Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 02:00:29 GMT To: ky-footsteps@sirius.dsenter.com Subject: ky-footsteps V1 #57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Maria & Tim Troutman Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 11:05:31 +-200 Subject: KY-F: DeMoss Obit, Bracken Co., KY From unnamed newspaper. Photocopy sent to me from JoAnn Hornby. Maria DeMoss Troutman. Robert F. DeMoss Robert F. DeMoss, residing near Foster, died last Wednesday after a brief illness. He was stricken with paralysis while at work in the barn and was taken to the house unconscious and only lived a few days, never regaining consciousness. Mr. DeMoss was born within a few rods of where he died and where he spent his entire life. He was born Dec. 19, 1843, thus being 76 years, 1 month and 29 days old at the time of his death. He was united in marriage to Eliza Hobbs, Sept. 28, 1865 , and to this happy union were born eleven children - 7 boys and 4 girls, ten of whom survive. Roy, 25 years old, the youngest, is the only single one, and is a veteran of the World War. Mr. DeMoss' wife preceded him in death 15 years ago. Mr. DeMoss and his wife united with the Methodist church in Foster early in wedded life, and both lived a consistent Christian life to the end. Mr. DeMoss was a descendant of a family who were early settlers of northern Kentucky and one remarkable feature about him was that he was born, reared, and lived his allotted time within a short distance of his birthplace. His disposition was mild and a very even temperament, slow to wrath and held the respect and confidence of all who knew him. He is the last member of his immediate family to pass away. He was much devoted to his family and suffered much that they might be happy. His life was an outward expression of his heart. The funeral was conducted by Rev. John Kendall, of California, KY., a former school-mate, and whose father, Wm. Kendall, married the deceased. A large assemblage of relatives and friends attended the funeral. The remains were tenderly borne to their last resting place in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lenoxburg, where they were laid beside his wife and daughter. The ten surviving children were present, six of the sons being pall-bearers. His children are; Wm. DeMoss, Melbourn, KY., ; John and Peter DeMoss (twins), Felicity O., Lem DeMoss, Middletown, O.; Albert DeMoss, Georgetown, KY, ; Mrs. Catherine Fleitz, Newport; Mrs. Etna McMatch, Foster; Gilbert DeMoss, Foster; Mrs. Beulah L. Downing, Norwood, O.; and Roy DeMoss, of Georgetown, KY. Mr. DeMoss leaves 40 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. The sympathy of their entire acquaintance , goes out to the bereaved family. "Man , born of woman, is of few days and full of trouble; he cometh forth as a flower and is cut down, therefore it is expedient that we live those few days that a good account of them can be rendered at last." -Dempsey (personal note- Robert died Feb. 18, 1920) Maria DeMoss Troutman Home Page: http://www.bunt.com/~troutman ------------------------------ From: Maria & Tim Troutman Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 12:05:31 +-200 Subject: KY-F: Ruby Baker Obit, Pride, KY Ruby Brown Baker obit, from unnamed newspaper, most like the Advocate of Union County, KY. Photocopy sent to me by David Heady. Mother of late Supt. L. Baker buried Monday Mrs. Robert L. (Ruby Brown) Baker, 78 , of Pride, died at 5am Saturday at Union County Hospital where she had been a patient for the past 10 days. She had been in and out of the hospital several times during the past year. She was a victim of leukemia, and sustained a broken him and broken arm in a recent fall at the hospital. She was the mother of the late Lewis Baker, superintendent of Union County Schools. Mrs. Baker, a long time member of Bordley Church of Christ, was the daughter of the late James V. Brown and Roxie Owen Brown, and was born and reared in Webster County near Dixon. Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Baker of Pride; a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Jean Heady of near Pride; three sons, Willie of Techumseh, Mich; Luther of Allen Park, Mich; and Robert of Brighton, Mich; six sisters, Mrs. Lila Lynn of Dixon; Mrs. Millie Tubbs of Kansas City, MO; Mrs. Virginia Yocum of Zebellia, TX; Mrs. Rosa Shaffer of Campbell, Mo; Mrs. May Lynn of Flint, Mich; and Mrs. Florence Chesterof Paragould, Ark; two brothers, Laban Brown of Paragould, Ark., and James Brown of Jonesboro, Ark; 16 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren. The body was taken from Edwards Funeral Home in Clay to Bordley Church of Christ for final rites at 11am Monday with Sam Belo, pastor in charge. Burial was in Clay, Odd Fellows Cemetery. (Personal note- Ruby Brown Baker died Nov. 1, 1975, her mother was Roxie Owens, daughter of Mathew Henry Owens and Nancy Jane Tripp) Maria DeMoss Troutman Home Page: http://www.bunt.com/~troutman ------------------------------ From: SSanfordG@aol.com (by way of Nancy Trice ) Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 09:26:07 -0400 Subject: KY-F: Moores: Winchester, Ky The follow in a copy of a letter on file at the Library in Winchester KY Dr. Nathan Worth Brown 316 Michigan Street Toledo, Ohio September 30, 1930 Mr. George F. Doyle, Registrar, George Rogers Clark Chaper, S.A.R., Winchester, KY Dear Sir: I hope you will not consider it an inposition if I make an inquiry regarding a very early resident of Winchester, Ky. My son-in-law, William Christian Moore, is descended from James Moore (1788-1845) who married Mary Campbell Dean (1795- 1857), the daughter of Daniel Dean (1765-1843) and Jeannet Steele (1768-1841). The latter came from Augusta County, Va. James Moore was married in 1811 and came from Winchester or its vicinity to Greene county, Ohio in 1812. James Moore had the following sons Samuel, James G., Daniel M., William Henry, and Thomas. William Henry (1820-1890), the grand- father of my son-in-law, married Harriet Wilkerson b. 1827. James G. married Mary Sipe in 1834 and moved to Indiana. Samuel married Rachel Ewing and went to Indiana. I am, however, interested in the ancestry of James Moore (1788-1845) who came to Ohio from Ky. There are several Moore families in that part of Kentucky and although I have exameined many records I have been unable to ascertain to which the said James Moore belongs. It is possible that in your chapter records you may have the information which I desire. It may be that you can refer me to some other resident of Winchester who will have this information. In either case I shall be under deep obligation to you for any effort you may make in my behalf. I am extremely anxious to secure this information in order that my son-in-law may become a member of S.A.R. With kind regards Sincerely yours, (signature) N. Worth Brown ------------------------------ From: Sandra Gage Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 09:26:09 -0400 Subject: KY-F: Brann / Moore - Bourbon Co Ky Hello, This is something I copied from records at Clarke Co. Ky Genealogical Library Files a few years ago. This line may be connected to me but I am not sure at this time SandieSG Margaret Sanford Brann was born December 29, 1793 in Paris Ky, (Bourbon county), the daughter of Thomas and Frances (Mitchell) Brann. She was married to William C. Moore and to them were born six children; Margaret Ann, James Andrew, Nancy Elder, Jocephus, William Columbus, and Thomas Edwin. William C. Moore died July 30, 1833 during an outbreak of Cholera. Margaret Sanford married the second time March 24, 1847 to Robert Makemson, a well to do farmer. She is remembered by Lee Makemson as having ridden side saddle on a pacing bay mare at the age of 96 over the hills from her home to the home of her daughter Margaret Ann. Her, son, Tom who was a distiller in Bourbon County, would bring his mother a quart of 10 year old Kentucky whisky when he come for a visit. Margaret Ann's family remembers Margaret Sanford as having risen on her 100th birthday and made her bed. Margaret Sanford Brann died September 2, 1894 at the age of 100 years, 8 months, and four days at the home of her daughter Margaret Ann Draper. ------------------------------ From: Sandra Gage Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 09:26:05 -0400 Subject: KY-F: Nicholas Moore of KY Hi Moore Searchers This is not, as far as I know my Moore connection but I thought it might be interesting to some It is an official record and is copied here verbatim including spellings ect. Sandie State of Kentucky Clarke County Sct. On this 28th day of August 1820 Personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county (Expressly made a Court of Record by the Laws of the State of Kentucky which Created it) Nicholas Moore aged Seventy one