Kentucky Genealogy contains information and records for Kentucky ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in Kentucky history.
The State of Kentucky is situated between 36 degrees 30 minutes, and 39 degrees 10 minutes, north latitude; and between 81 degrees 50 minutes, and 89 degrees 26 minutes, west longitude — and includes all that portion of territory which lies south and westward of a line, beginning on the Ohio river, at the mouth of the Great Sandy river, and running up the same, and the main and north-easterly branch thereof, to the great Laurel ridge or Cumberland mountains; thence south-west along said mountains, to a line of North Carolina. It is bounded north by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio; east by Virginia; south by Tennessee; and west by the Mississippi river and State of Missouri. It is three hundred miles in length from east to west, and one hundred and fifty miles in mean breadth; and contains 42,600 square miles, or about twenty-seven million acres.
William Anderson’s will, dated April 24, 1878, outlines the distribution of his estate. He bequeaths two-thirds of his real estate to his son Willson G. Anderson, with the responsibility of caring for the family. His wife Nancy J. Anderson receives the remainder of the estate for her lifetime, passing it to their daughter July An Anderson thereafter. Additionally, he grants $50 to his son Elijah J. Anderson and $1 each to his three oldest children. Nancy J. Anderson later relinquishes her rights under the will. Witnessed and proven in court, the document is recorded in Muhlenberg Will Book 4.
Samuel Allison’s 1826 will outlines his wishes for the distribution of his estate upon his death. He bequeaths two acres of land and various personal property to his wife, Peggy, including a slave, while also providing for his children with specific gifts of beds, livestock, and slaves. His real estate is to be divided equally between his sons, John and Samuel Hendley. The will appoints Ephraim M. Brank as executor and revokes any previous wills. The document is dated August 8, 1826, and is recorded in Muhlenberg County.
William C. Adkins of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, outlines his last will and testament dated May 4, 1900. He bequeaths one-third of his estate, including various tracts of land, to his sons William A. and Odie O., while providing a life estate to his wife, Mary A. Adkins. Upon her passing, the remaining estate goes to their son Frank W. The will also addresses advancements made to other children. Adkins later modified his will with codicils in 1903 and 1908, adjusting property distributions among his heirs. This will was admitted to probate in February 1916.
This is an alphabetical listing of individuals buried in the Robert C. Moseley family cemetery. They may, or may not, still have visible gravestones.
This article profiles Marvin L. Allen Jr., born in Rock Haven, Kentucky, on June 7, 1926, son of Marvin L. Allen Sr. and Agnes (Board) Allen. Marvin Jr., a World War II U.S. Marine Corps veteran, worked for Louisville Gas and Electric Company for 40 years, retiring in 1986. He married Mary Alice Wilkins on March 31, 1948, with whom he had four children: Marvin Wessley, Alice Sharon, Stephen W., and Clifford K. Allen. Marvin Jr. also managed a farm, held a real estate license, and was actively involved in the Rock Haven community, contributing to developments such as Country…
The following list of place names and locations of Meade County, Kentucky have been accumulated by various authors and from a variety of sources, some unpublished. A large proportion of these listings come from Robert M. Rennicks Kentucky place names published in 1984 by the University Press of Kentucky.
