his cousin, Esther Jane Vandeveer Crews in 1859 or about that time, and he died in 1867, leaving a widow and several children, who I think are all dead, also his widow of whom I have spoken died in Washington. She was a helpless invalid for years- had rheumatism and on account of her suffering she acquired the opium habit, which held her till her death. Miranda Jane married John Willie, about 50 years or more ago. To them were born, I think, 6 children. The father and all the children but one son, Marion, are dead. The son is about 40. He and his mother live near Mt. Erie. Esther Malinda was one year older then I, hence she was born in 1835. Maranda and she both married after the death of their parents. She married Lewis Leach, lived afterwards about 15 years, leaving her husband and one daughter both of which are dead. Larkin Warren was named for my father and brother of his mother, Warren Williams. He was some 10 years my junior. He died when about 18. Mary Emiline, youngest child of Uncle's was about 10 years old when her father died. When she was 25 years old she married Elijah Griffith, widower, some 15 years her senior. To them were born 2 sons and 2 daughters. The sons both died in infancy, both daughters married, and oldest, Maggie has 2 boys and one daughter; Lulu, Harry Renshaw, and Englishman. Mary Emiline is one of the sweetest disposition ladies I have ever met. Her father idolized her. Although the youngest, she was a bit spoiled. She could not be spoiled. There is no spoil in her, and just so she is yet, notwithstanding, she has had a hard life and much sorrow, she is just the same lovable kind friend. I forgot to mention that Uncle Gillison lived about one year longer then my father, I think he died in 1857. Aunt Polly preceded him 4 or 5 years. Uncle and father were brother companions, I never knew them to have any differences. They shared each others joys and sorrows, where brought up together from their infancies, swapped work, took care of each other in sickness, and were never long apart during their lifetime, and not separated long by death. No one stood higher with all who knew him then Uncle. Larkin Price was born in South Carolina, Dec 5, 1791, came with his father's family to Posey County, Indiana, 1810. Was married to Sally Wesson, Feb 13, 1829; settled on an improved tracked of land in Posey County, about 4 miles north of the town now known as New Albany, Indiana. The farm was near a stream, they lived here until February 1838, when they moved to what is now Massilon Township, sec. 6. When or before they moved here, there was born to them, Feb 8 1822, Joseph W. P. Price, named for his grandfather, Joseph Price and Joseph Wesson, and to be sure that it was for both grandparents, and no partiality shown, was made Joseph Wesson Price Price; Elizabeth Price who was born Dec 1, 1823, died Sept 25, 1824, where her grave is I know, but the exact spot I do not know, as in those day they did not have tombstones; were not known. Pamela Price who was born Sept. 14, 1825. deid Dec. 24, 1894. Esther Price who was born Feb 10, I do not know the date of her death. James Gillison Price who was born July 13, 1830, John Adams Price who was born December 8 1832, James Gillison died Oct. 9 1838. John Adams Price who died Oct 12 1838 was the first buried in our family cemetery, which was on my father's land about a mile north and east of where we now live. My father set out some black locust bushes on the ground which spread very rapidly. This gave it the name of Locust Cemetery (Note: It is now known as the Locust Grove Cemetery). Van Renssller Price was born Jan 15 1836; after coming to Illinois, Marion Price was born August 4 1840; Sophronia Ellen Price was born Aug 19, 1845. Marion Price, which I think the brightest one of our family died Jan. 29, 1863. Better father and mother than these I have never seen; lovable and loving; but language would fail me to express my high estimation of them, and the moral standing in the community which they live in. A fitting eulogy I am too finite to give. I hope to see them face to face unworthy though I be. James W. P. Price was married to Mary West in about 1840, and June 5, 1856 he died. He was thrown off a wagon on his back which paralyzed him. He lived for about a month after this. He was a good and just man. Unto him and Mary were born Lowery Price, who died in boyhood, Edward Wayne, who died in 1861, also in young manhood. Sylvester was older then Edward, between Lowery James and Edward, only on of the family now living. Eliza Florence was a sweet little girl, whom I loved dearly She died when she was a little girl of St. Vitus Dance. James Larkin was the next child. He had his leg mashed by horses running away and had his leg amputated, and several years afterward, died, which was after his mother's death. He was married and left a widow, Jane, and sons, Fred and Glen, who lived with their mother, where Larkin and his father died his widow Jane Price, formerly Jane Chapman, has since married Joseph Borah and are now divorced. Jasper Newton, the youngest son, died before his mother. He married Mattie McCollum, a daughter of Sylvester's last wife, step-daughter of Sylvester. They had 2 children but both died as babies. Sylvester first married a widow, Emma Cook. They had 2 children, which are both living and married; Molly and Joseph who live in Princeton Indiana. Sylvester's second marriage was to a widow Susan McCollum, who had 3 children. The older, Mattie, whom married Jasper Newton married. Her other 2 girls were Cora and Carrie. Carrie (?) was married to Wm. Fetherland and Carrie (?) to Mikel Daubs. Sylvester and his last wife have 2 sons living. Sylvester lives where his grandfather West settled when he came to this country from Pennsylvania, as much, I think, as 80 years ago, the same log are in the house that his grandfather West put there and where Sylvester's father and mother and your Uncle W.N. Borah and Aunt Eliza were married, though there is a later house built to it. This I believe finishes your Uncle Joseph P. Price's family. Pamela, your mother is the next of the family to live to maturity. She and your father, John Borah, were married in February, 1848, a more congenial and satisfactory union of hearts and hands seldom existed and a better father and mother then you children had or better man and woman in every respect as neighbor, a friend, or citizen, seldom graced the world, and not wishing to make you vain, few parents ever reared a nicer or nobler family of children, and commencing with Larkin, Sarah J., Salina, Esther, Emma, John and Lulu. Of each I could with freedom write with highest commendation. May nothing over occur to mar this record. The next is Esther who married John T. Calvin about the year 1850 or 1852. Here I may be in error but it is the best I can remember. Esther and John were the parents of Sarah Esther, who married Jack Boultinghouse. She was the mother of 3 or 4 children. They moved to Kansas, where she died, Jack and what children were left, with his mother moved to Oregon, where I have lost account of them. Sarah Esther was only a child when she married. Marion the next child, died about the time he arrived to manhood. He was a good boy. Van R. was left a lad of somewhere in the teens. Not having a mother's care, went wrong, but is all right now. He is married and living in Shawneetown. He is the only one of the family living. Esther died with consumption about 1879. She was a good Christian woman, religious and enjoyed religion, died in the family and I believe, is in the Glory World. Her husband John T., after Esther's death lost interest in things good. They are both buried in the cemetery east of the