My friends - I am stopping by today and pass along yet another update on a possible JP 2006 genealogical conference next summer, based in Paducah. I also have a little information on a few of the Primitive Baptist Churches in the JP region which I came across and want to pass along. As of today, at this time, we have 64 folks who have expressed interest in attending the second such conference in the JP region. We are edging closer to the minimum 100 mark necessary for us to proceed with planning. January 10th is the target date for determination of whether the numbers justify proceeding. I know that there have been people who have been out of pocket/out of town, etc., for the past week or more, so I will be stopping by each day with an update, in the event that some of our subscribers did not see the original and subsequent posts on this subject. One question which has arisen several times since I last sent an update has to do with a possible projected date for the conference, should it occur. The suggestions from the 2000 questionnaires most often placed the best time around the end of July - after the 4th of July holiday, but not past the first week of August, since many school terms in the country may begin as early as the second week in August. That is certainly not set in stone, and no one time frame will be workable for all people, but this was the most often suggested time in the 2000 questionnaires. I recently came upon some little bits of information about a few of the Primitive Baptist churches in the JP region, and I am showing that data below. I cannot, unfortunately, give a source citation for it, as it is contained in some old(very old, as the paper is turning yellow)notes that came to me from my original mentor, Ola Johnson Graham, of Murray, back in the early 1960's. Knowing the care that she took with her work, I suspect the information is reliable. -B ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Primitive Baptist Churches(Partial) - JP Region Calloway County: NEW PROVIDENCE: KNOWN MEMBER SURNAMES: Galloway, Grogan, Hutchens, McKinney, McNeely, Miles, Paschal, Poyner, Summers, Swann SHILOH KNOWN MEMBER SURNAMES: Holland, Parker, Rose OLD CONCORD NO KNOWN EARLY MEMBERS SURNAMES ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graves County: OLD BETHEL BRUSH CREEK ZION KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES: Adams, Bell, Boaz, Bowden, Brandon, Chester, Craft, Cross, Darnall, Davis, Haley, Hamilton, Lawson, Mathis, Perkins, Pryor, Rudd, Saffer, Smith, Vaughn NORTH MT. ZION KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES: Gilbert, Lock, Miller PILGRIM'S REST KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES: Beard, Kaler, Overby, Owen, Wolford MT. PLEASANT KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES: Boaz, Collier, Davis, Shaffer, Vandergriff HARMONY KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES: Crouch, Pullen, Turner ~~~~~~~~~~ Marshall County: SOLDIER CREEK (1820-1821) Soldier Creek Church, which was originally on Clark's River, was constituted May 13, 1820, at the home of William Owens (on Soldier Creek) with twelve members, viz., Leonard Kayler, William Baker, Selah Baker, Abraham Copeland, Sally Copeland, Mary Smith, Parker Harrell, Deliah Harrell, Anna Baland, Gabriel Washburn, Martha Henson and Henry Darnall. The presbytery was composed of Elders Fielding Wolfe, Henry Darnall and an Elder Payne. Soldier Creek Church was, perhaps, the oldest church in Kentucky west of the Tennessee River. When it was organized the State Legislature gave it eight acres of land, on which is located one of the oldest and largest graveyards in the County. In 1830 the Church received a deed to the land signed by Governor Metcalf. Hugh Gilbert was the first pastor of the Church. The first meeting house was built of logs and for a long time had no floors. KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES: Adams, Baker, Baland, Bell, Bowden, Chester, Copeland, Craft, Creason, Darnall, Free, Hamilton, Harrell, Henson, Kayler, Locke, Lyles, Mathis, Rudd, Smith, Vaughn, Washburn, Wiley ORIGINAL MT. MORIAH Original Mt. Moriah Church, on Mt. Moriah Road, west of Calvert City, was organized in 1844 under the leadership of Elder Isaiah King, who served as pastor for the first seven years of the church's history. The church met at first in a small log cabin. Later pastors have included Elders Thomas Harrison, J. N. Wallace, E. M. Brashear, J. D. Shain, R. N. Grave, Gordon Hearon, and Arlie Larimer, the present pastor. A frame building replaced the log structure in 1871, and another frame building was built in 1906. KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES None beyond those shown above. ROUGH CREEK KNOWN MEMBERS' SURNAMES: None have been located. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

