Hopkinsville Kentuckian Feb 1896 Asylum Inmates Escape Walter Black, a patient at the asylum, escaped from the institution Tuesday night, but was captured near Crofton early Wednesday morning and returned. Back was sent here from Henderson county and when he made his escape he immediately started for his old home. Wesley Moore, col., also escaped the same day. He was captured near by, after a few hours search. Betty Sellers

Hopkinsville Kentuckian March 1896 In the suit of W.L. Ziegler against the city of Henderson for $5,000 damages for maintaining a pesthouse, a verdict of $770 was awarded jointly against ex-Mayor John C. Atkinson and ten councilman, seven of whom are not now members of the city council Betty Sellers

Hopkinsville Kentucky Feb 1896 Murderer Surrenders James Hughes, the murderer of Marshal Smiley, at Providence, Ky., last Tuesday, has surrendered to a farmer near Providence and was jailed at Dixon before the Providence people knew of it or he would have been lynched. Jordan Hughes father of the murderer, and a brother named Walker are in jail at Dixon as accessories. Betty Sellers

Hopkinsville Kentuckian Feb 1896 Marshal of Providence Killed Providence, Ky, Feb 4 William M. Smiley, town marshal, was shot here tonight while attempting to arrest James and Jordan Hughes, farmers of near town, for drunkenness. James, who it is thought fired the fatal shot made his escape in the darkness, but Jordan is in custody. A posse is in pursuit and it is thought that James will be captured before morning. Great excitement prevailed. Mr. Smiley had been on the duty only two weeks and was a vigilant and fearless officer. He leaves a wife and three children. Betty Sellers

Sure - please mark the source as The Kentuckian of Hopkinsville Kentucky... anytime... -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Knox <knox2616@classic.msn.com> To: KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com <KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, January 31, 1998 8:45 AM Subject: RE: WRONG MAN >Betty, would you allow me to use the two recent obits "died in Texas" in our >genealogical quarterly? >Barbara Knox >knox2616@msn.com > >---------- >From: Betty Sellers >Sent: Saturday, January 31, 1998 11:42 AM >To: Henderson Co. List >Subject: WRONG MAN > >Hopkinsville Kentuckian Jan 1896 > >Failed to Identify His Man > >Sheriff S.B. Crane, of Dover, Tenn., passed through the city Tuesday night >en route to Henderson on the look out for Joe Wells who is wanted in Dover, >for the murder of a man named Carney. A man calling himself Joe Wells had >been taken into custody at Henderson, and his picture, which was sent to the >Sheriff of Stewart county, fully answered the description of the man wanted, >but when he was taken before the Sheriff he found that he was not the Joe >Wells "desired." Wells was then released from custody and got out of the >city at once. > > > Betty Sellers > > > > > > >

Hopkinsville Kentuckian Jan 1896 Failed to Identify His Man Sheriff S.B. Crane, of Dover, Tenn., passed through the city Tuesday night en route to Henderson on the look out for Joe Wells who is wanted in Dover, for the murder of a man named Carney. A man calling himself Joe Wells had been taken into custody at Henderson, and his picture, which was sent to the Sheriff of Stewart county, fully answered the description of the man wanted, but when he was taken before the Sheriff he found that he was not the Joe Wells "desired." Wells was then released from custody and got out of the city at once. Betty Sellers

Betty, would you allow me to use the two recent obits "died in Texas" in our genealogical quarterly? Barbara Knox knox2616@msn.com ---------- From: Betty Sellers Sent: Saturday, January 31, 1998 11:42 AM To: Henderson Co. List Subject: WRONG MAN Hopkinsville Kentuckian Jan 1896 Failed to Identify His Man Sheriff S.B. Crane, of Dover, Tenn., passed through the city Tuesday night en route to Henderson on the look out for Joe Wells who is wanted in Dover, for the murder of a man named Carney. A man calling himself Joe Wells had been taken into custody at Henderson, and his picture, which was sent to the Sheriff of Stewart county, fully answered the description of the man wanted, but when he was taken before the Sheriff he found that he was not the Joe Wells "desired." Wells was then released from custody and got out of the city at once. Betty Sellers

