Joshua was listed with a daughter Mary age 16, on the census for Meade county in 1850... I just found that by accident. I'm still hoping for a national airing of Fort Knox. I am calling my local PBS station and requesting it.. I thought I might add it to the county site here in Allen co IN, hoping to alert more help in getting it!!! I have pictures of the area from the book "A History of Fort Knox" complied by Gary Kempf. Thanks for all the help.. You all do a great job with inquires. Thank you for all the help!!!! Lynne Ditmore Genealogy: I think my ancestors have be in the witness protection program!!!!

Still trying to locate information on Joshua Friend!! Seems Joshua married a second time.. He married a Sarah Carter, 18 Nov. 1839. Her father may have been Washington Carter... Can anyone confirm this. maybe I can locate information on Josha working thru the Carter line.. Joshua at sometime moved to Meade county, but returned to Hardin prior to his death. He is isted in the St Patrick's Church death records. Is there a record of the cemetery at St Patrick's??? My library does have one. I need to know if Joshua is buried there.. Has anyone heard any more about the Fort Knox special. Thanks Lynne Ditmore Genealogy: Collecting Dead Relatives! And Sometimes A Live Cousin !! Lynne Ditmore Genealogy: I think my ancestors have be in the witness protection program!!!!

THE ELIZABETHTOWN NEWS ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY MARCH 8, 1889 Part 2 Typed as published and submitted By Laura Frost Wright A DOUBLE WEDDING FOUR HEARTS At Mrs. REBECCA NALLS, in Nalls Valley, Wednesday, a double wedding was celebrated, which was largely attended by many relatives and friends of the contracting parties. The ceremony was performed at three O'clock by Rev. B.F. HAGAN, of Vine Grove. The couples united in the holy bonds were ABRAHAM LEWIS and Miss FANNIE NALL, daughter of Mrs. REBECCA NALL and Mr. ROB"T BROWN and Miss MATTIE HOBBS , daughter of HENRY HOBBS. The brides are first cousins and are two of the loveliest girls of the valley, while the grooms are both young gentlemen who stand very high in the county. Instead of the usual bridal tour, the happy couples are spending the first days of their honeymoon delightfully at big parties and dinings given in their honor by many relatives. PERSONEL AND SOCIETY Mr. WM. HESSE has gone to Glasgow to locate. Mr. S.H. BUSH is in Frankfort this week on business. Miss MARIETTA WILSON is visiting relatives in Lebanon. Mr. J.P. HOBSON is in Frankfort this week on legal business. Mr. H.M. MATTHIS of -missing--Ala. was in town this week. Rev. JOSEPH HOPPER, of Boyle county was in town this week. Miss MARY NEWCOMB, of Henderson is visiting Miss NORA ARNOLD. Mr. CHAS. MOORE spent several days in Breckenridge County. Miss KATE NOURSE has returned from Louisville after a protracted abscence. Mr. G.W. WOOTEN, of Florence Ala. is visiting Mr. R.L. WINTER SMITH JR. Mr. SAMUEL HOWELL and family left here, Tuesday for Kansas where they will locate. Mrs. EMILY MARRIOTT has returned from Louisville where she has been spending the winter. Dr.G.W. SIMMONS is in Cincinnati attending the annual reunion of the Pulte Medical College. Miss LOTTIE REED, of Mattoon, Ill who has been visiting Mrs. LOTTIE REED here returned home Tuesday. Miss FLORENCE HALL has returned from Louisville where she has been spending the winter with relatives. Mr. D.C. STAMP, one of the best business men of the county, paid the News office a pleasant visit recently Hon. A.B. MONTGOMERY has returned from washington. The air of the national capitol seems to agree with him. Miss EFFIE SMITH has returned home from Georgetown, Ga. where she has been spending the winter with relatives. Mr. JAMES IRWIN who has been spending the past four months here with relatives, returned to his home at Bauner, Idaho, Monday. Mr. ANDREW J. NALL of Rineyville vicinity, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of the county is seriously ill with pneumonia. Miss. SALLA CLARKSON and her twin daughters, Misses RENE and BETTIE, of brandenburg, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. McCANN returned home Thursday. Mrs. FRANK GAULT left here Monday for her home in Dakota on account of the continuous illness of her son FRANK. We are glad to hear that FRANK is some better, although he is still critically ill. TURNED LOOSE T.J. FLETCHER, who has been in jail here for over a year for selling liquor in violation of the prohibition law was released last monday. He was serving his fines out at the rate of one dollar a day under the judgement of the court, when discussion of the court of appeals was found by his attorney H.T. WILSON which requires that all violaters of local option and prohibition laws when fines are served out in jail shall be at the rate of $2 a day. As soon as Judge GARDENER was shown the decision FLETCHER was immediately released as under the ruling of the highest court he had more than served out his time. Our readers will remember that FLETCHER cmae here as an employ of the H. & E. contractors and that he killed W. HENRY MORIA, colored in an Illegal saloon here for which he was aquitted. FLETCHER is said to be among the best family's in West Virginia, highly educated and intelligent, and that he was brought to his degraded condition by drink. As soon as he was released from jail he left the county. FARMERS FREE COLUMN Mr. JOHN RICHARDS of nelson desires the person who borrowed his scales and -missing--to return the same. A large heavy mare to trade for a colt. Apply at THOS. DUNSON county farm. BIG CLIFTY Big Clifty- Feb. 6th-- Our little town has enjoyed peace and quiet for several months until last Monday when several fellows got to imbibing a little to freely and mixing Owensboro whiskey with Big Clifty whiskey and engaged in an altercation in which one poor fellow, HARDIN HATFIELD received three severe stabs with a knife, one in the breast, below the heart, one in the side, one in the back. Have not heard all the particulars as to how the fracas was brought about, but it seems that JOE COOK , SAM KEYSINGER and ---FULKERSON were arrested by Sheriff WOOLDRIDGE, the others making their escape. They have had no trial yet as HATFIELD is in a very dangerous condition and the authorities are waiting to see what the result will be of the cutting. News has just reached us that TOBY PENCE, of meeting creek, and miss CLARA HATFIELD of this vicinity eloped to jeffersonville,last sunday to be united in bonds which only death and the divorce courts can sever. So mote it he. The telegraph school at this place opened last monday with a good attendence. there will no doubt be several full fledged operators here in a few months ready for an office. Messrs ALEX HAMPTON and GEORGE --missing-- will start to the Lone Star State in a few days where they will expect to make their future home. They are both excellent young gentlemen and the people of this vicinity are lost to give them up. but our loss will be Texas "s gain. Miss SADIE LONG, one of Leitchfield"s charming young ladies is spending a few days with her uncle J.R. LESLIE Miss VERA ALVEY, of Elizabethtown is the guest of Mrs. S.T. PEARL HARDIN ALLISON and Miss MOLLIE NESFUS, of howes valley were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.W. S last saturday and sunday. JAMES PENCE and his sister Miss AMANDA , were visiting at Mr. JOHN VICKS here last Sunday. It is said that Mr. A. KEFAUVER is the most generous young gentleman in Big Clifty. What about that one hundred dollar gold watch A. ? The following marriage licenses were issued in