When searching for an illusive ancestor who seemingly doesn't like to see his name in print ... researchers will go to the most obscure places to find them. I have often told the story of attempting to find a fellow here in Barren Co in the very early days of the county - his child married here, but past that - nothing. It was not until years later that I stumbled upon some old minute books of the Circuit Court and found him ... he had been fined 3 cents for swearing 3 oaths in the earshot of the justices. And I am always curious as to how our ancestors lived; little trivia about them that made them more real. In so doing, I have located the 1849 and 1850 "Jack and Stud" registrations - with a few tavern licenses thrown in - which lists the: name of the owner, the name of the animal and type, the fee paid. I ran a series on these for Warren Co in the past. So for a while, as a little extra for Friday's (or when I have a spare moment), I'm going to list these and I hope it might help some of you - or just be interesting! These are written on TINY scraps of paper and follow the same format - "I do certify that ____ this day paid me the sum of ____ the season price of his (Horse, jack, stud). Given under my hand this ____ of ____ 1849 (1850). /s/ (County Clerk and/or Deputy Clerk). John DAVIS, $2.00, horse "Shakespire", 19 Mar 1849, /s/ F BYBEE for William LYENS. Samuel SHANNON, $1.00, jack "Abner", 1 Apr 1849, s/s C. R CROUCH for same. Richard CHASE, $2.00, stallion horse "Commett", 21 May 1849, /s/ CROUCH. Wm J WOOD, $4, 2 jacks "Napoleon & John ___, 25 Jun 1849, /s/ Crouch. Albert DUKE, $1.50, jack, no name, 1 Jan 1948, /s/ B P DICKEY for Wm Lyens. William LEWIS, $3, horse "Bob Maupin", 30 Apr 1849. /s/ F Bybee for same. Batley WILKERSON, $5, horse "John Ross", 17 Apr 1849, /s/ C R Crouch for same. B R CRENSHAW, $4, horse "Tarif Whip", 16 Apr 1849, s/s F Bybee for same James PAGE, $5, jack "John", 16 Apr 1849, /s/ C R Crouch for same. Sampson JONES, $3, jack "Royal Gift", 16 Apr 1849, /s/ same for same Silas/Giles MEADOW/MEADOR, $2, horse, "Young Negro", 7 Apr 1849, same. John EVANS, $2, jack "General Taylor", 16 Apr 1849, /s/ F Bybee for same. Henry PEDIGO, $1, horse "Sir Charles", 5 Apr 1849, /s/ F Bybee for same. B F DICKEY, 50 cents, jack, no name, 31 Mar 1849, /s/ C R Crouch for same. Wm N MARTIN, $3, jack, not named, 31 Mar 1849, /s/ B F Dickey for same. 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/

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/

BRITE, John, Difficult Creek, 125 acres BRUNSON, Stout, same, 114 1/2 acres BRITE, Tobias, same, 100 acres BRITE, George, no land BUCHANAN, John (6 entries), location not shown BRITE, Albartus, B Fork (2 entries). 100 acres and 50 acres BRUNSON, Moses, no land BRUNSON, Jonathan, Difficult, 114 1/2 acres BROWN, Hileigh?, no land BLANKENSHIP, Barnett, L. Creek (2 entries), 85 acres BROWN, Drewy, L Creek (2 entries), 100 acres and 50 acres BROWN, Henry (2 entries), 184 acres and 100 acres BAGWELL, Burwell, no land BROWN, Allen, no land BEARD, Allen, no land BASS, Nelson, no land BROWN, Aulsey, L. Creek (2 entries), 100 acres and 96 acres BROWN, Hugh, Barren River (2 entries), 150 acres, 100 acres Same, L Creek (2 entries), 145 acres, 56 acres BYRD, Abraham S, L. Creek, 200 acres BYRES, William, H. Creek, 100 acres BROWN, Willis, B. Fork (2 entries), 75 acres, 30 acres BREWER, William, H Creek (2 entries), 12 1/2 acres, 200 acres BOHELER, Jacob, L Creek (2 entries), 14 1/2 acres, 100 acres BRENT, Alexander Jr, L Creek. 100 acres BRENT, Alexander Sr, no land BLANKENSHIP, Elijah, H. Creek, 108 acres BOUTCHER, Peter, B Fork, 259 acres All show 1 white male over 21. To be cotninued next week with C'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/

