If someone has the 1850 Morgan Co. census could they do a lookup for me? I would like to know what the entry for Archibald Ramey says. Thanks. Linda Cassidy Lewis

Hi, I'm passing this along for a friend. Many of us realize that John Hunt Morgan's group included our ancestors or relatives. >THE SECOND BATTLE OF BUFFINGTON ISLAND > >On July 19, 1863 Confederate forces under General John Hunt Morgan fought >Union Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Navy Gunboats while attempting to >cross the Ohio River at the Buffington Island ford at Portland in Meigs >County, Ohio. After having traveled day and night in the saddle for over >two weeks through southeastern Indiana and southern Ohio, the fight near >Portland virtually ended what would become known as "Morgans Raid". >Small as Civil War battles go, the Battle of Buffington Island was >important for several reasons. It was one of only a few Civil War battles >in which all branches of the Armed Forces were involved. There were at >least two future United States Presidents engaged in the battle, >(Rutherford B Hayes and William McKinley). Most important of all, the >Battle of Buffington Island was the only Civil War battle fought in Ohio >and ranks as one of only a few battles fought in the state involving >Federal troops. > >Currently, another battle is being fought over the same ground. The >Shelly Company of Thornville,Ohio is planning to strip sand and gravel >from significant portions of the Battleground. > >Here in southeastern Ohio we have a battle site which is relatively >pristine in its location and development which needs only to have the >necessary recognition to make it a place of education and historical >importance. Although there are twentieth century buildings present, the >ground is relatively unchanged from what it was in 1863. > >The gravel companys latest proposal offered to set aside a few acres of >the land and $100,000 as an appeasement to the public. In return, the >public is reportedly required to drop all litigation or the monies will >be used for the companys legal defense.The offer was reduced to $ 10,000 >and is now completely off the table !! > >No less than 52 Confederate dead were buried on the site by local >residents after the battle and lie today in unmarked graves. Besides >significantly altering the topography of the ground itself by the >stripping process, the Shelly Company may very well mine the very bones >of the soldiers buried there !!!! > >On February 18,1999, the Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the >EPA will be holding a meeting in Pomeroy with all parties involved to >address permits for the mining and shipping of the gravel from the site. >Write your Senators and Representatives to Congress in order to push for >Federal Recognition of the site. One avenue may exist through the >Department of the Interior. > >Contact Mr. Amos Loveday of the Ohio Historical Society Preservation >Office and the Army Corps of Engineers (Huntington Office) urge them not >to compromise our heritage for a few acres of land. The battlefield and >burial sites need to be saved! > >Call or write today: >Amos J. Loveday - Ohio Historical Society Preservation Office e-mail: >[email protected] 1-800-297-2470 or (614) 297-2470 >567 E. Hudson St./Columbus, Ohio 43211 > >Army Corps of Engineers (Huntington Dept): Attn. James Richmond - >e-mail: [email protected] >Army Corps of Engineers (Huntington Dept): Attn. Michael Gheen >e-mail: [email protected] >502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701 > >Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources >Donald Anderson, Director >e-mail: [email protected] >Fountain Square, 1930 Belcher Dr., Bldg. D-3, Columbus, OH 43224 > >Write your Senators: >c/o U.S. Senate, Washington DC 20510 >Your Congressman: >c/o House of Representatives, Washington DC 20515. > >Or join the Buffington Island Battlefield Trust, a non-profit umbrella >organization dedicated to the preservation of the battlefield and burial >grounds of Morgan's Men. For more details, please contact: >Marlitta H. Perkins [email protected] >Tony Ten-Barge [email protected] > >Whatever you do, please do not forsake these brave Kentucky boys that >fought so bravely and died for their beliefs, and for us, their >descendants, and sadly lie buried far from their homes in Kentucky. It is >our responsibility to care for them and see to it that their resting >places are honored and treated with respect and reverence. >Lets not turn our backs on them! Please share your >thoughts/comments/suggestions with me. >For our heritage !! >Marlitta H. Perkins >Spokes person, KY DIV SCV & Morgan's Men Association >Officer, Buffington Island Battlefield Trust >

The address and phone Number for the Kennedy Memorial Library is: 408 Prestonburg Street, West Liberty, KY 41472 (606)743-4151 Deanna

Thanks everyone for responding to the email I sent about Bob Dennis looking for info on anyone that could help him find the Ezel Cemetery in Morgan. However, I had asked if you respond to his email addy that I included in the posting and not mine. He is not a member of the Morgan Mailing list so he has no clue we are posting responses to his request. I have emailed him personally and have already given him the best suggestions I could ....(same as Laura's) and told him I would post this onto the Morgan Mailing list and if anyone had any suggestions they could email him. So If anyone else has any ideas, please email him at [email protected] The Ezel Cemetery is listed in the Cemetery Records book by Nickell, however; no directions are given. Thanks everyone for jumping in to help. Deanna Morgan CC

