This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/745.1 Message Board Post: I'm not sure about sites in Letcher Co., but I just recently found out that my grandfather had a job in Lincoln Co. through the WPA. He worked at the Stanford Courthouse there. I really don't have any other information about it, but I would love to learn more. Will there be a website about the New Deal sites?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bates Hall Waltrip Butler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/754 Message Board Post: I am trying to find out where the Bates cemetery in Kona Ky is, and how to get to it. Does anyone have any information on this, or know of a website that has listed those in this cemetery? I am looking for John W Bates and his wife Elizabeth (Hall) Bates and his parents John W Bates and his wife Sarah (Waltrip) Bates. Also looking for directions to the Riley Bentley cemetery in Deane. Anthony Hall and wife Ruth (Butler) Hall are said to be buried there. Are these cemeteries on private property or are they easily accessible? Thanks!

I am looking for my cousins , Eldon Robinson s/o Oscar Robinson & Rachel Bundy, Eldon was b. in Harlan KY, in 1947. William Robinson, b. in Harlan KY in 1943 s/o Oscar Robinson & Rachel Bundy, Rachel Father was Green Bundy, who operated a photo works in Williamsburg, KY, He d. in 1949. Opal Patton, Moore 6009 Ashwood CT. Clarkston, MI 48346 Ph. # 248-922-0745 oppiepatton@MSN.com Thank you so much.

At 05:08 PM 4/3/2004, Ron Powell at imachristian@usadatanet.net wrote: >I am attempting to determine whether Bath was a township in 1842 when >Letcher County was formed. There is a town named Bath located in Knott County, just north of Letcher County (for a nice topographic map of the area see http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.2425&lon=-82.9114&s=50&size=l ). I'm not totally sure, but I believe that this area of Knott County was once Letcher County. Knott County was formed from portions of Letcher, Perry, Breathitt and Floyd Counties in 1884. As far as whether Bath was there in 1842 when Letcher County was formed, I couldn't say for sure. Brian K. Caudill Malabar, FL Visit my Letcher County, KY, Web Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyletch/letcher.htm Visit my Family Tree Maker Web Page at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/a/u/Brian-K-Caudill/ Visit the Letcher County Historical and Genealogical Society website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyletch/lchgs/index.htm List of Letcher County Historical and Genealogical Society Publications: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyletch/lchgs/pubs/books.htm Visit my Caudill Connection Web Page at http://home.mpinet.net/~bcaudill/caudill.htm

Hello Everyone: I am attempting to determine whether Bath was a township in 1842 when Letcher County was formed. In Christ, Ron Powell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SARVER, JOHNSON, ENGLAND Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/753 Message Board Post: I am researching my Great-Great Grandfather Ezekiel Sarver who was born in Kentucky and moved to Oklahoma in the early 1900s. I recently discovered him in Knott County in the 1900 census. He was recently married to Catherine and they were living with the Leslie Johnson family. In his death certificate it lists his parents as Jim Sarver and Nannie England - no luck with either yet. I have a suspicion based on several factors that Jim Sarver is actually James E. Sarver of Whitesburg, Letcher County, an Attorney who was a single man around the time of Ezekiel's birth and that Ezekiel is an illegitimate child given up or his mother died early. In the 1889 tax record for Knott County - Leslie Johnson has two boys living with him aged 6-20 - one of these could be Ezekiel - perhaps they took him in or adopted him. Ezekiel also named his first born son Leslie. I am looking for any information that might help or lead me in the right direction.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fields, Lawson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/752 Message Board Post: April 1, 2004 Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio Gordon Fields Gordon Fields, 82, of Miamisburg, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Hospice of Dayton. He was born in Letcher County, Ky., on Dec. 18, 1922, the son of Jerry and Betty (Lawson) Fields. Mr. Fields worked in the coal mines in Kentucky for 19 years, and also was employed as a heat treater for Metallurgical for 23 years, retiring in 1991. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Zerta Fields in 1988; by two sons, Leonard and Bill Collier; and a sister Alma Smith. Surviving are six children, Pionas Collier and Gene Collier, both of Dayton, Pete Collier of Carlisle, Vivian Cook of Clyde, Martha Smith of Carlisle, and Carol Profitt of Republic; a sister, Edna Leveridge of Louisville, Ky.; and 23 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, and 20 great-great-grandchildren. ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday April 2, at Anderson Funeral Home, 1357 E. Second St., Franklin, Ohio, with the Revs. Greg Banks and John Banks officiating. Burial will be in Springboro Cemetery. Please visit www.andersonfuneralhomes.com to send a remembrance to the family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FBB.2ACE/127.1 Message Board Post: what kind of information are you looking for on Lewis Hall email me and I may have something you need . You can email me at lisawelch81@yahoo.com instead of katies I have a paper clipping from the paper where he and his son Morgan were killed in Pike Co. in 1912..Lisa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/751.1 Message Board Post: There was a battle in Whitesburg during Civil War known as the battle of Whiteburg and there were battles over on and around Pound Gap. Lots of people were killed by the Union homeguards as well. Also, many wounded were kept at Whitesburg during part of the War. There was a lot of activity during Civil War in Letcher county. Several people are fairly expert on these activities.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: hall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/751 Message Board Post: my gg uncle, martin m hall is said to have died in 1862 in letcher county while fighting in the civil war. i have not come across any specific battles in letcher county. i would appreciate any clues. thanks renee