Miss Peggy Frances PAGE [photo] and Arvie GOAD were united in marriage in double-ring ceremony Wed morning (25th) at 10 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr & Mrs Buford PAGE. Pansy PAGE served as maid of honor (sister), married by Rev. Bennett MASTERS of Gamaliel. Wanda RAY was bridesmaid, Miss Faye UNDERWOOD of Louisville carried the rings. Arnold GOAD, bro of the groom was best man. Honeymoon to Cumberland Falls, will reside at Gamaliel; groom employed by the Gamaliel Bank. Services held for soldier- PFC James W SAVAGE [photo]. 2 o'clock Saturday, T'ville Church of Christ; body to arrive this day; burial in Oak Hill Cemetery after services by Bro C. D. TIDWELL. Had attended T'ville High, graduated May 1942. Inducted 19 Apr 1943 at age 19; received training at Camp Polk LA with 9th Armored Infantry Batt. Went overseas Dec 1943. Killed in action in France Nov 1944.Survived by mother, Mrs. Mary L. SAVAGE; two sisters, Dimple SAVAGE & Mrs. Ruby BUTLER. David KEY, age 91, dies at home of son. Services held Mon at 2 pm at Old Rocky Hill Baptist Church, by Bro. A B MURPHY, burial church cemetery. Born in TN 1858. He was among the original 18 organizing members of Mt. Zion Church in Allen Co. Wife deceased - she among the original members also. Later united with White Oak Ridge Baptist church. Wife was Kitty Ann WEBB; they had 2 children - Jim of Bowling Green (where he lived) & Ollie KEY of Gamaliel. Daughter was Jane WALDEN who died sometime ago; 20 great-grandchildren. Also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Tilda GREGORY & Miss Jane KEY (102 yrs old); two brothers - Calvin & Henry. Services for Mrs Loretta BUTLER who died at her home Monday, 23 May 1949; had suffered a stroke Sunday morning. Widow of John T BUTLER, Sr. She was 78; had been in ill health for several yrs. Four sons and 4 daughters survive. Two daughters, Mrs F A BOWMAN and Mrs Cecil HALE preceded her in death several years ago. Surviving children are: Luther, Buford, Huston & John T Jr, Mrs Jimmie SHEFFIELD, Mrs Clyde LOVE & Mrs Tina BUTLER, all of T'ville & Mr Ottie EUBANK of Vine Grove; 40 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren. She was oldest child of Jordan & Mary STRODE & the first of 7 to pass away. Member Poplar Log Baptist Church. Services Tues, 24 May, 3 pm, J H SWANN conducted services. Laura Jane Walden MILBY died, age 52, at her home in Monroe Co on 22 May. Born 12 Dec 1896. Joined Mt Hermon Church 1934; dau of Smith & Turner WALDEN. Survived by 7 children: Omer Cliton TOOLEY of Owsensboro, John Black TOOLEY of T'ville, Maxine KLINESTEKER of Burnips Michigan, Ida Lee TOOLEY (lived at home), Gus TOOLEY (at home), Billy Marshall MILBY of Indianapolis, Odella MILBY, at home; two sisters - Mrs Jack HAMMER & Mrs Evie DUBREE of IL. Half- sister: Mrs Elijah HAMMER. 2 brothers - Jeff & Omer WALDEN. 4 half-bros: Fonas, Kirk, Kerry & Enoch WALDEN. 3 children preceded her in death. No burial information. Parolees released by the Secretary of State last week included Ernest DECKARD, 25, for house breaking, two years, Aug 1948 and David GAITHER, 20, housebreaking, 2 yrs, Aug 1948. Local men. Special meeting at Oak Hill Cemetery, has new director; those interested in upkeep included L K YOKLEY, O C LANDRUM. J E MARTIN was director, deceased. 4 Monroe Co students receive degrees from Western KY State College - Gene R BURKS of Mt Hermon, Arley E DENHAM of T'ville; James E GILLENWATER, formerly of T'ville (now Glasgow), Don Wallace MILLER of T'ville & J Clayton RICH of Flippin. 4 graduate from Lindsey Wilson School: Benton BOWMAN, Charlie REEVES, Charles EATON & William C WALDEN, all of T'ville. High winds wreck property in county - Late last Saturday. Home of Cass & Mary PETETT & Emma BIGGERSTAFF on Ward's Branch lifted from foundation, strewn over hillside. Mr. PETETT carried abt 50 feet & trapped under pile of debris, 10 stitches to his head, broken ribs. Mary PETETT tried to get out of bed; a safe was thrown across the room knocking her unconscous; remembers nothing until she was rescued. Mrs. Emma BIGGERSTAFF taken to Samson Hospital in Glasgow; serious condition. Fayette PITCOCK, Joe ROSS, S B GETTINGS , W J HEAD, Price KIRKPATRICK & Fred PINCKLEY lost barns. Denton & Dave WHITE lost barns. Old KIRKPATRICK place built in the last part of the 18th century and oldest residence south of the Green River practically destroyed. Property of Liza HOLLINSWORTH & Sallie KIRKPATRICK. House had been built by Moses KIRKPATRICK. Also lost a barn, one damaged. O C LANDRUM, C E HURD & Fred COE of Turkey Neck Ben lost barns; Tom FINLEY lost a barn. Bethel HARLAN lost 2 barns. Sidney STANFORD's barn near Gamaliel torn away. Home of Clurie ADAMS & Mrs Dora KEYS, south of T'ville, turned over, furniture destroyed. Mrs KEYS had just moved into the home recently, the only home she had ever owned. The last storm struck in Monroe CO 10 May 1933. Trees down, many homes damaged. In Red Boiling Springs TN damages done to a store of Mr. SMITH's; home of James HAGAN partially destroyed. 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/