village of Calvin, about 3 miles south of Graysville. The next 2 of father's family was James G. and John A., who died soon after we came to Illinois, of which I have already written. After these is myself of whom I can say that I feel like a failure. I was 2 years old when we came to this country. A portion of the year for six years, I shook with chills and made great destruction of Saphenting's Pills and Jerusalem Oak Tea. My father died when I was 20 years old, leaving me with the care of my mother and sister, Sophronia, and the farm, which continued until Aug 4, 1861, when I left the farm and family in care of Allen Walker, a hired hand, and entered the Army in Company "E", 40th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and server as First Sgt., until Aug 9, 1864. Looking back on that service now, it doesn't appear that I made a very good soldier, although I tried my best to do my duty, though I was too tenderhearted to want to kill anybody which I was out to do. I was never away from my command but 3 days during my term of service and that was on a furlough to visit a friend of mine who was in his death bed in the hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. During my absence in July, 1863, my mother died. Notwithstanding the need my country had of my service I never felt satisfied that I did the right thing in leaving my mother to go into he Army, and would not have done so if I knew her thought the war would have lasted so long as it did, I expected the war would be over by the next spring after I went out. I got home in Aug. 1864, and ion the 27th day of October of the same year was married to Martha A. Adams and on the 23rd of January 1865, moved to Mt. Erie and in July of the same year was born to us our first son, Joseph Henry, and on April 14, 1870, was born a daughter, Maude Evelyn, on Aug 25, 1865, I went to merchandising, buying half interest in the firm of Jolly and Mayo, changing the name to Price, Jolly and Mayo; afterwards selling my interest to John W. Vandeveer, then I turned my attention to milling with the firms of Price, Nevell and Co., were in about 4 years I lost $20,000, which about cleared me up financially. On January 3, 1873 my wife Mattie, died leaving me with Maude and Joe. On the 15th of April 1875, I and Caroline Berg were married and continued together to this time. Though carefulness and other way have been able to regain part of our losses and to feel as regards matters financially, we are pretty well provided for what little time we have to stay here. On Oct. 25, 1877, was born to my present wife and to me a, a daughter, Carrie, who was married Oct 6, 1904, to Fred S. Fulton, who now lives at 1452 Perry Street, Chicago Illinois. They have a daughter Ruth. Joe was married Sept 1891 in Boston, Mass. to Carrie E. Haskel, and are not living at Rocky Ford, Colorado, engaged in business. Maude E. was married Nov 29, 1893, to Henry Clevenger. They have a daughter and a son. Daughter was born Oct 1892, died Feb 7, 1893; son Joseph Henry was born Nov 4, 1901 and is still living. We live in and 8 room house, 2 stories, all by ourselves and sometimes it seems quite lonely having little to do and striving to live in view of what so awaits us and to be prepared in everyway for it. As to my brother, Marion, he when a boy had the misfortune to get his leg broken and his dislocated. The doctor set his leg, but did a poor job, and did not know of the dislocation of the hip, hence did not set it, and when the fracture healed he was lame, and the some years after he took a fever which settled in the small of his back and caused paralysis of his lower limbs and he was never able to stand alone, but could hobble about on crutches. He went to school, was a good scholar and he taught several years of school, but his body and lungs growing, and from the small of his back down not growing. He had not room for his lungs to expand, hence his lungs because afflicted and slow consumption set in and on a bright Sunday morning Jan 29th, 1869, his mother told him he was dying. He thought not, but soon realized it was so, when he called his mother, sister, Sophronia, and myself 2 cousins who was with us, Mary E. Price and Fount Wesson, and taking each by the hand bid us good-bye, closing his eyes for a moment, remembered his Bible which is now before me, he said, "Van, I want to give you my Bible. Meet me in heaven." He went to sleep in Jesus, blessed sleep from which none ever wakes to weep. By the grace of God, I mean to do so. He was a good young man. I always, or in his last years, called him, "my dictionary". How I miss him. Sophronia E., the youngest child was a pretty baby and girl and grew up to be a pretty woman, being the youngest was our pet, but still she was not badly spoiled, but being left by her father when a child, eleven years old, to my mother and my care; as for me, my experience and judgement not being very good, she was expected to be self-willed and selfish, but instead she grew up to be generous and good and lovable, was married in her 19th year, 1863, to William Shannon, and they have raised a family of 6 sons and 2 daughters. Clara married C.T. Jordan, Arthur H. married a Miss Florence Pleasant; to them was born a son and at the same time the wife died. They lived in Noble, Illinois. Next was Dewitt, who married Julia Holmes. They have one son, 7 years old. They live in Mt. Erie. Next is Roy, who married Mable Blood. They have 2 children. They live on a farm near Mt. Erie. Next is Joseph who married Beulah Allison. They have a daughter, Alice, They live in Mt. Erie. Next is Bessie, who married John Henry, a livestock trader. They haven't any children. They live in Noble, Illinois. Next is Harry who was just arrived at his majority; this last spring, migrated to the State of Wyoming, where he bought 160 acers, which he expects to farm. For a while he is with his parents this winter. He expects to return in the spring to his farm. William Herbert is the youngest, he is now nearly grown; is at home going to school in Mt. Erie. Clara and C.T. Jordan have 2 children; 2 daughters, Josie and Grace; Josie is in school at Fairfield, Grace is with her parents in Wyoming. I forgot their post office. So this ends out Price people, except that your great grandfather Price's first wife died in Indiana and he married the second time a widow, Gambrel and they had 2 daughters, they had one called Janey, I suppose a nickname for Jane. She married Richard Harris, which connects us with the Harris's and Hale Strawn, who married Cassie Harris, a granddaughter to Aunt Jane Price Harris. Their other daughter was Lydia who died when 12 years old, her mother died about the same time. Grandfather lived some years longer. I just can recollect seeing him once, when he visited father. His wife and youngest daughter are buried on the fame he lived on last. Grandfather died at his daughter's Nancy Jolly. -End of Price Family- -Wesson Family- I will now give you as best as I can an account of our relation on my mother s side (Wesson). Joseph Wesson and his wife, I believe her name was Elizabeth Adams anyway her maiden name was Adams, and she was of the old family of John Adams and Quincy Adams; I think a cousin of J.Q. Adams, I am sure of that family. I do not know where they were born or where they were married, that is grandmother and grandfather Wesson, but they moved from Tennessee. I think from the middle of Tennessee, in 1810 and settled in what is now the town of Owensville, in Gibson County, Indiana. Mother was about, I think the oldest child and she was about 8 years old when they came to Indiana, and was 18 years, 5 months, and 24 days old when she was married to my father. I have