My friends - I want to stop by on this New Year's Eve and pass along my wishes for all of our subscribers to enjoy a healthy, safe and prosperous New Year. This past year has been a rough one in many ways with natural disasters as well as personal ones for many people. We can hope that 2006 will be a better experience. I also will give an update on the numbers associated with a possible JP genealogical conference in the summer of 2006. As of now, 44 individuals have responded as being interested in attending such an event, if it should occur. Our goal is at least 100, since a number under that plateau would not be sufficient to warrant all of the planning and preparatory work necessary. We have, I am sure, a number of our subscribers who are away on holiday, or necessarily tied up with family gatherings at this time. We'll extend the time frame for interested parties to let me know of their interest to January 10th. Should the conference "make", planning and preparation will have to start immediately thereafter. I also have received a number of questions, which I have answered in each case by private response to the inquirer, but I will repeat them here, as others may be interested in the answers to the questions: Q: Is there any speculated time in the summer when the event might be held? A: The time most frequently mentioned in the 2000 questionnaires was late July or very early August, so that is a possibility. Q: Are the only people who can attend subscribers to the maill lists you host? A: No. Anyone with an interest in Jackson Purchase genealogy/history(including those with an interest in the TN portion of the JP region)are welcome to attend. Q: Can family members of subscribers also attend? A: Absolutely, and, in the 2000 conference, they were wonderful links to an earlier generation and were delightful to have with us. Q: What sort of fees do the nationally known speakers charge? A: It varies considerably, but generally, between $300 and $500, plus transportation, lodging and meals. Q: Could someone from each county's genealogical/historical society give a short presentation of what resources they have available in their counties and where to find and access them? A: We would try to put this sort of presentation together. It was mentioned in the 2000 questionnaires as a possibility for the next conference. Q: Will there be genealogical book vendors present again? A: Probably a few. Q: Can a family have a surname table at the conference, as was done in the 2000 event? A: We would expect to be able to do the same thing this next time. Q: Will there be a Planning Committee as we had in 2000? A: Yes, if the conference reaches the needed attendee plateau, I will be calling for volunteers for this purpose. Those are the questions I have received so far, and I will continue to post and answer others as they come in. I will keep the lists posted on a daily basis in this subject area. ~~~~~~~~ And now, as we usher in the New Year, let us look back to the 19th century, and a group known as Father Kemp & His Old Folks, who presented songs of that era and earlier. A descendant brought this material to light recently. The program always closed with Father Kemp's slightly altered version of Auld Lang Syne, which seems very appropriate for those us who spend our mental energy peering through the mists of time, to know and honor our forbears. Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind; Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And songs of auld lang syne? To sing the songs our fathers sang In days of auld lang syne We've passed through many varied scenes, Since youths' unclouded day; And Friends and hopes and happy dreams Time's hand hath swept away. And voices that once joined with ours, Are silent now and blend no more In songs of auld lang syne. Yet ever has the light of song Illumed our darkest hours, And cheered us on life's toilsome way, And gemmed our path with flowers; The sacred songs our fathers sang, Dear songs of auld lang syne; The hallowed songs our fathers sang In days of auld lang syne. Here we have met, here we may part, To meet on earth no more; And we may never sign again The cherished songs of yore; 'The sacred songs our fathers sang In days of auld lang syne; We may not meet to sing again The songs of auld lang syne. But when we've crossed the sea of life, And reached the heavenly shore, We'll sing the songs our fathers sang, Transcending those of yore; We'll meet to sing diviner strains Than those of auld lang syne; Immortal songs of praise, unknown In days of auld lang syne. ~~~~~~~~~~ -B ====================================================================