Since there is no existing 1890 census, the school census for the late 1800s is an important substitute database for that census. I have spent a lot of time at my local LDS Family History Center reading the Monroe Co school census on microfilm and wishing that someone would transcribe it for me. A transcription now exists. Dayton Birdwell and Shelta Shrum have prepared a book containing Monroe Co, KY, school census records from the 1880s and 1890s along with some other material from that time period. For more information, see: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/files/misc/info.html Doug Moore -- |==================================================================| | J.Douglas Moore Mathematics.. http://math.asu.edu/~moore/home | | moore@asu.edu Genealogy.... http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore | |==================================================================| | Math Department Office: (480)965-3720 HOME: | | Arizona St. U. Fax: (480)965-8119 5223 E Tamblo Dr | | Tempe,AZ 85287 Home: (480)893-1144 Phoenix,AZ 85044 | |==================================================================| | Tempe Symphony Orchestra.. http://www.tempe.gov/arts/events/TSO/ | |==================================================================| | "An empty vessel makes the most noise." (Shakespeare, Henry V) | |==================================================================|

There are some surnames that we study diligently, while other surnames tend to filter into the mix little by little over a period of time. The Fitzgerald line keeps finding its way into my database, and I now have quite a lot on the Mudlick (Monroe Co) Fitzgeralds. There is another Fitzgerald clan that originated in the Center Point area. As far as I can tell they have different origins. The Fitzgeralds have for the most part modified their name to Geralds (Gerald, Gearlds, etc) through the years and some families seemed to have switched back and forth during the 1800s in Monroe Co. It is not always clear which is the best version to use for a given individual. The progenitors of the Mudlick clan were 3 siblings from Washington Co, TN, whose father was a George Fitzgeralds, about whom I know nothing. They were 1. Mary Jane Geralds 2. Akin Geralds 3. William "Randolph" Gerald (often called Rudy) Mary Jane Geralds married Mahlon Jones in Washington Co, TN, and they came to Monroe Co around 1822. Akin Geralds married Jane P Colley and they came to Monroe Co about 1835. Rudy Gerald married Molly Hunt, went to Sullivan Co, TN, for a while and then to Monroe Co in the 1850s. I have printed out a descendancy chart for this line and it can be viewed at http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/files/fitzgerald/geralds.txt If you are interested in the Geralds of Monroe County, then you may wish to comment upon or make corrections to this data. Doug Moore -- |==================================================================| | J.Douglas Moore Mathematics.. http://math.asu.edu/~moore/home | | moore@asu.edu Genealogy.... http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore | |==================================================================| | Math Department Office: (480)965-3720 HOME: | | Arizona St. U. Fax: (480)965-8119 5223 E Tamblo Dr | | Tempe,AZ 85287 Home: (480)893-1144 Phoenix,AZ 85044 | |==================================================================| | Tempe Symphony Orchestra.. http://www.tempe.gov/arts/events/TSO/ | |==================================================================| | "An empty vessel makes the most noise." (Shakespeare, Henry V) | |==================================================================|

