- Ila, Vila, and Lonie Westerfield as children (86 KB)
An itinerant photographer visited the Westerfield home in Magan's, Kentucky ca. 1912. The only clean clothing for Lonie was a dress, which did not make him happy. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 2 (444 KB)
Marshall and Ann Hairston, both born in 1802, had five children on the 1850 census. Elizabeth, born about 1836, died in 1922. She married John Thomas Watt-Hairston and had two sons. Neither of those sons had children. Ann Marshall, born about 1838, never married. She was involved with the family businesses, and spent almost a decade in Europe in the 1880's-1890's. - Coleman D. and Etta Lee Westerfield (79 KB)
Parents of 10 children, both were born in 1873. This photo was taken before Ettie's death in 1947. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 3 (487 KB)
Marshall and Ann Hairston's only son, John, was born about 1840. He was killed in the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862. I've not found mention of their youngest daughter, Bethenia H. Hairston, born about 1844, after the 1850 census. - 1923 Burns Family Reunion (324 KB)
This is the large family of Edward Samuel Burns and Sophia Syretha Gay Burns. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 4 (456 KB)
Ruth Stovall Hairston, also born about 1838, married a relative, Robert Anderson Wilson around 1865. Ruth inherited the family plantation, Beaver Creek. Robert's father was Col. Robert Wilson, and his mother was Catherine Anderson Panill. Their plantation was Dan's Hill in Danville, Virginia, which Robert inherited. It is presently on the National Register. It is known that they had at least one daughter, Ann. - Anna Mary Smith Londeree (100 KB)
This photo was taken about 1908. Mary was born in Columbus Grove, Ohio, in 1889. I am seeking information on Mary's parents, my husband's great-grandparents, who were Arthur L. Smith and Sara Jane Wilson. - Dumbarton Castle entrance (145 KB)
This is the entrance to Dumbarton castle grounds. The "fortress of the Britons" is a huge rock overlooking firth and river, and is about a 1000 years old. It has been host to Mary, Queen of Scots and Robert the Bruce. The Colquhoun (Calhoun)clan (pronounced Ka-HOON) has lived in the area since the time of the Normans. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 5 (452 KB)
This image is the top of page three of Mrs. Hairston's letter to her three daughters. There was some damage to the edge where it was folded and sealed with wax. - InezWard & Wm. Estel Howard Wedding Photo (60 KB)
Inez Gertrude Ward and William Estel Howard, my grandparents, were married December 7, 1922 at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church in Whitesville, Kentucky. - Dumbarton Castle view (135 KB)
I took this photo in June, 2003, looking out at the River Leven from the top of one of the many long flights of stone stairs at the castle. The wooded area to the right was the location of the home of Robert the Bruce. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 6 (468 KB)
This image is the bottom of the third page of the letter. The letter mentions several of the important families in the Henry County area of the time - not only Hairstons, but Dilliard, Penn, Redd, Jones, Wade, Fountain, and Perkins. - Mary Powers Ralph (56 KB)
Although my great-great grandmother "Puss" is very stern-looking in this photo, she was dearly loved by her grandchildren.She was born in July of 1852. - Bredwardine church (159 KB)
Bredwardine was the home of our Watkins immigrant ancestor. The porch of the church was restored for the Queen's Jubilee. It is an active church, and prizes its history, which is well-documented by pamphlets inside. There are two stone effigies of knights inside - one was killed at Agincourt saving the life of Henry V. Located beside the River Wye (yes there are swans), just 11 1/2 miles from Hereford. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 7 (411 KB)
This image is the top of the fourth and last page of the letter. - William Tompkins Londeree (82 KB)
My husband's grandfather, shown here about 1908, was a contractor with Duval Ironworks in Jacksonville, Florida for many years. He helped to build the old train station there, now known as the Prime Osborne center, and the overseas railway in the Florida Keys. - Bredwardine Red Lion (168 KB)
The Red Lion was built in the 17th century, and sits at the crossroads, about 100 yards from the church. The proprietor told us there are still several Watkins in the area. Located in the Marches, that area that forms the boundary between England and Wales, in Herefordshire, England. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 8 (407 KB)
