Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 To: ky-footsteps@sirius.dsenter.com Subject: ky-footsteps V1 #46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Maria & Tim Troutman Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:28:27 +-200 Subject: KY-F: Extracts from the South Ketuckian, Hopkinsville, KY Extracts from The South Kentuckian, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY May 31, 1881 State News-Zeno F. Young, the genial, gentlemanly editor of The Madisonville Times, passed through the city Sat. en route home from the exposition at Nashville. Sept 27, 1881 Socialites-Mr. Zeno F. Young, the popular and companionable editor of The Madisonville Times, one of the best and most prosperous country papers in the state, came to the city last Friday to take in the circus. May 23, 1882 - Sketches of Western Ky. Editors- Zeno F. Young is one of the best known, and most popular editors in Western Ky. He is 32 years of age and has had ten years experience in newspaper work. He began his career as "devil" and is an excellent printer. He worked in a printing office several years when a boy, but finally abandoned it in order to go into the Union Army. He entered Col. Sam Johnson's company at the age of 15 years and remained till the close of the war, about a year. In 1872, he bought the Madisonville Times which he still edits and has firmly fixed on a money making bases. In appearance, he is strikingly handsome. He is rather heavy set, being in the full enjoyment of robust manhood. He has black piercing eyes, black hair and a rather full face. He wears no beard except for a mustache. As a write, he is fearless, outspoken, and when occasion requires severe. He is a staunch Democrat under any and all circumstances. He is a pleasant companion and a witty conversationalist, thus he makes no pretensions to being humorous in his editorial work. He was elected Vice President of the WKPA at its organization in Jan 1881, and became President in the fall of the same year. He was elected President at the last meeting of the Association, which position he now holds. He is a widower, his wife having died in the spring of 1881. He has two children. He is connected with the wealthiest and most prominent families of Hopkins Co. He is not wealthy by any means, but he is making money out of his paper. He was born in Hopkins Co. He does not belong to any church but is temperate and moral in his habits. July 4, 1882- Mr. Zeno F. Young, the jovial and companionable editor of the Madisonville Times, returned home yesterday after a days visit to the writer. He came down to the convention but was induced to remain a few days and meets some of Hopkinsville's pretty girls. Sept 19, 1882- Mr. Zeno F. Young, editor of The Madisonville Times, will come down Thursday to take in the show and attend the opening of the New Opera House. The fire and military companies are kindly requested not to make demonstrations as Mr. Young's modesty alone is equal to his merit and he prefers to be received like a mere private citizen. Sept 26, 1882 Socialites-Mr. Zeno F. Young, the young and dashing of The Madisonville Times, spent a day or two last week in the city, the guest of the writer. Mar. 13, 1883 Socialites-Mr. Zeno F. Young of Madisonville, paid his Hopkinsville friends a visit last Friday and attended the theater. Other "news" after he married the 2nd time was about him and his family having suffering from an illness with Zeno having an absess on his right jaw that finally softened enough to be lanced. And his left jaw is giving him the same problems. Then Aug 29, 1884, there is a note in the paper that he has walked up town for the first time since their illness. Then he was rumored to be going to buy the Henderson Newspaper, but it was later found it that it was his brother Walter who was buying the newspaper. However, Zeno did buy the Marshall House in Paducah, KY. Apparently he did well in the hotel business too. One funny thing that is mentioned is from a man's father remembering Zeno, saying One day he leaned out of a window to talk to a friend and fell from the second story to the paving below. He was taken up for dead but lived another ten years, although he always thereafter had a stiff neck. (Personal note, he supposedely killed himself in Paducah, KY but no info found to back it up yet) Information given to my by JoAnn Hornby. Maria DeMoss Troutman-Schopp, Germany ------------------------------ From: Maria & Tim Troutman Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:31:12 +-200 Subject: KY-F: Rev. Thomas DeMoss obit -Missouri/Kentucky >From Missouri Obituaries, Jan 1875-June 1877. Abstracts of Obits Published Weekly in the St. Louis Christian Advocate, Vol.III, compiled and published by Mrs. Howard Woodruff, CGRS 1985, page 74. DeMoss, Rev. Thomas, of the Missouri Conference, died in great peace at the residence of his daughter