I would say that the Mother Lode for the Janes family name is probably Adair, which adjoins Metcalfe, but I have known Janes in Russell, Cumberland, Taylor, Green and LaRue. Strangely, since they were in Hart, I never heard of anyone named Janes. Hermit in the Woods ----- Original Message ----- From: "Familytwigs" <familytwigs@gmail.com> To: <SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 10:24 AM Subject: [SCKY] Looking for JANES > Sandi, I have to say that this is such an informative list. You are really > awesome! > > I'm looking for David JANES. He was born in 1811 in KY. I don't know which > county, but he lived in Metcalf in 1860. He married Nancy [poss. HUGHART] > around 1829. His children were: Rebecca, Henry, Martha, Grace, Elizabeth, > James, Nancy, Eliza and William O.(my ancestor). William was born in > Munfordsville in 1851. There were many Janes families in the area. I have > not been able to place this David with any of them. > > Thank you so much! > > > -- > Twigs (Sheri)^..^ > CC JacksonCountyIN GenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~injackso/index.htm > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familytwigs/index.html > > > ==== SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== > >

Sandi, I have to say that this is such an informative list. You are really awesome! I'm looking for David JANES. He was born in 1811 in KY. I don't know which county, but he lived in Metcalf in 1860. He married Nancy [poss. HUGHART] around 1829. His children were: Rebecca, Henry, Martha, Grace, Elizabeth, James, Nancy, Eliza and William O.(my ancestor). William was born in Munfordsville in 1851. There were many Janes families in the area. I have not been able to place this David with any of them. Thank you so much! -- Twigs (Sheri)^..^ CC JacksonCountyIN GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~injackso/index.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familytwigs/index.html

Just a note of explanation again. More and more of you are using the Barren Co board (and others) to seek for information and this is great! There are over 17,000 posts out on the Barren Co board - not only queries but a LOT of source data such as wills, deeds, marriages, a ton of obituaries, etc. I go thru all these posts, and of course, posts made to the Barren Co board are cross-posted to the Barren Co list. As a help to you. When you finish the query, go to the surname box and enter ONLY the surnames that are mentioned in your query. Please don't list every surname you're working on. Type them in this format: (Made up names of course!) Jones, Smith, Slaphappy, Confusedone Type them in lower case separated by commas. Why? These names will be picked up by the rootsweb search engine. If you leave the box blank, it won't help in directing others to your query. As the board manager or whatever you call it, I check each query posted on the boards and make changes when I have time to the surnames listed in the query. I CANNOT make any changes to the body of the query - this is your information. But I can change the subject line and the surname box. It takes a goodly amount of time and we only do this to make it easier for others to find you. Be sure your subject line is concise - exactly who or what you are looking for. It makes it stand out better! And, again, when you see a post on the Barren Co LIST that was cross-posted from the BOARD - you need to go to the board if you have information. Many people who post queries on the board have never heard of the list. They will never see your reply if you reply to the list. Thanks! 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/

For Barren Co posts next week - Next Monday I'll be starting a series on a historical old church called the Blue Springs Baptist Church. The original book no longer exists so this book covers membership and business from Dec 1844 thru Feb 14, 1900. I will not be going thru meeting by meeting, but will instead cover the members who belonged there with what comments were made; there are references to the church people 1799-Dec 1844. There is a new tool for searching the rootsweb list messages. It's in beta mode right now but usable. It searchs ALL the lists on Rootsweb at once, not just a specific one. This is great if your missing ancestor doesn't have a common name The lists have been around a LONG time and the email address of the poster may not be any good. The search is very rapid - I knew I'd typed a lot over the years (1996 on ...) and when I did a search on my name, it had 29,000 hits. Ouch! I did bring up some of my old posts with an email addy I haven't used for the past 5-6 years and this is likely to happen with others. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search Charlie has posted the puzzler for the week - thanks for the good response to last week's puzzle. It's easier when you can google for the answer. I don't mind if you do a search for the answer - that's what I am encouraging; many of our quesions can be answered by spending a little time searching! I'll be back tomorrow with the Monroe Co post and not venturing far from home - I had my annual fight with poison ivy and it won! 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/

This will be concluding the series. Order Book 4, p. 366 - Pension Application for John FOSTER. Applicant states that he is about 69 years old. He enlisted in the Revolutionary War in Albermarle Co VA 15 Feb 1776, enslisting for a period of two years. The company was commanded by Matthew JOIETT in the regimand commanded by Col Wm DANGERFIELD of the Virginia or Contininental Esta blishment. He didn't remember the regiment #. At his discharge the regiment was commanded by Col McCLANAHAN. He continued his service until 4 Mar 1778 when he was discharged by Gen. WASHINGTON at Valley Forge in PA. He has lost his discharge but was in the Battle of Brandywine and various skirmishes. He is a citizen, he is reduced circumstances and stands in need of support. /s/ John FOSTER. There is another statement from the above which gives a little more informaion. He states that he is a cripple - was run over several years ago by a carriage. This accident broke three of his ribs and keeps him from doing manual labor. His family consists of himself, his wife who is about his age - about 6 months younger than he and she also is a cripple for the past 7 years. She is unable to do ordinary house labor. This is the end of the Rev. War book. There were several pages torn out at the back of the book (which I do not have) - perhaps there were other applications on those pages - 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/

