My maternal grandparents lived in Pickett County, TN until about 1920, they then moved to KY. They were Isaac Brownlow Crabtree 1887-1959 and Effie Lee Davidson 1890-1970. They were married 1 Aug 1908...
OWENS in Owensborro
My family oral history says that Owensborro,Daviess Co Ky is nameded after my OWENS line I have a William Farell OWENS married a Lousia Jane BRANHAM he was born c 1820 and died 184...
As you can see the query system now has a new format. I hope this serves everybody's purposes well.
A suggestion has come up to add a wills page. I am ready and able to take submissions of Hancock Co...
Johnson County Kentucky Wills, Vol B, (approx dates 1860-1900 so far transcribed and abstracted)
Tips:
-I included every surname. They will include names of branches, hollers, land boundaries, and wi...
TIP #8 - OLD FORTS, SETTLEMENTS & STATIONS, PART 2:
GARRARD'S STATION: Hamilton Co OH, on Little Miami; April, 1796.
GEORGETOWN: Scott Co, formerly McCLELLAND'S FORT.
GILMER'S LICK: 7 miles fro...
TIP# 93 - KENTUCKY GOVERNMENT:
MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION HELD IN DANVILLE, KY ON THE 3RD DAY OF MAY, 1785:
Samuel McDowell (President), George Muter, Christopher Greenup, James Speed, Robert Todd, J...
TIP# 94 - KY TOWNS - BEE GEE THROUGH BEWLEYVILLE:
BEE GEE: Harlan Co - see Chevrolet.
BEELERTON: Hickman Co. Extinct po on KY 1529, 7 miles SE of Clinton, grew up around James A DODSON'S store, name...
TIP#95 - KY TIME LINE 1865 THROUGH 1867:
1865:
Jan 6: Gov Bramlett reports, while in Washington, DC, that the total enrollment of persons liable to military duty in KY to be 133,493; of whom from th...
TIP# 102 - KY TIME LINE 1868 THROUGH 1871:
1868:
Jan 27: Judge Andrew Monroe disappears of Louisville; body found the May 28th floating in the canal opposite the falls; possibly accidental drowning.
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TIP #106 - KENTUCKY TOWNS - BIG BOILING SPRING THROUGH BLUESTONE:
Big Boiling Spring: Logan Co, See Russellville.
Big Bone: Boone Co. Extinct PO, across KY 448 from Big Bone Lick State Park, ½ ...
TIP# 109 - KENTUCKY TIME LINE - 1872:
Jan 12: Citizens of Franklin County petition the Legislature for protection from a band of desperadoes who have caused a reign of terror in the county, especiall...
TIP #116 - KENTUCKY TIME LINE 1873: CONCLUSION
Before going back in time to see what was influencing our settlers in 1873, I was recently sent a post for a interesting and helpful site which helps yo...
TIP#117 - KENTUCKY TOWNS - BLUFF BOOM THROUGH BOW
Bluff Boom: Green Co. Once a sawmill community begun about 1885 when the Whitney brothers had a large sawmill on bottom land between a bluff and the ...
TIP #11 - KY COUNTIES - EDMONSON THROUGH GREENUP:
EDMONSON COUNTY: The 79th county in formation, born 12 Jan 1825 and taken from parts of Hart, Grayson and Warren Co. It was named for Capt John Edmon...
TIP# 64 - KENTUCKY TOWNS, PART 1:
AARON: Clinton Co, po established 11 Mar 1908 by Adison R AARON, one mile N of its present location on US 127, 7 miles NNW of Albany.
ABBOTSFORD: Henry Co. See Sulp...
TIP #77- KY TOWNS PART 3 - ASPHALT THROUGH BALLTOWN
Asphalt: Edmonson Co. PO operated 1920-1859, one mile N of the Green River, 4 miles W of Brownsville; named for the rock asphalt quarried in the ar...
TIP#122 DEFINITIONS CONTINUED Ms:
Macstar: One who kept chickens or sold eggs.
Madstone: A poultice composed of natural or man-made materials which has been soaked in
warm sweet...
TIP #12 - A SMIDGEN ON THE INDIAN TRIBES
I am NOT an expert on the Indian tribes that lived in Kentucky. What I know, I have read, and thought I would pass on a little information to you.
CHEROKEE. ...
CORRECTION TO WOLFE CO HOLDINGS:
Knowing that the printed page can sometime be in error, Sandy Lassen sent me the following note reference the Wolf County holdings: ALL Wolfe Co. records before...
TIP# 125 EARLY FORTS AND STATIONS IN KENTUCKY MORE DATA
Early on in this KYRESEARCH, I posted a long list of the early stations where the settlers came to live in the beginning settleme...
TIP#127 KY TOWNS BOWLING GREEN THROUGH BROAD BOTTOM
Bowling Green: Warren Co. Established in 1798 at Bolin Green on lands donated by Robert Moore. PO established 1 Apr 1802, George Moor...
TIP #128 FERRY OR LANDINGS - LICKING, GREEN, BIG SANDY & RAILROAD DEPOTS
LICKING RIVER:
The mouth of the Licking River is at Covington, KY in Kenton Co. Mileages will be shown as distance...
TIP# 129 FORTS AND SETTLEMENTS CONTINUED:
MARTINS STATION:
Begun by John Martin, early pioneer who also spent time at Fort Boonesborough. He established this station on Stoner Creek in ...
TIP# 131 KENTUCKY BEFORE THE WHITE MAN & ALLEN THROUGH BREATHITT COUNTIES 1847 DESCRIPTIONS.
For a few tips, I am going to be quoting entirely from Historical Sketches of Kentucky...