Barbara Nickname used for Jane Cockerham c 1808. Jane was b in Lunenburg Co., VA & in 1800 the family migrated to SC. peggy b chapman > > I recently have discovered a grandmother named "Jincy". > Does anyone know if this is an abbreviation or nickname? > Also, if it is French. Have found this given name used twice, > both females, (not related) born in early 1800's. > > Thanks, Barbara

Does anyone on the list have the above book? There is a mention of L. P. Cook in it with parents JOSEPH & PARMELIA (MORSE) Cook, his parents, with the source HWCL, p. B103. L.P. (Lorenzo Payne) born in Graves Co., KY in 1824 is the brother of my SUSAN MOSS COOKE born in Graves Co. in 1829. Carla

I agree with Peggy Chapman that Ginsey seems to be a nickname or diminutive of Jane. Jane Williams, later of Henderson Co., KY, but born in Granville Co., NC, was called Ginsey Williams in 1796 deed of gift of her maternal grandfather, Samuel Snead then of Granville Co., but later of Person Co., NC. E.W. Wallace

I recently have discovered a grandmother named "Jincy". Does anyone know if this is an abbreviation or nickname? Also, if it is French. Have found this given name used twice, both females, (not related) born in early 1800's. Thanks, Barbara bnutty@ix.netcom.com

Hello all, I had posted to the list on Aug. 19, that I would be out of town until the 25th, and please hold lookups that would concern me until then. For those of you that have posted one since the 25th, I wanted all to know that I have been detained in St. Louis, and will be for at least a few more days, probably will be back 1 Sep, and will be able to get to you all after that. Thanks for your patience. Mike Finley Graves Co. Lookup Volunteer

My friends - I am dropping by today to give you the solution to the latest Skills Puzzler. You will recall that our scenario involved researching early newspapers for a record of the death of Reuben Bruner. A search was made of one of the two newspapers which were in print for a short time in the early 1830's. A death notice(but not an obituary)was found in one of the local papers several weeks after the death occurred. Our task was see if we can find anything more in the newspapers. We have had 40+ folks who responded to this Puzzler, and everyone spotted a key point, that being that my cousin should have checked the other newspaper of the area for a possible obituary or death notice. That was eventually checked, but a search for any sort of death information, for a period of months after the death occurred, revealed nothing in the other newspaper. Where else is there left to look? Many of you noted that the newspapers from the area in which he had originally settled should be checked. As it turned out, the county from which he came to IN was in Ohio, just across the state line by a short distance. A check there found that an obituary had been printed in a newspaper there, with far more information than the IN paper had carried(although the IN paper eventually "copied" the larger obit from the OH paper and printed it, about 3 months later). The one possible approach that no one really happened to spot was the need to check for a German language newspaper in the area in OH where he had lived for so many years. It turned out that there was such a newspaper, printed irregularly, in that area, and when it was examined, there was a very long obituary for Bruner, giving all of his vital statistics, as well as the maiden name of his wife, what village he had lived in while in Germany, the date of his immigration to America, as well as the names of his parents and grandparents, and the maiden names of the grandmothers. It was a real gold mine. This man had been well known and respected in the German community, and this was reflected in the detail of his obituary. These immigrants still knew people in the old country and the printing of a part of Bruner's ancestry enabled them to make the mental connections with families back in Germany. A lot of early newspaper research will not yield results at all, and the above cited case is a bit of a rarity, since backgrounds and pedigrees were not as compelling to these settlers as they are to us today. But if we keep all of our options before us - and know what they are - when we do perform newspaper research, we maximize our chances of discovering the occasional gold mine. -B ============================================================

Hi would anyone be able to look up a couple of names on the 1860 McCracken County Census, I looked in my library and they don't have that year. These are who I am looking for I know he was on it am trying to get a list of children. Williams, Joseph G., KY McCracken Co.. Paducah P,O. 1860 Page # 819 Williams, J. R. KY McCracken Co. Paducah P.O. 1860 Page # 868 Williams, J. G. KY McCracken Co. District 2 1860 Page # 426 Census type code: Slave Schedule Particularly interested in one of these that shows an Eliza as wife. Thanks so much for any help I have run into a brick wall here, I have several that might connect to them but I don't have a list of all the children. Sharon Florida