February, FREDERICK J. WISEMAN, and Mrs. SARAH E. WISEMAN, FRANK KELLUM and Miss BETTE MILLER, JOSEPH WALKER and Miss EMMA J. JORES, CHAS. HECKERSOU and Miss MARY L. DAUGHERTY, EVAN SETZER and Miss LISSIE K. DUNCAN, JACOB RET -M and Miss ELIZABETH DALEY, STEPHEN KINGLESMITH and Miss MINNIE J. BEWLEY, JAMES M. WISE and Miss BETTIE POTTER,CHARLES H. PAYNE and Miss EARL H. SULLIVAN, JOHN C. HOSKINSON and Miss. HATTIE W. PALMER, THOS. BUNNELL and Miss. CLARA HAWKINS, WM. J. BATES and Miss. KATE MONTGOMERY. WM. M. SCOTT and Miss. ROSIE JANE CHALNER, HOWARD FORD and Miss. MARY DUTHAM, SIMON P. PERK and Miss. CECILLA C. WISEMAN MARVELOUS Little ROBERT HAYES DILLARD, the eleven -year-old son of mr. JOHN W. DILLARD , who lives four miles west of Elizabethtown, who has been in bad health for several years, complaining much of his head, on last thursday morning, after an unusual spell with his head, emitted from his nostrils an immense egg-shaped globule, bound by a thin membrane, fully the size of an egg and containing a strange object, almost like a young rat, with four legs, yet having a head more like a water dog. this object seemed to have had its birth and grown to the size of a large bean, in this egg like mass. --Welcome Tidings A QUIET WEDDING At the residence of the bride"s father near vine grove, Ky Feb. 28th at 8 O"clock, Miss HATTIE PALMER was married to Mr. JOHN HOSKINSON, son of Rev. J.W. HOSKINSON this county. Promptly to the strains of the melodious wedding march rendered by Miss IRENE PALMER , the attendents Miss CARRIE HAYNES, of Bloomington, Ky, and Mr. GEORGE CROOM, of Howes valley, followed by the bride and groom, were ushered into the parlor where about forty invited guests were assembled. and the high contracting parties were united by a most beautiful and imposing ceremony by Rev. G.F. CUNDIFF. The bridesmaid wore a beautiful black silk with ornaments , the bride wore a beautiful creame nunaveiling white ribbon and natural flowers.The groom was dressed in a conventional suit of black. The bride is the daughter of Mr. A.B. PALMER of this county and one of our charming young ladies possessing most amiable traits of character. After the ceremony was over the guests were served with refreshments and all partook of the good things that were so bountifully spread before them, so nicely and tastefully arranged by the bride's mother. May their cares and sorrows through life be forgotten on the eve of each day. May all their years in life be blessed and each prove happier than the last is the sincere wish of the writer . The appreciation of the contracting parties by their friends was fairly tested by the following presents. Large preserve stand-Miss CARRIE HAYNES Glass set-- ELLA TARPLEY Hand painted lambrequin-SALLIE SELBY Comb. and brush-Mrs. LUCY McCARTY Glass water set--LULA SMITH Linen table cloth-A.B. PALMER Large fruit stand-Miss ELIZA ROGERS Pair of linen towels- L. SHIVELEY Silver butter knife-MINNIE TARPLEY Glass lamp-Miss NORA PALMER Water set- IRENE E. PALMER Glass lamp-LIZZIE and JENNIE PALMER THE DEADLY SHOTGUN BILL LEONARD SHOOTS DOWN HIS FATHER-IN-LAW WILLIAM GILL Early Tuesday morning WILLIAM GILL an old citizen of this county, was shot down and killed on his own farm near red Hill, this county by his son-in-law BILL LEONARD. The particulars of the killing were brought out at the coroner's inquest held by Squire B.C. HILL, a cold blooded deliberate murder. It seems that BILL LEONARD lives on the farm of his father-in-law, and that near LEONARD"S house GILL was making rails, Tuesday , he went down on his wagon to get a load and as he drove by his son-in-laws house he saw his daughter out at the wood pile chopping up a lot of his new rails. he told her to stop cutting up his rails, where upon she began to abuse him in a violent manner, he got out of the wagon and had put one of the rails into it when LEONARD came out of the door with a single barrel shot gun in his hands and told him if he loaded another one of those rails he would kill him. GILL picked up another rail when LEONARD pulled down his gun and fired , the whole load entering GILL'S left breast. After he was shot, GILL ran toward his assasin, when within a few feet of him LEONARD stepped forward and dealth the old man a severe blow to the head, knocking him down . Someone was immediately sent to vine grove for a physician, but before he arrived on the ground GILL was dead, having expired in about an hour and a half after he was shot. The murderd man was about seventy years old and had a usually good reputation. LEONARD is not generally known, although his father, B. LEONARD one of the cleverest men in the county. It is a general opinion that there had been a bad feeling between the parties, but that we have been unable to verify. LEONARD was arrested by Deputy Sheriff SCOTT BRANCH Wednesday morning and brought here and put in jail. LEONARD"S STORY A reporter of the news came in on the train with the prisoner and he gave his side of the case. He claimed that he built a house on GILL"S property with the understanding that he was to have a permanent lease on it and that Tuesday GILL and his son came to his house with axes, that he was sick in his bed and GILL told him he must vacate the property at once. When he declined to do this, both the GILLS advanced on him with axes and he shot in self defense, and that the young GILL pursued him in the woods after the shooting. LEONARD is quite sick, but it is thought that he will be well enough to stand his examining trial Saturday. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT Whereas, It has pleased the great architect of the Universe to remove from our midst our esteemed brother, E.E. MERCER, who departed this life February 8, 1889. When the summons came though rather sudden and unexpected, it did not find him unprepared. His lamp was primmed and burning and he was ready to meet the bridegroom at his coming. To him it matters little whether the Lodge of which he was a member and in which he so often met the brethern shall twine its embleme with cypress and drape its -missing -in morning, or that the gent's -missing--shall chant their requiem over his silent grave, where faternal hands have gently laid him down to rest until the resurection morn. But we owe a debt in his sacred memory therefore. RESOLVED- That in the death of brother MERCER we are again called upon by a most solemn admonition of God speaking in a language that cannot be mistaken, " be ye also ready" RESOLVED-That in his death we have lost a good citizen and member of our fraternity, his companion a good husband, his children a kind father and Masonry one of its warmest supporters. Resolved- That we deeply sympathize with the widow and orphans in their bereavement and as a token of our sympathy and respect, we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and this preamble and resolutions be spread upon our minutes and a copy sent to the widow of deceased, also to the Elizabethtown news for publication. H.A. SUTZER P. A. CUNDIFF COM LLFW -- http://www.geocities.com/mamafrost/index.html RUSSELL COUNTY KENTUCKY FRIENDS http://www.egroups.com/group/russellcountyfriends A.n.d.e.r.s.o.n-B.o.w.l.e.s-B.u.n.c.h-B.l.a.c.k C.o.l.y.e.r-D.e.S.p.a.i.n-F.e.r.r.y-F.r.o.s.t G.r.a.h.a.m-B.u.r.t.o.n-J.a.s.p.e.r-H.u.c.k.a.b.y M.c.C.u.b.b.i.n.s -N.e.a.t-P.a.i.n.t.e.r-R.i.c.h.m.o.n.d R.e.x.r.o.a.t-B.o.l.e.n-Q.u.i.n.n-W.a.r.d-W.a.l.k.e.r W.r.i.g.h.t My biggest brick wall John Frost Born Clinton County Ky-1841 d. 1910 parents were William Frost & Rachael? What was Rachael"s maiden name? mailto:lsllwright@fuse.net

