I was raised in Louisville around Atwood, Wainwright, Lilly, Bradley & Eastern Parkway. The easiest landmark which is not there anymore was St. Joseph Infirmary. This neighborhood was also known as "RAG HILL" because so many of its residents were extremely poor. Also around this area was Swiss Park, where I looked to go as a kid. Even though I have moved to another place, I still drive around the old neighborhood just to bring back memories. Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: "wildwind" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] marraiges > Sherry, > I'm curious when you mention "From the old neighborhood it was anywhere from > 10 to 12 miles". Are you by chance referring to this area being in > Louisville and if so, which area. I had relatives on Spring St. (East > downtown) and also Portland area (West downtown). Many of them went to > Jeff., IN for their marriages. I also have some old pics from the Spring St. > area with numerous unknown folks. Holler if it sounds like a possible > connection. > Thanks, Kenny > http://schmidgenealogy.homestead.com/Schmid.html > "Connecting Great Relatives-1 Person at a time" > > > All outbound mail is virus scanned for your protection > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Need to know where to look for all the records? Check out this page on the Jefferson KyGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/holdings/holdings.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

There is a lot of history to be told of Waverly. Over 65,000 people passed away during it's duration. I'm a member of the Waverly Historical Society and the LGHS. We volunteer our time to do tours of the building. And to tell of it's general history.

Sherry, I'm curious when you mention "From the old neighborhood it was anywhere from 10 to 12 miles". Are you by chance referring to this area being in Louisville and if so, which area. I had relatives on Spring St. (East downtown) and also Portland area (West downtown). Many of them went to Jeff., IN for their marriages. I also have some old pics from the Spring St. area with numerous unknown folks. Holler if it sounds like a possible connection. Thanks, Kenny http://schmidgenealogy.homestead.com/Schmid.html "Connecting Great Relatives-1 Person at a time" > All outbound mail is virus scanned for your protection

I could never find my parents marriage in Louisville, then I heard that they might have went across the river to Jeffersonville. They did go there in 1936 & through their marriages license, I found my mom was 7 months pregnant. They are both dead now, and would probably have had a cow for all the snooping. But a lot of my Aunts & Uncle married there for some reason. From the old neighborhood it was anywhere from 10 to 12 miles. The people over in Jeffersonville are very good at helping, and I copied it straight from the book. There were some interesting things I never knew about them, like my dad's line of work, the address where they both lived at. So this was a great find for me. Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: "PNunn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:25 AM Subject: [KYJEFFER] marraiges Why did couples from Jefferson Co. Ky cross the river to Indiana to get married? like in 1894? Did they have to have a licence with blood test, or a bond, surretty, then? what was required? ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== http://www.alhn.org and http://www.ahgp.org Go here for additional American History resources. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

In the 50's, about 6 years old, I lived on Crescent Ave. in Crescent Hill. Our home backed up to St. Joseph's Orphanage. There was a big circular slide tube sort of thing on the side of the building. Apparently, it was used for a fire escape. I can remember seeing the children sliding out. Seemed quite scary to me. Cheers, Laura

For those interested about Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium, I would suggest you check out the following site. It gives details of its past and present. http://www.waverlyhillstbsanatorium.com/ I had searched this yesterday and came across an even more informative site yesterday pertaining to its years of operation but can't seem to locate it now. My kids have apparently deleted it from my History- HMMMM. Anyhow, the above site is pretty informative, I would suggest you read the letters by Ellie Reed Norris to get an understanding of life with TB. Hope this helps some, you can find more by "Googling" Waverly Hills TB Sanatorium. Kenny http://schmidgenealogy.homestead.com/Schmid.html "Connecting Great Relatives-1 Person at a time" > All outbound mail is virus scanned for your protection ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 6:26 AM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] State hospital records > I'm told that old records such a that are maintained in the basement at > the > courthouse downtown. There were heavy loss to TB in the early 1900's. > Could > have been brain TB. > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > http://www.usgenweb.org > Home of the oldest and largest volunteer not-for-profit genealogy > organization on the web. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

