I have tombstone photos of John Skelton 1850-1934 his daughter Dorothy born 1920. Who was married to an uncl of mine Paul Snavely. Also her Uncle Ruby Skelton 1895-1964 married to Gertrude 1900-1983. Are these related to you?? All are buried at Bagdad Cemetery in Shelby co. KY. Sam Sedoris ----- Original Message ----- From: Janemws <jsarles@iglou.com> To: <KYSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 9:30 AM Subject: [KYSHELBY] Shelton, Skelton, Mathers, McKinney > I have searched long and hard for my Hannah McKinney (married John Tarr in > Shelby in 1804) and her parents and siblings. The only clue is an indenture > on 26 Aug 1806, where John McKinney (best bet for her father), dec'd of the > county of Shelby, had "heirs and representative sell land to Moses Cherry of > Boone Co. > > The land is described as "a part of Elliots Settlement of 400 acres on Clear > Creek". Anyone know where this is? > > The heirs and representatives are (as best I can make out the writing, which > is tough) Wilmer or Wilmot Mathers, Hannah Toor (spelled variously as Torr > and Tarr) and John Skelton or Shelton. > > Has anyone ever heard of a Mathers or Skelton/Shelton in Shelby? Also, a > Rachel McKinney married a Stevens. Does anyone work on the Stevens name in > Shelby? > > I am doing my best to put a tiny crack in this hugh stone wall that is > Hannah McKinney. Appreciate any help here. > > Jane Sarles > > __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html