Here is the first part of the list of registrations for 1850 in Barren Co. Isaac W. DAVIDSON, $3, jack, "Tom" Same, $4, horse "Dick Buckner" John ALLEN, $4, horse "Trumpeter" P J KIRTLEY, $4, stallion, "Town Hall" H L THURMOND, $5, jack "Santa Anna" Buford WOOD, $3, jack "Rockey Mountain" John LAMBERTH, $1.50, jack, "Taylor" H R FOSTER, 50 cents, horse, "Mustang" H P H? GILLOCK, $3, horse, "Texas" Waddy THOMPSON, $2, jack, "Jas. K Polk" David B RITTER, $2, stallion "Slickhead" W E WALLER, 50 cents, bull, "Van Buren" Charles A. LEWIS, 25 cents, horse, Saltram" John FANCHER, $1.50, jack, Dorado" Isaac N DENHAM, $5?, stallion "Sir John" to be continued - Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

This is not genealogy, but without it, none of us would have access to the web, belong to research lists, etc. 25 years ago this year, IBM introduced the 5150 home computer - 1981. Big deal? Well, yes! For you youngsters on the list, those of us who have been around a long time in the computer world (1968 for me)... this was the first important step in bringing the world of genealogy etal into our homes. When I started out in the computer biz in 1968, it took an entire room to house the computer system that we now have sitting in a desktop or laptop. Floors with water vats under it to keep the humidity at the correct level; the computer room enclosed in glass walls with little pollution zappers catching every little particle of dust .. the operators only with the authorization to enter the sacred computer room itself - huge tape drives; very heavy disk packs. No software to zip through our genealogy, but punched cards produced by programmers who sat for hours with pen and paper writing in a machine language to make the computer do what you wanted it to. You wrote the instructions, key punchers typed it, verifiers re-punched it to catch errors; the huge card decks taken into the inner sanctum; the print outs produced IF the program ran correctly - if not, huge print outs brought back to the programmer with "core dumps" in hexadecimal or other machine language code. Then the programmers working with those dumps to try to figure out why the program didn't work - correcting - repunching - re-verifying - re-running. Sometimes for a LONG time! When the personal computer was introduced by IBM and other competitors, it was a mass of cables (worse than today!), and as you can see by the specs in the URL I gave you ... very little memory and capabilities. BUT, we thought this was the greatest thing since sliced bread. We wrote our own genealogy programs in a language called Basic - a horrid little thing - but it worked. Every piece of data had to be hard entered into the system - if you had enough memory to use it! And - then all of a sudden, the computer world exploded into what we are familiar with today. From 5 1/2 inch "floppies" to 3 1/2 inch not so floppies, zip drives, external and internal hard drives ... and now so much that the average person can't keep up with it. Thus, sitting on my desk and yours is a personal computer that back in the 1960's on would have taken an entire room of wires, vats, drives, tapes, flashing lights, dust zappers ... it means more to us "oldsters" I guess who have been there with the key punchers and the box after box of punched cards (which sometimes got dropped!). And, as an aside - being one of the very first female programmers for the State of IL - women were NEVER allowed in the computer room. We couldn't touch anything as it was felt we would contaminate something. And a female programmer? Why no, you had to be a male with a college degree in Computer Processing - women didn't have the logic necessary to program a computer. Thankfully, I broke that barrier as did many thousands of other women when offices ran out of males with college educations and they found that women made excellent programmers - we paid attention to detail and had the patience to work our way through core dumps! This is just a little extra that I thought you might enjoy. I know I did handstands, almost literally (I was younger!) when the first software program was introduced to "do genealogy". PAF and Family Tree were two of the earliest but had their own limitations for awhile. What a joy to throw out the Basic coding and get down to business of tracking the family tree! And then ... the internet ... rootsweb, etc. We've come a long way baby! Sandi http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_fact.html Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Continuation of the tax lists for 1821 Allen Co. Shown is the name of the head of household, the acreage of land owned, location based on the nearest waterway. If more than one white male over 21 shown, it will be so indicated. These were done in alphabetical order only by the first initial of the last name so are just in the order that the clerk recorded payments on the matching page. DEVASHER, John C: 120 acres W. Creek; 150 acres W Creek; 14 acres W Creek; 135 acres W Creek; 50 acres W Creek. DEARING, Elisha, 220 acres W Creek DAVIS, William, no land DICKERSON, John, no land DRY, Benjamin, no land DORSON?, WIlliam, 100 acres Difficult Creek DRY, William, no land DRY, Jacob, 252 acres, Difficult