years resident in Clarke county and State of Kentucky who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary was as follows (to wit) he belonged to the 4th Virginia Ridgement Commanded by Col. Charles Scott the company he belonged to was commanded by Capt. Thomas. he has Received a pention under the law of Virginia State of the 18th of March 1818, his pension certificate is No. 6, 952, and bears date 12th of February 1819, his Original declaration bears date the 3rd of December, 1818 and I do solomnly swear that I was a Resident citizen of the United States of on the 15th day of March 1820 and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of and set of Congress entitled and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel services of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule thereto annexed and by me Subscribed to wit one silver watch $8.00 five pounds of Roaw Cotton $1.25 one Reed $1.00 one bible $2.00 and one Razor $.50 Nicholas Moore and I do further declare that my occupation is that of weaving But as I am Seventy one years of age and as my Shoulder have been dislocated and as many of the bodly fralities incident to old age bear hereby upon me I am unable to persue my occupation more that a Small portion of my time my wife is dead my children have grown up and Left me and my capacity to contribute to my own Support is intimated in deed Sworn to and declared by the Said Nicholas Moore on the 28 day of August 1820 before the county Court of Clarke County Thomas Wornall presiding magistrate of Said Court. August Court, 1820; Order Book No. 6, pages 189-91: Clark County Court) ------------------------------ From: Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 18:10:22 -0400 Subject: KY-F: LaurelCoKY AREA -- Mt. Echo July 1891 -- Shootings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 17 1891 KILLING-A difficulty at Bud Rudder's saloon, about thirteen miles East of London, near the Clay county line, last Sunday evening, between James Stewart, Bob Stewart and others on the one side and Jackson Downey, Dave Chaddle, Jas. Brown and others on the other side, in which Winchester rifles and large pistols were freely used, resulted in the wounding of James Stewart, of which he died early Monday morning, and the probable mortal wounding of Jack Downey. Reports as to the orgin or beginning of the difficulty conflict, however it is a well recognized fact that an old grudge has existed between them ever since the bloody fight at the Pigeon Roost voting precinct, Clay county, at the August election, 1889, in which the Stewarts and Chaddles were on opposite sides, The difficulty of last Sunday evening is reported to have been commenced down at Rowlands store and after the parties got up on the hill to the saloon, they steamed full of whisky we presume, renewed the difficulty with the above mentioned results. Stewart was shot square through with a 44 caliber ball, while Downing's body was entered on the right side by a 38 Winchester ball, passing around the backbone and out at a similar point on the left side. Dave Caddie is believed to have fired the fatal shot at Stewart, while Stewart is believed to have fired that shot that wounded Downey. Downey after being wounded, rode horseback about four or five miles back to Tom Brown's on Horse Creek, but is now reported to be in a dangerous condition. MORTALLY WOUNDED TRAVELER'S REST, KY. July 13, 1891 Great excitement was created among the citizens of this place yesterday evening, about 7 o'clock, by the report of a revolver about one-fourth of a mile from this place, which resulted in the shooting of John Botner, son of Benj, Botner, of this place, by Jacob Lynch. Botner has a wife and one child. Dr. McDonald was at once summoned, and after examination found Botner to be shot once by about a 44 caliber revolver, the ball taking effect near the point of the right shoulder, breaking his collar bone, passing through the top of his lung and lodging near the spinal column, Botner is resting well this morning and it is hoped will recover. Botner was unarmed and begging for peace at the time he was shot. Lynch fled, but is being pursued by officers that mean business. We suppose the arrest will be made soon. We are unable so far, to state particulars. - -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 #57 ************************** 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.