Dear Owsley County Secretary, Could you please give me the address of Sherry Baker Frazier? I've misplaced it. I've been quite ill for several months and have just lost track of everything. Please also send me a membership renewal form. I know my membership has expired. Many, many thanks and good wishes, Mary Jane Phillips-Matz 160 West 71st Street New York, NY 10023 images@ix.netcom.com

Hello, Does anyone have any information on the James Williams family that shows on the 1850 Owsley county Census? Specifically his son Elijah. Sincerely, Sherry R. Huff

I think that I have found the right mailing list? In my family line there are 6 lads called Lazarus BELL so that when I came across the extract below I thought that there is probably a family link-up here. The early known Lazaruses are located in the Swaledale district of the North Riding of Yorkshire in England in the 18th century and later in the 19th century appear further south in the industrial West Riding. Then of course the BELLs become as mobile as any modern person so some of them might very well have ended up in Kentucky. Perhaps someone who reads this might know something about the Kentucky Lazarus and his family? What do the recurring KYs stand for? April 21, 1930 Right Hand Fork Island Creek 123-123 Leonard NEELEY m w 34 m 18 KYKYKY Farmer General Farm Martha wife f w 31 m 15 KYKYKY nee BELL d/o Lazarus BELL & Mary Elizabeth ROWLAND. Jerry L. son m w 15 s KYKYKY b. 4-18-1915 Nannie dau f w 12 s KYKYKY b. 2-3-1918 Callie M. dau f w 10 s KYKYKY William M. son m w 1 5/12 s KYKYKY Note: Leonard NEELEY s/o Jesse NEELEY & Martha PETERS

April 21, 1930 = day census was taken Right Hand Fork Island Creek = location where person lived 123-123 = household number in area m = male w = white 34 = age of person m = married 18 - md. at age 18 Ky = Leonard Neeley born in Kenucky Ky = Father of Leonard born in Kentucky Ky = Mother of Leonard born in Kentucky > [Original Message] > From: Norman Gallop <ennarrgee@clear.net.nz> > To: <KYOWSLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/12/05 3:38:17 PM > Subject: Lazarus BELLs > > I think that I have found the right mailing list? > > In my family line there are 6 lads called Lazarus BELL so that when I came > across the extract below I thought that there is probably a family link-up > here. > > The early known Lazaruses are located in the Swaledale district of the North > Riding of Yorkshire in England in the 18th century and later in the 19th > century appear further south in the industrial West Riding. > > Then of course the BELLs become as mobile as any modern person so some of > them might very well have ended up in Kentucky. > > Perhaps someone who reads this might know something about the Kentucky > Lazarus and his family? What do the recurring KYs stand for? > > April 21, 1930 > Right Hand Fork Island Creek > 123-123 Leonard NEELEY m w 34 m 18 KYKYKY Farmer General Farm > Martha wife f w 31 m 15 KYKYKY nee BELL d/o Lazarus BELL & Mary Elizabeth > ROWLAND. > Jerry L. son m w 15 s KYKYKY b. 4-18-1915 > Nannie dau f w 12 s KYKYKY b. 2-3-1918 > Callie M. dau f w 10 s KYKYKY > William M. son m w 1 5/12 s KYKYKY > Note: Leonard NEELEY s/o Jesse NEELEY & Martha PETERS

Sorry... the previous post should have said the census year was 1860... not 1850. And it was 1870 I think I have found this Eliza Jane living with the John Baker family in Knox Co. Becky Knox County, Kentucky AHGP Site www.rootsweb.com/~kyknox2/ Sequoyah County, Oklahoma AHGP/ALHN Site www.rootsweb.com/~oksequoy/

The 1850 Owsley Co Census lists the following family in Travelers Rest: 62-62 William Evans 58 TN Mary 54 TN Samuel 17 TN Luretia 15 TN ** Eliza J 9 TN ** Robert Evans 26 TN Does anyone connect or know anything about this family?? I am particularly interested in Eliza J. I think I might have found her in Knox Co. in 1860 with the Baker family and then married in Clay Co. to Isaac Marcum. Anyone who can prove or disprove this theory please contact me!!! ;-) Thanks, Becky Knox County, Kentucky AHGP Site www.rootsweb.com/~kyknox2/ Sequoyah County, Oklahoma AHGP/ALHN Site www.rootsweb.com/~oksequoy/