Creek DINWIDDIE, Alexander H, 100 acres, W. Creek DOBBINS, James D or P, no land DURHAM, Henry, 100 acres, W Creek DINWIDDIE, William Jr, 100 acres, B Fork DUFF, Fielding, no land (2 entries), owned 2 lots in Scottsville. DINWIDDIE, William Sr, 250 acres, B Fork DURHAM, Washington, no land DORSON, Johnathan: 87 acres L Creek, 18 acres L Creek, 5 1/2 acres L Creek, 50 acres Barren River DEAN, Aulsey, 1000 acres H Creek DOPSON (DODSON?), Thomas, no land DRY, George, 131 acres Difficult Creek DOSS, John L, no land DAUTTON, George, no land DINWIDDIE, Thomas, 100 acres, B Fork. Favor. As you can tell, the clerk figured that everyone would know the names of these creeks and abbreviated them. For the experts in Allen Co land, would one of you send to the list the names of the various creeks indicated so people out of the area will know what the clerk was talking about. The only one the clerk ever wrote out was Difficult creek. I assume B Fork is Barren Fork? To be continued next week - Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

I know that we're getting up closer in time to where we were around (well, some of us), but whether we like it or not - it's history now! Mrs. Lucy PITCOCK, 72, widow of Albert, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chelcie McWILLIAMS of Marshall IN on 12 Feb 1950, 4 months illness. Native of Monroe Co; had made her home in IN for 30 yrs. Also survived by sons: Wallace of Russellville IN & Elton of Rockville IN. Step- sons: Duncan and Orville Pitcock of IN. Step-dau: Mrs Zella CLARK of IN and Ollie of IL. brother - Samie TOOLEY of Monroe Co. Sister: Mrs Lydia GRAY of Glasgow KY. 6 grandchildren. Services at Browns Valley Christian church in IN, burial Indian Creek cemetery near there. Pictures of the citizens of tomorrow - a baby contest that had been held Nov 1949, pictures of the first set of children that won prizes: Roger, s/o M/M Julius CARTER of T'ville; Martha Sue, d/o M/M Russell COPAS of Vernon; Linda Ann, d/o M/M Delmas CROWE; Maxie, s/o Mrs Mildred MAXEY of Bedford; Judy, d/o M/M Cornell RHOTON and Jimmy, s/o M/M Homer STOCKTON of T'ville. List of spelling champions: T'ville Graded school: Randall REECER; Gamaliel - Virginia CRAIG; Mud Lick - Kathryn COLLINS; Lyon- Marvin E EMBERTON; Poplar Log - Tim Marrs CARTER; Bray - Margie Ann FERGUSON; Bradley Springs - John Kelly MURPHY; Akersville - Josie Laverne JONES; Old Rocky Hill - Nina Mae WHEELER; Howard - Dorothy ROWLAND; Old Walnut Grove - Louise MARSH; Pikeville - Cledo PROFFITT; Boyd - Shirley Mae WELCH; Mud Slash - Margaret Lee QUINN; Free Will - Karl EMBERTON, Bethlehem - Eva COMBS; Mt Hermon - Cletra BILLINGSLEY; McPeak - Ottie Mae CURTIS; Alexander - Pauline ARTERBURN - Sugar Grove - Lola Clarice DECKARD; Ebenezer - Ruby Dell HOWARD; Cloyd - Billy Marrs CLOYD; Hickory Grove - Willma GOAD; Coal Springs - Lester Eugene SEWELL; Mt Zion - Emma Josephine McCREARY; Mt Carmel - J E PETETT; Fox Hill - Nadene SHEFFIELD; Rocky Point - Georgena HOOD; Cedar Hill - Judy Jinex WEBB; Hacker's Branch - Mary Doris MYATT; Sand Like - Elizabeth Emogene PERDUE; Merryville - Kenny Lee HOWARD; Hamilton - Gloria Dale HODGES; Union Hill - Velma Jean CARTER; Marietta - Joanna Lee DUBREE; Ivy Hill - Thelma Dean CHAPMAN; Rock Bridge - Karene HAGAN; Old Mt Hermon - Kenneth HUME; Willow Springs - Mary Evelyn THOMPSON; Slick Rock - J W PAGE; Oak Hill - Inez PARKE; Red Hill - Kenneth Lee HANKS; Tinsley Hilll - Arthur KENDALL; Chestnut Grove - Lorene RHOTEN; Hestand - Annie ODLE; Vernon - Martha Ann DYER; New Walnut Grove - Wayne Carson BAXTER; Beech Grove - Fannie Lucille COE - Center Point - Charles Loyd PITCOCK; Antioch - Joan ROSS; Sulphur Ridge - Evelyn HAMMER; Elbow - Runelle GERALDS; Rush Point- Mary Belle FORD; Liberty - Blanche EMBERTON; Williams - Sidney Edward THOMPSON; Flippin - Nelda Joyce THOMAS; T'ville Colored School - Esterlene MAXEY. (Nice list of all the schools that existed in 1950 also!) Personals: J T EVANS leaves today for Andalusia AL to visit his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary EVANS and daughters Jane and Doris. Will accompany his niece, Jane to NYC Sunday; she wsill catch a ship for an indefinite stay in Germany. Mrs. Wick HARLAN Jr and small son, WIck Timothy, expected to arrive here Feb 20 to spend winter with M/M Wick HARLAN Sr - have been detained due to illness of her husband, Lt JG WIck R HARLAN Jr who is a patient in the US Naval Hospital in Charleston SC. Mrs Iva ENGLAND appointed as Spencer Inc corsitier for T'ville and Monroe Co. Clura PARSLEY of Indianapolis called to beside of his mother, Mrs Bessie PARSLEY who is very ill. She resides about 1 mile out the T'ville-Gamaliel highway. Lost 2 endgates, factory made, for a 1949 1-ton Studebaker truck - Otis PROFFITT of Fountain Run offering reward. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Good Monday morning to those of you who are up and at 'em already. Charlie has posted the puzzler for the week - you did very well last week, let's see how you do this week on the same theme. Click on the URL in my signature line called gensoup and give it a try! As I get closer to my daughter's wedding on the 31st, the more I will be away from the computer, so if you write and don't get an immediate reply, please bear with me. Here are a final 1849 horse and jack registrations for Barren Co: Buford WOOD, $3, jack "Rockey Mountain" P J KIRTLEY, $4, jack "Santa Aner [Anna]" Henry CRUTCHER, $15, jack "Joon Work" John LAMBIRTH, $2, jack, "Zachary Taylor" John LAMBERTH (same man as above), $2, horse, "John Democrat" William TWYMAN, $1, horse "Coperbotom" B LAWLESS, $3, jack, "Warrior" Nathan CLARK, $3, jack, "John Ross" OVERSTREET & HOGG, $4, horse "Godalpher" John GREER, $ 1. jack, "Revilee" Same, $3, jack "John Warer?" Henry CLACK, 50 cents, jack, not named John ALLEN, $4, horse, "Trumpeter" Edly KEGAL/NEGAL?, $2, jack, "Black Hawk" John C HUFFMAN, $3, stallion, "Democrat" This ends the 1849 registrations - will start on the 1850 registrations soon - the last that I have. See you tomorrow - Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

These membership lists etal are rather hit and miss through the minutes - listed below are the names of the members who withdrew their membership and notes on them. Males: Elder Robert T GARDNER (dismissed Jan 1845), William EMORY (died 20 June 1845), Thomas J CLACK (dismissed July 1850), Josephas RADFDORD (dead), John EMORY. Females: Louise GARDNER (dismissed Jan 1846); Isabel CLACK, Martha WALKER, Ann CLACK (dismissed July 1850), Martha RADFORD, Martha EMORY (dismissed Aug 1850); Hannah EMORY (died May 1847), Sarah EMORY (dismissed Aug 1850). Slaves: Warren TWYMAN (dismissed), Peter MALONEY. Jan 1, 1851 membership list (males are spelled mails and females spelled femails). Males: St Clair WALKER, Henry PETTY, Alexander FORD, James T WITHERS, Beverly BRADLEY, John EMORY, William TWYMAN Jr, William TWYMAN Sr (died 125 June 1852), Wm A ALLEN (died 9 July 1854), William W CLACK (died 25 July 1853), Josephas RADFORD (dismissed Jan 1855), Thomas EMORY (dismissed Sept 1850), Samuel LANE (dismissed June 1857), Willis GALLOWAY (dismissed Sept 1854), Thomas REYNOLDS (dismissed March 1848), George F KELLY (dismissed Dec 1849), John DURHAM (dead), Abraham LILE (excluded), William ARMSTRONG (excluded). Slaves: Jeter? MALONE, Tom (TWYMAN) WOODS, Mingo (W J WOOD, dismissed). Females: Isabel CLACK, Martha WALKER, Salley McGEE? nee CLACK, Nancy Jane WITHERS, Martha BRADLEY, Elizabeth WOOD (Died 6 Nov 1854), Martha RADFORD (dismissed Jan 1855), Dicy EASTERS (died 4 May 1857), Mary REYNOLDS (dismissed March 1848), Elizabeth H EASTERS (died 9 Sept 1849) Lucinda GALLOWAY (dismissed Sept 1854), Mary LANE (dismissed), Sally EMORY (dismissed Sept 1850), Elizabeth P CLACK (dismissed Sept 1853), Julian LANE (dismissed June 1857), Lucy BUNNEL (dismissed), Sarah KELLEY (dismissed Dec 1849), Harriett Ann ALLEN (dismissed Apr 1852), Sally DURHAM (dismissed), Melvina ARMSTRONG (dismissed), Sarah LILE (excluded), Slaves: Nelly (TWYMAN)WOODS, Jane (widow SMITH's - dismissed July 1853 and Amelia (widow SMITH's, dismissed July 1857). Remember: Dismissed - they left to put membership in another church or to move to a different location. Excluded - removed from the church rolls by the church for an offense against the church rules. to be continued - Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Samuel EVERETT, $4, horse "Royalist" N D & B L TERRY, $4, horse, "Jim Jr" T J DICKERSON, $4, jack, "Rocky Mountain" James HAYS, $3, horse, "Cherrycheek" Isaac N DUNHAM, $4, horse, "Sir John" John SCOTT, $2, horse "Young Alfred" M WHEELER, $4, horse "Dick Buckner" Isaac W DAVIDSON, $5, horse "Dick Buckner" Joshua RENFRO, $2, jack, "David Crockett" John LEWIS, $4, jack "Sampson" P J KIRTLEY, $4, horse "Tom Hail" William D COURTS, $3, horse "Commadian" Isaac W SETTLES, $3, horse "Mark Gorge" J BAIRD, $2, horse "General Scott" John & Thomas RALSTON, $3, jack, "Jim" A S THOMPSON, $5, stallion, "Barefoot" Solomon QUESENBERRY, $2, jack, "Henry Clay" to be continued - Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Could someone please help me to locate the cemetery where John RANE Staton is buried in Cumberland Co. KY (Irish Bottom). He was born 1768 in Virginia. I believe he moved to Coumberland Irish Bottom, in 1812. He married Esther Fergus (Montfort) in 1816. He died 1842 Esther also died (1872) in Cumberland. She maybe buried with him. Thanks for all the info you can give. Georgi

HEATH: Inez L, 4, d/o William H & Z? J (NC-KY), nervous fever, 14 Feb 1984. Willis V C, 14 mos, born Taylor Co KY, died Green Co KY, s/o WIlliam H (NC-KY), (mother's name not shown), whooping cough, 3 Jan 1874. HEATHERLY: Hulda A, 2, d/o R L & E C, flux, July 1853. Mary B, 1 yr, 7 mos, 26 days, d/o R L & E, dystentary, 28 July 1856 Slave Judith, 40, owned by Elizabeth HEATHERLY, flux & thphoid, Sept 1853. HELM, No First Name, Black, 24 hours, male, s/o Peter & Ann (Hart-Hart), 20 Nov 1877. HENRY: Caroline, 44, widow of a blacksmith, parents born VA, consumption, 28 Feb 1876 Robert T, 78, married, born VA, northside, old age, 15 Nov 1854. HENSLEE, No First, 2 days, male, s/o George & Sophia, 7 Sept 1853 HERRELL, Richard, 3 days, s/o Henry & Mary, northside, flux, 15 Aug 1857 HEYSER: Benjamin F, 3 mos, 26 days, s/o Ben F & Judith D, northside, infant cholera, 9 Aug 1859. Eliza, black, 15, born Warren Co, d/o Jerry & Eliza (KY-KY), Mar 1876. HICKS/HIX: HICKS, Elizabeth, 