Cathy, Many thanks for your efforts. I don't know if any of these names fit in yet, but I'm saving them for future reference. The Sheltons especially I haven't done much with yet. Dr. McGhee contacted me. I hope we can help each other. Thanks again Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 9:54 AM Subject: [KYTODD-L] Christian Co. History Book >Susan, >Here is what information was in the Chrisian Co. book, the Hurt and Shelton >names did not have a bio listed in the book, but there was references to the >Hurt & Shelton names in it, not the exact names you were looking for. I don't >know if they are associated with your line or not, but I thought I would send >them to you to evaluate. > >P354--Alexander P. Campbell, when he was 12 years old went to Elkton, Todd Co. >and with Messrs. "Hurt" & Jones learned the trade of saddler......... > >P247 & 248--The boundary of the original Hopkinsville School District No. 37 >was worded as follows: "Beginning at B. B. Jones to R. G. Whitaker, J. S. >Malone, William Mason, J. L. Tutt, Samuel Harrison, Wyatt Rembrough, E. Love, >E. Wall, Wallace Ware, J. W. A. McGarvey, Mrs. Lorin, John B. Knight, C. A. >Shepard, "William Hurt", Thomas Hayes, William Pendleton, Benjamin Gray, John >McCarroll, James Stephenson, George O. Thompson, George Wood, J. H. West, G. >B. Long, W. W. Rossington, H. Hopper, K. Twyman, Stephen Trice, E. B. >Richardson, Thomas Clark. All the above names and others are added to the >schools of Hopkinsville. > >P65--Under Later Settlers--there was a fair list of names including "the >Sheltons", >there was no given names, just the surname. > >P138--Under Tobacco--The honor of having grown and shipped from the county the >first hogshed of tobacco is claimed for several persons. Some claim that >William Fagin and "Alexander Shelton" shipped the first hogshed from Eddyville >on the Cumberland River to New Orleans. > >P347--Martha (Bronaugh's) Shelton--This was found under the Bronaugh's bio and >has a list of her grandfather, parents, siblings, etc. James Bronaugh married >Miss Isabel Hart, a native of Virginia. They had the following children: >Martha M., who married Dr. Shelton, moved to Texas and there died, leaving >four children; Malcolm H. died, leaving a wife and one child; David B. died, >leaving a wife and three children; James B., now a resident of Hopkinsville; >William T., of Hopkinsville; Judith Ann, deceased, and Jane M. Bronaugh. >(I didn't know of the Hurt name could have been misspelled.) > >P626--Elizabeth (Martin) Shelton--This was found under the Presley O. Martin >bio. It has a list of her relatives. She was born to Presley & Elizabeth >(O'Daniel) Martin and she was listed as marrying a "Shelton", no further >information on her marriage. > >If you want the complete bio's on "Martha (Bronaugh) Shelton" or "Elizabeth >(Martin) Shelton" please let me know. > >I had another person contact me looking for the same name of West Dandridge >Hurt, a Dr. William McGhee. > >I hope this helps you in some way, >Have a good day, >Cathy D..... > > >==== KYTODD Mailing List ==== >Todd County KYGenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~kytodd/index.htm >