Message Posted:
January 7, 2004
My grandfather was
Clifford Franklin Pace. He as a lawyer in Paintsville. I think he
died around 1942. My father was Martin Allen Pace. He is
deceased. He was an only child. I don't know the location of any
Pace relatives and would like to know something about the Pace
family. Clifford Franklin had a brother named John Wallace Pace and
a sister named Versie. Versie married a man named N. L. Cecil.
Versie, her husband, and John Wallace moved to Monitor, Washington
and were owners of orchards in the Wenatchee valley. Does anyone
know anthing about the Pace family history?
Feburary 9, 2004
I am Stephenie Castle Burchett. I am the granddaughter of Carmel
"Coots" Castle and I wanted to add some information about my
grandfather. He was born Dec 3, 1917 in Paintsville, Ky and was
the son of Gar and Mollie Sparks Castle. He attended Paintsville
High School and graduated in 1937. Then he was drafted by the Cinncinatti
Reds in 1938. While playing baseball he was drafted by the Army
where he served four years attaining the rank of Sergent. He then
went on to marry Vina Harris Castle, daughter of Elmer G. and Lila
Harris of Paintsville. They had five children. Charles, Cheryl,
Gary, Don, and Tom.
-Charles married Donna
Looney Castle and had two children Chris Castle, who married
Samantha Honeycut Castle, and Beth Castle.
-Gary married Jane
Blanton Castle with four children. Yavonda Castle who has three
children Kenneth Steven, Kanyon Hunter Patrick, and Keiarya Jainelle.
Rodney Castle who has one child Miranda Nickole. Stephenie Ann
Castle who married Jeffery Scott Burchett and had three children
Carmela Brooke, Katelyne Alyssa, and Julius Andrew Scott. And Andrea
Marie Castle.
-Tom Castle who
married Debbie Crum Castle.
He worked for Kent as
a sale manager and later went on to work for Crest Industries until
right before he got sick and passed away. He passed away July 21,
1988. He was the grandfather of eight and the great-grandfather of
seven and counting.
sburchett@netburner.net
Feburary 9, 2004
Grandfather was Willard Arthur Dixon married Nancy
Stanley lived in johnson co 1926 and earily had several children
there names are norma/nancy sue harman(dixon)/arthur willard dixon/james
rusell dixon/Lloyd dixon/arnold dixon deceased/ bobby dixon/harold
wayne dixon. if anyone has any infromation I would be thankful
GREGORY KEITH DIXON
asweseek@yahoo.com
March 8,2004
As a former resident of
Paintsville i thank you for the work someone has put into the
History of Paintsville and Jo Co. i now reside in Johnson County
Kansas a place called Prairie Village Kansas.......i know a lot of
the people mentioned here in your web site...so keep up the good
work and looking forward to recent up dates........thanks to all
involved in a great web site......Edgar T Burlile
PS to Dr Mike Minix i still have that scar on my left Knee where you
spiked me when we were playing around one day at the baseball
field...dont worry mike im doing great........i love Paintsville
Nickkdundee@aol.com
Bob (Buddy): Was surfing the web for information
on relatives in Johnson County and visited your website. Very
Interesting. Lorraine, Mary McClaffery, and Alphie would be proud!!
Am wondering if you remember doing article about the "City Market" a
few years back. My Mother, Estalena Borders Blair passed away
February 20th and we had her funeral at Southside Church on the
24th. If you remember, she and my Aunt Mavis Patrick ran the store
for about 25years. Also, there was an article in Paintsville Herald
about the Tops In Our Town contest, which Mother won and got a trip
to New York City. The contest was sponsored by Betty Crocker, and
Mother and Daddy got to visit with her in New York.
Don't know the exact date, but must have been in
the forties,46,47,48 possibly. What I remember seeing may have been
a reprint you did when you were at the Herald. Anyway, if you recall
anything, Let me know. It would be good to sit down and talk over
old times. Seems as if "old times"become more important as the years
go by.
