Hal, No Charge! Happy to have been some help. Alan On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:14:29 -0800 "Old Hal" <lofmfo@att.net> writes: > Alan, fantastic...just fantastic.....This Henry Irving was my Grand > Father....at 16 yrs a messenger for Western Union Telegraph > Co....and 96 N > Upper was the old homeplace of Letitia's father, Samuel Long, a > noted > builder in Lexington in the first half of the 1800's...Margaret L > is > Margaret Long, known later as Aunt Molly Long. > > With all that said....I am mystified regarding the 1895 > Directory.....There > is my Grandfather, now 21, working as a plumber which he continued > throughout his life. William, plumber, is Henry's younger Brother > born > 1876......but I have no inkling regarding a David Irving living in > the same > household......I have never heard of a David Irving in conjunction > with this > family....perhaps it's back to the drawing board with a new > name.......I > have a copy of Thomas & Letitia Marriage return but not the license > or the > application which might tell more about my Thomas....Henry married > Mayme > Rogers (who had a brother Deweese) in 1898 with this William and > Mayme's > Sister as witnesses..... > > I also have no idea regarding Maria, Mary, Thomas listed but think > maybe you > indicated their residence at 54 N Upper. > > Your data also proves that Thomas Irving was definitely gone from > the house > hold by 1890 and his family was living with Aunt Molly Long at 96 N > Upper... > ....and Letitia is listed as a "Widow".. > > Would there be any further data David Irving in later Directories? > or other > sources???? Would appreciate any direction you could offer. I will > of > course go directly to Family Research Library to search for a David > Irving......Would be pleased to reimburse any expenses... > > Thanks Again, Alan..... > > Old Hal, from sunny Northern California! > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Putting all your surnames in all CAPITAL letters helps them stand > out when skimming through postings. Estimated dates also help, if > nothing definite is known. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

Hi list, Is there anyone out there that is a direct descendant of Capt. Reuben Twyman of VA. and KY. born in 1758 to William Twyman and Winifred Cowherd. I have a lot of Info on this family and would very much like to contact someone that has a direct line to Rueben and William. I am up-dating the BUFORD Family in America book originally written by my Great Grand Uncle in 1904 and I have a lot of Twyman information in it and would like to bring it into the 20th century if possible. Fern K. Buford Walker

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Would love to hear from any Gray who might be kin to John Harvey Gray born 1847 in Fleming County, KY. Married Margaret Ella Hopkins in Nicholas County, KY on 10-Nov-1869. His Father was James Harrison Gray born in KY around 1817. Married Anna Adkins born 1819 also in KY Married her on 11-Jun-1835 in Carlisle, KY Any kin would love to hear from them. Jim

Can anyone help me out on Robert Millard Gray born DEC-1858 in Nicholas County, Ky. Died 5-May-1925 in city of Cowan, Fleming County, KY. Looking for his wife and Kid Also His Father John Harvey Gray were was he Borned, Died, Buried? Also Any info on Harvey Father and Mother. Thanks for your time.

