He may have been, as suggested by Cheri, a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, which has been in existence since 1813. Early Kentucky Colonels actually performed military service, but by the end of the 19th century, the role had become a ceremonial one, with individuals of achievement, nominated by their peers, were invited to join. By the 1930's, a formal organization had been formed, "The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels", which exists today. It is primarily a charitable organization now, and contributes to a number of worthy causes each year. There are about 600 KY Colonels in the US today(I am proud to say that I am one of those). When most people think of a "KY Colonel", a mental picture of Col. Harlan Sanders of KFC comes to mind. He was commissioned a KY Colonel in 1936. Even today, new colonels must be nominated by one of their peers and the nomination forwarded to the sitting KY Governor for review and decision. The most frequent reason for a KY man to be addressed as "Colonel" was his commissioning as a KY Colonel by the Governor(who is the Commander-in-Chief of the KY Colonels). Sometimes, however, that title was actually their given name, while in others, it may have been a sobriquet given to them as children. An example would be Edmund William Starling, born in Christian Co., about 1870. He was called "Colonel" by his family when he was a child, and, in the 1890's he was commissioned a KY Colonel. All of his life, though, he was known as "Col. Starling." He was the Chief of the White House Secret Service Detail from 1932 to 1944(when he retired), and had been on the Detail since the second administration of Woodrow Wilson. All of the presidents he served called him "Colonel", except President Roosevelt, who called him "Ed". The KY Colonels were - and are - and interesting group of folks(and there are now also lady colonels), with a long and distinguished history of service to KY. -B ======================================================================== At 11:46 PM 2/7/2005, you wrote: >Bill, Could you explain the custom of men using the title of Colonel? In an >obit for my greatgrandfather, he was referred to as Col. I.W. Lynn. He >resided in Ballard Co. Ky. and died in 1870. I'm not aware that he served >in any >war.

Bill, Could you explain the custom of men using the title of Colonel? In an obit for my greatgrandfather, he was referred to as Col. I.W. Lynn. He resided in Ballard Co. Ky. and died in 1870. I'm not aware that he served in any war. Keep up the good work. Georgia

He may have been what is known as a "Kentucky Colonel." There is an explanation of that on the Secretary of State's website. CheriC -----Original Message----- From: GATATUM@aol.com [mailto:GATATUM@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:47 PM To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYJP] Custom of using the title of Colonel Bill, Could you explain the custom of men using the title of Colonel? In an obit for my greatgrandfather, he was referred to as Col. I.W. Lynn. He resided in Ballard Co. Ky. and died in 1870. I'm not aware that he served in any war. Keep up the good work. Georgia ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== Have general questions about the Jackson Purchase? Visit the Jackson Purchase Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)web site at: http://users.arn.net/~billco/jacksonfaq1.html

TO ALL LINDER RESEARCHERS: Please note that a date has been set for the setting of the stone for John Linder Sr. It will be Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 1:00PM. The location is the Greenlea Cemetery at Fulton, KY. My wife and I will be arriving with the Stone on Thursday, 2-10-05 and be staying at the Guest Inn Motel. We would love to hear from any descendants. Thanks, Steven and Gwen Harris <mailto:srhgkh@brightok.net>srhgkh@brightok.net Stillwater, OK.

I have had some problems with my email so I am sending this message again. If you received the first one, please forgive the duplication. My gggggrandfather and my ggggrandfather both lived in Marshall Co. KY in 1850. Page 481A Reed, Jesse, 62, NC Mary, 51, VA (From other records her maiden name was Fagan) McKee, Catherine, 22, TN Jessee L, 17, TN Nancy, 5, TN Mary S, 3, TN Page 482A Reed. Burton L, 26, M, TN (Son of Jesse REED above) Reed, Sarah C., 21, f, GA (Her maiden name was Jordan) Mary E., 2, f, KY Samantha 7.12, f, KY I am trying to find out if the following two REED families which also were in the same county and living near my REEDs were connected to my branch above. Page 488B Reed, Lemuel, 28, TN Reed, Margaret, 30, TN Reed, Mary J., 2, Ky Page 487B Reed, William W, 27, TN Reed, Seberry (?), 20, Tn Reed, Richard F. 5, TN Reed, James, 4, KY Reed, Wiley B.-2-KY Catherine 5/12 - KY Also, I believe the following Jordan family on sheet 482A is the family of Sarah JORDAN who married Burton REED.Does anyone know anything on this family? Jordan, Elisabeth, age 49, Female, born SC. Jordan, Fames F, age 17 M, Farmer, born in Georgia Jordan, Josiah, age 10, M, born in TN Terry Ceballos Grand Prairie,TX "Oh, what a tangled mess you see, If you take a peek at my family tree!" http://terrysqualitygifts.com http://hairball.fws1.com/ Terry Ceballos Grand Prairie,TX "Oh, what a tangled mess you see, If you take a peek at my family tree!" http://ceballos.freeyellow.com/ http://hairball.fws1.com/

