Here is the web address for the newspaper in Vanceburg KY. Hope this helps. http://www.lewiscountyherald.com/ Janet Estep
How do we access the Lewis Co, newspaper on line? If it has been stated in a posting, I missed it. (Researching Shreve, Hayden) Jeannine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Estep" <jestep@vh.vccs.edu> To: <KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 7:14 AM Subject: [ KYLEWIS] German settlement > With all the discussion about places in Lewis Co., I thought I would jump in with a question about a German settlement in the Elk Fork district of Lewis Co. > > I previously asked the list about Andrew Koch and received lots of helpful information. . .Thanks to all who answered and helped me out. Yes, the Lewis Co. newspaper is on line. . .that's where I read an article by Dr. Talley which mentioned a settlement of German immigrants after the Civil War that never quite accomplished what they had originally planned. . .I believe they hoped to have a town named St. Mary's???? Anyway, I'm thinking that my Andrew Koch may have been among those German immigrants in Lewis Co., so I'm looking for any information that pertains to them. Does anyone have info on these people? Thanks again for all your help. > > Janet Estep > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next >
With all the discussion about places in Lewis Co., I thought I would jump in with a question about a German settlement in the Elk Fork district of Lewis Co. I previously asked the list about Andrew Koch and received lots of helpful information. . .Thanks to all who answered and helped me out. Yes, the Lewis Co. newspaper is on line. . .that's where I read an article by Dr. Talley which mentioned a settlement of German immigrants after the Civil War that never quite accomplished what they had originally planned. . .I believe they hoped to have a town named St. Mary's???? Anyway, I'm thinking that my Andrew Koch may have been among those German immigrants in Lewis Co., so I'm looking for any information that pertains to them. Does anyone have info on these people? Thanks again for all your help. Janet Estep
Dr Talley,Barbara Applegate Richards gave me a copy of a recent Lewis Co map. I'm rereading parts of Rev Ragan's book with it on the same desk.And finding so many of the places mentioned by Ragan are in the northern 1\3 of the county. The location of CHARTERS seems a main crossroad.Could it have been ,once,Chartier's? Chartier's Creek runs south to Washington,Pa from 5 miles west of Pittsburg. Peter CHARTIERS once lived with the Shawnee in the Portsmouth ,Oh [Ky] area. I note all the "salt licks" named in locations in Lewis Co. I note a "PRIVATE FOREST" DOWN Kinney almost to ROWAN CO. Who owns it? I'm enjoying all the names of RUNS and HOLLOWS. On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:04:37 -0400 William Talley <watalley@kih.net> writes: > The Lewis County court met at the home of Oke Hendrickson at Poplar > Flat > for about two years before Clarksburg was officially selected as the > county > seat. Hendrickson donated a tract of land and laid out a proposed > village > named Mt. Vernon, but the court voted to move to Clarksburg anyway. > > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ 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/web/.
Isn't that newspaper on line? ----- Original Message ----- From: William Talley <watalley@kih.net> To: <KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [ KYLEWIS] Town of Clarksburg > Clarksburg is a small village southwest of Vanceburg, Lewis Co., and was > Lewis county's first OFFICIAL county seat. It was moved to Vanceburg in > 1863. Lewis County was name for Merriwether Lewis and Clarksburg was named > for William Clark. A detailed history of the establishment of Clarksburg > was recently published in the Lewis County Herald. > > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > >
Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: HERMON B FAGLEY <hermfagley@juno.com> To: <KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [ KYLEWIS] Town of Clarksburg > Clarksburg is just sw of Vanceburg on RT 10-AA . 3 MILES,MAYBE. > Thinking it,like Poplar Flat,was once county seat of Lewis Co.Shepard > branch enters > Salt Lick creek there. I'm looking at a recent map,and remembering from > Ragan's" > "History of Lewis Co." > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:57:10 -0500 "K. Haddad" <khaddad@attcanada.ca> > writes: > > When my ancestor, JOHN H. MADDOX DIED, his estate was settled in > > November 1824. His wife's name (also an administrator) was > > Elizabeth Maddox. At the top of the list filed in court of the > > names of those who bought things at the estate sale it says:\ > > > > ELIZABETH BURRIS. Burris is crossed out, and the name ADDISON is > > written over it. Then it says "Town of Clarksburg." > > > > I cannot find a Clarksburg anywhere in Ky. in my atlas. Was this > > yet another town that changed names? Or did my atlas just miss it? > > > > Katheryn > > > > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > > > Messge Board: > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa > .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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/web/. > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > >
How interesting! ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Clark <dclark@cass.net> To: <KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [ KYLEWIS] Town of Clarksburg > I believe you are right about it being the first county seat but don't quote > me on that. If I find my records that it is so I will verify. Don > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > >
My sister and I went to Lewis and Mason Co. last August and researched all we could on the Maddoxes. We didn't have time to go to Fleming, but knew they also had land in Fleming. How have you sorted through the Johns to tell there were at least three? There was only one in the yearly tax lists. I am making this reply in case someone else is interested. Are you a Maddox? Yes, I would like other information you have on the John Maddoxes. My address is khaddad@attcanada.ca. Thank you. Katheryn Haddad ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Richards <barich@fuse.net> To: <KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 1:16 PM Subject: [ KYLEWIS] Re: John H. Maddox > Katheryn > > Re: your previously request concerning town of Maddox. > You may be seeking in vain. The record you cite concerning a > road, may mean the road ends (or goes thru) the land of a > man named Maddox (John H.?) When and what county are > you referring to? There were at least 3 different John > Maddox/Mattox in early Lewis and Mason pre Lewis. And > John H. Maddox "of Lewis" sold land in Fleming Co in 1815. > > And re: Elizabeth Burris/Addison buying estate items in 1824? > I have estate abstract 1825 Lewis giving the name Elizabeth > Maddox. [probably nee Berk]. > Therefore, it is most likely that Elizabeth Burris/Addision is > not the same as Elizabeth Maddox. Perhaps someone on this > list can clarify who was Elizabeth Burris. > > Clarksburg is just WSW of Vanceburg on/nr Rt 10 > > I have a little more on John H. Maddox if you want to contact > me off line > Barb barich@fuse.net > > > > Subject: [ KYLEWIS] Town of Clarksburg > > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:57:10 -0500 > > From: "K. Haddad" <khaddad@attcanada.ca> > > To: KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > When my ancestor, JOHN H. MADDOX DIED, his estate was settled in November 1824. His wife's name (also an administrator) was Elizabeth Maddox. At the top of the list filed in court of the names of those who bought things at the estate sale it says:\ > > > > ELIZABETH BURRIS. Burris is crossed out, and the name ADDISON is written over it. Then it says "Town of Clarksburg." > > > > I cannot find a Clarksburg anywhere in Ky. in my atlas. Was this yet another town that changed names? Or did my atlas just miss it? > > > > Katheryn > > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > >
The Lewis County court met at the home of Oke Hendrickson at Poplar Flat for about two years before Clarksburg was officially selected as the county seat. Hendrickson donated a tract of land and laid out a proposed village named Mt. Vernon, but the court voted to move to Clarksburg anyway.
Dr Wm Talley says Clarksburg was the 1st 'official " county seat,for 50+ years. Guessing he's recently written an article about it for the Vanceburg newspaper-available on-line. On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:10:49 EST altcommlt@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 11/12/01 7:19:49 PM Central Standard Time, > hermfagley@juno.com writes: > > << Poplar Flat was 1st. Okey Hendrickson's cabin >> > > And then was Clarksburg 2nd??? > Lin > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ 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/web/.
In a message dated 11/12/01 7:19:49 PM Central Standard Time, hermfagley@juno.com writes: << Poplar Flat was 1st. Okey Hendrickson's cabin >> And then was Clarksburg 2nd??? Lin
Clarksburg is a small village southwest of Vanceburg, Lewis Co., and was Lewis county's first OFFICIAL county seat. It was moved to Vanceburg in 1863. Lewis County was name for Merriwether Lewis and Clarksburg was named for William Clark. A detailed history of the establishment of Clarksburg was recently published in the Lewis County Herald.
Poplar Flat was 1st. Okey Hendrickson's cabin On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:28:29 -0500 "Don Clark" <dclark@cass.net> writes: > I believe you are right about it being the first county seat but > don't quote > me on that. If I find my records that it is so I will verify. Don > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ 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/web/.
Clarksburg is just sw of Vanceburg on RT 10-AA . 3 MILES,MAYBE. Thinking it,like Poplar Flat,was once county seat of Lewis Co.Shepard branch enters Salt Lick creek there. I'm looking at a recent map,and remembering from Ragan's" "History of Lewis Co." On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:57:10 -0500 "K. Haddad" <khaddad@attcanada.ca> writes: > When my ancestor, JOHN H. MADDOX DIED, his estate was settled in > November 1824. His wife's name (also an administrator) was > Elizabeth Maddox. At the top of the list filed in court of the > names of those who bought things at the estate sale it says:\ > > ELIZABETH BURRIS. Burris is crossed out, and the name ADDISON is > written over it. Then it says "Town of Clarksburg." > > I cannot find a Clarksburg anywhere in Ky. in my atlas. Was this > yet another town that changed names? Or did my atlas just miss it? > > Katheryn > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ 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/web/.
I know of a Clarksburg, TN which is just over the state line from Fort Campbell, KY (western part of the state). ----- Original Message ----- From: "K. Haddad" <khaddad@attcanada.ca> To: <KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 2:57 AM Subject: [ KYLEWIS] Town of Clarksburg > When my ancestor, JOHN H. MADDOX DIED, his estate was settled in November 1824. His wife's name (also an administrator) was Elizabeth Maddox. At the top of the list filed in court of the names of those who bought things at the estate sale it says:\ > > ELIZABETH BURRIS. Burris is crossed out, and the name ADDISON is written over it. Then it says "Town of Clarksburg." > > I cannot find a Clarksburg anywhere in Ky. in my atlas. Was this yet another town that changed names? Or did my atlas just miss it? > > Katheryn > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > >
I'm sorry, I have no information on your query. Ron
I believe you are right about it being the first county seat but don't quote me on that. If I find my records that it is so I will verify. Don
In a message dated 11/12/01 11:23:21 AM Central Standard Time, dclark@cass.net writes: << Clarksburg is about three miles west of Vanceburg ,Lewis Co. Ky. on Route 10. Hope this helps. There are other Clarksburg's in the Ky. Ind. area I >> Is this Clarksburg the first county seat? Lin
Using the v2.0 DeLorme Street Atlas, Clarksburg is shown as being located slightly to the southwest of Vanceburg, KY in Lewis County. Couldn't tell for certain but it appeared be on Rte. 10. Ron
My great grandparents are reportedly buried on a John Madox Farm on Pea Ridge in Fleming Co. Seems to be the area subscribers are saying is Clarksburg. My great grandparents were: Thorton Wheat and wife Mary Ann (McClain) Wheat. I do not know the relationship between them and John Madox. Would anyone know anything about this? "Ronald L. Whitaker" wrote: > Using the v2.0 DeLorme Street Atlas, Clarksburg is shown as being located slightly to the southwest of Vanceburg, KY in Lewis County. Couldn't > tell for certain but it appeared be on Rte. 10. > > Ron > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next