Since Nadine was successful in breaking down her brick wall I'll give mine another try. I'm looking for information on a Cordie BALSER (married name) who was probably born around 1860. She moved to Davies County, KY when she married. She and her husband, name unknown, had the following children: John BALSER Robert BALSER Jamey Cenus BALSER Does anyone have any information on these people who lived in Owensboro, KY during the early 1900's? Thanks, Leslie lmoore@ecsis.net Personal Website: http://www.ecsis.net/~lmoore/ Lake County, TN County Coordinator: http://www.ecsis.net/lakecounty/history/

Thanks for all the congrats on breaking my brick wall. Don't give up on your own. It can be done. I went back and almost started all over. I looked for things that I missed the first time. Looked for relatives and re-questioned them. I found that if you don't say you are researching family history, they can talk all day about the family. If you say family history than they clam up. Good Luck on your search. Nadine

My mother searched for 20 years for information on her Grandfather. I have continued the search for my Great-grandfather for another 10 years. Finally tonight I have broken a 30 year old brick wall. What a relief!!!!!!!!!!! So now I have new information. Does anyone know this family? This is from the 1900 Daviess Co., KY census: FOSTER Wissus G. head M April 1864 age 36 married 12 years KY KY KY Annie wife F June 1869 age 30 Married 12 years KY KY KY Gertrude dau. F Sept 1888 age 11 KY KY KY Virgie son M Jul 1891 age 8 KY KY KY Ella dau F Sept 1893 age 6 KY KY KY Thanks, Nadine Roberts

I'd also like to know if there is a 1915 directory for Owensboro; and where one could get acces to it, or lookups. thanks, Denyce ----- Original Message ----- From: Pam Belden <pbelden6@netzero.net> To: <KYDAVIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:35 AM Subject: [KYDAVIES-L] City Directories ? > Hi, > > Does anyone know if there is a City Directory for Owensboro in 1915? > > Thanks, > Pam > > > Shop online without a credit card > http://www.rocketcash.com > RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary > > > ==== KYDAVIES Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe to this list in digest mode, send a message to > KYDAVIES-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE > in the body of the message. > Turn off signature file for all commands > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

In a message dated 03/18/2001 10:44:58 PM Central Standard Time, pbelden6@netzero.net writes: << City Directory for Owensboro in 1915 >> http://www.dcpl.lib.ky.us/ This is the URL for the Owensboro Library. They have all the directories in the Kentucky room. I do not know if they have one for that year, but they could tell you. Nadine

Hello to All, Am hoping to connect with someone researching these families. If you know anything about them, would love to hear from you. Robert GARRETT [ son of James GARRETT & Eliz. KELLY ?] b. c. 1860 - 1870 prb. Spencer Co, IN married - d. prb. before 1927 Robert came from a family of 6 children - 3 boys [ James, Robert & ?] & 3 girls [ Victoria, ?, ? ]. In 1915 he was living in Owensboro on the corner of Elm and Cynthiance [?] Streets. Works at Pla---- of Mill ??? Dora CARTER BARKER [ dau. of Thomas CARTER & Stacy BARKER] b. c. 1885 m. Matt BARKER d. ? In 1910, Dora was living in Meade Co, KY with her husband Matt and children : Amelia 10, IN; Fannie 08, IN; Stacy 06, IN; Hester 02, IN; Thomas NR, KY. A nephew Thomas Ethton 17, KY. was also living with them. In 1915, Dora was living in Owensboro. Her children were probably with her. Husband Matt was living with James & Lizzie [CARTER] GARRETT in Spencer Co, IN. Any help would be much appreciated. Happy Hunting, Pam pbelden6@netzero.net Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

Hi, Does anyone know if there is a City Directory for Owensboro in 1915? Thanks, Pam Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

March 1857 Su 15 I went to Hawesville with (Wm ?) McDaniel to see (smeared letter ) E Douthitt concerning a report raised about a deed he claimed to have. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- M 16 I went to a log roling at Charles Pain and then we finished at 1 oclock and went to help Ben. Shadwick finish roling logs John cut a few corn stalks when I got home we made fence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 17 I went to mill at Wm Winklers with wheet John halled a few rails after dinner we made fence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 18 I helped Thos. Adams and Eph. Mcdaniel role logs we finished at half past 2 oclock and then I made fence John halled rails all day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Th 19 I fixed some logs and went to the blacksmith shop to get my plows sharpened and John cut briers and bushes and in the evening John went to Yelvington after Dr Bennett for Mr Gatewoods child ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 20 I started at 12 oclock last night to Yelvington after a catheter and had to go to Owensboro to get it and got back at 8 oclock and then we worked with the child a good while and I got home at 11 oclock and cut some logs and roled out of the fence roe and John halled some rails and I built fence and fire broke out at Allens and Gatewoods and I went and helped fight fire 3 oclock in the evening until about 3 or 4 oclock next morning John watch our fire. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 21 I helped S. W. Allen build fence where it was burned and tore out at dinner we sent after John and oxen to help hall rails after we got done the fence I halled some wood for S. W. Allen and G. Gatewood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Sun 15 - The Douthitt he went to see was probably his cousin Martin. Mon 16- Ben Shadwick was a neighbor (#419 in 1860 census age 34 (2nd) wife Elizabeth (Barker) age 20) He was also a brother to Davis's aunt-by-marriage , Catherine Shadwick Douthitt. There are a number of Paynes in the neighborhood. C. H Payne age 33 was # 648 in that census. Davis is #645. Matilda O'Brien age 47 lives with him and his family and may be the "Widow OBryan" Davis sometimes mentions Fri 20 - A medical emergency and a fire! Our boy had an exciting day. Does anyone know what sort of catheter would have been commonly available for sale or how it may have been used? I believe that they frequently cleared land by cutting off all the trees and brush. Rolled it into huge piles and burned them. If they weren't careful the fire could get out of control.

