Dear Muhlenberg County family researchers: Several Kentucky Genealogical Society members have volunteered to index Kentucky's birth records of 1874 through 1878. I am working on the Muhlenberg County records. If you are looking for a birth that occurred there in the time frame 1874-1878, please let me know the name. I'll be glad to check the records for you. Unfortunately, the printouts I got from the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives include no records for 1877. Apparently the birth records for that year were lost before the microfilming process took place in the 1960s. I don't know if the info for 1877 is available in Muhlenberg County or not, but it's doubtful that it is. The Archives inventory of county records is fairly complete. As you might imagine, I'm having quite a time trying to decipher the 19th-century handwriting on these records. But what a treat to see so many familiar Muhlenberg County surnames! Fran Salyers Frankfort, Kentucky Researching these direct ancestors with Muhlenberg County ties: Wilkins, Cardwell, Roark, Lewis, Jarvis, Millard, Ingram, Diver, Nelson, Davis, Griffith P.S. Please forgive me if you received this message more than once. I thought I had sent it weeks ago but today found it in my "drafts" file.

Fran: I am researching Davis in Muhlenburg County, KY. My relative is Henry Davis b: 1762 VA d: 1805 on his farm in Muhlenburg Cty, KY and married Fanny (Fannie) Randall b: 28 Mar 1768 d: 17 Jul 1852 Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. They had seven children; Randall, Nancy, Sarah, Francis (Fanny), Hannah, Mary (Polly) and Henry. Are related to any of them? Chasing the Elusive Davis Families, Jean Davis Kitsembel

Jean, Good to hear from another Davis chaser! Unfortunately, the names you listed aren't familiar to me -- but I don't go back very far on my Davis line yet. Always looking to move farther back in the generations, but no luck yet. Here's what I know about "my" Davis line, starting with my father's mother: Chloe Darling Davis, b. 20 May 1894, d. 11 July 1971. Her parents William T. Davis (b. 1857 Tennessee?; d. 1931 Muhlenberg County, Ky.) and Rebecca Griffith (native of Muhlenberg). They married 26 Sep 1886 in Muhlenberg. Seven children: Arthur and Celie (twins who died at birth), Raymond Oscar (called "Shine" - 1892-1969), Chloe (see above), Truman "Pat" (1896-??), Bertha (1898-1976), Mary Belle (b. & d. 7 Oct 1904). William T.'s father Alfred J. Davis, b. abt 1834, possibly in Indiana, d. after 1900; married Jane McCoy (first wife). They apparently had 2 children: Louisa and William T. By subsequent wives, William T. appears to have produced these children: Mary, Emma, Franklin, Omar (1892), Frona (? 1895), Nannie (abt 1897). I'm unable to confirm that these subsequent wives and children are connected with My William T. Davis. As you might expect, that was a fairly common name, and I need to do more research to figure out if this was the same man in all of these households. I'm all but certain of the first two wives. After that, things get a little sketchy. See anything that might link our Davis lines? Fran On Apr 9, 2006, at 7:08 PM, Jean wrote: > Fran: > I am researching Davis in Muhlenburg County, KY. My relative is > Henry Davis b: 1762 VA > d: 1805 on his farm in Muhlenburg Cty, KY and married Fanny > (Fannie) Randall b: 28 Mar 1768 d: 17 Jul 1852 Greenville, > Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. > They had seven children; Randall, Nancy, Sarah, Francis (Fanny), > Hannah, Mary (Polly) and Henry. Are related to any of them? > > Chasing the Elusive Davis Families, > Jean Davis Kitsembel > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Fran, thanks for the info. There was another email from you but I had a problem with it. Was it about something else? An you resend it? Thanks, Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: Fran Salyers To: KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [KYMUHLEN] Birth Records 1874 - 1878 Jean, Good to hear from another Davis chaser! Unfortunately, the names you listed aren't familiar to me -- but I don't go back very far on my Davis line yet. Always looking to move farther back in the generations, but no luck yet. Here's what I know about "my" Davis line, starting with my father's mother: Chloe Darling Davis, b. 20 May 1894, d. 11 July 1971. Her parents William T. Davis (b. 1857 Tennessee?; d. 1931 Muhlenberg County, Ky.) and Rebecca Griffith (native of Muhlenberg). They married 26 Sep 1886 in Muhlenberg. Seven children: Arthur and Celie (twins who died at birth), Raymond Oscar (called "Shine" - 1892-1969), Chloe (see above), Truman "Pat" (1896-??), Bertha (1898-1976), Mary Belle (b. & d. 7 Oct 1904). William T.'s father Alfred J. Davis, b. abt 1834, possibly in Indiana, d. after 1900; married Jane McCoy (first wife). They apparently had 2 children: Louisa and William T. By subsequent wives, William T. appears to have produced these children: Mary, Emma, Franklin, Omar (1892), Frona (? 1895), Nannie (abt 1897). I'm unable to confirm that these subsequent wives and children are connected with My William T. Davis. As you might expect, that was a fairly common name, and I need to do more research to figure out if this was the same man in all of these households. I'm all but certain of the first two wives. After that, things get a little sketchy. See anything that might link our Davis lines? Fran On Apr 9, 2006, at 7:08 PM, Jean wrote: > Fran: > I am researching Davis in Muhlenburg County, KY. My relative is > Henry Davis b: 1762 VA > d: 1805 on his farm in Muhlenburg Cty, KY and married Fanny > (Fannie) Randall b: 28 Mar 1768 d: 17 Jul 1852 Greenville, > Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. > They had seven children; Randall, Nancy, Sarah, Francis (Fanny), > Hannah, Mary (Polly) and Henry. Are related to any of them? > > Chasing the Elusive Davis Families, > Jean Davis Kitsembel > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/307 - Release Date: 4/10/2006

I would love to help in any way I can. If you could print out pages from what you are transcribing, I could help type up whatever. Let me know. Cheryl Cessna Fresno,Calif Related to the Cessnas, Culbertson's,Sharps, Coffmans, Calverts, and several more in Muhlenberg Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Salyers" <fallingoaks@mac.com> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 10:40 AM Subject: [KYMUHLEN] Birth Records 1874 - 1878 > Dear Muhlenberg County family researchers: > Several Kentucky Genealogical Society members have volunteered to index > Kentucky's birth records of 1874 through 1878. > > I am working on the Muhlenberg County records. If you are looking for a > birth that occurred there in the time frame 1874-1878, please let me know > the name. I'll be glad to check the records for you. > > Unfortunately, the printouts I got from the Kentucky Department of > Libraries and Archives include no records for 1877. Apparently the birth > records for that year were lost before the microfilming process took > place in the 1960s. I don't know if the info for 1877 is available in > Muhlenberg County or not, but it's doubtful that it is. The Archives > inventory of county records is fairly complete. > > As you might imagine, I'm having quite a time trying to decipher the > 19th-century handwriting on these records. But what a treat to see so > many familiar Muhlenberg County surnames! > > Fran Salyers > Frankfort, Kentucky > Researching these direct ancestors with Muhlenberg County ties: Wilkins, > Cardwell, Roark, Lewis, Jarvis, Millard, Ingram, Diver, Nelson, Davis, > Griffith > > P.S. Please forgive me if you received this message more than once. I > thought I had sent it weeks ago but today found it in my "drafts" file. > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >