Could the cemetery on Rt. 227, you say the Bethany Church, be the Bethel Cemetery. just west of Wheatly? My husband's gr- grandfather, and his gr-gr grandfather and mother are buried there. Robert F. Knox, and Austin Knox, d. 1897 and Susan Knox, d. 1887. I was hoping to visit come spring. This cemetery is referred to as #193 in the book of Owen Co cemetery records. Phyllis -- in Cincinnati

With some help from directory assistance (not much) and the Internet, I was able to track down a phone number for the Corinth Water District in Grant Co., KY. I spoke with manager, Billy Hill, and he assured me that he had already personally inspected the Taylor Cemetery at the end of the Shiloh Road and that it would not be disturbed. The water trunk line will terminate at the edge of the cemetery. Although there are laws against disturbing or desecrating cemeteries, we know that it does happen occasionally, but I feel much better after talking to Mr. Hill. The Taylor Family Cemetery, although in Grant County, is located across Three Forks Creek from the Canby Church. Directions to the cemetery from Lusby Mill: Take Hwy 330 east from Lusby Mill 2.4 miles and turn left on the Fortner Ridge Road and then almost immediately bear right on the Keefer Pike. After approximately one mile you will cross Three Forks Creek and are now in Grant Co. Continue on through Keefer past the Antioch Church of Christ a couple of miles and turn right on the Shiloh Road. Take the Shiloh Road all the way to the end of the paved road (about 3 miles). Where the paved road ends, the road continues as a rock and gravel(not much gravel) road. The cemetery is located about 200 yards from where the asphalt pavement ends. You can drive right up to the cemetery, but I wouldn't try it soon after a hard rain. Persons buried here have close ties with early Canby and Lusby Mill families of Taylor, Howard, Mason, Wainscott, and others. If anyone has previously indexed the graves here, please let me know. I hope to be able to get back over there early next year and clean out some of the undergrowth and try to find more of the stones. For those that replied to my earlier message, Thanks! Jim Mason (mailto:cousin@jett-mason.com) Owensboro, KY

Hi All, I recently changed the address to the Archives page for Owen County. If you have it bookmarked you might want to make note of the change. I will leave the old address in place for a week or so to allow everyone to make the change. The new URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/owen/owen.html Thanks to all of you who have made contributions to this page. If you have anything you would like to submit, please let me know. Thanks, Jackie Couture Mailto:libcoutu@acs.eku.edu Http://www.library.eku.edu/direct/couture Kids, Cows, Horses and Genealogy Couture Jerseys P. O. Box 439 Waco, Kentucky 40385

Jim Mason wrote: > > The Taylor Cemetery at the end of the Shiloh Road near Keefer in Grant Co. > is in danger! > > This cemetery has ties to both Owen and Grant Counties with the family names > of Taylor, Howard, Mason, Wainscott and others. After searching since > October, I found this cemetery this past Friday. It has been neglected for > years and is grown up with bushes, briars and weeds. > > But the immediate danger is that a new water line is being run on the Shiloh > Road directly inline with the cemetery and the trencher is setting at the > edge of the cemetery as if poised to continue on through when work resumes > Monday morning. Hopefully, the crew laying the water line will skirt the > cemetery, but due to the condition of the graveyard, they may think that no > one would notice if they went straight on through. > > If someone can get me a telephone number for the Grant Co. water district > that would have responsibility for this line, please e-mail me ASAP at > mailto:cousin@jett-mason.com. > > Jim Mason > Owensboro, KY > > ==== KYOWEN Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes KYOWEN possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html Jim, I know what you mean when you see something like this going on. There is a graveyard on Highway 227 which I believe is the old Bethany Church cemetery. (Not sure of the name) It is behind what was a church at one time. The conditions there are deplorable. Large old stones that could not have fallen by themselves are lying face down and of course the names are not visable. You dare not go to it in the summer as the weeds, tree limbs and branbles can keep you from getting to the stones. There is also the threat of snakes in such a place. Years ago, I copied the few I knew to be my step-father's family and I am thankful I did because they are now on the ground. There is a new church near by and a new grave plot. I just wonder if the old church was sold, a new one built, a new cemetery started and the old one ignored. There are laws against defacing gravestones but ignorant people do it everywhere and I guess it is almost impossible to enforce. Just wanted to put in my two-cents worth. I hope you luck. I do not live in Owen or Grant counties and so do not know whom you should call. Maxine