Grandma Rebecca Pennington adn Grandpa Benjamin Franklin Hall md 17 April 1889 Maggard Letcher Co KY ----- Original Message ----- From: <lola@setel.com> To: <KYLETCHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:10 PM Subject: [KYLETCHE] Re: Adam Hall, Letcher Co. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Barker, Legg, Penley, Hall, White, Lee, Clark/ston, Pennington, Manuel, Garrison, Morris, Brock,etc. > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/9.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Adam Wesley Hall was born April 22, 1903 Keokee, Va. died > May 1973 Whitesburg, Ky. Letcher Co. > Parents were Benjamine Franklin Hall September 15, 1866 died July 27,1930 in Oklahoma. > Rebecca Pennington , April 19, 1872 d. May 11, 1965 in Oklahoma. > These two married April 18, 1899 at Maggard, Ky. Letcher Co. > Carol <lola@setel.com> > > > ==== KYLETCHE Mailing List ==== > Support "Free Genealogy" for all > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I do not know were soem one got the info on mu Uncle Adam Wesley Hall, but they are wet wet wet, Adam Wesley Hall born 14 July 1903 Hercules Taney Co MO Died 13 Oct 2001 Okmulgee Okmulgee Co OK Uncle Adam and my Daddy Abner Hall were 18 months apart is what I think my Daddy always said, I did not figure it up, before I am sending this Barbara Hall Carlile ----- Original Message ----- From: <lola@setel.com> To: <KYLETCHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:10 PM Subject: [KYLETCHE] Re: Adam Hall, Letcher Co. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Barker, Legg, Penley, Hall, White, Lee, Clark/ston, Pennington, Manuel, Garrison, Morris, Brock,etc. > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/9.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Adam Wesley Hall was born April 22, 1903 Keokee, Va. died > May 1973 Whitesburg, Ky. Letcher Co. > Parents were Benjamine Franklin Hall September 15, 1866 died July 27,1930 in Oklahoma. > Rebecca Pennington , April 19, 1872 d. May 11, 1965 in Oklahoma. > These two married April 18, 1899 at Maggard, Ky. Letcher Co. > Carol <lola@setel.com> > > > ==== KYLETCHE Mailing List ==== > Support "Free Genealogy" for all > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barker, Legg, Penley, Hall, White, Lee, Clark/ston, Pennington, Manuel, Garrison, Morris, Brock,etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/9.1 Message Board Post: Adam Wesley Hall was born April 22, 1903 Keokee, Va. died May 1973 Whitesburg, Ky. Letcher Co. Parents were Benjamine Franklin Hall September 15, 1866 died July 27,1930 in Oklahoma. Rebecca Pennington , April 19, 1872 d. May 11, 1965 in Oklahoma. These two married April 18, 1899 at Maggard, Ky. Letcher Co. Carol <lola@setel.com>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baker, Porter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FBB.2ACE/750 Message Board Post: Joseph Baker died 1960 in Letcher Co. he was there in 1920 & 1930. Born Virginia. is this Joseph Hopkins Baker from Russell Co VA? 1920 & 1930 his wife is shown as Hannah. Mary Hannah Porter married 1899 Russell Co Va? Known children: Georgie (married Ed Hall in Va she died 1924) Joe S. Claude Arnold Ossie Ora Henry Roy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cochran, Jent,Slone Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/749 Message Board Post: Am searching for an article and obit that concerns a Virgil Cockran who died April 4, 1944 in Letcher County, Kentucky. The Virgil Cochran i am searching for was murderd and found under a bridge. Would appreciate any help in this matter as it concerns his granddaughter. Thank you.