I'm still searching for additional information about Edwin W. Delavan. He is first found in the 1840 census of McCracken Co., KY, living in Paducah area with 1 m 15/20, 2 m 20/30, 1 m 30/40, 1 m 50/60, 2 f 15/20, 1 f 40/50. The only time the family was shown in extant tax rolls was 1841, a listing was found for E.W. De La Van, and Benjamin De La Van. The McCracken County Order Book A showed 3 listings: May 9 1842 p. 530 certified Benjamin De La Van is a person of honest, probility (sic) and good demeanor; July 16 1842 p. 534 Benjamin J. De La Van admitted to practice in this court as counsel and attorney-at-law; July 11, 1842 p 538 on motion of Dorcas De La Van, widow of Edwin W. De La Van, deceased, ordered that letters of administration be granted her on estate of E. W. De La Van, deceased....and she and Benjamin De La Van have security interest into and acknowledged on penalty of $600.... Where did this family come from? Who were the other people shown in 1840 census? By 1850 census Dorcas lived across the river in Massac Co., IL with James and Mary Young. A marriage for James Young and Mary Delavan in 1845 was recorded in Massac Co. Benjamin was in Massac Co. in 1850 living with John W. Steward family. Henry Delavan was the only other Delavan found in the area in 1850, also living in Massac Co. with his wife Martha Jane Lynn. The 1850 census claimed both Benjamin and Henry were born in Virginia; Dorcas was born in Rhode Island. A letter written by a granddaughter of Edwin, claimed Edwin's wife was Tabathie JURAULD. If this is correct, and it is unproven to date, who was Dorcas? A nickname? A second wife? A book HISTORY OF MASSAC COUNTY, ILLINOIS by O. J. Page, stated (p 202) that Judge Benjamin J. Delavan was of French descent, born about 1815 in Rochester VA, and in 1843 with his father came to Paducah, editing and publishing the first newspaper of that city. Facts do not support some of those statements. Rochester VA has not been found, and the family arrived in Paducah at least by early 1840. They DID NOT publish the first newspaper. I would love to find more information on this family, especially prior to 1840. I would also love to see if additional sons/daughters/cousins can be found! Thanks for any help on this elusive brick wall. Nona

My friends - One area in which we may sometimes be less than active in pursuing our ancestors' trail is that of the Old Wars Pension Files. The "Old Wars" include claims for military service between the end of the Revolutionary War and the first year of the War Between the States in 1861. The claims are generally based on disability or death incurred while on military duty over this 78 year period. The services covered include the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The claims cover the period of the War of 1812, the various Indian wars, the Mexican War and there are some that reference service in the War Between the States. The information that may be found in these files can include such things as the name of the veteran and any aliases used, name of the widow or contesting widow, names of previous and subsequent husbands, names of minor children and occasionally, names of married children, minor children and children of age, certificates, files, state from which the claim was filed, the date of the claim, name of war(s), and, in some cases, the names of the father and/or mother of the veteran may be given, as well as others, such as a dependent sibling who may have filed a claim. Our good friend, Virgil White, transcribed the essential information from these files some years ago and published them in his work, "Index To Old War Pension Files". Some larger libraries have this item in their collections. I have this publication in my own resources, and, given the fact that we may not have worked this research area as well as some others, I am offering to check the Index for a name of an ancestor or family member who may have applied(or his widow may have applied)for a pension that falls into this category. A few caveats, though: I need the complete given name and surname of the individual(for example, "John Parkenfarker"), not just a request to "check all Parkenfarkers". If you have solid reasons to believe that an individual did *not* serve in any of these conflicts, please do not request that his name be checked. I would ask, too, that the number of individuals to be checked not exceed *two*. The chances of an ancestor or family member(or widow or dependent)having applied for a pension under this grouping is naturally limited, since 90% of them deal with soldiers who were killed or disabled in some capacity during their time in service. Those who applied claiming disability from service related problems who did not serve on the battlefield had a much lower chance of receiving such a pension, since many disabilities were caused by non-service related illnesses or accidents. Obviously, then, a man who did not die in service and lived out his life without disabilities would not be found in this pension file group. These pension files are held by the National Archives and can be ordered online in the same fashion as Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, and War Between the States files. It is important to indicate that the file group, "Old War Pension Files - 1815-1926" be shown on the request. -B ===================================================================

