St. Ann's Catholic Church, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. Established 1877. Photographed 24 May 2009.
Copyright on photo by Brenda Joyce Jerome.
Published 10 June 2009, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wordless Wednesday - St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's Catholic Church, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. Established 1877. Photographed 24 May 2009.
Copyright on photo by Brenda Joyce Jerome.
Published 10 June 2009, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday - Maud Gough
Maud
Daughter of
Robt. & Isabelle Gough
Born Nov. 8, 1883
Died Oct. 8, 1891
[on right side of monument]
Safe in the Arms of Jesus
[on left side of monument]
Daughter of
Robt. & Isabelle Gough
Born Nov. 8, 1883
Died Oct. 8, 1891
[on right side of monument]
Safe in the Arms of Jesus
[on left side of monument]
The most poignant tombstones are those for children. This tombstone for little Maud Gough is found in Lot 296, Space 4, Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky. Someone has placed artificial flowers in her hands. I have been told that this type of statute was often carved in the likeness of the child. This tombstone was photgraphed 2 June 2009.
Maud’s parents, Robert and Isabella Schopflin Gough, both died in 1932 and are buried at Fernwood Cemetery.
Monday, June 8, 2009
News From Sebree 1904
The following news items are taken from the Henderson Daily Gleaner, Tuesday, 2 February 1904
Sebree, Ky., Feb. 1 – Mrs. George Linsey of Winslow, Ind. Is in town visiting her father, Mr. Tom Scott.
Mr. John Watts, who has been visiting his mother, Mrs. John Springfield, returned to his work at Flora, Ill.
Mr. Rubin Walker, of near Steamport, died Thursday afternoon of pneumonia. Mrs. Walker had only been married about one year. She was the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shelton. She leaves a husband and little babe about eight or ten days old to mourn her sad demise.
The second term of our graded school will begin today.
Mrs. Nat Montgomery is quite indisposed at her home near the springs.
Miss Nannie Purtle, who has been visiting friends in Henderson, has returned home.
Rev. W.A. Easley, formerly of this place, but now of Princeton, Ky., was in town last week.
The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Callis has pneumonia.
Mr. Lafe Dodson and wife, Mrs. Mary Purtle and daughter, Miss Nannie, attended the burial of Mrs. Rubin Walker Friday.
Little Miss Julia, the babe of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Springfield, has been real sick but is better now.
Misses Maggie and Townia Berry spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lanier in the county.
Dr. E.W. Davidson, who has been on a visit to relatives in Thomasville, Ga., has returned and looks natural on the streets and among the sick. He is a promising young doctor and success should crown his efforts.
Sebree, Ky., Feb. 1 – Mrs. George Linsey of Winslow, Ind. Is in town visiting her father, Mr. Tom Scott.
Mr. John Watts, who has been visiting his mother, Mrs. John Springfield, returned to his work at Flora, Ill.
Mr. Rubin Walker, of near Steamport, died Thursday afternoon of pneumonia. Mrs. Walker had only been married about one year. She was the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shelton. She leaves a husband and little babe about eight or ten days old to mourn her sad demise.
The second term of our graded school will begin today.
Mrs. Nat Montgomery is quite indisposed at her home near the springs.
Miss Nannie Purtle, who has been visiting friends in Henderson, has returned home.
Rev. W.A. Easley, formerly of this place, but now of Princeton, Ky., was in town last week.
The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Callis has pneumonia.
Mr. Lafe Dodson and wife, Mrs. Mary Purtle and daughter, Miss Nannie, attended the burial of Mrs. Rubin Walker Friday.
Little Miss Julia, the babe of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Springfield, has been real sick but is better now.
Misses Maggie and Townia Berry spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lanier in the county.
Dr. E.W. Davidson, who has been on a visit to relatives in Thomasville, Ga., has returned and looks natural on the streets and among the sick. He is a promising young doctor and success should crown his efforts.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Crittenden County Estate Administrators 1881
Administrators of estates were usually appointed at the next term of county court following the death of a person who did not leave a valid will. The administrator was required to post bond with at least one person as surety as a guarantee for the faithful performance of his duties. Administrators’ bonds are helpful in determining the approximate date of a person’s death. The records below have been abstracted from Crittenden County Administrator’s Bond Book 1876-1884.
