ky-footsteps Tuesday, 17 June 1997 Volume 01 : Number 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Nancy T r i c e Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 12:22:21 -0500 Subject: KY-F: CEM: Lewellyn Bush, Wolfe Co The following is a listing of those buried in the Lewellyn Bush Cemetery at Zachariah in Wolfe Co., KY. The annotations in parentheses, were added by me. Ken Bush, Andrew J. Adams b. 24 Jan 1920 d. 13 Dec 1920 (Son of W. M. and Sarah Adams.) Ireland Arnett b. circa 1881 (Does not have dates on marker.) Lina Arnett b. 1871 d. 1949 (Daughter of John Bush and Amanda Puckett.) Ruby G. ? b. 19 Feb 1916 d. 18 Jun 1917 Addie Booth b. 15 Mar 1915 d. 28 Jan 1929 Lola Frances Booth b. 29 Oct 1934 d. 26 Nov 1934 (Daughter of Marie Slusher and Edward Booth.) Marie Booth b. 28 Nov 1914 d. 13 Apr 1985 Sterling Bush b. circa 1899 d. 28 Feb 1937 (Son of William B. Bush and Sarah Chester.) Sarah L. Bush b. 1880 d. 1964 (Daughter of William Chester and Amanda Lanter. Wife of William B. Bush.) William B. Bush b. 1877 d. 1965 (Son of John Bush and Amanda Puckett.) Charlie F. Bush b. 27 Dec 1912 d. 3 Aug 1978 (Son of William B. Bush and Sarah Chester.) Elmer Bush b. 1902 d. 1966 (Son of William B. Bush and Sarah Chester.) Robert Kenneth Bush b. 3 Nov 1924 d. 15 Dec 1944 (Son of Isaiah Bush and El Myra Meadows.) I. S. "Isaiah" Bush b. 1879 d. 1938 (Son of John Bush and Amanda Puckett.) El Myra Bush b. 20 Nov 1884 d. 7 Jan 1948 (Daughter of John Wesley Meadows and Lydia Townsend. Wife of Isaiah Bush.) Paul Bush b. 28 Mar 1912 d. 30 May 1981 (Son of Isaiah Bush and El Myra Meadows.) Clarence Bush b. 10 Aug 1918 d. 9 Apr 1983 (Son of Isaiah Bush and El Myra Meadows.) James M. Bush b. 12 Jan 1914 d. 13 Nov 1914 (Son of Isaiah Bush and El Myra Meadows.) Mollie Bush b. 25 Dec 1879 d. 14 Jul 1897 (Daughter of James P. Bush and Anna Johnson.) Ambrose Bush b. 1882 d. 1941 (Son of Fielding Bush and Viney Ellen Townsend.) James P. Bush b. 19 May 1889 d. 24 Oct 1918 (Son of Jefferson Bush and Christianna Plummer.) Malinda Bush d. 1876 (nee Johnson. Wife of Fielding Bush.) Frank Duane Bush b. 12 Sep 1926 d. 17 Oct 1929 (Son of Ed Bush and Nell Pack.) Fielden Bush b. 15 Oct 1850 d. 2 Sep 1935 (Son of Lewellyn Bush and Martha Townsend.) Richard Bush b. 1941 d. 1941 (Son of Johnnie Bush and Opal Arnold.) Erma Bush b. 31 Aug 1897 d. 10 Jan 1899 (Daughter of William B. Bush and Sarah Chester.) Lewellyn Bush b. 1 May 1804 d. 10 Mar 1859 (Son of Ambrose Bush, Jr., and Jane Quisenberry.) Martha Bush b. 8 Aug 1817 d. 24 Aug 1894 (Daughter of William Townsend and Elizabeth Eaton. Wife of Lewellyn Bush.) Willie Bush b. 10 Apr 1895 d. 17 Aug 1898 (Son of Jefferson Bush and Christianna Plummer.) Jefferson Bush b. 1850 d. 1942 (Son of Lewellyn Bush and Martha Townsend.) Christianna Bush b. 1852 d. 1937 (nee Plummer. Wife of Jefferson Bush.) Martha Bush b. 8 Apr 1884 d. 4 Oct 1910 (Daughter of Jefferson Bush and Christianna Plummer. Wife of L.D. Mitchell.) Erma Cable Martha Cable b. 1888 d. 1899 Eldon Chester b. 18 Oct 1902 d. 4 Mar 1904 (Son of M. D. and Lula Chester.) Geraldine Chapman b. 18 Aug 1920 d. 3 Sep 1920 Vada Marie Chapman b. 26 Apr 1924 d. 12 Aug 1926 Omer Chapman b. 14 Apr 1914 d. 7 Nov 1918 (Son of Reuben and Dora Chapman.) Mayme Chapman b. 24 Jun 1916 d. 17 Sep 1917 Carolyn Chapman b. 22 Feb 1901 d. 10 Oct 1919 Grace Chapman b. 26 Jan 1907 d. 17 Sep 1907 Sarah J. Chapman b. 1870 d. 1917 Reuben Chapman b. 1865 d. 1923 Reuben R. Chapman b. 22 Feb 1901 d. 10 Oct 1919 (Son of Edmond Chapman and Nancy Sarah Sneed.) Crit Childers b. 26 Jul 1860 d. 1 Apr 1932 (Son of Richard Epperson Childers and Sarah Margaret Cable.) Lizzie Childers b. 29 Apr 1874 d. 28 Dec 1902 (Daughter of William Lemon Bush and Sarah Puckett. Wife of Crit Childers.) Everett Childers b. 19 May 1896 d. 14 Jan 1900 (Son of Crit Childers and Lizzie Bush.) Louria Childers b. 28 Jan 1900 d. 23 Oct 1900 (Daughter of Crit Childers and Lizzie Bush.) Edith Booth Chriswell b. 31 May 1906 d. 10 Feb 1937 (Daughter of Dan Booth and Caroline Carroll. Wife of Garnett Chriswell.) Caze C. Faulkner b. 1899 d. 1936 Susan Gilley b. 20 May 1857 d. 14 Feb 1927 (Daughter of Lewellyn Bush and Martha Townsend. Wife