Barbara Sue (Williams)Pfaff
March 8,2004
A new book of interest to Johnson and Lawrence
Counties residents has been published recently…"FRIED
POTATOES, MUSTARD GREENS, FAT BACK, SOUP BEANS AND CORNBREAD…Retracing
the Vanishing Footprints of Our Appalachian Ancestors"
represents a genealogical history of thirteen major pioneer families
who settled in eastern Kentucky during the 18th and 19th
Centuries. The surnames include Adams, Berry,
Brooks, Brown, Burton, Castle, Chaffin, Daniel(s), Large,
Thompson, Ward, Wellman, and Young. To fully appreciate their
social and economic hardships and challenges requires the reader to
visualize what life was like on the early frontier. After the American
Revolution and the Civil War, many of these early pioneers traveled
from North Carolina and Virginia into the sheltering hills of eastern
Kentucky via Cumberland Gap and Pound Gap. Others came from
Pennsylvania. They settled in early Floyd and Lawrence Counties, which
were later divided into present day Boyd, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson,
Lawrence, and Martin Counties. They were mostly of English, Irish,
Scotch-Irish or Anglo-Saxon extraction and made their living by
farming the hilly terrain or working in the coalmines. Some
supplemented their income by trapping and hunting. They may have been
poor by economic standards, but they remained a proud and independent
people with strong character traits. Many of their descendants have
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The ISBN number is: 1-4140-3065-7.
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March 8,2004
Hi - My name is Suzanne Sparks and I'm trying to research
my ancestor that are from Johnson County. My Grandfather is Dallas
Sparks born 10-15-1924 and his parents are Jesse Sparks and Rose
"Ward" Sparks. Rose also remarried a Fairchild.
Jesse's parents are William Jessie Sparks (but he might have been born
in West Virginia) and Nancy Jane Sparks which remarried in 1883 to a
Lemaster in Johnson County. My grandfathe r had one sister Juanita
Sparks then two step from the Fairchild marriage. Do you have any web
site that I can research some info on this?
I'm having a hard time finding my grandfather's Dad and his Dad.
Thanks for any help.
Suzanne Murphy
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April 25, 2004
My grandfather was
Franklin Sanford Hay. Does anyone have any info on the hay family or
perhaps copies of his sermons or articles published in the
newspaper. I do know my great grandmother was Martha Fyffe also.
Bonnie
at
imagine@satx.rr.com
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April 25, 2004
I am looking for
information on William h. Hay married to Mary Polly Burton also
Franklin Sanford Hay Married to Martha Fyffe. I have hit a brick
wall and can’t seem to go back any further. Help would be soooo
appreciated.
Bonnie
at
imagine@satx.rr.com
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June 29, 2004
I am looking for decendents of
Willis Castle- he had 3 sons: James, Asbury and Ples-I am
interested in hearing from any of the James and Asbury family - I
am a granddaughter of Ples. I would also like any information of
ancestors of Willis Castle - I believe Willis might be buried in a
cemetery on Cave Fork Road in Nippa, Ky. Most of the graves there
are unmarked - if anyone has any information I would appreciate
hearing from them. Your website is very interesting reading.
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July 7th, 2004
Looking for any information on my grandfather,
Charles Lewis Collins born on March 4, 1880 in Johnson County, Ky. He
had younger siblings - Budd, Laura & Cora.
It has been said that his family was from Johnson County, KY.
We do not know the name of their parents.
Thank you, just trying to turn every stone we find.
Ann Storland
(lupielu3@aol.com)
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August 8th, 2004
Hi My name is Mary Smith. My grandfather was Henry
James Williams( aka James Henry ) he was born in Lincolnshire, England
, one daughter known of from his marriage in England, Agnes Anne
Williams, they came to the US , and she married a John A Pelphrey from
Johnson county,Ky. I am trying to locate her place of burial and and
her dads place of burial. Thanks for any info. In 1870 Henry J.
Williams was in Louisa Ky.
John A. Pelphrey married Agnes A. Williams on 5/13/1867 in Lawrence
county,Ky
102-102 PELPHREY, John 24 M W Machinist KY
Anges A 21 F W Keep House KY
Annie L 2 F W KY
Samuel S 1 M W
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/lawrence/census/1870/precinct10.tx
Source Information:
Census Place Flat Gap, Johnson, Kentucky
Family History Library Film 1254425
NA Film Number T9-0425
207 John A PELPHREY 34 Cabinet Maker KY KY KY
Agnes A (WILLIAMS) jvs 31 Wife Eng Eng Ire
Laura A PELPHREY 12 Dau KY KY Eng
Steven A PELPHREY 10 Son KY
Ulisses G PELPHREY 9 Son KY
Henry C PELPHREY 7 Son KY
Florence PELPHREY 5 ( b 21 Jan 1874) KY
Minnie PELPHREY 4 Dau KY
Sarah PELPHREY 3 Dau KY
Hattie May PELPHREY 3/12 (Mar) Dau KY
1880 Census of Johnson County, Kentucky
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August 8th, 2004
I just found your site where a message was posted
back in 2000 from
Carolyn Gindhart referencing Doc Rice. My Mom (Josephine Stone
Caudill) and
my Dad (Ermal Saylor) both grew up around Oil Springs and
Salyersville.