The following definitions may be helpful in reading administrators’ bonds. This information comes from Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, 1994.
Administrator: A person appointed by the county court to manage the assets and liabilities of a decedent.
Administrator de bonis non: A person appointed by the court to administer on the effects of a decedent which have not been included in a former administration.
Curator: A temporary guardian or conservator appointed by the court to care for the property or person of an incompetent, spendthrift, or a minor.
W.J. LaRue was appointed administrator of the estate of John M. Lear 10 January 1881.
Stephen Riley was appointed administrator of the estate of W.H. Kemper 12 January 1881.
J.L. Boon and H.S. Hill were appointed administrators of the estate of Arch Allen 14 February 1881.
Mrs. L.P. Duvall was appointed administrator of the estate of J.M. Duvall 7 March 1881.
J.G. Barnes was appointed administrator of the estate of B.W. Barnes 4 April 1881.
R.N. Walker was appointed administrator of the estate of R.A. Gettings 11 April 1881.
J.L. Riley was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. Belt 25 April 1881.
A.H. Cardin was appointed administrator of the estate of P.M. Cardin 11 May 1881.
Chesley Nunn was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. Straker 20 May 1881.
M.A. Hardesty was appointed administrator of the estate of W.T. Hardesty 21 May 1881.
Aaron Towery was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Mitchell 13 June 1881.
J.A. Gray was appointed administrator of the estate of Shemi Watson 8 August 1881.
J.R. Finley was appointed administrator of the estate of R.J. French 31 August 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Julia A. Koon 31 August 1881.
G.L. Boaz was appointed administrator of the estate of Susan Boaz 12 September 1881.
W.T. Pickens was appointed administrator of the estate of J.B. Pickens 26 September 1881.
S.H. Watson was appointed administrator of the estate of Saml. M. Watson 26 October 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed administrator of the estate of N.R. Black 14 November 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed curator of the estate of Joseph Anderson 14 November 1881.
R.S. Thurmond was appointed administrator of the estate of W.R. Thurmond 5 December 1881.
Alex Woody was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of Joseph Kemp 12 December 1881.
E.C. Flanary was appointed administrator of the estate of Saml. E. Bracey 21 December 1881.
The following definitions may be helpful in reading administrators’ bonds. This information comes from Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, 1994.
Administrator: A person appointed by the county court to manage the assets and liabilities of a decedent.
Administrator de bonis non: A person appointed by the court to administer on the effects of a decedent which have not been included in a former administration.
Curator: A temporary guardian or conservator appointed by the court to care for the property or person of an incompetent, spendthrift, or a minor.
W.J. LaRue was appointed administrator of the estate of John M. Lear 10 January 1881.
Stephen Riley was appointed administrator of the estate of W.H. Kemper 12 January 1881.
J.L. Boon and H.S. Hill were appointed administrators of the estate of Arch Allen 14 February 1881.
Mrs. L.P. Duvall was appointed administrator of the estate of J.M. Duvall 7 March 1881.
J.G. Barnes was appointed administrator of the estate of B.W. Barnes 4 April 1881.
R.N. Walker was appointed administrator of the estate of R.A. Gettings 11 April 1881.
J.L. Riley was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. Belt 25 April 1881.
A.H. Cardin was appointed administrator of the estate of P.M. Cardin 11 May 1881.
Chesley Nunn was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. Straker 20 May 1881.
M.A. Hardesty was appointed administrator of the estate of W.T. Hardesty 21 May 1881.
Aaron Towery was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Mitchell 13 June 1881.
J.A. Gray was appointed administrator of the estate of Shemi Watson 8 August 1881.
J.R. Finley was appointed administrator of the estate of R.J. French 31 August 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Julia A. Koon 31 August 1881.
G.L. Boaz was appointed administrator of the estate of Susan Boaz 12 September 1881.
W.T. Pickens was appointed administrator of the estate of J.B. Pickens 26 September 1881.