The Taylor Cemetery at the end of the Shiloh Road near Keefer in Grant Co. is in danger! This cemetery has ties to both Owen and Grant Counties with the family names of Taylor, Howard, Mason, Wainscott and others. After searching since October, I found this cemetery this past Friday. It has been neglected for years and is grown up with bushes, briars and weeds. But the immediate danger is that a new water line is being run on the Shiloh Road directly inline with the cemetery and the trencher is setting at the edge of the cemetery as if poised to continue on through when work resumes Monday morning. Hopefully, the crew laying the water line will skirt the cemetery, but due to the condition of the graveyard, they may think that no one would notice if they went straight on through. If someone can get me a telephone number for the Grant Co. water district that would have responsibility for this line, please e-mail me ASAP at mailto:cousin@jett-mason.com. Jim Mason Owensboro, KY

Researching Samuel TODD and wife Polly. Their daughter Gully (Goola) married Henry CONRAD 09 Nov 1821 in Owen Co. Known children are Goola, b 06 Jul 1800; Howard, b 1801 (Scott CO?); Irene b May 1813 (Owen Co?); Nancy; Cynthia; Lucy; Samuel; John. >From an old, torn, undated obituary of Polly, her maiden name might have been WILLIS, and born in Fredericksburg, VA. There were 4 other possible daughters of this couple. Samuel's will was probated in March 1848 in Owen Co. He was possibly born in Fredericksburg also, and Samuel and Polly might have been married there also. Anyone with knowledge of this family, please contact me. Thank you!! Claudia Henderson clcram@teleport.com

Hello: To add to the below (my first post) I found a listing for: 1850 Census Owen County - Dist #2, 13 Aug 1850, Page 177B Amariah Morgan, 22, m, Farmer $400 Sallie 18 F Mary 11/12 Lewis Osborn 11, m On either side, J. A. Smith, Josiah Clifton and Richard Osborn. Anyone have any information? thanks Ann. Ann Martin wrote: > > Hello Owen County Folks: > I am looking for a marriage record for my gg grandmother Sarah Roland > Morgan Guill. to her first husband ?? Morgan by whom she had two > children, Archibald b. abt 1853 and Amaziah/Amazir b. abt 1855. He died > and she married Leander Guill in 1857 in Owen County. > > Her sister Mary/Polly Roland m. a Hammons in 1854 at the home of Amaziah > Morgan. They had one son Alonzo. > > Does Anyone have info on the above Morgans. To which family of Owen Co. > Morgans did ??? Morgan belong? Any help appreciated. Ann in Arizona

Looking for any descendants or info on Squire Clark or John Murphy, both lived in Monterey in the 1800s. Scott Gardner

Hello Owen County Folks: I am looking for a marriage record for my gg grandmother Sarah Roland Morgan Guill. to her first husband ?? Morgan by whom she had two children, Archibald b. abt 1853 and Amaziah/Amazir b. abt 1855. He died and she married Leander Guill in 1857 in Owen County. Her sister Mary/Polly Roland m. a Hammons in 1854 at the home of Amaziah Morgan. They had one son Alonzo. Does Anyone have info on the above Morgans. To which family of Owen Co. Morgans did ??? Morgan belong? Any help appreciated. Ann in Arizona

Sandi: If you have not done so already, you should contact Kenneth (Ken) Lee ELLIS at: ellisk@comteck.com He is a great-grandson of Alfred Perry ELLIS and his wife Nancy Ann CLAXON, and is working on the same line that you are. Merritt mmullen@ridgecrest.ca.us Merritt David Mullen (a CLAXON descendant) Ridgecrest, CA > smorris@mail.lrc.state.ky.us writes: << Hello Barbara. Thanks for this great > site. I sent in a query yesterday, but may have sent it to the wrong address. > If so, please excuse my error. I will repeat my query for anyone that may be > working on this line. > > I have been researching Ellis and Claxon from > Owen County. I descend from both Eleazer Ellis and Jesse Ellis and > they were there when county formed in 1819. (Pretty sure they are > brothers) Believe they lived on Claxon Ridge in Monterey. Eleazer was > married to Rachel Onion, they married in Frederick, MD, Jesse married > Dianna Sheets in Franklin Co., Ky. Eleazer died ca 1838 and Jesse, died > 1849. Their father was Obadiah Ellis, and he lived over the line in Scott > County on little Eagle Creek. Anyone working on these lines? Would love > sharing information. Thanks.a