My friends - I recently saw a posting to another list which contained information on the Churchill family. Because of this family's prominence in Calloway County over many years, and their numerous connections to other families of the area, I am passing along the information, with the permission of the original poster, Priscilla, even though the bulk of the material is concerned with the immediate ancestors of the Calloway group. -B =================================================================== "The Churchill Family Genealogy Vol 1" by Charles Timothy Todhunter. Armistead Churchill The seventh child and fifth son of Armistead Churchill II and his wife Elizabeth Blackwell. He was born in Fauquier Co, Va. on Monday, Apr 13, 1772 and died presumably in Calloway County, Ky. ca. 1845 at around the age of seventy-three years. Armisted Churchill was the second of his father's children of that name. He was a young boy of about fifteen years when his family settled at "Blenheim" south of the Town of Louisville in Jefferson County, Ky. by 1787. Eight years later Armistead Churchill would meet and marry Sally Hynes, the daughter of Col. Andrew Hynes and his wife Elizabeth Warford (Warfield) of Hardin County and later Nelson County, Ky. Sarah "Sally" Hyned was born in 1778, probably in Maryland, and died sometime after June 24, 1806. The marriage of Armistead Churchill to Sarah Hynes took place in Nelson County, Ky on Thursday, January 29, 1795. The bride was seventeen, and the groom was twenty-three. The subject's father-in- law, Col. Andrew Hynes, was one of the original trustees of Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky. at that town's official formation in 1797. Eight months after the marriage of Armistead Churchill, his father, Armistead Churchill II, died at "Blenheim" in Jefferson County, Ky. According to his father's will, Armistead Churchill was heired four slaves and 1,000 acres of land in Fayette County, Ky. on the Elkhorn and Cedar Creeks. Armistead Churchill would soon add to that on January 18, 1796 the land on which Hynes Fort was constructed near Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Ky. This 250 acre tract was purchased for five shillings and later surveyed on November 9, 1797. Armistead Churchill and his wife Sarah Hynes would sell this same tract to Ambrose Denton Geoghe- gan, Sr., who was living at Crab Orchard, Ky. at the time of the pur- chase. Ambrose Denton Geoghegan, Sr. landed in Baltimore, Md. on May 6, 1771 from Dublin, Ireland and from Hagertown, Md. He came to Kentucky in 1804. Consequently, the families of Armistead Chur- chill, Col. Andrew Hynes and Ambrose Denton Geoghegan, Sr. were friends for a number of years. Armistead Churchill was described by other members of his family as a "born trader." Tradition states that he would trade anything he had. It has been stated that he would frequently trade his horse with or with- out bridle and saddle while he was away from home, and he would oc- casionally return home without his horse while carrying his bridle and saddle on his shoulders. He had been further described as a fierce- tempered, vicious and bad fellow. Armistead Churchill and his wife Sarah Hynes made their home in Hardin County, Ky. It was there that Elizabethtown, the county seat of Hardin County, was established out of thirty acres owned by Col. An- drew Hynes on July 4, 1797. Such was done on a motion in court made by Col. Andrew Hynes, with Benjamin Helm as his security; and Armi- stead Churchill, along with Robert Hodgen, Benjamin Helm, John Ver- trees, Stephen Rawlings, Samuel Haycraft, Sr., Isaac Morrison, and James Crutcher, was made original trustees of that town. It was earlier in 1793 that Col. Andrew Hynes laid out Elizabethtown from his own thirty acres and named that new town after his wife Elizabeth (Warford) Hynes. While living in Hardin County, Armistead Churchill was ordered by the court of that county in August of 1801 to patrol the area eighteen hours every week for one year as a private under the command of Cart. Robert Huston, Captain Controller. Others to patrol along with Armi- stead Churchill were Robert Coleman Slaughter, Isaac Bush and Geo- rge Helm. In Hardin County Court in November of 1804, Armistead Churchill and Jacob Van Meter were appointed surveyor of the road leading from Elizabethtown to Jacob Van Meter's Mill. Also, in that same court on March 24, 1806 Armistead Churchill and Jacob Van Meter were assisted as surveyors of that same road by the subject's older brother John Churchill. Armistead Churchill and his wfie Sarah Hynes lived out their mar- ried life in or near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. All three of their children would most likely be born there. Sarah Hynes, wife of Armistead Churchill, was alive as of June 24, 1806 as her name ap- pears on the deed with her husband's that transfers 450 acres of Har- din County land to Ambrose Denton Geoghegan, Sr. She apparently died sometime thereafter and was most likely buried in the cemetery of her father, Col. Andrew Hynes, just north of the Town of Bardstown in Nelson County, Ky. An event that was significant in the life of Armistead Churchill as well as other members of the Churchill family, was the marriage of Mary Churchill to her second husband, Alexander Scott Bullitt of "Oxmoor" in eastern Jefferson County, Ky. One of the most promin- ent men in Kentucky at that time, Alexander Scott Bullitt served the State of Kentucky as the first Lieutenant-Governor form 1800 to 1804. This marriage of Mary Churchill and Alexander Scott Bullitt took place in Jefferson County, Ky. on July 31, 1807. Sometime thereafter her older brother Henry Churchill rented some farmland at "Dry Run," a part of the "Oxmoor" plantation. Apparently, Henry Churchill soon thereafter took as a business partner in this rental his younger brother Armistead Churchill. For reasons yet unknown, Armistead Churchill and his brother-in-law Alexander Scott Bullitt fell to disagreement. Supposedly as a result, Armistead Churchill was put off the plantation by Alexander Scott Bullitt; and at the death of the latter on April 13, 1816,; his widow Mary Churchill was left a life estate to the residence of her late husband as well as the part of "Oxmoor" called "Dry Run." Apparently, soon thereafter Mary Churchill had her nephew Armistead Guthrie Churchill, son of Armistead Churchill, work for her at "Dry Run" possibly as an overseer. In a letter to Mary Churchill written on Mon- day, August 26, 1816; William Christian Bullitt and his brother Cuth- bert Bullitt informed their stepmother that Armistead Guthrie Churchill had shot a Negro girl on Saturday night, August 24, 1816. After that related incident, he abruptly left the "Dry Run" plantation. The Bullitts further remarked that the tobacco crop was suffering, and that a per- son should be immediately employed to superintend the place. They further stated that they wanted nothing to do with her brother Armi- stead Churchill. Mary Churchill responded the same day in letter that she had no objections to a new overseer of "Dry Run" provided that they under no circumstances hire Joseph Frederick. She further stated that the Bullitts were mistaken in thinking that she wanted her brother Armistead Churchill to oversee "Dry Run." Ten days later Armistead Churchill apparently went to "Dry Run", engaged in an argument with Joseph Frederick, and shot Joseph Frederick to death, supposedly in front of the latter's home at "Dry Run." Armistead Churchill supposed- ly made his escape on a grey mare. It appears that Joseph Frederick had been hired by Cuthbert and William Christian Bullitt after the sud- den departure of Armistead Guthrie Churchill on August 24, 1816. These incidents were related to the subject's younger brother Samuel Churchill in a letter from Cuthbert and William Christian Churchill dated Thursday, September 5, 1816, the same day of Joseph Frederick's murder. This letter further contended that Samuel Churchill had inten- tionally put his brother Armistead Churchill on "Dry Run" for the pur- pose of "bullying and browbeating us while you would remain behind the scene." The letter further remarked that Armistead Churchill and Samuel Churchill had wrongfully conspired to turn Mary Churchill against members