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The Alvey Family, continued _________________________________

Mary and Joseph’s five children, all born inMarion County, were Peter (b. 1870), John L. (b.1873), William Tyler (b. 1875, d. 17 June 1947,Marion County, Ky., m. Lettie Samuel Devine),Sarah Bridget “Sallie” (b. 21 February 1877, d. 29December 1942, Valley Station, Jefferson County,m. Archie Bernard Downs), and Monroe (b. 1881).

James Harrison Lyons Sr.James Harrison Lyons Sr. (b. 1822, Washington

County, d. 1 May 1899, Marion County),31 a son ofAnn “Nancy” Alvey and Richard Lyons I, marriedElizabeth “Betsy” Thompson (b. 1826, WashingtonCounty, d. after 1900), on 9 July 1850, MarionCounty, a daughter of John Barton Thompson IIand Susan Elizabeth Mattingly.

James and Betsy’s six children, all born in MarionCounty, were John Austin (b. 16 June 1851, m.Mary Elizabeth “Bettie” Brady), William Henry (b.11 December 1853, d. 10 February 1936, UnionCounty, m. Amada Evaline “Eva”Alvey), Mary Ellen (b. 20 Sep-tember 1856, d. 12 November1930, Louisville, JeffersonCounty, m. John Bernardi),Anna B. (b. 1859, m. Joseph J.Stockton), Thomas Marion (b.

11 September 1860), and James Harrison Jr. (b. 22August 1864).

John LyonsJohn Lyons (b. 10 August 1825, Washington

County, d. 16 September 1909, Union County), ason of Ann “Nancy” Alvey and Richard Lyons I,married Elizabeth Ann “Eliza” Alvey (b. 3 July 1835,Marion County, d. 1895, Union County), a daugh-ter of Charles Alvey and Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Ray,on 14 February 1854 in Marion County.32

John and Eliza’s six children, all born in MarionCounty, were Mary Elizabeth (b. 5 February 1855,d. about 1894, m. Samuel Washington Gregory),Amanda Jane “Mandy” (b. 22 September 1857,Raywick, Marion County, d. 24 December 1925,Union County, m. William Preston Crowdus), JohnThomas (b. 5 December 1863, d. 15 July 1929,Union County),33 Richard Henry (b. 29 January1865, Raywick, Marion County, d. 31 July 1935,

Union County, m. Anna BenitaThompson), Martha Ann“Mattie” (11 June 1870, d. 10September 1962, Louisville,Jefferson County, m. GeorgeThomas Mills), William Virgil(b. 20 August 1877, d. 21 Janu-ary 1898, Union County).

Numerous Alveysattended three Catholicchurches in Marion Countyand many are buried intheir cemeteries. Thechurches are St. CharlesBorromeo (center) in St.Mary’s, St. Francis Assisi(right) in St. Francis andSt. Francis Xavier (left) inRaywick.



John Basil AlveyJohn Basil Alvey (b. 1822 Washington County, d.

before 1900, Ind.), a son of John Henry Alvey Jr.and Elizabeth “Betsy” Blair, married Mary AnnThompson (b. September 1825, WashingtonCounty, d. after 1900, Ark.) (25),34 a daughter ofJohn Barton Thompson II and Susan ElizabethMattingly, about 1850 in Marion County.

John and Betsy’s five known children were Jane (b.25 July 1853, St. Mary’s, Marion County, d. after 2November 1854, St. Mary’s, Marion County), SusanAlice “Allie” (b. 3 March 1856, St. Mary’s, MarionCounty, m. Henry G. Haines), John Henry “Jack”(b. 16 March 1859, St Mary’s, Marion County, d. 26March 1934, Van Buren, Crawford County, Ark., m.Amanda Lavinia “Nell” Stevenson), Thomas N. (b.about 24 November 1861, Marion County), andWilliam Preston (b. 19 February 1864, Raywick,Marion County).

Susan Mary AlveySusan Mary Alvey (b. 27 November 1826, Wash-

ington County, d. 9 December 1880, MarionCounty), a daughter of John Henry Alvey Jr. andElizabeth “Betsy” Blair, married Bennett Alvey (b. 13November 1826, Washington County), a son of JesseAlvey Sr. and Sarah Ann “Sally” Blair, about 1850 inMarion County.

See the children of Susan and Bennett listed underthe family of Bennett Alvey.

1 John Henry Alvey Sr. is mentioned as a son and heir in the1803 St Mary’s County, Md., will of his father, Jesse Alvey. Thename John Henry Sr. is based on the listing of his son JohnHenry Jr. as Henry Jr. in the 1823 Washington County tax list.Henry Alvey Jr.’s father was listed as John.

2 Father John Lyons, a Roman Catholic priest of the areafrom the 1950s through the 1970s, abstracted and compiledthe registers of many churches in Washington and Marioncounties. They included many Alveys and are in the libraries ofthe Filson Historical Society in Louisville and the KentuckyHistorical Society in Frankfort.

3 The marriage date for John Henry Alvey Sr. and ElizabethWilliams was obtained from D.L. Downs, a direct descendant,based on his family lore. I have never been able to confirm orverify this date from any known record available in St. Mary’sCounty, Md.

4 Mary Alvey Thompson was buried in St. CharlesBorromeo Catholic Cemetery in St. Mary’s, Marion County.For Mary and Charles’ marriage record, see Margaret Clark

Kingston, Washington County, Ky. Marriage Records, 1792-1878(Owensboro, 1981), p. 179.

5 Margaret Clark Kingston, Washington County, Ky. MarriageRecords, 1792-1878 (Owensboro, 1981), p. 4

6 Jerry and Nancy Alvey were buried in St. Francis XavierCatholic Cemetery in Raywick, Marion County. See alsoKington, Washington County, Ky., Marriage Records.

7 Dabney Alvey was buried in St. Francis Xavier CatholicCemetery in Raywick, Marion County.

8 Sarah Ann Alvey married John K. Fields (b. about 1835,Ky.) on 9 November 1856 in Marion County.

9 William Alexander Alvey married Amanda C. Duncan (b.27 December 1847 Salem, Ind., d. 18 April 1935, MarionCounty, Ky.), a daughter of Larkin J. Duncan and ElizabethCooper, on 5 June 1863 in New Albany, Floyd County, Ind.

10 Jesse and Sallie Alvey were buried in St Francis AssisiCatholic Cemetery in St Francis, Marion County. See also Seealso Kington, Washington County, Ky., Marriage Records.

11 Kington, Washington County, Ky., Marriage Records.12 Priscilla Alvey married John B. Ferriell (b. 25 July 1822,

Washington County, d. 30 May 1904, Marion County), a son ofJohn Ferriell and Eleanor Blair, on 10 April 1875 in Marion County.

13 Henry “Harry” Bickett was buried in St Francis XavierCatholic Cemetery in Raywick, Marion County.

14 Robert Delaune Alvey was buried in St Francis XavierCatholic Cemetery in Raywick, Marion County.

15 Simeon and Elizabeth were buried in St. Peter’s CatholicCemetery in Montgomery, Daviess County, Ind.

Alvey series author Robert Lee Alvey Sr. posed withMary Catherine (Alvey) Jordan and Earl Alvey at St.Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery, in Raywick, MarionCounty, in 1996. Mary Jordan lives in Louisville, Earl inLas Vegas, and Robert lives in Laguna Niguel, Calif.Jordan is a g-g-g-g-grandaughter of John Henry AlveySr., which makes her a first cousin several timesremoved to Robert and Earl.

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Knox County School Census, 1877

Names of Parents/ Date ofGuardians Names of Children Birth AgeE.T. England Jr. Milly(?) England June 11, 1892 7Mrs. Allias Owens Joseph Owens June 1883 18 “ “ “ Mit(?) March 22, 1890 11James McManny Charles McManny Dec. 1891 10 “ “ Evan March 29, 1894 7George Busham Frank Busham June 1, 1887 14 “ “ Gordius Mar. 24, 1889 12 “ “ John Feb. 4, 1891 10S.M. Cannons Chelsa Jan. 6, 1886 15 “ “ Earnest Nov. 21, 1887 14 “ “ Aurthur D. May 24, 1889 12 “ “ William H. Sept. 27, 1891 10 “ “ Lacia June 14, 1894 7Alijah Haskin Alex Enquian 1887 14J.S. Higmight Anna Price July 10, 1890 11Mary Burgess Molden July 24, 1885 16 “ “ Anny Feb. 22, 1887 14Woodson Jordan Arend(?) Oct. 16, 1885 16 “ “ Reletha Jan. 26, 1889 12 “ “ Melia Jan. 1891 10 “ “ Ethel July 1895 6T.J. Vurmillion Auther Mar. 19, 1889 12 “ “ George E. May 26, 1891 10 “ “ Walter Dec. 18, 1893 8Frank Shupe Delva(?) Jan. 3, 1888 13 “ “ Nemey(?) Oct. 2, 1890 10 “ “ Delama March 20, 1892 9 “ “ Fannit June 22, 1895 6D.B. Bright Rachail A. 1886 15 “ “ Olita 1882 19 “ “ Elijah 1889 12Marthia Short Henry Jan. 1, 1886 15 “ “ John March 26, 1894 7

School censuses are important documents because they often provide proof of family relationship. Many were alsoproduced annually, allowing researchers to gather information between U.S. census years. One of the school censusesin the KHS collection is a microfilm roll of one taken in Knox County in 1900. It is particularly valuable because ithelps document students in the period of the 1890 census, which was subsequently lost. For example, a child born in1881 would not appear in an available U.S. census until 1900, when he or she would be about age 19. No changeshave been made to original text, with the exception of converting months to modern abbreviation rules. Notes appearin parentheses.

