Deed Work – B’s part 9

This is a continuation of my transcription of the Russell County Deed Index book.  Working on the B’s.  Some pages were microfilmed in such a way that the page numbers were unclear.  If that was the case, I noted the Book only.

1834	Bell, Benjamin	Drydin & Bledsoe	C
1837	Borslin, Benjamin	Hill, Dempsey S.	C
1840	Brockman, Thomas	Winfrey, Thomas	C
1838	Buster, William W.	Vaughan, John & c	C
1841	Brown, Charly W.	Turner, Smith	D
1839	Bingham, George	Perkins, Richards	D
1841	Bullock, Edward J.	Twidwell, George W.	D
1841	Bullock, E.J.	Patterson & Smith	D
1841	Bullock, Edward J.	Dowell, Garnett cr & c	D
1841	Blankenship, John	McFalls, John	D
1841	Bradshaw, Seth J.	Law, Coleman	D
1842	Bradshaw, William	Twidwell, George W.	D
1842	Boyd, John	Boyd & Witham	D
1842	Bullock, Edward J.	Pattenn, James G.	D
1842	Borolin, Jackson	Owaur, Hamilton	D
1842	Bullock, Edward J.	Guar, John B.	D
1842	Buster, Claudius Sheriff	McClure, Nathan	D
1842	Bullock, Edward J.	McKinnley, James	D
1842	Bolin, Istham	Owsley, Bryan  Y.	D
1842	Brown, Kenyon	Flowers, Berryman H.	D
1839	Bernard, John	Hill, William R.	D
1842	Bolin John	Bolin, Istham	D
1842	Blankenship, David	McClure, Nathan	D
1839	Bernard, John	Hill, Will R.	D
1842	Bullock, Edward J.	Webb, Franklin	D
1842	Bradleyt, Sim	Forbes, Joseph R.	D
1843	Buster, John P.	McBeath, John	D
1842	Bolin, Istham	Forbes, Joseph R.	D
1842	Bryan, George conv.	Flowers, Berryman H.	D
1844	Blankenship, Jess Sr.	Blankenship, John	D
1841	Bullock, Edward	Herriford, Jacob B.	D
1842	Bolin, Prudence	Law, Coleman	D
1844	Bullock, Edward J.	Herriford, George	D
1846	Brown, Kenyon	Wells, Thomas	D
1846	Bowmer, John	Bowmer, James	D
1846	Belk, James	Owsley, Bryan Y.	D
1846	Ballenger, Benjamin & c	Miller, Wm. J.	D
1846	Brown, Kenyon & c	Clayton, P.M.	D
1847	Boyd, George	Boyd, William	D
1847	Boyd, James	Boyd, William	D

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Deed Work – B’s part 8

This is a continuation of my transcription of the Russell County Deed Index book.  Working on the B’s.  Some pages were microfilmed in such a way that the page numbers were unclear.  If that was the case, I noted the Book only.

1833	Bernard, John & c	Hopper, Sampson	B
1833	Bradley, Sian	Blankenship, Joel	B
1833	Baugh, Abraham	Leveridge, John	B
1833	Bradley, Claybourn	Owsley, Bryan Y.	B
1833	Bryan, C. John	Stephens, William A.	B
1833	Buster, Claudius & c	Jones, Abner & c	B
1833	Boyd, Robert	Lane, John	B
1833	Belk, James & c	Smith, John W.	B
1834	Buster, Claudius Sheriff	Helm, Bartholomew	B
1834	Buster, Claudius	Vaughan, John & c	B
1834	Buster, Claudius	Garner, Parish	B
1834	Bernard, John	Witnn Nathanial	B
1834	Bradshaw, William	Owsley, Bryan Y.	B
1835	Buckhanan, John B.	Antle, Jacob	B
1835	Bill, Richard H.	Perkins, Richards	B
1835	Bernard, Abner & c	Moore, Harrison	B
1835	Bernard, Abner & c	Moore, Harrison	C
1835	Bowles, James R. & c	Brown, Kiger	C
1835	Brockman, John	Brockman, Carry	C
1835	Brockman, John	Brockman, Thomas	C
1836	Blankenship, John & c	Owsley, Bryan Y.	C
1836	Bingham, George	Higginbotham, Robert	C
1836	Blankenship, John & c	Cook, William	C
1836	Bradshaw Josiah	Grider, Waitsel	C
1837	Buster, Claudius & c	Smith, Jeremiah	C
1838	Ballenger, Lucas	Jackman, Adam	C
1835	Brockman, Ambrose	Milner, A.	C
1838	Ballenger, Thomas	McClure, Nathan	C
1838	Ballenger, Thomas & c	Williams, Jonathan	C
1838	Bernard, Hiram	Wooldridge, William	C
1838	Ballenger, John & c	McClure, Nathan	C
1838	Buster, Claudius & c	Blankenship, John	C
1838	Bernard, Peter & c	Johnson, Allen	C
1838	Ballenger, Lewis	Ballenger, Daniel	C
1838	Ballenger, Lewis	Ballenger, Daniel	C
1838	Butler, Reubin & c	Patterson, William S.	C
1838	Ballenger, John & c	McClure, Nathan	C
1838	Buckhanan, Cary & c	Turner, Levi	C
1839	Blair, Burton	Perryman, Richard	C
1839	Bingham, George	Graves, Benjamin W.	C