in Monroe City, 22 Nov.1876. His dying message to the breathren of the MO Conference was "Tell them to preach Jesus! Preach Jesus! Preach Jesus!" He spent 43 years in the service. He was born in Bracken Co, KY 5 May 1813; licensed to exhort in his 18th year; licensen to preach in 1833; joined the Ky Conf in 1836; removed to MO in 1855 and joined the MO Conference. He was ordained to deacon's and elder's orders. Rev. Thomas DeMoss born May 14th, 1813, died at Monroe City, MO, Nov. 23, 1876, in the 64th year of his life. His ancestors an old French family, sought refuge in this country, on the breaking out of the French Revolution in the latter part of the 18th century, and settled on the Ohio River in Campbell Co., KY. The father of this sketch, never identified himself with any religious order, but his mother, a native of KY, was converted in early life and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. She left the impress of her Christian character on her children, two of whom were Methodist preachers (his brother George Washington DeMoss). Educational facilities at that day in KY were meager, and young DeMoss acquired only such education as the country schools and a few terms at the Brooksville Academy, an educational enterprise maintained at the metropolis of his native country, could furnish. On this rudimental foundation, with an attentive mind and studious habits he was enable to keep abreast of the times in afterlife on general information. In his 17th year he was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and two years later was licensed to preach. At the annual session of the Ky Conference in 1834 he applied for admission and an examination was admitted and assigned work. He maintained that relation for 16 years, filling various stations and charges in connection therewith. At the annual session of the Conference in 1836 he was ordained a Deacon and subsequently received the order of the Elder, but by whom these orders were conferred this writer can not now recall. During the eventful session of the KY Conference in 1844 he aligned with the party of the South and assisted in adjusting the affairs of the Church to the new order of things, occasionally by the division of the Church. He was an able and zealous expounder of the doctrine of the Church. Many men and women were converted under his ministry, who subsequently became useful and influential members of the Methodist Church. In the autumn of 1855 he removed with his family to Missouri, with the intention of engaging in agricultural pursuits. Providence, however, ordained otherwise. At the session of the Missouri Conference, held at Hannibal in 1856, he again entered the itineracy adn continued to serve the Church in that capacity for 21 years. His first charge was at Hannibal and the last at Edina in Knox County. Early in his ministry he was married to Catherine Records, an amiable Christian woman, well-fitted by disposition and culture to become the companion and solace of an itinerant Methodist minister. She survived her husband many years and died at the home of her daughter, near Glasgow, in 1898, and was gathered to her fathers. (This memorial page has been furnished by Mr. J. M. DeMoss, son of the decease ------------------------------ From: Maria & Tim Troutman Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:19:10 +-200 Subject: KY-F: Troutman Obit, Owensboro, KY (Personal note, I am not sure if this came out of the Owensboro newspaper or out of the Evansville, In newspaper, but am guessing Owensboro) Prentice TROUTMAN- 82, of 530 Yale Place, Apartment 308, Owensboro, Ky, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 1996 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. He was born in McLean County, was a retired auto mechanic and was a member of Owensboro Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mavis Henton Troutman; a son, Donald Jay Troutman of Sturgis; two grandsons; two great grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Johnson and Lois Johnson, both of Calhoun, and Janada Ryan of Walton. Services are 1pm Wednesday at Muster Funeral Homes, Livermore Chapel. Burial will be in Pleasant Hope Cemetery in McLean County. Visitation is after 2pm today and after 9am Wednesday at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy may take the form of donation to either Pleasant Home Cemetery, Perpetual Care Fund, or the Potter Children's Home, 2350 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101. Memorial contribution envelopes are availabe at the funeral home. Maria Troutman -married to one of the grandsons ------------------------------ From: Maria & Tim Troutman Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:37:34 +-200 Subject: KY-F: HAZEL, Peter -First 100 years in Sturgis, KY (From the book-Sturgis, KY 1880-1980, The First 100 Years) pg. 138 The Peter Hazel family moved to the Territory of