Here you are, Nadine Barnhill Joseph 6 29 1821/11 5 1894 Siberiann B. 3 27 1825/11 9 1911 Susan 10 28 1852 /11 10 1873 Nancy dau of J.& S. A.10 28 1847 / 9 8 1865 Hannah consort of Jas. Barnhill 11 1 1786 / 1 29 1862 Mary G. dau of J. E. & A. Barnhill 2 19 1848 / 12 8 1851 James A. Howard son of T. J. & P. H. 4 4 1830 /7 25 1832 Robert M. Howard son of T. J. & P. H. 3 28 1836 /10 21 1841

yOU ASKED "Does anyone know where the Boone-Barnhill family cemetery is? My mother's notes just say Leithchfield Rd. That's not a lot to go on for me. Can someone please give me more help?" Copying from DAVIESS CO. CEMS. VOL 1 Barnhill Cem.-located off Hwy 54. Go East thru old part of Philpot and after crossing PANTHER CREEK, take 1st road to left to Mr. Wilsons house. The small Cem. is to the right of barn on top of the hill. Mr. Wilson states there was once more stones before they became covered with debris. Some unmarked graves.Dec.2, 1973 Nadine, there are only 6 Barnhill's and 2 Howards listed as buried there.

Does anyone know where the Boone-Barnhill family cemetery is? My mother's notes just say Leithchfield Rd. That's not a lot to go on for me. Can someone please give me more help? Thanks, Nadine

Su 8 I came home from Ohio ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 9 I handled my axe and ground It and went to Knottsville and got my boot mended and wound up James Richmonds business ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 10 I was fixing a gate and Reason McDaniel came to work for me and we cut briers bushes and made fence and I went to Richmond,s farm after my oats and got nine and 1/2 bushels ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 11 We made fence cut fence roes and halled some wood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 12 I helped A. Smeathers role logs John cut fence roe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 13 We cut fence roes tore up fence laid worm and then E. McDaniel and my self went to Mrs. McDaniels after her bull ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sa 14 I went to a sale at (G ?) Mcdaniels

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Anyone researching the HEDGES family, who lived near Owensboro from shortly before 1800 until 1835? They then migrated to Logan County, Illinois. Thanks! Kevin

Hi, Is anyone on the list a descendent of the following families: DUNCAN GRAHAM HEAD BRASHEAR AVITT KASEY Robert Duncan and Jane Graham, who came to the Maceo Yelvington area in the early 1800s and are buried at the Bethlehem Methodist Church......they were married Aug 17 1812 in Nelson Co. KY......their son, William B. Duncan, b. 1816 in Nelson Co. was married to Cecilia Head, dau. of Henry Head of Daviess Co. also... William Brashear b. 1813 and Mariah Helm Avitt, b. 1823, who are buried in the cemetery in Yelvington, with their dau. Anna Richard Brashear and her husband, Henry J. Duncan, son of William and Cecilia. Their dau., Cora, married Henry Porter Kasey. Would love to hear from any descendents. I'm not sure where Maceo stops and Yelvington begins! Sally Kasey Emily

Thanks to all who answered. I appreciate your effort. Kevin

Daviess Co. Ky: In 1780, the first white settlers came, via the Ohio River, to what is now Daviess County. Early settlers included Joseph Blackford and William Smeathers. Smeathers came in 1798 and built his cabin on a site near the river, which is now St. Elizabeth Street in Owensboro. From this dwelling constructed by Smeathers, the first settlement began. The city was originally called "Yellow Banks" in reference to the color of the soil along the banks of the Ohio River and was selected as the county seat when the county was formed in 1815. Daviess County, the 58th county to be formed in Kentucky, was named in honor of Colonel Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, a distinguished lawyer and soldier. In 1817, the city's name was changed to Owensborough (later changed to Owensboro) in honor of Colonel Abraham Owen. Owensboro is the industrial and cultural hub of western Kentucky. Located along the southern banks of the Ohio River, Owensboro is the third largest city in terms of population in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Owensboro is located 32 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana; 123 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee; 109 miles southwest of Louisville, Kentucky; 203 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri; and 205 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Does anyone know what county Owensboro was situated within during the years 1818 - 1835? Thanks! Kevin

Kevin, Daviess County was cut from Ohio County on 14 Jan 1815. So during the years you mention Owensboro was already in Daviess County. Dorothy On Sun, 4 Mar 2001 KJMiller77@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone know what county Owensboro was situated within during the years > 1818 - 1835? > > Thanks! > > Kevin > > > > ==== KYDAVIES Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe to this list in mail mode, send a message to > KYDAVIES-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE > in the body of the message. > Turn off signature file for all commands > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >