Deaths of 3 Revolutionary War Pensioners - Union County, Kentucky 1840s

 

Not all death dates are found on death certificates and tombstones. The following entries in county court order books [court minutes] give the death dates of Revolutionary War pensioners in Union County, Kentucky Court Order Book E (1845-1855).  The source is located at the end of each entry.  OB E = Order Book E

Satisfactory proof was this day made in open court by oaths of James Eddins and John J. Curry that Edward Curry late of Union County departed this life on the 14^th day of May 1836 & that he was the identical person named in an original certificate here shown to court bearing date at the war office of the United States on the 27^th day of March 1834 numbered 26588 signed by Lew Cass Secretary of War and granting to the sd. Edward curry a pension of $50 per annum and further proven that Edward Curry died leaving no widow. [OB E, p. 58, 20 July 1846]

Satisfactory proof was this day made to the Court by oaths of Benjamin S. Gardiner and Thomas S. Chapman that William Givens was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $20 per annum; was a resident of the county of Union and died in the County of Union on the 2^nd day of February 1847 and that he left no widow. [OB E, p. 124,  16 Aug 1847]

Satisfactory proof was made in open Court by oaths of William P. Jackson and Joseph W. Cromwell that William Hammock late of Union County departed this life on the 2^nd day of January 1849 & that he was the identical person named in an original certificate here shown to the court bearing date at the war office of the United States on the 14^th day of April 1834 numbered 26647 signed by Lew Cass Secretary of War & granted to William Hammock a pensioner of $30 per annum and further proven that Hammock died leaving no widow. [OB E, p. 207,  19 Feb 1849]

Published 27 Nov 2020, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/ 

 

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Published 25 Nov 2020, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Livingston County, Kentucky Divorces 1830s and Earlier

 The following entries on divorces comes from the Livingston County, Kentucky Circuit Court Order Books. Details of the divorce are found at the Kentucky Dept for Libraries and Archives (KDLA). For information on ordering a copy of the case file, fill out the required form HERE .  I see several well known Livingston County names. Do  you see them, too? 

The first name below is the plaintiff and the second name is the defendant. For example, Elizabeth Bull is the plaintiff or complainant and Isaiah Bull is the defendant.

OB = Order Book    OB H, p. 233 refers to Order Book H, page 233.

Bull, Elizabeth vs Isaiah Bull.  6 Sep 1831. (OB G, p. 461) Defendant not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth & failed to appear to answer complainant’s bill. If defendant does not answer complainant’s bill, same will be taken as confessed. 14 Jun 1832. (OB H, p. 12) Cause dismissed 6 Mar 1835. (OB H, p. 233) 

Carmon, Catharine vs George Carmon.  6 Sep 1831. (OB G, p. 461) Plaintiff filed amendment to her original bill. Cause continued. 14 Jun 1832 (OB H, p. 11) Defendant failed to answer bill & taken as confessed against him. Plaintiff divorced from defendant & to recover her costs from him. 14 Sep 1832. (OB H, p. 35)

Freeman, Margaret vs William Freeman.  Defendant is non-inhabitant of Kentucky.  Appears he abandoned plaintiff (Margaret) without cause about 3 years ago and never returned and has not contributed to her support. Margaret released from bonds of matrimony. Defendant to pay costs.  7 June 1837. (OB H, p. 417; case file at KDLA)

Glass, Francis vs Diona Glass. Defendant filed answer to the bill. 11 Sep 1834. [OB H, p. 191] Appearing Diona Glass had abandoned her husband for more than 3 years before filing her original bill on this cause. Complainant divorced from Defendant & restored to all privileges of a single person. Complainant to pay all costs of this suit. 7 Mar 1835. (OB H, p. 245)

Goodwin, Harriet G. vs Philip H. Goodwin. Divorce granted & each person restored to all privileges of an unmarried person. 3 Sep 1828. (OB G, p. 193)

Hodge, Blount vs Eliza Hodge. This day this cause came to be heard … the defendant abandoned complainant & remains apart & separate from complainant. Therefore ordered & decreed that bonds of matrimony be dissolved, set aside and null & they are hereby divorced. Both restored to all rights of a single person. 12 Sep 1834. (OB H, p. 201)

Lee, Matilda vs James Lee. Granted 17 Sep 1817. He is a non-resident. (OB E, p. 244)