This is the last section of the letter Mrs. Hairston wrote to her three daughters away at school in Salem, North Carolina. - La Ventrouze road sign (200 KB)
La Ventrouze is a very small village west of Paris that was once home to the early Landry family. Now it is mainly a weekend country getaway for those who want to escape the big city. - Portsoy, Scotland (130 KB)
Portsoy sits on the north coast, and is known for its restored 17th century harbor. I took this photo from the top of the breakwater looking back toward town. - Daniel Gregory Ward and Rena Ralph (35 KB)
These are my great-grandparents, who lived in Daviess County, Kentucky their entire lives. - Chateau at La Ventrouze (345 KB)
You turn right at the sign, and right again at the wheat field. Directly ahead is this old chateau in La Ventrouze that someone is restoring. There is a moat completely around it. - Leochel-Cushnie, Scotland - Ruins of St. Brides (188 KB)
The corner of what remains of the church. It is located on what looks like someone's farm, inside a stone wall, surrounded by many gravestones, and knee high grass, weeds, and lilies. The Bruce family who emigrated to America lived here, and all their children were christened here. - Emma Jane Helm Ford (1865-1952) (140 KB)
My great-grandmother, wife of James Harvey Ford, mother of six sons. Her parents were Benjamin Allan and Mary Jane Helm. - Leochel-Cushnie church ruins overgrown (214 KB)
The Bruce's church in Leochel-Cushnie was replaced by a newer one on a higher hill in the mid-19th century. - William Estell Howard and his children (138 KB)
This photo was taken in the early 1950's on the Howard farm in Daviess County,Kentucky. Estil is farthest left, and his children are lined up in order of their birth. They are: Bill, Ray, Sterling, Lambert, Thomasine, and the twins Joe and Joyce. - Colquhoun Hotel, Luss, Scotland (723 KB)
Notice the Colquhoun clan badge on the side of the hotel. The restaurant/pub here is very nice - good food. It stays very busy in season, as Luss, on Loch Lomond, sees many tourists. - Luss, Scotland (499 KB)
Luss is the ancient, and present, home of the Colquhoun clan. The restored village sees many tourists, and has a large carpark to accomodate the large coaches that stop there. My husband laughed when I bought a CD of Scottish songs there, that included "The Drums of Dumbarton". - Eglise Sainte-Madeleine (229 KB)
This little church in La Ventrouze was probably the site of the christening of Guillaume Landry in 1622/23. Guillaume later emigrated to Quebec, and founded the Landry (Londeree) family in this hemisphere. My husband, William Londeree, stands in front of it. - Eglise Sainte-Madeleine Historical Marker (266 KB)
My French is atrocious, but this plaque by the church door tells that it was built in the 15th and 16th centuries. - Tourouvre in the distance on a rainy day. (255 KB)
Over the hill, and a few miles from La Ventrouze (France)is the larger village of Tourouvre. It also knew the early Landry family.Even on a rainy day you can tell the beauty of the au Perche region of southern Normandie. - Virgil Raymond Howard (1925-1999) (51 KB)
This photo of my father was taken when he was 23 years old. He had already been through the death of his mother, having to quit school to care for the younger children, World War II, and having his ship the Ommany Bay sunk by a Japanese kamikaze. He was a quiet, handsome man with a beautiful voice who could build or fix almost anything. He was the father of five children, and loving husband for 52 years to his wife Emma. - Tourouvre church (155 KB)
Located on the town square, the church's front section was built in the 11th century. The large main sections were built in the 15th and 16th centuries. The bell tower is new - it was added in 1707. A stained glass window of a priest looking toward heaven is entitled "Going to Canada". - Martha Elizabeth Grant Earnest (1859 - 1933) (251 KB)
My husband's great-grandmother. - William Pius Howard & Percie Jane Watkins Howard (266 KB)
My great-grandparents lived all their lives in Daviess County, Kentucky. Willie P. was born in 1874, and died in 1949. Percie was born in 1879, and died in 1943. They were the parents of six children. - Mary Catherine Westerfield Ralph (223 KB)
Born June 1, 1844 to David S. Westerfield and his wife Elizabeth Moseley, Mary gave birth to 16 children. She lived all of her life in Ohio County, Kentucky, and died there in 1923. - Dustin and Anna Mary Smith (27 KB)
Dustin was born about 1887, and Mary in 1889, in Putnam County, Ohio. She married William Tompkins Londeree in Charlton County, Georgia, and had three sons. - Howard family gathering - 1920s (547 KB)