Sandi, I am so glad you are doing the Allen County tax list. I can hardly wait until you get to the F's, H's, and T's.......... Shirl Hite Sieli

HAGAN: Jane E, 31, married, d/o Peter & Susan (MERRY), (KY-KY), congestive chills, 13 Mar 1876. Mary, 16 yrs, single, born Hardin Co, d/o Lawrence & Rebecca, northside, typhoid, 24 May 1859. HALL: Dolly, 67, widow, born Green Co, d/o Jmes & Ruth ABBOTT, flux, 13 Sept 1852 Margaret, 4, d/o R & M, born Jefferson Co, northside, flux, 14 Sept 1856. Martha, 19, married, merchant's wife, d/o James & Ruth POYNTER, consumption, 29 Aug 1853. Michel, 67 yrs & 3 mos, married, born Mercer Co, s/o Palmer & Mildred, asthma, 8 May 1853 Samuel, 1 yr & 10 mos, southside, s/o James & Tarrisa?, brain fever, 2 June 1861 HAMILTON: Eva, 22, married, d/o L & M S HAMILTON (Green-Laurel), pneumonia, 18 July 1904 Graves, 3 mos & 17 days, s/o Albert & Martha, southside, 8 Oct 1856. Millard, 1 yr & 4 mos, s/o Albert & Martha S, southside, asthma, 5 Oct 1858 Nancy J, 15, born Monroe Co, d/do N J & N (KY-KY), 9 Apr 1874. HAMMONDS, Sarah, 75 years & 1 mo, widow, born Laurel Co VA, d/o Ralph COTTON, northside, old age, 18 Apr 1854. HANDLEY: David W, 9 yrs, 6 mos, 10 days, s/o David A & Nancy, northside, heart dropsy, 1 Apr 1859. John M, 8 yrs, 11 mos, 10 days, northside s/o David & Nancy (Washington Co-Hart Co), dyptheria, 25 July 1861. Luella A, 5, northside, d/o David & Nancy (Washington-Hart), dyptheria,25 July 1861. Margaret E, 11 mos & 15 day, born Barren Co, d/o D C & Cyntha, southside, scarlet fever, 3 Sept 1856. HANDY: No First Name, 1 mo, male, s/o Burks, 15 Nov 1853. Samuel C, 31 yrs, 8 mos, 2 days, married, s/o James & Sarah, northside, congestive chills, Sept 1854. Susan, 40 yrs & 6 mos, married, d/o James & Mary WILSON, southside, scrofula, 9 July 1856. HANLEY/HAWLEY?, Samuel M, 16, single, s/o D & Nancy (KY-KY), drowned in Nolie River on the line between Hart & Grayson Co, 18 Mar 1874. HARBOUR, Judith, 6 mos & 13 days, d/o Jeremiah & Louisa, southside, flux, 24 Oct 1854. 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 am working off a photostatic copy of the 1821 tax lists for Allen Co. If I misinterpret any of writing and get someone's name spelled incorrectly, please post the correction to the list. This list was filed 12 Sept 1821 by Wm THOMAS, Deputy Clerk. There are several things written on the cover page which inclues: William HOLDER, Daniel HOLDER, No ____. William PULLIAM Commissioners Book Year 1821. This is repeated twice more. Whites: 378. Blacks: 215; total 593. To this is added 464 for a total of 1057. No indication of what the 464 indicates. Then, Allen Co KY. Column headings are: Persons Names Chargeable Tax, 2nd rate land, 3rd rate land, County in which the land lies, Water Course on which the land lies, In Whose Name Entered, In Whose Name Surveyed. On the 2nd page were whites over 21, blacks over 16, total blacks, horses, stud horses, rates of coverage, jacks, rates of coverage, taverns, billiard tables, Wheel carriages, no of wheels, town lots, town where the lots lie, value of land and total value. In these posts I am only going to be showing the name, acreage, rating of land, location and whites over 21. Land in Allen Co unless otherwise noted. The tax records were kept in alphabetical order by the first initial of the last name. This then cannot indicate if the individuals were neighbors - each letter of the alphabet had ATWOOD, John: 78 1/2 (3rd), Difficult, 1 ASHFORD, John R: no land, 1 ASHFORD, Thomas: no land, 1 ATWOOD, James Jr: 105 (3rd), B. Fork, 2 Same: 104 (3rd), B Fork Same: 30 (3rd), B Fork ATWOOD, James Sr: 75 (3rd), Difficult, 1 Same: 100 (3rd), Difficult Same: 11 (3rd), Difficult, ASHFORD, John: 100 (3rd), B ___1 ALEXANDER, A___, 100 (3rd), B Fork, 1 ANDERSON, Peter Jr: 100 (3rd), B. Fork, 1 Same: 150 (3rd), B Fork ANDERSON, Peter Sr: 70 (3rd), B Fork, 1 Same: 200 (3rd), B Fork ANDERSON, William: 130 (3rd), B Fork, 1 Same: 100 (3rd), B Fork Two more entries but nothing filled in on either. ANDERSON, Mark: No land, 1 ANDERSON, Samuel: 80 (3rd), B Fork, 1 ALEXANDER, Matthew: 40 (3rd), B Fork, 1 ALEXANDER, Andrew, 60 (3rd), B Fork, 1 ALEXANDER, Mary: no land, 1 ALEXANDER, Washington, 32 (3rd), B Fork, 1 ASHLEY/ASHBY, John: no land, 1 ASHLEY/ASHBY, Thomas G, 233 (3rd), Difficult, 1 ASHLEY/ASHBY: Thomas Jr: no land, 1 ANDERSON, George: no land, 1 ANDERSON, John B: no land, 1 ASHFORD, Hanner?: No land, 1 ASHFORD, Linsey: no land, 1 To be continued next week with B. 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/