THE ELIZABETHTOWN NEWS MARCH 8, 1889-ELIZABETHTOWN, KY TYPED AS PUBLISHED & SUBMITTED BY Laura Frost Wright STITHTON JOTTINGS Rev. MARION LAWSON, of louisville preached at the methodist church last Sunday to an attentive audience. Dr. MENFANGH, of Tom, Ky has located here. Messrs. JONES, MILLER & STITH are fixing to put up a saw and grist mill at this place. We understand Mr. C.M. BRADLEY of Leitchfield is coming here to go into the drug business. Luck to you CHARLES. Miss ELLA TARPLAY, of bloomington, is the guest of Miss MATTIE CARICO this week. Mr. SAM STITH spent several days in Louisville last week. Mr. ANDREW COLEMAN, and wife and Miss TERRY, who is teaching school at Tip Top was the guest of Miss SALLIE RESSOR Sunday. Uncle JAMES CARRICO, gave the young folks a dance Thursday, which all enjoyed hugely. WILLIAM BROOKS went to Louisville monday on business. H.C. MOSSBARGER shipped a carload of hogs Monday. FELIX SAMUELS near this place happened to quite an accident Thursday, he was splitting rails and the ax slipped cutting his leg badly. ROSE BUD BIG SPRING NEWS We had a nice quiet little wedding on the last day of february, at the residence of Mrs. ELIJAH BEWLEY near Big Springs, when Mr. STEPHENS KLINGSMITH and Miss MINNIE BEWLEY were made man and wife by Rev. R. G. KIMBLE. They are both nice clever young people, and have the best wishes of all thrie friends for a long properous journey through life. Death has again visited our neighborhood, this time it claimed for its victim our old and esteemed friend JAMES W. WITT , who was sick only a week with that dreaded disease pneumonia, He died at six O"clock March 2nd. 1889. He had been a member of the baptist church about 18 years and lived close to his faith, he was converted under the preaching of Rev. HENRY COFFMAN at new Salem. Deceased was a warm hearted, generous, kind man and had a great many friends who mourn his loss and deeply sympathize with his wife and children. We enjoyed a very pleasant visit from Mr. JAMES CARLTON , County Surveyor of hardin county on last monday. he was here doing some surveying for E.W. JONES, also run off a lot for W.H. DORAN. JIM is a talker from a way back, and knows every time what he is talking about. J.M. OSBORNE and DOLPH HILL, were over from Guston on Sunday, they report the town on a big boom. Dr. J.R. GRAY is on the sick list. Mrs. J.W.H. is not at all well. Mrs. JOHN W. WITT is quite sick. Mrs. WILL CARNABAN is complaining. Mr. BEN S. CLARKSON is just back from Louisville, where he has been with a car load of cattle and sheep , he reports the cattle market flat. Good sheep doing well. JACOB COLLINS, of garrett, Ky, a nice, clever young man who parts his hair in the middle and is very fond of playing " Jacob and Ruth" and dont mind a little hugging occasionally, is at work in W.H. DORAU"S wagon and plow shop. This is the fifth day of March, 1889, and Uncle BEN MILLER is in town early, and says "he feels a great deal better since the Republican administration commenced and that the last four years have been right hard to pull through" He is about the happiest man in town. W.H. PARTICULARS OF THE DEATH OF DR. GEORGE R. BROWDER EDITOR NEWS: Many of your readers have seen in some of the Louisville papers an account of the death of my brother, Dr. GEORGE R. BROWDER, of Fairview , Ky, in which notice there appeared that his death was possible from suicide , It is to correct this unfounded statement that I ask a space in your column. I wish to say there is no ground whatever for the least suspician in the matter. Any conjecture that he died from else than natural cause is unwarrented and out of place. My brother did die suddenly and in a room by himself, but it was the result of an aggravated case of Bright"s disease of the kidney"s, which had produced valvular disease of the heart , which was the immediate cause of his trouble and death. two weeks previous to his death he spent a day and night with me in Elizabethtown on his way to Louisville to seek medical advice. Dr. J.M. RAY, of Louisville, voluntarily wrote me that him and Dr. COTTEL had made a careful examination of Dr. BROWDER and found him to be the victim of an advanced case of bright's disease, and that death was inevitable in the near future, and he was not at all surprised at his sudden taking off. My brother reached the home of my brother at Ormstead, on Sunday evening, Feb. 24th-then in a dying condition, though his friends did not apprehend the seriouness of his trouble. He purposely avoided breaking the news to his mother of his approaching end requesting them with whom he talked not to tell his family, as they had trouble enough to bear, and he would not add anything to his mother's burden. He was a successful phycician with a large practice, a devoted christian and steward in the M.E. church south. A citizen of great influence in his community, and no one who knew him well, would attribute other than the purest motives to him. I have felt it important to say this in vindication of the character of a noble brother, who now sleepth and cannot plead his own case. R.W. BROWDON BUFFALO BREEZES T.B. UPTON and H.D. HANLEY of Uptonville, have bought the stock of goods of the late firm of A. H. DONOHOO & Co. We are glad to have them with us as they are good business men alive to what is going on around them. They are quite an addition to our place, we predict for them success far beyound their expectations, for with the location of their business and the experience which they have, they are bound to succeed. The burr mill here known as the Brownfield mill was sold last Saturday at auction. Mr. J. F. SALFEE a