Hi, I have the zipe code for West Liberty as being 41472. Charlene

At 5:18 PM 2/1/99, Linda Cassidy Lewis wrote: >Does anyone know if the Rachel ALFREY age 59 who is listed in the 1850 >Morgan County, KY census is Rachel Cassity widow of Samuel ALFREY? Samuel >and Rachel married 13 Mar 1811 in Bath County, KY and I'm trying to find >out what happened to them and who their children were. Linda, I had always assumed that she was, but I have no proof. Just that she is the right age and living in the right place. According to the Bicentennial Edition of the Rowan County News, printed in 1956, two of the sons of Samuel Alfrey were Adam Alfrey who married Hester "Hettie" Ramey, and Fielding Alfrey who married Martha "Patsy" Johnson. Both were living in Rowan County in 1860. Rachel and Samuel are probably also the parents of Alfred H. Alfrey who married Mary Ann Bradshaw on 3 Feb 1840 in Morgan Co., and who was living next door to the widow Rachel Alfrey in 1850. Andrea Medard <[email protected]>, the moderator of this list (which I just joined today - thanks for inviting me in Andrea!), when she contacted me by email last July, also listed as siblings of Adam Alfrey and Fielding Alfrey: >George Alfrey (b. 1811; m. Louisa Lancaster - of Fleming Co. KY, > - 10 Sept 1829 Bath Co. KY; d. 9 Sept. 1852 Fleming Co. KY); >Barbara Alfrey (b. 1812 KY; m. Absolum Clark 1827-29 Bath Co.; > d. 27 Mar 1978 Sardorus Champaign, IL, buried in Rice Cemetery) Andrea gave the father of these four (Adam, Fielding, George & Barbara) as John instead of Samuel, which does not agree with the article in the Rowan County News. She did not mention Alfred H. Alfrey. There was a John Alfrey in Bath County who was the father of Elizabeth Alfrey who married Christopher Myers on 21 Apr 1814 in Bath Co., and of Rachel Alfrey who married Joseph Myers on 21 Oct 1816 in Bath Co. This John Alfrey seems to have children who were marrying at the same time that Samuel Alfrey married Rachel Cassity, so he might be Samuel's father instead of his brother. The article in the Rowan County News states "Vernon Alfrey, who furnished this family tree, had it all the way to the present day, but it numbers hundreds upon hundreds of living people." Does anybody know who now has the information collected by this Vernon Alfrey? My web site has pages for Fielding, Adam and Alfred, but it is pretty out-of-date. This site does not represent the current state of my database. Fielding Alfrey & Martha "Patsy" Johnson: http://www.best.com/~tpettit/family/pettit/FG02/FG02_494.htm Adam Alfrey & Hester Ramey: http://www.best.com/~tpettit/family/pettit/FG11/FG11_392.htm Alfred H. Alfrey & Mary A. Bradshaw http://www.best.com/~tpettit/family/pettit/FG16/FG16_353.htm BTW, I have no ALFREY ancestry; my connection to these Alfrey families is only collateral, through marriages to my HALL and MYERS relatives. For an interesting 1868 murder case that involved some Alfreys and Halls, you might want to visit this page: http://www.best.com/~tpettit/rowan/ikehall.html Teri Pettit || home: 1048 Almanor Ave. Adobe Systems Inc. || Menlo Park, CA 94025 San Jose, CA 95110-2704 || (650) 326-2363 (408) 536-3086 || email: [email protected] http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/illustrator/main.html (my program) http://www.best.com/~tpettit/family/tpfamily.html (my personal genealogy) http://www.best.com/~tpettit/rowan/rowan.html (Rowan Co. KY genealogy)

Yes, thanks, I did know and have posted the query there too. Linda -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 4:17 PM Subject: Re: Rachel Cassity ALFREY >Did you know there is now an Alfrey list? >This was posted on Staten board genforum > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= >Posted by Andrea on January 30, 1999 at 10:21:36: > >Since the Alfreys and Staten/Staton's are joined, I thought I'd let you know >that there is a new genealogy group for the Alfrey family at . Or if you're >interested, you can contact me as I am the group manager. [email protected] >

Does anyone know if the Rachel ALFREY age 59 who is listed in the 1850 Morgan County, KY census is Rachel Cassity widow of Samuel ALFREY? Samuel and Rachel married 13 Mar 1811 in Bath County, KY and I'm trying to find out what happened to them and who their children were. Linda Cassidy Lewis

