Greetings from Elizabethtown, KY. My name is Matt Luckett, and I am searching for information involving my family line. I was hoping that there might be someone in the Trimble County area who could give some guidance. My grandfather (who has a prison in LaGrange KY named after him - The Luther Luckett Correctional Complex) told me that our family was from Trimble County. His father, Horace Luckett, was the son of Richard Luther Luckett (9-17-1845 to 9-25-1928). Richard was born in Trimble County, KY, according to his death certificate and what Grandad told me. My Grandad's version of the story was this: When Richard was 5 years old, his family left Bedford, KY and headed west. But as they travelled, both parents were killed by some epidemic, and supposedly were buried near Independence, Missouri. The kids were then sent back to KY, which is why 'our' Luckett's are still in KY and not out West. That was all he knew. I've been able to substantiate parts of that story. The Trimble County KY Census from August 2nd, 1850 lists William Luckett (age 24), Martha (24), Richard L. (5), Martha (2), and Susan (2 months). So there's Richard at age five. But Richard doesn't appear in census data again (that I can find) until I found him in the 6-1-1880 Daviess County KY Census and the 7-4-1900 Daviess County KY Census. That is everything I have on Richard Luther Luckett. In the 1850 Census, it says that William (24) and Martha (24) are Richard's parents. Richard's death certificate says that his parents were "William Luckett" and "Martha" - it ! has a spelling for Martha's last name but I can't make it out - it looks like "Goode". Later in that same 1850 census, there is another Luckett family. This time it is William G. Luckett (age 60), Martha S. (age 48), and a 34 year old deaf woman named Betsie Brook. My guess is that this is William G. Luckett, Sr. and Martha Somers Steele Luckett. But here's what doesn't make sense. In the 1860 Trimble County census, there are again two Luckett families: One says William G. Luckett (age 69), Martha L. (age 58), and B.B. (age 43). This is obviously still the William G. Luckett Sr. family noted above. But the second Luckett family says "William Luckett (age 35), Martha Ann (age 29), and Sophia (age 7). Given some correspondence which I have received, I think that this must be William G. Luckett Jr. and Martha Ann Floyd (daughter of George Washington Floyd). But I don't believe that this William and Martha were Richard's parents. Otherwise, why would they have a 7-year old Sophia and no other kids listed. Besides, I have received information that William G. Luckett Jr. and Martha Ann Floyd were married on 1-8-1849, nearly 4 years prior to my great-great-grandfather's birth. By 1860, Richard L. should have been about 15, Martha should have been about 12, and Susan should have been about 10. But where they were at the time! of the 1860 census, I have no idea. All I know is that it sure seems like there were several "William and Martha Luckett's" in Trimble County in the mid-1800's ! After their parents died, maybe they were sent back to KY, but not necessarily to Trimble County. But who they lived with is a mystery right now. And it's also a mystery as to what my family line is beyond that 8-2-1850 Trimble County Census record. If anyone can help, even a little, I would be eternally grateful for your assistance. Thank you for your time. Matt Luckett