Hal, Here is what I found at the Lexington library on Irvings. The first entry I found was in the 1890 city directory: Henry Irving msg boy for W.U.T. and Co. res at 96 N Upper Laetitia L. wd Thomas res at 96 N. Upper Margaret L. In the 1895 city directory were the following: David Irving C.S. Depot res 96 N. Upper Henry plumber " " Maria domestic servant Mary wd. Dudley 54 DeWeese Thomas hostetler " " William plumber 96 N. Upper Hope this helps in your search. Alan in Leington, Ky On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:54:11 -0800 "Old Hal" <lofmfo@att.net> writes: > Thanks Mary for the info...much too early for my Thomas who was born > 1839 or > 1840 in Scotland. Family history tells me that Letitia was a > "battleaxe" and > Thomas could no longer stand to live with her after last child was > born > 1876. He is said to have left the family with all property intact > and with > something like "shirt on back" and just walked away. Family story > saids that > a Lexington attorney report several years later that he had talked > with > Thomas at a cattle sale in St Louis, MO about 1885 and that Thomas > said that > he was returning to Scotland. I have found nothing to confirm or > dispute > this. One evening while scanning Lexington records I saw a brief > newspaper > article noting that Thomas Irving of Lexington was to stand trial in > the > shooting of another resident...I jotted down the data and have been > unable > to locate it since that evening. This shooting would have occurred > around > late 1880's and was report in a Lexington Newspaper.. > > I have visited Letitia's grave in the Long Family Plot in Lexington > Cemetery, and understand that the old house at 212 N. Upper St is no > longer > there....Thomas built three red brick homes just south of the new > Court > House several blocks but when there in 1988 I could not locate these > houses. > They were a corner lot and two lots to the east. There was a main > street > running N & S at that location.... > > Thanks again. > > Old Hal > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Your best bet to get the answers you need is to ask questions! > We're here to help each other out! > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >

Alan, fantastic...just fantastic.....This Henry Irving was my Grand Father....at 16 yrs a messenger for Western Union Telegraph Co....and 96 N Upper was the old homeplace of Letitia's father, Samuel Long, a noted builder in Lexington in the first half of the 1800's...Margaret L is Margaret Long, known later as Aunt Molly Long. With all that said....I am mystified regarding the 1895 Directory.....There is my Grandfather, now 21, working as a plumber which he continued throughout his life. William, plumber, is Henry's younger Brother born 1876......but I have no inkling regarding a David Irving living in the same household......I have never heard of a David Irving in conjunction with this family....perhaps it's back to the drawing board with a new name.......I have a copy of Thomas & Letitia Marriage return but not the license or the application which might tell more about my Thomas....Henry married Mayme Rogers (who had a brother Deweese) in 1898 with this William and Mayme's Sister as witnesses..... I also have no idea regarding Maria, Mary, Thomas listed but think maybe you indicated their residence at 54 N Upper. Your data also proves that Thomas Irving was definitely gone from the house hold by 1890 and his family was living with Aunt Molly Long at 96 N Upper... ....and Letitia is listed as a "Widow".. Would there be any further data David Irving in later Directories? or other sources???? Would appreciate any direction you could offer. I will of course go directly to Family Research Library to search for a David Irving......Would be pleased to reimburse any expenses... Thanks Again, Alan..... Old Hal, from sunny Northern California!

Thanks Pam, that's the article I mentioned but couldn't find. I suppose one day (better be soon as I'm 75 yrs his year) I will locate the follow-on..will have to return to the Library site for another look....Thanks again, I appreciate.... Hal, from sunny and 70's Northern California!

Hal, Here's a newspaper article citation for the Thomas Irving trial you mentioned (it's from the Lexington Public Library online newspaper index which is a work in progress and a fantastic resource). I didn't locate another reference pertaining to this, but at least this one will put you in the ball park if you ever want to look into the story. [Lexington Kentucky] Leader, 21 April 1889, p. 5 col. 4 Headline: At the Point of Death Abstract: The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Charles Edgar has been cleared up, as he has been heard from; but he writes furthermore that he is at the point of death. Tom Irving, his assailant, is still out on bail, awaiting his examining trial, which is set for Wednesday next. Pam Brinegar, Coordinator Fayette County KYGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfayett/fayette.htm