heard her spoken of as a very pretty young lady by those who were acquainted with her at that time. Her brothers were Newton, who married a Mary Madox, James who married Miss Celia or Clara, I forgot her maiden name, but have seen her. She is quite a society lady and too aristocratic for Uncle, and he thinking her so pretty, tried to humor her in everything, which caused him to fail. My father thought a great deal of him. They had 2 sons. I believe they were twins, Fountain and Fleming. They both lived to manhood. Fount was in the Civil War. Their mother married her second husband, David Ayers, but they are all dead. Next brother was William, who married in Indiana, and with several children moved to Logan County, Illinois. Lived there until after the war, I think, about 1870, then they settled in Kansas where Uncle and Aunt both died. Uncle was out here osme 25 years ago. He and I stayed with your mother since your father's death. Probably you remember him. I forgot if it was before you were married. He was the youngest brother of my mother. If I recollect, her sister was next younger then she was, she was nicknamed Peggy. She married Robert Bonner, a good man and a good husband. They had 2 children, John N. and Isabell Jane. Uncle died and Aunt married John Brothers. He was a hard worker, a hustler, but poor manager. They lived above Noble a few years after the war. When he failed they came back to Indiana, where Aunt Peggy died. She was a good woman and well respected, but had a hard life especially the latter part.They had 3 sons, Robert, William, and James Larkin, who were a credit to their father. James Larkin died near Mt. Erie at James McCleary's and was buried in Locust Grove Cemetery. I kept his grave marked. Next sister was Esther who first married a miller by trade Ebenezer Phillips. They lived in Blairsville, Posey County. He is was that suggested my name to my parents which does not seem to me to be a very good one, but I accept it and am satisfied and as for namesakes, so far as number in my locality, they exceed Lincoln; I just now think of 7. Aunt Esther and Uncle Ebenezer had one son that I recollect, who was Joseph Vaspasen. He was about my age. I saw him die about 50 years ago at Mr. John Moreheads, 10 miles south of Olney, and he is buried in Parkersburg Cemetery near Parkersburg. His father died several years before and his mother married a James Bonner, a Methodist Preacher and he died before Joseph V., died; what became of Uncle Bonner, I do not know. Next sister if I recollect was Melissa, who married first Elhanan Emerson, uncle, I think, of Charles Emerson of Albion. They first settled in Gibson County, Indiana, near grandfather Wesson's, afterwards lived in White County Illinois, 3 miles south of Graysville, where Uncle died and Aunt Melissa married Burrel Crawford, a man much younger then her, and who survived her, then he married a Westfall and he has been dead some 10 years or more. Uncle and Aunt Emerson had a son about my age, who died when about 12 years old. Also a daughter, Mary Catherine, who died about the time she reached womanhood; another Ella who was married to Samuel Pottis, none of whom I ever knew. Flora was the youngest. She married Mr. Cleveland and they had a family, mostly girls. They live in Graysville. Their son is principal of the Grayville Schools. They seem to be nice and respected family. Next sister was Mary who married Charles Johnson, and Irishman. A better Christian man then Uncle Charles is hard to find. He was good to everybody and was everyone's friend, a devout and loyal Methodist, the life and power of the church, where he belonged. He raised a large family, worked hard, made lots of money, gave much away to every good cause and much to undeserving people. He and Aunt Polly died not very many years ago and not far apart. I think Uncle went first. Arthur was the oldest child. He was a fine looking young man over 6 feet tall, erect and well proportioned and had a mine smart to a finish. Joseph, the second son, married a Harrison, a relative of President Harrison. She died some 3 years ago. At the time they were living in Owensboro, Kentucky, since then, I have not heard from them. Their oldest daughter, Maraih married a Methodist Preacher, by the name of Harnell. He was for several years presiding elder in Indianapolis. Where they are now, I do not know. Joseph and wife did not have any children. The balance of Uncles and Aunt's children living in and about McCutchinsville, Indiana, some 8 miles north of Evansville, a country where land is high in price. I believe I did not write anything on Uncle Newton's family. I was better acquainted with them then any of the rest of my Aunts or Uncles on my mother's side. When I was a boy, I used to visit them and after I was large enough to go myself. They had one son, though years older then myself. he married a Caroline Sharp, a neighbor girl, about the same time William Wesson moved to Logan County, Illinois. Their first son was Filmore who now lives in Kansas and 2 others whom I have forgotten. One daughter married a man by the name of Marvel, a neighbor. The family eventually moved to Logan, County, Lincoln, Illinois, where John W. died. His widow and some of the children live there now. Pamela, Uncle's oldest daughter, married John Summers, whens he was about 17 years old. They settled about 3 miles north of Atlanta, McLean County. They lived there until 1882. They had only 2 children, Delia and Charles, they moved to Clarion, Iowa. Delia married a cousin of hers before they left Illinois; they have one son who is living here now on Pamela's farm. Louise, another of Uncle's Children married a widower, a Mr. Hudson, a Christian Preacher, and they had one daughter, Clara. When Mr. Hudson died, Louise settled in the Christian College at Merom, and made a living boarding college students until her daughter married a Mr. Fairfield, a professor. Then they moved to first one place then another till they settled in Alfred, New Jersey, where Mr. Fairfield has charge of a college. Louise died there last February. Joseph, another son of Uncle's was killed at the battle of Champion Hill, near Vicksburg, Mississippi. James L. died some 5 years ago, in Cynthiana, leaving 2 married daughters, Mrs. Whiting in New Harmany and Mrs. Indicut near Poseyville, Indiana, and son Oscar of same address. Widow, niece and daughter in Cynthiana. Another son, Charles who lives at Kendall, Illinois. One daughter, Ella, address, Appleton City, Missouri. Another died the same time your mother died in 1864 or 1865. Two twin girls, Mattie, who married a Mr. Berry, lives near Merom, Indiana. Mary whom you have met, lives in Clarksville, Iowa. She married a Christian Preacher, a Rev. Hollett. She has 6 children. I had a letter from her the other day and a group picture of her children. The youngest is 3 years old. She says her sister, Mattie is rich in house and land but not so rich in children as she has only half as many and married several years before. I forgot to say in the proper place what I intended to say about grandfather Wesson. He was a farmer and also a minister, he belonged to what was called in his day, the Campbellite Order, which eventually merged into the Campbellite Church. His belief was different from it that while he advocated Immersion, he did not claim that it was essential to salvation and believe in experimental religion, that it could be felt as well as worked. his influence can be seen in Gibson County, Indiana, Wabash County Illinois, and doubtless many other places. Verily he rests from his labors and his works do follow him. After grandmother died, he married a widow Mock and died in 1854 leaving a widow.