of the Bullitt family by attempting to convince her that she was being cheated in her business affairs at "Dry Run." This letter further alluded that after Armistead Churchill murdered Joseph Frederick, he disclosed his intention "to wade up to his knees in blood and that he would begin with Frederick, before his sister should be wronged." At the time of these threats, Armistead Churchill claim- ed that certain members of the Bullitt family refused him one of the horses on the "Dry Run" farm which it appears he claimed under a purchase from his sister Mary Churchill. Finally, this letter holds Sam- uel Churchill responsible for the actions of his older brother Armistead Churchill while absolving his older brother Henry Churchill of any wrongdoing. Samuel Churchill responded in a letter written the next day, stating that he had never attemped to infuse "a belief into the mind of Mrs. Bullitt that you wished to cheat her." Samuel Churchill further stated that he had no part in putting Armistead Churchill on "Dry Run" but in fact had advised his sister Mary Churchill to have no- thing to do with Armistead Churchill as Samuel Churchill considered him "a hasty passionate and indiscreet man in his conduct." Finally, Samuel Churchill stated that he could not be held responsible for the actions of others, even his brother. Upon the death of Joseph Frederick at the hands of Armistead Chur- chill on September 5, 1816, Cuthbert and William Christian Bullitt posted a $1,000 reward for the capture of Armistead Churchill as fol- lows: STOP THE MURDERED! $1,000 REWARD Will be paid to any person for apprehending ARMISTEAD CHURCHILL, SEN. and securing him in any jail in this State, or the United States, so that he can be brought to justice for the Murder of Joseph Frederick. Said Churchill is about six feet high, between forty-five and fifty years of age, slender made, walks very straight, blue eyes, thin brown hair, a thin visage, thick lips, a little marked with the small pox, the rim of his ears very thin, and apparently notched, a long prominent nose, smiling countenance when speaking, very polite and affable in his con- duct and conversation, and remarkable for his gentlemanlike appear- ance---his clothing can not be well described, as it is believed that he can change them as he pleases, but general wears a fine blue broad cloth coat. After Churchill commintted the murder, he took flight on a grey mare which he probably will exchange, as he is fond of trading. The above Reward will be paid to any person, when said Churchill is so secured and delivered up to proper authority, that justice can be obtained for the above murder by JACOB FREDERICK. Louisville, Ky. Sept. 5, 1816 Forty-eight days later on October 23, 1816 Armistead Churchill was arrested and brought to Louisville to be jailed without bail. About three weeks later on November 11, 1816 Armistead Churchill was indicted for the murder of Joseph Frederick at a meeting of the Jefferson County Circuit Court. His case was to be tried in the April 1817 term of that court, and he was committed without bail. Throughout the next two months emotions ran high and intense feelings were engendered by much of the citizenry of Louisville. Consequently, at the next session of the State Legislature in Frankfort, friends of Armistead Churchill secured the passage of an act entitled "An Act providing for a change of venue in the case of Armistead Churchill," which was approved on February 3, 1817. This act stipulated the following: "Whereas, it is represented to this General Assembly that Armistead Churchill stands indicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court for murder, and that owing to the unusual prejudice existing there, he cannot have a fair and impartial trial." It further provided that Armistead Churchill had the option to be tried in Bullitt Circuit Court in Bullitt County, Ky. On April 21, 1817 he was elected to be tried there, at which time he as taken to Shepards- ville and held without bail for trial during the June term. In the mean- time, Armistead Churchill had secured the legal services of Benjamin Hardin and John Rowan to engage in his defense. Benjamin Hardin, a resident of Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., was considered to be one of the finest criminal lawyers of his time. The trial began on June 3, 1817 in the Bullitt Circuit Court and last two days. Benjamin Hardin and John Rowan based much of their defense of Armistead Churchill on the contention that William Christian and Cuthbert Bullitt apparent- ly contrived to expel their stepmother Mary Churchill from their late father's "Dry Run" plantation and that they further employed Joseph Frederick as an instrument to execute this plot. The case was submit- ted to the jury on June 5, 1817 at which time the jury could not agree on a verdict. Records state that they continued to consider until Sep- tember 27, 1817 when one of the jurors, James Daougherty, disap- peared. It just so happens that the day before, September 26, 1817, Mary Churchill died at "Dry Run" plantation. What connection there is between the disappearance of the juror James Dougherty and the guilt or innocence of Armistead Churchill is not known. Armistead Churchill was admitted to bail on September 27, 1817 at which time he attended the funeral of his sister Mary Churchill at "Blenheim" Cemetery in Louisville, Ky. His case was continued until the February 1818 term of the Bullitt Circuit Court. At that February term, the judge awarded the Commonwealth a venire facias de novo (a new writ of venue issued to summon a jury on some irregularity or defect in the proceed- ing under the first venue, or an order granting a new trial for any rea- son). However, on a motion by the defense this venire facias de novo was annulled. Finally, on February 25, 1818 Armistead Churchill was discharged without further trial. In conclusion, through what facts are available in the case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky versus Armistead Churchill, it appears that Armistead Churchill did indeed take the life of Joseph Frederick, and that he may have well acted in a manner which he felt was in the best interest and protection of his sister Mary Churchill. It further appears that Armistead Churchill may well have believed that Cuthbert Bullitt and William Christian Bullitt were indeed plotting to remove their step- mother Mary Churchill from "Dry Run"; however, the facts seem to in- dicate that the Bullitt family had no such intention. Their outrage at this contention was reflected in a series of letters written to Attorney Benjamin Hardin from Cuthbert and William Christian Bullitt challen- ging Mr. Hardin to a duel as the Bullitts felt that their honor and inte- grity had been seriously wronged. Incidentally, Benjamin Hardin de- clined to duel on the grounds that his remarks were not to be taken personally but were to be construed only as part of his job as legal defendant of his client. Finally, as to the disappearance of the juror James Dougherty, only speculation can be offered. Having been freed from jail and the legal charges against him, Armistead Churchill returned to his home in Hardin County, Ky where he resided until some time after 1820. By 1830 Armistead Churchill was living in Simpson County, Ky. His son Andrew Chur- chill was known to be living in nearby Warren County, Ly. where he is known to have married his second wife in September of 1821. By 1840 at the age of sixty-eight, Armistead Churchill was living in Calloway County, Ky. in the household of his oldest child Armistead Guthrie Churchill. Armistead Churchill appears as executor of his oldest son's will written in Calloway County, Ky. in 1841. Armistead Churchill most likely died sometime between the death of his son in February of 1841 and 1850. At his death, most likely in Calloway County, Ky., Armistead Churchill was probably taken to the cem- etery of his father-in-law, Col. Andrew Hynes, just outside the Town of Bardstown in Nelson County, Ky. Armistead Churchill and his wife Sarah Hynes were the parents of the following three children: Armistead Guthrie Churchill---born ca. 1796. Died February 28, 1841. Andrew Churchill---born ca. 1798. Died ca. 1836. Elizabeth Hynes Churchill---born ca. 1800. Died ca. 1841.

