ky-footsteps Monday, August 04, 2003 Volume 03 : Issue 94 Today's Topics: # 1 [KYF] MARRIAGE: Young to Hancock, 1897, Barren Co. # 2 [KYF] OBIT: Gus Jewel, 1898, Barren Co. # 3 [KYF] DEATH CERT: David Bratcher, 1911, Hart Co. # 4 [KYF] OBIT: Pres Mansfield, 1989, Hart Co. # 5 [KYF] OBIT: Mary A. Mansfield, 1898, Barren Co. # 6 [KYF] OBIT: Mahala Anderson, 1898, Metcalfe Co. # 7 [KYF] OBIT: Charles Belk, 1979, Warren Co. & FL # 8 [KYF] OBIT: Morgan Piper, 1898, Metcalfe Co. # 9 [KYF] OBIT: Irene South, 1979, Metcalfe Co. # 10 [KYF] OBIT: S. Green EDWARDS, 1909, Metcalfe Co. # 11 [KYF] OBIT: Cross FORD, Metcalfe Co. # 12 [KYF] OBIT: Eva F. Steffey, 1933, Barren Co. _____________________________X-Message: #1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] MARRIAGE: Young to Hancock, 1897, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mr. Sam T. Young and Miss Pearl Hancock will be married in the Baptist church here Wednesday of next week, June 2, at noon. Mr. Young is a son of the late Hon. G. C. Young, of Tracy, and is the Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank of this place. He is an excellent young business-man, a clever gentleman and of spotless moral character. The bride is one of the handsomest of the many handsome daughters of Glasgow, and has won scores of admirers by her many charms both of person and of mind. "The young couple will receive the congratulations of a host of friends on the marriage." Source: Glasgow (KY) Weekly TImes, 26 May 1897. _____________________________X-Message: #2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Gus Jewel, 1898, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "We were shocked yesterday at hearing of the death of that most excellent man, Mr. Gus Jewell. He was a devoted Christian, and loved by all who knew him. We extend our sympathy to the family in their bereavement." Jewell Cemetery Gustavus H Jewell 21 July 1838 - 11 Mar 1898 Sources: Austin KY correspondent, 12 Mar 1898, Glasgow (KY) Times, Thursday, 17 Mar 19899, Volume XXXIII, No. 38. _____________________________X-Message: #3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Carol Olney, Email Registry ID# Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] DEATH CERT: David Bratcher, 1911, Hart Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ Commonwealth of Kentucky, County of Hart Reg. District: 640, Primary Reg. District: 6186 Voting Precinct: Cub Run Certificate No. 28444 Name: David M. Bratcher Sex: Male Race: White Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: married Spouse: not listed Date of Birth: 11 May 1827 Birthplace: not listed Father: not listed Father's Birthplace: not listed Mother: not listed Mother's Birthplace: not listed Date of Death: 28 November 1911 Hour of Death: not listed Age: 74 Years, 6 months, 17 days Cause of Death: Nervous prostration caused by fall and old age Place of Death: Cub Run, Hart Co., KY Burial Place: Bratcher Cemetery Burial Date: 29 November 1911 Informant: J.D. Willen Informant's Address: Dog Creek, KY Undertaker: J.L. Cox, Cub Run Date Filed: 29 November 1911 Signed By: Dr. W.L. McGuire, M.D. A scanned image of this certificate can be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/hart/vitals/deaths/b/b632002.jpg _____________________________X-Message: #4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Pres Mansfield, 1989, Hart Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mr. Pres Mansfield, the well-known Hart county trader died in New Albany yesterday morning, and the remains were brought to Rowletts for interment Wednesday evening. Mr. Mansfield was a man of many good qualities and the news of his death will be heard with sincere regret by his many friends in Hart and Barren counties." Glasgow (KY) Times, Thurs 17 Mar 1989, Vol XXXIII, No 38 _____________________________X-Message: #5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Mary A. Mansfield, 1898, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mrs. Mary A. Mansfield, widow of the late Mr. John Mansfield, died at her home three miles from town Tuesday morning last. Mrs. Mansfield had been in declining health for more than six months, and her death was no surprise to those acquainted with her condition. She was sixty-six years of age and had been a member of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church for many years. "The remains were interred in the family burying ground yesterday at 8 o'clock." Unable to locate. Source: Glasgow (KY) Times, 5 May 1898. _____________________________X-Message: #6 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Mahala Anderson, 1898, Metcalfe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mrs. Mahala Anderson, one of the oldest and best women of our country, died Tuesday. She was eighty-five