Census Report of School Children

Knox County


Humphrey Dausson Thomas Oct. 22, 1890 11 “ “ Edward July 7, 1892 9M.L. Brown Laure July 7, 1892 8Thomas May James T. Feb. 9, 1888 9 “ “ Allias 1893 8T.M. Richardson Arther Aug. 20, 1892 9 “ “ Frank March 18, 1894 7G.T. Taylor Mary Feb. 25, 1893 8 “ “ James R. March 13, 1894 7Joseph Tuggle Henry 1881 19 “ “ Charles 1885 15 “ “ Zalitha 1882 17 “ “ Willie April 1899 11Dudley Claire James April 30, 1881 19 “ “ Elizza May 8, 1882 18 “ “ Mary L. Feb. 4, 1891 9 “ “ Willie L. March 9, 1893 7G.W. Relford John A. Dec. 1888 12Allen Burgess James Oct. 15, 1886 14 “ “ George Dec. 16, 1889 11 “ “ Cora Feb. 23, 1891 9 “ “ Della April 13, 1893 7 “ “ John H. Jan. 29, 1882 18A.M. Hemphill John 1882 18 “ “ Arteamus 1884 16 “ “ Fred 1889 11S.B. Reese Sussie July 30, 1889 11Haitan Golden Susa (married) July 21, 1883 18John E. Golden Steave(?) March 24, 1890 11James “ Rosey Jan. 4, 1894 6H.H. Steele Gertrude Jan. 4, 1894 7 “ “ Gladeys Aug. 20, 1895 6Josh Stanfill Bill Aug. 10, 1890 8 “ “ John Jan. 5, 1884 7James Sulliman Ola Nov. 10, 1889 12 “ “ Manland Oct. 5, 1890 9R.M. Cole Myrtle Aug. 11, 1892 7E.T. England Kate July 15, 1884 15C.H. Horndorn Daniel H. July 25, 1899 10 “ “ Ben C. Dec. 25, 1892 8R.H. Vermillian Oscar Feb. 3, 1884 16 “ “ Walter Dec. 27, 1892 10 “ “ Nettie(?) Sept. 13, 1894 7C.W. Eming Ema L. Nov. 23, 1894 6Susan Parrot Fannie Dec. 14, 1891 10D. Buts John Dec. 19, 1886 6 “ “ Harry Aug. 11, 1889 11J.C. Ballard Dane Aug. 31, 1883 17

Knox County School Census, 1877, continued ___________________


“ “ Edger Feb. 26, 1886 15 “ “ Lelia Jan. 14, 1888 12 “ “ Jesse Jan. 10, 1891 10 “ “ Bay June 10, 1890 7Thomas Messemore William June 29, 1892 18 “ “ Margret E. March 12, 1889 12Wm. Betey(?) Robbert April 6, 1893 7 “ “ Mary/Maney(?) Sept. 7, 1894 6Julia Sheppard Julia June 1885 15Thomas Hindam Flord(?) June 14, 1886 14Mr. Hindam Mary Oct. 12, 1888 12 “ “ Lilly June 29, 1892 7M.C. Hamell Maggie Nov. 16, 1884 17Mairegriett Pugh Jaiwilder Nov. 14, 1895 6J.D. Black Gerlude July 7, 1881 19 “ “ Georgia Oct. 20, 1885 16N.(?)W. Plank Floyd May 21, 1891 9 “ “ Gracie Aug. 20, 1892 8_._. Janis Lula Sept. 10, 1885 15 “ “ Anna Jan. 27, 1890 10Mattie Baker Cleo Feb. 28, 1884 17A.G. Bartun John Nov. 3, 1882 18W.M. Lach(?) Daisy Badnob 1889 12J.M. Riddell Lyman Benjimin Dec. 28, 1883 18Lee Scott(?) Lee (married) June 27, 1881 19 “ “ Polly Feb. 20, 1882 18Wm. Davis Clarance March 7, 1894 7J.H. Smith Charles H. March 15, 1886 15Conie Dickerson Jessie Sept. 11, 1885 16 “ “ Guy Oct. 19, 1893 8Nancy Wilson James June 24, 1884 16 “ “ Dave April 3, 1886 14 “ “ Enis Aug. 19, 1888 12 “ “ Florence March 9, 1891 10J.S. Miller Jessie June 24, 1890 10B.B. Golden Effie Parrot June 11, 1881 19 “ “ Clair April 17, 1883 17 “ “ Lenard June 27, 1889 11 “ “ James Sept. 21, 1891 9Lue Ward Mitchl Oct. 29, 1889 12H.H. Riddell Daniel J. Dec. 10, 1884 16W.R. Reader Ora May 12, 1881 19 “ “ Oscar June 20 1885 15 “ “ Walter July 15, 1891 10Henry Fahy(?) George Feb. 7, 1887 14J.T. Beddam Darna/Dama(?) Price March 11, 1888 13 “ “ John Feb. 13, 1890 11John D. Dozier(?) James Sept. 29, 1889 12



“ “ Juroe(?) July 28, 1893 7Geo. Dunn Anna (married) Oct. 28, 1882 18 “ “ Ida J. April 16, 1886 14 “ “ Myrtle May 10, 1890 8James Harklerood Narmie/Marmie T.

(married) Dec. 25, 1881 19

James McQuery Elizabeth (married) March 29, 1882 18Robert Wyat Betes/Betts(?) May 10, 1891 10L.C. Miller Alex 1893 8 “ “ Ray 1895 6Louisa Hughs Maggie E. Dec. 24, 1883 17H.C. Cale/Cede(?) Maude Dec. 31, 1894 6G.H. Albright Clarence Dec. 15, 1887 13 “ “ Lilly April 11, 1890 10 “ “ Anna D. Oct. 27, 1894 7J.A. Stephens Ada May 28, 1895 6John Barten James July 20, 1891 9 “ “ Lilly June 16, 1894 7J.H. Blackburn Cora July 19, 1889 11 “ “ Winnie Oct. 8, 1892 9 “ “ Pattie M. April 21, 1894 6J.T. Gibson Lillian Feb. 8, 1882 19_.D. Faulkner Louis Nov. 27, 1884 17 “ “ David Oct. 28, 1887 13T.S. Wilson Henry Feb. 11, 1882 19 “ “ Roxy L July 19, 1884 16 “ “ James B. July 8, 1888 12 “ “ Leaner (Lena) A. May 26, 1886 16 “ “ Alice Nov. 28, 1890 10J.H. Tinsley Ben June 23, 1888 12 “ “ Morgain Dec. 22, 1894 9W.W. Tinsley George Dec. 1, 1882 18 “ “ Mary Dec. 11, 1886 14 “ “ Alex May 27, 1889 10 “ “ Lucie April 8, 1893 7D.T. Smith Leaner (Lena?) Oct. 15, 1882 18 “ “ Benjiman Dec. 16, 1884 16 “ “ Amanda March 14, 1888 13 “ “ Willie March 10, 1893 8 “ “ Loid (Lloyd?) March 14, 1895 6Serry(Sarah?) Lane Daisy E. Feb. 2, 1884 16 “ “ George R. June 18, 1886 14 “ “ Bertha R. Nov. 21, 1887 13 “ “ Nelly S. Feb. 14, 1890 10 “ “ Thomas R. April 14, 1892 8S.B. Dishman Laure(?) April 13, 1882 18 “ “ William April 4, 1883 17