Elizabeth CASSITY was born 16 Apr 1808 KY and died 6 Feb 1879 Albany, MO. She married John West HAZELRIGG, supposedly, about 1843 probably in Morgan County, KY. They had at least one child, John Thomas Hazelrigg born 20 March 1844 in Morgan County. He married Nellie Ann JOHNSON in Rowan County, KY and they, and his mother apparently, moved to Missouri. Apparently Elizabeth and John divorced... or were never married... because he is living in a boarding house in 1850 Morgan County and married again later that year to Mary COLE. John West Hazelrigg may have also had two other wives; Harriett PHIFFS and Lucy WALSH. Can anyone provide any further info on these people? Linda Cassidy Lewis

Hi, I would send requests to the Public Library West Liberty, KY They would know the particulars, or even phone them. When I visited there the ladies that ran that library seemed to know ever event taking place for miles around. Sorry I don't know the zip for West Liberty, had it somewhere but can't find it at the moment. Ken

Howdy; I am looking for the parents and information about the family of James Burk, b. 1774. Also the parents of his spouse, Anna Robinson, b. 1789. They were married ca 1803 based on the Bible record birth of their first child in 1804. These folks were Russell County Va. residents from ca 1806 through the 1840 census when it appears that he and his family just fell off the earth. I have located a bit more about the children as noted below. I do not have birth places or death locations for the parents. Their children are: Barbara b. 1804 Thomas b. 1807 William b. 1809 in Va. m. Dicie Vencil. They had children in VA, Ohio and KY. Said to have died 1853 Springfield, Ill. Left descendants in Hancock County, KY Annie b. 1812 Sheffie b. 1814 Betsy b. 1816 Her name probably is Elizabeth James b. 1808 My line Thersa b. 1821 in VA. m. William Hurt, moved to Magoffin County, KY. I wonder if this William Hurt is the colonel commanding the 24th Ky. Inf.? Pollie b. 1823 Her name is probably Mary Charles W. b. 1828 may have married an Adams in Pike Co. KY Christina b. 1830 in Va. m. Elihu Joseph Hankins in Pike Co. KY but raised their family in Tazewell Co. VA. John Calvin b. 1833 Any help would be appreciated. David. M. Burke [email protected]

try this URL for county maps in Kentucky,can be downloaded and veiwed has a gif file http://ukcc.uky.edu:80/~maps/

Did you know there is now an Alfrey list? This was posted on Staten board genforum +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= Posted by Andrea on January 30, 1999 at 10:21:36: Since the Alfreys and Staten/Staton's are joined, I thought I'd let you know that there is a new genealogy group for the Alfrey family at . Or if you're interested, you can contact me as I am the group manager. [email protected]

Deanna, the best advice I could give this fella is to write the county seat (don't have an address because I've just stopped by when I go) and ask them for a map. They have wonderful, huge county maps. I think my Lawrence and Johnson County maps were $4. The maps are very detailed and include cemetaries. Its easy to get lost in Morgan County (I think) so a map is the best route to go even if you DO have directions! Also, don't the Nickell cemetary books have directions? When I got my maps I just ran up to the court house and asked around until someone who knew what I wanted was found for me. No problem. Laura (a Martha Dennis descendant) ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Morgan Co resident > Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 12:54 PM > > Can anyone help this gentleman? I have tried to answer his questions the best > I could......please contact him through his personal email addy. > Thanks, > Deanna > Morgan CC > > > In a message dated 1/30/99 1:44:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << The surname is Dennis. The era is mid 1800's in Moragn County. > > The Dennis family researchers will be having a small reunion this > memorial Day. We'll meet in Mt Sterling probably at the Days Inn. > > Do you know of any one I can email, that lives in Moragn Co. Someone > that knows their way around and can tell me how to get to places like Ezel > Cem etc. Plus info on any special events in the neighboring counties for > that week end. > > I live in Richwood 16 miles south of Cincinnati, OH. > > Bob > http://www.Robert.dennis.net >>

Can anyone help this gentleman? I have tried to answer his questions the best I could......please contact him through his personal email addy. Thanks, Deanna Morgan CC In a message dated 1/30/99 1:44:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << The surname is Dennis. The era is mid 1800's in Moragn County. The Dennis family researchers will be having a small reunion this memorial Day. We'll meet in Mt Sterling probably at the Days Inn. Do you know of any one I can email, that lives in Moragn Co. Someone that knows their way around and can tell me how to get to places like Ezel Cem etc. Plus info on any special events in the neighboring counties for that week end. I live in Richwood 16 miles south of Cincinnati, OH. Bob http://www.Robert.dennis.net >>

Hello everyone! If anyone has been to the Morgan Co. page, you will know I am a little late in announcing this, but please welcome Ann Lemaster-Applegate as Assistant Coordinator for Morgan Co. Ann is a welcomed addition and knows the county almost like the back of her hand. Together, we hope to make Morgan Co. a wonderful website, offer more information about the county on the page, and provide more resources to help with your research. Please if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions or would like to offer some information, please let us know. Remember that the query board is a very helpful way of finding information about your family or seeking info about them. Also there is an obit board and a bio board that is a wonderful way of sharing information about someone in your tree. We look forward to working together and helping you with your search. Deanna Levito Morgan CC & Archivist [email protected] & Ann Lemaster-Applegate Morgan ACC [email protected]

