Hello, Clyde, and all, I know all of you who attended the Jessamine History Fest are filled with wonderful memories of places and times enjoyed there. Bill and I are so sorry to have missed that wonderful get-together. We still have wonderful memories of our time there to Fest #1. And we still have plans to return to Nicholasville someday to complete some unfinished searching. But, I say to Clyde, you had better rest for a few days, now! I know you have put many, many, hours of your time and effort to have made the Fest the success that it was. Hope all of you have a wonderful summer. Best Regards, Bill & Tina

Hi Jo & Betty, Welcome to the List. I know a bit about the HAUSER, RHORER you ask about. But, their is some folks on this List that are a lot more knowable then I about them. I just wanted to say Hi. I live in Jessamine County. Clyde ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

This is my first posting on this List and I am hoping there are others on here researching the names of HAUSER, RHORER CUSTER, GARVER/GARBER, KEISTER/KESTER Please contact me for exchanging information on the above names Thank you. Church of the Brethren historian, Elder Merle Rummel, shared this information with me: At Tates Creek Church, west toward Wilmore, KY, was an early Brethren Church under Elders Abraham Houser and Jacob Rohrer of Antietam, MD About 1802 Elder Abraham Houser moved on to the Olive Branch Church (Ohio River on Bullskin Creek, near Felicity, OH) Toward the end of the Revolutionary War and after the Iroquois Indians had suffered enough damage that they withdrew to the north (back to New York and Canada -late 1780s), settlers began to move north along the Susquehanna River. A major Brethren settlement was in Penn Valley (including Brush Valley) in Northumberland Co PA, now far eastern Centre Co. Some of these families moved on to Kentucky and were early in Ohio (c1800). Jo

Hi Everyone; I am new to this Jessamne County line and am looking for any information or people searching for the Jessamine county Kersey family. John and Keziah came to this county around 1810 and were there till the 1830's. They bought and sold property in Jessamine co. during that time. It is said that Hickman Kersey, perhaps Silas were his sons. I would appreciate any information on this family or hearing from any one doing rearch on the family. Thanks and I look forword to hearing from anyone interested in the Kersey line. ..betty...< ><

Carolyn and Chad Bowers & All, The Ben Wilson you mention is a good friend, and loves Jessamine County. His is one of the older families in Jessamine. His roots can be traced back to the first people to settle here. Lucky for us, people like Ben are usually the largest land owners, and are deeply concerned in the direction we are headed. I am saving all your e-mail that I am receiving, and all that comes over the List. It is great, and thank you for all the good complements. At the next meeting of the Jessamine County, Historical Society we will have someone read all your e-mail allowed. So, here is you chance. If someone here went that extra mile (Like Ben Wilson), to help you, we would like to know it. You tell us and we will personally thank them for you. If you would like to direct you comments to the folks at the County Clerks Office, the Judge's Office, or the Jessamine County Fiscal Court, either send you e-mail to the List or George Dean ([email protected]) George will print it out and will see that it is delivered to the proper place. It was great to put faces to some of the folks we have wrote to over the past few years. We got a lot of work ahead of us this coming year. Every time you all come to Jessamine County, goods thing happen. I can't wait to see what comes out of your visit this year. Tomorrow I will make my rounds to the courthouse and the Wither Library, and no doubt I am going to here a lot about you all. I tell you surprises me the most. Jessamine County host several events a year, each attracts thousands of people. But, your little group seems to have the biggest impact. I wonder why? Maybe it's like Bryce once said. It's because "We Care". Mary Lou, thanks for the cards. They were great. I hope your feeling better. Hi, Tina Clyde ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I want to thank everyone who put together the Heritage Fest program. It was great to meet and talk with Clyde and Sheila and others who are actively working to restore and maintain Jessamine County's heritage such as Howard Teater and Ernestine Hamm's cemetery work. This was our first trip to Kentucky (from Virginia), and we thought it was a beautiful area not to mention the spectacular views along the way on Interstate 64. We just about memorized the rolling hills of farms and horse country along route 169 between Nickolasville and Versailles while looking for old homesteads, family cemeteries, and churches. The people in Keene were so helpful in trying to find the old Cleveland family cemetery on the old Collins farm which we did find with the help of Ben Wilson who drove us there through the tall grass (our little car never would have made it!) I have good deal of information and more sources to add to my family line which you can find at: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=juenne Thanks again for everything! Carolyn and Chad Bowers PS. Could someone in Jessamine County send me the home address for Michael Keating (the chiropractor). They are in the phone book. I want to send his wife a thank you note for giving us permission to visit the Cleveland family cemetery on their property.