“ “ Benjiman Sept. 16, 1884 14Alex Sumer(?) Charles W. Sept. 11, 1891 9Amelia Culton John Feb. 12, 1881 18 “ “ Bennie July 18, 1884 16 “ “ Annie Aug. 27, 1887 13C.M. Price William Dec. 3, 1884 16 “ “ Winnie April 26, 1884 14 “ “ Bessie Nov. 21, 1889 11 “ “ Martha Sheppard 1880 19James Gaylord James B. Jr. May 12, 1888 14T.F. Faulkner Willie H. Oct. 14, 1888 12 “ “ James E. Nov. 2, 1889 11 “ “ Nannie T. March 14, 1891 10 “ “ Robert T. Aug. 2, 1892 8 “ “ Laure M. Feb. 25, 1895 6Thomas Buts Nannie E. March 12, 1890 11 “ “ Martha M. Feb. 18, 1891 10 “ “ Elmer March 31, 1893 8 “ “ Lou June 19, 1895 6Sarah Smith Holan(?) Sept. 13, 1889 11Y.T. Collins Games (James?) Feb. 9, 1891 8A.W. Hopper Charls (Charles?) Black Feb. 9, 1889 11J.A. Owens Lizza Sept. 3, 1885 16 “ “ Della Nov. 15, 1886 15Lisey Pirce (Pierce?) Lisey Nov. 15, 1883 17Sally(?) Horton Sally Jan. 25, 1883 17____ Hudson Walter Hudson June 13, 1884 16Peter Jarvis H.P. Jarvis March 4, 1882 18 “ “ J.H. Jarvis Feb. 10, 1884 16Sarah Hatsfield Mary Aug. 29, 1881 19 “ “ Lumpin(?) Sarey (Sarah?) 1894 6S.B. Reese Maud 1893 7 “ “ Bradley 1894 6B.S. Matthews Kathrine 1881 19 “ “ George 1882 18 “ “ Allis 1887 13 “ “ Charley 1891 9 “ “ Mabel 1893 7G.T. Butz Raleigh James 1893 7J.R. Janes(?) Mammie Oct. 8, 1890 10 “ “ Charley July 30, 1892 8W.J. Caudill Walter April 17, 1881 19 “ “ Robert June 12, 1882 18 “ “ Gilbert Aug. 20, 1884 16 “ “ Willie Dec. 28, 1884 14 “ “ Henry Nov. 30, 1890 10James Gregory Willie June 19, 1886 14 “ “ Jesse March 1, 1888 12



“ “ Ben May 24, 1890 10 “ “ Thomas April 1895 5Wm. Baker Eleanor 18 “ “ Charalice 15Mrs. Chas. Shinely Eva Shinely 10 “ “ “ Louis 6G.M. Jolly Bruce Jan. 17, 1886 14 “ “ Hamer Aug. 10, 1892 8J.W. Hays Mary May 27, 1883 17 “ “ Laure Oct. 16, 1885 14 “ “ Lilla Dec. 12, 1892 12J.T. Gibson Sally Feb. 5, 1884 17 “ “ Mary 1890 10 “ “ Fannie 1892 8R.M. Stanburg Frank July 26, 1889 11 “ “ Mary Jan. 5, 1893 7J.W. Parker Edwin March 12, 1894 6James Sawyers Mary June 20, 1886 14Mrs. Susa Tuggle Blanch 1882 18 “ “ “ Ralph June 6, 1883 17L.H. Jarvis Carrie 1884 16 “ “ James 1885 15 “ “ Willie May 4, 1889 11 “ “ Nettie Feb. 17, 1890 10 “ “ Floyd Nov. 26, 1893 7 “ “ Lilla 1891 9H.(?)L. Foley George Feb. 7, 1886 14_.F.(?). Beddow John 1887 13

Fana(?) 1889 (9?)James C. Nar(?) Floasy 1889 11 “ “ James Jr. 1892 8 “ “ Lida Feb. 1894 6 “ “ Mohelay 1882 18Arm Reynold Charles 1886 14P.D. Brittin Daniel C. June 1, 1884 16Amanda Stamper(?) Allias 1881 19 “ “ G.M. Feb. 17, 1887 13H.L. Janes Nina Baker 1889 12 “ “ Sherman 1895 6Mrs. Thomas Brook Agmos 1883 17 “ “ “ Daisy 1886 14 “ “ “ Walter 1890 10J.D. Maine Charles (married) May 18, 1881 19 “ “ William March 28, 1883 17 “ “ John Aug. 13, 1886 14 “ “ Beadia May 5, 1889 11 “ “ Mollie March 13, 1892 8Arch Fuller Charles 1883 17



“ “ Allias 1885 15Wm. Miller George July 4, 1893 8 “ “ Abner March 8, 1894 6H.T. Brown (Brawn?) Sudia April 7, 1883 17G.B. Bain Minnie 1886 14E.B. Sawyers Clair July 30, 1883 17 “ “ George Jan. 5, 1887 13 “ “ Edwin July 3, 1890 9 “ “ Mary April 9, 1892 7 “ “ Bessie Sept. 5, 1894 6Gum Keller Della April 4, 1884 16T.B. Barner(?) Walter June 30, 1882 18 “ “ Nana Nov. 30, 1887 13 “ “ Nelley March 13, 1891 9T.J. Mitchell Setella Sept. 30, 1881 18 “ “ Nerva June 3, 1887 13 “ “ Evie June 20, 1889 11Wm. Dixon John Sept. 1886 14W. Harris Theo Sept. 16, 1883 17 “ Solman T. Nov. 9, 1884 16 “ Elizza E. April 15, 1886 14 “ Sudie G. July 4, 1887 13 “ Zylem(?) C. March 9, 1889 11 “ Billy Hue Dec. 25, 1893 7Lauisa Hughes Maggie Dec. 24, 1883 17C.A. Gillanwater John Feb. 13, 1883 “ “ Roxie Feb. 6, 1888 “ “ Nettie Jan. 17, 1895T. Buny Nelson Aug. 13, 1883 “ “ Nora Nov. 2, 1888 “ “ Water Aug. 10, 1889D. Mcdonald James Sept. 26, 1881 19 “ “ George M. Aug. 26, 1883 17 “ “ Robert B. March 13, 1886 14 “ “ Vader Nov. 13, 1887 13 “ “ Minnie E. Jan. 10, 1890 10 “ “ Maud M. Jan. 27, 1894 6W. Gilbert Edgar Jan. 3, 1883 18 “ “ Pearl Beddow Oct. 24, 1884 16 “ “ George “ Nov. 26, 1886 14Robert Tuttle Axie July 31, 1885 15 “ “ James M. Oct. 30, 1891 8 “ “ Grannel Nov. 19, 1893 6 “ “ Callie June 14, 1895 5Peter Hinkle Martha E. June 25, 1884 16 “ “ Rachial May 27, 1889 11J.C. Golden Hasko Aug. 7, 1891 9C. Moore Ben March 6, 1889 11



“ “ Martha Oct. 16, 1886 15 “ “ Lillian July 15, 1883 17George Vermillion Bucher (married) Nov. 26, 1883 18Maggie Turner Graves Feb. 5, 1884 16 “ “ Oscar March 22, 1886 14 “ “ Jenny April 22, 1888 12Martha Hinkle James Aug. 1889 11T.R. Matthew Alta Walker March 8, 1887 13 “ “ Henry Jan. 27, 1885 15 “ “ Amas Feb. 15, 1893 8W.M. Hinkle Charlie Aug. 20, 1882 18 “ “ Lom(?) Jan. 9, 1886 14 “ “ Willie June 17, 1889 11Lut(?) Davis Charles Lawson(?) June 10, 1885 15Ora Chamberlin Clide Bledsow(?) Nov. 15, 1893 8Worthie Chamberlin Worthie June 28, 1881 15Robert Shupe Allias Nov. 12, 1888 12 “ “ Josh Dec. 3, 1890 10 “ “ George Sept. 13, 1891 9 “ “ Elimir (Elmer?) Feb. 24, 1893 7W.R. Ballenger Mary Aug. 31, 1887 13 “ “ Morgre(?) April 12, 1890 10 “ “ Lillian A. July 30, 1891 9 “ “ Lucia Sept. 10, 1893 7 “ “ Anna June 13, 1895 5J.W. Murphy Birdie Feb. 8, 1885 15 “ “ Gilbert(?) June 28, 1887 13 “ “ Garrard Oct. 5, 1889 11 “ “ John Aug. 21, 1893 7H.C. Mays William Sept. 28, 1883 18 “ “ Frank Nov. 25, 1885 15A.M. Decker Hattie May 17(?), 1885 15 “ “ Jessie July 18, 1887 13 “ “ Elmer March 7, 1892 8 “ “ Andrew Aug. 17, 1890 10


Continued on page 166

The Alex Sevier mentioned in the census (see page 166) was Alexander Sevier (b. 11 September 1847,Clay County, d. 4 September 1928, Barbourville, Knox County), a son of John Rector Sevier and NancyEwing, who married Nancy Sawyer (b. 30 October 1861, Knox County), a daughter of William WallaceSawyer and Marena Kenner, on 13 December 1883.