From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, July 22, 1971 Andy Combs, 75, died July 12, 1971, at 5 a.m. at his residence in New Zion, Ky., of cancer. Born April 19, 1896, in Jackson County, a son of James D. and Martha Isaacs Combs. married July 5, 1915 to Mattie Brewer. A member of new Zion Baptist Church. Survivors are four daughters, Lill Bond, Dayton, Ohio, Pearl Reece, New Zion, Lorine Farmer, Garden City, Mich., Beulah Randell, Berea, Ky.; four sons, Elmer Combs, Medimore, Ind., Palmer Combs, Beattyville, Ky., Ed Combs, Gray Hawk. Ky., Clyde Combs, New Zion, Ky.; 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral 2:00 p.m., Thursday July 15, at Justice and Lakes Funeral Chapel, by Rev. Carl Gilbert. Interment in New Zion Cemetery, New Zion, Ky., by Justice and Lakes Funeral Home.

From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, July 22, 1971 Rosa Combs, 70, a resident of Annville, Ky., died at 3:00 p.m. July 15, 1971, at Mary Mount Hospital of an illness of three months. Born in Jackson County, October 21, 1900. A daughter of Matt Hacker and Elizabeth Hensley Hacker. Married October 28, 1919, to Albert Combs, who survives. Other survivors are; five daughters and one son, Mrs. Charles Wagner, Valdalia, Ohio, Mrs. Everett Parsley, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Clayburn West, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Coleman Estridge, London, Ky., Mrs. B.F. Moore, Union, Ohio and J. M. Combs, Miamisburg, Ohio; two brothers, Henry hacker, East Bernstadt, Ky., and Walter hacker , Akron, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was a member of Moores creek Church of Christ. Funeral services 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 17, at Bowling Funeral Home, London, Ky., by Bro. Larkin Pennington. Burial followed in Walnut Hill Cemetery at Rt. 1, Annville, Ky. Bowling Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, August 12, 1971 Willie J Spence, 83, died in Veterans hospital, Lexington, Ky., at 5:30 August 3, 1971, of a heart attack. Born in Owsley County March 13, 1887; a son of James and Sarah Mays Spence. Married November 28, 1929, to Emily Cook who survives. Other survivors; tow daughters, Elaine Spence, Lexington, Ky., Lois Fry, Fort Wayne, Ind.; one son, Jack Spence, Lexington, Ky.; one sister, Mollie Bowman, Lebanon, Ohio; one brother Sherman Spence, Tyner, Ky.; four grandchildren. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 5 , at Justice and Lakes Funeral Chapel by Rev. Frank Wilson. Interment in Flannery Cemetery, Mummie, Ky. Justice and Lakes Funeral Home in Charge of arrangements.

help.... which James Moore was she married to and who are her parents??? From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, August 12, 1971 Louisa Moore, 94, died at 8 p.m. August 6, 1871, at her residence in Hi Hat, Ky., Floyd County, of a heart attack. Born May 3, 1877, in Owsley County. Married to James Moore, deceased. She was a member of MT. Gilead Baptist Church. She is survived by three step-children, Bessie Vaughn, Bond, Ky., Walter Moore, Florida, Charlie Moore, Ludlow, Ky.; three sisters, Minnie Kelly, Joplin, Mo., Ester Welch, Bond, Ky., Pearl Moore, Tyner, Ky.; Three brothers, Willie Mathew, Hi Hat, Ky., Lee Mathews, hi Hat, Ky., George Mathew, Hopkinsville, Ky.; 10 step grandchildren. Funeral services 10 a.m., Monday August 9, at Justice and Lakes Funeral Chapel, by Rev. Parkey Allen and Rev. Bill King. interment in Medlock Cemetery, Annville, Ky.. Charge of arrangements, Justice and Lakes Funeral Home.