of Joseph C. Gilley.) J. C. (Joseph) Gilley b. 29 Aug 1907 d. 20 Feb 1929 Laura McGregor b. 24 Aug 1907 d. 10 Jan 1987 (Daughter of William B. Bush and Sarah Chester. Wife of Norwood McGregor.) Norwood McGregor b. 19 Sep 1901 d. 12 Sep 1983 Infant Shackelford (no dates.) Baby Smith (no dates.) Priscilla Spencer b. 1 Jul 1903 d. 2 Jul 1903 (Daughter of J. C. and Rosa Spencer.) Christene Spencer b. 6 Dec 1901 d. 1 Jun 1903 Mary R. Spencer b. 28 Jan 1845 d. 16 Sep 1885 (Daughter of Lewellyn Bush and Martha Townsend. Wife of Isaiah Spencer.) Mary Willie Spencer b. 23 Oct 1892 d. 2 Nov 1918 (Wife of J. C. Spencer.) Annie L. Spencer b. 16 Mar 1894 d. 18 June 1896 Isaiah Spencer b. 19 Mar 1843 d. 9 Nov 1918 or 19 (Son of John D. Spencer and Phoebe Sparks. Husband of Mary R. Bush.) Isaiah Spencer b. 14 Apr 1892 d. 25 Jan 1894 E. C. Spencer b. 30 Oct 1869 d. 4 Aug 1949 Floyd Stamper b. 3 June 1908 d. 27 Jun 1908 (Son of H. C. and Sarah Stamper.) Charles Todd b. 1927 d. 1988 (Son of Matt Todd and Hazel Arnett.) Ben Dell Townsend b. 1 Jun 1895 d. Jul 1896 (Son of W. G. and Leona Townsend.) W. G. Townsend b. 20 Apr 1874 d. 12 Jun 1903 (Son of Newton Townsend and Adalade Bush.) Luther Townsend b. 22 Aug 1898 d. 17 May 1902 (Son of J. W. and C. Townsend.) J. W. Townsend b. 25 Jun 1860 d. 21 May 1902 Alice Wilson b. 1890 (Daughter of Fielding Bush and Viney Ellen Townsend. Wife of Walter Wilson.) Walter G. Wilson b. 1878 d. 1943 Many graves are barely identifiable in this cemetery. About thirty-five are marked only with fieldstones. - -- Ken Bush, P.O. Box 961, Campton, KY, 41301 ------------------------------ From: "Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER" Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 20:25:50 -0400 Subject: KY-F: OBITS: WALKER, 1969, Webster Co 2 OBITUARIES OF: ARAH (BEAL) WALKER 1. From: Newspaper Unknown Date: Unknown - about Oct. 1969 MRS. ARAH WALKER SEBREE - Funeral services for Mrs. Arah M. Walker, 88, of Sebree, who died at 11 p.m. Friday at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Providence, Ky., will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Tompkins and Sons Funeral Home In Sebree. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery. ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. From: Newspaper Unknown Date: Unknown - about Oct. 1969 SEBREE - Funeral for Mrs. Arah M. Walker, 88, who died last night at the Maple Lawn Nursery in Providence, will be 2 p.m. tomorrow at Tompkins Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery. Survivors are stepdaughters, Mrs. Ethel Sellers of Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Bessie Chamberlain of Sebree and Mrs. Connie Odom of Onton; a brother, Hoy Beal of Missouri; sisters, Mrs. Leslie Sandefur, Mrs. Cleo Brandson and Mrs. Clonia Hawkins, all of Evansville and Mrs. Minnie Burton of Oregon. Friends may call after 6 tonight at the funeral home. ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Obituaries transcribed as found by: Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER of Terre Hill,PA; ocnbreez@epix.net; obituaries courtesy of: Jane (SELLERS) McBROOM of Indianapolis, IN - June 1997; Arah step-great-grandmother of Gloria. NOTES BY GLORIA: Arah McCullen (BEAL) WALKER, dau.of Andrew J. "Andy" & Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" (BURRIS) BEAL was born: 1881 (full date & place unknown; prob.KY); died: believed to be 12 Oct. 1969, Providence, Webster Co., KY [not yet confirmed]; buried: Springdale Cemetery, Sebree, Webster Co., KY, next to her husband, John David WALKER. ------------------------------ From: "Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER" Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 20:47:11 -0400 Subject: KY-F: NEWS: Beal, 98th Birthday, 1953 - Webster Co BETTY (BURRIS) BEAL - 98TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FROM: "The Sebree Banner", Sebree, Webster Co., KY DATE: About Oct. 1953 Mrs. Betty Beal Will Be 98 Nov 1 Sebree's oldest citizen, Mrs. Betty Beal, will celebrate her 98th birthday Sunday, Nov. 1st. She makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Johnny Walker on West Webster street. Mrs. Beal was the daughter of Murray