Like Pam i checked the 1900 and 1920 Henderson Census and the Webster 1860 to 1880 Census and Cemetery books 1 thru 4 also Henderrson and Webster Marrage books Sorry I couldn't help... Jane in Indy At 08:53 AM 1/31/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi, I checked my Henderson Co., KY records for Sarah Vanhook, but >found no Vanhooks. I have the 1850 through 1880 censuses and the >Cemetery book "Gone But Not Forgotten", and marriage records from >1806 to 1900. Sorry that I couldn't help. > >Pam in Va. Bch., VA > >

Hi, I checked my Henderson Co., KY records for Sarah Vanhook, but found no Vanhooks. I have the 1850 through 1880 censuses and the Cemetery book "Gone But Not Forgotten", and marriage records from 1806 to 1900. Sorry that I couldn't help. Pam in Va. Bch., VA

Hopkinsville Kentuckian - January 1896 LEACH - SEN Mr. Henry D. Leach and Miss Annie Sen, of Sebree, were married at the Draughon Hotel, Springfield, Tenn, at 8 o'clock a.m. Saturday, by Esquire James I. Holman. After the marriage the couple returned to their homees. Mr. Leach is 50 and his bride 35 years of age. Betty Sellers

Sarah C Vanhook was living in Webster County in 1870 with Samuel J Melton family. After that she disappears. She had relatives in Henderson, Hopkins and Union county. Is there a record of her dying or marriage in either of these counties?

Hello, I'm looking for info on the following surnames: GILLIS NOYES SHURTLEFF RAILSBACK FARRIS McCULLOCK FENSTIMAKER DAUMBAULD HARBOUGH HALL WEBBER MANLIEF CHASE MERRILL WHEELER MILLIKEN KETCHAN PRINCE STATEN KUNSHIER GROSS or GRACE Most of these names are end of the line names I would like to Thank any one for any help what so ever. Frances Gillis Gossett grams@ohiovalley.com

It was a County census. I saw it at the Sutro Library in San Francisco. Next time I go down I will get the film number if you like. Susan ---------- > From: Anita Powers <ADPowers@worldnet.att.net> > To: KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Lists of Dower Slaves > Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 9:20 PM > > Was this list available from the county or state level? > > Anita > ---------- > > From: Susan Young <suzana@cdsnet.net> > > To: KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: Lists of Dower Slaves > > Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 3:29 PM > > > > I found a list of Dower slaves for Trigg Co for 1850 but there were no > > names attached to the list except for the owner. Just gender and age. I > > was disapointed. > > Susan > > > > ---------- > > > From: Anita Powers <ADPowers@worldnet.att.net> > > > To: KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Lists of Dower Slaves > > > Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 6:54 PM > > > > > > Seeking information on whether Henderson or Union counties maintain the > > > records of the annual lists submitted by owners to the county clerks, > of > > > dower slaves. If so, what is the time period of records held? > > > >

Hopkinsvile Kentucky Jul 1900 Case of Cholera Ate of Melon and Died in Few Hours Avery Pierce, of Sebree, ate freely of a watermelon and was soon afterwards taken ill. In four hours from the time he was taken sick he died. It was evidently a case of cholera. Betty Sellers

NATIVE OF ROCK CASTLE Maj. F.B. Harris Dies in Madisonville Thursday. MAJ. F. B. HARRIS, a prominent business man and citizen of Madisonville died in that city last Thursday. Major Harris was a native of Rock Castle, this county, and when a boy carried the mail between that place and Cadiz, making the trip on horse-back. He was a soldier in the Confederate army, and is still remembered by many of our people He left the county in about 1875, and since that time has been connected with the coal mining interest of Hopkins county. He is survived by the wife, one son and three daughters. Betty Sellers

Was this list available from the county or state level? Anita ---------- > From: Susan Young <suzana@cdsnet.net> > To: KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Lists of Dower Slaves > Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 3:29 PM > > I found a list of Dower slaves for Trigg Co for 1850 but there were no > names attached to the list except for the owner. Just gender and age. I > was disapointed. > Susan > > ---------- > > From: Anita Powers <ADPowers@worldnet.att.net> > > To: KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Lists of Dower Slaves > > Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 6:54 PM > > > > Seeking information on whether Henderson or Union counties maintain the > > records of the annual lists submitted by owners to the county clerks, of > > dower slaves. If so, what is the time period of records held? > >