I want to thank you for all the work you did on the fest. I had to leave earlier than I had expected but learned several things I didn't know before and have a better idea of what to bring next year. Unluckily this year when I left Indiana it was in the 80s and I brought shorts. Then it's raining and cold all the time I was there. You needed the rain so that was great but was a little nippy. I want to thank Howard and will get the Titer Beam info off to him this week. I met several people I had e-mailed and now have a face to go with the message. Once again many thanks. Pat Thummel

Shelia & All, I know many of you have not made it back home as yet. But, I just had to thank you one more time and tell you what a great time we had. That boat ride on the Dixie Bell just toped it off. We will have quite a lot to talk about for a long time. Love you all. Clyde ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I am new to this list but am looking for information on Jacob Zike and Katherine Avey Zike. I would very much like to know which cemetery they may be buried in. Jacob died in 1829 and Katherine in 1833 and it said they lived and died in Jessamine Co., Ky. Can any one help? Thank You Jeannett Zike Hankey

UNION MILLS Per "Jessamine County, Ky 1798-1993" submitted by Howard Fain Folks traveling east along Highway 169 or Union Mill road, (Richmond Road) toward the Valley View Ferry hardly notice as they pass the small historic community of Union Mills. About four miles east of Nicholasville is the remains of a once active village so constructed to fit the needs of the people at the time. It was so named because of the variety of mills found there. Over a period of time from early 1800, the area boasted of a gristmill, powder mills, covered bridge, distillery and office, general store and blacksmith shop. One residence built by Col. Joseph Crockett still stands near Union Mills as a reminder of the bygone era. After serving as a Revolutionary soldier, Col. Joseph Crockett of Albermarle County, Va., moved to Kentucky in 1784 and after a short time settled on the banks of Hickman Creek in Jessamine County near what is now known as Union Mills. He built the stone house in 1803, now occupied by Roger Springate. Crockett was appointed by Thomas Jefferson as US Marshall for the district of Kentucky. From 1786 - 1790 he represented Fayette in the Virginia Assembly. He was appointed magistrate of Fayette in 1792 and was a member of the legislature from 1792-95. Under the Constitution of 1792, he was elected as one of the senators. A son of Joseph Crockett, Robert Crockett was responsible for building Union Mill along with Meredith Wright, Kentucky's first millright, who also worked on Jessamine County's first mill, Haydon's Mill. The first powder mill was built at Union Mills by Robert Crockett. These mills were owned by Richard Lafoon and stood along the banks of the Hickman near the gristmill. They remained there as late as 1850. One powder mill was destroyed by lightening in 1837. Powder was worth about $1.00 a pound. The village continued to grow as a covered bridge was erected to serve passage across the Hickman Creek. A whiskey distillery and office building was built near the bridge. The area featured stock feeding pens, general store and a blacksmith shop. Odgen ran the store and Jeff Lee ran the smithing operation until 1921 at which time the dam at the mill site washed out. It was called "The Hickman Lily Mill" at the time, according to George Sharp, the grandson of William Draft Sharp. George states that his grandfather, his Uncle Solly Jackson, and his dad, Ira D. Sharp, actually worked at the mill. The building was three stories high. It had an engine room and a boiler room. Hickman Lily produced two types of flour, spring wheat into Hickman Lily and winter wheat into Snow on the Mountain. After George was born, the Sharps moved into the old distillery office building, converting it to a home in 1930. I.D. Sharp bought the mill property, some 8 acres, in 1926 and in 1929 dismantled the operation and sold the equipment to Lexington companies. Sharp says it is still possible to find pieces of the old sample whiskey bottles around the area. The distillery made "Old Lexington Club" whiskey. The mash by-product from the making of whiskey was transferred through a pipe over the road to the stock feeding pens. After extensive renovation the Robert Johns' now reside in the old distillery office. I moved to the Union Mills area along with Mom, Dad, and sister, Jean Allen Fain Davis in 1947, at age 12. I soon discovered the nostalgia of the area. This place where the old mill stood was great for exploring and the Hickman great for swimming and fishing. The long hill leading to the iron bridge was the finest in the area for snow sledding. All of us neighboring kids gathered for a day of fun. Many times we would compete to see who could pump a bicycle up the long hill without stopping. The stone columns that hold up the iron bridge are the same that supported the old wooden covered bridge. An outline of stone from the old mill's foundation still can be seen on the creek bank. I still live here today, not far from the old Union Mills area and after all these years, I reminsce about those carefree days of my youth in summer and winter. Those days of swimming, fishing and crawdad hunting and of sleigh riding, bicycling, walking and exploring created enough memories for a lifetime. I think of all the people that must have passed this way at one time or another. I wonder who they all were and what they did. When people ask me where I live, I quickly and proudly respond, "Out at Union Mills."