Sure will =) -------Original Message------- From: KYCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com Date: 05/08/04 15:04:17 To: KYCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYCHRIST] Re: KYCHRIST-D Digest V04 #132 That 1908 letter is a treasure and I hate to think how many people who are not Williams relatives missed it! My husband is a descendant of Elizabeth Price of KY. That could very well be outlining his family. Please republish it and list the surname PRICE in capitals. ==== KYCHRIST Mailing List ==== Christian Co. History & Genealogy http://www.kyseeker.com/christian ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

That 1908 letter is a treasure and I hate to think how many people who are not Williams relatives missed it! My husband is a descendant of Elizabeth Price of KY. That could very well be outlining his family. Please republish it and list the surname PRICE in capitals.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lockheart, Lockhart Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2661 Message Board Post: CROFTON Mrs. Gracie LOCKHEART, the wife of Mr. James LOCKHEART, an old and prosperous farmer, died Friday. (Source: Earlington Bee, Thur., June 17, 1897)

Not connected to the Williams family being discussed here but thought it might help to know that I descend from a Williams family from Stewart Co. TN and I do have them back to Wales so your Williams family may in deed be from there. Joy, TN

I have received some information that may help ALL of us on how the Williams family may have migrated to Kentucky. The fact that I am related to the Williams family by James's son Jesse Williams and Jesse's sister (Mary Polly") as I am sure most of you know married Gillison Price. Well Jesse Williams son of James was born in South Carolina, this is stated by him in both the 1850 and 1860 census's of Wayne County Illinois where he lived. I have contacted a person in the Price family that gave me a letter written in 1908, about the history of the Price family. The Price's migrated from South Carolina > North Carolina > Kentucky. Many of the grandchildren of James were named after children in the Joseph Price family, this makes me think these families were very close, and not just because one of the Price's married the Williams's. I believe the Williams family most likely migrated with the family of Joseph Price. This letter also states a child born to Mary and Gillison Price that was named after Warren Williams, Jesse and Mary s brother. Below is a copy of the letter received by me today. It's taken me all day to get this onto the computer or I would have sent this sooner. I have copied it word for word. History of Price Family Written for Mrs. Emma Borah Holman by her Uncle Van R. Price January 27,1908 Your great great grandparents, Prices, came from Wales before the War of the Revolution; they settled in South Carolina. Their names, that is, their given names I do not know. The husband died before the war, the great great grandmother being left a widow with 2 sons, the elder one's name I do not know, the younger one, your great grandfather's Price's name was Joseph. Both of the sons were in the Revolutionary War. The elder one was weakly, the younger, stronger, but not old enough to be a soldier. But as the older one was taken, the younger one being the stronger, but the mother had him go along to see that his brother was taken care of. But afterwards they were put in different commands as military rules of dispositions are not always according to the wishes of their friends, hence, these brothers lost trace of each other, and the older one never returned. What because of him was never known by his mother or his brother. Joseph lived through the war and married a woman whose name was Gillison, a cousin of John Gillison, the father of Hull Gilison, Dicy Files, Mrs. Frank George, and several other daughters. When Joseph Price's mother died I do not know. To Joseph Price was born to him by his Gillison wife, three daughters and three sons, Nancy, Betty (Elizabeth), and Esther and Thompson, Gillison and Larkin. From South Carolina they family moved to North Carolina, and not long afterwards to Kentucky, and then later to Indiana. I do not know how the rotation of the family was, I think Thompson was the oldest son. He married and I do not know how many children he had or what his wife's name was, not when he or she died, but they both died new Mt. Vernon, Indiana, in Posey County. They, I know, had one daughter whom they called Patsy, and she amrried a man by the name of Lewis, who has been dead for many years. Aunt Patsey died only a few years ago. I do not remember ever seeing her, and why I do not know, but some way or other, I have never heard my parents speak of her. Nancy was, I think, the oldest daughter. She married Maxey Jolly in North or South Carolina, came with the rest of the family to Indiana, and settled on what is Stewartsville, a farm where they both died and were buried. The farm still belongs to some of them, or part of it does. I was in the cemetery last October. It is the family burying ground and is fenced with solid asphalt wall about four feet high with an iron gate and is nicely kept. I think that every grave is marked with a marble slab. Aunt Nancy and Uncle Maxey had a large family; sons Maxey, Jobe, John, Robert, and William and maybe another or so; daughters, Betsy Ann, Jane, Eliza Ann and Nancy. Betsy Ann married Robert Allen first, who died young, then she married Henry Funsten. They are both dead. Betsy Ann had by her first husband, one son, named William, who was an M.D. He is living in the West but it is not known just where by his people. I think I was mistaken about there being a Robert Jolly as stated. Robert Allen was Betsy Ann's husband. William Jolly was married and had quite a family, but he and wife have been dead for a long time and of his decendents I know nothing. Betsy kept house for Jobe and John in Logan County, where she found her second husband, Funsten. Jane, and Eliza Ann, the youngest of the family, both married Cales, of whom you know something. James C. Cale the husband of Jane, died of Cancer of the head, similar to what your father had. Jane is in her 85th year, has 3 children, 2 daughters and a son. One of the daughters married a Davis, the other a Redman. Mrs. Davis is a grandmother and as nice a looking lady as we generally see. She looks about 25, but I think she is over 50. Mrs. Redman, I didn't see when I was to visit then last October. Jane's sons name was Oscar, but I did not get to see any of his family but him. They only live about 1/4th of a mile from his mother who lives alone, or has a hired woman living with her. Eliza Ann married Joseph Cale who has been dead several years. She lives or stays with her daughter, America Young, who is also a widow. They live in Poseyville. Eliza has one son and this daughter. Her son, Ellison, is married and