40 yrs, 8 mos, 10 days, married or widowed, d/o Johnson & Susan EDGAR, southside, lungs, 29 Jan 1859. HIX, Thomas, 60, blacksmith, married, born VA, northside, tykphoid, 23 June 1856. HICKS, William Woodson, 10, s/o Bentley & Elizabeth, typhoid, 4 Aug 1853. HIGHBAUGH: Fannie, mulatto, 40, married, born Larue Co KY, mother was Nancy PHELPS, parents born KY, consumption, 2 May 1892. John, 78, married, s/o George & Catharine (Germany-MD), heart disease, 26 Oct 1874. Margaret M, 12 yrs, 6 mos, 28 days, d/o David & Elizabeth, northside, congestive fever, 3 May 1859. Martha E, 10 yrs, 6 mos, d/o George & Malinda, northside, fever, 4 Dec 1857. Mary E, 23, married, d/o J G & M S WILLIS (KY-KY), consumption, 17 Apr 1874. No first, 7 days, female, d/o David & Elizabeth, northside, July 1854. Slave Nancy, 7, owned by David HIGHBAUGH, infant cholera, Jan 1852. W J, 26 yrs, 1 mo, 15 days, northside, single, s/o Isaac & Hulda Ann, (Hardin- Hardin), consumption, 10 Apr 1861. HILL: James J, 9 mos, s/o James R & N (KY-KY), inflamation of lugs, Sept 1874. James R, 32, married, s/o Fountain & Mary (VA-Hart), consumption, 1 Jan 1875. Mary, 83 yrs, 6 mos, married, born SC, mother was Ann GUINN, southside, epileptic fits, 17 Feb 1859. S E, 53, female, married, born & resided Monroe Co, d/o T P & L J (Green- Monroe), rheumatism, 16 Nov 1892. to be continued next week with HINCKEY. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Just a quick note here - several have asked about some of the Allen Co names also possibly showing up in Barren Co. Yes - they could be the same. Barren and Allen Co border each other and Allen took some of Barren Co land when it was formed. And people did move too! On a personal note - I hope you had as an enjoyable Fourth as our family did; as you know we were all in McMinnville TN at Cumberland Caverns for their 50th anniversary celebration and we had a wonderful time visiting with our extended family, having a wonderful picnic and some of us (me excluded!) getting a tour cave. I had forgotten how beautiful TN is as it had been 18 yrs since I've had a chance to enjoy the scenery. To all of our TN listers, my only comment is to put up a few more road signs; we only got lost twice trying to figure out all the Route 70's! Other than being terribly hot and humid it was a beautiful day. On the way back early evening; it appeared there was either a straight line wind storm or a small tornado that had just gone through around Mud Lick KY; trees were all over the roads and people were out in their yards pulling away debris - primarily small trees. I haven't been in the part of Barren Co leading into Monroe Co for a long time if ever (going route 63 known as the 'roller coaster' road) and was taking in the scenery around Temple Hill, saw the large Peden Cemetery, crossed Boyd's Creek - all beautiful and hilly territory. Coming back we hustled as the heavy rains were coming in around us and we had a solid night of rains and storms and I think it's still doing it out there! See you tomorrow with the Hart Co post - Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Again - I'm showing the name, # of acres owned, nearest waterway and if there was more than one white over 21 in the household. If only one white over 21 is in the household, no # will be shown. COCKRILL, Joseph G, 100 acres, W. Creek COCKRILL, William Jr, no land COOPPER [sic], James, no land CONNIWAY [sic], Robert, no land CARRIER, John, 100 acres, R. Creek COCKRILL, William Sr, 82 acres, W Creek COCKRILL, Johnson J, 100 acres, B Fork; 200 acres B Fork; 200 aces B Fork, 200 acres W Creek; 160 acres R Creek. CLARK, William, no land CLARK, James R, no land COLLINS, William, 261 acres, B Fork CLAYTON, James, no land COWDEN, James, 200 acres, B Fork; 185 acres L Creek, 20 acres B Fork CLAYTON, John, 200 acres B Fork CUSHENBURY, Elijah, paid by John PATON his Committee: 75 acres, Difficult Creek, 75 acres same location, 53 acres same location, 7 acres same location and 5 more entries showing "same" for 6 town lots in Scottsville, a 1/2 lot in Scottsville and 2 lots in Port Oliver. CROPLIN/CROSSLIN, Joab, no land CARPENTER, Samuel E, 100 acres L. Creek; 25 acres same; 25 acres same CARPENTER, Catherine, no land CONNIWAY, James, no land CONNIWAY, Thomas, 100 acres, L Camp COLE, John, no land CASSATY, Jeremiah, no land CASSATY, William, no land CAGLE, Leonard, no land CROWDER, Burwill, 100 acres, B Fork CAMPBELL, John, 50 acres, B Fork COOPPER, John, no land CUSHENBURY, Daniel, 90 acres, Difficult Creek Names spelled as shown, normally written pretty clearly, but remember sometimes the clerk who recorded this spelled the name as they "heard it" or thought it was spelled. Next week - D's. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

What a wonderful holiday surprise when I read the Blue Springs church listings. My husband's family names were scattered throughout... Thanks to Sandi and everyone who transcribes and makes this information possible... Happy July 4th to everyone.. Kat in Texas. Researching:: Alexander Edwards and son, Thomas Edwards.... Alexander Ford, son of Peter Ford..... James G. Hardy, and his father, Isham Hardy....( James G. was the husband of Elizabeth Edwards, Alexander's daughter.)