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Deed Work – B’s part 7

This is a continuation of my transcription of the Russell County Deed Index book.  Working on the B’s.  Some pages were microfilmed in such a way that the page numbers were unclear.  If that was the case, I noted the Book only.

1826	Blankenship, A.	Crogham, Thomas	A-29
1826	Brockman, Ambros	Triplet, Lerois & c	A-34
1826	Boyd, John	Boyd, William	A-41
1826	Boyd, James	Boyd, William	A-44
1826	Boyd, George	Boyd, William	A-46
1826	Boyd, George	Boyd, William	A-49
1826	Buckhanan, John B.	Busckhanan, Nathan	A-61
1826	Blair, James	Wolford, John & c	A-66
1827	Buster, Claudius & c	Moody, Thomas & c	A-83
1826	Brown, Joel	Asherry, William	A-89
1827	Bledsoe, William H.	Bunty, James	A-127
1824	Barger, Isiah	Williams, Jonothan	A-147
1827	Bledsoe, William H.	Bunty, John	A-154
1827	Baugh, Abner	Sheeks, David	A-167
1827	Boyd, John	Lester, Daniel	A-194
1827	Bennett, Charles	Blankenship, Danny & c	A-211
1828	Blankenship, John & c	Holt, Berryman	A-249
1828	Bradley, Sely	Bradley, William	B-4
1828	Bradshaw, Elijah	Cross, William	B-8
1828	Belk, James	Bradley, William & c	B-10
1828	Bryant, James	Easly, Jess	B-12
1828	Bryant, James	Grider, Joseph	B-14
1827	Ballenger, John & c	Brummett, L.	B-40
1829	Bradley, Willaim	Kean, Joseph H.	B-50
1830	Barnes, Enos	Herriford, Andrew	B-59
1829	Bledsoe, William H.	Creelsboro Trustees	B-65
1829	Bledsoe, Joseph	Creelsboro Trustees	B-66
1829	Bolin, Isham	Wilson, James & c	B-70
1830	Baugh, Timothy	Holt, Berryman D. Sheriff	B-75
1829	Bernard, John T.	Whitlock, John	B-120
1830	Barger, Jonah	Triplet, Thomas	B-125
1830	Bradshaw, William	Jones, Abner & c	B-135
1830	Bradshaw, William	Jones, Abner & c	B-136
1830	Brockman, John	Goodman, Patsey Jane	B-141
1830	Brockman, Ambros	Goodman, Green Irvin	B-142
1830	Brown, George	Riggins, Thomas	B-161
1830	Berry, Franklin	Shepherd, Andrew	B-165
1829	Barnes, Ozia	Johnton, William	B-184
1829	Brockman, Ambros	Stapp, Joseph	B-199
1831	Barnet, Andrew	James, Henry	B-228