My friends - I hope everyone is enjoying these few days of the Holiday season which we have remaining. Last week, I mentioned a couple of terms which were more common in the 19th century than in the 20th, and said I would be back to define them this week, so here I am. I had a number of private replies to one of the terms("keeping batch") and one to the other term. "Keeping batch" referred to a single man, or perhaps two or three(sometimes brothers)who were living in the same household without women present(perhaps away at school together if they were older) - no wives, sisters, etc. They were keeping their bachelorhood, and were, therefore, "keeping batch". The quantity involved with a "turn" of corn was about a bushel and a half. One of our astute subscribers mentioned to me that it was often the miller's "cut" of the crop he was milling - one turn of the milling wheel's worth of the crop. Just as an FYI, those who use the Bureau of Land Management website may have noticed last week, after it was reopened, that it became difficult or impossible to reach. Apparently, as the word rapidly spread among former users, the site was overrun with hits and just stopped working under the load. It seems to be back in operation again now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Question Most of our tenured subscribers will recall that in 2000, we had a genealogical conference in Murray which we dubbed, "The 2000 Jackson Purchase Homecoming Genealogical Conference". We had an attendance of about 150 individuals, which was outstanding. It was the first such endeavor to be undertaken by the subscribers of a larger mail list, as far as I could determine at the time. I think most of the attendees felt it was a success, given the fact that it was a first effort. At the time, there was also a general consensus that we would explore again the possibility of another conference in about 5 years. Those 5 years have now passed, and I am wondering if there is sufficient interest among the subscribership to look toward holding another such conference, perhaps next summer, headquartered in Paducah at one of the hotels there, which would allow conference facilities and lodging in the same building, if one wished to avail themselves of that convenience. We asked for written, anonymous feedback at the close of the conference from the attendees of the 2000 event, and found that the most often mentioned ideas for changes, should we do it again in the future, were to hold it in the summer(children out of school, vacation time available, etc.), have a central point offering lodging and the conference facilities together, and to obtain some lecturers who could cover a broad range of KY research. In this latter case, we could very likely have someone from the KY Land Office come to present particulars about the land office and the overall land grant system in KY, in the JP and elsewhere for those working with other parts of KY. In addition, we could also very likely obtain one or two nationally known speakers, although those would be fee based. Without any research having been done at all as yet, I could only speculate at this point as to what the conference registration fee would be in order to cover the expenses of the event, but, as a ballpark figure, and perhaps a little on the liberal side, I would look at $65 or so per attendee. That is, as I said, only speculation and research would have to be done to determine the exact figure, which could be somewhat more or less. So, my question to our subscribers is this: would you be interested in attending an event such as this in the summer of 2006? We would probably have to have an attendance figure of at least 100 people to justify moving forward. Our current subscribership to this JP List in 752. The other JP county lists which I host have a total subscribership of 322, but many of the subscribers to those lists also subscribe to this JP regional List. Please send a *private* message(not to the lists, please, so we won't fill up everyone's inbox) to me indicating if you have an interest in doing this sort of thing. A lot has changed since 2000, especially in the world of technology(which could be a topic for a speaker to address), so the time may be ripe to get together again and refresh our knowledge, as well as our contacts and networking, which is done so well by subscribers to the JP List. I will keep the lists posted on the results of this informal poll. -B ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