lives on her farm 2 miles east of Jane Cale, has a wonderful fine house and barn, as good as new and together cost some $25,000. They are all rich, both parents and children. Jane is in her 85th year and Eliza in her 81st. Jane is spry as a girl and Eliza is feeble and nearly blind. Nancy Jolly married Gaston Allen and was Ann Cox's mother. Mrs. Cox is all that is left unless her brother, John, is living which they did not know when I last talked to them. America Young, Eliza's only daughter has 2 daughters. Wanena was in the State University when I was there. One daughter, Ethel, 17, is at home and in high school. America's husband first married on of Jane's daughters. She died, then he married her cousin. He had one son by his first wife. He lived with his grandparents after his mother's death. He lived to manhood but died some 3 years ago. Betsy Price married Mr. Taylor of whom I do not know anything. Esther Price married Mr. Vandeveer to whom was born Thompson Price Vandeveer. Elizabeth Jane Vandeveer first married Joseph West, brother of Mrs. W.N. Borah and Mary Price. They had one son, Joseph West. He died then she married Benjamin Harris. They had one daughter and three sons. The daughter married Mr. Brisenden of Clay City, both living there yet. One son, Roland is living in Kansas and is an M.D., one named Luther not married, a morphine eater, and one son went to Texas. Where he and Luther are, I do not know. Mr. Harris lies in Locust Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Harris is in a cemertery near Clay City. Nancy Jane Vandeveer, Esther Jane Vandeveer, Sarah Jane Vandeveer, Jas. Larkin Vandeveer, of whom Thomason P., Larkin, and Ira Wayne are dead. Thompson Price was married 3 times, first Harriet Shannon, sister of your Uncle William Shannon, and second, a Miss Sloat, who did not live long; third, a sister of Dr. Wilson's wife, who lived in Flora. They had 2 children, Maggie and Luke. The latter lives in New Mexico, I believe Maggie is in Flora. Maggie died several years ago. I believe Thompson died about 1 year ago in the asylum at Anna, Illinois. James Larkin Vandeveer married Uncle Sam Borah's Mary, who where parents of W.B. Heidinger's wife and Mrs. Warren Allison. One son, Wayne died about 12 or 13 years ago. You probably know the Heidinger children, George, the Baptist Preacher, James, in law school, Will, tge school teacher in Washington. Katie married Sol Ray and Mary married Charlie Long. Both have large families. J.W. Vandeever get into a fuss with a man by the name of Orr in Massilon about 55 years ago and killed him. He stood trial and came clear. In 1858 or 1859, he went West and is still living at Elks Point, South Dakota. He is about my age. Charles Harris Vandeveer married a Miss Barnhill of Flora. They had 5 or 6 children. He went to Oklahoma. He was in the army with me. Wayne died when he was a young man. Esther Jane married a James Crews, son of Matther Crews, and Nancy Jane married an older brother of his, Andrew Crews. The latter was the father of S.F. Crews, James Crews, and Esther Sharp. S.F. and Lewis live in Chicago. C.G. lives in Culberton, Nebraska. Esther Jane married for her socond husband Elnathan Price, her and my cousin who died 40 years ago or there about. Esther died in Washington some years ago. Sarah Jane Vandeveer married Elihu Neighbor about 42 years ago. Some years after that they went to Nebraska where Sarah Jane died, leaving a husband, 3 sons and one daughter. The daughter and 2 sons are dead. Mr. Neighbor remarried and is now living in Ogden, Utah. Uncle James Vandeveer remarried Nancy Beach Blakly Crews, oldest daughter of James Matthew Crews, father of Andrew and James Crews, husband of Nancy Jane and Esther Crews. They have 4 sons living, Rev. Albert, John W., George W. and Matthew Edwin; Albert belongs to Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church. This year his work is in Friendsville in the Olney Illinois District. He is a good Christian man. John married Mr. A. F. Nesbot's daughter of whom you have heard. John has left the country and we have not heard from him for some 3 years. Edwin lives in Oklahoma; George lives in this neighborhood. He has a wife whose maiden name is Mills. They have one son, Clyde, and 2 daughters, both married and have families. Gillison Price, my father's brother (note- his father was Larkin Price), married a Kentucky lady by the name of Mary Williams about the time my father was married. They both settled in about a half mile of each other, in Posey County, Indiana. In 1837 or 1838 they moved to Wayne County, and settled on adjoining farms. Uncle Gillison's youngest daughter lives on their farm yet and I own my father's farm. Uncle Gillison and Aunt Polly, as she is known by all of us, were the parents of Ira James, James L., Louisa, Joseph W., Elnathan, Maranda Jane, Esther Malinda, Larkin Warren, and Mary Emaline, and I think, their oldest daughter died in infancy. Ira married first a Nesbet and have one son, James G. When his wife died, he married Eliza Borah, daugher of Uncle Sam's. They had Mary Ellen, now Porterfield; David Lowery, and Lula, now Petty; the parents are dead. Children living, Mary Ellen, is a widow and lives near here; Lula lives in Witcha, Kansas, James T. also married a Nesbet named Jane. He died about 7 years ago at the age of 77. Jane died about 2 or 3 years ago, aged over 80. Louisa married L P. Cook and they settled some 5 miles south of Flora, Illinois, where she still lives. Her husband died some 12 years ago. They have quites a large family. I believe all but one are living, most of them near their old home, near what is now known as Rinard, Illinois. All of them are doing well. Fletcher William, Rosecrans, James, where the names of the sons. Mary was the name of their oldest daughter. Other I have forgotten their names. Louisa boasts that she has never seen a sick day in her life. SHe is about 80, I think some over that. J.W. was ever kind of a shiftless one. He first married a Miss Street to whom 2 sons were born. Jown W. and Ike live in Oregon. J.W.'s first wife was a Crews, daughter of Peter Crews, who died without children. He next married a widow Coulter, who had one child. Both mother and child have been dead many years. J.W. is now about 77 and lives wiht his sister, Mrs. Cook. Elnathan married his cousin, Esther Jane Vandeveer Crews in 1859 or about that time, and he died in 1867, leaving a widow and several children, who I think are all dead, also his widow of whom I have spoken died in Washington. She was a helpless invalid for years- had rheumatism and on account of her suffering she acquired the opium habit, which held her till her death. Miranda Jane married John Willie, about 50 years or more ago. To them were born, I think, 6 children. The father and all the children but one son, Marion, are dead. The son is about 40. He and his mother live near Mt. Erie. Esther Malinda was one year older then