ky-footsteps Monday, September 1, 2003 Volume 03 : Issue 119 Today's Topics: # 1 [KYF] NEWS: Fire in Jackson, 1886, Breathitt Co. # 2 [KYF] OBIT: John William Atkinson, 1933, Barren Co. # 3 [KYF] OBIT: Roy Barbour, 1911, Barren Co. # 4 [KYF] NEWS: Marshall Crittenden Caudill, Whitley Co. # 5 [KYF] NEWS: Will of M.C. Caudill, 1939, Whitley & Mercer Co. # 6 [KYF] OBIT: Bud Brandon, 1971, Monroe Co. & IL # 7 [KYF] OBIT: Cora GRISSOM, 1910, Monroe Co. # 8 [KYF] OBIT: Lowell JACKSON, JR., 2002, Mercer Co. # 9 [KYF] OBIT: Mary J. Hill, Warren Co. # 10 [KYF] OBIT: Melbon TOOMBS, 2002, Lincoln Co. _____________________________X-Message: #1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Norma Adams Date: 30 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] NEWS: Fire in Jackson, 1886, Breathitt Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ This is from the Oct. 13, 1886 Hazel Green Herald. JACKSON IN FLAMES C. J. Little's Store and the Court House in Ashes Other Valuable Property Saved Only By the Vigorous Use of Wet Blankets Jackson, Ky., Oct. 10 --At 3 o'clock this morning the large storehouse of C. J. Little, in this place, was discovered to be on fire. Hiram Centers, who lives in the jail, discovered it, the noise of the cracking timber having awakened him. He found that the back door of the storehouse, which opened toward the court house was open and the stairway just inside the door was wrapt in flames, as was also the exterior of the building just south of the door. The flames on the outside were running up the walls about eight feet. The whole interior of the house was full of smoke, and as there was powder in the building, it was thought dangerous to enter. The show case just inside the front door and the counter scales were all that was saved. Mr. Little's residence stands about sixty feet from the store and was covering it with wet blankets that it was saved. The court house which stood just across the street east of the storehouse caught fire upon the roof, and before any water could be gotten upon it the fire was too far advanced to be controled. The residence of W. S. Haddix, which is about 100 feet west of the storehouse, was saved by a free use of water. The clerk's offices, though standing so near the court house were saved by keeping the roof wet. Hargis' store, just opposite the court house, north, was kept wet and as the wind was blowing south there there was no damage to it. Mr. Little's loss is $8,000 and $6,500 on the good and $1,500 on the house. he holds a policy in one of Hoffman's companies of $1,000 on the storehouse and $3,000 on the stock. This leaves a loss of $4,000 not covered. Mr. Little has the profound sympathy of the community in his severe loss. Being a man of unusual energy and business qualifications, even this heavy loss will only serve to nerve him to still greater efforts. the door being open, the presumption is that the store was robbed and either purposely or accidentally set on fire. THE COURT HOUSE Only the chairs and bell of the court house were saved. This ancient scene of so many forensic contests is now but brick and ashes. It had done its work, and was already about to fall into the river. The County Court has been agitating the question of building a new court house and now the question is settled. This court house has been the only place for church or school for several years until within the last year a church has been built and a school building is now in the process of erection, and will be ready by the first of January next. Another fortunate circumstance is that Mr. Little recently bought out Snowden and Hogg's stock of goods just across the river in the Pan Handle and has been doing business there for the past two weeks. A load of goods that cost $1,100 was within a few miles of Jackson when the fire occurred. If they had arrived a day earlier that much more would have added to the loss. _____________________________X-Message: #2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 30 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: John William Atkinson, 1933, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Nobob Youth Victim of Tragic Accident. Life is uncertain. John William Atkinson, the 21 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atkinson of the Nobob section was in Glasgow last Saturday buying grass seed, preparatory to spring work. Sunday morning, he attended church with his parents, and in the afternoon, he and Mr. Kenneth Smith of Nobob, went to Bowling Green, to visit friends. Starting home late in the afternoon and when about three miles out from Bowling Green, they encountered an antiquated Ford car, driven by Mr. Leslie Howell, who stopped just after he had reached the pike - perhaps his car balked - but it was too late for the young Atkinson, who was driving the car to avoid a collision, and upon striking the Ford, their car plunged down an embankment, turning over three times, breaking young Atkinson's neck, causing his death before he could reach the hospital. Young Smith was slightly, though not seriously injured. The remains of young Atkinson were brought to Glasgow, where they were prepared for burial, and then taken to the home of his parents, where they remained until Tuesday, when they were taken to old Poplar Log, where they were interred, after funeral services by Rev. J. H. Swan of Tompkinsville. Young Atkinson was the only son of his parents, and is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Rex Shipley and Mrs. Roy Settle who live near the home of their