My friends - It is that time of the year again when families are gathering for the holiday season. I want to take this opportunity to wish all of our subscribers, on all of my lists, a very happy holiday experience and to encourage all to be safe if traveling is in your plans. If we revisit the 19th century, travel of any distance for Christmas, or any other holiday, was virtually impossible if long distances(which were perhaps 100 miles or more then)were involved. After the arrival of train travel, those with money enough could move to other places by that route, if the route passed to, or close by their destination. Recently, I have had a few inquiries about law dictionaries. Every dedicated genealogist should have a law dictionary in his/her resources. One resource that is online is the 1856 Bouvier's Law Dictionary (http://www.constitution.org/bouv/bouvier.htm), which is valuable for *some* of the ancient terms(as they are known)which do not appear in current law dictionaries, and there are others, such as Nolo's. The gold standard, however, is Black's Law Dictionary, published by West Law. It is now in its 8th edition. I would suggest, though, that if you are in the market for a law dictionary, that you peruse the used book dealer sites(www.alibris.com , www.abebooks.com , and others)to see if a 4th edition of Black's can be found. After the 4th edition, Black's abandoned the listings of ancient law terms, which we, as genealogists see very often in our work in deeds, wills and other documents, especially as we go further back into the colonial period. I have a very well thumbed 4th edition of Black's that I use very often in my own in-house resources. Shortly after the first of the year, I will have a poll question for our JP List subscribers, so stay tuned. Here are a couple of little puzzlers to think about over the coming weekend, if time permits. Is anyone familiar with the 19th century term "keeping batch"? And what quantity is a "turn" of corn? I'll be back next week with the definitions of the two terms. Happy Holidays! -B ====================================================================

I need help with some obituary look ups in McCracken county, Paducah in particular. I am willing to pay or contribute to a volunteer's charity. Please e-mail to Larry English lpengl@aol.com

list can someone look in the 1880 census & others for the THOMAS J MOORE & PRUDA below?. THOMAS may be my great uncle. same age & state as mine. and wonder where PRUDA went. my THOMAS was in the 1880 CLAIBORNE Co.,TN census. any way we assume its him. is there an online census site for McCRAKE Co?. does anyone on here have ties to CLAIBORNE & KNOX Cos.,TN?. thank you very much. Ray. Series: M593 Roll: 487 Page: 93 1870 - Paducah P.O., McCracken Co., KY - 7/6/1870 Turner, James - 29 - m - w - carpenter - Mississippi - cannot read/write --- Anna - 24 - f - w - keeps house - TN - cannot read/write Pace, John - 65 - m - w - farmer - $500/--- - VA --- Sarah - 26 - f - w - at home - MO - cannot write Moore, Thomas J. - 8 - m - w - MO --- Pruda - 5 - f - w - MO Pace, Eliza J. - 5 mos. - f - w - IL - born in Dec. DNA done. STEVE MOORE a 25 marker. at family tree.com D629W. at ysearch MOORE DNA PROJECT M36142 mine a 12 marker at familytree.com FYN8F . ysearch MOORE DNA M30219 Researching: MOORE, ,MOOR. MOHR. MAYES, MAYS, MAZE, MIZE, MAISE, MAIZE, CARR, COX, COURTNEY, MYERS, TOWNSLEY, POWERS, GRUBBS, GRUBB, POE, (SMITH 4 lines) RUSSELL, LEWIS, DUNN, WHITEAKER, WHITAKER, REECE, HUNDLEY/HUNLEY, MANIS, MOLES, NEWBY. PARKER, CHEATHAM,CHITTUM, BROWN, HAUN, OGLESBY, LONG, DUNN, SHIPLEY & VOWELL & ROSS, LIPPS, MOCK, SHIRLEY, PENDLEY, JORDON. my pages: http://tippytnn.topcities.com/moore508/moore.htm Friends: PECK,LAMBERT,MEADOWS -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail

hi listers, my 1st post here. looking for info on the THOMAS J. MOORE below. he may be my great uncle. we are based in CLAIBORNE Co.,TN. we are told THOMAS and siblings parents are JACK & NANCY MAYES MOORE. JACK left the family of 6 kids. bad blood after that. he is missing & my main search. we are told he was from TX. as i search i get ideas he wasn't. NANCY was b.1845 in RAY Co.,MO. raised in CLAIBORNE Co.,TN. my THOMAS JEFFERSON MOORE marr 1st DELPHIA GRUBBS in 1890. 1 son Frank. he marr DAISY GRUBBS. this all in KNOXVILLE,TN. 2nd wife of THOMAS ANNABELL? POE?. my MOOREs were a secretive quite non talking about family bunch. THOMAS has a missing brother WILL. Thanks Ray Moore. please visit my pages for more info & photos: http://tippytnn.topcities.com/moore508/moore.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the 1870 McCRACKEN census info i'm interested in: Series: M593 Roll: 487 Page: 93 1870 - Paducah P.O., McCracken Co., KY - 7/6/1870 Turner, James - 29 - m - w - carpenter - Mississippi - cannot read/write --- Anna - 24 - f - w - keeps house - TN - cannot read/write Pace, John - 65 - m - w - farmer - $500/--- - VA --- Sarah - 26 - f - w - at home - MO - cannot write Moore, Thomas J. - 8 - m - w - MO --- Pruda - 5 - f - w - MO Pace, Eliza J. - 5 mos. - f - w - IL - born in Dec. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DNA done. STEVE MOORE a 25 marker. at family tree.com D629W. at ysearch MOORE DNA PROJECT M36142 mine a 12 marker at familytree.com FYN8F . ysearch MOORE DNA M30219 Researching: MOORE, ,MOOR. MOHR. MAYES, MAYS, MAZE, MIZE, MAISE, MAIZE, CARR, COX, COURTNEY, MYERS, TOWNSLEY, POWERS, GRUBBS, GRUBB, POE, (SMITH 4 lines) RUSSELL, LEWIS, DUNN, WHITEAKER, WHITAKER, REECE, HUNDLEY/HUNLEY, MANIS, MOLES, NEWBY. PARKER, CHEATHAM,CHITTUM, BROWN, HAUN, OGLESBY, LONG, DUNN, SHIPLEY & VOWELL & ROSS, LIPPS, MOCK, SHIRLEY, PENDLEY, JORDON. my pages: http://tippytnn.topcities.com/moore508/moore.htm Friends: PECK,LAMBERT,MEADOWS -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service

How would I locate records for a railroad death in 1888 in Paducah? Looking for the death of John Ronan who died in a railroad accident in 1888. Thank You Margaret

William Jones married Jane L. Larrison 1834 Christian Co., KY; Susan Hammons c1852 Ballard/McCracken? Co., KY; and Jane McArthur 1857 McCracken Co., KY. I would like to know more about William and his wives. Jane McArthur may have been a widow. William was Presbyterian. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. Good hunting, Laurel Dickinson, Castle Rock, WA

--WebTV-Mail-22907-2831 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Laurel, this has W.B.Walker sr. and jr. and they had pteachers who traveled the circuit--- i found nothing on dr. brownell, william jones nor jane mcarthur, stella --WebTV-Mail-22907-2831 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtplocal-3202.bay.webtv.net (209.240.205.151) by storefull-3314.bay.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:32:38 -0700 Received: by smtplocal-3202.bay.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id D2E6FD5C7; Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:32:37 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: starbabe1936@webtv.net Received: from storefull-3315.bay.webtv.net (bay-6me-tv-1a-natpool-1.bay.webtv.net [209.240.207.249]) by smtplocal-3202.bay.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id A878BD5C5 for <starbabe1936@webtv.net>; Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:32:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from production@localhost) by storefull-3315.bay.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/mt.gso.26Feb98) id VAA09622; Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:32:37 -0700 (PDT) X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhRReM0Gb+rejPveAj7aLNhAf887AgIVAIK4QGakiBF4btadVp9Q7RBhsaqx From: STARBABE1936@webtv.net (starbabe1936) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:32:37 -0500 To: starbabe1936@webtv.net Subject: Gum Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Message-ID: <19853-4330E265-10997@storefull-3315.bay.webtv.net> X-URL-Title: Gum Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) http://www.rootsweb.com/~arwhite/history/gum_springs_cumberland_presbyter.htm --WebTV-Mail-22907-2831--

