Source: History of Union County, Kentucky 1886. Reprint copyright 1967. Page 640 ......."When the buildings were completed Lutteril moved there, and the store he vacated was purchased by John C. Compton and Martin Pike, the former the son of Benjamin Compton, and the latter the son of Stephen Pike and Beatrice Vize. Martin Pike built the dwelling house J.J. Roberts now occupies near the store, and from him Mr. Roberts purchased both dwelling and store. Mr. Pike married Mary Wathen, daughter of Dr. Wathen and Nettie Ann Davenport. A few months after his marriage, he went to New Orleans with a flat-boat, trading, which was the custom in those days, and was never heard of afterwards. His wife, some ten or twelve years afterwards, married Thomas Melbourne." Dianne Byers John_Zerby@i-o.com wrote: > John Zerby@I-O INC > 02/20/98 05:44 PM > > I am looking for info about the disappearance of my g-gf Martin P. PIKE of > Union County, > apparently in 1861 about the time the Civil War started. Seeing all these > old newspaper > articles started me wondering if there might be some mention in local > newspapers back > then. He lived in Waverly, near Morganfield. > > Does anyone know if any area newspapers from the 1860s and 1870s are > archived anywhere? > If so is anyone interested in researching this for me? For a fee of > course. > > Contact me at jzerby@i-o.com if interested. I have a few more details. > > John Zerby, Houston, Texas