“GREENUP, Ky. — Funeral services are to be conducted Saturday for Brenda Tolliver, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tolliver of Lloyd, who died Wednesday in a Columbus, Ohio, hospital after an extended illness.” “Services are to be at 2 p.m. at Little Rosa Church in Lloyd. Burial is Continue Reading
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The Obituary of Mrs. Katherine Setser
Mrs. Katherine Setser, 28, wife of William Setser Jr., passed away at the residence here at 7:45 p.m. Monday after a long illness with tuberculosis. Surviving are the husband and a daughter, Billie Kay; and the father, Roy Polley, of Franklin Furnace. The body will be moved tonight to the Continue Reading
Grid Injuries Fatal To Greenup Soldier
“Word was received here today by Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Van Bibber of east of Greenup that a football injury proved fatal to their son, Carl Van Bibber, 24, a soldier in the U.S. Army stationed in Hawaii.” “Mr. Van Bibber suffered an injured vertebra Friday in a football game Continue Reading
Visiting Brick Union Cemetery – A Genealogical Field Note
Brick Union Cemetery in Lloyd, Greenup County, Kentucky, is one we’ve passed many times while crossing the Greenup Dam. At first glance, it appears to be a relatively newer cemetery, but we’ve long known it to be the final resting place of William Biggs—a figure we became familiar with while Continue Reading
Words Left Behind: The Monument of Hannah Spangler Waring
In Brick Union Cemetery in Lloyd, Greenup County, Kentucky, not far from the banks of the Ohio River, rests Hannah E. Spangler Waring. She was born April 26, 1833, to Christian Spangler and Cassandra Rigg, and later married James Lawrence Waring. Hannah died on July 8, 1865, at just 32 Continue Reading
Obituary: Benjamin Lewis — Slave, Soldier, Citizen
“Eighty-five years of life, begun in slavery, followed by service in the Civil war, and later service among many prominent private families in Portsmouth is being brought to a close, it is thought by the condition of Ben Lewis, an aged colored man. His mind is rapidly failing him and Continue Reading
Springville’s Ohio River Lookout House
“The undersigned would respectfully announce to the citizens of Portsmouth and surrounding country, that he has since last season carefully refitted and put in good order the ‘Lookout House,’ on the summit of the Kentucky hills, opposite Portsmouth.” “Picnic parties and pleasure seekers will find this resort, during the summer, Continue Reading
Time and the River: A Glimpse at Springville, Kentucky in 1877
We came across this 1877 map by Worley & Bracher and were drawn to a quiet corner of Greenup County, Kentucky—a place once known as Springville. Nestled along the Ohio River, just across from Portsmouth, Ohio, this town has worn more than one name. The railroad later dubbed it South Continue Reading
William Biggs: A Well-Known Ohio Valley Pioneer Dead
“William Biggs, from whom the Biggs House in this city derived its name, died at Huntington, West Virginia, Saturday morning, at the advanced age of 97. He was well-known in this city, having lived at the Biggs landing in Greenup county, Kentucky, for many years. He had large business interests Continue Reading
A Gang of River Pirates Plunder Sciotoville
“A few days since Marshal Williams received a letter dates March 12th, from Marshall Munshower, of Ironton, stating that a certain boat had left Ironton and was then probably down about the limeworks. A few days later the Captain received another letter from the same source, stating that the boat Continue Reading