I, hence she was born in 1835. Maranda and she both married after the death of their parents. She married Lewis Leach, lived afterwards about 15 years, leaving her husband and one daughter both of which are dead. Larkin Warren was named for my father and brother of his mother, Warren Williams. He was some 10 years my junior. He died when about 18. Mary Emiline, youngest child of Uncle's was about 10 years old when her father died. When she was 25 years old she married Elijah Griffith, widower, some 15 years her senior. To them were born 2 sons and 2 daughters. The sons both died in infancy, both daughters married, and oldest, Maggie has 2 boys and one daughter; Lulu, Harry Renshaw, and Englishman. Mary Emiline is one of the sweetest disposition ladies I have ever met. Her father idolized her. Although the youngest, she was a bit spoiled. She could not be spoiled. There is no spoil in her, and just so she is yet, notwithstanding, she has had a hard life and much sorrow, she is just the same lovable kind friend. I forgot to mention that Uncle Gillison lived about one year longer then my father, I think he died in 1857. Aunt Polly preceeded him 4 or 5 years. Uncle and father were brother companions, I never knew them to have any differences. They shared each others joys and sorrows, where brought up together from their infancies, swapped work, took care of each other in sickness, and were never long apart during their lifetime, and not separated long by death. No one stood higher with all who knew him then Uncle. Larkin Price was born in South Carolina, Dec 5, 1791, came with his father's family to Posey County, Indiana, 1810. Was married to Sally Wesson, Feb 13, 1829; settled on an improved tracked of land in Posey County, about 4 miles north of the town now known as New Albany, Indiana. The farm was near a stream, they lived here until February 1838, when they moved to what is now Massilon Township, sec. 6. When or before they moved here, there was born to them, Feb 8 1822, Joseph W. P. Price, named for his grandfather, Joseph Price and Joseph Wasson, and to be sure that it was for both grandparents, and no partiality shown, was made Joseph Wasson Price Price; Elizabeth Price who was born Dec 1, 1823, died Sept 25, 1824, where her grave is I know, but the exact spot I do not know, as in those day they did not have tombstones; were not known. Pamila Price who was born Sept. 14, 1825. deid Dec. 24, 1894. Esther Price who was born Feb 10, I do not know the date of her death. James Gillison Price who was born July 13, 1830, John Adams Price who was born December 8 1832, James Gillison died Oct. 9 1838. John Adams Price who died Oct 12 1838 was the first buried in our family cemetery, which was on my father's land about a mile north and east of where we now live. My father set out some black locust bushes on the ground which spread very rapidly. This gave it the name of Locust Cemtery (Note: It is now known as the Locust Grove Cemetry). Van Renssller Price was born Jan 15 1836; after coming to Illinois, Marion Price was born August 4 1840; Sophronia Ellen Price was born Aug 19, 1845. Marion Price, which I think the brightest one of our family died Jan. 29, 1863. Better father and mother than these I have never seen; lovable and loving; but language would fail m to express my high estimation of them, and the moral standing in the community which they live in. A fitting eulogy, I am too finite to give. I hope to see them face to face unworthy though I be. James W. P. Price was married to Mary West in about 1840, and June 5, 1856 he died. He was thrown off a wagon on his back which paralyzed him. He lived for about a month after this. He was a good and just man. Unto him and Mary were born Lowery Price, who died in boyhood, Edward Wayne, who died in 1861, also in young manhood. Sylvester was older then Edward, between Lowery James and Edward, only on of the family now living. Eliza Florence was a sweet little girl, whom I loved dearly She died when she was a little girl of St. Vitus Dance. James Larkin was the next child. He had his leg mashed by horses running away and had his leg amputated, and several years afterward, died, which was after his mother's death. He was married and left a widow, Jane, and sons, Fred and Glen, who lived with their mother, where Larkin and his father died his widow Jane Price, formerly Jane Chapman, has since married Joseph Borah and are now divorced. Jasper Newton, the youngest son, died before his mother. He married Mattie McCollum, a daughter of Sylvester's last wife, step-daughter of Sylvester. They had 2 children but both died as babies. Sylvester first married a widow, Emma Cook. They had 2 children, which are both living and married; Molly and Joseph who live in Princeton Indiana. Sylvester's second marriage was to a widow Susan McCollum, who had 3 children. The older, Mattie, whom married Jasper Newton married. Her other 2 girls were Cora and Carrie. Carrie (?) was married to Wm. Fetherland and Carrie (?) to Mikel Daubs. Sylvester and his last wife have 2 sons livign. Sylvester lives where his grandfather West settled when he came to this country from Pennsylvania, as much, I think, as 80 years ago, the same log are in the house that his grandfather West put there and where Sylvester's father and mother and your Uncle W.N. Borah and Aunt Eliza were married, though there is a later house built to it. This I believe finishes your Uncle Joseph P. Price's family. Pamela, your mother is the next of the family to live to maturity. She and your father, John Borah, were married in February, 1848, a more congenial and satisfactory union of hearts and hands seldom existed and a better father and mother then you children had or better man and woman in every respect as neighbor, a friend, or citizen, seldom graced the world, and not wishing to make you vain, few parents ever reared a nicer or nobler family of children, and commencing with Larkin, Sarah J., Salina, Esther, Emma, John and Lulu. Of each I could with freedom write with highest commendation. May nothing over occur to mar this record. The next is Esther who married John T. Calvin about the year 1850 or 1852. Here I may be in error but it is the best I can remember. Esther and John were the parents of Sarah Esther, who married Jack Boultinghouse. She was the mother of 3 or 4 children. They moved to Kansas, where she died, Jack and what children were left, with his mother moved to Oregon, where I have lost account of them. Sarah Esther was only a child when she married. Marion the next child, died about the time he arrived to manhood. He was a good boy. Van R. was left a lad of somewhere in the teens. Not having a mother's care, went wrong, but is all right now. He is married and living in Shawneetown. He is the only one of the family living. Esther died with consumption about 1879. She was a good Christian woman, religious and enjoyed religion, died in the family and I believe, is