The couple’s children were Cora Bales (b. 13 September 1884), Alexander Ewing (b. 1 November1886, d. 6 December 1906), Marena (b. 6 February 1889, Barbourville, m. William Joseph Madden),and John Rector II (b. 23 October 1891, Barbourville, d. 14 April 1953, Louisville, m. 1. RuthHamilton, 2. Irene Hamilton).


Jacob and Susan Garrand Their Family

Within the Plainview Apartments development, along Whetstone Way in eastern Jefferson County, there is stone-walled, 19th-Century family graveyard. Like many similar ones all across the state, the graveyard has been vandal-ized. There is evidence of a large monument, though no obelisk or other large-scale stone is present. Two of the fourstanding stones have been placed in concrete. Plastic flowers can be seen on the ground. The transition of the surnamespelling from Gaar to Garr is reflected in Susan’s stone, with the spelling “Gaar” and those of her children, whosestones are spelled “Garr.”

Standing stones, set in concrete

SusanWife of

Jacob GaarBorn in Madison Co.

VIRGINIABorn Feb. 3, 1781Died July 7, 1861

Jacob GarrBorn

Mar. 20, 1782Died

Oct. 28, 1854

Standing stone

James O. GarrBorn Oct. 15, 1828Died Sept. 1, 1850

(Broken stone, showing lower portion of lettersand numbers)

April 17, 1813

(Broken stone, showing upper portion of lettersand numbers)

A.G. GarrBorn June 3, 1816

(Unreadable standing stone)Margaret? ____

Jacob Gaar (b. 20 March 1782, Culpeper County,Va., d. 28 October 1854, Jefferson County, Ky.), ason of Andrew Gaar and Christina Wilhoit, married

his double first cousin Susan Gaar (b. 3 February1781, Madison County, Va., d. 7 July 1861,Jefferson County, Ky.), a daughter of John Gaar and

Susan Garr (b. 3 February 1781, Madison County, Va.,d. 7 July 1861, Jefferson County, Ky.) was herhusband’s double first cousin, a daughter of John Gaarand Margaret Wilhoit. Susan and Jacob shared thesame maternal and paternal grandparents, LorenzGaar and Dorothea Blankenbaker and Johann ChristianWillheit and Margaret “Peggy” Walburga Weaver. Theywere married on 18 June 1812 in Madison County, Va.,and had at least seven children.


Margaret Wilhoit, on 18 June 1812 in MadisonCounty, Va.1

In 1832, Jacob and a cousin, John Fisher Gaar,left Madison County in “a little two-horse wagon”for Kentucky. After four weeks, the men arrived ineastern Jefferson County, Ky., where Jacob found a300-acre tract he liked well enough to purchase.2

Bringing his family to their new home, Gaarbegan building a prosperous farm. He appears on the1850 census as 68 years old, born in Virginia, with areal estate value of $3,500. Susan was 66, born inVirginia. The children in the household wereHorace, 18 (b. Ky.); N.H. 25 (b. Va.), and J.O., 21(b. Va.), all listed as farmers.

In the 1852 Jefferson County tax list, Garr ownedfour tracts of land: 233 acres along Beargrass Creek(his residence) valued at $9,000; 370 acres along theOhio River valued at $18,000, 104 acres along PopeLick valued at $1,600; and 43 acres along Beargrass

Creek valued at $850. He was a white male over 21with six slaves over 16 (15 total) valued at $4,000.He owned 11 horses and mares, three mules valuedat $120, 13 head of cattle valued at $80, and 37hogs over six months old. Certainly well-to-do, Garralso was the owner of one “pleasure carriage orbarouche” and one “silver lever” watch, for which hewas taxed. The total value of his possessions was$34,100, which made him by far the wealthiest manin his immediate vicinity.3

The children of Jacob and Susan, all born inMadison County, Va., were Joseph Wilhoit (b. 13July 1814, m. Paulina Elizabeth Allen), AlfredGallatin (b. 3 June 1816), Oliver Perry (b. 14 April1818, m. 1. Margaret Amelia Head, 2. JosephineSylvinia Rich)4 , Benjamin Louis (b. 17 August 1820,d. 27 October 1887, m. Kazia Russell), NewtonHamilton (b. 2 August 1825, m. Berilla Ann Yager),James Osborne (b. 15 October 1828), and HoraceStringfellow (b. 7 April 1832, m. 1. Eliza Jane Yager,2. Margaret Elizabeth Byrne).

Jacob’s three-page, legalistic will divided hisproperty among his six living sons. Joseph, Oliver,Newton, and Horace each received a fourth ofJacob’s 475 acres along the Ohio River (“four milesbelow Louisville”) which had been conveyed “morethat twenty years ago” by Thomas Garland. Josephand Newton received the portion that included thehouse in which each resided.5

Benjamin and Alfred split the 300-acre farm “nearthe Shelbyville Turnpike road about Ten miles fromLouisville” and 104 ½ acres “called the Abell tract” atthe headwaters of Pope Lick and “Chenoweth’sRun,” which was “about 2 ½ miles eastwardly frommy home place.”

Benjamin also inherited his father’s house, but thetwo brothers’ property was to be made equal invalue, including land and improvements. Thevaluation was to be made by “four discreet citizens ofJefferson County,” residents of Jacob’s neighborhood,who would value the property and divided it intolots for each son.

Alfred and Benjamin could retain the land jointly,but neither could sell to anyone outside the familywithout the consent of “such of my sons as said landmay adjoin,” and each was to have “convenient andnecessary access and outlet” to his land.

In the will Jacob also said: “I give my negro man

G.T. Bergmann map, 1858G.T. Bergmann’s 1858 map of Jefferson County showsJacob Garr’s land in the joint possession of his sonsAlfred and Benjamin L. Garr. Other kinsmen, includingLevi, R.L., and Henry Garr are also shown.

Jacob and Susan Garr and Their Family, continued _______________


Eli to that one of my sons that he shall elect to livewith upon the condition however; that the one soelected shall agree to take him as his slave and shallclothe and feed him well and shall pay to said EliFifty dollars per year for his labor till he is sixty yearsold—after that to be treated as other slaves.”

All the sons were executors of Jacob’s will. Theycould elect one administrator, provided he would notbe compensated for the service. The will was signedon June 22, 1854, in the presence of George A.Caldwell, Isaac Caldwell, and “Ch. I. Meng,” andwas probated on Oct. 30.

History of the Ohio Falls CountiesJohn Fisher Garr, above, came to Kentucky with hiscousin Jacob Garr in 1832. They left Madison County, Va.,in “a little two-horse wagon” and arrived in JeffersonCounty, Ky., four weeks later. John Fisher Garr was a firstcousin once removed of Jacob Garr and a nephew ofJacob Garr’s wife, Susan Garr. John Fisher Garr settledon land in the “Cane Run precinct” of southwesternJefferson County, near the 475 acres inherited by Jacob’ssons Joseph, Oliver, Newton, and Horace.

1 Jacob and Susan’s fathers, Andrew and John Gaar,respectively, married sisters Christina and Margaret Wilhoit.They shared the same maternal and paternal grandparents,Lorenz Gaar and Dorothea Blankenbaker and Johann ChristianWillheit and Margaret “Peggy” Walburga Weaver.

2 History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties(Cleveland, 1882), p. 63. John Fisher Gaar was Jacob’s firstcousin, once removed, a son of Jacob’s cousin Aaron Gaar (b.20 January 1773, Va., d. 18 December 1804). Jacob and Aaronwere grandsons of Lorenz Gar (b. 29 November 1716,Ilenschwang, Bavaria, d. 1753, Culpeper County, Va.) andDorothea/Dorothy Blankenbaker (b. 11 February 1729-30,Madison County, Va.). John Fisher Gaar purchased land alongCane Run in southwestern Jefferson County, near landeventually owned by Jacob’s sons Joseph, Oliver, Newton, andHorace.

3 Jefferson County 1852 Tax List, p. 12.4 Jefferson County, Va.-Ky., Early Marriages, Book 3 (June

1837-May 10, 1842) (Louisville: Filson Club publication,1941), p. 107. Oliver Perry Gaar married Margaret A. Head on9 September 1841. She was a daughter of Margaret N. Head,who gave consent for the marriage in writing.

5 Jefferson County Will Book 5, pages 593-96.

The Garr graveyard along Whetstone Way in easternJefferson County. Like many other across the state, thegraveyard has been vandalized.

