This is a great find for me. These McCALLAs appear to be from my Bucks Co, PA McCALLAs. Does anyone know more about this early Lexington family??? Is the citation below the entire article (or an excerpt) from this book? Thanks, Hal McCawley [email protected] wrote: > #4065: Historical Sketches of Kentucky by Lewis Collins, Maysville, KY. and > J. A. & U. P. James, Cincinnati, 1847. Reprinted 1968. Fayette County. > ANDREW McCALLA, the father of Rev. William L. and General John M. McCalla, > was another of the pioneers of Lexington. He spent most of his life in > acts of charity and kindness. He was the projector, and main stay in its > infancy, of the lunatic asylum. He died at a good old age. > > Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 > (270) 651-9114 - E-fax (707)222-1210 - e-mail:[email protected] > Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce > Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html > Barren Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ > TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips > KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios > ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.