My friends - Today, I am deviating from the county-specific data posts that I usually deliver to the JP List each day, in favor of a posting which affects all of the counties in the region. Many of you may be familiar with Anderson Chenault Quisenberry's 1896 work entitled, "Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky". This work was an attempt by Quisenberry to list, as far as possible, those Revolutionary War soldiers who removed to KY and received their pensions in that State. I have extracted the names and data on the soldiers from the JP region and I will present it in two parts. Today's post will cover Hickman and Graves counties, and a later post will cover Calloway and McCracken counties. These Quisenberry records were taken from materials for the 1840 and earlier time frame, so the counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Marshall, which had not been formed at that time, will not appear here. In some cases, men whose names appear in the Calloway County listing, for example, were later residing in Marshall County, after its formation from the northern half of Calloway County, even though they did not move. If you see an ancestral name in this list, and would like the full data set for that individual(which generally - but not always - includes the date the pensioner went on the rolls, the date of the first payment, the age at time of first payment, the soldier's rank, the date of death[rarely], and the state from which the pensioner served), please let me know and I will get that information off to you. As always, your help in not resending this entire message back to me with your request is greatly appreciated. As usual, there will be no data posts per se over the weekend, but, if time permits, I will try to get out another JP Land Grants text file. -B ============================================================ Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky(Quisenberry) - Part - 1 - Hickman & Graves Counties ~~~~~~~~~~~ Graves County: ~~~~~~~~~~~ Ross, James Adams, Walter Cook, William Gilbert, Charles Hawthorn, John Johnson, William Lovelace, Vacehl Odom, Willis O'Dill, John Rhodes, Benjamin Rowden, George Stokes, John Stafford, John Fox, Daniel Gamblin, Joshua Glover, Joseph ~~~~~~~ Hickman County: ~~~~~~~ Bynum, Tapley Bone, John II Cunningham, Morrell Cockrum, William Gore, Notley Huey, Lewis Jones, William Jones, Benjamin Messhew, Jesse Pickett, Henry Tharp, Charles Bone, John, Sr. Vi[n]cent, Thomas Depeyster, John Williams, Jacob ~to be continued~ ============================================================

My friends - I hope all of you had a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday. Unfortunately, my wife and I were both ill all day yesterday with some type of mild flu bug. We are better today, but not 100% yet. I want to pass along the solution to the latest Skills Puzzler. We had 71(the highest number for any SP so far) folks who tried this one, and about 90% of those who did offer their thoughts were right on target. You will recall that our problem concerned a man named Colquatt whose death in MA was recorded in an old family Bible as having occurred in the month of January. However, two other sources show that he was buried in early May of the same year. The question we had was whether we should discount one set of records or the other, and if so, why. Most of those who responded spotted the fact that Massachusetts in a very northern area, in which the ground freezes solidly in the winter, and graves could not be opened by hand digging during the winter. Thus, the bodies of those who died in the winter were kept until the Spring thaws and were buried at that time. So all three records, in this case, were correct. He died in January, but was actually buried in May. The month of May seems a bit late for the burial to take place, but it may have been a particularly harsh winter, and the ground may not have thawed sufficiently until May. Interestingly, in further research later on, the lady whose line this was discovered a manuscript collection which contained documents on this period in MA history, and there was mention of the "body houses" where the "winter deaths" were held until they could be buried. I understand, from comments from several who responded to this Puzzler, that this practice continues in that area, in some locations, even today. This was a good response on this Puzzler, and most of them were, as I said above, on the mark. -B ============================================================

Seeking information on J.L. DONNELLEY and Elizabeth W. HUTCHINSON who married in Hickman County on 26 July 1842 (marriage found in "Marriage Bonds, 1822-1846, County Clerk's Records, Hickman County, KY"). Thank you, Debra Lowe