You'll likely receive 2 copies of today's Monroe Co post - don't ask me why, but my system sent it twice. My apologies! I spent all weekend working on biographies for the KYBIOGRAPHIES list - have 101 ready to send out (one a day) - today's was on Barren Co. There are several hundred that I'm not finished with yet and am trying to find references to all counties in KY. I did find quite a few for this area of the state - Barren, Adair, Allen, Cumberland, Hart etc - taken from several sources. I just finished scanning Ohio, IL, MO and IA and will be checking the others states for our Kentucky men and women who moved to those states. Wishing you a good Tuesday - now it's back to my cup of coffee - tomorrow will be the first in a series on some of tax records of Allen Co. 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/

Finishing up the news fro 15 Apr 1948. 71 teachers hird by the school board: Tompkinsville faculty - high school: Principal: Bennette K BEDFORD. Asst. principal and teacher: Mrs. L M HOPPER. Agriculture: Randal GRIDER. Commercial: Mrs Rex PROFFITT. Mathematics: Mrs. Robert REECER. English: Harold C SMITH. Social Science: Louis A ROSS. Teacher, Mrs. Cecil BUTLER. Coach: Darrell CARTER. Home Economics - vacant. Grades: 8th: Hela BOWMAN. 7th: Mrs Morma JEFFREY. 6th: Alice PATTERSON. 5th: Mrs. Harry EMMERT. 4th: Mrs. Harold THOMPSON. 3rd: Mrs S M TAYLOR. 2nd: Mrs Ray LYON. 1st: Jessie D MILLER Gamaliel High School: Principal: Edwin STEAN. Agriculture: Morris CARDER. Commercial: Wallace MOORE. Mathematics: Mrs. Harry TURNER. English: Mrs George DOWNING. Social Science: Ish Hardin RICHEY. Coach: Thomas H. WORTHAM. Home Ec:- vacant. Teachers: Upper grades: Mrs Hazel HUFFER. Middle grades: Mrs. Glen JACKSON. Lower middle grades: Mrs Clyde ENGLAND. Lower Grades: Ora TAYLOR. Fountain Run Faculty: High School Principal: W L SWANN. English: Mrs Robert EATON. Social Science: Marguerite DUNCAN. Grades: Upper: Tressie YOKLEY. Middle grades and Coach: Ardus GOAD. Lower Grades; Mrs Scott HOWARD. Rural Schools: Akersville: Mrs John McDONALD. Howard: Mrs L H LANDRUM Old Walnut Grove: Travis STEENBERGEN Boyd: Mrs Garnet PARE Free Will: Mrs Bertie GUMM Bethlehem: Mrs. L A WISDOM Mud Lick: Mrs Ferry JACKSON Mt. Hermon: Mrs Rex TYREE Lyon: Chloe RITTER Alexander: Mrs W E CROPPER Ebenezer: Mrs Everett BOWMAN Cloyd: Mrs Fred RAY Jr Poplar Log: Hettie EMBERTON Mt Zion: Kenneth BARTLEY Fox Hill: Mrs Manche EMBERTON Rocky Point: Mrs Denton BARTLEY Hacker's Branch: Mrs William HOWARD Bray: J H CARTER Mt Gilead: Mrs Ernest TEETERS Merryville: Mrs William WALDEN Hamilton: Mtrs Lewis WRIGHT Union Hill: Mrs Ray BYBEE Ivy Hill: Avo SYMPSON Rock Bridge: Marcella PICKEREL Old Mt Hermon: Elva RITTER Willow Springs: Mrs Willie MILLER Bradley Springs: Mrs Ray BOONE Hestand: Zelma COMPTON Center Point: Mrs Dane WALDEN Antioch: Mrs Earl WALDEN 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/