Robert, thank you for your input on Mary Dennis. Ruby -----Original Message----- From: Robert E. Dennis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 6:30 AM Subject: Re: Mary Dennis and William Lawson >Ruby, > >I also have a record of Wm and Mary's marriage. > >But I've never figuired out who her parents were. > >possiiblities > >Samuel G. Dennis, Jr b abt 1757 md Mary Yocum 18 Jan 1788. > >I have no dau of his as Mary. You'd think there would be. So you should >check him out some more. > >Of Sam Jr's sons > >Sam Y. md Elizebeth Stevens 1808. but the oldest dau was bn 1813 and I >have his dau Mary as bn 1820. > >Jesse 1 bn 1788 to Sarah Highfield. I only have 1 child Hannah bn 1806. >This Jesse deserves more attention but he was bn in Mercer Co lived mostly >in Woodford Co and died 1841 in Franklin Co. I'd say this willbe your best >lead. I have done very little research on this Jesse. > >his next son would be Mathias bn 1798 too young. > > >btw John Lawson bn 1832 md Mary Dennis 28 JUN 1855 > >and Zachary Dennis md Julia Lawson 30 dec 1876 >-----Original Message----- >From: Ruby Elrod <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 6:23 PM >Subject: Mary Dennis and William Lawson > > >>William Lawson, s/o Travis and Martha "Maysie" Simpkins married Mary Dennis >>on Dec 17, 1824 in Morgan Co., Ky. Their children included: >> 1. Jeremiah Lawson bn ca 1829 >> 2. Sara Elizabeth bn Nov 1831, m. June 11, 1848 to Elijah Barker (my >>family) >> 3. John bn 1832 >> 4. Martha bn ca 1834 >> 5. Joseph bn ca 1836 >> 6. William bn ca 1838 >> 7. Elihu Green Lawson bn ca 1840 >> 8. Mary A. Lawson bn ca 1841 >> 9. Fletcher Lawson bn ca 1844 >> 10. Nancy J. bn Dec 13, 1845 >> 11. Davis Lawson bn ca 1846 >> 12. Benjamin Franklin Lawson bn ca 1848 married Susan Lawson >> 13. Ellen P. Lawson bn abt 1851 >> >>Would like to know parents and siblings of Mary. >> >>Ruby in NC >> > >

Ruby, I also have a record of Wm and Mary's marriage. But I've never figuired out who her parents were. possiiblities Samuel G. Dennis, Jr b abt 1757 md Mary Yocum 18 Jan 1788. I have no dau of his as Mary. You'd think there would be. So you should check him out some more. Of Sam Jr's sons Sam Y. md Elizebeth Stevens 1808. but the oldest dau was bn 1813 and I have his dau Mary as bn 1820. Jesse 1 bn 1788 to Sarah Highfield. I only have 1 child Hannah bn 1806. This Jesse deserves more attention but he was bn in Mercer Co lived mostly in Woodford Co and died 1841 in Franklin Co. I'd say this willbe your best lead. I have done very little research on this Jesse. his next son would be Mathias bn 1798 too young. btw John Lawson bn 1832 md Mary Dennis 28 JUN 1855 and Zachary Dennis md Julia Lawson 30 dec 1876 -----Original Message----- From: Ruby Elrod <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 6:23 PM Subject: Mary Dennis and William Lawson >William Lawson, s/o Travis and Martha "Maysie" Simpkins married Mary Dennis >on Dec 17, 1824 in Morgan Co., Ky. Their children included: > 1. Jeremiah Lawson bn ca 1829 > 2. Sara Elizabeth bn Nov 1831, m. June 11, 1848 to Elijah Barker (my >family) > 3. John bn 1832 > 4. Martha bn ca 1834 > 5. Joseph bn ca 1836 > 6. William bn ca 1838 > 7. Elihu Green Lawson bn ca 1840 > 8. Mary A. Lawson bn ca 1841 > 9. Fletcher Lawson bn ca 1844 > 10. Nancy J. bn Dec 13, 1845 > 11. Davis Lawson bn ca 1846 > 12. Benjamin Franklin Lawson bn ca 1848 married Susan Lawson > 13. Ellen P. Lawson bn abt 1851 > >Would like to know parents and siblings of Mary. > >Ruby in NC >

Hi Teri I think your birth date is wrong for Patience Brown, I have b.1825, other than that I don't have much more than you do. Sincerely, Darrel E. Walters

I am searching for mary johnson salyers parents and her place of death and burial. she was born 1-28-1854 and died in the late 1940's or early 1950's. ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: KYMORGAN-D Digest V99 #6 > Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 10:21 AM >