former partner in the mill being the purchaser, the price paid was $ 2,676 The sale was not a forced one as the firm was perfectly solvent and the mill doing a good business, but was sold to close up a partnership which had become obnoxious to both parties.Mr. C.W. MORRISON of the firm retiring, has been in the mill for a long time and will be greatly missed by some of its old patrons. Mr. MORRISON is a splendid citizen, a good business man and the community would feel the loss should he decide to leave us. We hope though he may find some business here suited to his taste and decide to remain with us. The gentlemen who now own the mill are good citizens and successful business men. we therefor predict for them success in the future. There was quite a little stir at the school-house not far from here a few nights since, caused by the rattle of stones on the roof. the congregation was quite a devotional one but they did not like the music on the roof. So they dispersed very hurriedly without singing a hymn or even a benediction. the miscreants are suppose to be another congregation. DAVID L. MAY is a cannidate to represent the twelfth district composed of the counties of Hardin, Meade and Mullitt in the senate in the August election. W.CARPENTER is a candidate to represent the twelfth district composed of the counties of Hardin, Meade, and Bullitt in the Senate in the august election. MRS. NANCY BURDETT Mrs. NANCY BURDETT, died at her home near Elizabethtown, Hardin county on Feb. 24th, 1889, after an illness of one week of that dread disease pneumonia. She was born in Lincoln county, kentucky in the year 1820 , being in the 69th year of her age. She was the daughter of JOHN HOCKER, and was married to Mr. FRANK BURDETT, of garrard County Kentucky in 1843. She was a member of the Methodist church for a number of years before her death. Monday morning at her late residence the funeral service was preached by Rev. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, after which the body was intered in the Sandige buriel ground on the ARNOLD farm, to await the resurrection morn. She leaves three sons and one daughter to mourn her death. Weep not for her, she has gone home to rest, prepare to meet her in that better land J.F. R. Miss ANNIE HELLER Miss ANNIE HELLER, daughter of JOHN HELLER, died at her home in Cecilian last Saturday morning of consumption, from which she had been a sufferer for two years. For the past three months she had been confined to her bed and gradually grew worse, until the family had bit little hope of her recovery. Her death was a painless one and she died as she had lived a devoted and consistant christian. Her cousin stood at her bedside as the lamp of life went out and ministered to her dying wants. The deceased was in the 21st year of her age and was a young lady of attractive manner and many charms, both of mind and person. Those of her family and acquaintances who came in daily contact with her were devoted to her, while she had the esteem of all who knew her. The funeral services were conducted here Monday at St. James catholic church and the interment took place in the catholic cemetery. NIPPED IN THE BUD An attempt was made by some parties to run an illegal whiskey den in the MONAHAN House this week but it was rapidly knocked in the head by Marshall COMBS. Mrs. MONAHAN was brought before the police court and gives to understand that unless she gave the parties notice to move at once she would have to suffer the penalty for renting her house for an illegal purpose. She was getting $30 a month rent for a resturant but saw that the authorities meant business and the red liquor boys had to move out. ED BATES was brought here Tuesday from Raneyville for selling whiskey and put in jail to await his trial HOWES VALLEY LETTER Our little town has been very quite during the past week, everything seems to be harmoniously working on. Spring time once more gladens the hearts of the farmers, and the warbles of the lovely birds are heard again. The fields are putting on their robes of green, and everything seems to be sending up praise to the natural origin. The Mormons have left us at last, and we have nothing of very much importance of which to write. Quite an amusing epidemic broke out last week in our quite little villiage. the medical board on investagation found that the disease contained symptons of liver complaint.All the cases are reported as convelescent at present. no physicians are needed. live to win, is our motto. No one ever finding it necessary to reverse it. Not long since it was rumored through the county and appeared in some of the papers that PARK PETERS, a former resident of Howes Valley attempted suicide. The report died away uncontradicted leaving his many friends, whom he had contracted by his gentlemanly ways, to beleive in the correctness of the statement. For the releif of his friends, we present the news with a card slipped from the christian Advocate. " For the benefit and comfort of my many friends, who are sorry for me, I wish to say that the report which was published by many of the secular papers in the country, that my son PARK PETERS, in a jealous love fit had attempted suicide at Greenville , Ky ( some of the papers had reported that he had died of his wounds) is false from beginning to end. My son is well and happy and says he would like to live always, he says he is neither jealous nor love sick. Praise the Lord! T. C. PETERS A ball was given at french"s Hall on the evening of march 2nd. and all enjoyed it gloriously. Mr. HARDIN ALLISON and Miss MARY NEAFUS visited friends in the famous clifty on the 1st inst. Miss