I did not intend to write a teaser about the preacher and Blue Springs. But the source is copyrighted and I cannot quote it here. It appears in Cyrus Edwards' Stories of Early Days. A later edition was put out by Florence Edwards Gardiner, but I have not read that one, so I don't know if it appears in her edition, Stories of Early Days and Others. I was very surprised that Edwards' original book is not to be found on the web. As I recall, it was not copyrighted. The same book with the additions and/or deletions by Ms. Gardiner is considered by copyright laws to be a new work, and could be copyrighted because her changes were deemed substantial enough to be considered another book. Hermit in the Woods ----- Original Message ----- From: "Madge Moore" <madge@maar-fl.org> To: <SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 2:26 PM Subject: [SCKY] re Hermit: where do we find the story? > > > > There is an humorous antidote indirectly involving Blue Spring in Cyrus > > Edward's writings. > > > > A Hart County preacher was selected to hold a revival in Metcalfe > > County. His wife made him some new linsey-woolsy trousers for the > > occasion. > > > > He started walking toward his destination and the Blue Spring area, but > > every mile brought more itching and irritation from the scratchy trousers. > > > > Finally, walking through largely unsettled countryside; the preacher > > just > > pulled the trousers off and continued walking....and that is when the fun > > began. > > > > I won't relate the whole story so those interested can get the full > > impact from reading it. > > > > Hermit in the Woods > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sandi Gorin" <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com> > > To: <SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:59 AM > > Subject: [SCKY] BARREN CO - BLUE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH > > > > > >> This church is claimed by two counties - Metcalfe and Barren but > >> according > > to > >> the minutes of the church, it is considered a Barren Co church. The Blue > > > > > > > > ==== SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > ==== SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== > >

> There is an humorous antidote indirectly involving Blue Spring in Cyrus > Edward's writings. > > A Hart County preacher was selected to hold a revival in Metcalfe > County. His wife made him some new linsey-woolsy trousers for the > occasion. > > He started walking toward his destination and the Blue Spring area, but > every mile brought more itching and irritation from the scratchy trousers. > > Finally, walking through largely unsettled countryside; the preacher > just > pulled the trousers off and continued walking....and that is when the fun > began. > > I won't relate the whole story so those interested can get the full > impact from reading it. > > Hermit in the Woods > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandi Gorin" <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com> > To: <SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:59 AM > Subject: [SCKY] BARREN CO - BLUE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH > > >> This church is claimed by two counties - Metcalfe and Barren but >> according > to >> the minutes of the church, it is considered a Barren Co church. The Blue > > > > ==== SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== > >

There is an humorous antidote indirectly involving Blue Spring in Cyrus Edward's writings. A Hart County preacher was selected to hold a revival in Metcalfe County. His wife made him some new linsey-woolsy trousers for the occasion. He started walking toward his destination and the Blue Spring area, but every mile brought more itching and irritation from the scratchy trousers. Finally, walking through largely unsettled countryside; the preacher just pulled the trousers off and continued walking....and that is when the fun began. I won't relate the whole story so those interested can get the full impact from reading it. Hermit in the Woods ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Gorin" <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com> To: <SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:59 AM Subject: [SCKY] BARREN CO - BLUE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH > This church is claimed by two counties - Metcalfe and Barren but according to > the minutes of the church, it is considered a Barren Co church. The Blue

Do you know if John S Geralds had a daughter named Eliza born about 14 Feb 1874? The informant on my gg grandfathers death cert was John S Geralds. Some questions I have . . . What happened to Eliza and her children? Did she marry again after Isaac Parrish died? When/where did she and Isaac marry? Did Isaac and Eliza live in another state during their marriage? Rachel Parrish Lyons --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates.

A hot KY day greeting to you. I made the Tuesday post on Monroe Co today as hopefully, if all goes, well, I'll be enjoying the coolness of Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville TN tomorrow. It is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the cave by our family and we're going to try to have a little get-together. Charlie has posted the puzzler for the week; good response from last week, thanks! Click on the URL in my signature line called gensoup and give a try at this week's puzzler. A very happy and safe Fourth of July to all of you. Enjoy the day and celebrate the 230th anniversary of our wonderful country. Here are a few more 1849 stud & jack registrations to tide you over until my next post: Elijah KINCHLOW, $4, stallion "William R JOHNSON" Henry MAGGORD?, $3, stalion "Tuchake". W S KINSLOW, $3, horse "George Patrick Henry" Benjamin S CURD, $4, horse, "Zack Taylor" Campbell GLOVER, $2, horse, "Sir Peter" William DENTON, $2, jack "Felise" James D SMITH, $4, horse "Attach" William ANDERSON, $2, jack "Rough and Ready" Josiah BUSH, $3, horse, "G B Williams" Josiah BUSH, $3, jack "Blumer? Bill" See you all Wed! Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Personals: Mr & Mrs Arlie TURNER & son Ronny, spent last weekend in Louisville visiting relatives. Mrs. Lucy WALDEN returned to her home after a 2-week visit with her son, Rev. B E WALDEN & her grandchilren of Selma, IN She came home with her granddau and husband, Rev and Mrs J R YEAGER and great-grandson Steven YEAGER and Miss Ann WALDEN. Born to Mr & Mrs Jack CARTER on Mar 9th, an 8-lb baby boy named James Herman. Flippin news: M/M Ernest TURNER visited relatives here Sun. Miss Ina DOWNING is able to be home again. Sick list includes: Nancy Clay HUGHES, Reba Jean ISENBERG, Larry McCURE & Mrs H B ISENBERG. Mrs Bud BURNETT is ill. Her sons Ray and Louis have been at her bedside. We visited with M/M Melvin GENTRY at the Community Hospital (Glasgow); they are proud of their new daughter, Carol Ann. M/M C H BAILEY and M/M Henry SMITH were guests of the Coy DOWNING family. R H AUSTIN is recovering from a tonsil operation & expects to be back at work soon. M/M Lester GREGORY & dau visited the Shannon CROWE family Sun. M/M O B DOWNING & Mrs J M DOWNING of T'ville spent Tues at their farm. Mrs Alton HAGAN called on Mrs J G AUSTIN. M/M H W McCUE & children visited M/M Homer WHITEHEAD. Sylvan ENGLAND spent weekend with her parents, M/M Harvey ENGLAND. Bobby BAILEY was guest of R H & George AUSTIN. M/M Lewis HUGHES & Bill were in Glasgow. M/M Coy DOWNING called on S R MYERS who has been ill for some ime. Mrs Buford PAYNE, leader of the 4-H club here states that 14 girls & a few boys have joined them. Herbert BURKS, BM/1c of the US Navy spent weekend with his parents, M/M Earlie BURKS. Had just returned from France & Italy. Miss Ruth Ann EMBERTON returned from Indy where she was visiting her sisters, Miss Jean EMBERTON and Mrs Garland TURNER. Mrs Hulis TURNER who has been very sick with pneumonia is better. Harlin TURNER of Indy spent weekend with his mother Mrs Nellie TURNER. Delbert BURKS, attending Lincoln College in Indy spent weekend with his parents, M/M Earle BURKS. Herbert, Delbert and Dewayne BURKS visited their grandmother, Ardella BURKS of T'ville. Sharon EMBERTON spent weekend with grandparents, M/M Earle BURKS. Bill JONES is very feeble at the home of his son, Arlie JONES of Mt Hermon. Forkton news: M/M Mitchell GILLENWATER & little dau spent Sat & Sun with his mother and brother, Mrs. Lottie GILLENWATER & Mr/Mrs Douglas GILLENWATER of near Gamaliel. Wayne COOPER and Quinton BIRGE made a business trip to Louisville. Charlie, Jackie and Alias THOMPSON were guests of Mr. Rad FERGUSON & family near Beautiful Home. M/M Edgar BLYTHE visited his parents, M/M Robert BLYTHE. Buster KINGERY returned from Crawfordsville IN to attend funeral of his sister, Minnie ROBINSON who was buried at the White graveyard Tues Mar 15. Gamaliel news: M/M Ralph BURNETT, M/M Guy BURNETT, Guy WILSON & M/M John WILSON & family visited M/M Dewey WILSON & Geraldine. M/M Edison AGERS & Peggy visited M/M M S AGERS & Ruth. Sgt & Mrs John William WILKERSON are proud parents of a baby boy named Gregory Leland born Mar 8. Mrs Blanche WILLIAMS & Mary Ann sails for Guam Mar 27, planning to be with her husband. Sgt Rene HARPER who has been visint his parents has returned to Hamilton Field, CA. Dickie HUFF of Cleveland TN visited M/M Bennett MASTERS. Recent guests of M/M Bennett MASTERS were M/M Buford KERR & M/M Charlie YOUNGER. Mrs Ervin COPASS is very ill. Little Wanda DUNCAN, dau of M/M Roger DUNCAN is in bed with the flu. M/M Ray CROSS & son visited H N GOAD. Sand Lick news: Mrs Lena WHEAT spent Sat night with Mrs Gillie FRANCIS. Madgeline