Jacob and Susan Garr and Their Family, continued _______________


Corinth Deposit Bank,Grant County,

Check Book No. 1, 1890(Part Eight)

Because of the loss of the 1890 federal census, records from the decade of the 1890s are important genealogicalsources. The following record of the Corinth Deposit Bank lists customers and payees beginning with the bank’sfounding. Dr. W.H. Daugherty–a prominent local landowner–served as first president of the bank, as well as afounding director. The record, along with others, was donated to the Kentucky Historical Society in 1999 by Mr. GiffKollhoff of Corinth. It is in the possession of the KHS Special Collections department. For more information, contactArchivist Lynne Hollingsworth at (502) 564-1792 or via e-mail at: [email protected]. Thepresent 6th-class city of Corinth, named for the local Corinth Christian Church, was founded on the site of an oldstagecoach stop. A post office was established there on October 22, 1868. The city was incorporated in 1878. Notesappear in parentheses. No changes have been made to original text, with the exception of the deletion of check num-bers and daily totals and the addition of modern punctuation. Part Seven appeared in Volume 39, Number 1.

Payer Amount To the order of:

Thursday, June 19th 1890Alcoke, W.W. 3.70 Commercial Gazette Co.Childers & Beasley 6.50 John BurtonDavis & Mathews 26.26 Jennie DowdHorner, J.F. & Bro. 10.00 J.H. Wright & SonHudson, J. (D./Dr.?) 20.48 J. Binkenstein Co.Holdcraft, C.W. 5.50 B.G. JohnsonRogers, J.J. 168.70 C.W. HoldcraftTrimnell, T.E. .45 Lexington Steam LaundryVaughan & Rowsey 20.00 P. Smith & Co.Wood, S.J. 62.50 T.J. Penn(?)Zimmerman, G.W. 10.00 J.A. Severett & Co.

Monday, June 23rd 1890Davis & Mathews 116.20 W.H. NewGross, B. 75.00 Stewart Henly

Do. 15.67 Howell Gano & Co.Do. 60.00 Isaac Hunt & Co.

Marshall, G.W. 13.00 G.W. CookRogers, J.J. 22.50 J.W. LawrenceSebree, S.M. 5.00 H.T. JonesThomason, J.W. 3.00 Kennedy & DormanTrimnell, T.E. 25.00 SelfZimmerman, G.W. 20.00 W.H. DaughertyWilson, J.W. 16.37 T.M. Mozingo & Co.


Cornith Deposit Bank, Grant County, continued _________________

Tuesday, June 24/90Alcoke, W.W. 39.46 Cincinnati Coal & Coke Co. Do. 17.67 E.F. HarmeyerChilders & Beasley 6.50 Bev JonesDunn(?), Louis 2.50 C.P. WheatDougherty, R. 50.00 Isaac MarksGross, B. 98.88 Corinth Deposit Bank Do. 69.83 F.J. Belling & Co. Do. 50.00 Erwin Doisey & Co. Do. 10.60 J.K. HutchesonLee, W.A. 15.50 Overman(?) Carriage Co.Lancaster, Harry 7.00 Willis MarksburryMozingo, T.M. & Co. 31.00 Hale Justis & Co.Scott, W.W. 12.00 G.W. CookSullivan, Jas. O. 18.50 S.D. RogersSherfy, A.F. 17.45 Do. Do. 129.60 Dr. J.M. Henry Do. 64.83 Herndon GuillStewart, Katherine Mrs. 73.00 J.D. PerkinsThomason, J.W. 20.00 J. Holbrook, Cash.Trimnell, G.W. 39.00 Herndon GuillSherfy, A.F. 16.53 Dr. J.M. Henry

Wednesday, June 25th 1890Cobb, J.D. 5.00 Kennedy & DormanDenny, Jas. D. 9.00 M. Grubbs & Co.Davis & Mathews 21.79 J.S. KinmanGlass, J.H. 30.75 J. G. MunsonGentry, Robt. T. 1.25 Robt. LancasterHorner, J.F. & Bro. 25.00 Jane M. HendersonHolbrook, David 26.30 Davis & SmithKennedy & Dorman 27.00 J.H. Dorman Do. 77.50 J. Holbrook, CashierLancaster, J.W. 3.75 J.F. Horner & Bro.Lee, N.W. 15.75 Wm. GainsLine(?), C.C. 35.00 SelfMorgan, W.N. 15.00 SelfRuddle, C.J. 4.00 SelfRogers, J.J. 110.10 L. Nall Do. 50.00 J.H. Glass Do. 44.89 Do.Sherfy, A.F. 24.50 W.H. Mullberry Do. 8.00 Martha J. Hamilton Do. 23.00 Lewis Morgan Do. 54.00 Do.Trimnell, G.W. 28.10 Louisville Tin & Stove Co.Wheat, C.P. 76.00 J.D. Perkins


Thursday, June 26th 1890Alcoke, J.W. 7.27 Sammons & StephensChilders & Beasley 299.55 C.E. MalloryDougherty, R. 50.00 Wash & ReedDunaway, G.B. 142.20 John W. DunawayGentry, Robt. T. 2.00 Miss Disney MaxwellGlass, J.H. 10.00 H. TriggHudson, P.G. 18.00 P.H. SmithHoldcraft, C.W. 58.15 J.W. VanceMarshall, G.W. 50.00 Gram Breed(?) & Co.Musselman, W.T. 15.00 SelfNeal, S.D. 4.48 J.W. PencePerkins, J.D. 1.00 T.M. MozingoParker, E.T. 15.00 W.E. TwillRogers, J.J. 78.00 W.B. Glass Do. 30.82 R.N. Judy Do. 27.95 D.B. Bridges Do. 69.84 Julia C. Barford Do. 46.00 Jerelda JonesSimon, J.T. 151.27 SelfSherfy, A.F. 77.70 H. Skinner Do. 30.97 Do.Slatten, Matt. 107.50 4th Natl. BK. Cinti, O. Do. 26.69 Louis Sticks & Co.Stevenson, M.A. 60.00 SelfWorks, LT. 50.00 W.G. Frank, Cash.Wheat, C.P. 107.00 Geo. RafcliftZimmerman, W. 5.50 A. Wetzenbacher & Co.Childers & Beasley 5.00 Geo. TrimnellPerkins, J.D. 18.34 Geo. RatcliftHinton, G.W. 20.00 Millier(?) Hinton

Friday, June 27th 1890Baker, J.A. 5.00 Ella RolandDaugherty, R. 14.00 J.M. HuntDunn, Louis 25.00 SelfGodman, Joseph L. 8.00 SelfGentry, Robt. T. 2.75 J.W. SkinnerGill, J.C. 47.50 R.A. CrouchIreland, J.W. 45.80 Jesse HolbrookLee, W.A. 3.00 B.A. PratherPrice, J.B. 100.00 Utter Adams & Co.Perkins, J.D. 300.10 Robt. T. Gentry, Cash.Rogers, J.J. 26.00 J.S. Johnson Do. 41.20 J.R. New Do. 12.25 G.W. HonakerSlatten, Matt. 8.25 Cincinnati Suspender Co.Squiar, Lina Mrs. 500.00 Self



Morgan, R.N. 59.60 James S. Gill Do. 200.00 R.N. MorganWheat, C.P. 20.00 J.B. JonesWilson, J.W. 4.25 Wolf & RobertsWood, Olive 20.00 E.M. Wood (Son)

Monday, June 30th 1890Abbott, J.A. 5.00 SelfBeard, A. 25.00 J.L. WhiteGill, J.C. 75.00 SelfGlass, J.H. 18.00 W.L. RobinsonHorner, J.F. & Bro. 400.00 J.F. HornerLancaster, J.W. 3.00 C.B. SkeggsMarshall, G.W. 8.00 G.W. CookMusselman, W.T. 10.00 SelfMorgan, H.C. 14.00 Felix EdmonsonSebree, S.M. 7.00 Kennedy & DormanThomason, J.W. 6.00 Kennedy & Dorman Do. 40.00 “ Do. “Wilson, J.W. 23.75 C.B. Skeggs

Tuesday, July 1st 1890Campbell, T.H. 16.50 Julia VestChilders & Beasley 4.75 Frank Childers “ Do. “ 5.50 Bev JonesChilders, W.H. 256.00 F. SimonGentry & Trimnell 6.10 Robt. T. Gentry “ Do. “ 6.09 Thos. E. TrimnellHudson, P.L. 50.00 Saml. Ack & Co.Jones, J.B. 5.00 SelfSlatten, Matt. 137.70 Mack Stadler & Co.Trimnell, G.W. 32.20 Miss Mattie B. SpanglerRuddle, W.B. 1.00 J.L. Lee



Tombstone Inscriptions,Jefferson County

The following appeared in Volume 27 of the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society in January 1929. Thetranscriptions were done by Alice E. Trabue, then chairwoman of historical research for the Colonial Dames Society.Trabue (b. Frankfort, Ky., d. 16 August 1961, Louisville) was author of the book A Corner in Celebrities, whichinfluenced the decision to save several historic homes in downtown Frankfort. She was an honorary vice president ofthe Kentucky Historical Society in the 1920s and 1930s. Though the information may not appear exactly as it didon the tombstones, no changes have been made to the original Register text.