in the Glory World. Her husband John T., after Esther's death lost interest in things good. They are both buried in the cemetery east of the village of Calvin, about 3 miles south of Graysville. The next 2 of father's family was James G. and John A., who died soon after we came to Illinois, of which I have already written. After these is myself of whom I can say that I feel like a failure. I was 2 years old when we came to this country. A portion of the year for six years, I shook with chills and made great destruction of Saphenting's Pills and Jerusalem Oak Tea. My father died when I was 20 years old, leaving me with the care of my mother and sister, Sophronia, and the farm, which continued until Aug 4, 1861, when I left the farm and family in care of Allen Walker, a hired hand, and entered the Army in Company "E", 40th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and server as First Sgt., until Aug 9, 1864. Looking back on that service now, it doesn't appear that I made a very good soldier, although I tried my best to do my duty, though I was too tenderhearted to want to kill anybody which I was out to do. I was never away from my command but 3 days during my term of service and that was on a furlough to visit a friend of mine who was in his death bed in the hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. During my absence in July, 1863, my mother died. Notwithstanding the need my country had of my service I never felt satisfied that I did the right thing in leaving my mother to go into the Army, and would not have gone so if I knew her thought the war would have lasted so long as it did, I expected the war would be over by the next spring after I went out. I got home in Aug. 1864, and ion the 27th day of October of the same year was married to Martha A. Adams and on the 23rd of January 1865, moved to Mt. Erie and in July of the same year was born to us our first son, Joseph Henry, and on April 14, 1870, was born a daughter, Maude Evelyn, on Aug 25, 1865, I went to merchandising, buying half interest in the firm of Jolly and Mayo, changing the name to Price, Jolly and Mayo; afterwards selling my interest to John W. Vandeveer, then I turned my attention to milling with the firms of Price, Nevell and Co., were in about 4 years I lost $20,000, which about cleared me up financially. On January 3, 1873 my wife Mattie, died leaving me with Maude and Joe. On the 15th of April 1875, I and Caroline Berg were married and continued together to this time. Though carefulness and other way have been able to regain part of our losses and to feel as regards matters financially, we are pretty well provided for what little time we have to stay here. On Oct. 25, 1877, was born to my present wife and to me a, a daughter, Carrie, who was married Oct 6, 1904, to Fred S. Fulton, who now lives at 1452 Perry Street, Chicago Illinois. They have a daughter Ruth. Joe was married Sept 1891 in Boston, Mass. to Carrie E. Haskel, and are not living at Rocky Ford, Colorado, engaged in business. Maude E. was married Nov 29, 1893, to Henry Clevenger. They have a daughter and a son. Daughter was born Oct 1892, died Feb 7, 1893; son Joseph Henry was born Nov 4, 1901 and is still living. We live in and 8 room house, 2 stories, all by ourselves and sometimes it seems quite lonely having little to do and striving to live in view of what soo awaits us and to be prepared in everyway for it. As to my brother, Marion, he when a boy had the misfortune to get his leg broken and his dislocated. The doctor set his leg, but did a poor job, and did not know of the dislocation of the hip, hence did not set it, and when the fracture healed he was lame, and the some years after he took a fever which settled in the small of his back and caused paralysis of his lower limbs and he was never able to stand alone, but could hobble about on crutches. He went to school, was a good scholar and he taught several years of school, but his body and lungs growing, and from the small of his back down not growing. He had not room for his lungs to expand, hence his lungs because afflicted and slow consumption set in and on a bright Sunday morning Jan 29th, 1869, his mother told him he was dying. He thought not, but soon realized it was so, when he called his mother, sister, Sophronia, and myself 2 cousins who was with us, Mary E. Price and Fount Wasson, and taking each by the hand bid us good-bye, closing his eyes for a moment, remembered his Bible which is now before me, he said, "Van, I want to give you my Bible. Meet me in heaven." He went to sleep in Jesus, blessed sleep from which none ever wakes to weep. By the grace of God, I mean to do so. He was a good young man. I always, or in his last years, called him, "my dictionary". How I miss him. Sophronia E., the youngest child was a pretty baby and girl and grew up to be a pretty woman, being the youngest was our pet, but still she was not badly spoiled, but being left by her father when a child, eleven years old, to my mother and my care; as for me, my experience and judgement not being very good, she was expected to be self-willed and selfish, but instead she grew up to be generous and good and lovable, was married in her 19th year, 1863, to William Shannon, and they have raised a family of 6 sons and 2 daughters. Clara married C.T. Jordan, Arthur H. married a Miss Florence Pleasant; to them was born a son and at the same time the wife died. They lived in Noble, Illinois. Next was Dewitt, who married Julia Holmes. They have one son, 7 years old. They live in Mt. Erie. Next is Roy, who married Mable Blood. They have 2 children. They live on a farm near Mt. Erie. Next is Joseph who married Beulah Allison. They have a daughter, Alice, They live in Mt. Erie. Next is Bessie, who married John Henry, a livestock trader. They haven't any children. They live in Noble, Illinois. Next is Harry who was just arrived at his majority; this last spring, migrated to the State of Wyoming, where he bought 160 acers, which he expects to farm. For a while he is with his parents this winter. He expects to return in the spring to his farm. William Herbert is the youngest, he is now nearly grown; is at home going to school in Mt. Erie. Clara and C.T. Jordan have 2 children; 2 daughters, Josie and Grace; Josie is in school at Fairfield, Grace is with her parents in Wyoming. I forgot their post office. So this ends out Price people, except that your great grandfather Price's first wife died in Indiana and he married the second time a widow, Gambrel and they had 2 daughters, they had one called Janey, I suppose a nickname for Jane. She married Richard Harris, which connects us with the Harris's and Hal Strawn, who married Cassie Harris, a granddaughter to Aunt Jane Price Harris. Their other daughter was Lydia who died when 12 years old, her mother died about the same time. Grandfather lived some years longer. I just cn recollect seeing him once, when he visited father. His wife and youngest daughter are buried on the fame he lived on last. Grandfather died at his daughter's Nancy Jolly. Kristen