ELIZA HARNED, who has been teaching school at Buras, breckinridge has returned home. Thanks to J. W. H. for his kind invitation to come over and sup. We gladly accepted, but as the time is not set when we shall come, we suggest that we delay our coming till 1890, his silver wedding. So we can heartily comply with his wishes, and be the first to cast in that reception vault the first fruits of all our labors. Bye Bye for now my honey Old Codger TUNNEL HILL LETTER The weather is heavy Some sickness reported in our midst. TONEY DAVITT, little son of PAT DAVITT, is very sick with pneumonia at this writing. JOE SHOUSTON, of near here has been dangerously ill with heart trouble. FRANK KELLER is visiting relatives at louisville and Anchorage. J.H. STEWART, who has been attending court at Louisville for some time has returned home. Miss MAGGIE DAVITT, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. STEELE at Stanford was called home last week on account of her little brother"s sudden illness. SAIN BUSH, of bardstown was down to see his parents one day last week. GEO. FOWLER took a short trip to New Haven, Lebanon and Rowland last week. W.H. EDDY spent a few days in Louisville last week. As news is scarce I will cut out. MACK UPTONVILLE LETTER This week Messrs T.B. UPTON and D.S. HANDLEY, for many years citizens of Uptonville, will become residents of buffalo. We take pleasure in commending these gentlemen and their famalies to the good people of laRue and assure them they will have no cause to regret their coming among them. Messrs UPTON & HANDLEY are experienced businessmen and go to buffalo to engage in the goods business. The trading public will find them honest conscientious merchants and will soon realize our loss to be their gain. A Mr. EDWARDS, from the sunny south, was thrown from mixed train No. 74 at this place last Sunday and seriously injured. to the carelessness of the young man the accident is attributed. A shooting affray occurred near powder mills in hart county, March 1st. between BUCH SHAW and BILL SKAGGS. Last fall SKAGGS and SHAWS wife left for parts unknown together and since their return a few weeks ago have been in the same vicinity in which they formerly lived. Friday was the first time SHAW and SKAGGS had met and a shooting scrape was the consequence. Nine shots were exchanged one only taking effect and that in SKAGGS leg. More and serious trouble will doubtless follow. JOHN SIMPSON The story is sent out from Harrodsburg that the skeleton of JOHN SIMPSON, who has been missing since 1873, was found in a hollow tree near the washington county line. It was identified by his watch. PERSONEL Mr. HORACE LOGSDEN was called to Munfordville last week to see his brother-in-law, Mr. JACK CRADDOCK, who was struck and seriously if not fatally hurt by train No.74 Mr. JOHN MINTON and wife from Texas, are visiting relatives here. Mr. HARDIN NELSON having accepted a very lucrative position with a Louisville house will go on the road now. Miss IDA RENFRO a very charming young lady of Millerstown, returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. JOHN HUGHES, of Alabama last Sunday. Capt. J. R. FARMER was called to Louisville, Friday, to be present at the funeral of a little grandchild, the seven months old babe of Mr. and Mrs. JAS FARMER. Last Sunday our clever hotel man, Mr. HARDIN NELSON gave to a few invited guests a very excellent dinner, which all enjoyed heartily. Mr. NELSON may rest assured that all appreciate his kindness but more yet, the good "grub" set before them. Long life to the hotel man!! L.E. NORE TONEY HOWLETT and his son OLIVER, two negroes of this place , shot and wounded another negroe in Louisville Tuesday. TONEY was arrested and put in jail and his son OLIVER was captured here Thursday morning by Marshall COMBS and carried to Louisville. At Blue Ball church Wednesday, Mr. NOAH W. KLINGSMITH and Miss FANNIE NALL, daughter of JOHN WILL NALL, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was very imposing and was witnessed by a host of relatives and friends. The bride was beautifully dressed and looked extremely handsome, while the groom looked as proud and happy as he ought to be. The young couple start life with the good wishes of all. FOUND AFTER TWENTY-FOR YEARS "TWO BROTHERS FIND EACH OTHER BY AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWS" Mr. J.W. SHAW, a shoemaker here next door to J.W. SLACK"S, had a small advertisement in the News last week. The paper fell into the hands of ALEXANDER SHAW, of Henderson County, a brother of SHAW"S . The brothers both fought in the war, J.W. on the confederate side and ALEXANDER on the federal. They met for the last time at the battle of perryville over twenty-five years ago. Since that time each supposed the other dead. Through the advertisement of Mr. SHAW"S business in the News, ALEXANDER discovered that his brother was living and immediately wrote him a letter. Both of these old soldiers are delighted to have found each other and the news is delighted to have been in the medium of discovery. To be continued LLFW -- http://www.geocities.com/mamafrost/index.html RUSSELL COUNTY KENTUCKY FRIENDS http://www.egroups.com/group/russellcountyfriends A.n.d.e.r.s.o.n-B.o.w.l.e.s-B.u.n.c.h-B.l.a.c.k C.o.l.y.e.r-D.e.S.p.a.i.n-F.e.r.r.y-F.r.o.s.t G.r.a.h.a.m-B.u.r.t.o.n-J.a.s.p.e.r-H.u.c.k.a.b.y M.c.C.u.b.b.i.n.s -N.e.a.t-P.a.i.n.t.e.r-R.i.c.h.m.o.n.d R.e.x.r.o.a.t-B.o.l.e.n-Q.u.i.n.n-W.a.r.d-W.a.l.k.e.r W.r.i.g.h.t My biggest brick wall John Frost Born Clinton County Ky-1841 d. 1910 parents were William Frost & Rachael? What was Rachael"s maiden name? mailto:lsllwright@fuse.net