Hello Listmates: I received the following inquiry from a lady looking for connections in the JP area. I'm sure she would appreciate hearing from anyone with any connections to these families. Paul Reddick N. Andover, MA Paul, I wrote you quite sometime ago about my family lines who lived in Ballard Co. in 1895. My Greatgrandparents James Frank Knight and Nancy Adaline Brock wrote Ballard Co. there residence when they married in 1895. You found no record of either family. James "Frank" Knight was B in Livingston Co., Ky. around 1876. Nancy Brock was from Ill. I have since found Nancy Brocks mother was Martha SPRING Brock Some SPRING family members did move into the Ballard Co. area around 1878. I also \found James Frank Knights brother William married a Ballard Co girl Maud Aldrich, her Mother was Idi Bivins, they married around 1900. They too married in Olmstead. Illinois and said\ they resided in Ballard Co. Maybe the Knights moved there right before the 1890 census?: I think James FRANK Knight was a farm hand. They may have lived near the Aldriches??? Sandy MICHIGAN IvyLee@webtv.net

My friends - This is just a reminder that there will be no data post today or tomorrow(Thanksgiving), but I will be responding to any requests I receive. The latest Skills Puzzler has had a large response - 61 folks have sent their thoughts to me on it, and about 80% are nailing it. The JP List crowd is getting sharper all the time<g>. I'll be back, probably tomorrow sometime, with the solution. Again, best wishes to all for a pleasant Thanksgiving. -B ============================================================

Dear Bill: Interested in LG877--researching Stubbs. Thank you again, Cindy

I am looking for information on the parents of Artimis Mathis born 1844 in TN or possibly Calloway County. She married Winston Monroe Waterfield (or Warterfield) in 1863 in Calloway County, and they had 10 children in that area, including my gr-grandmother, Eliza Gatewood Waterfield. Winston and Artimis, along with most of their children, are buried at Goshen Methodist Church in Calloway County. I have not been able to find anything on the Mathis family and would appreciate any leads. Happy Thanksgiving! Brenda Beaman Parker Houston, Texas

Group, I hope this isn't too lengthy, but I found it most interesting. Earnest Carol Ray is my gr-grandfather, Lala Ray Beaman is my grandmother. from Graves County, Kentucky, Newspaper Genealogical Abstracts, Volumes 1-51, Don Simmons, Simmons Historical Publications, Melber, KY [My notes in brackets – Brenda Beaman Parker] Monday, September 30, 1901 Ray brothers of Sedalia are erecting a new flouring mill at Sedalia. The building has been completed and part of the machinery has been received and when completed will be one of the best roller mills in this section of the country. (Vol. 24, p.41) Monday, February 20, 1905 – Terrific explosion at Sedalia. Boiler gives way at Ray Bros. Rolling Mill with disastrous results. One of the most destructive boiler explosions that has occurred in this county in recent years happened Sat. at 1:30 o’clock at Sedalia when the engine at the mill of Ray Bros. blew up. One was killed outright and five others badly injured and death may result to Bud Ray as he received a wound in the back near the left hip from a flying fragment of the engine. Zolan Ray, the 16 year old son of Tom Ray, was so badly injured that it is thought he will die. Mr. George Lambert, a 65 year old farmer, had brought his wheat to the mill and was just preparing to leave for home. Every bone in his body was broken, being killed outright. James Wyatt, a well known farmer, was outside arranging his team to leave for home and when the explosion came the concussion was so great that he was hurled a distance of several yards over a fence and on to a pond of ice. He had a miraculous escape and only received slight injuries. One of his horses was struck by a flying fragment and killed. The side of the mill composing the engine room and office was almost a total wreck. The entire loss is estimated at $2,000. The two children who were injured are the children of Mr. Tom Ray, one of the proprietors who makes daily visits to Mayfield with a transfer wagon with flour and bran. Earnest Ray, one of the proprietors seriously hurt and doubtful recovery. Zolan Ray, son of Tom and fatally hurt. Miss Effie Ray, ten year old dau of Tom, badly burned, but not seriously. There are more details. (Vol. 12, p.34) [Lala Ray Beaman, in 1980’s, told of being burned when she went across the road to the lumberyard and climbed up to reach the telephone mounted on a pole. She said she spent three months in a hospital and almost died. The mention of Effie Ray in the article possibly should have been Lala Ray, ten year old dau of proprietor Earnest Ray. Ernestine Ray Black, after being read the newspaper article in 1999, remembered her father (Earnest Ray) coming home at noon for lunch and telling that there was a leak or something wrong with the boiler and he was concerned about it. She remembers that Lala went after lunch to the mill to get a scuttle of coal; she couldn’t remember where Lala was hospitalized or how long, but said she was burned badly and in the hospital for a long time. She did not remember Earnest being injured that badly, so maybe that is an overstatement. Ernestine said she was standing at the window and saw the explosion. The mill was on the same side of the road as the house and to the east.] Friday, March 3, 1905 Dr. M.W. Rozell went to Sedalia Thursday to see Zolan Ray who was so badly injured in the mill explosion. One of his eyes is entirely out, but the other one can be saved. The boy’s condition otherwise is extremely critical. Mr Bud Ray is improving and it is thought he will recover. (Vol. 12, p.40) Saturday, June 3, 1905 Bud and Zolan Ray who were injured in the explosion of Ray Bros. Mill some time ago at Sedalia are improving slowly. They are able to walk a few steps with the aid of a cane and crutches. Bud Ray is better than Zolan. Zolan was burned all over the body. His body is yet almost a solid sore. (Vol. 13, p.7) Friday, June 25, 1909 E.C. Ray and two sons Deary and Prentice, of Sedalia, were in the city Friday enroute to Paducah. Mr. Ray took the son Deary to have a glass eye fitted.(Vol. 44, p.22) [Ernest Ray’s son Winston Gary Ray was said to have put his eye out with a knife while cutting string at the mill when he was five years old, as told by Lala Ray Beaman. Another daughter of E.C. Ray had no knowledge of Gary being called Deary - likely the newspaper editor mis-heard the boy's name.] Thursday, October 28, 1909 Sedalia – Tom Ray happened to the bad accident of getting his right foot bruised very bad last Tuesday morning at the sawmill by a saw log rolling on it. (Vol 48, p.3)

