1830 Clay County Kentucky Census Transcription

1830 Clay County Kentucky Census

Remember to search for various spellings of surnames. Some of the names were hard to read, keep in mind they could be wrong, and as usual some typos may exist. FWM = Free White Males FWF = Free White Females FCM = Free Colored Males FCF = Free Colored Females SECTION 1 (Microfilm pages 165-174) Hiram Luncford FWM (20-30) 2 FWF (under 5) 2,   (20-30) 1 George Farzer FWM (50-60) 1 James Henson FWM (20-30) 1 FWF (under 5) 1,   (15-20) 1 Stephen Reid FWM (5-10) 2,   (15-20) 1,   (20-30) 1,   (40-50) 1 FWF (under … Read more

Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville Kentucky

Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville Kentucky

Maple Grove Cemetery was established on May 16, 1849 and operated as a private cemetery until the city of Nicholasville Kentucky accepted responsibility for its management in February 1993. It is impossible to determine a precise number of individuals laid to rest at Maple Grove due to the absence of many headstones and markers. The thousands of individuals who are known to be buried there include Civil War solders, victims of the Cholera epidemic, and a community hero-a black man who, in the mid 1800’s, toiled to bury white victims of the dreaded disease and who eventually succumbed to it himself. There are 12,513 known burials at the Maple Grove Cemetery up until 2008, the last time this database was added to, and these are presented here along with a history of the cemetery.

The Jessamine Journal 1887-Present

The Jessamine Journal

The Jessamine Journal was founded by J. M. Parish, who came from Mt. Sterling in 1872, and was its editor and owner. For several years it was printed on a Washington hand-press and had a hard struggle for its existence. It changed owners seven or eight times, and the office was destroyed by fire in 1886. At the time of this fire it was well equipped with a large power press and a first-class outfit of type. J. M. Kerr, who purchased the plant from C. W. Metcalf after the fire, ran it on a small scale for a short time and in 1887 sold it to Col. H. M. McCarty, who was one of the most successful and distinguished journalists in Kentucky. He was secretary of state under Governor Knott, and held other positions of distinction. Harry McCarty, one of the editors, was the junior member of the company.

Index to Kentucky Land Grants

Three-thousand acre land grant to the heirs of Hugh Mercer, Kentucky County, Virginia

An index has been kept of the patents on record, but many of these indexes were made at a time when little thought was given to efficiency, and much confusion has resulted, both to the public who seek information, and the custodians of the Land Office who seek to supply the information.

In all about 160,000 patents have been granted to land located in the State of Kentucky. These patents are divided into nine groups, as follows: Virginia Grants, Kentucky Grants, Kentucky Land Warrants, County Court Orders, South of Walker’s Line, South of Green River, West Tennessee River, and W. F. H. Lands. Besides these patents, there are seven or eight volumes of “Entries” of surveys made before the State of Virginia or the State of Kentucky perfected any method of patenting land. Very few of these entries are indexed at all, or if they have ever been indexed, the indexes have long since been lost. It also frequently happens that patents are found which have not been indexed at all.

Owsley County Kentucky Obituaries

Owsley County Kentucky Obituaries 1

This page lists the people who have resided in Owsley County KY and have obituaries transcribed online. You can click on the Obituary link to view the actual obituary transcription. Since some pages are compilations of multiple obituaries you may have to search or scroll the page to find the specific one for the person listed.

Edmonson County, Kentucky, Tax List, 1825

Sample Tax Record

The Edmonson County, Kentucky, tax list of 1825 is arranged alphabetically by the name of the taxpayer. This simplifies finding a given name, although you lose family groupings. To retain family groupings despite alphabetizing by surname, we included the ID, which consists of consecutive numbers applied to consecutive taxpayers. The names in the fields for whom entered, for whom surveyed, for whom patented, were very difficult to read, but include names of the earliest settlers in this area, and many are not found elsewhere on this tax list, so we think it was worth the effort to include these fields. If you find errors, please let us know.

War with Mexico

The four greater wars of this country mark the four stages of its development as a nation. Of these, the first two were waged for its existence as an independent power, and the rights due such independent state in the high court of nations, objects which commanded the united support of the people. The Federal party in national politics did indeed make a vigorous protest against the war with England in 1812, on the ground that it gave ostensible support to the French Revolution, a political movement that in the name of liberty perpetrated the most horrible outrages. against freedom; … Read more

Todd County, Kentucky Timber

Forests in western Kentucky are diverse, with rare coniferous trees except swamp cypress. Frequent burnings in southern Todd once inhibited timber growth. Prof. Shaler notes chestnut and white oak don’t reappear after fires. The forest composition changes across geological formations, with some high-quality timbers like black ash and white oak thriving on certain soils near waterways. As one moves towards Elkton, timber distribution varies with soil composition, favoring large tree growth on Chester sandstone-capped hilltops.

Town of Elkton

On the 8th day of May, 1820, the county seat of Todd County was located at Elkton. With this the history of the town properly commences, although in March, 1819, Thomas Garvin and Thomas Jameson laid out the original plat of the town. This plat was recorded in the Christian County Court, and consisted of about eighteen lots. The first addition to the town of Elkton, after it had been made the county seat, was that of John Gray, which was made and recorded on Nov. 16, 1820. This addition lay west of the original plat, and consisted of 251 … Read more