Fox Hill: the old Bazil Prather homesteadIn 1926, this graveyard was within land owned by

Frank Flusser Snead.

Thomas PratherBorn March 6, 1795Died Dec. 25, 1843

Elizabeth C.Consort of Thomas PratherBorn July 19, 1794Died July 21, 1864Aged 70 years & two days

Nannie PratherConsort of William A. CockeBorn Dec. 14, 1820Died June 26, 1854Aged 24 years, 8 mos., 22 days

Nannie MatildaOnly child of Wm. A. & Nannie P. CockeDied July 17, 1855Aged 14 months, 19 days

Samuel M. DickensonBorn July 24, 1832Died Feb. 1, 1858He died in the full hope of a glorious resurrection.

Fannie NevilleDaughter of W.L. & Laura C. PratherBorn August 23, 1852Died June 27, 1864

(On large stone:)Laura A.

Infant and only child of R.C. & L.F. Daniel

Laura FranceDaughter of Tarlton & Lucinda J. Cox,and wife of Richard Curd DanielBorn Feb. 3, 1840Died Aug. 12, 1864When my soul wings its flight,In the regions of NightAnd the friends of my heart pass my bierAs they look on the tombWhere my ashes consumeOh, moisten the dust with a tear.

Elizabeth Elliott PratherBorn May 24, 1864Died June 26, 1864

Mary Anne PratherBorn April 27, 1864Died March 21, 1866

ArcherAged 5 years & 10 months.

FrancesWife of J.R. WilliamsBorn Aug. 15, 1770Died Feb. 24, 1850

Note: Capt. Bazil Prather, of the Revolution isburied here, but his grave is unmarked. He marriedFrances Merewether. Her grave is that of Frances, wifeof J.R. Williams.


Rudy Burial GroundOn Westport Road, Northside.

James M. RudySon of George & Eliza RudyBorn Jan’y 8, 1825Died July 23, 1837

EmilyDaughter of George & Eliza RudyBorn June 11, 1835Died April 17, 1836

George RudyBorn in PennsylvaniaSeptember 2, 1794Departed this lifeOctober 19, 1854

“Magnolia Farm”In Herr’s Lane, East side between Westport and

Brownsboro roads. In 1926, this graveyard waswithin land owned by “Mr. E. Tachau.”

Conway O. HerrBorn January 16, 1823Died June 15, 1876

John HerrBorn April 11, 1798Died December 9, 1863

SusanWife of John HerrBorn April 10, 1804Died Nov. 26, 1872

Little AlbertInfant son of Samuel B. & Susan MillsBorn & died Jan. 7, 1855

Ross Burial GroundAt Avondale, Bardstown Road. In 1926, this site

was within “Mr. Erl Dan’s land.”

Our first baby, Dear little Ada

Cordelia Talbot RossBorn May 31st , 1854Died on Good Friday, March 29, 1861Our Lela

Laura Neville RossBorn March 1, 1862Died June __, 1862Aged 4 months

Sarah Payne RossBorn Dec. 22, 1862Died Jan. 3, 1864

Burks’ Burial GroundAt Cannon’s Lane and Bardstown Road, in 1926

on the farm of T.M. Murphy.

Here lies the body of James Burks.He was married August 7, 1823, to Mrs. Matilda

RossDied October 25, 1841 in the 64th year of his age,

Leaving these children: John , Elizabeth, James,Samuel, Charles and Mamie.

Here lies the body of Matilda, wife of James BurksDied June 16, 1853, aged 56 years.

CharlesSon of James & Matilda BurksBorn Jan. 31, 1834Died June 30, 1855

SamuelSon of James & Matilda BurksBorn April 7th, 1851, in his twentieth year.

Tombstone Inscriptions, Jefferson County, continued _____________


The Strother Moses Cook Family, continued ____________________

him to enlist; why he left his unit only to returneight months later.

After the war, there were various commercialofferings appealing to the emotions and memories ofveterans and their families. One such effort was a“Soldiers’ Memorial” poster, which listed the mem-bers and history of the 20th Kentucky Infantry, alsoknown as the Mercer County Wildcats.

A family photograph was taken of the Cookfamily around 1888, complete with a vacant chairand a photograph of their missing son and brother.The vacant chair was a common mourning expres-sion for families who lost loved-ones in the war. Itcame from the song The Vacant Chair or We ShallMeet, But We Shall Miss Him, written at Thanksgiv-ing 1861.

A personal observation about the photograph isthe striking resemblance of John Stephen Cook andhis father. Also, the sad expression on his mother’sface, surely reflecting painful memories of her son’s

death, as well as her own poor health at the time.My mother, Lucy Mitchell Voris Curpen, was

born in 1891 and was named for her grandmother,Lucy Mitchell Jenkins Cook, at her request. Thegrandmother burned to death shortly thereafterwhen she fell asleep near a fireplace while holding anewspaper.

Strother Moses Cook Jr. served as a missionary inAfrica, and died at Lagos, West Africa, in 1907.

The History of Kentucky Baptists, which waspublished in 1886, described Strother Moses CookSr. as “perhaps the oldest living minister in SouthDistrict Association.” Spencer said “He walks erect,appears to enjoy good health, and seems to be asmuch interested in the cause of the Redeemer, as inthe days of his youth.”

1 J.H. Spencer, A History of Kentucky Baptists from 1769 to1885 (Vol. 2) (Cincinnati, 1885), pages 135-36.

2 Kentucky Baptists. Cook also served at various times at“Sugar Grove, Pleasant Run, New Salem, Mt. Freedom, Unionand McCormacks.”

Continued from page 134

Do. February Joshua Gillispie & Wm.Newland

1812 December Whitfield Broadus & CathrineBullard

1811 February David Love & Sally Colly1812 March Wm. Skinner & Jane

Cornellison(?)

Marriages Performed By Rev. Andrew Tribble, continued __________

Continued from page 136The above Persons was married by me a Regular

minister of the gospel agreeable to the foregoingreturns.

These marriages Solemnized by Mr. Tribble Senior



16 John H. Alvey was buried in St. Peter’s CatholicCemetery in Montgomery, Daviess County, Ind.

17 Elias Henry Alvey was buried in Portland Cemetery inLouisville.

18 Edmund and Nancy Alvey were buried in St. CharlesBorromeo Catholic Cemetery in St Mary’s, Marion County.

19 Mary Jane Alvey was buried in St. Francis Assisi CatholicCemetery in St. Francis, Marion County.

20 Ann DeFrosia Alvey was buried in St. Francis AssisiCatholic Cemetery in St. Francis, Marion County.

21 Margaret Victoria Alvey was buried in St. Francis AssisiCatholic Cemetery in St. Francis, Marion County.

22 Carey and Nancy Alvey were buried in St. Francis AssisiCatholic Cemetery in St. Francis, Marion County.

23 Julina and Edward Ferriell were buried in Holy CrossCatholic Cemetery in Holy Cross, Marion County.

24 William and Mary Jane Alvey were buried in St. Francisof Assisi Catholic Cemetery in St. Francis, Marion County.

25 William Clarence Alvey married Frances Anna Blair (b. 4October 1875, Marion County, d. 18 October 1948, MarionCounty), a daughter of William Richard Blair and Maria Blair,

on 12 October 1915 in Marion County. She was buried in StFrancis of Assisi Catholic Cemetery in St. Francis, MarionCounty.

26 Jesse Alvey Jr. and his wives Celia Ann Bullock andTheresa Walker were buried in St. Francis of Assisi CatholicCemetery in St Francis, Marion County.

