KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 22 Aug 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 00:04:54 -0500 From: "Nancy Trice" Subject:JOURNAL: Clemons, 1900, Estill & Clark Co; part 4 [cont, part 4] Thursday, March 1 Went to Store. Went to C.W. Sales* & to G.B. Kelley's & to Jas. Crawford's. Came back to Store. Stayed with Chilton all night. Snowed. *Mattie Clay (Reed) Clemons' mother was Elizabeth (Sales) Reed, and C.W. Sales may have been a relative of hers. Friday, March 2 Left Millers Creek Chilton brought me to town; took train to Rich*, Nicholasville, Lex & Winchester. ----Stayed at the Winchester Hotel Cold, snowed. *This refers to Richmond, Kentucky. Saturday, March 3 Went from Winchester to Pine Grove. Went to P.W. and B.F. cut calves moderated thawed snow went off. Stayed at Phillip.* *I do not know who P.W, and B.F. might be at this point. I believe that Phillip is Phillip Webber, a witness at his first wedding to Betty Jackson Fluty, and possibly a relative. Pine Grove is located where Todd's Road, Colby Road and Combs Ferry Road intersect near the Clark/Fayette County line. All that is there is a grocery store and post office now. Sunday, March 4 Stayed at Phillip's. Cleared & clouded & cleared. cool Monday, March 5 Came from Phillip's to Winchester. on train obtained livery and came to Price's.* Warm Cloudy rained some. *I do not know for sure who Price is, but I strongly believe that his many references to Price are to his brother-in-law, J. Price Osborne. As mentioned previously, J. Price Osborne was married to Fannie Clemons, William F. Clemons' sister. I believe that after William F. Clemons' second wife, Mattie Reed Clemons, died, he sold his store and moved his children and household from Estill County to Clark County. I believe that Price and Fannie Osborne's home became his home base for a while and that Fannie played the role of surrogate mother to Homer and Leon Clemons, his two sons, until he remarried in 1901. Tuesday, March 6 Opened up things in the storehouse, to air. Cloudy. cooler. Em, man* *I do not know what he is referring to with this notation. Wednesday, March 7 Stayed at Price's. opened up goods to air. Cool. Thursday, March 8 Spent the Day at Price's in straightening out my things in store. Cloudy. . .cool Friday, March 9 Straightened up things in store house. Cloudy & cool. Saturday, March 10 Went to Log Lick to Church.* Followed Bro Doug. Came back to Price's. Bright & Clear *This refers to Log Lick Church in Clark County, Kentucky. Sunday, March 11 Went to Log Lick to Church. Introduced Bro McIntosh. Preached Came back to Price's. Clear & bright. Monday, March 12 Went to Commodores to have Deed signed. Straightened up in store house. Went down to mill. Clear Pretty Day. *I believe that this is Commodore Richardson. Tuesday, March 13 Went to Winchester. Dined with Bro. Lowry Went to P.G. all Night* Fair. *I think that P.G. refers to Pine Grove. Wednesday, March 14 Went to Lexington. Pd Insurance. Cool to Cloudy. Ret to P.G. Thursday, March 15 Stayed at P.G. Snowed, all day. Friday, March 16 Stayed at P.G., Cold & snowy. Eve. K.R. Saturday, March 17 Stayed Coop Place, P.G.* Cold and Snowy. *This refers to P. Cooper. Sunday, March 18 Stayed at Cooper P. P.G. Rained and Dark Monday, March 19 Came to Winchester Stayed with Bro Lowry Rained. spent the night with Bro Lowry. Tuesday, March 20 Stayed in Town till noon. Came to Price's. R.T. spent the night. Cold Eve. M. Wednesday, March 21 Stayed at Price's. Wrote following letters 2. Geo. Henderson Lomso 1 Jas. Clemons* D.R. 1 Jas. Ashcraft 1 W.F. Kerr** 1 G.B. Shepherd 1 J.D. Simpson 1 H. Stedman 1 W.G. White & Co. 1 W.T. Ogden 1 J.M. Robinson, Norton & Co. 1 Pocahontas Lab. Works Co. *I am not sure of this, but I suspect that this is James Clemons who, at this time, lives in Grant County, Kentucky. I believe that this James Clemons is William F. Clemons' eldest half-brother. Later in the journal, William F. Clemons travels with his boys to visit the Clemons family members in Grant County. **William F. Clemons' mother's maiden name was Kerr, and this W.F. Kerr may have been a relative. Thursday, March 22 Came up to the Post Office Went to Vienna. Could not find the River. Went to the mouth of the Red River. Crossed the river. Stayed at Jas. Jordans* all night. Fair weather, cooler. *Carolyn Chism found a reference to James Jordan at RootsWeb.Com under VIOLENT KENTUCKY DEATHS in which it states that Lucy Stepp (negro) shot James Jordan at Richmond. He clubbed her for spreading false rumors". I do not have a date for this incident. Friday, March 23 Came to Irvine and to Chilton's. Kitten* and I went to E.B. Scrivner's. Stayed all night received letter from Minnie. Cool. *This reference to "Kitten" is someone named "Kate," although I do not know her last name or anything else about her. I suspect that this may be Kate Sales who was a relative of his wife, Mattie Clay Clemons. Saturday, March 24 Came to Chilton's. brought Kitten. Went to Fitchburg. H.C. Norton's & M.A. N's.* Took dinner. Went to Green Estes'. Went to Chilton's -- spent the night. Rained at night *This is M.A. Neal. Sunday, March 25 Chilton, Retha, Kate and I went to M.A. N's.* Took dinner. Rained all day. Left M.A. N's for Bro McIntoshes. Spent the night with him. Rained all night. *These people are Chilton and Retha (Estes) Neal and M.A. Neal. I do not know who Kate refers to but suspect that this is Kate Sales. Monday, March 26 Left Bro McIntoshes Went to Town of Irvine put the Live Policy of S.B. Neal for collection Adjusted some matters in Town Came back to Chilton's spent the night. Clear & Frost night. Tuesday, March 27 Left Chilton's. Went to E.J. Broaddus & to Mrs. Neal's. Secured power of attorney to collect Life Policy from Mrs. Neal and E.J. Broaddus. Clear and bright. Stayed with A.C. Estes all night. Wednesday, March 28 Went from A.C. Estes' to store. Then to E.B. Scrivner's took dinner. went to G.B. Kelley's & Anderson Crawford's. Then to Jas. Crawfords. - - -Then to store Home with Thos. West. spent the night. Cleared off. Thursday, March 29 Came to Irvine. M.A. N., E.J.B.* fixed power of attorney. Came to Price's. Rained. Stayed all night. *These two people are E.J. Broaddus and M.A. Neal. Friday, March 30 Stayed at Price's Cold. Snowed Saturday, March 31 At Price's. Went to P. Office. Came back to Price's. Cloudy. Cool. 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