From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, May 13, 1971 Mrs. Martha Wilson, 87, passed away at 5:43 p.m., May 10, 1971, at Patty A. Clay Hospital, Richmond, Ky., of Cancer. She was a resident of Tyner, Ky. Born may 7, 1884, in Owsley County, the daughter of William and Margaret Wilson Callehan. She was a member of Maulden Baptist Church. Married to John M. Wilson who is deceased. Survivors; two brothers, John Callehan and Jerry Callehan, both of Hamilton, Ohio. Funeral services 11 a.m., Wednesday, may 12, at justice and lakes Funeral Chapel by Rev. Virgil Montgomery. interment in Wilson Cemetery, Maulden, Ky. Justice and Lakes Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, October 7, 1971 Howard McQueen, 63, passed away at 4:12 September 29, 1971, in Berea Hospital of cancer. He was a resident of McKee Ky. Born May 18, 1908, in Jackson County, son of the late Robert and Patsy Howard McQueen. Married to Mary Jane Gabbard. He was a retired Jackson County Rural Electric employee. A member of Birch Lick Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge of McKee He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; two daughters, Christine Dalton, Berea, Ky., Janet Morris, Ross, Ohio; one sister, Molly Fowler of Lexington, Ky.; one brother, Earl McQueen of Dayton, Ohio; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services 1 p.m., Friday, October 1, at Justice and; Lakes Funeral Chapel, by Rev. R. E. Sasser and Rev. Phee Wilder. Interment in Hamilton Cemetery, McKee, Ky. by Justice and Lakes Funeral Home. Pallbearers: Carlos Metcalf, Elmer Bond, Claymond Smith, B. B, Lakes, Ralph Montgomery and Bert Dunsil.

From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, November 4, 1971 Gilbert Hobbs, 82, Foxtown, Ky., died at 10:55 October 27, 1971 at his residence, after a long illness. Born January 16, 1889, Jackson Co. He was a retired farmer, a member of Wind Cave Baptist Church. he was first married to Alto Mae Moore, April 4, 1919. Second marriage to Jose Rose, May 9, 1959, both deceased. Survivors are Essie Moore, Connersville, Ind., Dessie Harrison, Hamilton, Ohio, China Hobbs, Wind Cave, Ky., Alice Hobbs, Wind Cave, Ky. Archie Hobbs, Herman Hobbs, Wind Cave, Ky., Jim Hobbs, Connersville, Ind.; several grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday, October 30, at 10:00 a.m. at Justice and lakes Funeral Chapel, by Carl Gilbert. Burial in Salt Rock Cemetery, at Salt Rock, Ky. Justice and lakes Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

From "The Jackson County Sun", May 20, 1971 Caleb Reynolds, 61, died at 1:45 a.m., May 14, 1971, in Veterans hospital, Dayton, Ohio, of a heart condition. He was a resident of Tyner, Ky. Born November 1, 1909, in Owsley County, Ky., a son of Malion J. and Margaret Hornsby Reynolds. married first to Modell Peters and second to Bitha Hicks, both deceased. he was a farmer and a veteran of World War II. Survivors; two daughters, Jenette Vickers, Mummie, Ky., Dona Sue York, Tyner, Ky.; two sons, Jackie Reynolds, Florence, Ky., David Reynolds, Tyner, Ky.; one sister, Stella Duff, Arizona; Ray Reynolds; Maulden, Ky; five grandchildren. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at Justice and lakes Chapel by Rev. Parkie Allen. Interment in Reynolds Cemetery, Maulden, KY., by Justice and lakes Funeral Home. Pallbearers; Ronnie Hicks, Keith Vickers, Earl Fee, Charlie Reynolds, Cecil Moore and E.C. Becknell.

