“Moses Givens, who was shot by John J. Key, on Saturday last, is an old man more than seventy years of age, and a most excellent citizen and christian. He is a native of Lewis county, where his family rank among the most worthy and respectable of its citizens. We Continue Reading
Mason County
Burns Fatal for Lewis County Child
“After having survived weeks of pain as a result of burns on her face and body from the abdomen up, little Margaret Ginn died unexpectedly yesterday at Haywood hospital. Margaret was 2 years old and the second youngest of the four daughters of Frank Ginn and Rose Ginn, who live Continue Reading
Precella Johnston’s Deed of Manumission
Today while researching the family of Jesse Williams, and his family cemetery that had been located in Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio, I came across the Deed of Manumission given to Precella Johnston, a slave, from her owner Jesse Williams on July 22, 1799. While this record originated in Kentucky Continue Reading
Luther R Dobyns: Murdered in the Streets of Maysville
“Some misunderstanding arose between Luther Dobyns and RH Collins, Editor of the Maysville Eagle today. The results was that Collins shot Dobyns in the forehead. The wound is supposed to be mortal.” “The Clerk of the steamer Boone has kindly furnished us with the particulars of the recent shooting affair Continue Reading
March 1903: A Bad Day on the Railroad.
“Charles Howard, residing near Stone City (Garrison, Kentucky), fell of a C&O train at Maysville Wednesday night and his left arm was so badly crushed to necessitate amputation above the elbow.” “Mrs. Daniel McGinnis, of this city, who was notified by telegram this morning for Stone City where the unfortunate Continue Reading
Mrs. Peyton is at the Infirmary
“Mrs. Peyton, the wife of the man who was shot by a Constable in Brush Creek township last fall, and who afterward died at the Infirmary is now in that institution. She says she has friends back of Maysville, Kentucky, and is anxious to reach them. The woman has a Continue Reading