27 William Thomas Alvey was buried in St. Francis of AssisiCatholic Cemetery in St. Francis, Marion County.

28 Rosa Frances Blair Alvey was buried in Calvary CatholicCemetery in Louisville.

29 Mary Melvina Alvey Blair was buried in St. Francis ofAssisi Catholic Cemetery in St. Francis, Marion County.

30 Joseph Washington Blair was buried in St. Francis XavierCatholic Cemetery in Raywick, Marion County.

31 James Harrison Lyons Sr. was buried in St. Francis XavierCatholic Cemetery in Raywick, Marion County.

32 John and Eliza Lyons were buried in St. Ann’s CatholicCemetery in Morganfield, Union County.

33 John Thomas Lyons was buried in St. Agnes CatholicCemetery in Uniontown, Union County.

34 Mary Ann Thompson Alvey was buried in Forest ParkCemetery in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark.



H.C. Faulkner Earnest Dec. 2, 1884 16 “ “ Olmer May 9, 1887 13 “ “ Clarence March 3, 1888 12 “ “ Vernon Nov. 8, 1890 10 “ “ Mildred Feb. 15, 1893 8 “ “ Earl Nov. 24, 1895 6Alex Sevier Cora Sept. 13, 1884 16 “ “ Alex Jr. Nov. 1, 1886 14 “ “ Merena Feb. 6, 1889 11 “ “ John R. Oct. 23, 1891 9Elizza Naper Becca Aug. 4, 1892 12 “ “ Jesse April 29, 1890 10 “ “ Lucia Jan. 29, 1895 6John E. Byrley John Nov. 4, 1881 19A.Y. Anderson Dawes Nov. 28, 1881 19George Hinkle Myrtle (married) March 5, 1881 19



BOOK NOTESBooks on Kentucky genealogy and history

contributed to the KHS library byauthors, publishers, and compilers

Sims Index to Land Grants In West Virginia. (1952.Reprint 2003. Pp. 866. Indexed. Hardcover, $50,plus $3.50 postage and handling. Order fromGenealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1001 N.Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-3897, or viathe Internet at: GenealogyBookShop.com.)

Land records comprise one of the most importantsources for early American genealogical research,since sometimes they are the only records that canplace an individual in a particular place at a particu-lar time. For this reason Sims Index to Land Grants inWest Virginia is an important source for anyoneresearching their early Virginia/West Virginia ances-tors. This work is a facsimile reprint of the 1952book, which serves as a comprehensive guide to pre-1900 land records in West Virginia (which until1863 was part of the Commonwealth of Virginia).It lists land grants that were made by Lord Fairfaxprior to the creation of the Virginia Land Office in1779, as well as those issued by the Commonwealthof Virginia for land now located in West Virginia,and by the state of West Virginia under its firstconstitution. The information was compiled byEdgar Sims, once state auditor of West Virginia,from copies of land grants filed in his office. Morethan 50,000 entries are included, each containingthe name of the grantee, amount of acreage, locationand date of grant, and the grant book and pagenumbers. Sims meticulously examined each record toensure that the spellings of the names of grantees,location, and descriptions of tracts were accurate,and that any variations of spellings of grantees’names were also indexed or noted. Records are listedfor Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke,Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer,Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy,Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis,Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell,Mercer, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas,Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston,Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor,Tucker, Tyler, Uphur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt,Wood, and Wyoming counties, West Virginia, aswell as for the portions of Augusta, Bath, Botetourt,

Frederick, Montgomery, Russell, Tazewell, andWythe counties, Virginia, that were used in theformation of West Virginia.

In a great many cases the land grants indexed herepre-date the earliest extant census records or supple-ment existing census records, and are thus indispens-able for finding individuals who lived in the area thatlater became West Virginia. This reprint also in-cludes the 16-page supplement of 1956 coveringgrants of Fincastle, Giles, and Rockingham counties.

Ireland: 1841/51 Census Abstracts (Northern Ire-land). By Josephine Masterson. (1999. Pp. 538.Hardcover, $50, plus $3.50 postage and handling.Order from Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.,1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-3897, or via the Internet at: GenealogyBook-Shop.com.)

The earliest census available for all of Ireland is forthe year 1901, earlier censuses having been destroyedin the fire of 1922 at the Public Record Office inDublin. This work is the nearest thing there is to apartial reconstruction of the 1841 and 1851 censusesof Northern Ireland. The story behind this recon-struction is not without interest. The Old AgePension Act was introduced in 1908, but as the civilregistration of births, marriages, and deaths was notbegun in Ireland until 1864, birth certificates werenot available for persons of eligible age (70 years).For persons applying to the local Pensions Officewithout proof of age, the pension officer sent par-ticulars of the claimant to be checked in the 1841and 1851 censuses held at the Public Record Officein Dublin. Details were recorded by the searchofficer and returned to the Pensions Office. Signifi-cantly, this checking was completed before the PublicRecord Office fire of 1922!

The Old Age Pension search summaries forNorthern Ireland, bound in books and held inBelfast, cover the counties of Antrim, Armagh,Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone. Insome cases a fairly complete family census record waswritten in the summary book, and it is from thesesummary books that this present series of census


abstracts derives. (Most of the Old Age Pensionrecords contain only brief notes recording whether ornot a census record was found for the applicant andwhether the age given by the applicant matched thecensus information.) Only a fraction of the popula-tion is covered by these summary book abstracts,wherein altogether a total of 23,000 persons areidentified. Admittedly, this is but a small part of thewhole, but it is nonetheless an extremely importantbody of genealogical data—previously thoughtunavailable! Generally speaking, the abstracts con-tain the following information: (1) the name of thehead of household; (2) often his marriage date; (3)the wife’s name (and sometimes her maiden name);(4) the place of residence for that year; (5) names ofchildren and their ages; (6) names of other members

Book Notes, continued______________________________________

of the family living in the household; and (7) personshaving died in the ten years previous to the census.Entries are in alphabetical order and are cross-indexed for relatives, lodgers, visitors, and servants.There are also cross-indexes for married and maidennames of daughters and wives. In addition to thecensus abstracts taken from the summary booksfound in the Old Age Pension records, this work alsocontains census fragments and miscellaneous censusdata found in both the Public Record Office ofNorthern Ireland (Belfast) and the National Archivesin Dublin. So all is not lost after all, and thanks tothe diligence of Mrs. Masterson, we have an unex-pectedly powerful tool for filling in gaps in mid-19th-century Irish census records!

ANNOUNCEMENTSThe Kentucky Historical Society will hold a free Beginning Genealogy seminar and workshop on Sunday,

March 20, 2005. Hosted by Kentucky Ancestors editor Tom Stephens, the event will include information aboutfirst steps in genealogical research and their associated records, along with sources available at historical societyfacilities. Refreshments and time for research will be included. The event is for adults, and pre-registration isrequired. Participants should bring any information they have gathered about their family’s history. ContactJoanie DiMartino, toll-free, at 1-877-444-7867, extension 4467.

The Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Genealogical Society will hold a Land Records Seminar onSaturday, June 11, 2005. Featured speakers will be Kandie Adkinson of the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfortand Betty L. Warren, genealogist and land platter. For more information, contact Tom Stephens, toll-free, at 1-877-444-7867, extension 4435, or via e-mail at: [email protected].

The new Bullitt County History Museum is now open in the restored county courthouse. It is located at300 South Buckman Street (Highway 61) in Shepherdsville. The Bullitt County Genealogical Society providesdisplays and volunteers for the museum and a research room. Admission is free. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.weekdays, except holidays. For more information, call (502) 921-0161 or write Bullitt County History Mu-seum, P.O. Box 206, Shepherdsville, KY 40165.

The 19th annual Hayes Crossing/Haldeman Reunion will be held July 29-30, 2005 at the Hayes Crossing-Haldeman Fire Department station. For more information, contact Lloyd Dean, 6770 U.S. 60 East,Morehead, KY 40351.

The 31st annual Dean & Creech Reunion will be held on Sept. 4, 2005, at the Carl Perkins Center inMorehead. For more information, contact Lloyd Dean at (606) 784-9145.


QUERIESQuestions about Kentucky

families submitted bySociety members

Smith, Waller, PrestonI am trying to verify the parents of Mildred Smith

(b. 1747, Va., d. 1803, Ky.), who married Rev.William Edmund Waller in 1769 in Virginia. Thecouple came to Bryan Station, Fayette County, in1785 and moved to Buck Creek, Shelby County, in1798. According to some sources, the church estab-lished at Buck Creek in 1799 was on land owned byMildred’s father. Was he Francis Smith and, if so,which Francis Smith? I have a source that says thecorrect Francis had a connection with the Prestonfamily. Any help would be appreciated.

Lida Barker, 747 N. Newton St., Gary, IN 46403E-mail: [email protected]

Daugherty, StringerNeed information on any Daughertys and String-

ers of early Lincoln County. Also need informationon the old McCormack Church there.

Eva Martin, 4325 Highway 1194,Stanford, KY 40484

Blankenship, Brown, Cook, Dunbar,Mason

Need birth and death dates of AngelettaBlankenship of Russell County, a daughter of Joeland Nancy H. Blankenship, who married EdmondCook. Also need parents, siblings, and birth anddeath dates of Percilla (Giller) Brown, who marriedJames S. Dunbar, a son of Reuben and Lettie MasonDunbar. They had eight children.