From "The Jackson County Sun", Thursday, November 18, 1971 Booneville, Ky -- The murder trial Junior Neeley, about 40, of Booneville, a former restaurant owner and State Highway Department employee charged with murder in the shotgun death of Karen Sue peters, 17, of Booneville, last March 25, will begin here at 9 a.m. today in Owsley County Circuit Court. The trial had been slated at June term of Owsley County Court but attorneys for the defense claimed Neeley "could not get a fair trial in Owsley County because of the great amount of publicity given with case and because of widespread family connections with high county local official". However, Circuit Judge Earl F. Ashcraft of Irvine overruled the motion and set the trial date for today. The circuit judge cautioned the attorney at that time that the case would be tried at the November term. The slain girl's uncle, Taylor Peters, a deputy sheriff of Owsley county for many years, secured as a special prosecutor in the case a Somerset attorney, Lester H. Burns, Jr., former commonwealth's attorney of Clay, Leslie and Jackson counties. At the time the girl died, Owsley County Coroner Robert Strong ruled the death as "a suicide." He said Miss Peters' death was the result of a .38 caliber bullet wound above the abdomen. An official ruling is still pending. Officials at the Oneida Mountain Hospital, where the girl was taken, alerted stat officials that there might be foul play. At that time, Neeley was place under $25, 000 bound. A warrant for his arrest was obtained by State Detective Bob Morgeson and arrested him. County Judge Elijah Campbell placed bond. The Peters girl was a niece of County Judge Campbell.

From "The Peoples Journal", Thursday, April 8 1971 there is a photo of him with a string of walleyes and the below caption. This is a snapshot of the "Old Fish Pro" Carson Bishop of Booneville, furnished by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Bishop, Bishop at long last has decided to reveal the secret of his big grab at fishing. Bishop said he had kept his "lure" a secret for many years, but had decided to share it with the many fishermen throughout the area. "The secret lure is called an A.--C. SHINER! An A. C. Shiner is pure dynamite on fish." said Bishop. The 6 walleyes pictured above were caught Tuesday while it was raining at Clinch River, Tennessee with the A. C. Shiner lure. Mr. Bishop told The Peoples Journal that he had entered various fishing ( this story continues on the back page, which I didn't copy.... Ron)

Ruford Barker, 79, died Monday March 15, at his residence. he was a native of Owsley County, a retired farmer and a member of New Hope Church. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Ether Barker, Booneville; one son, Bruce Barker, also of Booneville and one grandson. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 17 at 2 p.m. at the New Hope Baptist Church by Rev. Dale Roberts. Burial was in the Barker family Cemetery.

Haney Smith, 69, passed away march 9 at Middletown hospital. She was a native of Owsley County and a member of the Baptist church. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Mary Hess, Hopkinsville, O., Mrs. Katherine Turner, of Booneville; Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson and Mrs. Bertha Johnson, Cinn.; one son, Ernest Smith, Carlisle, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Polly Baker and Miss Margaret Mays, Booneville; two brothers, Jasper Mays, Booneville; Jeff Mays, Letcher Co., 15 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted March 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Searcy and Strong Chapel by the Rev. Jimmy Turner and Rev. Henley Turner. Burial was in the family cemetery.

Walker Peters, 77, passed away Friday March 12, at Dr. Noble's office in Beattyville. He was a native of Owsley County and a retired farmer. he is survived by his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Rowland Peters, Booneville; 5 daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Wallen, Cincinnati; Lorraine Keinzle, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Beulah Bowling and Mrs. Bethel Fry, Booneville and Miss Wilma Jean Peters, at home; four sons, Estill Peters, Dayton, O. Clifton and Lee Peters, Booneville; Henry Peters, Cinn, O. ; three sisters, Mrs. Abbie Strong, Dayton, O.; Mrs. Hazel Peters and Mrs. Martha King, Hamilton, O.; four brothers; Martin Peters, Harrison, Ind.,Lee Peters, Annville; Sam Peters, Tyner, Arch Peters, Booneville. 18 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Services were conducted Sunday, march 14, at 2 p.m. at the search and Strong Funeral Chapel by the Rev. George Williamson and the Rev. Dale Roberts. Burial was in the Shepherd Cemetery.

From "The Peoples Journal", Thursday, March 25, 1971 Thomas Isaacs, 62, passed away March 18 in Ohio . He is survived by his wife, Zuma Price Isaacs, Norwood, Ohio. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, march 20 at 10 a.m. at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Dargel officiating. Burial was in the Price Family Cemetery.