Tag: Ohio River

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Final Years in Hopkins County, Texas, 1846-9

October 20, 2024

As the previous posting notes, after having been declared bankrupt in Marshall County, Alabama, in November 1842, Moses Birdwell left Alabama in January or February 1846 with his daughter Ritha and her husband George Madison Connally to join Ritha’s brothers George Washington Birdwell, Abraham Marshall Birdwell, and Zachariah Birdwell in Texas. George and Zachariah appear … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Final Years in Hopkins County, Texas, 1846-9

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Patrick Calhoun (1752/5 – 1827)

April 25, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Here is my account of how and why all those folks went to Livingston Co. Ky.” As I begin this posting, I have to be candid and say that working on the last three children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean or Jane Ewing has proven very difficult, and I’m by no means sure … More Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Patrick Calhoun (1752/5 – 1827)

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun Green (1795-1851) and Wives Matilda Harrison and Louisa B. Reed: John K., Samuel Kerr, and Mary Musa Green

November 9, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “One of the best known river men in this section of the country” Ezekiel Calhoun Green (1795-1851) had the following children: John K. and Samuel Kerr Green, sons of Ezekiel by wife Matilda Harrison; and Mary Musa Green, a daughter by Louisa B. Reed.

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green — Estate Documents

November 4, 2023

Or Subtitled: When a Name in Estate Documents Hides Thickets of Kinship Connections The final set of documents I have for Ezekiel Calhoun Green are his estate records. His tombstone in Smithland cemetery at Smithland in Livingston County, Kentucky, tells us that Ezekiel died on 6 April 1851. On 7 July 1851, James K. Huey … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green — Estate Documents

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (2)

October 29, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “In 1860, she had only aged 8 years and in 1870 she aged another 8 years. By 1880, she had only aged 2 years” Ezekiel Purchases Island Property Outside Smithland Now, returning to the chronological narrative of Ezekiel C. Green’s documents following his marriage on 2 September 1835: on 28 March 1836, Ezekiel … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (2)

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (1)

October 29, 2023

Or Subtitled: “Ezekiel Green has attand my permition to marry my Niece Matilda Harrison of your County who I Stand as garden for“ 4. Ezekiel Calhoun Green, the fourth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born 22 August 1795 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. This date of birth is recorded on his tombstone … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (1)

Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): Arkansas Territory Records, 1821-1833, and Brief Sojourn in Arkansas, 1821-2

July 25, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Civilization had at last come to Arkansas. So overjoyed were the inhabitants that the community celebrated the first publication of the Arkansas Gazette with a barrel of whiskey” As I ended the previous posting, I told you that, having brought the story of Samuel Kerr Green up to 1830, when he ended his … More Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): Arkansas Territory Records, 1821-1833, and Brief Sojourn in Arkansas, 1821-2

Children of Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Mary Rice (1776/1778 – abt. 1825) and Husband Joshua Wilson (1769 – 1823) (2)

October 20, 2021

The previous posting ended its chronicle of Joshua Wilson and Mary Rice’s lives on 13 January 1812 as they relinquished to John Postlethwaite the inn they had leased from him in Lexington, Kentucky, and had managed for eight years. The posting states that at this point, the Wilsons moved from Lexington to Louisville, Kentucky. Robert C. … More Children of Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Mary Rice (1776/1778 – abt. 1825) and Husband Joshua Wilson (1769 – 1823) (2)

Children of Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Ruth Rice (1769 – 1852) and Husband Micajah Roach (1761 – 1805)

October 4, 2021

Or, Subtitled: At the “ſign of the Indian Queen” in Bairdſtown, Micajah Roach is “determined to exert himſelf to accommodate travelers in the beſt manner the country will afford, excellent ſtables, clover lotts, &c“ When I promised in my last posting a follow-up piece about the children of George Rice and Elizabeth Brooks, I thought I’d have … More Children of Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Ruth Rice (1769 – 1852) and Husband Micajah Roach (1761 – 1805)

Children of Mary Brooks (d. 1787, Frederick County, Virginia) — Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Documenting George’s Life, 1763-1792

September 20, 2021

Or, Subtitled: A Revolutionary Officer Who Rubbed Shoulders with Washington and Jefferson My last posting in this series about Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and husband George Rice ended with a brief discussion of the first record I’ve found in Frederick County, Virginia, showing George as an adult living a life independent of his father. This … More Children of Mary Brooks (d. 1787, Frederick County, Virginia) — Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Documenting George’s Life, 1763-1792