VA in what is now known as Union Co., KY following the Revolutionary War. They were among the first white settlers in the Sturgis area and had received a land grant and purchased and additional one thousand acres of land. Peter Hazel was a relative of Caleb Hazel, one of Abraham Lincoln's first school teachers. Peter and his wife had nine children, one of whom was Fielding Hazel. Fielding and his wife Martha Collins had nine children. One of the children, James Ira Hazel and his wife Lela Lucy Berry, had two children, Robert Vanderbilt and Kenneth Rockerfellow. James Ira or Dick as he was called, purchased his brothers and sisters share of their father's estate following Fielding's death. This land that had never had a deed issued in anything but the Hazel name was still owned by the two brothers, Van and Kenneth, when Alcoa Aluminum purchased a large section of the area in the 1950's. Currently approximately two acres of this land is still owned by the Hazels and has a building lot and a family cemetery on it. Kenneth had one son, Kenneth Dudly, who makes his home in Mount Juliet, TN. Van and his wife Willia Nell Hoffman, of the Hoffman's from NC, had two daughters, Ruth Wayne and Norma Jean. Ruth and her husband, Robert Joseph Long, had one son, Robert Jr. , who now lives in Huntsville, AL. Norma had four children, Robert Scott Quinn, Anthony Allen, Patricia Anne and Alphonse Enu Bartolotto, OL. There is an area known as Hazel Bend, a bridge over Highway 109-85 at Hazel's Branch and several other landmarks areas attributed to Peter and his descendants. The first quarter horse race track in this area was located behind the Hazel Cemetery, one of the first preachers at the Bell's Mine Church was a Hazel. The original home place was built in a Walnut grove after the first selected site was found to be inhabited by a band of Indians when they arrived to start construction. Prior to the purchase of the land by Alcoa, there were three untouched grave sites on the last one hundred acres owned by the Hazels. Legend has it and was still being told in 1988 that Canilla Hazel killed a bear in a knife fight near the Tradewater River area of the farm and one of Peter's sons went to CA during the gold rush of 1849. He returned by boat that brought him into LA where he completed the journey home over land. The complete trip home took nearly a year. Over the years three coal mines have been located on the farm with the last coal being used for the family and tenant consumption in the 1940's. The original farm was self sustaining with grain, tobacco, hemp for rope, sugar maple trees for sugar, every vegetable and over ten different fruits being raised along with sheep for wool, goats, cows, horses, mules, chickens, turkeys and ducks. This area ended with the demise of small farms. (Personal note, I believe this was sent in for the book by Norma Jean, who is mentioned as a daughter above.) Maria DeMoss Troutman - Germany ------------------------------ From: braimer@kiwi.dep.anl.gov (Happy Greer) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 19:33:55 -0400 Subject: KY-F: Livingston Co,KY Ct.Ord.Bk A,1801,Pt.1 Extracts, Livingston Co,KY, Court Ord.Bk A,1801-Part 1 Thursday,Mar.3,1801,p.74-- Report of Jury on Condemnation of Robert DOBBINS' mill seat returned as follows:Eddy Creek:we the underwritten being summoned by John MERCER Deputy sheriff for Jesse FORD Sheriff of Lvgstn Co to attend the premises proposed by R. Dobbins to build a water grist mill and dam on the north side of [Eddy Creek] agree that it will cause no damage to anyone, as long as Dobbins keeps a sufficient waste gate open for the passage of fish in the months of March & April in high [tide] two hours in each twenty four;also in case the mill dam should overflow a certain spring on the south side of Eddy Creek the property of Matthew LYON, then Dobbins shall pay to Lyons ten dollars for the damage he may sustain by the spring being over- flowed. Signed & sealed Feb.21,1801 by:Willm. GILKEY, Z.B. HOBERT, Jesse KUYKENDALL,Jonathan GREER,David JAMES,David KILGORE,Daniel McARTHUR,John ATCHISON,Rolly WILLIAMS,Benned NOBLE,David HALL,James DOBBINS. Attest by J. MERCER DS for Jesse FORD SLC. Court grants leave for Dobbins to build his mill under conditions set above and then to be established a public mill when finished. Mar. 3, 1801, p. 75-- No. 1 James Y. McNABB is entitled to 250 acres land agreeable to his location which is now filed & ord. to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. No. 2 Soloman BRUNTS,400 acres agreeable to location No. 3 James HAWTHORN,400 acres No. 4 Andrew Neel HAWTHORN,400 acres No. 5 James ARMSTRONG,200 acres John SWIFT apptd svyr rd from this place to top of ridge opposite Joel CHARLES,& Wiley DAVIS esqr. apptd.to allot hands. The Appraisers of Estate of William LOVE, Dec'd,pray further time till next court to make return & granted. Tuesday,July 