Hi Folks: I have been in Hazel Cemetery at least 1000 times since I was a little girl. I have to go there because that's where most of my relatives are buried and if I want to see them I have to go there or Puryear. My question is: Does anyone have an official cemetery listing of this plot. My ManyG Grandfather James Allen Sikes or Sykes is buried there. His marker was an old concrete one and has since gone missing. I would love to know if he was on a cemetery census at some point and if any additional info was given? His daughters Flossie (George), Minnie (Wilson) and Grace (Wilson) are also buried there. Them I can GIVE info for. Can someone help!! Thanks Marsha

My friends - We will close out this week with another in the Skills Puzzler series. We've not discussed the use of early newspapers in genealogical research to any great extent here. I have a post for the "Tips" series about early Jackson Purchase newspapers, and I'll be posting that in the near future. Early newspapers, which are a real rarity in the JP region, can often be useful to us in getting a "feel" for the times in which our ancestors lived. Most often, they are researched for their obituaries, but we have to remember that, unless the obituary was actually written by a person who witnessed the death, it is not an original(or primary)source - it is a derivative(or secondary) source. We all hope that these obituaries will also tell us something about the life of the deceased beyond just dates. Here is the scenario for our Puzzler: About 12 years ago, one of my maternal cousins was researching the Bruner line, which she and I share. She knew when our common forebear, Reuben Bruner, died in Indiana - 1833. As it turned out, there were actually two newspapers in the county in Indiana where he died. He had lived there with his son for about ten years until his death, having moved from his original home, two counties away, which he had built upon his arrival from Germany, and where he had lived for about 35 years. My cousin checked the newspaper film after his death for a several week period, and did find a brief notice of his death, giving his name and date of death, as well as his age. With that in hand, she had abandoned the newspaper part of her research and gone on to other things. She became stumped on finding anything else on old Reuben Bruner. But she missed some important clues by not looking more closely at the newspaper. The question before the house, then, is this: she found the death notice in the newspaper - what else should she have been looking for? Everything you need to know to answer that question is in the narrative above. If you want to share your thoughts on this one, please feel free to send them to me, or to the List. I'll be back with the solution sometime over the weekend. As always, there will be no data posts on Saturday or Sunday. And, this week, there may be no JP land grants post or other ancillary items, as I will be away for part of the weekend. I'll drop in from time to time, and if I can put something together in one of the areas that I usually address on weekends, I'll do so. I hope your weekend is a good one. -B ============================================================

If anyone has any pictures of Price Cemetary please let me know, I would love to have a picture of it. It is the one located near Dublin, west of Pryorsburgh. Thanks, Dotti

I am trying to find any information about Hardy Ellis of Calloway County. I especially would like to know when he and wife Martha died and where they were buried. Thanks for any information. Sandy Ellis

Hi, My James R. Denny (b. 1833 Calloway Co., KY) married Mary Minerva "Mollie" May Aug. 31, 1865 in McCracken Co., KY. I am looking for her parents and siblings. One Census reports her birth as Miss. another says TN. But she was in McCracken Co. KY at least by 1864. There exists also a Mont May who could be her father but I can't find a record of him. There is an Elijah May (b. 1819 TN) in Hickman in 1850 with wife A.E (b. 1820 KY). Their children are: J.R. A.R. T.B. J.E. which doesn't appear to match Mont May or Mary Minerva May. There is a William L. Mays (b. 1822 VA) in McCracken Co., in 1860 with wife Susan R. (b. 1821 NC). Their children are: Virginia A. Betty P. Laura Maranda John W. Claton William P. James H. These do not appear to match Mont May or Mary Minerva May. There is a William May (b. 1835 KY) in 1860 Ballard Co. with wife Elizabeth (b. 1839 TN) with a male born 1859 TN and a Charles May lives with them in 1860. He could have been a brother. So....I am either missing something or not seeing the forest for the trees. Any help in finding my Mont May and Mary Minerva May will be appreciated. Other May names that may be associated are: Charley May, High/Hugh May, Medy May, Nancy May. Thanks, Barbara **FUN ONLINE CLASSES for ALL AGES** http://www.bdgonline.com/corselst.htm Buzz...Buzz...Buzz...Bees begins Aug. 30, 1999 Exploring Civil War Sites on the Internet begins Sept. 8, 1999 Stamp Collecting with the Internet begins Sept. 9, 1999

