Falmouth Outlook Friday 27 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 8 Pg. 1 Col. 3 COMING TO A GOOD COUNTRY Born to the wife of John Brannock, of near McKinneysburg, on July 18th a son. Born to the wife of Chester Anderson, on July 9th, a fine daughter. The handsome little Miss has been named Fay. Born to the wife of Larkin Price, of Antioch Mills, on July 15th, a fine 8 lb. daughter. She has been named Roberta. This is the second heir. Born, to the wife of Frank Browning, in this city, a fine 9 lb son, on July 19th. This is the first heir. Mrs. Browning was a Miss Rankin before her marriage. Falmouth Outlook Friday 27 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 8 Pg. 1 Col. 5 MARRIED FIFTY YEARS [Picture of the couple] Rev. and Mrs. E. J. King celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary at the home of their son, T. N. King, of Oak Ridge, last Tuesday, July 17th. More than 250 guests were present at the celebration... Mr. & Mrs. King were married on the 17th day of July, 1873, Mrs. King's maiden name being Laura Galloway. They were blessed with the following children: Mrs. Eva King, Mrs. Josie M. Buckley, T.N. King, all nearby residents of Williamstown; Arthur J. King, of Denver, CO; Mrs. Bertha Thor of Chicago, IL; Lillie G. Ferguson of Earlville, IL. Lewis King died at the age of 10 months and 6 days. There are 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. King entered the ministry on the seventh anniversary of his wedding day. He began preaching in Ohio and for 17 years he met his flocks riding horseback. For the next fourteen years Gray Tom was his buggy horse to meet his people. The last nine years he has traveled in a modern motor cart. He has pastored churches in Ohio, Indiana and many counties in Kentucky and never missed more than four or five appointments on account of sickness. He has had all of his time taken and spent few idle Sundays. He has pastored 36 different churches, some of them two or three times. He has baptized over 1500 converts, help organize three churches, sat in 12 councils to ordain men to preach, baptized then others who were licensed to preach after he left as pastor. There are 22 names among the ministers of this and other states who were brought forward by this humble minister of God. But the greatest work he has ever done has been his help and friendship for young preachers. He has only a common school education, yet has always encouraged his young brother ministers to attend higher schools of learning. He has preached over 800 funerals, married over 725 couples and preached thousands and sermons. ... Grant County News Falmouth Outlook Friday 27 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 8 Pg. 6 Col. 1 Neighboring Counties Bracken County News. Born on July 17th to the wife of Isaac Hamilton, of Berlin, a ten pound son, Isaac Junior. Falmouth Outlook Friday 27 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 8 Pg. 6 Col. 2 Neighboring Counties Harrison County News. The stork visited the home of Mr. & Mrs. Rolla Criswell Friday and being in a liberal frame of mind left twin girls, weighing respectively 5 and 6 1/2 pounds. It is understood the little babies will answer to the names of Mary Elizabeth and Mabel Ruth. Mrs. Criswell before her marriage was Miss Emma Whalen. Falmouth Outlook Friday 27 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 8 Pg. 7 Col. 1 HISTORY OF ODDVILLE Interesting outline of the Founding of a Harrison County Village, Six Miles from Cynthiana The first house in Oddville was built by Rev. Josiah Whitaker in 1799. He owned over 1000 acres of land around Oddville, most of which was in timber. The house is built of logs. In 1850 it was weather boarded and an upstairs added. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Whitaker now live in it. Rev. Josiah Whitaker married Miss Honey, of Bourbon County. To this union were born 12 children. Some died in infancy. To each of those that were married he gave a farm. To his son, Parker, he gave the farm where Noah Kendall lives; to Mrs. Suzanna Brannock he gave what is known as the Ewing place; to Mrs. Nancy Crow, the farm now owned by Mr. Jeff VanHook; to Mrs. Cole Hayes the farm Mr. Lush Hayes owns; to Mrs. Elizabeth Garnett, the farm where Mr. Wm. Burden lives; to Mac Whitaker, J. J. Whitaker's father, all the land around Oddville. The first store was built in upper Oddville in 1849. In 1850 it was named Mt. Washington and was granted a post office; but as there was another