In a message dated 8/27/2000 1:19:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, papertree@cooke.net writes: << Linda, Will do. If I don't get an answer before the end of this week, I'll have to get back to you at the end of the month. I'm heading out for FGS in Salt Lake City. I'm thinking that if lots of folks from different parts of the country send messages directly to KET, it will give them support as they try to market the video to PBS stations across the country. By the way, in case anyone doesn't know about this OHIO RIVER VALLEY FAMILY site, you should check it out. Has over 70,000 names of folks connected to the "valley." http://orvf.com/ >> Thanks, looking forward to hearing their reply. I like your idea, if everyone sends a request to KET for national distribution of the show on PBS, who knows? It can't hurt to try! Again folks, the e-mail address for KET: tapes@ket.org Meanwhile, I'll keep compiling the round-robin list just in case the answer is no. Linda

In a message dated 8/26/2000 6:36:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, papertree@cooke.net writes: << Hello all interested in the FT KNOX video, You may want to do the same thing I did -- contact KET with a request to purchase a copy. I'm still awaiting an answer, but am hopeful that if they get enough requests that they will make if available. Here's the Email address... tapes@ket.org <tapes@ket.org> >> Tony or Linda, please let us know what KET says, and if they're agreeable, how much the cost will be. In the meantime I'll keep compiling the list of addresses (six so far), and if anybody on it decides to purchase a tape instead, please let me know so I can remove you from the round-robin list. Thanks! Linda