Dr. Brownell was present at the marriage of William Jones and Jane McArthur 22 Feb 1857 Paducah. Was he a local doctor? They were married by W. B. Walker. Was he a local minister? If so what denomination? Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. Laurel A. Dickinson, Castle Rock, WA “161 Jones, William, Jane McArthur 21 Feb. 1857. Surety, Samuel Purcell. In the presence of Samuel Purcell and Dr. Brownell. Married on Feb. 22, by W. B. Walker.” – McCracken County, KY Marriage Records Vol. 3. Marriages: 1857 : McCracken County, Kentucky Date: February 22, 1857 Groom: Wm. Jones Bride: Jane McArthur Residence: Paducah Residence: Paducah Age: 50 , marriage 4th Age: 37 , marriage 2nd Condition: Widow Condition: Widow Place of Birth: Virginia Place of Birth: Alabama http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymccrac/1857mc.html ==== KYMCCRAC Mailing List ==== Are you also subscribed to the KYJacksonPurchase-L List? It covers the 8 counties of the Jackson Purchase region and has a large subscribership, which offers additional opportunities for contacts. ============================== 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.0/103 - Release Date: 9/15/2005

Dear Listers, Would you please search for a marriage between Thomas Burton/Burtan/Burten/Burden (1848KY-?KY) and Mary Jarvis for the years 1864-1870? They could have married anywhere along the RR line that was being constructed in KY during that time. 1870 Grayson Co. KY Census Thomas Burton, 21, born 1848 KY RR laborer. Have not found May Jarvis or Mary Jarvis Burton in any 1870 Census of Ohio, Muhlenberg, Grayson etc... Mary Jarvis Burton has the following children by 1870: Lue dtr b ca 1868, Cordelia dtr b ca1869 and William H. son b ca 1870. 1880 Hartford Ohio Co. KY Census Thomas Burton, 30, and wife Mary Burton, 28 are living in the HH of Wiley Jarvis and Martha F. Adkins Jarvis. There is NO relationship listed in this 1880 Census for Mary Burton and Wiley & Martha Jarvis. Do NOT know if Mary Jarvis Burton is their daughter or a niece. 1900 Cromwell Ohio Co. KY Census has the "widow" Mary Calbert (Calvert) born April 1851 KY, parents born KY. (Mary's birth year checks with her age in the 1880 OCKY Census. Do not know when Mary Jarvis Burton married UNK Calbert/Calvert or when UNK Calbert/Calvert died. There is not marriage for them in Ohio Co. KY.) Also in Mary Calbert/Calvert's HH are her Burton children: Mary J. Burton dtr b Aug. 1882 KY, James S. Burton son b March 1887 KY, Guy Rudy Burton dtr b Dec. 1893 KY, Amelia Burton dtr b abt 1880 KY and Amelia's husband James A. Davis b March 1866 KY. Amelia and James Davis' baby dtr also living in Mary Calbert/Calvert's HH. By 1910, Mary Jarvis Burton Calbert/Calvert and Thomas Burton have died. Looking for any help or info on these folks. Thanks very much, charlotte KYMCCRAC-D-request@rootsweb.com

Are there obituaries of McCracken Co. I would like one for Ella Stewart she died in McCracken Co. 22 Nov 1955. Thanks Brenda Stewart Reeder http://home.comcast.net/~kyseeker/

Can someone lookup two stewart women and let me know if they are in the McCracken Marriage Records, they were married sometime after 27 Apr 1910 and before 13 Jan 1920: Clara A. Stewart and Grace/Gracie M. Stewart. Thank you Brenda Stewart Reeder