years old and had been seriously ill for some time, and her death was not unexpected. She was the mother of ex-Sheriff F. D. Anderson. Funeral services were held yesterday at Liberty Church, whre the remains will be interred." Source: Glasgow (KY) Times, Thurs., 17 Mar 1898, Vol XXXIII, No 38. _____________________________X-Message: #7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Charles Belk, 1979, Warren Co. & FL ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Charles Belk Residence: Altamonte Springs FL Died: Friday, 17 Aug 1979, residence, brief illness, age 72. Survivors: Wife: Mrs Edith Belk Daughter: Mrs. Raymond Newhouse of Bowling Green Step-daughters: Mrs Vivian Warren of Louisville and Mrs Phyllis Ray of FL Step-son: Steve Fields of Beaver Dam KY Sisters: Mrs Thelma Miller, Mrs Margaret Taylor and Mrs Virginia Gregory, all of Bowling Green, Mrs. Florence Aden of Alvaton KY and Mrs Alma Rodgers of Cave City KY Brothers: Junior Belk of Bowling Green and Preston Belk of TN Four grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Services: Tuesday, 11:30 am, J C Kirby & Son Funeral Home, burial Fairview Cemetery. Barren County (KY) Progress, Thursday, 23 Aug 1979, p. 4. _____________________________X-Message: #8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Morgan Piper, 1898, Metcalfe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "A Metcalfe Soldier Dead. Mr. Morgan Piper, who lived near Randolph, Metcalfe County, and who had been at home on an indefinite leave of absence, died at Augusta, Ga., April 26. Mr. Piper had built himself a snug little home near Randolph and had settled down to enjoy life, but was ordered to report to his command when the Spanish troubles broke out. He served in the regular army through the civil war, and continuously about thirty years, and had seen a great deal of hard service all through the West. At one time he was in the command of the gallant Custer. He died of heart and lung trouble. Mr. Piper had a host of friends through the section of Metcalfe in which he lived who will sincerely regret to hear of his death. He leaves a wife and one child." Source: Glasgow (KY) Times, 5 May 1898. _____________________________X-Message: #9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Irene South, 1979, Metcalfe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Irene South Residence: Center KY Died: Wednesday, 15 Aug 1979, Highland Baptist Hospital in Louisville KY. She had broken her hip several months ago, age 86. Survivors: Son: Lyndon South of Louisville Three grandchildren Services: Friday, Butler Funeral Home, burial Center Cemetery Source: Barren County (KY) Progress, Thursday, 23 Aug 1979, p. 4. _____________________________X-Message: #10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: S. Green EDWARDS, 1909, Metcalfe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mrs. S. Green Edwards died December 8, 1909 in Metcalfe Co., near Summer Shade. Interred Edwards Cemetery near Pleasant Grove. Wife had been dead many years. Children all grown, one of whom is Dr. Fidelia Edwards of Edmonton." Source: Unknown Glasgow (KY) newspaper, found in old scrapbook. _____________________________X-Message: #11 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Cross FORD, Metcalfe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mr. Cross Ford died at home at Summer Shade of his father-in-law, J. H. McMurtrey. Interred Summer Shade Cemetery." Source: Unknown and undated Glasgow (KY) newspaper, found in old scrapbook. _____________________________X-Message: #12 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 3 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Eva F. Steffey, 1933, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Also note that the top of this obituary is missing. "Mrs Steffey was the widow of the late Mr. Schuyler Steffey, died at her home at Beech Grove, near Beckton, at 7:30 Sunday night, at the age of sixty-six years, and was childless. "Before her marriage she was Miss Eva Furlong, and is survived by two brothers, Messrs. Sam Furlong of the South Fork country and Tom Furlong of Roseville. "She was born and reared in the section of the county in which she died and was held in the highest esteem, being a devout member of the Baptist church, and was loved by all who knew her. "The funeral was held at Beech Grove church at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, followed by burial in the cemetery at that place." Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery - Eva F Steffey 15 Aug 1866 - 30 Apr 1933 - on same stone with Schuyler R. Source: Unknown Glasgow Ky newspaper, found in old scrapbook. End of ky-footsteps-digest V03 #03 94 ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************************************