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Deed Work – B’s part 6

1825	Bradley, Richard & c	Wilburn, William	A
1826	Boyd, William & c	Boyd, John & c	A
1826	Boyd, William & c	Boyd, James	A
1826	Boyd, William & c	Boyd, George	A
1826	Boyd, William & c	Boyd, George	A
1826	Bradshaw, Isaac	Slone, William	A
1826	Beck, John	McMillen, Joseph atty	A
1826	Buckhanon, Nathon	Buckhanan, John B	A
1827	Buntty, James (2 t’s)	Bledsoe, William H	A
1827	Bunty, John	Bledsoe, William H	A
1827	Buster, Clandius & c	McKinnley, James	A
1827	Blankenship, D. & c	Bennet, Charles	A
1828	Ballenger, John & c	Holt, Berryman	A
1828	Ballinger, John & c	Wooldridge, Jesse & c	B
1828	Bradley, William	Bradley, Sely	B
1829	Bradley, William	Belk, James	B
1829	Basheer, Absalom	Caughion, William	B
1828	Bernard, Allen	Graves, John	B
1827	Brummett, George	Coffey, Elijah	B
1827	Brummett, L.	Ballenger, John	B
1829	Bugess, Hardin	Gabbert, James	B
1829	Barrow, Jess T.	Wilkenson, Driury	B
1830	Brown, Aann	Flanagan, Bryann	B
1829	Berry, James Madison & c	Loue, Asabel	B
1831	Berry, Franklin	Knight, Isaac	B
1831	Braxdall, John & c	Pape, John	B
1831	Bradley, William & c	Kean, Joseph H.	B
1831	Brandall, John & c	Stapp, Joseph	B
1831	Brockman, Ambrose & c	Holt, Burchett L.	B
1832	Berry, Franklin	Dass, Leban	B
1824	Blankenship, John & c	Bunbar, John	B
1832	Buster, Clandius D. Sheriff	Garner, Parish	B
1832	Bannis, John	Pettigalu, Jacab	B
1832	Bernard, Peter	Smith, Jeremiah	B
1832	Bean, John W.	Garner, John	B
1832	Bernard, Peter	Owsley, Bryan Y	B
1832	Buster, Clandius D. Sheriff	Meadows, Andrew	B
1827	Ballow, Shelton	Rowe, Hiram	B
1832	Bradshaw, Thomas	Wooldridge, William	B
1833	Bradley, Claybourn	Holt, Burchett L.	B

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Research Log – Version 1

Last week-end, I had a 3 hour car ride to contemplate what my “ideal” research log would look like.  I had printed out my notes for Joseph Scott (1832-1914, Russell County, Kentucky) and purposely did not bring along anything else so that I would be totally focused on the one family.  For 3 hours, I read and re-read the notes jotting down questions and making sure all my little scraps of paper and post-it notes were included.  I decided to create a 1 page document with Joseph’s basic vital information along with a timeline of locations for his family.  After that, I began making a list of questions I have along with a list of sources I could search to find the answers.  I also included sources I had already searched.

Of course, I used Excel to create the log so that it will be easy to update and easy to adapt to other ancestors.  I had already created a database of sources available at the Allen County Library for the counties I research in, so those sources were easy to add to the log.  I’m in the process of searching the Kentucky Archives catalog and the FHL catalog for additional sources that I don’t have access to at the library.  I’ll also add web sites that could help my research.  My ultimate goal for the log is to have a record that I can add to my ancestor’s folder so that when I grab the folder to take to the library, the log will be waiting.  I’ll know what I’ve already researched and what I want to look-up on my next trip.  I need to be able to update it quickly, especially if I read an interesting article or twitter tweet that gives me a new idea of a source to search.  But more than anything, I need to FEEL organized and confident that I have thoroughly analyzed my notes and that I don’t need to take the time to analyze them again.  That, more than anything, keeps me from working on my research.  I don’t usually work on my research unless I have a full day – which I seldom have during the school year.  So if I can take smaller chunks of time to do the analyzing – and creating the log – then I’ll be more likely to jump into my research when opportunities do present themselves.

So here my the first version of my research log.  While I don’t want this log template to become a huge project, I am trying to think if there are other things I need to add to be as effective as possible.  It just occurred to me that I should include a list of people that I know are also searching Joseph along with email and snail mail addresses. 

Please feel free to comment if you think something else would be helpful!

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Tombstone Tuesday – Enos Bennett

 

Enos Bennett was my great-grandfather.  He was born in Russell County, Kentucky on 14 Sept, 1885 to Silas Jackson Bennett and Mary Elizabeth Rumbo.  He spent some time in Oregon around 1915, but returned to Russell County and married Lelar George on 4 Mar. 1917.  After Lelar passed away in 1927, he married Ledora Helen Christman McQueary.  He went to Indiana to find work around 1932 and later brought his family to Franklin, Indiana to live.  He passed away in Franklin on 6 Feb, 1999.  He is buried in Clear Springs Cemetery in Russell County.