Leming, Charlotte vs Samuel M. Leming. Cause continued. 4 Sep 1828. (OB G, p. 206) Suit Dismissed 3 Mar 1829. (OB G, p. 228)

Lillard, Matthew vs Frances Lillard. Divorce filed Caldwell County, but case filed with Livingston County cases at KDLA. Cause dismissed. 6 Jun 1835. (OB H, p. 279)[1]

Linthicum, Mary vs Rice Linthicum. Divorce filed 5 Jun 1828. Continued. (OB G, p. 175). Defendant filed answer to complaint. 4 Sep 1828. (OB G, p. 201) Divorce granted 3 Mar 1829. Each party to pay their own costs. (OB G, p. 221) [2]

Marvell, John R. vs Sally Ann Marvell. Divorced 8 June 1827. (OB F, p. 428, OB G, p. 25)

Owen, Alfred vs Anna Owen. Divorce granted & marriage contract set aside. Complainant to pay costs of the suit. 3 Jun 1829. (OB G, p. 271)

Phillips, John vs Sally Phillips. Granted 20 June 1815. Defendant hath left bed & board of complainant for 3 years from 20 Dec 1810.  (OB E, p. 75)

Phillips, Mark vs Harriet G. Phillips. Divorce. Defendant filed answer to complainant’s bill. 8 Sep 1835. [OB H, p. 297] Defendant abandoned complainant on 26 Jun 1832 with the intention of abandonment and has ever since lived separate from complainant & for term of 3 years before filing on complainant’s bill. Therefore decreed by court that complainant is divorced from defendant. Complainant to pay costs. 9 Sep 1835. (OB H, p. 302)

Robertson, Phillippina vs Alexander Robertson. Divorce filed 3 Mar 1835. (OB H, p. 207) Deposition of Peter Jones filed. Defendant abandoned complainant about 5 years ago. Divorce granted complainant who is also granted all rights of a femme sole. Defendant to pay costs. 8 Jun 1836. (OB H, p. 395)

Simpson, Jane vs Vinson B. Simpson. Dismissed without prejudice to either party. 7 Sep 1827. (OB G, p. 75)

Tucker, Martin vs Elizabeth Tucker. Divorce. Defendant not an inhabitant & failed to appear. 4 Sep 1828. (OB G, p. 206) Divorce granted and parties to pay their own costs. 3 Mar 1829.  (OB G, p. 231)

Wyatt, Delila vs John Wyatt. Divorce. Defendant non- inhabitant. Ordered to appear at next term of court. 5 Mar 1824. (OB F, p. 199) Continued 7 times until the evidence was brought before a jury, who found the Defendant hath left the Complainant with the intention of abandonment for more than 2 years before the commencement of this suit. Bonds of matrimony that existed between the parties to be dissolved and complainant restored to advantages and privileges of a femme sole. 6 Sep 1826. (OB F, p. 415)

 

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[1] Case File A1986-289, Livingston County Equity, Ordinary and Commonwealth Cases Mar 1842-June 1842, Box 63, Matthew Lillard vs Frances Lillard, Kentucky Dept for Libraries and Archives [KDLA].

[2] See Crittenden County Case File #72, Rice Linthicum vs Mary Linthicum: Divorce. 30 Jul 1856, Crittenden County OB D, p. 55.

Published 19 Nov 2020, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Maud E. and Julius R. Weil

 

WEIL

Maud E. 1889 – 1986 

Julius R. 1877 – 1954

 According to the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Maud Weil was born 24 October 1889 and died in August 1986. [1] Another record provides the complete death date of 5 August 1986. [2] Mrs. Weil’s obituary stated she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Champion and she was survived by a sister, nephew and several nieces. She was a member of First Baptist Church.[3]

Maud Champion and Julius Robert Weil married before 1920 and were living  on North 7^th Street in Paducah by that time. [4] Mr. Weil registered for the draft for World War I on 7 September 1918. He was living in Golconda, Pope County, Illinois  and his occupation was carpenter at a lumber company in Paducah. His nearest relative was Godfried Weil. [5]  

Mr. Weil registered for the draft again in 1942. [6] At that time, he was living and working in Paducah.  Mr. Weil died 19 September 1954 in Paducah, according to his death certificate. His parents were Gottfried Weil and Catherine Schoettle. The informant for the death certificate was Mrs. Maud Champion Weil. [7] His obituary provided the information that he was survived by two sisters and three brothers and he was also a member of First Baptist Church.[8]

 Maude E. and Julius R. Weil are both buried in Smithland Cemetery, Livingston County, Kentucky.