Thanks for the offer to tape . I live in northern IN and would have liked to see the program. I am going to contact my local PBS and see if they can't get an airing of the show. I did find a great book about Ft Knox at the library this afternoon... "A History of Fort Knox, Battles - Extinct Communities -Churches - Schools and Historic Vignettes" compiled by Gary Kempf and published by Ancestral Trails Historical Society in Vine Grove KY. The book is about 800 pages and well worth the time to research.. Lynne Ditmore Genealogy: Collecting Dead Relatives! And Sometimes A Live Cousin !!

To Terri and Marv and all other Hardin County genealogy researchers who would like to see the upcoming program about Fort Knox and the towns it displaced, but who do NOT live within the KET Television viewing area -- and I know from doing three years of lookups that there are many of you -- I doubt we can convince PBS to run the show nationally, as they would likely consider it purely of local interest, but I am willing to video-tape the show and send it out to the next interested person -- IF that person will agree to watch it within a reasonable length of time and then send it out to the next person on the list. Each of us would only have to pay postage once, when sending it out -- and I would suggest first-class (and either a padded envelope or a box), as there's no telling what would happen to a video-tape with the rougher handling of fourth class. On that lightweight a package, I don't think there's much difference in the two rates anyway. So, if you don't mind a few people seeing your postal address, send your name and postal address directly to me at LWKoenig@aol.com and I'll compile the list in the order received -- first come, first served. I'll give it a few days to give everybody a chance, then let you know how many people are on it and how many people are in line ahead of you. When you get the tape in the mail, cross your name off the list and send it on to the next person. If anyone else who IS in the KET viewing area would be willing to do this as well, we could split up the list and get the tapes around that much faster -- is so, please let me know soon. Thanks, Linda

Hello All..... Would someone in the KET TV channel area be a beautiful soul and tape the program for me? Or tell me how to get a tape from PBS? I will be more than happy to reimburse costs and fees. I am a Stith descendant and am very interested in the Ft. Knox area. Thank you for any help you may give. Sara > In January 1918, during the first World War, 100,000 acres of northern Hardin > County, KY and a portion of Bullitt County were leased by the U.S. Government > for use as an artillery range and the building of an artillery center. Named > Camp Knox in honor of Major General Henry Knox, who served in the > Revolutionary War under General George Washington, the development of the > army base necessitated relocation of many families from the area, including > the entire community of Stithton, KY. <snipped>

Correction to my first post -- the program on KET is going to run Thursday, September 14 and SATURDAY (not Friday), September 16 -- both airing at 10:30 pm EDT (9:30 pm CDT). Sorry for the mix-up! Linda

In January 1918, during the first World War, 100,000 acres of northern Hardin County, KY and a portion of Bullitt County were leased by the U.S. Government for use as an artillery range and the building of an artillery center. Named Camp Knox in honor of Major General Henry Knox, who served in the Revolutionary War under General George Washington, the development of the army base necessitated relocation of many families from the area, including the entire community of Stithton, KY. Stithton was located thirty-one miles south of Louisville, on the Illinois Central Railroad, a mile west of the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike (called the Louisville Pike in the early 1900's). In it were two general stores, two dry goods stores, a hardware store, two banks, two delicatessens, a grain elevator and flour mill, a drug store, three churches, a dentist's office, three doctors, a two-room school, a barber shop, two blacksmith's shops, a cabinet shop, a railroad station and a post office. The little village of Tip Top was three miles to the north; and Red Hill, now gone as well, was three miles south. On Thursday and Friday, September 14 and 15, at 10:30 EDT (9:30 CDT), KET (Kentucky Educational Television) will televise a program titled, "A Land Called Fort Knox." This is a half-hour, close-captioned program which gives "a look at the small towns and communities that were displaced by the creation of the army base at Fort Knox," and was produced by Cory Lash Productions in conjunction with KET. Some of the resident family names of Stithton, the largest town to disappear, and its outlying farms, were: Stith, Hynes, Campbell, Roberts, Hoover, Carrico, Crutcher, Hopkins, Cowley, Dink, Daley, Ruff, Jaggers, Shipp, Bowles, Colvin, Wilson, Joyce, Hicherson, Hunter, Allen, Bradley, Reesor, Gray, Plyman, Miller, Aubrey, Scheible, Casteel, Vertrees, Wise, Wiseman, Palmer, Todd, Tarpley, Hill, Mossberger, Grubbs, Hager, Brown, Buckman, Lane, Brady, Huff, Fisher, Ray, Corbett, Triplett, Edmondson, Hart, Yates, King, Jones, Patterson, Rahm, Davis, Brooks, Smith, Peck, Randal, Brian, Salsman, Howlett, Buckler, Medcalf (Metcalf?), Elias, Osborne, Beard, Lane, Daugherty, Peak, Harrington, Coffman, Harris, Strange, Whitworth, Hagans, Crawford, Brammer, King, Milligan, Hawkins, McNulty, McNutt, Barker, Pate, Lee, and Williams. ----------------------- Sources: "Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, Kentucky, 1776-1976," by Daniel Elmo McClure, Jr., copyright 1975 by the Hardin County Historical Society; KET "Visions" program guide, September 2000. Linda Koenig Louisville, Kentucky (g-g-g-granddaughter of Silas PENNINGTON, 1802-1859, farmer and 20-year resident of the Sonora-Upton area, Hardin County, KY)