1915 Enos Bennett in Oregon

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B’s part 5

1895	Blankenship, David	McClure, B.S.	L
1894	Beard, Wm H.  c	Campbell, Sidney C.	L
1875	Barger, D.E. & c	Sims, J.M.	L
1875	Blakey, Milton & c	Wheat & Williams	L
1875	Brooks, G.W.	McClure, B.S.	L
1871	Blankenship, Joel  c	Blankenship, R.E.	L
1876	Bennett, Charles	Nelson, William	L
1875	Biku, Allen & c	Holt, B	L
1873	Bennett, Green C & c	Johnson, Joel B.	L
1876	Brown, Berry & c	Brown, Joy	L
1874	Bunch, Milton & c	Stapp, Jamer	L
1876	Brooks, G.W.	Dunbar, Reuben	L
1876	Blankenship, Charles & c	Wooldridge, Aaron	L
1876	Blair, Warriner & c	Delner, Jacob	L
1876	Ballenger, Berryman	McClure, B.S.	L
1876	Beck, Martha	Williams, G.W.	L
1876	Bolin, Isham	Brown, Micoger	L
1873	Brents, J.A. conv.	McWharter, Ephraim	L
1876	Bolin, John C. & c	Dunbar, R.B.	L
1875	Bell, R.P. & c	Wilson, W.F.	L
1876	Blakey, J.W. & c	Bebu, S.K.	L
1875	Blankenship, Joel & c	Cook, Edward	L
1876	Brooks, G.W.	McClure, B.S.	L
1876	Bennett, G.C.  C	Stephens, A.J.	L
1872	Beard, W.H. & c	Miller, J.P. Admr.	L
1874	Bunch, Burton & c	Warriner, W.B.	L
1877	Butter, J.W. conv.	Garnett, James	L
1875	Blankenship & Cook	Triplet, Lewis	L
1876	Brown, McCager & c	Minton, J.L.	L
1877	Bolin, John C. & c	Winfrey, T.C.	L
1877	Bledsoe, F.H. & c	Allen, W.L.	L
1877	Bernard, J.S. & c	Campbell, John W.	L
1877	Barger, John E.	McClure, B.S.	L
1875	Beshears, J.M. & c	Flanagan, Wesley	L
1877	Ballenger, John & c	Welch, W.W.	L
1877	Blankenship, W.S.	Lawless, Austin	L
1877	Buckhanan, B.	Morgan, A. atty	L
1877	Burden, Nancy J.	Wilson, Silas	L
1878	Burbridge, John M.	Barger, F.J.	L
1878	Brown, Charlotte	Brown, John S.	L

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Deed Work – B’s Part 4

1854	Blair, William	Wolford, Mahala B	F-224
1854	Buckhanan, Aaron	McClure, Aaron	F-225
1854	Bernard, John T.	Bernard, W.W.	F-231
1854	Bashears, James M	Moore, Wm H. & c	F-253
1853	Bryan, George	Kerns, Mary	F-268
1854	Brockman, Thomas	Hadley, John	F-273
1855	Ballinger, Daniel	Wright, Mary Jane	F-276
1855	Barger, Stephen	Karnes, Charles T & c by something	F-305
1855	Brown, Benjamin F	Morris, Albert G	F-338
1854	Blankensheip, George W.	Blankenship, John	F-344
1855	Bradshaw, F.M.	Mase, Isaac	F-346
1855	Ballew, Harry	Coffey, Jackson	F-352
1855	Bernard, W.W.	Prather, Gideon H	F-362
1855	Blankenship, James atty	Blankenship, John & c	F-366
1855	Bernard, John T.	Bernard, W.W.	F-385
1856	Ballinger, John & c	Blankenship, David	F-409
1856	Bennett, Green C	Coffey, Joseph	F-428
1856	Bradshaw, Seth J	Wells, William	F-456
1856	Barger, Joniah  c	Wolford, James L	F-467
1855	Bernard, W.W.	Stone, N.B. & c Conv	F-475
1855	Bernard, W.W.	Owens, Hector	F-477
1856	Bernard, W.W.	Prather, Gideon H	F-478
1854	Blaky, John P	Payne, Reubin D. Sheriff	F-482
1856	Butler, E	Rowe, Hiram	F-485
1856	Ballenger, Berryman	Ballenger, David	F-512
1856	Butler, Reubin	Rexroat, John Sr.	F-522
1857	Bradshaw, Tinolen	Bradshaw, Seth	F-540
1856	Blankenship, Cornelius	Blankenship, Jesse	F-546
1857	Brockman, Thomas	Hadley, John E	G-8
1857	Brockman, Thomas	Coffey, John B & c	G-9
1856	Bradshaw, Elijah	Bradshaw, Jonas & c	G-22
1856	Belk, Mary F.	Jackman, Alexander & c	G-44
1855	Bregley, Bryant W	Brown, William J	G-57
1856	Bradley, Polly	Holt, Burchett L	G-59
1857	Boyd, James	Boyd, John & c	G-61
1854	Barger, Jonah	Barger, Daniel B	G-72
1858	Blankenship, Hudson	Helen, Bartholomew	G-75
1858	Burns, Michael	Nashville & Rowena Coal Co	G-87
1858	Boyd, James & c	Buster, Lucy & c	G-105
1858	Buster, Lucy & c	Boyd, James & c	G-105