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_911953183_boundary Content-ID: <0_911953183@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sandi sent this to me and not the list so I am posting it for her, by the way she is a new member to our Owen List so say HI and I know it's the holiday week but if anyone is doing any research be sure to post your lost relatives, just maybe we can find them in time for Thanksgiving dinner. smorris@mail.lrc.state.ky.us writes:<< Hello Barbara. Thanks for this great site. I sent in a query yesterday, but may have sent it to the wrong address. If so, please excuse my error. I will repeat my query for anyone that may be working on this line. I have been researching Ellis and Claxon from Owen County. I descend from both Eleazer Ellis and Jesse Ellis and they were there when county formed in 1819. (Pretty sure they are brothers) Believe they lived on Claxon Ridge in Monterey. Eleazer was married to Rachel Onion, they married in Frederick, MD, Jesse married Dianna Sheets in Franklin Co., Ky. Eleazer died ca 1838 and Jesse, died 1849. Their father was Obadiah Ellis, and he lived over the line in Scott County on little Eagle Creek. Anyone working on these lines? Would love sharing information. Thanks. >> --part0_911953183_boundary Content-ID: <0_911953183@inet_out.mail.mail.lrc.state.ky.us.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <smorris@mail.lrc.state.ky.us> Received: from rly-za03.mx.aol.com (rly-za03.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.99]) by air-za05.mail.aol.com (v51.29) with SMTP; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:36:24 1900 Received: from mail.lrc.state.ky.us (mail.lrc.state.ky.us [162.114.4.20]) by rly-za03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id LAA28780 for <RootLines@aol.com>; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:36:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from [162.114.4.237] by mail.lrc.state.ky.us (Netscape Mail Server v1.1) with SMTP id AAA259 for <RootLines@aol.com>; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:26:58 -0500 Message-ID: <365B0AE2.205C@mail.lrc.state.ky.us> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:37:06 -0800 From: smorris@mail.lrc.state.ky.us (Sandi Morris) Organization: LRC X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win16; I) To: RootLines@aol.com Subject: Re: Welcome References: <7bb0b67b.365a0e5c@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hello Barbara. Thanks for this great site. I sent in a query yesterday, but may have sent it to the wrong address. If so, please excuse my error. I will repeat my query for anyone that may be working on this line. I have been researching Ellis and Claxon from Owen County. I descend from both Eleazer Ellis and Jesse Ellis and they were there when county formed in 1819. (Pretty sure they are brothers) Believe they lived on Claxon Ridge in Monterey. Eleazer was married to Rachel Onion, they married in Frederick, MD, Jesse married Dianna Sheets in Franklin Co., Ky. Eleazer died ca 1838 and Jesse, died 1849. Their father was Obadiah Ellis, and he lived over the line in Scott County on little Eagle Creek. Anyone working on these lines? Would love sharing information. Thanks. RootLines@aol.com wrote: > > Just a quick note to say welcome to the Owen County List If you would like to > review what has been posted to the list, Sept/Oct, go to > http://members.aol.com/ladyaster7/list.htm > > Please tell us about the family in Owen, County you are researching. > Barbara --part0_911953183_boundary--

Hello everyone! Does anyone know what an equalization tax is? This is stated on some tax records in Kentucky during the years of 1865-75. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!! Melanie Hammons Bishop