>I want history on Riverboat history and owners for the areas around Paducak >and Wickliffe. > Thanks, >Alicia Mason > I don't have a book specifically about riverboats at Paducah or Wickliffe, but I do have Agnes S. Harralson's, STEAMBOATS ON THE GREEN AND THE COLORFUL MEN WHO OPERATED THEM. There is an index of men and steamboats that plied not only the Green River but the Mississippi, the Ohio, etc. If you have a steamboat or person that you are searching, I would be happy to check the index. It is really quite interesting reading. My grandfather's cousin, Christopher Columbus RONE was a captain on the Green River and Columbus' son, TT RONE had various businesses on the river and different members of the family had ferry boats. Linda (Lane) Hedges mailto:lhedges@mail.icongrp.com

Hello All, I am searching these names : FORD, ENGLISH, PECK, NIMMO, ESTES REDEN, BOURLAND or BOULAND, BOOKER, and INMAN Love to hear for you :-) Thanks, Jess

I want history on Riverboat history and owners for the areas around Paducak and Wickliffe. Thanks, Alicia Mason

My friends - About once every quarter, I repost the instructions on how to order the case files for Kentucky Land Grants. I have had several inquiries over the past week about this subject, so tonight's posting will be a review of how these case files can be ordered. This is an updated version, and includes the new web site URL for the Kentucky Land Office. They now have a printable order form you can download and use to order the case files. We will close out our week tomorrow with another in the Skills Puzzler series. -B ============================================================ I have had numerous requests for information on how to go about ordering copies of the case files connected with Jackson Purchase Land Grants in Kentucky. Today, I am going to explain the steps in requesting copies of these case files from the Kentucky Land Office. If you have an interest in this material, you may wish to print this out and retain it, although I will archive it and re-run it on the List from time to time for our new subscribers, or for those who develop an interest in researching land grants later on. As most of you know, we are particularly fortunate in the Jackson Purchase area, because the land grants were plotted through the Federal Rectangular Survey System, while the rest of KY used the "Metes & Bounds" system of land surveying. The RSS, which uses the Section, Township and Range methodology, is, by far, the easiest system to use to pinpoint the land on which your forebears lived. If you are somewhat hazy on how the Rectangular Survey System(RSS)works, you may wish to visit my on-line course in US Land & Property Research at the International Internet Genealogical Society University at http://users.arn.net/~billco/uslpr.htm and go through the lesson on Metes & Bounds and Township and Range surveying. By using a map of any county in the JP, and overlaying the RSS on it, you can determine exactly where the land which your ancestors received is located today. For example, I own 100 acres in NE Calloway County, and through the use of the RSS, I was able to determine that a part of that land, at one time, belonged to my ggg-gf, Richard Skaggs.You can do the same thing. In order to request anything from the Kentucky Land Office, you need to know, in the case of the JP, the name of the grantee, the Grant Book Number and Page, and the Section, Township & Range. In addition, it is always good to reference the page number(s) from Willard Rouse Jillson's huge work, "The Kentucky Land Grants". The Land Office uses those page numbers to double check if there is a discrepancy in the request. Once you have the above info, you can request any part, or all, of the documents in the case file for the grant. I always request "all documents". You can request up to ten (10) grants in one letter. You need not send any money with your request - the Land Office will send you an invoice for the copying charges(which are very reasonable at about 25 cents a page, as I recall)when they send you the document copies. Kandie Adkinson handles this work for the Land Office. She has been doing it for a long time and is an old pro at it. You must, however, be patient - a 4-8 week wait is not unusual, depending on how busy she is. She also handles the requests from the mining engineers, and she gets almost as many requests from them as she does from genealogists. You can submit your request to the Land Office by mail or FAX. The Land Office suggests appointments be made if you want to visit them in person, due to the limited staff which they have. The mailing address is: Kandice P. Adkinson Kentucky Land Office Office of the Secretary of State 700 Capitol Avenue Room 75, State Capitol Frankfort, KY 40601 If you would like to FAX your request(which can reduce the waiting time by about a week), the FAX number is: (502)564-4075. The Kentucky Land Office now has their own web site, as well, which contains information and order forms which you can print out. The URL is: http://www.sos.state.ky.us/ADMIN/LANDOFFI/landoff2.htm ============================================================