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Tombstone Tuesday – Lelar Bennett

 

Lelar (George) Bennett was my great-grandmother.  She was born on Dec. 25, 1896 in Russell County, Kentucky.  Her parents were William George and Mary Elizabeth Stephens.  She married Enos Bennett in Russell County on March 4, 1917.  She had 4 children, including my grandmother, Vesper Mary Bennett, before she passed away from tuberculosis on Oct. 2, 1927.  Her youngest child, William, died a short time later on Oct. 16, 1927 at the age of 4 months. 

Lelar in 1915

I’ve had a poor quality black and white photo of her tombstone for quite awhile, but was finally able to visit Clear Spring Cemetery and take this photo in August.  I also did a foil rubbing of the stone, which was an improvement, but not perfect.  I wish I could tell what the words below the death date are, but I had no better luck on that with the foil.  I took photos of all of the stones in the cemetery and am in the process of uploading them to Findagrave.com.

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Deed Work – B’s Part 3

Going backward to the rescans of the low resolution screens I had made at the beginning.

1852	Bernard, Abner	Brown, Joel	E-487
1852	Browder, William & c	McClure, Nathan	E-491
1852	Browder, William & c	Lawless, Christopher	E-493
1852	Brown, G.W.	Godbey, C	E-503
1852	Bryan, William & c	Foley, James G.	E-509
1851	Bryan, George Conv	McGowand, Andrew	E-523
1853	Bryan, George & c	Bernard, W.W.	E-556
1849	Belk, Logan	Helen, Barthalomew	F-3
1853	Bruding, George	Richards, Daniel	F-11
1853	Bingham, Eliza	Coffey, R.T. atty	F-15
1853	Ballenger, David & c	McDougle, John	F-39
1853	Bernard, John	Bernard, Slaughts	F-91
1852	Bernard, W.W.	Dockery, Hugh	F
1853	Bryan, George	Barger, Daniel B	F
1853	Bernard, Allen	Bailey, John	F
1855	Ballinger, David	McDougle, John	F
1854	Bryan, George atty	Wanley, G.W.	F
1854	Bowlin, B.P.	Eubanks, George W	F
1850	Bolen, John C.	Bowlin, Isham	F
1854	Buster, M	Skinner, A.J.	F-167
1854	Bowlin, B.P.	Rexroat, John	F
1852	Bowlin, John C.	Gaskin, John	F
1854	Bowlin, John J.	Stone, Shelby	F
1854	Bryan, George Trustee	Twidwell, G.W.	F-205
1854	Bradshaw, Seth	Wooldridge, Alexander	F-210
1854	Barger, Verlanda	Barger, John H	F
1854	Bernard, W.W.	Bernard, John	F
1854	Boyd, George	McKinley, Sarah	F
1854	Bryan, George Conv	McFarland, James M	F
1854	Blair, Robert	Popplewell, Saven	F
1839	Bryan, George Conv	Ellis, John	F
1850	Browder, James & c	Gaar, Lewis	F
1855	Bryan, George Conv	Denton, James T	F
1853	Bryan, George Conv	Denton, James T & c	F
1855	Bryan, George Conv	Haynes, John H	F
1855	Brown, James C & c	Dunbar, James Sr.	F
1855	Brown, Benjamin T	Vaughan, Benjamin T	F
1855	Bernard, James S	Prayther, Gideon H	F
1854	Blankenship, John & c	Blankenship, George W	F
1855	Bailey, James	Gossage, William	F

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