Eunice Thomas, 2895 Highway 910, Russell Springs,KY 42642

Bishop, Wall, Barr, Jackson, Vaughn,Sprinkle, Sheltman

Looking for information on the Bishop, Wall, andBarr families of Lyon, Crittenden, Hopkins, andCaldwell Counties; the Vaughn and Jackson familiesof Harlan County; and the Sprinkle family of Knox,Pulaski, and Lincoln Counties. Napoleon Sprinklelived in the Crab Orchard and Green River areas anddied in Lincoln County.

Martha Sutton, 3744 Kentucky Highway 39N,Crab Orchard, KY 40419-9637

McLeod, Bowles, SteedLooking for information about the above families.

Any help would be appreciated.James M. Steed, 2465 Eastway Drive,

Lexington, KY 40503

Graves, Lambert, HallLooking for information about Rice Graves of

Daviess County, who attended West Point andserved as a confederate officer during the Civil War.

Nancy A. Markle, 305 Walnut Street,Middlesex, NJ 08846

Price, Gano, MajorSearching for any information on John Price, who

married Susan Gano in Franklin County in 1797.Susan was a daughter of Rev. John Gano, who wasburied in the Daughters of the American Revolutionlot in Frankfort Cemetery. John married 1. ElizabethRedd Major. His will is dated 1832. Susan wasburied in Missouri. Some members of the familymoved to Scott County, others to Missouri.

Kathy Hall, 131 South Hill Road,Versailles, KY 40383

E-mail: [email protected]

Townsend, Simmons, MartinSearching for any and all information on Nancy

Ann Townsend (b. circa 1830, Ky.), who married 1.Joel Simmons circa 1850 and 2. Abiel Allen Martincirca 1865. She and Abiel resided in Alexandria,Campbell County.

Joyce Martin Riedlin, 16244 Kline Young Road,Stewartstown, PA 17383-0334

PaytonWanted: Information on James Payton (b. 1840),

who married Amanda Rearden. He was listed on the1850 census in Franklin County in the household ofCornelius Payton. James and Amanda had fourchildren: Calvin, Lewis Franklin, Albert, and Robert.James was killed about 1889 in an accident whileworking on a Kentucky River lock.

Evelyn Carroll, 1114 Leslie Avenue,Frankfort, KY 40601-1246


Irvin, Martin, Williamson, SeatonI am seeking information on my great-grandpar-

ents, Robert P. Irvin and his wife Mary Ann Martin,who were married in Elkton in 1849. They had twochildren. Their daughter Henrietta (b. 1851, d.1928) married Perry Williamson of Smith’s Grove.Their son Elisha (b. 1854, d. 1919) married AmandaSeaton in Hardinsburg. Other Irvins lived in andaround Elkton and Daysville from 1793 to the1900s, but I just can’t seem to tie them together. Anyhelp would be appreciated.

Ernest M. Irvin, 3573 Fullerton Avenue,Alton, IL 62002

e-mail: [email protected]

Davis, MurleyLooking for information on Nathaniel Davis (b.

about 1778, Va.), who married Margaret Murley ofLexington about 1800. Their children were Daniel(b. Scott County), William B. (b. July 1801, Ky.),Joshua (b. Nov. 1802, Ky.), Sarah, Alicy/Ailsy, andElijah. The family moved to Jennings County, Ind.,then to Iowa. My great-grandfather Lewis B. Daviswas born in Jennings County and later moved toIowa. Family history has it that Nathaniel’s siblingsincluded James, Phanuel, Septemus, and Thomas, allof whom came to Kentucky.

James K. Davis, 720 Arbor Avenue, No. 33,Fort Collins, CO 80526-3125

Truitt, Stewart, Sparks, Sloan, Schoolcraft,Nickle, Mescal, Judd

I have been gathering information on men whoserved in Company A of the Union 7th KentuckyVolunteer Infantry during the Civil War. I wouldlike to get information on the following soldiers:Wiley Truitt (b. 1843, Owsley County), SilasStewart (b. 1839), John Stewart (b. 1836, Ky.),Thomas Sparks (b. 1840, Estill County), James E.Sloan (b. 1841, Estill County), Thomas S. Sloan (b.1839, Ky.), William E.D. Sloan (b. 1845, Ky.),James C. Schoolcraft (b. 1835, Lee County, Va.),Henry F. Nickle (b. 1838, Anderson County, Tenn.),Stephen C. Mescal (b. 1817, Ky.), Charles A. Judd(b. 1842, N.C.), and William C. Judd (b. 1842,N.C.). I need names of the soldiers’ parents, wife orwives, dates and places of birth and death, and placesof burial. Pension papers usually also contain a

physical description, which I would like to add tomy information. Thank you.

Ruth Eager Moran, 5001 Brettshire Way, Okla-homa City, OK 73142

Fitzwilliam, Drew, Plantagenet, SkipworthDesire pedigree charts for: 1. Nehemiah Drew (b.

4 December 1806, Baltimore County, Md.); 2. SirEdward Drew (1542-1598) and his wife BridgetFitzwilliam (b. about October 1595, KillertonHouse, Devon, England); and 3. William Drew andhis wife Adele Plantagenet (via George Fitzwilliam ofLincolnshire, circa 1400).

Richard Morrissey, 28656 Murrieta,Sun City, CA 92586

Malone, UpdegraffLooking for information on Benjamin Malone

and his son Milton Asbury Malone. Milton marriedVirginia Updegraff (b. 13 October 1825, d. 18October 1852) in 1846. He owned land in Kentuckyaround the time of his marriage.

Barbara J. Hink, 1065 Valley Lane, Unit 307,Hoffman Estate, IL 60194

McKinney, ChastainI desire correspondence with others working on

the McKinney families of early Lincoln, Mercer,Boyle, and Madison Counties. Descendents ofCharles McKinney and Maryann Chastain.

Gail Hawkins, 11615 Sagevale Lane,Houston, TX 77089-5706

Jackson, EppersonI’m researching my Jackson roots. I need informa-

tion on Lewis Jackson and Mary “Kitty” Hignite.Lewis is said to have been born in North Carolina(1832-34) and to have been a son of Gibson Jackson(b. 1804, N.C.?). Lewis and Mary had the followingchildren, all of whom were born in Knox County,Ky.: John (b. about 1855), Washington (b. 1857),Sarah (b. 1864), Gibson (b. 1865), and George.Gibson (my grandfather) married Mary Epperson ofKnox County.

Peggy Jackson Hutchins, 4623 E. Holiday Est. Court,Granbury, TX 76049

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Rogers, Acuff, WallerSarah Rogers (b. 1795, Ky.), a daughter of Joseph

and Mary “Polly” (Acuff) Rogers of Scott County,married John Waller (b. 1779, Va.). They lived inScott County from circa 1810 to circa 1832. Whenand where were they married? Also need date andplace of death for Sarah’s mother, Mary “Polly”(Acuff ) Rogers.

Marilyn J. Craig, 835 NW 18th Place,McMinnville, OR 97128-2443


Johnston, McCormackNeed any information concerning the family of

Benjamin Johnston and Mary McCormack, whomarried on 9 February 1801 in Lincoln County.After Benjamin died in Lincoln County about 1815,Mary married Sterling Abernathy (b. about 1819,Giles County, Tenn.). The 1820 census in GilesCounty shows several children: One male under 10,one female under 10; and two females 10-16.

LaJuan DeBarbieris, 813 Holton,Bellaire, TX 77401-2812

Wainscott/Winscott, Razor, Baker, Elrod,Roberts, March, Stice

Would love to receive stories about the lives ofpeople in these families for inclusion in the next

edition of my book about these families. Theymoved into northern Kentucky from North Carolinain the late 1700s and settled mainly in what is nowGallatin, Owen, Henry, and Scott Counties. How-ever, there were also some in the Bowling Green area,and in Simpson, Warren, and Allen Counties.

Anitra (Sue) Streett, 2513 Patricia Court,Falls Church, VA 22043


Barnes, Hawkins, CalvertAm seeking information concerning Hawkins

Barnes (b. 1805, near Louisville, d. 1859, PettisCounty, Mo.), a son of William Barnes and FrancisHawkins, who married Martha Patsy Calvert in1833. Any information about these four ancestorswould be appreciated.

Kay Gregory, 3 Hillside Court, Austin, TX 78746E-mail: kkg.Austin.rr.com

Binion, DeanInformation needed on Linc and Mary Dean

Binion, who lived at Grahn, Ky., in the early 1900s.They were closely associated with Matthew Sellers indeveloping the airplane and flying it at Grahn. Lincwas killed while trying to help get the plane off theground.Lloyd Dean, 6770 U.S. 60 East, Morehead, KY 40351

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