ky-footsteps Sunday, 29 June 1997 Volume 01 : Number 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C. Richard Matthews" Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 02:48:21 -0500 Subject: KY-F: CEM: Hoskins Cem - Bell Co Surname Given Name Born Death Earls Leslie Deporter 02/16/1909 06/10/1985 Earl Laura 09/30/1880 01/27/1969 Earl Nathan 04/27/1880 05/30/1961 Smith Kathy 10/03/1960 10/04/1960 Howard Mary E. 06/29/1889 one date Howard Charlie 05/10/1887 11/03/1960 Allen Fred 1929 1978 End ------------------------------ From: Jim or Debbie Powell Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 07:35:53 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIBLE: Clayton Family Bible Pages, Births This is a listing of the births from the CLAYTON Family Bible that belonged to my grandmother, Ona Ada CLAYTON POWELL. The Bible is now in the possession of my parents, James and Evelyn POWELL, Waldo, FL. Marriage and death listings from the bible will follow. Births Page Mandley G. Winstead Dec. 17, 1838 Catherine V. Buntin Apr. 19, 1848 Alice A. Winstead Dec. 18, 1867 William B. Winstead May 23, 1870 Frances W. Winstead Aug. 31, 1872 Pleasant B. Winstead May 5, 1875 Amos R. Franklin Oct. 19, 1883 Roland B Franklin Apr. 1st, 1885 Jefferson D. Clayton Nov. 9, 1861 Frances W. Clayton Aug. 31, 1872 (listed twice, above with maiden name) Joel C. Clayton Jan. 20, 1885 Frances L. Clayton Mar. 10, 1888 Gould Clayton Apr. 7, 1888 Grace E. Clayton Mar. 3, 1890 Virginia A. Clayton Apr. 6, 1892 Whitson D. Clayton May 19, 1894 Actual page image is online at http://www.afn.org/~afn03098/fbpages/claytonbirthsGS.JPG Births from page inserted into bible Lena M. Clayton Mar. 9, 1896 Emmie I. E. Clayton Nov. 22, 1900 Hattie S. Clayton Dec. 23, 1902 Ona A. Clayton Aug. 5, 1905 Nola M. Clayton Jan. 12, 1908 Lillie M. Clayton Dec. 5, 1910 Blanche L. Clayton Aug. 12, 1916 Actual page image is online at http://www.afn.org/~afn03098/fbpages/claytonbirths2GS.JPG , ------------------------------ From: WRFC71A@prodigy.com (MRS BEULAH A FRANKS) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 16:02:44, -0500 Subject: KY-F: NEWS: Hockensmith Anniversary - Franklin Co CELEBRATING 50th ANNIVERSARY E. M. Hockensmith and Alice Colston Hockensmith will celetrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on April 4, at the Hillcrest Baptist Church, Devils Hollow Road. They were married on April 2, 1932 in Frankfort by the Rev. H. L. Stucker. >From the scrapbook of Irene Judge Wiley ------------------------------ From: WRFC71A@prodigy.com (MRS BEULAH A FRANKS) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 16:02:46, -0500 Subject: KY-F: NEWS: Thacker - Greenup Co 74 YEAR-OLD PAPA OF 21 CASTS VOTE FOR CHANDLER Greenup, Ky., Aug 6 -- Bunion Thacker, 74 year-old farmer whose 25-year-old second wife presented him with his 21st child today, was so nervous at the polls that he had to ask the election clerk to mark his ballot for "Joe Bates for congress and Happy Chandler for senator." Then the clerk helped him name the new girl Helen Bale Thacker. Thacker thanked the clerk and apologized because his wife couldn't vote today. >From the scrapbook of Annie Page Wiley ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 21:00:05 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: Glover, John s/o Mary McManus - Barren Co JOHN GLOVER is a native of this county (Lawrence Co., IN.) and was born November 7, 1815. He is the second of twelve children of JOSEPH and MARY (MCMANUS) GLOVER, the father a native of Grayson County, Va., and the mother of Barren County, KY. The father came to Orange County, IN. in 1811, where he was married June 17, 1813, but a year later moved to Lawrence County. He was thus one of the very first settlers in Orange County. John lived with his parents until their respective deaths, the father dying July 21,1844, and the mother about ten years before. John secured a fair education for business, and has made the old homestead his home. October 15, 1852, he married OLIVE SHAW, a native of New York, and to them eight children were born, of whom five are now living: JOSEPH, MARY, EMMA, MORTON and JOHN. Mr. Glover is an Odd Fellow and a Republican, and is one of the county's best representative men. He has been township (Shawswick) Assessor four terms. His father was an early Sheriff of the territorial county and was a prominent man. In the family are many traditions of the times when Indians and wild animals roamed the forests of Lawrence County. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" BY GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 21:14:09 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: Glover, Alexander C. - Unknown Co ties ALEXANDER C. GLOVER was born in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, January 13, 1820, third of ten children born to WARE and HETTA (REDUS) GLOVER, natives respectively of Kentucky and Virginia, he coming to this State in the fall of 1810, and she in 1813. Alexander received a limited education in the common schools, his father having died when he was only thirteen years of age, and remained at home with his mother till he was twenty-six years of age, taking charge during that time of the farm and hs younger brothers and sister. October 21, 1845, he married ANN ELIZA CARTER, who died about one year after marriage. April 18, 1848, he married RACHAEL E. GLENN, and to this union have been born ten children four of whom are living: SAMUEL W., who married SOPHIA STEINHAGEN; JAMES W., whose wife was ELIZA OWEN; ALPHEUS and MARY. Subject formerly followed blacksmithing but his occupation now is farming, owning 160 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. Glover are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is a Mason and a Republican. He is now serving as County Commissioner and has been the choice of his party for that office three times. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" BY GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 21:39:27 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: Knight, Jeptha D. - Unknown Co JEPTHA D. KNIGHT, the fourth of six children of MARCUS and SUSAN (ANDERSON) KNIGHT, was born May, 1817, in Lawrence County, Indiana and received but little education from the old subscription schools. His youth was passed without noted event, and he continued to live with his parents until their respective deaths. January 18, 1853, he married SARAH PENISTON, who bore him two children, only one being now living - ELIZA, wife of FRANK HITCHCOCK. March 4, 1881, Mrs. Knight died, and January 16, 1883, Mr. Knight married JULIET FARIS. He has followed the occupation of farming and stock-raising with success, and now owns 245 acres; all being well stocked. He affiliates with the Narional party, and is one of the countys most substantial citizens. His father was a native of Kentucky, and his mother of Virginia, and they came to Lawrence County at the very early date of 1815. Here they became prominent and well-respected, and passed away lamented by all who knew them. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" BY GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 21:48:14 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: Lee, Bazel W. s/o Elizabeth Teagarden - Shelby Co BAZEL W. LEE is a native of Orange County, Indiana, his birth occurring July 8, 1826, the third of eight children born to SPENCER and ELIZABETH (TEAGARDEN) LEE, the parents being natives of Kentucky, who came to this State about 1815. Bazel was educated to a limited extent at the old subscription schools, and passed his youth and early manhood at hard work on his father's farm. June 7, 1849, he married NANCY HOSTETLER, who has borne him eight children, four of whom are now living: LAWRENCE G., who married ELLEN STIPP; FRANCIS M.; A. J. and CLAUD. January 8, 1880, Mrs. Lee died, and November 2, 1881, Mr. Lee married ELLEN (MILLS) MCELYEA. Mr. Lee is an industrious farmer, and owns 340 acres of good land in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. He and wife are exemplary members of the Christian Church. He is a Mason, and a supporter of the principles of the National party. He deals in fine stock, and owns a fine horse of the Morgan blood. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" BY GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 21:57:50 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: Lee, Gilead P. s/o Elizabeth Teagarden - Shelby Co GILEAD P. LEE, a native Hoosier, was born in Orange County, Indiana, December 18, 1828, one of a family of eight children born to SPENCER and ELIZABETH (TEAGARDEN) LEE, who settled in Orange County from the South (Kentucky) at an early day. Being among the first families to settle in that locality, Gilead P. only secured such education as the old backswoods cabin schoolhouses afforded. Farming has been his principal occupation through life, and with the exception of one year while a resident of Moultrie County, Illinois, he has always resided in Indiana. He became a resident of Lawrence County in November, 1864, and of Bedford in 1870, the first four years after moving to town being engaged in the agricultural implement business. He owns 200 acres of valuable land in Illinois, 80 acres in Lawrence County and valuable town property in Bedford. His marriage with ELIZA J. FINLEY was solemnized Septmber 16, 1851, and to their union seven children have been born, these three named being the only survivors: SARAH M. (MRS. FISH), MERRILL S. and CARRIE B. (MRS. GILES). Both parents are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Lee belongs to the Subordinate Lodge of Odd Fellows, was first a Democrat in politics, but in 1861 became a Republican and in 1874 changed to the National party, with which he yet affiliates. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" BY GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 22:05:46 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: Long, David - Woodford Co DAVID LONG is the fourth of twelve children of JOHN and ELIZABETH (MARTIN) LONG, and was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, October 26, 1823. His father was born near Richmond, Virginia, November 6, 1796, and his mother in Woodford County, KY. They were married in 1818, and came to this county in 1829. David remained at home until twenty-five years of age, receiving in youth limited schooling. February 22, 1848, he was united in marriage with SARAH FISH. Eight children have blessed this union, five of whom are now living: CHARLOTTE, ARETAS W., ELI A., JESSE R. and C. EDITH. Mr. Long is a farmer and owns ninety-one acres of excellent land in the famous Leatherwood District, Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. He is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church. His son, Jesse R., is a teacher of Penmanship and phonograghy and typewriting at the Central Indiana Normal School. Eli A. is practicing short-hand at Memphis, Tennesssee, and Aretas W. is mining in Mexico. Grandfather WILLIAM LONG was a German, who first settled in Pennsylvania, thence moved to Virginia, thence to Kentucky, where his marriage occurred. "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 22:19:01 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: Malott, Dr. Hiram - Unknown Co ties DR. HIRAM MALOTT was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, December 2, 1823; one of ten children born to OTHO and MARGARET (BEATY) MALOTT, who settled in Lawrence County in 1821, coming from Kentucky, where they lived till about three years before his death, which occurred in Kansas, where they had moved. Dr. Malott was reared to farming, and also taught school. In the fall of 1855 he began a course of medicine in the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati, afterward practicing at Heltonville, Indiana. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fiftieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was elected First Lieutenant, but resigned in 1863 and returned to Heltonville, where he remained till 1873, at that time moving to Bedford where he remained only one year, when he located at Sullivan till 1883, at that time coming back to his native county and entering the drug trade, the firm being the successors of one of the oldest firms in Bedford. May 16, 1844, he married Miss EUNICE PEED, and three children have been born to them, only one living - WILLIAM H. Mrs. Malott died in 1869 and in July, 1870, he married Mrs. MARY (RILEY) MORROW. Self and wife are members of the Christian Church, and he is an A.F. & A. M., both Blue Lodge and Royal Arch; is also a member of the G.A.R. and a Republican. "HISTORT OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884 ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 22:34:46 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: McFadden, Charles h/o Sarah Bivins - Unknown Co ties CHARLES MCFADDEN, when six years old, lost his father by death and his mother when he was seventeen. The parents were ANDREW and MARGARET MCFADDEN, the mother coming to Lawrence County, Indiana about 1838. Charles was born in South Carolina Septemer 21, 1834, and remained with his mother until her death, receiving little education. August 7, 1862, he married SARAH, daughter of RICHARD and ELIZABEH BIVINS, who has borne him four children: MARY, KATE, LIZZIE and GRACE. Mr. McFadden has been successful in his occupaion of farming and owns a farm of 170 acres. In politics he is a Democrat. RICHARD BIVINS, father of Mrs. McFadden, was born January 7, 1799, in Frederick County, Maryland. He was taken to Kentucky at the age of three years, and remained there until twenty-eight, when he came to Lawrence County. The McFaddens are well known and respected. 'HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ From: Diana Flynn Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 22:44:23 -0400 Subject: KY-F: BIO: McKnight, Samuel s/o Rebecca Vontrece - Shelby Co SAMUEL MCKNIGHT was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, April 25, 1824, being the second of eight children born to CHRISTOPHER and REBECCA (VONTRECE) MCKNIGHT. The father was a North Carolinian, and came to Indiana on the day of the battle of Tippecanoe, settling first on Lost River in Orange County, but going to Lawrence about the year 1814. The mother was a native of Shelby County, Kentucky. Samuel remained on his father's farm, securing in youth merely the rudiments of an education. October 26, 1846, he married SAMANTHA P. IKERD, and they are parents of the following children: ROBERT E., who married ELLEN KINNICK; THEOPHILUS F., whose wife was AMERICA JONES; ELIZA J., who married THOMAS RAGSDALE; MARY E., who is the wife of P. H. IKERD; JAMES D., who married NANCY A. YOUNGER, deceased; REBECCA A., unmarried; HARRIET K., who is the wife of JOHN ALEXANDER; SAMANTHA E., who married WILLIAM LANIER; WILLIAM E., MASSIE E., SUSAN E. and SARAH I., the last four unmarried. Mr. McKnight comes of an old and prominent family. He is a successful farmer, owning 280 acres of land. He deals to some extent in fine stock. He is a Deomocrat and his wife is a member of the Methodist Church. 'HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884. ------------------------------ End of ky-footsteps V1 #128 *************************** 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.