My friends - I am deviating a little from our usual "schedule" of postings each week. I usually save the non-data type posts for Fridays, as a way to close out the week. However, since this is Thanksgiving week, I am going to post another in the Skills Puzzler series today. There will be no data post tomorrow or on Thanksgiving, although I will be responding to any requests that come through. At some point over the next few days, I will drop by with the solution to this Puzzler. We have discussed, to a small degree, records that are available in long standing churches. We do not have as many of these sorts of records in the Jackson Purchase region as we would like, but it is good to be familiar with them, since we may have opportunities to dig into them in some other part of the country as we work our way backward in our research. The facts for the current Puzzler came to my attention through some assistance I gave to a researcher about 15 years ago. She had ancestors who came from New England to the JP region in the 1850's. She did quite well in the JP research, but had run into an odd problem that was frustrating her as she worked with the family in the state of Massachusetts, where they had lived prior to coming to the JP. She had an old family Bible in her possession which indicated that her ancestor, Michael Colquatt, had died on 14 January 1831 in MA. A grave marker existed for him, but only the name was still legible by the 1980's. In researching the church records in the area, she came upon a burial record for her Michael Colquatt, but the date given was 2 May 1831. Her reaction, which we would probably agree with at that moment, is that the church records must be in error, since the family Bible material was entered contemporaneously with the events, as they happened. She gave no more thought to the church record. However, about two years later, and quite by accident, as she was reviewing some old newspapers on microfilm, on another line, she came across a one line "filler" piece in a newspaper dated 9 May 1831, which read: " Buried last week, Michael Colquatt, cordwainer, beloved by all". This newspaper snippet threw our researcher into a quandary. Now, there were *two* references to Colquatt having been buried during the first week in May. The question before her then, and before us now, is this: Should we consider the family Bible record now to be suspect, since two other resources are talking about May, instead of January? If so, how could it be off by that many months? The Bible was bought by Michael Colquatt himself in June of 1821, and the entries were obviously made at different times, with different quills and different inks, recording births, marriages and deaths as they occurred, and all other records which had been checked had been shown to be accurate. All we have to work with are these three documents. How should we proceed? If you want to opine on this one, you can send your thoughts to the List or to me directly. As I said earlier, I'll be back in a day or two with the solution. At this point, I want to extend my best wishes to all of you, in the hope that your Thanksgiving will be pleasant, restful and given over to those thoughts which are the basis for the celebration itself. -B ============================================================