Below are just SOME of the African-American/Black undertakers and/or funeral directors at the turn of the century (before 1911) There were others in business in the 1800s and after 1911, but this list only mentions those around turn of century. Compiled from Louisville City directories and printed in vol. 3 of "Eastern Cemetery Records" published by the Louisville Genealogical Society in 1995. Thousands of blacks buried in Eastern "The Methodist" Cemetery beginning in mid 19th century. Years in parenthesis represent first year listed and last address in 1911 or before. Adams, Georia (1902) 610 9th St. Boyson, T. B. (1902) 304 E. Green Cooper, J. B. (1911) 1001 W. Chestnut Falls City Undertaking Co. (1902 - 1911) 318 E. Green and 346 E. Green Hankins, T. H. (1907-1911) various address on S. Preston Hathaway, J. H. (in business today as Hathaway and Clark) in 1911 Hathaways was at 716 S. Preston Hunter, H. P. (1903) E. Green Jackson, L. H. (1900-1901) West Walnut and also on 9th St. Louisville Funeral Directors 1901-1909) 1100 W. Walnut McAfee, A. B. (1911) 1418 W. Chestnut McEwen, Alex (1910-1911) E. Burnett Meaux & Wilkins (1909) W. Walnut Porter, A.D. (1909-1911) 400 block 18th St. (Still in business but at different address.) Smith, R. R. (1902-1911) 1208 W. Walnut/and So. 7th Taylor, James H. (1878-1901) Walnut nr. 10th and 616 9th. Thomas & McEwan (1907-1909) 2085 Preston and 300 block of E. Green Thomas, Wallace (1910) 821 Oldham Watson, William M. (1889-1908) 813 9th and 1001 W. Chestnut Wilkins, J. W. (1910-1911) 1100 W. Walnut ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald L. Murphy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:08 PM Subject: [KYJEFFER] Knowledgeable Jefferson mailing list..... > > Most days I just feel like the Jefferson mail list should be the responder > to all my email questions....hehe. > Here is another I got today. Can anyone help this person out? > Thanks so much, > > Donnie > > > Funeral Directors > > Who did services (embalming) for blacks? > > Cemeteries > Does anyone know where I might be able to locate a list of Cemeteries in > the Early 1900's. With a special interest in the Black ones. That is, > other than Greenwood and Louisville Cemeteries. > > Reform Schools > > Preferably " Ridgewood & Ormsby Village " this would be in the 1940's. > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to be a > part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are > not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:ewxfvZ25MiMJ:www.kyadoptions.com/agencies.htm+protestant+orphanage++louisville&hl=en A GOOGLE search of Louisville Protestant Orphanage gave me this addy. It does list the home as PROTESTANT CHILDREN'S HOME... and as the header of the site says '...some of these institutions are no longer in existence'. PNunn wrote: >Do you know the name of it? >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Thomas S. Fiske" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:18 PM >Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > > > > >>Yes there was an orphans' home on Bardstown Rd. in the 1940's and I went >>to school with some of the kids. >> >>Tom >> >>PNunn wrote: >> >> >> >>>Anyone know if there was an orphans home on Bardstown rd. in 1870-1890 ? >>> >>> >or maybe this could be Bardstown Ky. either way any info would be greatly >appriciated. > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== >>http://www.alhn.org and http://www.ahgp.org >>Go here for additional American History resources. >> >>============================== >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> >> >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >> >> > > > >==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== >Search the Jefferson List Archives: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYJEFFER > >or the Jefferson threaded archives: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/KYJEFFER > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > >

Dear Sherry and Listers, I live in Southern CA. When I go back, it is fun for me to drive around Eastern Pkwy also. I went to the Univ. of Louisville for a while (grad from Case in Cleveland). I also like to drive around the Highlands from Speed Ave to Longest, and Cherokee Park. But I never have any interest in going to the Cabbage Patch in Crescent Hill, where I had to live for a while during WWII. Tom ddavisson wrote: >I was raised in Louisville around Atwood, Wainwright, Lilly, Bradley & Eastern Parkway. The easiest landmark which is not there anymore was St. Joseph Infirmary. This neighborhood was also known as "RAG HILL" because so many of its residents were extremely poor. Also around this area was Swiss Park, where I looked to go as a kid. >Even though I have moved to another place, I still drive around the old neighborhood just to bring back memories. > >Sherry > >

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/jefferson/cemeteries/bsect-1.txt PORTLAND CEMETERY, Jefferson County, Ky, (B-Section, pt. 1

The German Protestant Orphan Asylum opened in 1851 on Jefferson St. between 19th and 20th Streets. By 1902, it was renamed the Protestant Orphans Home and relocated to 1250 Bardstown Road. In 1961, it moved to Goldsmith Ln. and became Brooklawn Children's Home. (from the Louisville Encyclopedia) Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "NCD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > Yes, there was a children's home at 1250 Bardstown Rd in Louisville. It > was torn down about 1960 and replaced by Mid CIty Mall. It was an old > looking place but not sure HOW old. It was a protestant institution I > believe. > > PNunn wrote: > > >Anyone know if there was an orphans home on Bardstown rd. in 1870-1890 ? or maybe this could be Bardstown Ky. either way any info would be greatly appriciated. > > > > > >==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > >The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to be a part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . > > > >============================== > >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > http://www.alhn.org and http://www.ahgp.org > Go here for additional American History resources. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Yes, there was a children's home at 1250 Bardstown Rd in Louisville. It was torn down about 1960 and replaced by Mid CIty Mall. It was an old looking place but not sure HOW old. It was a protestant institution I believe. PNunn wrote: >Anyone know if there was an orphans home on Bardstown rd. in 1870-1890 ? or maybe this could be Bardstown Ky. either way any info would be greatly appriciated. > > >==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== >The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to be a part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > >

Ok one last question about orphanages, anyone know where the old records 1870-1890 might be housed? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > My Father in law was at the St Joseph's orphanage in the early 1900s. Of > course they are still operational and have the end all Catholic picnic every > summer. All parishes participate. Anyone here know their inception date? > Nancy Blankenship Brinly > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to be a part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Do you know the name of it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas S. Fiske" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > Yes there was an orphans' home on Bardstown Rd. in the 1940's and I went > to school with some of the kids. > > Tom > > PNunn wrote: > > >Anyone know if there was an orphans home on Bardstown rd. in 1870-1890 ? or maybe this could be Bardstown Ky. either way any info would be greatly appriciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > http://www.alhn.org and http://www.ahgp.org > Go here for additional American History resources. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

St. Joseph's Orphanage was established in 1850. (from the Louisville Encyclopedia) Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > My Father in law was at the St Joseph's orphanage in the early 1900s. Of > course they are still operational and have the end all Catholic picnic every > summer. All parishes participate. Anyone here know their inception date? > Nancy Blankenship Brinly > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to be a part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

My Father in law was at the St Joseph's orphanage in the early 1900s. Of course they are still operational and have the end all Catholic picnic every summer. All parishes participate. Anyone here know their inception date? Nancy Blankenship Brinly

Between 1832 and 1875, there were 10 institutions in Louisville, specifically designated as orphanages. (from the Louisville Encyclopedia). Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > Would that same Orphans Home been in operation in 1855-1857? Pat Morano > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > > > > It was still there when I went to Highland Jr High, about 1955. > > > > -- > > Teddy > > List Mom for the Grayson Co Ky > > List, Brady, Vertrees, Ford, > > Fulkerson,and Commonwealth > > http://www.kygenweb.net/pd-res/deford.html > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > >> Yes there was an orphans' home on Bardstown Rd. in the 1940's and I went > >> to school with some of the kids. > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> PNunn wrote: > >> > >> >Anyone know if there was an orphans home on Bardstown rd. in 1870-1890 ? > >> >or > >> maybe this could be Bardstown Ky. either way any info would be greatly > >> appriciated. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > >> http://www.alhn.org and http://www.ahgp.org > >> Go here for additional American History resources. > >> > >> ============================== > >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >> > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to be a part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

What was the original question? I've lost track.....there is quite a bit of information on the Orphanges and Asylums in the Louisville Encyclopedia. Debbie

Would that same Orphans Home been in operation in 1855-1857? Pat Morano ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Orphans Homes in 1870-1890 > It was still there when I went to Highland Jr High, about 1955. > > -- > Teddy > List Mom for the Grayson Co Ky > List, Brady, Vertrees, Ford, > Fulkerson,and Commonwealth > http://www.kygenweb.net/pd-res/deford.html > > -------------- Original message -------------- > >> Yes there was an orphans' home on Bardstown Rd. in the 1940's and I went >> to school with some of the kids. >> >> Tom >> >> PNunn wrote: >> >> >Anyone know if there was an orphans home on Bardstown rd. in 1870-1890 ? >> >or >> maybe this could be Bardstown Ky. either way any info would be greatly >> appriciated. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== >> http://www.alhn.org and http://www.ahgp.org >> Go here for additional American History resources. >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> >

Dear Listers, I lived at 1272 Bassett Ave., so that makes the orphanage at 1250 Bardstown Rd. pretty close to me. I can visualize oit now and one of the boys, Logan Crouch, who lived there. I think it was St. Joseph's and thus, Catholic. But I could be wrong. Tom NCD wrote: > Yes, there was a children's home at 1250 Bardstown Rd in Louisville. > It was torn down about 1960 and replaced by Mid CIty Mall. It was an > old looking place but not sure HOW old. It was a protestant > institution I believe. > > PNunn wrote: > >> Anyone know if there was an orphans home on Bardstown rd. in >> 1870-1890 ? or maybe this could be Bardstown Ky. either way any info >> would be greatly appriciated. >> >> >> ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== >> The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to >> be a part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which >> are not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . >> >> ============================== >> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> >> >