Glenna also sent some court records mentioning a few Owen family names: Court Order Book E, p251 Eleanor Hammon was appointed administrator of Sanford G. Hammon, dec'd. Whereupon she took the oath required by law together with George W Hammon and David Clifton entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $600 On motion of Elanor Hammon adm. of Sanford G Hammon dec'd. William Thornberry, David Clifton and Madison Keightley were appointed appraisers of the person......by the estate of said Sanford G. Hammon. Who being first duly sworn as required to appraise the .....and report to the court. (1848) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Court Order Book E page 251 (bottom of page) It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Doctor Franklin Osborn an infant orphan of this County has not established sufficient for his maintenance.....out of the profit thereof and Smith Taylor having signified his willingness to take said (starts page 252) Osborn as an apprentice to the trade and business of a Framer. It is ordered that the said Osborn be bound as an apprentice to the said Taylor from this date until he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years. He being fourteen years of age on the ____ day of September last, and the clerk of the Court is ordered to enter into an indenture of apprenticeship with the said Smith Taylor containing the covenant required by law accordingly. (1849) -------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 20 October 1851 On motion of David Clifton administration of the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Richard Osborn dec's is granted unto him, Thereupon the said Clifton took the oath required by law and together with A. M. Keightley and Thomas Jones his sureties entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $1000 payable and conditioned according to law. On Motion of David Clifton Administrator of Richard Osburn dec. ordered that James Perry, John Holbrook and William Smith be and they are hereby appointed appraisers of decedents estate who are required to act and report to court. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Monday, 20 October 1851 Patsey Ann Brumley an infant of this county over the age of 14 years came into court and selected John Davis as her guardian, thereupon into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $200 payable and conceited by law. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 20 October 1851 Upon motion of Samuel P Duvall administration of the goods and chattels rights and credits of Ann Rawsoell decd is granted unto hem thereupon he took the oath required by law and together with James S Forsee (sp?) and Wm. Cobb his services entered into and acknowledge bond in the penalty of $3000 payable & conditioned accordingly. On a motion of Samuel P Duvall administrator of Ann Rawsoell dec. ordered that Weedon Sleet, Jon B. McHatton and Wesley Suter and they are hereby appointed appraiser of decd estate who are required to act and report to court. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 20 October 1851 On motion of Lewis Morgan administration of the goods & chattels rights and credits of Lewis Morgan Sr dec'd is granted unto him thereupon this said Lewis Morgan took the oath required by law and together with John Beard and John Morgan his services entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $400 payable and conditioned according to law On motion of Lewis Morgan administrator of Lewis Morgan Sr dec'd ordered that Thomas Works, Wm. Derham and Ezikiel Stevenson have they are hereby appointed appraiser of decd estate who are required to act and report to court. Hope this helps someone Barbara

I just received some land sales from my cousin Glenna that lives in Owenton, she has been digging in the court house again. She made a list of sales involving our Clifton's and a lot of the sales were between family members so I will list only those involving out side (the family) sales 1837 David Clifton from Cyrus Wingate, Deed E p484, 33 acres Eagle Cr. 1850 David Clifton from Richard Osburn Sr & wf, Deed K, p219, 124 acres Richland Cr. 1850 James Perry from David Clifton & Francis, Deed K, p190, trt Richland Cr 1852 C S Taylor from David Clifton & Franky, Deed L, p100, 72 acres Richland Cr 1853 C. Smith Taylor from David Clifton & Frankie, Deed L, p336, 50 acres Richland Cr 1853 Smith Taylor from David Clifton & Francis, Deed L, p517, 64 acres Richland Cr 1854 Archibald Caldwell from David Clifton & Francis, Deed L, p616, & Deed M, p112, 346 acres Richland Cr 1854 Jesse Holbrook from David Clifton & Fracis, Deed M, p113, 82 acres Eagle Cr 1854 David Clifton from Jesse Holbrook & wf, Deed M, p143, 55 acres Eagle Cr. 1854 George W Hammons from David Clifton & Francis, Deed M, p114, 46 acres Richland Cr. 1854 David Clifton from John D. Perkins & sf., Deed M, p169, 52 acres Eagle Cr. 1854 David Clifton from George W. Hammons Deed M, p170, 55 acres Richlnad Cr. 1860 Archibald Caldwell from David Clifton & Francis Comr D, O, 345 trt Scotts Mill & Owenton Rd. 1868 James S Brown from David Clifton & Francis Deed S, p164, lot Lusby Mill I can now pin point where David's land was located and will be adding it to the "Land Records" section to my web page in the next month or so. Barbara