S.H. Watson was appointed administrator of the estate of Saml. M. Watson 26 October 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed administrator of the estate of N.R. Black 14 November 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed curator of the estate of Joseph Anderson 14 November 1881.
R.S. Thurmond was appointed administrator of the estate of W.R. Thurmond 5 December 1881.
Alex Woody was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of Joseph Kemp 12 December 1881.
E.C. Flanary was appointed administrator of the estate of Saml. E. Bracey 21 December 1881.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
William J. Dallam
Dallam Tombstone, Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana.
William J. Dallam was surely a product of western Kentucky, having lived in several different counties before moving to Indiana. He was born in 1821 and was the seventh child of Nathan Dallam and Sarah Hicks, who left Clark County, Kentucky and migrated to Christian County, Kentucky. About 1825, the Dallam family settled in Caldwell County, where William J. spent his childhood and youth. Nathan and Sarah Dallam are buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Caldwell County. Of the ten children of Nathan and Sarah, only William J. Dallam went to Indiana. His siblings lived primarily in Paducah, Smithland, Princeton and Henderson, Kentucky.
In 1840, William J. Dallam moved to Old Salem, Livingston County, where he served as Postmaster and Deputy County and Circuit Clerk. Later he was a merchant in Marion, Crittenden County, being one of the first to engage in business there after the county was created in 1842.
William J. entered the dry good business, first in Paducah and then in Livingston County. Later he moved to Caldwell County were he went into business with his brother, Lucian Dallam. Still later he moved to Henderson, where his brothers, Frances Henry and Lucian Clay Dallam, and his sister, Virginia Josephine Dallam Atkinson, also lived.
In July 1862, William J. Dallam advertised his “two-story brick Dwelling-House situated on the corner of Main and Elm” for sale or rent. It was during that year that Dallam moved his family across the Ohio River to Evansville, Indiana, where he lived at 600 Upper 1st Street. Dallam and his son, William Jr., became wholesale and retail dealers in boots and shoes at a shop on Main Street.
Dallam married Kate Miles in 1843 at Old Salem and they had the following children: Sarah Isabelle “Belle,” James L., Charles Francis, William J. Jr., and Douglas Dallam. Kate Miles Dallam died of malarial fever 22 January 1882 at the age of 60 years and is buried in the family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville.
On the 25th of May 1893, the Evansville Courier announced “the sad intelligence of the entrance into eternal rest of the spirit of W.J. Dallam” the previous day. He had been ill for several weeks and, while it was known that he could not recover, he remained cheerful to the end. His funeral services were held at the residence of his daughter, Belle, and his remains were laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery in a private ceremony.
Copyright on text and photographs
Brenda Joyce Jerome, CG
Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Wordless Wednesday - Fernwood Cemetery
Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky. Photographs dated 2 June 2009. Click on photos for enlarged views.
Tombstone Tuesday - Wm. and Clarissa Davis
Dr. Wm. C. Davis
Lick Creek, Ill.
Aug. 13, 1871
Smithland, Ky
Mar. 30, 1941
Clarissa Mary Elliott
His Wife
Greenville, Ohio
Sept. 25, 1878
Smithland, Ky
Jan. 11, 1926
Lick Creek, Ill.
Aug. 13, 1871
Smithland, Ky
Mar. 30, 1941
Clarissa Mary Elliott
His Wife
Greenville, Ohio
Sept. 25, 1878
Smithland, Ky
Jan. 11, 1926
Buried Smithland Cemetery, Smithland, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed April 2009. Click on photo for enlarged view.
According to Kentucky death certificate #8136 (1941), Dr. William C. Davis was the son of William Marshall Davis and Addie Clemens. Death certificate #2262 (1926) shows that Clarissa Mary Elliott was the daughter of Jas. C. Elliott and Sue S. Scott, both born Preble County, Ohio. She died in Riverside Hospital, Paducah, Kentucky.
Dr. Davis' obituary in the Paducah Sun-Democrat, 31 March 1941, states he practiced medicine in Smithland for 20 years and in the county for many years prior to that. He was a native of Lola, Livingston County, and graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School.
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