To elaborate a bit more on the Earthenhouse connection in Jessamine County, I offer the following from the History of Jessamine County, submitted by Kenneth Lee Houp. The is but a small portion of the article: "Robert Bowman was the son of Joseph Bowman, who was killed by the Indians on a return trip to Maryland, and Elizabeth Earthenhouse (1781-1885), who died at age 104. Elizabeth's father was Conrad Earthenhouse (1755-1843), a German mercenary (Hessian) who came to the U.S. in 1776 to fight for the British. Conrad deserted the British forces in 1779 and joined the American Revolution in Hanover County, Virginia in 1780 serving in Virginia, the Carolinas and New Jersey. In 1801, he emigrated to Jessamine County along with other German settlers on Jessamine Creek and operated several mills. He is buried in the Hoover Graveyard (on Shun Road) along with his son, John, his grandson, John, and his daughter, Elizabeth, and graddaughter, Elizabeth Cawby" Hope this helps, Shelia