TAYLOR RIDGE Per "Jessamine County, 1798-1993" submitted by Evelyn Taylor Brumfield Cook Taylor Ridge Road starts at Hunter's Ferry Road and ends at the Kentucky River. Undoubtedly it was named for John Taylor, who lived in a pretentious historic home on the ridge. The Taylor estate consisted of a log and frame house with an unusual "bee room" (upstairs backporch) where hives were kept, slave cabins, blacksmith shop and a barn built to conform to the slope of the earth. The pond, enclosed by a limestone rock wall, was where everybody came to kill hogs, according to Susie Blakeman Cotton, who lived with her grandmother on Taylor Ridge. Eldon Taylor, age 94 when interviewed in 1989, said "John Taylor owned just about all of that neighborhood at one time. My father, Hiram Lincoln Taylor of Madison County, built those barns. John had a brother, "Si", an old gray-haired man who liked to ride a bicycle. Bourbon County Tax records, 1830, show a John Taylor, a Simon Taylor, and a Samuel Taylor whom I believe are the same ancestral line as my own (Zachary Taylor line). Denton Willis, son of Blaine and Iona Willis, said, "Wagons were mired in mud up to their hubs on the old road, and there were gates every thirty feet." Susie Blakeman Cotton had to open seven gates on that dirt and mud road on her way to school at Mt. Lebanon. In the early 1930's a new paved road was built. In 1937, my parents, Andrew and Ella Taylor, moved their family to a farm owned by Burton Willis. Other families in the neighborhood at that time were Brumfields, Davises, Blakemans, Burtons, Humphreys, Hagers, Cobbs, Lowrys, and Woods. On that road, I saw one buggy, owned by my great uncle, Andrew Jackson "Pete" Hager. Old Joe's Market Truck was always a welcome sight on Taylor Ridge. He bought eggs and chickens and sold large penny suckers. Then there was the mailman, who every spring delivered 100 baby chicks to Mama from a Lexington hatchery. His auto replaced the old "step-up" covered wagon that Susie remembered. One of the most welcomed vehicles was that of the ice man. His visit meant we could make ice cream. Daddy believed Saturday was "town day" and neighbors let us ride with them. Daddy like to meet his "kin" and others at Bill Stotts across from the Court House. On January 20, 1940, I married Moss Brumfield, who also believed in going to town in his car even if it had to be pushed up the river hill. When people heard him coming around those bends on Taylor Ridge, they knew to park by the side of the road. The years have brought changes on Taylor Ridge since Wallace Willis rode his horse "Morgan" to our house and found us making ice cream in the smokehouse. Wallace is gone, as is Moss, who died during World War II. Our old house is also gone, burned, but the smokehouse is still there, along with our memories.

SULPHUR WELL COMMUNITY >From "Jessamine County, Ky 1798-1993" Sulphur Well, a small 19th century village, is located on Ky Highway 39, approximately 4 miles SE of Nicholasville. In early days, many people came far and near to get water from the well that was dug in the center of the village. Many people believed that drinking the sulphur water would improve their health and often cure their ailments. People discontinued using the water after 1965 when the water was found to be contaminated. William W. Newland established the Sulphur Well Post Office April 7, 1852. This post office was discontinued in 1869 and re-established on June 15, 1881, as the Ambrose Post Office, for postmaster, Ambrose Cobb. The Sulphur Well name had recently been applied to a new post office in Metcalfe Co. Ambrose Post Office closed in 1904. In 1802, Major Benjamin Netherland operated a race track on the Willoughby place near Sulphur Well. The track was believed to have been located on land now known as the Woods farm. Also located at Sulphur Well was a distillery warehouse owned by George S. Grey in 1887. The warehouse today is owned by Louise Corman Fain and is located on West Lane. The building has been converted to a tobacco barn and is being used for that purpose today. The barn is uniquie in that it has a floor and the elevator shaft still stands in the center of the barn. The stone platform top of the sulphur well was completed in 1898, and the people around felt they would have a more sightly watering place. In the Ambrose news in the Journal dated December 16, 1887, it states, "Our town is on the boom. We now have three general stores, four blacksmith shops, two churches, four doctors and a couple of preachers." As of this date we have only one general store, one church that has two full-time ministers and one "retired" blacksmith shop. However, today there is a private air strip in Sulphur Well which is used quite frequently by local people. The air strip is located on the Moynahan Farm. It has been recorded that in 1887 Ambrose had a stockyard that was almost equal to Union Station Stockyard in Cincinnati as a buying and shipping point. Sheep were selling for $2.65 per cwt. At this time Mr. Walker sold a bunch of yearling cattle for 3.5 cents. lb. and one calf alone brought him $26.00. He asked, "If this isn't prosperity, what is it?" Dr. George M. Hendren began the study of medicine under Mr. Nelson Mays in 1870 in Sulphur Well. He practiced medicine successfully in Sulphur Well until 1884, with the exception of one year, when he attended Ohio Medical College. He resided in the house which is now the home of Jane Foster Kurtz. Dr. John C. Miller, who began his medical studies in 1862 under Dr. S. D. Welch had strong ties to Sulphur Well. He was well known for his studies of diseases of the heart and lungs. Dr. Melvin Dean, another prominent physician moved back to Jessamine County near Sulphur Well in 1978. Although his office was in Lexington, Ky., he had many patients from Sulphur Well and other parts of Jessamine County. Dr. Dean spent his childhood years on a farm near Sulphur Well. With the coming REA in 1938, Spears Water lines in early spring of 1965, and Delta Natural Gas in October 1956, life has been made much easier for residents of Sulphur Well. In May, 1899, the hands at work on the telephone line in Ambrose struck for shorter hours of labor and all work was at a standstill for a time. It is surprising that even in 1899, dissatisfied workers would strike. Some of the families that have made their home in Sulphur Well for various lengths of time are: Berryman, Woods, Dean, Hare, Masters, Turner, Moynahan, Askins, Foster, Ware, Miller, Stacy, Breiner, Woodward, Wade, Grimes, Walker, Fain, Snowden, Peel, Johns, Bowman, Fathergill, Cobb, Warfield, Bibb, Reed, Davis, Corman, Janisse, Wilson, Sageser, Stinnett, Preston, Murphy, West, Harvey, Burgin, Carpenter, Byrd, Reynolds, Cheek, Graham, Blakeman, Waller, Bartley, Smith, Estes, Witt, Marler, Houp, Owens, Walters,Hendren, Gill, Crawford, Travis, Blevins, Durham, Hoover, Wagoner, East, Williams, Mahan and Myers. The old pump in the center of Sulphur Well still remains as a nostalgic reminder of yesteryear. Sulphur Well may not be on the boom as listed in 1887, but those of us that have lived here for many years still consider it one of the best places in the world to live and call home. (submitter unknown)

Morning All, Some have ask for directions to the City, County Park in Nicholasville. The first day of the Jessamine Co., Heritage Fest will start here, Monday, May 21 at 9:00 o'clock. Those on the planning committee try to make it in a little earlier. Find the Courthouse, on Main Street in downtown Nicholasville. Head south on Main Street (US27), go passed three stop lights, and look on the left for Longview Drive. It will be the next street on the left after passing the light. Follow the large green signs. They will take you to the park. Everything on this end it all set and ready to go. It looks like we are going to have a good turn out. To the old timers, I look forward to seeing you again. To the new folks that are coming, you in for a real treat. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them. P.S. Gean and Jo, we have permission for you to clean the Arnspiger Cemetery. Clyde ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

SPEARS (SPEARSVILLE) Per "Jessamine Co., Ky 1798-1993", submitted by Jane Welch Stafford Spears, or Spearsville, as it was called in the early days, is located on a ridge overlooking the Kentucky River and Madison County. Union Mill Pike from Nicholasville, Tates Creek Road from Lexington, Newman Road and Spears Road going on to Jack's Creek Pike all converge at Spears. Tates Creek Road goes on down to the Kentucky River and Valley View Ferry to Richmond in Madison County. From the corner of Newman Road and Tates Creek Road one can see across the river into Madison County. Tates Creek Road is in the division line between Fayette County and Jessamine County at Spears. When Jessamine County was formed out of Fayette County, Tates Creek Road was designated as the boundary line between the two counties, leaving Spears divided with part of the village in each county. Because of its unique location, Spears has always been a trade, cultural, and until recent years, an educational center in this part of Jessamine County. In the 1890's and early 1900's there were three general stores, two churches ( Methodist and Christian), a blacksmith shop and a school with grades 1 through 12. Since then one of the stores burned and was not replaced; the Methodist Church was demolished and not replaced; the Christian Church burned and was replaced; the blacksmith shop disappeared; and the school was consolidated with the rest of Jessamine County schools. There were also three doctos in Spears until the coming of common usage of automobiles, which changed the entire life of the community. Until that time, the people living in the Spears community were very self-sufficient. Most of their needs were met right there at home. The churches were the center of their social life with Sunday morning services and mid-week activities. The Methodist women were famous for their quilting. They met at various homes, and holding the quilting frame in their laps, sat in a circle and settled the community's prblems while the children played on the floor under the quilt that their mothers were working on. The Christian Church held very popular watermelon feeds, ice cream socials, and a community Christmas Tree and program. Names were drawn so that everyone in the community received a gift from under the enormous, ceiling-touching evergreen. Santa Claus was especially good to the children with stockings filled with candy, nuts and huge apples and oranges for each child. There was a closeness, and a warm spirit of caring in Spears that reached out to all families within a radius of about 5 miles of the junction of the roads. We do not know the exact date of the founding and naming of Spears, but it would probably be safe to assume that it was about 1800. This is because John Spears and Jonathan Newman came to Lincoln County in 1793, and moved on to then Fayette County and what was later to become Spears, where Jonathan Newman built a log and stone house on his grant of several thousand acres, which were a part of a settlement grant from the American Revolution. His son, David Newman, built his house nearby in 1818. So, Spears must have been founded at some date between 1793 and 1818. It was probably named for John Spears or some member of his family. Some of the family names that represent people who lived in or near Spears in the 1800's and early 1900's were as follows: The three doctors were Dr. Linville, Dr. Blount and Dr. Baucom, who later moved to Winchester. There may have been a Dr. Carl Grant, also, who moved to Winchester. Most of the rest of the families were farmers. Their names and the roads on which they lived are : JACK'S CREEK ROAD: Prather, Charles Land (former sheriff of Fayette County), Tuttle and Lamb; UNION MILL PIKE: Marcus Cassell, Robert Newman, David Newman, Jonathan Newman, John Spears, Samuel Peyton Welch, Thompson, Fletcher; TATES CREEK ROAD: Grubb, Everett Hayden, Buck and Jennie Smith, Miller, Sam Young, Sherman Cook; NEWMAN ROAD: Hale, Christian, Thompson, Green Murphy, Tate, Laffoon; MARBLE CREEK: John Russell, Joe Beck, Turner Johnson, Susie Williams, Rutherford, Taylors and others. The three stores were each owned and run respectively by Jim Tudor, Johnny Bourne, and Luther Powell. In 1993, Spears is a thriving and growing community with two stores, and one church. The children go to school in Nicholasville. There is a large trailer park and many new homes on Newman Road and the other connecting roads.

SCUFFLESVILLE Per "Jessamine County, Ky 1798-1993" submitted by Betty Hager Scott Scufflesville, the small, but once busy, river community where I grew up, is located on Highway #1542 about 9 miles from Nicholasville and 1 1/2 miles from Pollard. Origin of the name probably came from "scuffling" to make a living. One day someone came down and asked where "Tuff It Out" was. In the 1930's it was heavily populated. There were 12 or 15 houses, plus Mr. Alex Reynolds had a grist mill. I remember watching him grind corn to make meal. He had a little wooden doll he called Limber Jim. He had made him from wood with jointed arms and legs. He would let it dance on the belt that ran the mill. In one side of the building he had a small grocery store. He lived nearby in a log house and part of his kitchen floor was dirt. On around the road, Mr. Ezra English had a grocery store. My father, Riley Hager, had a grocery store at one time, but I was too young to remember it. We had a church named Antioch Christian that started in 1908 and it is still holding services on Sunday afternoon. We used to have showboats come down the river and stop at what we called the sawmill landing. We would walk on a board and go on the boat. It was something to see how it was lit up since nobody had electricity. In the river bottom, corn and hemp seed were the main crops. Nobody had running water in their houses, some had wells, but most of us carried water from what we called the Alex Spring. When the river would rise and get over the spring, Mr. Alex Reynolds would make a dripping spring where the water came out of the cliff and filled your buckets, which were carried a good ways to our homes. Mr. Ebb Miller had a sawmill, supplying lumber over the area and others. We walked to Pollard School, a two-room schoolhouse. We had the first three grades in one room and the higher-ups in the other room. I remember Mrs. Dallas Johns, Mrs. Aline Welch-Johnson, and Mrs. Mary Ruth Cassity-Johns who taught the first, second and third grades. Mrs. Virginia Reynolds had 4,5,6,7 and 8. The school was heated with a coal stove and we had a bucket of drinking water on a table. Things sure were different then.

POLLARD COMMUNITY Per "Jessamine County, Kentucky, 1798-1993" submitted by Victor Comley The community, located in the southeast part of Jessamine County about seven and a half miles from Nicholasville, did not have a name. It did, however, have a focal point, a store, owned by my great-grandfather, Mildord Fain. Legend has it that the postmaster came to the store to act on his official duty of naming the post office in the area. "How 'bout Fain," Milford suggested. The postmaster told him that there already existed a Fain Post Office in Eastern Kentucky. Milford's father, Pollard, walked in and introduced himself and the postmaster declared it the Pollard Post Office. Thereafter, the community was called Pollard as well. Pollard is hilly, rugged and scenic. It's air is so pure that I feel healthier and younger after breathing it. Families who have called it home include: Fains, Reynolds, Stinnetts, Millers, Johns, Lockers, Comleys, Hagers, Sebastians, Peels, Mackeys, Lowry, Trues, Houses and Taylor. The store that Milford owned was operated first by Monroe Miller, then by Garland Reynolds and finally by Roscoe Mackey. It closed about ten years ago. In the early 1930's, there was a grist mill and a blacksmith shop, both of which were operated by my father, Calvin Comley. Mt. Beulah Methodist Church provided Pollard residents their religious training. Kissing Ridge is a section of Pollard that got its name from a statement by Kess Burgin. It seems that Bob Wylie's good looking daughters liked to party and play "spin the plate." Kess Burgin remarked, "There sure is a lot of kissin goin' on on this ridge." Another Pollard personality was Uncle Wilbert, who, upon being worked over by a life insurance salesman diligently trying to sell him a $10,000 policy to be paid his beneficiary, said, "no, when I die, I want it to be a sad day for everybody." Some folks called Granny Bea's house "The local Gossip Place." this, simply, wasn't so. Rather, it was "The Commuijcation Center." Granny Bea, who smoked a clay pipe, sat in her comfortable rocking chair. When she heard that a local young lady was having an affair with a married man, she would recall that the young lady's mother had been a "rounder." Granny Bea would take a puff on her pipe, rock a couple of times and say, "If the mare paces, the colt will pace." I recall a story told by Will Johns who, one morning, saw a tin cup atop his front gate post. He walked to examine it and found a note inside that read," Place fifty dollars in this can and leave it in this same place by midnight or your best building will go up in flames." The note was signed 'The Nitehawk." Will's brother-in-law, a deputy sheriff, and another deputy lay in wait as the appointed hour approached. At midnight, they heard someone at the gate grab the can and run. They pursued, shooting at the can snatcher, but were unable to catch him. They went to Lexington and returned around daybreak with two bloodhounds. The dogs took one sniff at the gate, turned and led the officers to The Nitehawk's house , where the criminal's wife was picking buckshot from his behind. He was sent up for two years, but after about a year, Grandpa Johns circulated a petition to get him released. The petition was successful and The Nitehawk returned to the community to lead a long and productive life, forever grateful to his benefactor. Uncle Larkin Fain bought the first car in Pollard, a 1926 Model T Ford. He never learned to drive it, so my father, Calvin, took possession of it, driving to Nicholasville and Lexington several times a week. One day someone asked my granddad Owen (Calvin's father) if Calvin was plowing for the spring crops. Granddad said, "No, that plow's got no windshield." The first "store bought pies" came to the groceries about the mid thirties. They were packaged in a thin pasteboard bottom that looked just like the pie crust. Mr. Ed Mulcahy bought one to try, and after eating it and the pasteboard, he pronounced it "good, but the crust's a little tough." Uncle Roland told of his first experience with a pay phone. He said he read the directions which said, "lift the receiver, place a nickel in the slot and tell the operator what number you want." The word 'number" was faded and illegible. When the operator kept saying, "number, number please, Roland said, "number nothing, I want my peanuts." I probably could go on and on with more Pollard stories. Certainly there are many.

PINK NEIGHBORHOOD Submitted to "Jessamine County, 1798 - 1993" by Dorothy Dean Hager Pink is located about 8 miles southeast of Nicholasville and is sometimes referred to as Hickman. On June 24, 1887, a post office was established at Pink. It was 1 1/2 miles from the Little Hickman Post Office, and was on the headwater of Little Hickman Creek. It was given the name of Pink. The postmaster was John Pink Overstreet for whom it was named. There was a school nearby known as Little Hickman School. This school was on Little Hickman Creek and was in the corner of the Little Hickman Christian Church yard. Needless to say, Little Hickman Christian Church was close. A story passed down is that the creek often flooded the school after a big rain. The old frame schoolhouse burned on March 29, 1894. Miss Rhoda Peel taught a subscription school there. The fire was caused by a defective flue. However, Dean and Carter were listed in the Jessamine Journal on Aug. 10, 1894, as having rebuilt the schoolhouse. A teacher, Prof. Sam C. Dean, in Aug. 1899, was listed as having about 85 pupils at Little HIckman and it was one of the largest schools in the county. Later, a two-room new school was built on top of the hill from the old school. It was used several years before it was consolidated. Today all county children are transported by school bus to larger schools in or near Nicholasville. For many years there has been a store at Pink. Former owners include W. B. Teater, Everett Dean, Walden Dean, Clevert and Nancy Gayhart. The present owner is Harry Montgomery. Voting precinct #9 is located at Pink. It is called Plaquemine.

Hi, LIsters Since I will be unable to attend the Fest, would it be possible for SKS to do a lookup on the CDs that just came in? I'm looking for information on two folks: Samuel Hunter (20 Apr 1765 - 30 Nov 1848). He was one of the first settlers in Jessamine Co, along with his father, Jacob Hunter, and brothers, John and Jacob, Jr. The second person is Daniel Hunter, 6 May 1792 - Oct 12, 1858); he is the son of Samuel. Thanks so very much!! Cathy P. S. Who do I write to in order to join the Jessamine Historical Society??? I was a member a couple of years ago and I think the membership must have run out!!

Per "Jessamine County, 1798 - 1993", submitted by June Poor Lowry PEKIN COMMUNITY Teacher of the Pekin County School for many years was Ruth Reynolds Switzer (1892 - 1967). She walked from her home on the Shanty Hill Lane to school about 5 miles each way every day. The one-room school with two cloak rooms was heated by a wood and coal burning stove. Some of the students helped her build a fire each morning. They carried water to drink from the cave on the R.M. Poor property or a spring from the Asa Jewell farm. The large stage was decorated at Christmas time with beautiful ornaments on two tall cedar trees. The Christmas Program was an exciting community event, with gifts and treats for all. All eight grades were taught there and the older children tutored the smaller ones in the cloak rooms. Outdoor games were enjoyed at recess. Mrs. Dixie Bryan was the truant office who faithfully visited all county schools to try to keep students in attendance. Schools were dismissed a half-day for county teachers' meetings and all teachers attended, dressed in their best, ladies with hats and gloves. A tollgate house was located on Highway 33 across from the school. Stagecoach travelers used to rest here, pay toll, and horses were exchanged. Surrounding farms were owned by Asa, John and Robert Jewell and Robert and Margaret Jewell and daughter, Frances McVey Jewell. Robert Milton and Virginia Poor also owned land with heirs: Hansle and Grace (Reynolds), Clayton and Mabel (Hahn), Flora Belle and Ben (Hahn), and Beulah and Frank (Braden). Families on Reynolds Lane and Pekin Road were : Mr. and Mrs. General Upton, Bud, Raymond, Hubert (Judy Reynolds), Major (Stella Tipton), and Patty (Bill Turner); Mr. and Mrs. Dave Tipton, Asa, Katie (Ashcraft), Bernie (Edmond Houp), Clark (Vesta Roark), Arthur (Josie McGohon), Nora, and Goldie (Bill Reynolds); Clara and Frank Corman, Nellie (Joe Long), Henry (Blanch Rhorer), Ella (Ben Scott), and Gene Corman; Mayme and Guy Houp, Myrtle (Hampton), Edmond (Bernie), Ben (Virginia), Dick (Eva), and J. T. (Edna West); Richard Price Reynolds (Lucy), Henry (Agnes Houp), John (Katie Long), and Talbot (Fordie Long); Pearl (Thomas) Halderman and Albert (Janie); Sam and Sally Drury and family, Arthur (Dutch) and Etta McGohon Drury and family; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Corbin and family; Lula and Chester Shackelford and Willie Jones; Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGohon and family, J. W. and Mary Edna Haggin and family.