Does anyone have a book on Union Co death or cemetery records? I need help finding the death record of my gg-grandfather, William Amos PHELPS. He died sometime between 1899-1900 in Union Co. His daughter was born in September, 1899 in Union Co, his wife Mattie/Martha (ODOM)PHELPS was listed as a widow in the 1900 Union Co census. Thanks for your help. Ron in IL -- Ron Phelps r-phelps@uiuc.edu

Thanks so much! ---------- > From: Lt28Ret@aol.com > To: KYHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Richards family inquiry > Date: Tuesday, January 06, 1998 12:15 PM > > I have a book on cemetary & death records for Union Co. and it says there is > a Lewis Richards cemetary about 10 miles east of Morganfield on a farm. it is > completely covered with vines and fallen trees. Info on this came from a Mrs. > James Cooper of the Maymbe Berry Historical files. > buried there are: > Lewis Richards (Rev. War vet) 1763-1846 > Lucy Hunton Richards > Eleanor Givens 1813-1867 > Lewis Harris 1819-1892 > Matilda Harris ????-1883 > Mary L. Richards 1798-1865 > Thomas Richards 1790-1875 > Philemon I. Richards 1821-1822 > Margaret Givens w/o Thomas Richards 1792-1823 > > > in this book it also shows a LEWIS RICHARDS, Sgt. Va. Line, b. 1792? who was > a Rev. War Vet who settled in Union Co. > > hope you can get some use from this. > jcjohnson of va

Here is the newspaper article url of the Grant for Union County..... http://www.thegleaner.com/daily/1998-01-24/news1.html Betty Sellers

Saturday, January 24, 1998 Funding for area projects in budget Water upgrade, riverfront work, museum on list By FRANK BOYETT Gleaner staff Gov. Paul Patton's budget includes $3.5 million for three local projects, which would come out of the special economic development pot of money funded from coal severance taxes. The three projects are: • $2 million for a major upgrade of the water treatment plant for the Webster County Water District. • $1 million for Union County to acquire what was once the officers club at Camp Breckinridge near Morganfield. The county plans to convert the building into a museum of local history. • $500,000 to help fund improvements on the Henderson riverfront. Patton's budget doesn't actually appropriate money for the projects, since the money technically already belongs to the three counties involved. But it authorizes spending the money, which is tightly regulated by the Economic Development Cabinet. Coal severance money goes into two separate funds for local economic development. One fund is used to develop multi-county projects, such as the industrial park proposal currently being put together between Sebree and Robards. The other fund is mostly earmarked for individual coal-producing counties, but must be used strictly for economic development. Patton has said projects like riverfront development and the museum project promote tourism, which helps local economies. And upgrading the Webster County water treatment plant is certainly related to economic development, according to Webster County Judge-executive Jim Townsend. "If you don't have water, you can't get economic development," he said. The Webster County water system has had a moratorium on extensions in recent years because of a lack of production capacity. The upgrade will increase that capacity from 800,000 gallons a day to 4 million gallons a day, Townsend said. It will also change the source of the water. Currently, Webster County gets its water from deep wells; the new source will be an intake on the Green River. Townsend said he first talked to Patton about the project about six months ago. "As time proceeded we were able to convince him that it was a worthwhile project for our county and for the coal severance monies," he said. The Union County project involves buying a 55-year-old building currently owned by Marty Girten for $165,000. The county already has an option on the property. The building contains more than 40 murals that were painted by German and Italian prisoners of war during World War II. Renovation is expected to cost about $1 million. The building would not only house the Union County Museum, but county officials also are eyeing it as a possible convention site and as a performing arts center for the Union County Arts Council. The Henderson County project will cost much more than $500,000, but exactly how much is still to be determined. Walt Dear, the chairman of the Riverfront Committee, said tentative estimates are about $7.5 million. "We're looking at partnerships at the local, state, federal and private levels," Dear said. "We haven't gotten much further than that. "The governor committed $1.5 million outright (out of the state budget surplus) and $500,000 was committed out of the coal severance money."