Hello.............. Alinda, tell me about the Lusby line that you are searching. My husband's line is thru Younger Lusby, and Mary Catherine Quisenberry. Younger, b. Scott Co Ky, was the son of Samuel Lusby, and Sarah. This family first appeared in Owen Co on the 1850 census. Phyllis --- in Cincy

Richard Crawford and Sarah Morgan were married feb 7 1867 at the home of Catherine Morgan in Owen Co. I have a copy of the marriage certificate. Richard was 27 and Sarah was 18. It doesn't give their parents names, but says that Richard and his parents were born in Scott Co. and Sarah and her parents were born in Owen Co. The marriage was attested to by A.B. Roberts, clerk and M.F. Ligon. Could this Catherine Morgan be Catherine Ivy?? Date forwarded: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:41:49 -0800 (PST) From: SBMKHB@aol.com Date sent: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:39:26 EST Subject: [KYOWEN-L] Morgans To: KYOWEN-L@rootsweb.com Forwarded by: KYOWEN-L@rootsweb.com > > Steven- > Hi!!! > Have you found Sallie Morgan in the 1850 or 1860 Owen Census records? > There are several Sarah "Sallie" Morgans that were born around that time. Do > you have any other information? Also, did she marry in Owen County? And last > do you have them in the 1870 Owen county census? I have a copy of the records > I listed above. If you do not have any of this information let me know and I > will look myself. That will probably help you pinpoint who her parents were! > Happy Hunting! > Melanie > > > By the way I was told regarding Catherine Ivey that there is conflicting > information so maybe together we can figure it out! :) > Bye! > > > ==== KYOWEN Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Owen Co., KY Research web page at, > http://members.aol.com/cliftoncuz/parlor.htm, periodically, since new data is added regularly. > > Steven E. Cull steven.cull@pcs-inet.com http://www.pcs-inet.com/blueelf/index.htm Family History CULL: Moscoe,Breeden,Crawford,Ball,Morgan,Cockrell GADDIE: Duffer,Nelson,Skaggs,Sherron

Steven- Hi!!! Have you found Sallie Morgan in the 1850 or 1860 Owen Census records? There are several Sarah "Sallie" Morgans that were born around that time. Do you have any other information? Also, did she marry in Owen County? And last do you have them in the 1870 Owen county census? I have a copy of the records I listed above. If you do not have any of this information let me know and I will look myself. That will probably help you pinpoint who her parents were! Happy Hunting! Melanie By the way I was told regarding Catherine Ivey that there is conflicting information so maybe together we can figure it out! :) Bye!

Does anyone know who the parents of Sarah "Sallie" Morgan are? She was born Jan 14, 1849, and died in 1916. She married Richard Crawford in 1867 and had 9 children, including my Great Grandmother, Vida Hazel Crawford. I have conflicting information on Sallie's parents and grandparents. Steven E. Cull steven.cull@pcs-inet.com http://www.pcs-inet.com/blueelf/index.htm Family History CULL: Moscoe,Breeden,Crawford,Ball,Morgan,Cockrell GADDIE: Duffer,Nelson,Skaggs,Sherron

Copies of the October posting are now on the web page. For now I will leave the September postings, but they will be removed when I start adding the November postings. Everyone has been kinda quiet, out enjoying the fall weather? We have had some new subscribers join, welcome and please let us know what families you are researching. To look at the old postings go to "The Parlor" http://members.aol.com/cliftoncuz/parlor.htm It's right at the top of the page, enjoy have a nice day Barbara

I'm looking for info on Liburn B. Roberts whose parents were Joseph Roberts and Martha Slaughter Haydon. Liburn was born Aug 25, 1814. He and his wife, Maranda, sold their land in Owen on Sep 14, 1850 to James Marston. Lilburn bought the land in 1839 from Joseph and Patsy Roberts. After selling the land, Liburn moved to Iowa. If anyone has any additional info on this family, I would very much appreciate hearing from you. Mary Mangerson