FAMILIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY (Cave Country)
FAMILIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY(Cave Country)Updated September 5, 2000 | |
Rev. Curtis Everett Wheeler 707 S. King Street Leesburg,Virginia 20175 703/771-1656 | Central Kentucky was settled by a diverse an unruly lot.My families are no exception coming from Germany, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, France, Native Americans, Portygese, and probally Africa.These diverse people mixed to create the unique person who grew to manhood in Central Kentucky.I'm attempting to get all my lines back to country of origin.Some of the most preplexing are: CASWELL, OLDHAM, JENKINS, HOLT, SHIPLEY, GRAY, STONE, MESSER, WALSH, HODGES, WALKER, BARKSDALE, WOOD, WRIGHT,TUCKER, STUART/STEWART, HUTCHERSON, CONLEE, ESTES, BRASHEAR, WEST, ROGERS, MCLAIN, JONES,WILKERSON, WELDON, GOFF, LEWIS,POWELL, WATKINS, JAGGERS, KESSINGER, JEWELL, ATTERBERRY, SEGO, GILL, GOTT, BOND, WINGFIELD and yes still others.Surnames that I have quite abit of information are: WHEELER, DOYLE/EL, TALLEY/Y, PUCKETT, LOGSDON, CARMAN, LARUE, GADDIE/Y, STOVALL, and BURTON.My primary counties of interest in Kentucky are: Hart, Hardin, LaRue, Green, Edmondson, Warren, Barren, Grayson and Fayette.My Central Kentucky folk came by way of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Conneticutt, Tennessee, and probally other colonies.Many of these families were in Kentucky before statehood and all were in the Colonies before the Rev. War.I strongly suspect some of the Mamouth Cave area families to have Melungeon or other mixed race ancestery.I realize this may be difficult for some to hear.I simply want to know all the truth.Some lines of greatest mystery are: OLDHAM, JENKINS, KING, SHIPLEY,WALSH, and HOLT.All these lines are alleged to be Native American?????I would be delited to correspond with interested parties that we all may know the blood that runs through our viens with no shame or apology. My wife got me started on this quest.Lines she is most interested in are: KING, Kentucky-Missouri, PACE, Kentucky-Missouri, BUSSE, Illionois, AUER, Illionois, THURSTON, Virginia-Missouri, FLINT, Maryland-Missouri.If you can help her on any of these please contact me. Searching for roots in Central Kentucky from 1700's to present. Searching for roots in East Coast Colonies from begining of time to 1800's. If you have ties to Cave Country it would be a real surprise if we are not related somehow. |