TAYLOR COUNTY KENTUCKY QUERIES BROCKMAN, DURHAM I have a Joel C. DURHAM married to Lucetta BROCKMAN in Taylor County, January 1823. Lucetta's parents were Samuel and Nancy BROCKMAN. Does anyone know what Nancy's maiden name was? Then I have a different Nancy BROCKMAN married to James Samuel DURHAM. Nancy was born December 10,1826. I am looking for her parents. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated and I will share what I have in return. Cissy1963@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________ McDONALD, BLAND MCDONALD, Alonzo F. born 1854 in Bergen county New Jersey. Married Molli BLAND, but where/when? Died Taylor County 9 Mar 1924. I would like to know where he is buried. Looking for Alonzo's descendants. In 1910 he was a quartz miner in Guffy, Colorado. cbmeye1@ibm.net ___________________________________________________________________ SHOFNER, PRINGLE Seeking info of possible burial of Henry SHOFNER, Chloe HART SHOFNER, and William PRINGLE in Taylor County before 1847. William PRINGLE was married to Elizabeth SHOFNER, dau of Henry & Chloe SHOFNER. RJGPNeveaux@worldnet.att.net ___________________________________________________________________ TUCKER, HAYS, WILKERSON, SMITH, BURGEY Researching Edwin TUCKER, sibling, parents/ancestors and children. Edwin was originally from Virginia and moved with his parents to Taylor Co., KY when he was a boy. He would have been born between 1819 and 1826. Siblings of Edwin TUCKER are; Barnard, John, Isaac, Nancy, Jefferson, Mrs. Mary A. WISE, Eliza and Edwin. Edwin came to his maturity as a farm boy and married Diana HAYS, Of Marion Co., KY, a daughter of Starkey and Nancy(WILKERSON) HAYS, born in VA. Edwin and Nancy had four sons, - Willis, b. Taylor Co., KY, - Starkey H., b. July 10, 1846 in Taylor Co., KY, moved to Montgomery Co., KS in 1877, - William, b. Taylor Co., KY, moved to Oklahoma City, - Norman, b. Taylor Co., KY. Starkey H. TUCKER married Lucibra SMITH in KY, the daughter of Richard and Rachel(HAYS) SMITH. Starkey and Lucibra had seven children, namely: Ida, Edwin, William, Bertha BURGEY of Montana, Richard, Otto, and Orville. Starkey’s Son William was my Grandfather on my mothers side and I am trying to gather information about the family. I will share any information I have with persons researching this family. kaduststm@bigfoot.com ___________________________________________________________________ GABEHART GABEHART,(?)Lula Ellen b:1871 d:abt 1937; placed in Baptist Children's Home in Louisville at age 10 years or under, possible had younger brother named Joe; Looking for her parents and other brothers/sisters. Any/All info appreciated. She was my Grandmother, died before I was born, and I have been searching for her for over 30 years. johnb@visuallink.com ___________________________________________________________________ FEATHER, HARP, PARROTT Looking for information on (1) Jacob FEATHER b. VA had a son named (2) John FEATHER b. 1808 near Richmond, VA. md. Mary HARP d. 1902 in Taylor Co., KY. (2) John FEATHER had a son (3) William FEATHER b. 1847 in Taylor Co., KY. md. Cordelia PARROTT in 1870, d. 1919 in Taylor Co., KY If any of this looks familiar, contact me and I will provide further information. sandy@otherside.com ___________________________________________________________________ VAUGHN, REED, MURRELL, PRUITT/PRUETT/PREWITT Looking for the parents and ancestors of Samuel VAUGHN, who was born in Taylor or Marion Co. Ky. in 1844, and married Mary Elizabeth REED in Taylor Co. in 1869. Their children included: Fletcher, (born 1877), Thomas Ann and Jannie, (both born 1880), and Elbert. Thomas Ann VAUGHN married William Thomas PRUETT in Taylor county on 24 July, 1901, and they eventually moved to Stanley, NM, where she died in 1918.His father was Joseph Washington PRUITT, and mother Martha Susan MURRELL. Also researching the surnames PRUITT/PREWITT/PRUETT, REED, and MURRELL in the Taylor co. areas. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. lpruett@iguana.ruralnet.net ___________________________________________________________________ RAMSEY, SANDERS, MCALPIN .............................................................. James Alexander RAMSEY (1858-1922) Sarah H. SANDERS (1857-1900) m. 1878 Wife # 1 Edith Mable MCALPIN (1877-1967) m. 1901 Wife # 2 ............................................................... Isaac T. RAMSEY (1880-1883) James Edd RAMSEY (1882 - ? ) Charlie E. RAMSEY (1884-1971) Children of James & Sarah George W. RAMSEY (1887-1957) Mary Barbara RAMSEY (1890-1963) Asa H. RAMSEY (1893-1922) Leslie Harry RAMSEY (1896-1981) ............................................................. Elizabeth Mabel RAMSEY (1902-1992) Carl RAMSEY (b&d -1904) Vestle May RAMSEY (1905-1975) Raymond Earl RAMSEY (1907-1993) Children of James & Edith John Marvel RAMSEY (1910- ? ) Lee Roy RAMSEY (1916-1993) ............................................................. Thanks for any helps or hints. Rramsey113@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________ CHAUDOIN, VAN CLEVE, WARD Gathering information on any CHAUDOIN family connection. Also, would like to learn about Sarah M. CHAUDOIN who d 1858 Taylor Co., KY. She was dau/o John W. & Rachel H. (VAN CLEVE) CHAUDOIN and the wife of William WARD. She was 40y when she died. A sister, Melissa Jane CHAUDOIN, mar 1846 Larue Co., KY to Nathan WARD. Were Nathan & William WARD brothers? davehancock@worldnet.att.net ___________________________________________________________________ GADDIE Looking for GADDIEs in Nelson Co. I have very little information. My grandfather's name was Carl GADDIE(1916-1970), he has a sister named Margie. I need to find their parents, or any other relations. theblueelf@geocities.com ___________________________________________________________________ WARREN, VANCE Hugh WARREN, born about 1830 in Green County, Married Jane VANCE on 24 January 1856 in Taylor County, Kentucky. Census records indicate Jane birth to be about 1827, in Kentucky. Hugh and Jane had at least the following children: William born 16 March 1857 Mary born about 1859 Nancy born about 1862 Charles born about 1869 Would like any additional information on the VANCE family, and any additional information on this family. Thanks. cingram@inficad.com ___________________________________________________________________ STAYTON, MERCER I am searching for information on Elizabeth MERCER. She married Georgre A. STAYTON probably 1835-1840 Marion County Ky. They lived in Taylor county from 1850-1886. Elizabeth was born June 8 or 14, 1814 Washington county, and died July 27, 1886 Taylor County. I need information on her parents, brothers and sisters. I have 9 children born to George and Elizabeth (MERCER) STAYTON. If anyone knows of more I would like that information as well. Any help is greatly appreciated. RTI@MSN.COM ___________________________________________________________________ SCIFRES, CRUME, HEDGPETH, MORRIS Am looking for information concerning a David SCIFRES who married an Eliza CRUME. Search should center around Hardin, Taylor, Nelson, and Washington counties. Also need info regarding James HEDGPETH who lived in Taylor county and married a Marthe Jane MORRIS. I need to know when and how they came to Ky. and who were their parents? MARYK@swbell.net ___________________________________________________________________ BUMGARDNER Requesting info on George BUMGARDNER died in Campbellsville, Taylor County on Feb.01,1898. May have been born in Penn. abt. 1816. Wife's name may have been "Jane". Would like any info on children of this marriage,(names-birth & death dates). May be buried in "Liberty Center Cemetery" ? xerox@centralnet.net ___________________________________________________________________ LOGAN, WYATT Husband: William LOGAN Wife: Mary Francis WYATT Married abt 1910-1915 Taylor Co. Child: Sarah K. LOGAN b. Feb. 1922 Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky jbeaty17so@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________ GILL, SPURLING GILL and SPURLING of Spurlington, Taylor County. I have many ancestors buried in the cemetery at the Union Ridge Methodist Church. I would appreciate any help from someone in the area. I would like to have pictures of some headstone and the church. I would be glad to reimburse expenses. Thanks. ceb@xit.net ___________________________________________________________________ RAY, GILL Researching Nicholas Schooling RAY and his parents P. S. RAY. N.S. RAY was living in Perryville when he married Annie Bell GILL of Spurlington, Taylor Co, KY. I believe he worked as a conductor for a railroad. They moved to the Panhandle of Texas about 1900. Would like to contact anyone researching this name. Nicholas Schooling RAY b 5 May 1857 KY, father was Presley Schooling RAY b 1824 KY, mother was Mary Jane unknown, born Mar 1833, KY Thank You ceb@xit.net ___________________________________________________________________ BRYANT, PURYEAR, RICE Looking for information regarding David BRYANT, b. ca 1789, son of Anthony BRYANT d. ca. 1800. Wife of Anthony, David, and other siblings, Price, Richard, Willis, Millie and Sally moved to Green Co. (Taylor Co.) about 1805. David married Elizabeth (Sally) PURYEAR, dau. of Jesse PURYEAR and Elizabeth RICE, 1815. furball@oklahoma.net ___________________________________________________________________ BROCKMAN BROCKMAN - I am researching the BROCKMAN family. I am looking for The BROCKMAN Cemetery somewhere in Taylor County. It may even be known as The Saloma Cemetery. I believe some of my ancestors may be there, ranging from the 1700s to the 1800s, early 1900s. I will be in that area in a few weeks and would really appreciate the help. I have started a home page for my research - http://www.members.aol.com/Cissy1963/Brockman.index.html. My informaton is a little limited, finding this cemetery could be a big help. Thanks in advance for any information. Cissy1963@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________ HORTON, BRIGHT Would appreciate any information on my HORTON / BRIGHT ancestors from Taylor/Marion counties--Augustine HORTON to Green Co (now Taylor) from Fauquier CO, VA in 1811. Descendants are James T., Oscar, Daniel (and Loyed E.), Elmer and J.D. HORTON. BRIGHT family: Hale BRIGHT from Germany, John David, Addie, and Ida BRIGHT in Marion Co. Thanks! gclarkbj@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________ BULEY, FERRILL, NELSON, THOMPSON William G. BULEY ca. 1845 Pernulia FERRILL b. 1875 Johnny NELSON ca. 1885 Betty Alice THOMPSON ca. 1890 Lizzie BULEY ca. 1850 udavid@clemson.edu ___________________________________________________________________ ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ======================================================================