List members, I received the following letter and agenda from Clyde and am forwarding it for those who plan to attend with us. I hope this will give you a better idea of which days to plan for. I look forward to seeing all those attending. I will be leaving here from Topeka on May 16, as my huband and I will be attending a Navy ship reunion in St. Charles, Mo. and then head on to Jessamine County arriving on the 20th. If any of you have any questions after the 16th, please feel free to contact Clyde Bunch at the following e-mail address: [email protected] The following is the letter and agenda from Clyde: Hi Shelia, This is just a rough layout of the times and places we will meet.  We have a lot of other things planned that are not listed here.  We would like to have a few surprises.  I became a little concerned that we were over planning, and not allowing enough time for the folks to do research, and other things they came to do.  Everyone needs to understand, that they are in no way obligated for any of these events.  The Historical Society will be open much of the time when some of these events are taking place. We have about 15 other folks joining with us.  The are connected with the Welch family. I was pleased to hear the one woman was bringing her computer to set up.  I have a feeling we are going to need it.  The Society just bought a whole stack of CDs from the Kentucky Dep. of Archives.  I also have my collection of CDs, that we can use.  I think I told you I have one computer set up. If anyone that is coming has info. on Cds we can use while the Fest is running they would be greatly appreciated. So many good things came out of last years Fest.  I will be happy if we get half the results this year.  As the time grows near I feel just like a little kid, waiting for Christmas. It's been a lot of work and planning,but I have enjoyed it. Clyde    Monday - May 21, 2001 We will meet at the Blue Building located in the City - County Park in Nicholasville, at 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.. Speakers will be County Judge Executive - William Neal Cassity, and Mayor of Nicholasville - Sam Corman The Historical Societies of Woodford, Garrard, and Jessamine Counties will have tables set up with research materials to sell. Pleasant Hill, more commonly known as Shakertown, will have a table set up to tell you about the Shaker Community located in Mercer County. Howard Fain, our local artist, will have a display of his prints of Jessamine County John Wooton may set up table Tuesday - May 22, 2001 This is your day for research. The Jessamine County Historical and Genealogical Society at the Farmer's Bank Square on Main Street will be open from 9:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to assist you. We will also have people available as guides and if necessary will go with you. We will also have people at the courthouse and at Withers Library to assist you. Wednesday - May 23, 2001 This is the day for cemeteries. We will meet at the Historical Building in Farmers Bank Square on Main Street, Nicholasville at 9:00 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts. Speaker: cleaning stones in the cemetery. 1:00 p.m. Dedication of Welch Cemetery located on Shannon Parkway in Nicholasville with Ernestine Hamm The Historical Building will be open later from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Thursday - May 24, 2001 Morning : Patti Friend and tour This day is our regular meeting day and we will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Historical Society Building. The speaker will be Clyde Bunch, president of the Jessamine County Historical and Genealogical Society. He will present a slide show of Jessamine history and historical sites Friday - May 25, 2001 The Jessamine County Historical and Genealogical Society Building will be open from 9:a.m to 3: p.m. to assist you or to just have some good conversation. Saturday - May 26, 2001 We will meet at High Bridge Park at 10:00 a.m. Speakers We will have a meal at 12:00 noon There will be a band and dancers (Cloggers) The High Bridge Park meeting will end at 3:00 p. m. You are then invited to tour the historic town of Wilmore with Margaret Morgan. We will meet again at 6:00 p. m. for a boat ride on the Shakertown Dixie Belle The boat tour is sponsored by the City of Wilmore and the Jessamine County River Task Force Shelia Ramos has provided the dancers for our entertainment George Dean has provided the band Howard Teater has provided the Monroe Brothers for our entertainment on the boat ride Refreshments provided by Judge Executive William Neal Cassity and Fiscal Court The City of Nicholasville tour sponsored by Patti Friend and the NOW Organization for revitalizaton of downtown Nicholasville A big thank you to all of our Historical Members, both local and out of state, for their hard work Clyde