> My Mom & I just returned from a trip down there so we could try to
find
any living relatives and visit the cemetaries (not an easy task
sometimes).
>
> The cemetary where my Dad's relatives are buried is WAY up a hill
behind
the Rice's house. There are Rice's buried there, too. The Rice who
lives
in the house (I think his name was Willie) I believe told us that Doc
Rice
was his Grandpa. I remember my Mom talking about Doc Rice, too. And
he
said that we are related way back about 6 generations. But I pretty
much
think most everyone down there is related if you go back far enough.
>
> I don't know if Willie Rice is listed in the phone book, but my
cousin
Melvina (Saylor) Tackett knows him. so if you need a number, I could
ask
her. Linda Cochran Harrah, OK
>
> cochranrlc@peoplepc.com
>
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September 18th, 2004
HELLO ,
I AM LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES AT BOONES CAMP, KY TO WRITE TO OR
ANYONE WHO KNEW MY MOTHER AND FATHER.
THEY WERE RAYMOND AND GRACIE WARD. WE LIVED AT BOONES CAMP IN THE
60,AND MOVED TO HUNTINGTON IN 1970.
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE FROM KENTUCKY. ME AND MY BROTHER
ATTENTED MEADE MEM. SCHOOL AND WE ALSO WENT TO HURRICANE SCHOOL WHICH
AT THAT TIME WAS JUST ONE ROOM.
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE THERE.
WRITE ME AT DGW2004@WMCONNECT.COM
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YA ALL
DONNA
DGW2004@wmconnect.com
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November 18th, 2004
I am trying to research the anscestors of William
Spears/Samantha Castle
>Spears of Thealka, KY (or Paintsville, KY). William Spears was the
son of
>Eric Spears/Margaret Burke of Paintsville, KY. I need information on
their
>birthdates/deathdates, and about the family. William and Samantha had
11
>children, most deceased now, except for my grandmother, Bulah Howell
of
>Sandy Hook, KY, and a boy, Ray (Bert) Spears of Columbus, Ohio. Any
info
>would be appreciated.
teresa500@hotmail.com
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November 29th, 2004
I am seeking information on
William & Samantha Spears from Thealka, KY, near Paintsville, and
William's parents, Eric Spears and wife, Margaret(Burke) Spears.
William and Samantha had approximately 11-12 children, two which are
still living. I would appreciate any info or contacts of relatives of
deceased children of William. Thank you.
>> teresa500@hotmail.com
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November 29th, 2004
Hi, I recently started reserching my Ratliff
family from Johnson County, KY. I have found a great deal of
information and connected alot of the family together.
I'm the g-g-g-great grand daughter of Silas
Ratliff & Anne Spradlin, the g-g-great grand daughter of James
Ratliff & Rebecca Blanton,
the g-great grand daughter of William Henry "Bud"
Ratliff & Louticia Blanton Collins,
the great grand daughter of Edward (Ed) Ratliff &
Tallie Ratliff,
the grand daughter of Bert Ratliff & Manie Murry.
Does anyone have any knowledge or pictures of
anyone in this Ratliff family line?
Also, is anyone familiar with William Harlan Murry
& Ettie Bell Jones, the parents of Manie Murry (b:June 11, 1904 KY -
d: June , 1995 MI)? As far as I understand it, they were from
Blaine, Ky (Lawrence County). I have very little knowledge of my
grand mother. I haven't had any luck in finding info on her or her
parents. She had an older sister Leota or Leoda.
Bert and Manie are buried at Bellefonte Memorial
Gardens Cemetery, in Flatwooods, Ky (Greenup County). Anyone with
any help please email me. Thanks!
(Michigan "Ratliff" Researcher)
rhammons5234@wowway.com
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December 19, 2004
My great grandparents were Elro and
Monie(Borders) Castle. We had a family tree done once, but was
lost .I'am looking for information on my family .They lived on the
edge of Lowmansville and Johnson County in Horse Pitchers Branch
Holler. They had several children ,which many of them have passed.
My grandfather is Eugene Castle ,his brothers were
Billy,Darryl,John,Hershel,and sister Ruth "tootsie" ,he had
many others one was killed in a coal mine accident when he was
very young ,and 1 or 2 that died at birth .I would like to know
more history on my family to pass on to others dmac_32377@yahoo.com
Dawn M. Castle-mcDaniel