Am seeking data about John Brockworth Summers of Nelson, Hardin & Bullitt Cos, Ky. Would like to learn his ancestry, if possible. How connected to early Summers of Nelson/Hardin Cos?? John Brockworth Summers b ca 1800 (d Bullitt Co?); m Susan Amanda Merrifield (Jul 19, 1809 Nelsn Co- d Mar 9, 1836 Hardin Co) Dec 14, 1828 Nelson Co, Ky. Ch: 1 Martha Jane Summers b ca 1830; m James E. TALBOTT May 31, 1854 Bullitt Co. 2 Rachael D. Summers b ca 1834; m David A. IRVINE May 9, 1856 Bullitt Co. 3 Benjamin Summers b ca 1836 - no further data. m Mary Jane Kirkpatrick, d/o Gabriel, Oct 1837 Hardin Co; is in 1850 Cen Bulitt Co, Ky Ch by Mary Jane: 1 Gabriel Summers b ca 1838 2 Washington Summers b ca 1841 3 John R. Summers b ca 1842 4 Noah B. Summers b ca 1844 5 Susan B. Summers b ca 1846 6 Mary B. Summers b ca 1848 7 Edwin Summers b ca 1850 All children given are listed in his household in the 1850 Cen of Bullitt Co. Former brother-in-law George Lawson Rogers there too. As is Warren J. Merrifield who m Susanna Smith, d/o Peter in Bullitt Co- was bound out in Hardin Co in 1823/4. John B. Summers sued the estate of Alexander Merrifield 1849-1850 for share of Alex'r estate. Probate records names his childen by Susan Amanda Merrifield. Don't have 1860 Bullitt Co to see if John B. Summers is still there. Any and all information gratefully appreciated. Mary Yoder ACC Meade/Bullitt Cos

Kentucky MARRIAGES (only index) Must include groom name and possible county and time period. Anderson 1831-1872 Barren 1799-1817 Bourbon 1780-1897 Breckinridge 1800-1857 Bullitt 1797-1876 Davies 1815-1865 Garrad 1797-1898 Hardin 1792-1839 Jefferson 1781-1848 Lincoln 1700-1897 Madison 1724-1843 McClean 1854-1890 Mercer 1700-1859 Neslon 1780-1815 Shelby 1782-1829 Spencer 1821-1894 Union 1811-1839 Washington 1797-1887

Thanks Mary.... Joshua first married my greatX4 father's daughter, Elizabeth Caldwell. She died and he remarried... I know that he and Elizabeth had one child, a son, first name "T". He was living with his Uncle in 1850 in Simpson co KY. I was hoping to find a will, that would name the son. Thanks for your time and effort. I have never found J. Friend on the census. Are there probate indexes for Hardin county? Lynne Ditmore Genealogy: Collecting Dead Relatives! And Sometimes A Live Cousin !!

I am looking for a will for Joshua Friend. He died Nov. 2, 1853. I would like to know in what will book he is listed, if any. Thank you Lynne Ditmore Genealogy: Collecting Dead Relatives! And Sometimes A Live Cousin !!

I have a postcard of "The Hatfield House, White Mills, KY" What is "The Hatfield House?" A hotel? Bill Davis wmadavis@kih.net ******************************************************************** * * * Fax (978)334-7850 * P.O. Box 337 * Ghent * KY * 41045 * * * ******************************************************************** http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wmadavis ******************************************************************** Selling reprints of the 1883 Carroll - Gallatin Atlas with 2500 name index ********************************************************************

I am trying to locate a Patrick Coffee, worked for the railroad, E & P,. He would have been married at the time and had 3 children. If anyone has access to this census would you mind doing a look-up. Thanks Sharon sharon1@midwest.net

I will have some time next Tuesday and Wednesday night to do look ups from CD #2 Marriages Please follow directions or I will be unable to help you Put LOOKUP in the subject line List Bride/Groom Names approx. date and possible county.....This is just and index so no parents or details listed, just a date and county......if you know the county or possible I'm able to pull up the county and see what dates it covers, and I've found several marriages that are there BUT don't come up when you check the index.... Look forward to trying to help you. Please remember to follow directions Brenda

Looking for info on Abraham COFFMAN who died 1834 in Hardin Co., KY. I find two of his children marrying into the William Miller family i.e. John Miller md. Axsa Kofman 12/26/1822 and Harman Cofman md. Elender Miller 5/8/1823. In addition, I found the mariage of Lennett Cofman and Abbe Miller 8/10/1811 in Bullitt Co. Is this Lennet part of Abraham's family? Who is Abbe Miller? Did Abraham Coffman come out of Pa.? Art Miller, Louisville

Looking again for any connections to a William MILLER who died about 1849 in LaRue Co., Ky.. Apparently, he was born 1770-80. Children listed in estate deed: >Henry****wife Mary, d. 1880 Hardin Co. >Christopher >Permelia >Samuel R.***b. 1797, md. Rebecca Roof 1821 Hardin Co., d. 1863 Hardin Co. >Andrew R.***b. ?, md. Martha Jane Howard 1824 Hardin Co., d. 1854-60 Ohio Co., Ky. >Lucinda***husband Richard Brown >Elizabeth***b. ?, md. McKelvey Fogle 1822 Hardin Co., d. 1853 Hardin Co., McKelvey moved to Grayson Co., Tx. in 1854 where he died in 1865. >Malinda***husband John Jenkins >John R.***b.?, md. Axsa Kofman 1822 in Hardin Co., moved to Warren Co., Illinois >William R.***b.?, md. Sarah "Gilly" Miller 1824 >Ellender***b. ?, md. Harmon Cofman 1823 Hardin Co. (she is not listed in will....must have died) I am trying to determine if this William Miller is son of my David Miller who came to Nelson Co. (apparantly near Boston area) from Pa. in 1796. In 1800 David moved across Wilson Creek to Bullitt Co. and in 1809 purchased property on Rolling Fork near Raywick in Washington Co. (now Marion Co.). I would grateful to hear from anyone that can relate to this family. Art Miller, Louisville