Mt. Washington in Kentucky, the name had to be changed. Rev. J. C. Crow, son-in-law of Josiah Whitaker, gave it the name Oddville because it was such an odd little village. Rev. J. C. Crow built the house that Dr. J. T. Batson now lives in. In 1859 James Hodson and wife came here from Cincinnati. He bought a lot from H. M. Whitaker and built the first store in lower Oddville. In 1860 the pike was built from Oddville to Cynthiana. In 1853 Dr. J.D. Batson came from Ohio and married Suzannah Crow, granddaughter of Josiah Whitaker. He built the house now owned by Dr. J. T. Batson. H. Mac Whitaker built the house where Mr. Mac Fowler lives, where Mr. Jenkins lives and the house torn down by Mr. Orie Hayes to make room for his new house. Mr. Hodson sold the store to Rev. Lancaster in 1862 and built another store on the opposite corner, which was torn down to make way for our school ground. About 40 years ago the pike was finished to Claysville. The first church was built of logs in the valley near the Ewing place. It's first pastor, Rev. Josiah Whitaker. In later years H. Mac Whitaker gave ground for a cemetery, church and school house. The site for the church was the same as that present time. The first school house near here was built of logs on the opposite side of the pike from Mr. Albert Kearns' residence. The next school house was built in the church yard. In 1879 it was moved into the hitch lot of the church. About 30 years ago a new building was erected where Charley Maharney now lives. In 1915 our present building was erected. In the early 60's there was a wagon shop. two blacksmith shops, cabinet maker's shop, a saw mill, grist mill, lime pit and coal pit here. Mr. Tom Whitaker, nephew of Josiah Whitaker, made coffins and furniture. Rev. J. C. Crow was a cabinet maker. Fifty or sixty years ago you could have anything made at Oddville, from a cradle to a coffin. Mrs. H. Mac Whitaker, Mrs. Rachael Cole Hays and Mrs. Nancy Crow spun wool into yarn for stockings and jeans for men's clothing, striped and plaid linsey for dresses, and blankets. They spun flax into tread and made cloth for sheets, pillow-cases and towels. H. Mac Whitaker sawed lumber to make houses, coffins and furniture: burned rocks to make lime and burned wood to make charcoal. Mr. Thomas Hays, son-in-law of Josiah Whitaker, was a shoemaker. There was a tailor to make men's clothing, and a dress maker. Now we have a doctor, a preacher, a church, a high school building, a blacksmith shop and that is all. For forty years we had two stores in Oddville. Now we can't buy a shoe string, and what can we have made? Thirty five years ago there was a tobacco market here. Mr. Henry Wheeler bought and prized tobacco in upper Oddville and Mr. Richard Rees in lower Oddville. We also had a wool and stock market, but now we have to sell our butter and eggs to the huckster and take everything else to Cynthiana except our veal calves. We sell them to Messrs. Joe Mathers and Orie Hayes, the great great grandsons of Josiah Whitaker. The descendants of Josiah Whitaker now living in and near Oddville are -- The Basters, Hays, Mathers, Kendalls, Leslies and Toadvines. John Whitaker Sr. was born May 24, 1753, in Virginia and died Octo ber 27, 1883 (1833?) near Beaver Baptist Church and is buried in Beaver Baptist Cemetery. Ann his wife was born June 18, 1760 and died July 5, 1842. He was called to fight in the Revolutionary War, and won acquaintancey for bravery. After the war he settled at what is now Paris, KY. It was then a wilderness. He was the father of ten children: Josiah, John Wesley, Peter, Isaac, and Simeon: Susannah, Amelia, Ann, Margaret and Mary, and reared nine adopted children. Most of the Whitakers of Kentucky are his descendants. For at least a half century every one in or near Oddville were descendants of Capt. John Whitaker. Oddville has both the oldest and youngest Whitaker living. Benja min F. Whitaker, aged 83 years, 5 months son of Garrison Whitaker and grandson of Peter Whitaker and J.J. Whitaker, 81 years 6 months, son of H. Mac Whitaker and grandson of Josiah Whitaker. The infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Whitaker, born June 30, 1923, grandson of Columbus Whitaker, great grandson of Archibald Alexander Asburry James Johnson January Marcus de Lafayette Whitaker, and great great grandson of Peter Whitaker. Written by Ruthana Leslie, a great, great granddaughter of Josiah Whitaker. ============================== Items of interest to: Doug Harper Biloxi, MS