Thanks Mary for the info...much too early for my Thomas who was born 1839 or 1840 in Scotland. Family history tells me that Letitia was a "battleaxe" and Thomas could no longer stand to live with her after last child was born 1876. He is said to have left the family with all property intact and with something like "shirt on back" and just walked away. Family story saids that a Lexington attorney report several years later that he had talked with Thomas at a cattle sale in St Louis, MO about 1885 and that Thomas said that he was returning to Scotland. I have found nothing to confirm or dispute this. One evening while scanning Lexington records I saw a brief newspaper article noting that Thomas Irving of Lexington was to stand trial in the shooting of another resident...I jotted down the data and have been unable to locate it since that evening. This shooting would have occurred around late 1880's and was report in a Lexington Newspaper.. I have visited Letitia's grave in the Long Family Plot in Lexington Cemetery, and understand that the old house at 212 N. Upper St is no longer there....Thomas built three red brick homes just south of the new Court House several blocks but when there in 1988 I could not locate these houses. They were a corner lot and two lots to the east. There was a main street running N & S at that location.... Thanks again. Old Hal

The death certificates start at 1911. They do have a few sparce certificates for earlier years, but the main ones started in 1911. > [Original Message] > From: <Ganmaw4@aol.com> > To: <KYFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 3/24/2005 11:12:10 PM > Subject: Re: [KYFAYETT] Lexington Phone Book 1930s > > Hal, > > I checked the Lexington National Cemetery and this is what I found: > > Thomas Irvine > Lexington, Kentucky > > Age at death:82 > Burial Date: 06/16/1892 > Disposition Number: 11265 > Interment Location > Section C > Lot 2 > PartW1/2 > > Letiitia Long Irving > Lexington, Kentucky > Age of Death: 75 > Burial Date 05/09/1916 > Disposition Number 19943 > Funeral Director: W.R. Milward > Internment Location > Section: t > Lot:39 > Part N1/2 > > Robert Lee McClure > Lexington, Kentuck > Age at Death:60 > |Burial Date 12/24/1927 > Disposion Number 25226 > Funeral Director W.R. Milward > Section T. > Lot 39 > Part N1/2 > > I don't know if this is your Thomas or not; you can call the cemetery and > they the records. > They will be able to tell you who was on the certificate as his spouse. > Also, Central Kentucky Library has the death records on microfilm now up to 1954 > so you can any of these. > > Mary > > > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a message with only the word 'unsubscribe' to > KYFAYETT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or KYFAYETT-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM, > depending if you receive 'list mode' or 'digest mode'. Thanks! > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Hal, I checked the Lexington National Cemetery and this is what I found: Thomas Irvine Lexington, Kentucky Age at death:82 Burial Date: 06/16/1892 Disposition Number: 11265 Interment Location Section C Lot 2 PartW1/2 Letiitia Long Irving Lexington, Kentucky Age of Death: 75 Burial Date 05/09/1916 Disposition Number 19943 Funeral Director: W.R. Milward Internment Location Section: t Lot:39 Part N1/2 Robert Lee McClure Lexington, Kentuck Age at Death:60 |Burial Date 12/24/1927 Disposion Number 25226 Funeral Director W.R. Milward Section T. Lot 39 Part N1/2 I don't know if this is your Thomas or not; you can call the cemetery and they the records. They will be able to tell you who was on the certificate as his spouse. Also, Central Kentucky Library has the death records on microfilm now up to 1954 so you can any of these. Mary

Hal, I was checking Heritage Quest for you tonight and this is what I found: 1900 census Letitia is living with Robert McClure Margarite WIfe Robert Edward Long Margarite Letitia listed as age 59 bearing three children all living and is a widow. She was born in Indiana, her Dad in Kentucky and Mother in Indiana. Robert McClure is listed as a news reporter in this censu; not until the 1910 Census does it say he is a photographer owning his own business. Letitia is still living with them in 1910. I could not find Thomas in the 1890 Census, so he apparently died between 1880 and 1900 when she is listed as a widow. Mary

Than ks ever so much Mary....I'll write this weekend and see what I can scare up.... Old Hal, from rainy Northern California!

Hal, I just checked with the Kentucky Room; they have City Dir. and Phone Books dating back to 1803. Good Luck! Mary

Hal, The marriage bonds/ lic. are in our County Clerk's office in Fayette County. I just called for you and checked; the books go back to 1803. I will check in a bit to see how far the city directories go back; they are located in the Central Kentucky Library downtown Lexington in the Kentucky Room. Mary

Alan, noted your volunteering to check something at the library in Lexington...Good for you!!! With that said, would appreciate any information regarding a Thomas Irving that married Letitia Long 2 July 1868 at Christ Church Lexington. He was a Scot that came to USA ?; married, had three children: Margaret Irving, 1870, that married Robert Lee McClure of Lexington Photography fame; Henry L Irving, b 1874 (my GF); and William Irvin, b 1876.....I have obtained marriage license for Letitia and Thomas from Frankfort Library...Would like marriage application if it exists....Thomas was listed as a farmer in Census 1880 but disappeared from family a few years later...Letitia lived out years with married dau above ay 212 N Upper St dying in March 1916. Would City Directories show this family 1870/1880/1890??? Would Lexington City Hall have marriage application for this period......any assistance would be appreciate... Old Hal, from rainy Northern California!

Lou, You're welcome. I will try to get there before the week is out. I have some things to look up there myself. Alan On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:49:25 -0500 "maggielou@columbus.rr.com" <maggielou@columbus.rr.com> writes: > Alan...Thank you so much. I would really appreciate it if you have > the time > and are going to be there anyway. Thanks again...Lou > > On 3/23/05 10:33 AM, "Alan E Finch" <stax-o-wax@juno.com> wrote: > > > I could probably look those up for you the next time I am down at > the > > library. They have old phone books and city directories. > > Alan in Lexington > > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:18:14 -0500 "maggielou@columbus.rr.com" > > <maggielou@columbus.rr.com> writes: > >> Does anyone have access to the 1935, 1936, and 1937 Lexington, > >> Kentucky > >> phone books. I¹m looking for listings of 2 Godbey families on > >> Woodland > >> Avenue during those years. Would like to know the addresses. > Thanks > >> to > >> anyone who can help. > >> > >> > >> ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > >> Did you learn something helpful through a Rootsweb mailing list? > >> Why not contribute to keep the system rolling? Go to > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html for > >> directions! > >> > >> ============================== > >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > >> New content added every business day. Learn more: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > Search the KYFAYETT List Archives: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYFAYETT > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in > the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn > more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Remember, just because you found it online doesn't > mean it's accurate! Check and recheck the details! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

Alan...Thank you so much. I would really appreciate it if you have the time and are going to be there anyway. Thanks again...Lou On 3/23/05 10:33 AM, "Alan E Finch" <stax-o-wax@juno.com> wrote: > I could probably look those up for you the next time I am down at the > library. They have old phone books and city directories. > Alan in Lexington > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:18:14 -0500 "maggielou@columbus.rr.com" > <maggielou@columbus.rr.com> writes: >> Does anyone have access to the 1935, 1936, and 1937 Lexington, >> Kentucky >> phone books. I¹m looking for listings of 2 Godbey families on >> Woodland >> Avenue during those years. Would like to know the addresses. Thanks >> to >> anyone who can help. >> >> >> ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== >> Did you learn something helpful through a Rootsweb mailing list? >> Why not contribute to keep the system rolling? Go to >> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html for >> directions! >> >> ============================== >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> New content added every business day. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> >> > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Search the KYFAYETT List Archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYFAYETT > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

I could probably look those up for you the next time I am down at the library. They have old phone books and city directories. Alan in Lexington On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:18:14 -0500 "maggielou@columbus.rr.com" <maggielou@columbus.rr.com> writes: > Does anyone have access to the 1935, 1936, and 1937 Lexington, > Kentucky > phone books. I¹m looking for listings of 2 Godbey families on > Woodland > Avenue during those years. Would like to know the addresses. Thanks > to > anyone who can help. > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Did you learn something helpful through a Rootsweb mailing list? > Why not contribute to keep the system rolling? Go to > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html for > directions! > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >