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Historical Marker #720 in Gallatin County notes the tragic steamboat collision between the “America” and the “United States” on the Ohio River in 1868. The disaster, which occurred near Warsaw, Kentucky, resulted in a significant loss of life and property damage.The collision occurred on the night of December 4, 1868, on the Ohio River near the town of Warsaw. That night, the “America,” headed ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lyon County, Kentucky.The county was formed in 1854 and named for former Congressman Chittenden Lyon. Adjacent Counties * Crittenden County * Caldwell County * Trigg County * Livingston County * Marshall County Communities *Eddyville (County Seat)*Kuttawa Links Wikipedia Roots Web RAOGK
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Livingston County, Kentucky.= Official Website =The county was established in 1798 and was named for Robert R. Livingston, a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. The county was strongly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War and many men volunteered for the Confederate Army. Adjacent Cou...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Elliott County, Kentucky.Elliott County was established in 1869 and is named for John Lyle Elliott, U.S. Congressman; Confederate Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Adjacent Counties * Carter County * Lawrence County * Rowan County * Morgan County Communities: Ault, Bascom, Beartown, Bell City, Bigstone, Blaine's Trace, Bruin, ...
Lynchings in Kentucky===From KYGenWeb Lynchings were hangings of course, but where the citizens took the law into their own hands. Again, this list certainly isn't complete, but counties are shown where known. Shown are names, race, crime, date of lynching, county.* AKERSON, Wm. black, rape, 2 Sept 1893, Lincoln* ALEXANDER Alf, black, murder, 25 Dec 1896, Daviess* ALLEN, Richard black, robbery,...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Leslie County, Kentucky.= Official Website =Leslie County was founded in 1878. It was named for Preston H. Leslie, Governor of Kentucky (1871-1875).The Hurricane Creek mine disaster in a Leslie County coal mine in 1970 killed 38 people.After resigning the presidency, Richard Nixon made his first public appearance, in July 1978, at the...
The Bluegrass region===(Shawnee: Eskippakithiki) is an eight-county geographic region in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It makes up the northern part of the state where a majority of the state's population has lived and developed its largest cities.===Kentucky regions=== Kentucky can be divided into five primary regions:* the Cumberland Plateau in the east, * the north-central Bluegrass region, * ...
HANGINGS IN KENTUCKY 1792-1900===From KYGenWeb Sandi Gorin's TIP # 387 Although not the most pleasant subject, many in Kentucky, as in other states, were on the wrong side of the law. I have been asked so many times if there was a list of those who had been executed in the state. This list is NOT complete. If the surname appears in parenthesis, it is the slave owner's last name. Additions to Sa...
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Wikipedia =Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign, in which Union Army Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote captured three Confederate forts and opened two rivers, the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River, to control by the Union Navy. Find a Grave
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882–1884, and as the Louisville Colonels from 1885 to 1891. The latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels. After the AA folded in 1891, the Colonels joined the Nation...
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North is located in Williamstown, Kentucky. Find a Grave
This project is to add and find the peoples from The Hegira School 1917-18 school picture on Geni and information about the school. Albert Norris 1905-1987 Alma Nation Crawley 1909-1991 Arco Burns 1910-1994 Arrie Sherrill Bercie McCluskyBernice BurnsBessie Thomas Beulah Nation 1914-2002Bonnie WrightBud GroceBuford AndersonCharley ThrasherCharley Tracy Ferguson Chester GarnerClarence Anderson Co...
==Frontier Justice - The Harpe Brothers== Our objective is to illustrate the world of the Harpe Brothers, called Americas first serial killers. Please add your family profile to the project and contribute to the project overview. ===Their Story===Micajah "Big" Harpe, born Joshua Harper (before 1768 (probably, c. 1748) died August 1799) and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper (before 1770 ...
The Louisville Grays were a 19th-century United States baseball team and charter member of the National League, based in Louisville, Kentucky. They played two seasons, 1876 and 1877, and compiled a record of 65–61. Their home games were at the Louisville Baseball Park. The Grays were owned by businessman Walter Newman Haldeman, owner and publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper.The...
Wikipedia =Lebanon National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located just outside the city of Lebanon in Marion County, Kentucky. Find a Grave
from Wikipedia The Dinsmore Homestead is located at 5656 Burlington Pike (Kentucky Route 18), 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Burlington, Kentucky and was completed in 1842. In 1839 James and Martha Dinsmore purchased approximately 700 acres (2.8 km2) in Boone County, Kentucky. He and his family settled there, growing grapes, raising sheep and growing willows for a basket-making business that was o...
Note: While using ANY genealogical website or program...please be informed that ANY possible family connections are NOT valid until they can be verified with documentation. Scope of Project is To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree the goals being: •1) to create on Geni an accurate representation of the genealogical information•2) to clean up duplicates and ensure qualit...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in McCreary County, Kentucky.= Official Website =In 1912, the Kentucky Legislature created McCreary County. It is named for James B. McCreary, a Confederate war soldier and two-time Governor of Kentucky (1875–1879, 1911–1915). Adjacent Counties * Laurel County * Pulaski County * Whitley County * Campbell County, Tenn. * Scott County, Ten...
This project is for all those ancestors from the Kentuckiana area. The area surrounding Louisville, Ky, on both sides of the river.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central is located in Radcliff, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Northeast is located in Argillite, Kentucky. Find a Grave
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West is located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Find a Grave