Today The Graves Co. Genealogical Society has 4 book posted for sale. 1920 Graves County KY Census, 349 pages plus index, $25.00, shipping $2.50 and Ky residents add $1.50 sales tax. Graves County, Kentucky Court Records, Bits and Pieces, 1888-1906 Vol. I is 146 pages plus index, sales for $14.00, shipping $2.50, Ky residents add $.84 sales tax. Brown Funeral Home of Wingo, KY Vol.I Dec. 23, 1952 thru Dec. 31, 1973 has 102 pages priced at $10.50, shipping $1.50 and KY residents add $.63 sales tax and Brown Funeral Home of Wingo Records Vol. II Jan. 1, 1974 thru Aug. 20, 2001 Indexed, sales for $15.00 plus shipping $3.00 and Ky residents add $.90. To order any of our books send your check made out to: The Graves County Genealogical Society and mail to P.O. Box 245 Mayfield, KY 42066 Jean Ann McCormack --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less.

Researching my Nichols roots in Calloway County and Marshall County, KY before and after 1838. For that matter, it could be any of the KY-JP counties. They were from TN before migrating to KY. Anyone have Nichols roots in those counties with prior roots in TN? LuAna Drake Craig Drake ~ Courageous Spirit -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.8.3 - Release Date: 1/31/2005