7,1801, p.97-- At a court cont'd & held for Lvngstn Co, Present: William C. RODGERS,William MILES,Thomas GIST,Wiley DAVIS,Gentlemen. No. 83 Jesse FORD 200 acres No. 84 Jesse ROBERTS 200 acres No. 85 William DODDS 400 acres No. 86 William KARR 200 acres No. 87 Thomas BOND 200 acres No. 88 David CAMMACK 200a No. 89 William OWENS 200a No. 90 William BIRDSONG 200a No. 91 Richard HAYLE 200a No. 92 Daniel HAYLE 200a No. 93 Josiah GREER 200a No. 94 Nathan HAIL 400a No. 95 Demcey JERRELL 200a No. 96 Abraham RUSSELL 200a No. 97 John ANDERSON 200a No. 98 James BARNETT 250a No. 99 Zadok WYATT 400a No. 100 Saml. C. CLARK 400a No. 101 William THITFORD 100a (p.98) No. 102 George VAUGHN 100a No. 103 William HARPER 400a No. 104 Robert HAYS 200a No. 105 John HAYS 400 a No. 106 Sarah PARKER 400a No. 107 William PARKER 300a No. 108 Joseph GREER 200a No. 109 Hugh KILGORE 200a No. 110 Levi DAVIS 100a No. 111 Jacob DRAKE 400a No. 112 James LUSK 200a No. 113 George DAVIDSON 200a No. 114 Robert CURRY 200 No. 115 Richard DAVIS 200a No. 116 John HUGHEY 250a No. 117 Rebekah HUGHEY 100a No. 118 John HUGHEY 300a No. 119 John ROSS 300a No. 120 Alexander ANDERSON 400a No. 121 Robert COOK 150a No. 122 Jeremiah MOORE 400a No. 123 Edward CURRY 200a No. 124 Michael SON 200a No. 125 William DAVIS 400a No. 126 John M. COLLISTER 400a Happy Greer braimer@kiwi.dep.anl.gov ------------------------------ From: braimer@kiwi.dep.anl.gov (Happy Greer) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 19:35:35 -0400 Subject: KY-F: Livingston Co,KY,CT.Ord.,BK A,1801,Part 2 Extracts of Livingston Co,KY CT.Ord.BK A,1801-Part 2 Tuesday,July 7,1801,p.102-- No. 172 Charles RAMSEY 400acres No. 173 John ATCHISON 400a No. 174 John JONES 200a No. 175 William MILES 200a No. 176 Joel CHARLES 400a No. 177 Josiah WATSON 400a No. 178 Dd. JAMES 400a No. 179 Jonathan GREER 200a No. 180 Robert ATCHISON 400a No. 181 Jesse JONES 400a No. 182 James GREER 200a No. 183 Thomas McCABE 100a No. 184 Edward TALBOTT 148a No. 185 Elijah TALBOTT 157a No. 186 Thomas PEALE 200a No. 187 John PEALE 200a No. 188 Richard PEALE 200a No. 189 Thomas SHIELDS 375a No. 190 Thomas GIST 300a No. 191 Thomas McCOY 400a No. 192 John TIER 400a No. 193 Benjn. DAVIS 200a No. 194 The heirs of John CALLUM,Dec'd 300a No. 195 Joseph GREEN 400a No. 196 George ROBINSON 200a No. 197 William MITCHUSSON 200a (p.103) No. 198 Robert PATTERSON 200a No. 199 Robert SMITH 200a No. 200 Jesse KUYKENDOLL 200a No. 201 George ROBERTSON 100a No. 202 Alexander MOORE 200a No. 203 John McCOY 200a No. 204 Sampson CAUDLE 200a No. 205 James GREER 200a Ord. that John COLLETT who was living & said to be bound to David JAMES remain with Wiley DAVIS until next Court & that said James his master appear here at next Court & answer the complaint of said Collett. On mo. Samuel C. CLARK for a water saw mill on his lands on the Eddy Creek ord. that a writ of Adquaddamnum issue directed to the Sheriff commanding him to summons 12 fit persons of his bailiwick to attend on the premises on the 22nd day of the present month to condemn those lands for the purpose. David DAVIDSON came into court & ent. bond with Alexander BRUSTER,John STAPLETON,James IVEY & John POUND, sureties, $900 bond, and Davidson apptd Collector of the County Levy for the present year. Wed.,Aug.5,1801,p.114,115--Members of Jury to view lands for proposed water saw mill to be built on Eddy Creek by Samuel CLARK. Viewed lands for mill near Dry Fork of the Eddy Creek and approved it: William MITCHUSSON,David KILGORE,William KILGORE,Wm. BOND,James SATYRFIELD,John MITCHUSSON,Benjn. KILGORE,James DOBBINS,Wm. BIRDSONG,James GREER,J. MERCER,Z.B. HOBERT. Signed & sealed in presence of David DAVIDSON Sheriff Livingston Co. Court confirmed the report of jury & allowed Clark to build. No. 216 Robert GALLOWAY 200a No. 217 John FERGISON 200a No. 218 James IVEY 200a No. 219 Grason METLOCK 200a Ord. that SON be apptd survyr of road from FERRILLs to Trade water. Ord. that Daniel HAYLE Sr. be apptd svyr of the road in room of John FORD & Capn. John Edward LACEY in room of George SADDLER. Tues.,Oct. 6,1801,p.223-- No. 228 John McCLAIN 250a No. 229 Christopher GRIFFITH 100a No. 230 John LEWIS 200a No. 231 Hugh LEWIS Jr. 400a No. 232 Aaron GREER 150a No. 233 John VAUGHAN 100a Ord. that George SADLER be exonerated from paying county Levy on himself--and one Slave on account of infirmity. Ord. that Sheriff be allowed 2 mos. longer to collect County Levy. Ord. that John MILES be permitted to remove his Certifi- cate for 200 acres of land, proof made in court that land was taken by prior Claim. No. 234 Robert COOK 200a Ord. that William BALDWIN be exonerated from paying poll Tax on account of Infirmity. No. 235 Charles MILLER 200 acres No. 236 John COMMACK 300a Happy Greer braimer@kiwi.dep.anl.gov ------------------------------ End of ky-footsteps V1 #46 ************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.