FERGUSON visited grandparents - M/M John LEMONS. Mrs Alma HEADRICK & children Clova Dean, Darlene and Francis and Margiwe FRANCIS called on Mrs Otha BARTLEY. M/M Rad SHIRLEY parents of a baby boy. Mrs Robert PROFFITT is working in Glasgow. Margie FRANCIS spent Fri night with Clova Dean HEADRICK. Mrs Dona ROUSE of Bowling Green visted with M/M J H WALDEN. M/M Ivan LYON visited his mother, Mrs Jewell LYON & children. M/M Francis EMMERT & children and M/M Kenton WALDEN visited M/M Benton EMMERT & family. Fountain Run: M/M Riner AICKEN of Louisville, M/M Herman GOSNELL of Holland visited M/M Acy GOSNELL. M/M Oren COOPER of Lafayette TN visited M/M Martin PARDUE. Willie EATON bought the 60-acre farm of Mrs J C WALLER. Mrs Lawrence THOMAS & dau Sandra of IN visited Mrs Allie WOOD. Little Carolyn and Tommy CHARLTON of Richmond IN planning on visiting KY. M/M Frank DENTON of Bowling Green visited M/M Giley FRAIN. Mrs Ara DOSSEY & Vera DOSSEY returned from a visit to Simpson Co. In memoriam of Mary Doyle EMBERTON, d/o M/M Dow Emberton died at their home near Forkton Mar 6; buried Skaggs Creek Mar 7. Mrs. Ernest MARTIN & Mrs Billie BOWMAN to teach how to make buttonholes. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

This church is claimed by two counties - Metcalfe and Barren but according to the minutes of the church, it is considered a Barren Co church. The Blue Spring was well known to early settlers of this area; it was a primary land mark is is mentioned in many of the old deeds. It was located between the Big and Little Barren River where the Great Warrior's Trail came from the Lookout Mountain country to the Falls of the Ohio. It was crossed by another trail from the Lexington KY settlements and Logan's station to the county south east of Bowling Green. The Long Hunters appear to be the first white men to see the Blue Spring as early as 1770. This included Henry SKAGGS and his brother Richard SKAGGS. Both bought land in the area and Henry lived with the EDWARDS family. Blue Springs Church was constituted in 1799 and there were nine members in that constitution. Elijah SUMMERS (first pastor), William RATLIFF (2nd pastor), Daniel SHIRLEY (3rd pastor) and Ralph PETTY (4th pastor.) The minute books from the early years burned and all that was saved was put in a vial that was placed in one of the corner pillars when the original building was torn down. Isaac DALE and Alexander EDWARDS are mentioned in the minutes in Sept 1800. They requested dismission and united with Blue Springs. Richard SKAGGS, Isaac DALE and Henry M'GEE were the messengers to the Green River Association the same year and they recorded a membership of 22 members. In July 1806, the original name of the church - Barren Church - was changed to Blue Springs. Isham HARDY, Isaac DALE and Henry COOK were early trustees as found in a Barren Co deed dated 7 Aug 1815 - the church lot is shown as 1 acre and 5 poles. William RATLIFF died abt 1815; Daniel SHIRLEY in 1823. In 1845 the church split over the missions vs anti-missions controversy and the remaining members pulled out the Green River Association and united with the Liberty Association. The membership dwindled and most had pulled out by 1883 when the Hiseville Baptist Church formed. Most of this introductory information is courtesy of one of our listers, Normal Warnell and his co-author Cawthorn to whom I am indebted! Messengers to the association are shown as: 1800 - Richard SKAGGS, Isaac DALE and Henry M'GEE. 1801- Same. 1802 - James JALLEPH, Richard SKAGGS, Alexander EDWARDS. 1803 - Alexander EDWARDS, Henry COOK, Henry M'GEE. 1808 - William RATLIFF, John GREEN, Isham HARDY. 1810 - Wm RATLIFF, Daniel SHIRLEY. In following years new names appearing include W TRENT beginning in 1811; Thomas EDWARDS in 1820; Beverly BRADLEY in 1816; James G HARDY in 1824; Ralph PETTY in 1824; Geo B COOK in 1835; Johiel FORREST in 1840; Joel BRADLEY in 1846; Joshua PETTY in 1849; W C BRADLEY in 1853. After the admission to the Liberty Association: Robert T GARDNER, W A ALLEN in 1845; Wm W CLACK in 1846; W GALLOWAY and St Clair WALKER in 1850; James T WITHERS in 1852; John WITT in 1853; Geo W WELCH in 1863; Alex. FORD and O P SUMMERS in 1865; C CRAIG, S WATKINS IN 1871; I S GALLOWAY in 1872, E F B HATCHETT in 1874; J F MORTON in 1876; Presley THOMAS in 1879. Church dissolved in 1900. One of the earlier membership lists shows the following members: J C ___KER, James T WITHERS, Henry PETTY, William TWYMAN, John EMORY, Alexander FORD, Beverly BRADLEY, Claborn M FORREST, Benjamin F BRADLEY, Anselem MINOR, James B RATLIFF, James C BRADLEY, Martha WALKER, Sally MYERS, Mary Jane WITHERS, Martha BRADLEY, Sallie F BRADLEY, Susan E CLACK, Elizabeth EAKEN, James CLARK, Burrell HARD___, Isabella CLACK, Dorothy Ann MINOR, Elizabeth WALKER, Emily TWYMAN, Sopha HARLOW, Purmelia CLACK, Mary RATLIFF, Charlotte EDWIN?, Patsey BRADLEY. Slaves were: Peter (MALONE), Lou (WOODS), Sam (CRENSHAW), Nelly (WOODS), Mary Ann (TWYMAN), Celia (TWYMAN) and Louesa (TWYMAN). Carpenters who built the 3rd church building were William S JONES, John W SLINKER, Tulley A SLINKER and Thomas M SLINKER. Next week - we'll start with the membership in 1844 on. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Finally, some of my family. George is George Thomas HARDY b. in Lunenburg County VA (now KY) 09 Sep 1782. I never knew about Leander, daughter of my gggrandparents, Zachariah Samuel & Sara Jane (OWEN) Hardy, thanks. The first child with no name was born to Jacob B. & Chenelsey Sharp (OWEN) HARDY, daughter of William Peter & Tabitha (LEECH) OWEN. Thanks for the information Sandi. Brec Morton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Gorin" <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:31 AM Subject: [SCKY] HART CO DEATHS CONTINUED - HARDY THROUGH HAZLEWOOD HARDY: George, 76 yrs, 6 mos, 10 days, born VA, s/o Thomas & Mary, southside, typhoid, 23 Aug 1858. John L, 2 yrs, 10 mos, 20 days. Southwise, s/o Samuel H & Priscilla (Barren- Hart, 25 Sept 1861. Leander, 2 yrs, 10 mos, 20 days, male, s/o Zack & Sarah J, southside, croup, 17 Sept 1858. No First, 15 days, female, d/o J B & Chernelosa?, southside, croup, 30 Nov 1857 No First, 24 hours, male, s/o George W& Nancy A (Hart-Hart), weakness, 20 Nov 1877. HARE, Elizabeth, 10 yrs, 1 mo, 20 days, no parents shown, northside, fever, "parents died when she was very young and I don't know their names (clerk's notes)" 15 Mar 1859. HARLEE, Amanda Jane, 5 yrs, 10 days, born Grayson Co, d/o Martha, northside, scrofula, 6 Mar 1858. HARLOW: Ellum?, 5 mos, male, s/o B F & Martha, southside, scarletina, 22 Mar 1858. No First, 12 days, male, s/o B F & Martha, southside, 30 Mar 1859. Slave Granville, 23, owned by Clarborne Harlow, southside, typhoid, 28 Nov 1857. Slave Horace, age unreadable, owned by C Harlow,dysentary, 10 Apr 1855. HARNESS, Hezekiah, 77, married, born Pittsylvania Co VA, s/o John, bladder inflamation, 15 June 1852. Note: His fidrst name was unreadable, obtained from the 1850 census. HARPER: Andrew, 2 yrs, 9 mos, 24 days, northside, s/o Andrew & Mary Ann (Hart-Hart), 19 Oct 1861. Andrew J, 26 yrs, 10 mos, 15 days, married, s/o Silas & Elizabeth, northside, consumption, 22 Dec 1859. Henry L, 1 yr, 4 mos, 25 days. S/o William & Amanda, southside, diarreah, 5 Aug 1859. Lucy T, 6, s/o James & Lucy (Hart-Hart), croup, 1 Nov 1875. No First, 2 days, female, d/o John L & L E, southside, croup, 7 Apr 1858. Silas Lee, 2 yrs, 4 mos, 9 days, northside, s/o Nathan & Ann C (Hart-Hart), dropsy, 23 Mar 1861. HARVEY, Tempa, 77, female, widow, born VA, d/o William & an EBROOKS?, (MD-MD), consumption, 4 July 1874. HASLIP, Laura B, 3, d/o Z T & Mary J (KY-KY), croup, 16 Oct 1874. HATCHER: Azariah, 12, s/o Azariah & Elizabeth, pneumonia, 28 Jan 1853. Henry G, 1 mo, 16 days, s/o B F & Mary, southside, 31 July 1859. Slave Reuben, 57, born Buckingham Co VA, owned by Elizabeth Hatcher, southside erysipilas, 25 May 1858. (Faded out on micofilm), 52, male, married, one parent was J___ Hatcher, killed?, 5 Dec 1893. HAWKINS: Andrew, 58 yrs, 11 days, born VA, s/o John & Virginia, northside, diarrheah, 21 July 1858 Elijah T, 2 yrs, 4 mos, 15 days, s/o Edward & Sally, northside, spasms, 1 Oct 1854. Elizabeth, 27, single, d/o Samuel & Elizabeth, typhoid, 1852. Harriet, 7 mos, d/o Luther C & M A (NC-TN), spinal disease from birth, 25 Oct 1874. John Edward, 11, s/o Samuel & Elizabeth, typhoid, 1872. Louisa F, 19 yrs, 2 mos, 9 days, single, d/o Samuel & Elizabeth, northside, 1 Sept 1857 Martha, 6 days, d/o Edward & Mary, northside, croup, 10 Mar 1859. Martha E, 24, single, d/o Samuel & Elizabeth, typhoid, 1872. (shown 21 on 1850 census) Mary Ann, 16, single, d/o Samuel & Elizabeth, typhoid, 1852. Robert Williamson, 2, s/o Samuel & Elizabeth, typhoid, 1852 (name from 1850 census) Samuel, 62 yrs, 1 mo, 15 days, married, born Halifax Co VA, s/o John & Jane, northside, brain inflamation, 2 Mar 1856. Samuel T, 1 mo, 19 days, s/o James & Mary, northside, burned to death, 19 Oct 1858. HAYS, Joseph T, 5, born & died Monroe Co, s/o Joseph T & Amanda (Monroe- Monroe), spinal affliction, 25 Aug 1877. HAZELL, M___ Ann, 15, d/o Julia Ann, flux, 6 Oct 1852. HAZLE, Nancy, 74, widow, d/o RIchard & Nancy HAZLE (so shown), (VA-VA) heart, 28 May 1877. HAZLEWOOD, No First, 8 hrs, male, s/o Ed REYNOLDS & Emily Hazlewood, illegitimate, July 1876. to be continued next week. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ ==== SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY Mailing List ====