I have traced this family from marriage July 5, 1888 in Saline Co. IL to the 1900 Henry Co. TN census: W. M. Stewart July 1864 m 10 yrs KY KY KY carpenter; Ella wife Dec 1866 2/2 chldren KY KY KY; Clara A. dau Dec 1890 KY KY KY; Gracie M. dau Oct 1892 KY KY KY. 1910 Paducah, McCracken Co. KY census William Stewart 43 m once 20 yrs KY KY KY carpenter railroad; Ella wife 40 m once 20 years 2/2 children KY KY KY; Clara dau 19 KY KY KY; Grace dau 17 KY KY KY. 1920 Paducah, McCracken Co. KY 1147 Broadway Wm. M. Stewart 56 m KY KY KY carpenter railroad shop; Ella M. wife 54 KY KY KY; D. Harris roomer unknown age KY TN KY salesman. Can anyone tell me who his parents are? Could this be the son of William Riley Stewart and wife Constance Guess. Anyone claim him? Who did the two daughters marry? Brenda Stewart-Reeder http://home.comcast.net/~kyseeker/

My friends - Today, we are returning to a series I began in late 2003, covering early vital statistics records for the JP counties. As I have said many times, the vital statistics records in the 1852-1859 and 1874-1878 time frames(the only two periods in the 19th century when such records were mandated statewide), are woefully incomplete and inaccurate. Nevertheless, they sometimes constitute the only records, reliable or otherwise, that can be found for a 19th century family member. The VS records below are for births with the surnames beginning with the letter "V". As a result, there are not many of them, but for those of you with family members with a "V" surname, this may be of interest to you. -B +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ McCracken County - Vital Statistics Records - 1852-1859 - Births - Part 30 Vadder, Unity, born 10 Nov 1853. Father & mother not given Vandevort, Kate, born 27 April 1858 in Illinois, daughter of Samuel Vandevort & Irvey French Vandover, E.C., male, born 30 April 1858 in Henderson Co., son of William Vandover & Mary Jane Moore Vasher[sic], William J., born 18 March 1854, son of Horace Vasher & Catherine Crowell Vasser, ------, male, born 11 Feb 1852, son of Horace Vasher & Catherine Crowell Vasser, Relfy Florida, female, born 22 April 1852, dau of Noel Vasser & Maxine Langley Venable, Ellen, born 7 Sept 1854, dau of Aden Venable & Elizabeth Massey Venable, Allzey Jane,born 6 Nov 1856, dau of ---- Adin & Elizabeth Massey Venable, W.S., male, born 6 April 1858 in Paducah, son of W.P.Venable & E.A.Peter Vasor, Adoph, born 14 April 1854, son of Asheal Vasor & Adel Fontel Vogt, Mary, born 14 Feb 1861 in Paducah, dau of Anton Vogt & ------ Vondach, Monroe, born -- Sept 1854, son of Jacob Vondach & Elizabeth Collins Vondauch, Jacob, born 30 March 1857, son of Jacob Vondauch & E. Collins ~to be continued~ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Hi List i need to find some who can get me some certificates fo me from the libarary. and how much you would charge thank you Rhonda

Hi looking for any info on Arthur Baddley. Robin

Does anyone know of how I can see yearbooks of Paducah High School yearbooks of 1915-1920? My grandfather Paul Sherman Arthur and his siblings Wm. "Curtis" Arthur and Mary Jane Arthur may have graduated from there. I'm not sure as their father was moved around a bit while they grew. He worked for the government in Locks and Dams. Any help given would be appreciated. D. Leonard

Hi - I am looking for obituaries for George H. Mills who died January 8, 1948 and Eva R. Mills who died August 30. 1959 both in McCracken, McCracken Co., KY. Sincerely Chris Smithson ================================================ Christopher T. Smithson 4219 Paddrick Road Darlington, MD 21034-1034 (H) - (410) 836-3433 (F) - (410) 457-5499 (Call home phone first to OK fax) ctsmithson@starpower.net