and Mary Burris who resided in Warren county at the time of her birth Nov. 1, 1885 [should say 1855] but moved with her parents to Webster county when four years old. She recounts the days of Reconstruction, after the awful Civil War and remembers much of that era. She was married Nov. 15, 1877 at Sebree by Rev. A. L. Moore pastor of the General Baptist church. Her husband, Andrew Beal died in 1940. Mrs. Beal's youngest child is Mrs. Claudia Hawkins, 51 of Evansville and her oldest is Mrs. Leslie Sandefur, 74, also of Evansville. Other children: Travis Beal, Evansville, 64, Stacey Beal, Terre Haute, 62; Mrs. Cleo Grandison, Evansville, 68; Mrs. Winnie Burton, Evansville, 70; Mrs. Walker, 72; Hoy Beal, 59, Holly Wood, Calif, 59; Mrs. Claudia Hawkins 52, of Evansville. Mrs. Beal is still very active, has good eye sight, hearing is fine and enjoys life more than many her junior by several years. The Banner salutes Mrs. Beal on this her 98th anniversary, Sunday, and shall look forward to making her 'century' one of her best. ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed as found by: Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER, of Terre Hill, PA, June 1997; brackets [ ] inserted by transcriber. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FROM: Possibly "The Sebree Banner", Sebree, Webster Co., KY DATE: About Nov. 1953 DINNER FOR MRS BEAL ON SUNDAY AT HOME OF MRS. JOHNNIE WALKER Mrs. Betty Beal was the guest of honor at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Johnnie Walker on Webster street Sunday that celebrated her 98th birthday. She received many nice gifts. Mrs. Beal still enjoys good health and looks forward to reaching the hundred mark two years hence. Transcribed as found by: Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER, of Terre Hill, PA; June 1997. Newspaper clippings courtesy of: Jane (SELLERS) McBROOM of Indianapolis, IN - June 1997 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTES BY GLORIA: FAMILY OUTLINE DEDUCED FROM NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS: Betty (BURRIS) BEAL dau of: Murray and Mary (___) BURRIS of Warren Co., KY in 1885, then Webster Co., KY ca 1889 [per newspaper clipping of Betty at age 98] born: 1 Nov. 1855 Warren Co., KY [per newspaper clipping at age 98, obit age 101] died: Friday at 2:30 a.m. - 10 May 1957 [date was written in at top of clipping - needs to be confirmed], Sebree, Webster Co., KY buried: Sunday 12 May 1957, Petersburg Cemetery , Hopkins Co., KY married to: Andrew BEAL [Andrew died in 1940; per newspaper clipping of Betty at age 98] date married: 15 Nov. 1877, Sebree, Webster Co., KY [by Rev. A. L. Moore pastor of the General Baptist chruch; per newspaper clipping of Betty at age 98] [children's order of birth is not confirmed- estimate] children:1- Mrs. Leslie (BEAL) SANDEFUR - age 74 in 1953; of Evansville, IN 2- Mrs. Johnnie WALKER [ie- Arah (BEAL) WALKER] - age 72 in 1953, Sebree, KY 3- Mrs. Winnie (BEAL) BURTON/Minne Burdon? - age 70 in 1953, Evansville, IN 4- Mrs. Cleo GRANDISON - age 68 in 1953 of Evansville, IN 5- Travis BEAL - age 64 in 1953; of Evansville, IN 6- Stacey BEAL - age 62 in 1953; of Terre Haute, IN 7- Hoy BEAL - age 59 in 1953, Hollywood, California 8- Mrs. Claudia (BEAL) HAWKINS [youngest] - age 51/52 in 1953; of Evansville, IN ------------------------------ From: "Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER" Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 20:55:13 -0400 Subject: KY-F: OBIT: Beal, Betty, 1957 & 100th Birthday, 1955 - Webster Co Webster Co., KY BETTY (BURRIS) BEAL - 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "The Sebree Banner", Sebree, Webster Co., KY Date: About November 1955 Sebree's 100-Year-Old Mrs. Beal [Included are two photoes - one of Mrs. Beal sitting] "Photo courtesy of Evansville Sunday Courier-Press" [second photo of Mrs. Beal raking leaves] "Photo courtesy of Henderson Gleaner & Journal"] [Under photoes states]: Mrs. Bettie Beal, Sebree's 100-year-old as of Tuesday, is remarkably agile and active for her century of age. We thought you'd like to see both of these pictures of her -- the one at the left showing her in close-up and the one at the right as she rakes the leaves in her ... [clipping cut off]. Transcribed as found by: Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER of Terre Hill, PA; June 1997; brackets [ ] inserted by transcriber. Newspaper clipping courtesy Of: Jane (SELLERS) McBROOM of Indianapolis, IN. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OBITUARY OF Betty (BURRIS) BEAL From: Probably from "The Sebree Banner", Sebree, Webster Co., KY Date: About May 1957 Granny Beal Dies at 101 "Granny" Beal is dead at 101. The beloved old lady died at 2:30 a.m. last Friday of a heart condition resulting from a siege of pneumonia. She had rallied during the week to lend hope to her legions of friends and relatives, but her valiant fight for recovery lost. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pentecost Church, the Rev. William Collins officiating. Burial was in the Petersburg Cemetery beside her husband, Andrew J., who died in 1940 at the age of 88. Survivors include five daughters -- Mrs. Arah Walker here, with whom she made her home, and Mrs. Leeslie Sandefur, Mrs. Minnie Burdon, Mrs. Cleo Granderson and Mrs. Cleone Hawkins, all of Evansville; three sons - - - Travis Beal of Evansville, Stacy Beal of Terre Haute nd.,[sic] and Hoy Beal of Hollywood, Calif.; 32 grandchildren, 86 great-grandchildren, 36 great-great grandchildren and two nieces. Her children's ages range in age from 58 to 76 and her descendants totaled 162. On the nearest Sunday to November 1, her birthday, the Legion Hall here annually was filled with 150 or more relatives and well-wishers who brought gifts and words of praise to Sebree's oldest resident. "Granny" was born in 1855 in Warren County. She was married in 1877 to the late Mr. Beal in the building that now is the Springfield Funeral Home. As each year with its special birthday celebration would roll by, Granny always would answer "not a bit different from last year," when asked how she felt. And she even went out and raked leaves in the yard for picture purposes on her 100th birthday, to prove her point. Her 75-year-old daughter, Mrs. Walker, often said that "Mama's in better condition that [sic] I am." And Granny almost always did her fair share of the housework. But her exceptional total of years, though she gallantly rallied at times to cheer the many friends and kin, couldn't overcome the weakened condition after the pneumonia. And so Granny went on to a richly-deserved rest with Him, Whom she devoutly served on this earth. Transcribed as found by: Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER of Terre Hill, PA, June 1997; brackets [ ] inserted by transcriber. Other records indicate that Betty (BURRIS) BEAL dau. of Murry & Mary (__) BEAL, died on 10 May 1957, Sebree, Webster Co., KY. Obituary courtesy of: Jane (SELLERS) McBROOM of Indianapolis, IN. ------------------------------ From: CoCoDCat@aol.com (Debra Mowery) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 21:57:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: KY-F: WILL: Pennington, 1851 - Lawrence Co Wills - Lawrence County Kentucky 1821 - 1868 Film #840508 FHC I Elisha Pennington being weak in body but sound in mind do make this my last will and Testament that after my death my body to a decent burial and my soul to God that gave it. It is my desire that my funeral expenses be paid first and also all of my debts. And I do bequeath that my beloved wife Nancy Pennington all my property both Real and Personal to do with as she may chose during her natural life here, being about 275 acres of land also all my personal property which I now have. My beloved wife Nancy Pennington if she should not dispose of my land and personal property I desire that she have the right to sell or will to who she may choose at her death. I do appoint said wife Nancy Pennington and Jacob Rice Executor and Executrixes of this last Will and Testament to settle my business. Sworn under my hand this 26 day of February 1851 (Signed) Elisha Pennington (Signed as Witnesses) John M. Webb John Pennington ------------------------------ End of ky-footsteps V1 #114 *************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non- commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.