I need a lookup in the 1900 Ballard Co. census for the name ABNATHA or ABANATHA. There should not be many, but the children I am looking for are Roy b 1897, Robert 1888, Richard 1891 and Roberta. I'm hoping to find them with their parents. Thanks for any help. Kathy

Bill would you be so kind as to forward the Wilkens/Jenkins and Pierce/Smith records. Happy Holiday to all. Donna

I need a lookup in the 1900 Ballard Co. census for the name ABNATHA or ABANATHA. There should not be many, but the children I am looking for are Roy b 1897, Robert 1888, Richard 1891 and Roberta. I'm hoping to find them with their parents. Thanks for any help. Kathy

Sorry everyone. I don't know how that poem was sent to the list. I did not intend to do so. I was sending it to my friends, and must have accidentally clicked on the address for the Jp list. My apologies Bill and the list. Sincerely, Steve Butler

Subject: I knew there was a reason why I don't like stuffing! A Thanksgiving poem When I was a young turkey, new to the coop, My big brother Mike took me out on the stoop, Then he sat me down, and he spoke real slow, And he told me there was something that I had to know; His look and his tone I will always remember, When he told me of the horrors of Black November; Come about August, now listen to me, Each day you'll get six meals instead of just three. And soon you'll be thick, where once you were thin, and you'll grow a big rubbery thing under your chin; And then one morning, when you're warm in your bed, in'll burst the farmer's wife, and hack off your head; Then she'll pluck out all your feathers so you're bald 'n pink, And scoop out all your insides and leave ya lying' in the sink; And Then comes the worst part he said not bluffing, "She'll spread your cheeks and pack your rear with stuffing." Well, the rest of his words were too grim to repeat, I sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat, And decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked, I'd have to lay low and remain overlooked; I began a new diet of nuts and granola, High-roughage salads, juice and diet cola, And as they ate pastries, chocolates and crepes, I stayed in my room doing Jane Fonda tapes; I maintained my weight of two pounds and a half, And tried not to notice when the bigger birds laughed; But 'twas I who was laughing, under my breath, As they chomped and they chewed, ever closer to death, And sure enough when Black November rolled around, I was the last turkey left in the entire compound; So now I'm a pet in the farmer's wife's lap; I haven't a worry, so I eat and I nap; She held me today, while sewing and humming, And smiled at me and said "Christmas is coming..."

Joanne, Sorry I messed up on Wm. Miller in the HH with Zacharia Clinton. He was the next HH. I went to far when I read it. Vera JTruman342@aol.com wrote: > Thank you for your reply. I actually have pretty good records on the family > back to Nov 1821 when he married Sarah Hanks. > > The Polly Bounce is really Polly Bonner (Mary Matilda Hanks) who was married > to Green Derrington. Green died in Perry Co. and Mary Matilda married > William Bonner. But they separated and she filed for a divorce in Jackson > Co. in the early 1850's. So that's why she was living with the family. > Charity Hanks was also living with Zachariah and family in 1850, but I don't > recall seeing the Wm. B. Miller living with them. I have the 1850 Jackson > Co. IL census booki, so will take a look. > > I have found living descendants of all of Zachariah's children with the > exception of Martha who married John W. Boone.

