Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 02:00:33 GMT To: ky-footsteps@sirius.dsenter.com Subject: ky-footsteps V1 #54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "M./T. Durning" Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 10:59:41 -0400 Subject: KY-F: KY references in Lincoln Co., MO book Hi! The following are brief sketches of county officers in an out of print book published in 1888 called "The History of Lincoln County" MO. They mention people who had connections with KY. Eugene N. Bonfils was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., October 13, 1820; moved to St. Louis, July, 1842; to Lexington, KY., in 1846; granduated at Transylvania University, July, 1849; came the following month to St. Louis County, where he taught school; came to Troy in May, 1852 and commenced the practice of law. Besides offices named above, was probate clerk for four years preceding his election as judge, and held other positions of trust. Edward J. Peers came from Kentucky; he was a graduate of West Point and a maor of militia. He ided in Try, September 9, 1862. Jonathan Riggs was a native of Campbell County, Ky., and the son of Rev. Bethuel Riggs, the first Baptist preacher of this county. He came to this county in 1812, and made an honorable record during the war. He married Miss Jane Shaw, by whom he had eleven children. After the war he settled north of the Cuivre, on the Troy and Auburn road, where he died in 1834. He was a brigadier-general of militia. John Snethen was born in Estill County, Ky., and came with his father to Montgomery County in in 1808. Durning the War of 1812 he was in the forts in Howard County, and went to school with Kit Carson. He married Miss Euphemia Wells, sister if Judge Carty Wells, by whom he had six children. He was a merchant of Troy for thirty-seven years. David Stewart was born in Montgomery County, Ky., January 24, 1798; came to this State and settled near Palmyra in 1829, and came to this county the following year. He was a brigadier-general of the militia. He and his wife were both killed by a runaway horse attached to a buggy, while on their way to church at Louisville, on Sunday, June 11, 1871. He was a sprosperous farmer, and enjoyed, to the day of his death, the confidence and esteem of all who knew him; he was a sincere Christian gentlemen. Henry Watts was born in Kentucky, and at an early age came to this county. He wa scolnel of militia, and eas under marching orders with his regiment in Gen. Johnathan Riggs; brigade for the Black Hawk War, in 1832. he died in 1840. Charles Wheeler was born in Hanover County, N. H., April 1, 1794; moved to New Castle, Henry Co., Ky., in 1820; had charge of New Castle Academy nine months; went next year to Bedford County, and taught school. He came to Alexandria, in this county, in 1825; went Jefferson County, Ky., in 1828 taught school one year, and returned in 1829 to Troy, where he lived until his death, January 21, 1873. Richard Henry Woolfolk was born in Jefferson County, Ky., in October, 1803; studied medicine in his native State, and came to Troy in 1825; established and maintained a good practice in this and St. Charles Counties for about twenty-five years. In May 1828 he married Miss Helen B. Wells, sister to Judge Carty Wells. He died in this county. Morgan Wright was born in Bourbon County, Ky., and came at an early day to this county; he was abrother to the late Edward Thomas J. Wright; he married a daughter of Judge James Duncan of this county, and died at his home in Clark Township about the year 1852. ------------------------------ From: Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:42:15 -0400 Subject: KY-F: LaurelCoKY AREA - Mt. Echo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 10, 1891 PINEY WOODS Mr. J.A. Tanner who has been confined for several weeks with rheumatism we are glad to report is rapidly improving. Miss Sallie Leak is still very low with fever. Quite a number of our young folks attended the picnic at Lily Saturday and Sunday. Miss Alice Jones is visiting on Roccastle this week. Wm. Graybeal met with a serious accident a few days ago cutting his hand entirely open. He is doing nicely. Miss Effie Sampson has been quite ill for several days. Miss Nannie Sampson of London visited her mother Sunday. Miss Thena McFadden went to Pittsburg Saturday. Miss Silvesta Green is sick with measles. Miss Hattie Jones is visiting her grandfather J.A. Tanner. Preaching next Saturday and Sunday at Piney Grove "foot washing" and sacrament. A large crowd is anticipated. LOCAL ITEMS It is a girl and Ad Reese is proud and happy. Mrs. W.B Catching has been quite ill during the week, but is improving. Mrs. Ward, wife of James Ward, of Pittsburg, died last Saturday. Hen, Ed Parker visited Booneville last Monday in the interest of his candi- dacy for the State Senate. Layton and George Reid left Monday for California, in which state they expect to make their future home. Mr. J.T. Brown's family have returned from the country, and have settled down to town life again. Miss Chloe Cowan, of Danville, is visiting Mrs. Brown. The Fourth was a quiet day in London. Many of our citizens went to Pittsburg and Woodbine to celebrate and a number of young folks spent the day at Speak's Mill. One of Mr. H.C. Eversole's little sons accidentally cut a younger brother on the leg with a mowing blade, the other day, inflicting a very painful but not serious wound. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rita's " Nuttin' Excitin' " Web Page ...Complete listing of my pages and lists... http://www.users.kih.net/~rmaggard/rita.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ End of ky-footsteps V1 #54 ************************** 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.