“Aw’ dern it”
March 12, 1880 , from the Rural Republican and the Weekly Western Sun The Sand Ridgers were about to build a new church east of Gilmore...

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Mar 175 min read
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Foregoes
What was happening in Lawrence County during the first week of March 1880? Seed potatoes and garden seeds were for sale at Watts in...

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Mar 104 min read
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I'll Take a Frisky One
News of Lawrence County February 20-29 1880 Gleaned from Lawrenceville and Vincennes newspapers. Some of the young folks evidently...

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Feb 286 min read
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"Skivered Him into Atoms"
“Joseph Drennon was under the weather from the use of whiskey, and he undertook to walk the C & V Railroad below St Francisville. He had...

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Feb 263 min read
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Rebecca Cummins- Who are you?
Dann Norton of Lawrenceville, a professional genealogist, sent me his latest blog post about the misinformation online about Rebecca...

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Feb 191 min read
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DIVORCE
As genealogists we when we see second or third marriages among ancestors, we usually believe there was a death of one of the spouses. ...

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Feb 133 min read
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Amanda Baker Benefiel, WWI Nurse
Amanda Jane Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D W Baker of Sumner, was a registered nurse. During WWI she was in active service at Camp...
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Feb 121 min read
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Dr. Married Three Sisters
A doctor's bag in our Collection Dr. David Burget was born about 1822 in Cincinnati Ohio to Daniel and Elizabeth Anderson Burget ...
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Feb 113 min read
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Dr. Silas Hall 1849-1914
Dr Silas Hall was born July 29, 1849, in Wood County Virginia to Bushrod and Mary Ross Hall. He is shown living with his parents in...
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Jan 203 min read
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A Good Soldier and Citizen, A Lover of Home and Country
Joseph Henry Worstell was born on September 18, 1843, to David Johnson and Naomi (Martin) Worstell in Clermont County, Ohio. Joseph’s...
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Jan 173 min read
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