The 1850 census of Graves Co has Joseph, 47, SC and Susan, 45 KY, Jackson with several children among them being Charles, 13 years old, born KY--------------- This is Graves Co KY, District 1.. Children are: Elizabeth, 23; James, 19; Joseph, 17; Polly, 16; Margarite, 16; Charles, 13; Ephraim, 11; Delila, 9; Sarah, 7; Minerva, 6; Susan, 3; Christopher, 1; All the children born in KY... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde Gotcher" <gotcher@ktis.net> To: <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [KYJP] Charlie A. Jackson son of Lucinda and ? > The 1860 Graves Co Census... PO Mayfield.. Has N.C. Jackson, 22, KY, > Farmer with wife Lucinda, 19, KY...First household on this page is a J?, > Jackson with wife Susan and 8 children and also in this household is one > A. Morgan, male, 22, KY ---FYI > I will look at the 1850 census......Clyde Gotcher > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa & Don Howell" <lhowell@wk.net> > To: <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 6:01 PM > Subject: [KYJP] Charlie A. Jackson son of Lucinda and ? > > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> The Graves County Court House passed along to me a letter from a lady who >> is trying to find info on her ancestor Charlie A. Jackson. >> >> Here is what she sent me: >> >> >> "I am sending you my grandfather name Charlie A. Jackson He was born and >> died >> on his farm in Water Valley, KY Born October 28, 1871, Died February 22, >> 1954 >> was buried in Campboguard Cemetery out of Water Valley. My Great >> Grandfather >> is also buried there by my Grandfather but there is no head stone. I >> don't know >> my Great Grandfather name. His wife was Lucinda. I would appreciate any >> information you could give me, or where I may go to find this >> information. >> My great grandfather wife's maiden name was Lucinda Morgan." >> >> >> I looked in the 1880 Graves Co. Census and found Lucinda as a widow with >> three children. >> Joseph age 18, Martha age 16 & Charlie age 9. >> >> If anyone can help her let me know and I'll put you in touch with her. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Don Howell

