About Will Full Name: John William McCauley Birth: 1 March 1875, Alabama Death: 20 July 1959, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky Burial: 21 July 1959, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Parents: Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett Spouses: 1) Theodocia Leila Smith; 2) Verda Waller Hankins; 3) Pearl Gertrude Fitzhugh About Pearl Full […]
Family Stories: Albert Elvie Hankins and Isabella Jane Goodloe
I’m finally moving faster with the family stories I started working on a year ago. The stories for my 2nd great-grandparents Albert Elvie Hankins and Isabella Jane Goodloe and their children are now available. Albert and Janie were both born and raised in Hopkins County, Kentucky, and lived there their entire lives. They married on […]
Photo: Hankins Brothers & Their Wives
About Dick Full Name: Thomas Richard Hankins Birth: 13 February 1880, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 11 January 1965, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama Burial: 13 January 1965, Elmwood Cemetery, Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty Spouses: 1) Bettie Smith, 2) Edith Rhea Jackson About Rhea Full Name: Edith Rhea […]
Photo: Lou, Bob, Nannie, & Lena
About Lou Full Name: Margaret Lula “Lou” Taylor Birth: 31 May 1868, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Death: 8 February 1940, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Burial: 9 February 1940, Ramsey-Taylor Cemetery, Renfro Valley, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Parents: James Francis Taylor and Margaret E. Ramsey Spouse: Francis Preston Fralick About Bob Full Name: Robert Burke Taylor Birth: 14 August […]
Family Stories: John R. Petty and Margaret E. Thomas
Way back on January 1, I had a plan to publish biographies for ancestral couples and their children throughout the year. That hasn’t gone quit like I planned. I did publish stories for my great-grandparents Lee and Samantha Petty Hankins and their children in March. And now the next family—Samantha’s parents and siblings—is finally ready. […]
Photo: Captain John C. Hopkins
About John Full Name: John Covey Hopkins Birth: 9 November 1886, Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky Death: 4 March 1969, Tamps, Hillsborough County, Florida Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Parents: James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard Spouse: Idress Jane Howard About 2nd Lt. Larson Camp Mess Officer From Columbus, Ohio About […]
Photo: Jeanette & Will McCauley
About Jeanette Full Name: Jeanette Rankin Gilliam Birth: 15 September 1918, Harlan County, Kentucky Death: 2 September 2014, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Burial: 5 September 2014, John Gilliam Cemetery, Cumberland, Harlan County, Kentucky Parents: Bruner Gilliam and Ada Leona Johnson Spouse: Joseph Lee McCauley About Will Full Name: John William McCauley Birth: 1 March 1875, […]
Photo: Petty Siblings—John, Samantha, and Perry
About John Full Name: John Franklin Petty Birth: 15 September 1874, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 30 June 1943, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Burial: 2 July 1943, Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Parents: John R. Petty and Margaret E. Thomas Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Givens About Samantha Full Name: Samantha Angeline Petty Birth: 3 April […]
Photo: Emma Jane and Emma
About Emma Jane Full Name: Emma Jane Owens Birth: 16 April 1882, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Death: 17 March 1968, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Burial: 19 March 1968, Elmwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Parents: Madison Crawford Owens, and Cecilia Owens Spouse: John Cook Taylor About Emma Full Name: Emma Ewers Taylor Birth: 24 […]
Photo: Two Elmer Hopkinses
About Elmer H. Full Name: Elmer Henry Hopkins Birth: 31 December 1887, Umatilla County, Oregon Death: 10 September 1986, Vallejo, Solano County, California Burial: 15 September 1986, Suisun-Farfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Solano County, California Parents: Stephen Henry Hopkins and Malinda Ann Poff Spouse: Goldie Lazetta Gray About Elmer D. Full Name: Elmer Dennis Hopkins Birth: 2 […]