H.G. Chapman m Oct 1887, Graves Co., KY M.J. Sutherland [Mary Jane?]. Does anyone know who this H.G. Chapman was? Was he Harvey G. Chapman, son of James Wilson Chapman & Mary Ann Chapman. JW was the son of Giles Chapman & Mary Ann was the dau. of John Chapman & Annie Traughber. peggy b chapman lubbock,tx

Hello Everyone, If you can shed light on the following Helms and help me to place them into family units in the JP area between 1860-65, I would certainly appreciate it. Bob Helm Robert Helm Louis Helm M.F. Helm (not sure if male or female) Newton Helm (resident of Ballard Co., KY) Puss Helm Sue Helm Also, In Dec. of 1867 a Thomas Helm married in the JP area or So. IL area. Sure would like to know the name of his wife! Thanks! Barbara **FUN ONLINE CLASSES for ALL AGES** http://www.bdgonline.com/corselst.htm Buzz...Buzz...Buzz...Bees begins Aug. 30, 1999 Exploring Civil War Sites on the Internet begins Sept. 8, 1999 Stamp Collecting with the Internet begins Sept. 9, 1999

Does this census record look familiar to anyone - I am trying to figure out if it is of my great great g'pa Jefferson Davis Cook? BALLARD CO, KENTUCKY 1880 Census #1864-218 COOK, Andrew, 26, head, laborer, Ky, Ky, Ky Janey, 29, sis, Ky, Ky, Ky Jeff P., 18, bro, Ky, Ky, Ky is this Jefferson Davis Cook? http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cook.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4375/cookcens.html thanks Pat

Hi - I am looking for a photo of my great great uncle David Iley Cook - here is what I know. Wishlist for this family: I'd like to have a photo of Iley to add to this page. Does anyone have one? * * * * * * * * * * David Iley Cook - Family Group Report Husband: DAVID ILEY COOK -------------------------------------------------- Birth: February 27, 1885 Place: Kentucky, USA Death: December 24, 1958 Burial: Place: Bethleham Baptist Church Cemetery, WICKLIFFE, Kentucky, USA Father: JEFFERSON DAVIS COOK (1860-1916) Mother: MARY EMMA ROACH (1865-) -------------------------------------------------- Wife: MARVA HUNTER Birth: October 22, 1890 Death: March 18, 1960 Burial: Bethleham Baptist Church Cemetery, Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky Children... -------------------------------------------------- 1. M Child: JAMES COOK Birth: 1913 Death: 1958 Burial: Place: OSCAR CEMETERY, KY Spouse: DORA VAUGHN - 183 - ------------------------------------------------ 2. M Child: MILTON COOK Spouse: ROSE - ------------------------------------------------ 3. F Child: EUNICH COOK Spouse: JAMES STANLEY - ----------------------------------------------- 4. M Child: EYRA ALLAN COOK Spouse: MERLE - ------------------------------------------------ 5. M Child: GORDON COOK Birth: 13 Feb 1924 Death: 20 May 1928 Burial: Place: Bethleham Cemetary, Ballard County, KY David Iley Cook's Notes... -------------------------------------------------- David Iley Cook was known as Iley. It came as quite a surprise when I wrote for his death certificate and found that his name was actually David. I believe that several members of the Cook family were known by their middle names. Iley is the informant on Jefferson Davis Cook's death certificate and I believe buried next to him at Bethleham Cemetary in Wickliffe, Kentucky. Iley can be found on the 1900 census for Carlisle County, Kentucky with his mother and 2 brothers and on the 1910 census in Ballard County, Kentucky as Iley L Cook with his wife Marvis. I am also looking for some of the Stanley cousins - Eunice Cook Stanley died in McCracken county - anybody know them? Pat