The 1860 Graves Co Census... PO Mayfield.. Has N.C. Jackson, 22, KY, Farmer with wife Lucinda, 19, KY...First household on this page is a J?, Jackson with wife Susan and 8 children and also in this household is one A. Morgan, male, 22, KY ---FYI I will look at the 1850 census......Clyde Gotcher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa & Don Howell" <lhowell@wk.net> To: <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 6:01 PM Subject: [KYJP] Charlie A. Jackson son of Lucinda and ? > Hello Everyone, > > The Graves County Court House passed along to me a letter from a lady who > is trying to find info on her ancestor Charlie A. Jackson. > > Here is what she sent me: > > > "I am sending you my grandfather name Charlie A. Jackson He was born and > died > on his farm in Water Valley, KY Born October 28, 1871, Died February 22, > 1954 > was buried in Campboguard Cemetery out of Water Valley. My Great > Grandfather > is also buried there by my Grandfather but there is no head stone. I don't > know > my Great Grandfather name. His wife was Lucinda. I would appreciate any > information you could give me, or where I may go to find this information. > My great grandfather wife's maiden name was Lucinda Morgan." > > > I looked in the 1880 Graves Co. Census and found Lucinda as a widow with > three children. > Joseph age 18, Martha age 16 & Charlie age 9. > > If anyone can help her let me know and I'll put you in touch with her. > > Thanks! > > Don Howell > > > > > > ==== 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. > >

Hello Everyone, The Graves County Court House passed along to me a letter from a lady who is trying to find info on her ancestor Charlie A. Jackson. Here is what she sent me: "I am sending you my grandfather name Charlie A. Jackson He was born and died on his farm in Water Valley, KY Born October 28, 1871, Died February 22, 1954 was buried in Campboguard Cemetery out of Water Valley. My Great Grandfather is also buried there by my Grandfather but there is no head stone. I don't know my Great Grandfather name. His wife was Lucinda. I would appreciate any information you could give me, or where I may go to find this information. My great grandfather wife's maiden name was Lucinda Morgan." I looked in the 1880 Graves Co. Census and found Lucinda as a widow with three children. Joseph age 18, Martha age 16 & Charlie age 9. If anyone can help her let me know and I'll put you in touch with her. Thanks! Don Howell

Dear List: Could someone who has older marriage records, please check the following for me? Lillie Dessie SNOW married to a Jess(e) O'GUINN in Graves County - probably about 1916/1917 Bertrice (Bertie) F. SNOW married to a _______ JOHNSON in McCracken County - probably about 1912/1913 Bertrice (Bertie) F. JOHNSON married to a John BRADLEY in Graves/McCracken County. Thanks for any and all help. Janis SNOW Mundy Reno, NV

My friends - I have occasionally discussed here the county court system in KY and the JP region prior to the War Between the States, primarily under the 51 year duration of KY's second constitution. One of the interesting aspects of this period was the fairly common practice of "selling" sheriff and county clerk positions. Sheriffs' jobs were, in some parts of KY, routinely auctioned off to the highest bidder. The deputy sheriffs' jobs were parceled out much more privately than that of the high sheriff, since the sheriffs appointed their own deputies, subject to the approval of the county court. Thomas James of Hickman County, wrote to Gov. Owsley in 1845 that the deputy sheriff of Hickman County(who had "farmed" the office from the Sheriff) was so lacking in ability as to be inept, insolvent, corrupt and the leader of lawless mobs whose objective was to put down the civil authorities. The county clerks, who were appointed by the court, were also a part of this type of corruption. The county and circuit court clerks positions were sometimes sold to the same man, while, in some cases, the outgoing clerks were given the responsibility, for a share of the profits, to select an incoming clerk. In some cases, the office was even leased, as was the situation in Montgomery County in the 1840's, when the office was leased at the rate of $250 per year for four years. The reasons for this sort of corruption were complicated and founded in politics, patronage and power(in the case of the sheriffs), and money(in the case of the county clerks). Even though the "buying" of such offices was legally prohibited in 1801, the practice remained common, and even the KY Court of Appeals, which seems to support the legislation, appeared to reverse itself in a ruling some years later. The buying and selling of these offices was one of the major issues in the Constitutional Convention of 1849, which effectively, if not immediately, ended this practice in KY. As we observe some of the corruption in government today, it brings meaning to the adage, "Everything old is new again". -B ====================================================================