Finishing up the news fro 15 Apr 1948. 71 teachers hired by the school board: Tompkinsville faculty - high school: Principal: Bennette K BEDFORD. Asst. principal and teacher: Mrs. L M HOPPER. Agriculture: Randal GRIDER. Commercial: Mrs Rex PROFFITT. Mathematics: Mrs. Robert REECER. English: Harold C SMITH. Social Science: Louis A ROSS. Teacher, Mrs. Cecil BUTLER. Coach: Darrell CARTER. Home Economics - vacant. Grades: 8th: Hela BOWMAN. 7th: Mrs Morma JEFFREY. 6th: Alice PATTERSON. 5th: Mrs. Harry EMMERT. 4th: Mrs. Harold THOMPSON. 3rd: Mrs S M TAYLOR. 2nd: Mrs Ray LYON. 1st: Jessie D MILLER Gamaliel High School: Principal: Edwin STEAN. Agriculture: Morris CARDER. Commercial: Wallace MOORE. Mathematics: Mrs. Harry TURNER. English: Mrs George DOWNING. Social Science: Ish Hardin RICHEY. Coach: Thomas H. WORTHAM. Home Ec:- vacant. Teachers: Upper grades: Mrs Hazel HUFFER. Middle grades: Mrs. Glen JACKSON. Lower middle grades: Mrs Clyde ENGLAND. Lower Grades: Ora TAYLOR. Fountain Run Faculty: High School Principal: W L SWANN. English: Mrs Robert EATON. Social Science: Marguerite DUNCAN. Grades: Upper: Tressie YOKLEY. Middle grades and Coach: Ardus GOAD. Lower Grades; Mrs Scott HOWARD. Rural Schools: Akersville: Mrs John McDONALD. Howard: Mrs L H LANDRUM Old Walnut Grove: Travis STEENBERGEN Boyd: Mrs Garnet PARE Free Will: Mrs Bertie GUMM Bethlehem: Mrs. L A WISDOM Mud Lick: Mrs Ferry JACKSON Mt. Hermon: Mrs Rex TYREE Lyon: Chloe RITTER Alexander: Mrs W E CROPPER Ebenezer: Mrs Everett BOWMAN Cloyd: Mrs Fred RAY Jr Poplar Log: Hettie EMBERTON Mt Zion: Kenneth BARTLEY Fox Hill: Mrs Manche EMBERTON Rocky Point: Mrs Denton BARTLEY Hacker's Branch: Mrs William HOWARD Bray: J H CARTER Mt Gilead: Mrs Ernest TEETERS Merryville: Mrs William WALDEN Sulphur Ridge: Mrs Oscar MARTIN Elbo: Mrs Bliss BROWN Rush Point: Mrs Savage STEPHENS Liberty: Alene CROWE Flippin: Ira DOWNING Black Schools: Tompkinsville: Winred PIPKIN Fountain Run: Mrs C H CRAWFORD No school this year at Ray's Chapel, not enough pupils Other personnel: Mrs. Clyde EUBANK - Helping Teacher W R HARLAN - Attendance Officer E P HARLAN - Superintendent 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/

As I pry my eyelids open on a Monday morning ... welcome to another week! Charlie has posted the puzzler for the week - I only had 4 guessers last week - it must have been hard! Thanks to those who were brave enough to guess. To try this week's puzzler, click on the URL in my signature line called gen-soup. I'll be back tomorrow with Monroe Co tidbits, then Allen Co tax lists on Wed and Hart Co deaths on Thursday. 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/