I'm just starting to research the Williams family in Christian County, and I'm wondering if anyone has any idea where my ggg-grandfather might fit in. I'm fairly certain he's related to these Williams, because: 1) He and his wife were married in Christian County. 2) There's a certain similarity in names -- he was William Williams, and he had sons James M. and John C(alvin?), as well as a grandson, Wilford Chalen Williams. The latter name (Chalen/Chalon), in particular, seems quite rare. These are all names I've seen amongst other Christian Co., KY, individuals. About 1843, the family relocated to the area where Jefferson, Wayne, and Hamilton Cos., IL, meet. We estimate he was born c. 1805, but because he died c. 1846-7, we don't really know for sure -- no firm census entries, and there's no cemetery or probate record for him in Jefferson Co., IL, where he is believed to have died. His wife was Mary ("Polly") Bush, born c. 1807-1815, Kentucky. We believe she belongs to the Bush family that lived in Caldwell Co., KY. John C., their oldest known son, was born in that county. Does any of this look familiar to any of your Williams researchers? Thanks! Linda Humphrey Moore Seattle, WA dnlsmoore@earthlink.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Perkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2660 Message Board Post: If anyone knows anything about Nicholas G. Perkins, born 1834 in Christian County, Kentucky, died 1923 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, please e-mail me at OklahomaRebel@hotmail.com. His wife was Sapronia, sometimes spelled different ways (Sofrona, Saffronia, etc.), born 1851, died 1938. He is buried in our local cemetery, and we want to know if he was a Confederate soldier.... Thanks for any help you can give. Michael Andrew Grissom www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/wynnewoodconfederate.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wagner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2658 Message Board Post: Hi I am trying to find where I would find information for a homicide that took place on 01 Sep 1956 in Mannington at a tavern there. Any help will be appreciated. Thank You! Sheila

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moss Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/1324.1365.1368 Message Board Post: Am looking for anyone who might know more about him, his story, or his family (wife, children, parents, brothers or sisters). He was killed when the USS Arizona was bombed and went down and is one of those still with the Arizona. Staff at USSArizona Memorial in Hawaii say his next of kin were listed in Herndon, south of Hopkinsville. Thanks very much. Sherilyn Moss

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HENDERSON, CRAFT, BRUMMETT Classification: Birth Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mAB.2ACE/2654.1 Message Board Post: Oon the Birth CD there is a child Mary M. Brummett born 7/27/1920 to a Nora Ford in Christian Co. There is a George E. Born to Mary Ostun 5/7/1911 Alvin G. and Rubie Lee born to Lillian HENDERSON Cornie T. to Mary CRAFT if you want the numbers to get the birth certificates, let me know, and I'll send them directly to you. Teddy

I have Viola Brummett Riley, I also have James Brummett that married Laudie Croft. I have eight children for them, all born after 1925. I really don't have a lot of information on them (Brummitts), I have more on their spouses. Virginia in Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: <417swyers@msn.com> To: <KYCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:18 PM Subject: [KYCHRIST] Moscoe & Nora [Ford] Brummett descendents! > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mAB.2ACE/2654 > > Message Board Post: > > Louise B. [Brummett] Reece, Viola [Brummett] Riley, Ethel [Brummett] Caldwell, Mae [Brummett] Camplin, Annie Pauline [Brummett] 1.Davenport 2. Campbell, Lillian [Brummett] Hart, Susie Evelyn [Brummett] Simpson, Donald Brummett, also Jim Brummett, and Moscoe Jr. Brummett. Please contact me if you have any info on these people! > > > ==== KYCHRIST Mailing List ==== > Christian Co. History & Genealogy > http://www.kyseeker.com/christian > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2656 Message Board Post: SUICIDE NEAR CROFTON Jack Armstrong a Well to do Farmer Takes His Life by Hanging Crofton, Ky., June 2. (Special to The Bee)--Mr. Jack ARMSTRONG, a wel do do farmer living about two miles west of this place, committed suicide yesterday afternoon by hanging himself in his barn. About one o'clock he left the house having instructed his son to plow in the field and his family thought he had gone to the house of his son-in-law just across the farm. Mr. ARMSTRONG's daughter had been out about the farm and returning about 5:30 came by the barn and discovered the horrible sight of her father's body hanging from a beam. Mr. ARMSTRONG has been in very bad health and very despondent and this is thought to be the cause of his suicide. He leaves a large family and many relatives to mourn his loss. (Source: Earlington Bee, Thur., June 3, 1897)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reynolds Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2655 Message Board Post: CROFTON An infant of Mr. and Mrs. James REYNOLDS died Thursday. (Source: Earlington Bee, Thur., May 27, 1897)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2231.1 Message Board Post: Don't know if this is a sure thing, but Mrs. Sally Neill Roach and Mrs. John G. Roach are both used to name authors of articles in the Baptist journal, Review and Expositor, in the early 1900s. See the R&E, April 1907 and Jan. 1907. Loyd Allen, Mercer University

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mAB.2ACE/2654 Message Board Post: Louise B. [Brummett] Reece, Viola [Brummett] Riley, Ethel [Brummett] Caldwell, Mae [Brummett] Camplin, Annie Pauline [Brummett] 1.Davenport 2. Campbell, Lillian [Brummett] Hart, Susie Evelyn [Brummett] Simpson, Donald Brummett, also Jim Brummett, and Moscoe Jr. Brummett. Please contact me if you have any info on these people!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Robards Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2653 Message Board Post: CROFTON Miss Mira ROBARDS died Wednesday, of consumption. (Source: Earlington Bee, Thur., Apr. 22, 1897)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2650.1 Message Board Post: This is a most interesting post! Does anyone have details on "Lacey's Saloon"? Was it owned by a member of the Lacy/Lacey family? Nancy Jones

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bourland Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2652 Message Board Post: CROFTON Mrs. Niecy BOURLAND died Thursday, of consumption. (Source : Earlington Bee, Thur., Apr. 1, 1897)