About Gladys Full Name: Golden Gladys McCauley Birth: 28 June 1905, Daniel Boone, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 25 April 1978, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Burial: 28 April 1978, Woodland Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Parents: John William McCauley and Verda Waller Hankins Spouse: William Ferman Dukes About Vashti About Vernon About Photo […]
Photo: John H. Hankins
About John Full Name: John Houston Hankins Birth: 24 August 1856, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 10 June 1938, Providence, Webster County, Kentucky Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Hopkins County, Kentucky Parents: Albert Hankins and Isabella Jane Goodloe Spouse: Martha A. E. Clements About Photo Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky Date: early 1900s Details: Photo taken by John’s […]
Photo: Betty & Hartford Taylor
About Betty Full Name: Elizabeth Josephine “Betty” Mulliner Birth: 21 November 1905, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois Death: 19 February 2002, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois Burial: Milburn Cemetery, Millburn, Lake County, Illinois Parents: Walter Edward Mulliner and Edna Elliott Philbrick Spouse: Hartford Conn Taylor About Hartford Full Name: Hartford Conn Taylor Birth: 11 April 1905, Mt. […]
Photo: Elmer & A Fellow Railroader
About Elmer Full Name: Elmer Dennis Hopkins Birth: 2 April 1894, Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky Death: 26 May 1980, Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky Burial: 29 May 1980, Elmwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Parents: James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard Spouse: Emma Ewers Taylor About Photo Location: Loyall, Harlan County, Kentucky Date: 1930s […]
Photo: Joe & Verda, Union College Graduation
About Joe About Verda About Photo Location: Barbourville, Union College Campus Date: 1936 Event: Verda in Barbourville to attend Joe’s graduation from Union College. Credit: From the photo collection of Faye Hopkins McCauley (Verda’s daughter-in-law) Relationships Among Photo Subjects: Verda: Joe’s mother To Author: Verda: paternal grandmother; Joe: paternal uncle
Photo: Will McCauley with Dick and Jimmy Hankins
About Will 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 1665, Elmwood Cemetery, Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty Spouses: Bettie Smith and Edith Rhea Jackson About Jimmy Full Name: James Bailey […]
Photo: Mattie Murrell and Emma Jane Taylor
About Emma Jane About Mattie Full Name: Mattie Biggs Murrell Birth: 1880, Adair County, Kentucky Death: 10 October 1958, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Parents: Joseph Johnson Biggs and Nancy Ann Banks Spouse: Leslie V. Murrell About Photo Location: Mattie’s house on West Main Street in Mt. Vernon, […]
Family Stories: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty
As promised in my New Year’s Day post (although over two months late), today I published the first set of stories featuring an ancestral couple and their children. First up are my great-grandparents Thomas Leander “Lee” Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty of Hopkins County, Kentucky, and their seven children. Three of their children died young—daughter […]
Photo: John Covey Hopkins, U.S. Army
About John About Photo Location: unknown Date: early in John’s U.S. Army career, which ran from 1905 to 1935 Credit: From the photo collection of Pat Hopkins Howard (John’s granddaughter) Relationship To Author: John: great-uncle, brother of paternal grandfather
Photo: After Church at Pleasant Hill
About Gordon Full Name: Jason Gordon Lucas Birth: 2 May 1902, Smith County, Tennessee Death: 22 May 1982, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Parents: Jason G. Lucas and Callie M. Denney Spouse: Icy Vernon McCauley About Margaret Full Name: Margaret Wells Parents: Shelby Rhea Wells and Lillie Vashti […]