There are at least six Oak Grove Cemeteries in the generalized JP Area. One is adjacent to Park Avenue and N. 13st Street in Paducah in McCracken County. The Colliers apparently have a listing of this cemetery. A second is on US 60, 2.3 miles northeast of the community of Ledbetter in Livingston County. A third is technically in Tennessee. It is located on State Line Road (SR 192) 6.5 miles east of Fulton, on the south west side of the Oak Grove Road, in Weakley County, Tennessee. A fourth, in Henry County, Tennessee, is located 4.3 miles west of Hazel, Kentucky, on State Line Road, to the intersection of C Ferguson Road. Turn south on C Ferguson Road, and drive 1 mile. The cemetery will be on the west side of the road. A fifth is also in Henry County, located approximately 11 miles northeast of the intersection of US 641 and US 79 (just south of Paris, Henry County, Tennessee) on US 79. The cemetery is just north of US 79, in the community of Oak Grove, and on Oak Grove Road.. In addition, there is a sixth Oak Grove, 2 miles west of Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri. I do not know if there is a listing on any other one of these cemeteries. Jim Dunn Pensacola, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: Justin Richardson <jlrich37188@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: [KYJP] Oak Grove Cemetery - JP Area Does anybody know of an Oak Grove Cemetery in the JP area? I would suspect it may be in Marshall, Graves, McCracken, or Calloway Counties. If so, does anyone have a listing of it? Are there any Fields? Thanks, Justin Richardson

There may be more than one Oak Grove Cemetery in the Jackson Purchase region. I have this information for the Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, McCracken County, KY. Source - Oak Grove Cemetery Vol. 6, Part A, Unmarked Graves, published in 1999 by Steven A. Birchfield, page 43 Name Date of Death Age Addition Section Lot FIELDS, Edwin 18 Sep 1909 - New 6 49 FIELDS, Ella 1800's - Old V 294 FIELDS, Fels 18 Sep 1941 33 New 10A 405 FIELDS, Floyd 25 Oct 1913 11mos New 7 209 FIELDS, Hessie 02 Jan 1943 30 New 5 24 FIELDS, John Bryant 17 Jan 1918 11dy New 12 70 FIELDS, Katherine 10 Oct 1918 58 New 8 297 FIELDS, Robert 08 Jun 1913 00 New 7 165 FIELDS, Robert 15 Mar 1923 02 New 10 53 FIELDS, Robert 18 Jun 1928 45 New 10 423 FIELDS, Stella 20 Aug 1935 - New 10 127 1/2 FIELDS, Susie 11 Jun 1937 60 New 5 24 FIELDS, Will 20 Dec 1928 40 New 3 5 Hope this helps. Note that these are unmarked graves. I don't know if a full listing for this cemetery has ever been published. It is a very large cemetery. Regards, Mark A. Collier Italy -----Original Message----- From: Justin Richardson [mailto:jlrich37188@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 4:38 AM To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYJP] Oak Grove Cemetery - JP Area Does anybody know of an Oak Grove Cemetery in the JP area? I would suspect it may be in Marshall, Graves, McCracken, or Calloway Counties. If so, does anyone have a listing of it? Are there any Fields? Thanks, Justin Richardson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== Have general questions about the Jackson Purchase? Visit the Jackson Purchase Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)web site at: http://users.arn.net/~billco/jacksonfaq1.html

Hello Everyone, My distant cousin and friend Rudy Burd sent me a few old photos that he copied from the collection of Mr. Bertrand Hayden back in 1995. From what Rudy tells me Mr. Hayden wasn't sure who they were so i thought I'd try posting them in my Yahoo group in hopes some one on here can help ID them. Mr. Hayden was the son of William Augustine Hayden & Dora Delia Edelen, and William Augustine Hayden was the son of Thomas Ambrose Hayden & Margaret Matilda Pierceall. So these photos could belong to any of these families. If anyone can ID them please let me know. Thanks for your time! Don Howell

Does anybody know of an Oak Grove Cemetery in the JP area? I would suspect it may be in Marshall, Graves, McCracken, or Calloway Counties. If so, does anyone have a listing of it? Are there any Fields? Thanks, Justin Richardson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Hello list, Marriage Records relate James L. Brower married M. A. Hayden. November 8, 1871. Married at Wolf Hayden house in Hickman County in the presents of Alex Bailey, Thomas Hayden and many others. Married by C. L. Cato. Wolf Hayden does not reflect, Thomas Hayden , have reviewed in 1870, Alex Bailey, I am aware of. Looking for the parents of M. A. Hayden. Can anyone help? Linda