Thomas BROWN - Order book 4, p. 127, 16 Oct 1820. Was 66 years of age on the 14th of June. A resident of Monroe Co KY in that part that was a part of Barren Co and Cumberland Co. Enlisted in 1777 in Capt. REED's Co, 14 Virignia Regiment in Contintental establishment; regiment was commanded by Col LEWIS. Was a resident citizen of the US in March 1818. Have not disposed of any property to make himself eligible. Own the following: One cow, one steer, 24 hogs, one horse, four sheep, two small plows, ax, saddle & bridle, one part of drawing chains and fixings, two weeding hoes, one pot oven and skillet, one old spinning wheel and reel, dresser, furniture including plates, knives, fork, cups etc; Bible, hymn book & 2 other small books. Is a farmer; unable to support myself due to the effects of being shot through the body. Family consists of wife Margaret, aged about 62; wife's mother, Nancy ANDERSON, aged about 86 years; daughter Betsy BROWN, aged about 20; Polly BROWN, aged about 17; grandson Jesse BROWN - an orphan and cripple from the White swelling, aged about 10. /s/ Thos BROWN. (white swelling: thrombosis and swelling of the legs, lso called milk-leg). William ANDERSON Febuary Court 1821. (20th). Age 65 on the 13th of March next. Enlisted for 2 years in Feb 1776 in VA in the company commanded by Capt Mathew JEWELL, Regiment commanded by Col. Alexr McCLANAHAN, Continental. Was discharged 2 months before the end of the enlistment. Was at the Battle of Brandywine and Germantown, several skirmishes. Has discharge. Can be proven by oaths of some old soldiers if required. Am a resident of the US, have not disposed of property to qualify. I have nothing but my wearing apparel. Am a farmer but unable to support myself. Family consists of wife who is 60; a little granddaughter between 13-15 years old. Could not exist without the help of my son Robert. Has had all all his property sold in the past as stated by John McFERRAN in his affidavit (not found) and has not been able to accumulate any property since. 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/

Sunday is such a special day; a day to salute our blessed fathers .... Please, if your father is living, visit him, call him, make him feel like a king. If your father is no longer with you, re-live with your family things that made him so special. I know some fathers didn't always fall into the category of being a perfect father; some of you might have been abandoned by your father and my heart grieves for you. I miss my Dad. He died 10 years ago and there is not a day that passes that something will remind me of him. He wasn't famous. He wasn't able to serve in the military. He wasn't rich. But he was the most wonderful Dad that I could have ever had. At 83 when he died, he looked 60 though he was almost totally deaf and macular degeneration had robbed him of most of his vision. Up to a month or so of his death, he was still working on my old Honda; he had been a mechanic most of his life and he could fix that car by feel. He wasn't a carpenter, never could drive a nail straight or measure things exactly. But he took an old lawn mower handle, attached a wooden box somehow to it and made a "green mobile" for my daughters to push their stuffed animals around with. Dad never figured out what all the fuss was about genealogy. But, he was so proud of me. Even in his partial blindness, he "interviewed" me about all the books I'd written, the cemeteries we had visited, the adventures we'd had and wanted to publish it as "Genealogy She Wrote." He never finished that book, he couldn't see his own writing and it was above his head. A high school graduate from central IL, one of 6 children, of which 5 were sisters. He was born just after World War I, lived through the depression, and wanted to serve in World War II but was rejected because of a back problem. He worked hard - not at fancy jobs that garnered praise, but just blue collar jobs where you sweat a lot, hurt a lot, and bring home just enough to feed to family and not much more. I don't remember my Daddy telling me he loved me many times, but I knew it. He was not a hugger but I could always feel his arms of love around me. Two days before he died - he was tired and had to nap; his heart was giving out but we didn't know it. The doctor had assured us that his congestive heart failure was being treated successfully. He had just changed a tire on my car a couple of days before that. But, I think he knew somehow. He got up, came over and threw his arms around me. He looked at me with those piercing blue eyes which I inherited and said, "honey, I love you." Little did I know that when I said "I love you too Daddy", it would be the last time I'd hear those words. So Father's Day still means a lot to me. I think of all the little things he did, the big things he did and the list would go on for pages. I since lost husband, father-in-law, and have no living male relatives except one I haven't seen for many years and one living uncle. I can't wish them Happy Father's Day. So, I'm sending it out to all the Dad's on the lists that have stuck with me for years or are new to the list. You are special. I'm proud of you. Happy Father's Day to all of you and Happy Father's Day Daddy, I till love you. 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/