The Kentucky Legislature is getting ready to drastically limit access to Kentucky vital records including BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, and DIVORCE. (MILITARY RECORDS are also being limited but I do not know which bill is involved.) You can find the entire bill at: http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/04rs/HB100/SCS1.doc Death certificates will still be public record after 50 years but more recent death certificates will only be available to: 1. the decedent's widow or widower, 2. child eighteen (18) years of age or older 3. parent 4. grandparent 5. sibling eighteen (18) years of age or older 6. funeral director handling the decedent's funeral arrangements 7. personal representative of the decedent's estate 8. a named beneficiary of an insurance policy of the decedent 9. a person with a claim against the decedent's estate This means that genealogists can no longer order great-uncle Jasper's death certificate to see his parents' names. Birth records will be have limited access while the person is living but will still be public record after 100 years. Divorce and marriage records will be closed for 70 years. We are very late in the process. Jan 6-introduced in House; to Health and Welfare (H) Jan 15-posted in committee Jan 29-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute Jan 30-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute Feb 2-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 3, 2004 Feb 10-3rd reading, passed 94-2 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) Feb 11-received in Senate Feb 17-to State and Local Government (S) Mar 16-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute Mar 17-2nd reading, to Rules THIS TUESDAY, March 23, this bill will be voted on in the full Senate. If it passes, it will go to Gov. Fletcher for his signature into law. Call and email your senator and let him know that you want HB 100 to fail. Time is critical! Do it by Monday, at the latest. You can find your Senator at http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/whoswho/whoswho.htm Telephone: 502-564-8100 FAX : 502-564-6543 Postal address: 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601 Toll Free Numbers - 2004 Session (only for Kentucky) Bill Status Line: 1-866-301-9004 Legislative Message Line: 1-800-372-7181 This is the same bill that failed in committee during the last Legislative session. The genealogists of the state worked together to stop its passage. Please pass this information along to others.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FBB.2ACE/512.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: HI: is this the same thomas collins that was married to ruhusary Radford. I think that it is. Really would like to know. Thank You Helen Kentuckyblue51@hotmail.com

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Kentucky residents may be interested in attending a series of discussions about Kentucky life in the Great Depression sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society. The Great Depression started earlier and lasted longer in Kentucky than it did in more urban states. Spend four evenings with noted historians Tracy Campbell and David Hamilton in a series of lively discussions about Kentucky life throughout the 1930s. The four topics to be discussed are: * "Kentucky during the Great Depression." Tracy Campbell begins the series with a detailed look at the impact of the Great Depression on the commonwealth. Thursday, April 8 * "Rural Life and the New Deal." David Hamilton shares how the New Deal affected the lives of rural Kentuckians. Thursday, May 13 * "Franklin Roosevelt in Kentucky." Tracy Campbell returns to discuss the public response to President Roosevelt's visit to Kentucky and his New Deal policy. Thursday, June 10 * "Depression Diversions: 1930s Popular Culture." David Hamilton concludes by exploring books, movies, music, and other aspects of cultural life in the thirties. Thursday, July 8 Background reading materials will be provided and a Depression-era dessert will be served at each session. All sessions begin at 7 p.m. at the Kentucky History Center. The fee is $40 for members of the Kentucky Historical Society or $45 non-KHS members. Preregistration and prepayment are required because attendance is limited. You may register and pay with a credit card by calling Joanie DiMartino at (502) 564-1792 ext. 4467. Kentucky Historical Society Attn: Joanie DiMartino 100 West Broadway Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-1792 ext. 4467 <mailto:joanie.dimartino@ky.gov> joanie.dimartino@ky.gov. <http://history.ky.gov/> http://history.ky.gov <http://history.ky.gov/Programs/ky101.htm> http://history.ky.gov/Programs/ky101.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FBB.2ACE/748.1 Message Board Post: I am originally from Jenkins,Ky. Letcher co. I have several pictorial books of Letcher Co. and other books. Please e-mail me directly and put the subject in so I will know who it is and I will get back with you. Hopefully I can help you in some way.