This photo is of my great-grandparents Howard, their children & spouses, sisters & brothers-in-law,& grandchildren.In the chair in back is G-G-Grandma Rachel Watkins (1840-1935),Percie Jane's mother. - Andrew Jackson Ralph (96 KB)
A.J.Ralph was born in Ohio County, Kentucky on February 15, 1836. He married Mary Catherine Westerfield, was father of 16 children, and was a Civil War veteran. As a result of the measles epidemic of 1861 in the Union army camp he was almost deaf for the rest of his life. - John Watkins 1812-1882 (2008 KB)
This is my paternal great-great-great grandfather. He married Elizabeth Karns; their son was Christopher Columbus Watkins. - James Harvey Ford (132 KB)
This is my maternal great-grandfather, who lived in Ohio County, Kentucky. He was husband to Emma Jane Helm, and had four sons. One of these was my grandfather, Joseph Ernest Ford. - Romalda Rhodes Ward (48 KB)
Daughter of Gregory Rhodes and Margaret M. Church, Romalda was born February 7, 1855. She married Walter Lee Ward. She died July 8, 1906. - Elizabeth Ann Carlile 1812 - 1884 (34 KB)
Married first to Joseph Augustus Parker, they had one child, Robert Augustus Parker. She married Cash Willingham in 1842. The photo is from about 1872. - Ward children school photo (78 KB)
This is a photo of a Daviess County, Kentucky school group. My grandmother, Inez Ward is the small girl on the bottom right. On her left in the white dress is her sister Etter Ward, and on her right is Gilbert, her brother. - Daniel Jonas and Polly Tanner Ward (904 KB)
He was born in the District of Columbia in 1805. She was born in 1823. Their son was Walter Lee Ward, my great-great grandfather. - Christopher Columbus Watkins 1837 - 1903 (20 KB)
Chris was my paternal great-great grandfather. He married Rachael Bristow, and was father of Persis Jane Watkins, my great-grandmother. - Ohio County, Kentucky, World War I recruits (129 KB)
My grandfather, Joseph Ernest Ford is 4th from the right on the second row from the top. He served as a cook in the Army. He saw parts of France and Germany, and always complained about traveling in box cars in the cold and damp. He suffered from asthma all of his life, so it must have been hard on him. - William J. Wilson ? (38 KB)
We think the gentleman in this old daguerrotype, probably from between 1840 and 1855, may be the father of Sara Jane Wilson. William J. Wilson, a carpenter/joiner who emigrated from Ireland in 1836. Sara's second marriage (she was a widow) was to Arthur L. Smith, a widower. They both had children from their previous marriages, and together had son Dustin about 1887, and then daughter Anna Mary in 1889. Sara died in 1939. Mary's son, Douglas Wilson Londeree, may have been named for his great-grandfather. Please contact me if you know this man's identity. - Elizabeth Karn Watkins 1814 - 1844 (1577 KB)
My paternal great-great-great grandmother, mother of Christopher Columbus Watkins. - Benjamin Allen Helm (135 KB)
My great-great grandfather, Benjamin Helm, was a veteran of the Civil War. He fought for the Union as a substitute, leaving his wife and children behind in Indiana. He fought on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee. He was known for his sense of humor. - 1853 letter from Ann Hairston - 1 (601 KB)
This is the first page of a letter written by Ann Hairston on March 29, 1853. It was written to her daughters Bettie (Elizabeth Perkins Hairston), Ann Marshall Hairston, and Ruth Stovall Hairston away at boarding school in Salem, North Carolina. Mrs. Hairston was married to Marshall Hairston. Their plantation was Beaver Creek in Martinsville, Virginia, which in the present day is on the National Register and belongs to Bank Services of Virginia. - Joseph Ernest Ford, Emma Helm Ford, Ila Ford (84 KB)
My grandparents, Joseph Ernest Ford (1894-1983) and Ila V. Westerfield Ford (1902-1980), with my great-grandmother, Emma Jane Helm Ford (1865-1952). - Chesley Nathaniel Londeree (2929 KB)
I believe this to be a photo of my husband's great-grandfather. His father was from Quebec, Canada. He was born in Buckingham County, Virginia on March 31, 1844. He fought for Virginia in the Civil War, during which time his ear was nicked by a bullet while sitting under a tree reading a letter from home. He married Nancy Ellen Starks in 1876, and they had nine children. He died on March 3, 1909 in Albarene, Albemarle County, Virginia. - Vila and Ila Westerfield (74 KB)
My great-aunt Vila, and my grandmother Ila, as teenagers in Ohio County, Kentucky. Both are daughters of Coleman D. and Etta Lee Ralph Westerfield.
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