parents, and Mrs. GIliam Wade of Summer Shade. He is also survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Miller. Young Atkinson was a model young man, a strict member of the Baptist church and held in such regard that at his age, he was sent as a messenger to the Barren River Association of Baptists. The immense crowd which attended his funeral attested the warm place he held in the hearts of those who knew him best." Poplar Log Cemetery: 8 December 1911 - 9 April 1933 Unknown Glasgow (KY) Newspaper, found in old scrapbook. _____________________________X-Message: #3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 30 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Roy Barbour, 1911, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mr. Roy Barbour died May 3, 1911. Lived Goodnight section. Son of Robert Barbour. Was age 19, died of congestive chlls. Interred in family cemetery on home place." Unable to locate stone reference. Unknown Glasgow (KY) newspaper, found in old scrapbook. _____________________________X-Message: #4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Date: 31 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] NEWS: Will of M.C. Caudill, 1939, Whitley & Mercer Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ Name and date of newspaper article unknown. CADDELL WILL IS LONG DOCUMENT At Termination Of Life Interest Of Heirs, All Estate Goes To Two Baptist Institutions. The will of the late M.C. Caddell is one of the longest probated in the Mercer county court for some time. Howard Waggener, whom the testator terms his "trusted" employee and friend," is devised all crops, livestock, farm implements and machinery on and in connection with his real estate in Mercer county. The rest of the personality is to be converted into cash to pay inheritance tax and debts. A brother, William Caddell, is left 200 (?) acres for life, the front part with improvements of what is known as the former John Nooe farm on the Dix river road, and at his death the property passes to his two daughters jointly for life. All real estate in McCreary and Whitley counties owned by the testator, is left absolutely to his nephew, Alfred Smith Caddell, who also inherits all his Kentucky Utilities stock. All read estate owned in Mercer is devised to Howard Waggener "for his natural life, or until 1962, whichever is shorter." He is to keep up all properties in their present condition, pay taxes, repairs, replace damages and keep the land built up by rotation of crops, and this also includes the farm devised to William Caddell and daughters. There are a number of other provisions in the will, which a codicil revokes. This codicil names the Citizens Bank and Trust Company as administrator. After the termination of all life interest and of the heirs and claims of Waggener, the administrator is directed by the codicil to convert all properties of whatever nature into cash and divide it equally between the Kentucky Baptist children’s Home at Glendale and the Baptist Clear Creek Mountain Preachers School, the fund to be distributed by the Southern Baptist "gifts from Marshall Crittenden Caddell." NOTE: The will and codicil are both dated June 1, 1939. _____________________________X-Message: #6 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Bud Brandon, 1971, Monroe Co. & IL ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Monroe Native Dies in Illinois. Bud Brandon, 80, of 155 Johns Avenue, Decatur, Ill., died Friday, August 13, 1971, at Danville Veteran's Hospital in Danville, Ill. "Graveside services with military rites were held at 1000 a.m. tuesday, August 17. Burial was in Jonathan Creek Cemetery in Sullivan, Ill. "Mr. Brandon was born in Gamiel, Ky., the son of Mark and Clara Keith Brandon. He was a retired employee of A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co., a member of the Staley Fellowship Club, and of the American Legion. He was a World War I veteran. "He married Mattie Hale on March 28, 1920, in Gamaliel. "Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Donna Brandon, at home; three brothers, Lum Brandon, Decatur; Perry Brandon, Peoria, and Mac Brandon, of Tennessee. A sister also survives." Source: Unknown Tompkinsville KY newspaper, found in scrapbook of the late Eva Coe Peden. _____________________________X-Message: #7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Cora GRISSOM, 1910, Monroe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Cora Grissom, Tompkinsville, died December 19, 1910, age 16. Daughter of Willie Grissom of Spiva, Tenn. Suicide by hanging herself in bedroom. Survivors:father, 3 brothers and one sister. Interred in Bailey Cemetery, Monroe Co., Ky." Source: Unknown Glasgow (KY) newspaper, found in old scrapbook. _____________________________X-Message: #8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Lowell JACKSON, JR., 2002, Mercer Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 25 Mar 2002 HARRODSBURG -- Services for Lowell Thomas Jackson Jr., 38, of Harrodsburg will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by J.H. Burns. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. He died Saturday at his home. Born June 10, 1963, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Lowell T. and Jane G. Bugg Jackson of Harrodsburg. He was an engineer technician for Hitachi and attended Ellers Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Michael T. Jackson and Kenneth L. Jackson, both of Harrodsburg; a brother, Wayne Jackson of Mercer County; a sister, Sherry Doyle of Nashville, Tenn.; and grandmothers, Sue Jackson and Opal Claunch, both of Harrodsburg. Pallbearers will be Kenny Beasley, John Shewmaker, Jerome Coyle, Todd Isham, David Brown and Mike Brown. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice or the American Cancer Society. _____________________________X-Message: #9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Martha Lamkin, Email Registry ID# Date: 31 August 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Mary J. Hill, Warren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: This obituary column, cut from newspapers of the time period, was found pasted in an ancient dust-covered book at a yard sale I attended in Louisville KY.  I'm posting them verbatim in the hopes they will benefit others.  I have no further information and have no connection to any of these names.  I have no additional information on dates, or about which newspapers the original columns were in or the year of publication. IN MEMORIAM "The grim monster death wields his sceptre over all." "It is appointed unto man once to die." We have heard that appointment, ringing down the corridors of time ever since the creation of the world, and yet how unwilling are we to meet its demands. No matter how strongly we build the fortification around our loved ones we may surround them with every care and luxury that the human mind can devise, yet that evil still lurks in our midst and even before we are aware of its presence it pounces down upon us as a hawk seizes its prey, and is sure to carry away for its victim, the most precious one in the home. Such was the case when death entered the home of John W. HILL near Richardsville, this county, and seized for its victim the dear wife and mother, Mrs. Mary J. HILL. She was not only mother to the immediate family, but in her case the word "other" was far-reaching; almost every child in her community knew her as mother. She was always looking after their interest and welfare, much as she would the welfare of her own dear children. Her children were all married and had left the parental roof for homes of their own and she found comfort and consolation in training and caring for the little folks in her vicinity, most especially those who had been so unfortunate as to lose their own mother; trying at all times to fill the vacancy, hence she was known as "mother" by both large and small. "Mother Hill" as she was familiarly called was permitted to live out her allotted time of three score years and ten; being 75 years, one month and twenty days old at the time of her death. She was born and reared on the farm where she lived at the time of her death and had never moved in all her life. She was the daughter of S. W. YOUNG, one of the oldest settles of Kentucky, and whose home was one of the first three settlers of that part of Kentucky; the other two settlers were CHERRY, and ISBELL, the latter’s daughter being the mother or our subject. "Mother Hill" was noted for her good, strong Christian character; she professed faith in Christ when quite young, and joined the M. E. Church. She not only lived a consistent member, but she lived a consistent Christian life, always doing whatsoever her hand found to do and doing it with all her might. She often said during her illness that she "was ready to obey the summons; that she had fulfilled her mission on earth and was ready when the summons came." Many times during her illness she would close her eyes, even when suffering excruciating pain, and sing some good, old-time hymns which she had learned when but a small child, never stopping to mourn or complain. Many times she would sing herself to sleep, much as a baby sings its sleepy lullaby. Sometimes she would ask her children around her bedside to sing some good, old-time song, when she would join in the singing until her voice would be lost in sleep. _____________________________X-Message: #10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Melbon TOOMBS, 2002, Lincoln Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 27 Mar 2002 MORELAND -- Services for former Lincoln County Fire Board member Melbon Mack Toombs, 75, of Toombs Hollow Road, Hustonville, will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney Area Rescue Squad building by the Revs. Aaron Snelling and Jim Swafford. Burial will be in McKinney Cemetery. He died Monday at his home. He was an appliance service technician and a member of McKinney Area Rescue Squad and McKinney Fire Department. He had served on the Lincoln County Fire Board and belonged to Lonesome Pines Bluegrass Band. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7101. Born Oct. 3, 1926, in Lincoln County, he was the son of Carlous and Sabra Baugh Toombs. Survivors include his wife, Doris Toombs; three daughters, Tina McDonald of Hustonville, Murlyn Toombs of Lawrenceburg and Mary Ann Chambers of Okinawa; a son, Wesley E. Toombs of Seffner, Fla.; a brother, Herb Toombs of Danville; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Christopher Mack Deitsch, Timothy Toombs, David Lynn, Dale Kirkpatrick, Keith Coffman, William Denham and Leslie Richey. Honorary pallbearers are Theo Nance, Herb Toombs Jr., Jim Reed, Jim Bowman, Rob Alcorn, Jerry Toombs, Johnny Britt and Elmer Boadman. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Thursday at the McKinney Area Rescue Squad building. Memorials may go to McKinney Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 117, McKinney 40448. W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 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