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[1] U.S. Social Security Death Index 1935-2014, Maud [sic]Weil, Ancestry.com. Her last residence was in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

[2] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Vol. 43, Certificate 21311, Ancestry.com.

[3] “Maud Weil,” Paducah Sun, 6 August 1986, p. 10. Her name is given as “Mrs. Maud Champion Weil.”

[4] 1920 McCracken County, Kentucky census, Roll T625_588, p. 1A, E.D. 148, Ancestry.com.

[5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918, Julius Robt. Weil, Ancestry.com.

[6] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942, Julius Robert Weil, Ancestry.com.

[7] Kentucky Death Record, 1852-1965, Julius Robert Weil, Certificate # 54-18401, Ancestry.com.

[8] “J.R. Weil Dies, Rites Set,” Paducah Sun, 21 September 1954, p. 12.

Published 12 Nov 2020, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Bound for the Cherokee Strip 1893

 The Land Rush of 1893, also known as the Cherokee Outlet Opening, drew thousands of people to the area that would become part of Oklahoma in 1907. There had been land rushes in 1889,  1891 and 1893 and a final rush in 1895,  but the Land Rush of 1893 was the largest.  According to Wikipedia, the land Rush of 1893 opened up 12,726 square miles to settlement.  The land had been purchased from the Cherokee Indians by the government.

One group from Carrsville, Livingston County, Kentucky, left with high hopes of establishing a homestead. The following article appeared in a newspaper in Marion, Kentucky.

“A party of Livingston county boomers were in the city last night, leaving this morning by the Gus Fowler for Cairo whence they will go by rail to the Cherokee strip, which is to be thrown open Saturday. They came from Carrsville and vicinity and had a complete outfit for camping, including dogs, guns and  other equipment considered necessary to out door life. The party was composed of the following persons: Capt. J.C. Barnett, T.B. Barnett, Crocket Bess, Carroll Bess and wife, Tom Bruce and A.C. Likens. They were guests of the Dale House last night. They will reach the Strip in ample time to join in the grand rush Saturday.  – Paducah News [1]

 Again, an area newspaper recorded the event. “Capt. J.C. Barnett has returned from the Cherokee Strip, where he and his son, Thomas, entered 160 acres apiece ... They made the run on the train of cars that entered the Strip. It only ran at the rate of 15 miles per hour, without stops, and when they reached land that suited them they leaped off and squatted on the ground they wanted. Tom remained out there and Capt. Barnett will return in a few days. – Elizabethtown, Ill. Independent [2]

Capt. Barnett returned to the West as when his father, P.C. Barnett,  died in Crittenden County in 1896, his survivors included his son, James C. Barnett of Texas.[3] J.C. Barnett apparently returned home after his father’s death and stayed for some time.  He appears on the 1900 census [4] and 1910 census.[5]  By 1920, J.C. Barnett had moved to Noxubee County, Mississippi, where he was living with his son, Tom (T.B.) Barnett and wife, Jeanette.[6]

 James C. Barnett and his wife, Jessie Carrie, and their son, T.B. Barnett, all died in 1929, Jesse Carrie died 4 March 1929. James C. and his son, T.B. both died of double pneumonia on 26 October 1929.  All three are buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mason, Noxubee County, Mississippi. [7]

 

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[1] “Bound for Cherokee Strip,” Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky), 14 Sep 1893, p. 3, reprinted from the Paducah News.

[2]“Personals,”  Crittenden Press (Marion, Ky), 12 Oct 1893, p. 4, reprinted from the Elizabethtown, Ill. Independent.

[3]  Brenda Joyce Jerome.   P.C. Barnett Dead,” Crittenden County, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1896-1900, (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 1994) 25.

[4] 1900 Livingston County, Kentucky census, Carrsville, p. 8, E.D. 0057, Ancestry.com

[5] 1910 Livingston County, Kentucky census, Panhandle, Roll T624_491, p. 4B, E.D. 0107, Ancestry.com

[6] 1920 Noxubee County, Mississippi census, Cliftonville, Roll T625_889, p. 8A, E.D. 80. Ancestry.com

[7] Find a Grave Memorial #118938307, James Curry Barnett; Memorial #118939360, Jessie Carrie Barnett; Memorial #118861326, Thomas Bruce Barnett.

Published 5 Nov 2020,  Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/