Posts Tagged Kentucky Genealogy
‘Prosperity’ #52Ancestors 2020 Post 8
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog on March 1, 2020
One of the suggestions for this week is writing about an ancestor with a “prosperous” name like Wealthy or Fortune?
I noticed that there were three individuals with the surname “Rich” in my tree. Isabell Rich is the wife of John Franklin Woodburn, my 1st cousin five times removed. The couple were married in Montgomery, Tennessee. Isabell and her brother, Freling Hisen Rich, share the same wedding date, May 14, 1865. Freling married Sidney Ann Rogers. John Woodburn was the witness to Freling and Sidney’s marriage. Freling was John and Isabell’s witness.
Isabell Rich and John F Woodburn Marriage Record 1865
Isabell, born 1849 in Tennessee, was about 16 years of age at her marriage. It is possible the Isabell died within the first year of their marriage. As, John F. Woodburn remarried in February 1867 to Helena Brady, in Christian County, Kentucky.
A death record has not yet been found for Isabell Rich Woodburn.
Source Citation
John F Woodburn and Isabell Rich, 14 May 1865; Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 database with images, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 March 2020)> Montgomery County, 1838-1874 > image 307 of 710.
#52Ancestors 2020 Post Seven ‘Favorite Discovery’
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog, Uncategorized on February 15, 2020
Photo by JF Martin on Unsplash
My favorite discovery was found slogging through various circuit and county court orders from Christian County, Kentucky.
Online family trees and an absence of one of my ancestors in 1850 Census implied that this person may have died prior to 1850. No death or cemetery record has been located to verify the death of this individual. An appraisement for his estate was written in January 6, 1845. There were other court recordings between 1842 and 1844, that would put his year of death to 1844.
Persistent exhaustive research
I went through indices of Will Books, Court Records, and Deeds, looking for his surname, surnames of other relatives and known neighbors. I made a list of all the mentions and the corresponding page numbers. Then read through each entry.
Prior to my research, my ancestor appeared in three readily available records, his 1825 marriage record, the 1830 and 1840 censuses. The court records contained a much more detailed account of his life. His role and status in the community. You cannot always go for the ‘low hanging fruit.’ Delving deep into microfilms may provide a better glimpse of your ancestors.
When the court came back from the winter session break in 1845, my ancestor’s death was mentioned in the court report. As the death wasn’t recorded in the December entries. I believe my ancestor died unexpectantly in December 1844.
#52Ancestors: Week 24 – Olga Cartwright – Planted a Family Tree
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog on July 5, 2015
This is week 24 of the 2015 #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of u
s blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year. To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.
On a far off branch of the Pittman section of my tree lies the Cartwright family. And wouldn’t you know it…the Cartwright family included a son named Ben Cartwright. Cue! Bonanza. “On this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name, fortune smiled, the day we filed the Ponderosa claim.” Yes, there were lyrics to the opening tune. Humming the theme song now, aren’t’ you?
Olga Cartwright married John Barnett in 1912. This couple starts the twig in the line that descends down to lost cousins I have yet to connect. They are the grandparents to Kenneth Ralph Barnett, written in the 2014 series of #52Ancestors – No. 33.
Olga is the daughter of Mathew Thompson Cartwright (1857-1935) and Susan J. Melton (1859-1930). She had nine siblings including her brother Ben. The family lived in Cleaton, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky. The unincorporated town south of Central City, KY, still has a rural appeal.
Olga and her husband John had a total of 12 children. John earned his living a miner in the coal mines. Olga lived from 1893 to 1974. Her relationship to me is labeled as mother-in-law of first cousin twice removed.
Bonanza Lyrics written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/lyrics.html
#52Ancestors: Week 22 – Will the right Elizabeth Vaught stand up!
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors on June 14, 2015
This is week 22 of the 2015 #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year. To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.
Post 21 of 2015 #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge was about Michael Roll’s revoluntionary pension application. One of the deposed witnesses to his service was a woman named Elizabeth Vaught. I wanted to know the relationship of this person to Michael Roll.
I created a research plan which I listed below. FYI…This is future project for me. Writing the plan now allows me to capture the information that I analyzed for future reference.
Name of subject: Elizabeth Vaught
Born in Cumberland County of Pennsylvania
About 1768
Spouse: Unknown
Location: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Problem
Elizabeth Vaught provided a deposition confirming that Michael Roll served in the Revolutionary War in his application for pension. Her creditability to offer evidence was affirmed by Moses Wickliffe, Esq.; acting Justice of the Peace. He states that Ms/Mrs Vaught is a lady of much respectability as of any in the county and to whom credit is due.
- Who is this much respectable lady?
- How did she know Michael Roll?
- Is Elizabeth Vaught her married name? The handwriting abbreviation for Ms/Mrs is not clear and legible on the pension application.
- There are several generations of women named Elizabeth Vaught within the collateral Vaught family lines.
Analysis
Michael Roll’s May 1834 pension application provides some clues about Elizabeth Vaught. She knew Michael Roll when she was a child. That her father’s house was in sight of John Roll house, Michael’s father. Her age is listed as 66 years old.
Michael Roll was married to Christina E. Vaught, daughter of Christian Vaught and Hannah Crum.
Is the middle initial “E” for Elizabeth? Her estimated birth year is 1765. There is a headstone for C.R. 1834 at Sears Cemetery located in Muhlenberg Co, Kentucky.
The application also lists names and descriptions people giving evidence. Simeon Vaught provided testimony to verify Michael’s story of serving in the war. Simeon is describe as a clergyman and is about 71 years of age. How is Simeon related to Elizabeth and Christina Vaught?
In addition to Moses Wickliffe, Solomon Rhoades, Justice of the Peace provides a statement attesting he is acquainted with Ms/Mrs. Vaught. The Vaughts, Rolls, and Rhoades are related through marriage.
There is a will for an Elizabeth Vaught dated 1844, that leaves an estate to her grandchildren. Does this mean her own children are deceased? Is this the Elizabeth in the pension application?
Goal
Find out if Christina and Elizabeth are either the same person or two separate people. If two separate individuals how are they related?
Research Plan and Notes
Cumberland County Pennsylvania birth records from 1760 to 1772, and marriage records from 1780 to 1805.
Kentucky marriage records from 1795 to 1830, focusing on Hardin and Muhlenberg counties, then fan out to surrounding areas.
Review historical information about forts in Cumberland County for family information.
Locate and review SAR and DAR applications for family lineage. Research that the information contained can be verified through other sources. SAR/DAR are abbreviations for the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution lineage societies.
Kentucky Land Records
Kentucky Death Records
Hardin and Muhlenberg Tax Records
Hardin and Muhlenberg Clerk County Records, for wills and probate records
Muhlenberg County Church and cemetery records
Sources and Repositories
“Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, ca.1775-ca. 1900,” database, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com, assessed June 12, 2015), entry for Michael Roll, Kentucky, imaged from the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, M804 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1974, roll 2078.
Dorann O’Neal Lam. “Will” Elizabeth Vaught February 1844, Muhlenberg Will Book 3 Page 59, (http://muhlenberg.genealogenie.net/Wills/vaught-elizabeth.htm, accessed June 14, 2015)
Evaluation
This is a future research project
Conclusion
Research not started
#52Ancestors: Week 20 – Rolling with the Bright Shiny Objects – Kathyrn M. Roll
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors on May 17, 2015
This is week 20 of the 2015 #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year. To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.
My plan was to write about the wife of a great uncle. However, I cannot verify her maiden name. I starting searching for more information. Of course, I squirreled. Also known as being distracted by BSO’s (Bright Shiny Objects). Since I couldn’t find anything on Frances Roll. Let me write about my BSO. It is still somewhat related.
Frances husband was David Roll, the brother of my great grandfather, Ollie Roll. Well the Roll brothers had five sisters. One was (is?), Kathryn M. Roll, daughter of David Wayne Roll, Senior, and Catherine Traylor Guy. Kathryn was born in 1890 and passed away in 1958. She lived in Muhlenberg and Henderson Counties in Kentucky.
Kathryn married Bluford C. Ellison, marriage date unknown. The couple had five children. Unfortunately, Bluford was killed in an explosion from a coal woodstove. Bluford’s occupation was that of a farmer. The explosion most likely occurred at home on December 19, 1923. Bluford died of his injuries on Christmas morning, December 25, 1923. Bluford was 35 years old. Two year later, Kathryn loses her youngest son, Earl, to dysentery.
Children of Bluford and Kathryn Roll.
Margaret Ellison (1912 – ?) married Robert H. Porter
Agnes Laura Ellison (1914 – 1988) married Harold Bangs
Foster Carlin Ellison (1917 – 1992) married Evelyn Pearl Irwin
Stella Mae Ellison (1920 – 1986) married Charles David Wright
Earl David Ellison (August 1923- May1925)
To support her family, including her widow mother, Katie Roll, Kathryn works as a machine operator in a radio tubes factory. Her son, Foster, is listed as an inmate in the Daviess County Jail on the 1940 census. There is some type of distinction between inmates and prisoners at the jail as both terms are used. Foster heads to Texas shortly thereafter and marries. His name is carried down to Junior and his grandson.
I was not able to locate an image for Kathryn’s death record. Her death record is recorded as Katherine Roll Ellison. It includes her parents’ name. Burial location is not provided. I didn’t have any luck find a memorial on Findagrave.com
Death source:
“Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-B78S : accessed 17 May 2015), Katherine Roll Ellison, 16 Oct 1958; citing Rural, Daviess, Kentucky, United States, , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,709,630.
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