Yes, I have all of those records. Contact me and I'll do look-ups. I have them under the mother's maiden name and under the child's name. Hugs, Virginia -----Original Message----- From: JSt8631584@aol.com <JSt8631584@aol.com> To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, November 22, 1999 5:58 PM Subject: [KYJP-L] Birth Records >Does anyone know of a source for 1930's, 1940's and 1950 birth records other >than contacting Frankfort? Thanks Rose > > >==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== >Share the surnames you are researching in the Jackson Purchase region with the List - you may find a long lost cousin >or someone who is researching the same lines. >

My friends - Sometime ago, I began a series which consisted of a collection of various types of marriage records in Marshall County. These are primarily in the 1860's and 1870's, and are *not* the marriage record itself, but are the miscellaneous other items which can sometimes be found(if they have been preserved)which are associated with the marriage record, such as surety documents, consents and bonds. Today, we are returning to that series in our data posting. The names listed below are generally shown by marrying couples, but occasionally there will be a single name, as that is the only name shown in that particular record. If you see a couple or a single name in which you have an interest. and would like the full dataset for that listing, please let me know and I will get that information off to you. And, as always, you assistance in not resending this entire message back to me with your request is greatly appreciated. -B ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Marshall County - Miscellaneous Marriage Records - Part 8 Stroud, William Napoleon Jones, Frances Elizabeth Baker, Francis R. Dishman, Annie Mathis, John McNelia, Fannie F. Russell, George Carroll, Naomy Culp, W.W. Kaler, Mary J.G. Malone, B.B. Woolfe, Amanda M. Wilkins, J.H. Jenkins, Mallisa Ellis, T.H. Jones, Sarah L. Lovett, William W. Lee, Sarah J. Crouch, A.J. Smedley, F.M. Minton, J.W. Williams, Nancy J. Haley, R.J. Tork, Elizabeth A. Finley, James E. Miller, Willie P. Davenport, Milton Nanney, Sarah Sutton, J.E.P. Nanney, Victoria Pierce, Jackson Smith, Mary Ann Rowe, H.A Johnson,------- Jones, James Alford Green, Elizabeth ~to be continued~ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Joanne, I have Zacharia Clinton and Sarah on the Jackson Co. Ill. 1850 Census.They have Rebecca age 17, Martha age 12, Charity age 84, a Polly Bounce 55, and Wm.B. Miller 37 listed in the HH.#241. It also states Zacharia was born in S.C. That is all I have.hope that helps. Vera JTruman342@aol.com wrote: > Good morning!! > I am searching for parents and siblings for my ggg gf Zachariah CLINTON, b > 1795 in SC (maybe NC instead). The first good record I have on him is when > he married Sarah HANKS (dau of John HANKS & Charity (GATLIN?) in Hopkins Co > KY in Nov 1821. He shows on the Hopkins Co. Tax list in 1823, but is gone by > 1825. > > According to the LDS Film #0007908, CALLOWAY Co KY Tax List, Zachariah > CLINTON was listed in the 1826 tax list as having 1 male over 21 yrs old and > 8 horses. He was still there in 1827, 1828 and 1829. By 1830, we know that > he was in Perry Co. IL, as he is listed on the census for that county at that > time. > > Green Derrington and Micajah Phelps were also listed in Calloway Co. in 1827, > 1828. Micajah PHELPS had married Charlotte HANKS in Hopkikns Co. in 1824, > and Green DERRINGTON married Mary Matilda HANKS in CALLOWAY Co. I believe > Sarah, Mary Matilda, and Charlotte were all the daus of John HANKS and > Charity (GATLIN?) > > Need ANY info on ZACHARIAH CLINTON or other CLINTONS who may have been > connected to him. I have good info from the time of his marriage and will be > happy to share > Joanne > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm > for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other images. Check it often - it changes as new material > is added.

Does anyone know of or have a history of the Mayfield Woolen Mills? I am interested in learning more about the following points: 1) the role of James W. Hudspeth as an owner of the Woolen Mills during the period from about 1879 to about 1888 and/or the operation of the Woolen Mills during that time; 2) the connection between the Woolen Mills in Mayfield and the Mayfield Woolen Mills Clothing Company in Louisville (I know that the Mayfield Woolen Mills had some sort of operation in Louisville between 1900 and about 1910.); and 3)any possible change of ownership or company collapse around 1907 that might have contributed to several management level employees leaving the company in Louisville at about that time. Thanks to anyone who can help me learn more! Betty Ravenholt

Does anyone know of a source for 1930's, 1940's and 1950 birth records other than contacting Frankfort? Thanks Rose