__ | __| | | | |__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Bernice ------ | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Mattie ------- | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_William BOWLES ___________ | (1790 - 1863) _Elbert H. BOWLES __________| | (.... - 1876) | | |_Sarah Elizabeth GUMM _____+ | (1794 - ....) _James M. BOWLES ______| | (1831 - 1895) m 1853 | | | ___________________________ | | | | |_Nancy White LAIR __________| | (1811 - 1889) | | |___________________________ | | |--Jane BOWLES | (1858 - 1881) | _MARCHANT THOMAS __________ | | (1770 - 1853) m 1794 | _JOSEPH "JOE" THOMAS _______| | | (1800 - 1875) m 1828 | | | |_JEMIMA "MINNIE" HAMILTON _+ | | (1774 - 1850) m 1794 |_Jemima "Mima" THOMAS _| (1834 - 1918) m 1853 | | _MARTIN COUCH _____________+ | | (1784 - 1856) m 1804 |_ANNA "ANNIE" JEMIMA COUCH _| (1810 - ....) m 1828 | |_SARAH "SALLY" HALL _______+ (1785 - 1850) m 1804
1860 Owsley Co. KY Census, HH 123.
The Owsley County Courier dated March 27, 1936 referred back to the death penalty being handed down in the case of "Red
Nicole Smith, d/o James Cole Smith & Lucy Mae Schwab.
Owsley Co. KY Marriages by Robert L. Smith, from R. B. Smith family history.
_John M. BOWMAN ____________ | (1805 - ....) m 1828 _Robert BOWMAN ______| | (1837 - 1870) m 1864| | |_Elizabeth MCCOLLUM ________+ | (1809 - ....) m 1828 _David BOWMAN _______| | (1863 - 1935) m 1886| | | _William Jasper MORRIS _____ | | | (1794 - 1852) m 1817 | |_Nancy MORRIS _______| | (1840 - 1924) m 1864| | |_Margaret SANDLIN __________+ | (1799 - ....) m 1817 | |--Frank BOWMAN | (1894 - 1979) | _JOSEPH "JOE" THOMAS _______+ | | (1800 - 1875) m 1828 | _Levi THOMAS ________| | | (1840 - 1873) m 1866| | | |_ANNA "ANNIE" JEMIMA COUCH _+ | | (1810 - ....) m 1828 |_Sylvania THOMAS ____| (1870 - 1908) m 1886| | _Smith SIZEMORE ____________ | | (1814 - ....) m 1839 |_Elizabeth SIZEMORE _| (1844 - 1883) m 1866| |_Matilda "Tilda" HUDSON ____ (1819 - ....) m 1839
_Joseph BRANDENBURG __ | _Joseph "Yankee Joe" BRANDENBURGH _| | (1804 - 1895) m 1828 | | |_Delilah VASSER ______ | _Harden BRANDENBURG _| | (1838 - 1906) m 1863| | | _Patrick HAMILTON Jr._ | | | | |_Rhoda "Rhody" HAMILTON ___________| | (1812 - 1853) m 1828 | | |_Tabitha HAM _________ | | |--Ellen BRANDENBURG | (1866 - ....) | ______________________ | | | _Harvey HALL ______________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Sarah Ann HALL _____| (1843 - 1924) m 1863| | ______________________ | | |_Mary ________ ____________________| (1825 - ....) | |______________________
_JOHN COMBS Sr_______+ | (1735 - 1819) m 1755 _JOHN "SOLDIER" COMBS _____| | (1761 - 1848) m 1779 | | |_NANCY HARDING ______+ | (1740 - 1819) m 1755 _JOHN "JACK" COMBS JR.__| | (1792 - 1850) m 1813 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_MARGARET "BIDDY" NANTZ ___| | (1765 - 1848) m 1779 | | |_____________________ | | |--A. Meredith COMBS | (.... - 1908) | _JOHN COMBS Sr_______+ | | (1735 - 1819) m 1755 | _MASON COMBS ______________| | | (.... - 1822) m 1793 | | | |_NANCY HARDING ______+ | | (1740 - 1819) m 1755 |_REBECCA "BECCA" COMBS _| m 1813 | | _____________________ | | |_JANE "JENNIE" RICHARDSON _| m 1793 | |_____________________
"A Branch of the Combs Family" by Marjorie Turner, Leesburg, FL - 1824.
David Moore, Knightstown IN, worked on Owsley Co. tombstone records.
Clay Co. KY Marriage Index, Bk 1, Clay Co. Historical Society, Manchester, KY.
__ | __| | | | |__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Thomas COUCH | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_____________________ | _JOHN COUCH SR.________________| | (1750 - 1830) m 1769 | | |_____________________ | _John COUCH Jr.___________| | (1780 - ....) m 1800 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Mary Elizabeth "Polly" BOONE _| | (1746 - 1781) m 1769 | | |_____________________ | | |--William COUCH | (1815 - 1880) | _Patrick CAMPBELL ___+ | | (1696 - 1767) m 1721 | _Patrick CAMPBELL Jr.__________| | | (1726 - ....) | | | |_Elizabeth TAYLOR ___ | | (.... - 1754) m 1721 |_Jannett "Jane" CAMPBELL _| (1775 - ....) m 1800 | | _____________________ | | |_Elizabeth _______ ____________| | |_____________________
___________________________ | _____________________| | | | |___________________________ | _Herbert DAY ________| | | | | ___________________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |___________________________ | | |--Joan DAY | | _William B. PETERS ________+ | | (1848 - ....) m 1868 | _Liberty PETERS _____| | | (1887 - 1955) m 1910| | | |_America SAWYER ___________+ | | (1848 - 1900) m 1868 |_Mae PETERS _________| (1920 - ....) | | _John R. TIREY ____________+ | | (1868 - 1940) m 1888 |_Ellen F. TIREY _____| (1892 - 1978) m 1910| |_Isabella "Isabel" THOMAS _+ (1872 - 1959) m 1888
Verna Peters Sedam, sister of
__ | __| | | | |__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Sally EDWARDS | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__| | |__
Marilyn Ayers, granddaughter of Isabelle Bishop.
Marilyn Ayers, granddaughter of Isabelle Bishop.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _George W. FIELDS ______| | (1875 - ....) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--James FIELDS | (1909 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Nancy "Nannie" GRIMES _| (1888 - ....) | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Thomas FLANARY _____| | (1782 - 1874) m 1802| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Silas FLANERY | (1812 - 1898) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary BLUBAUGH ______| m 1802 | | __ | | |__| | |__
_HENRY GABBARD Sr.___________+ | (1768 - 1854) m 1792 _Isaac Hugh "Honest Ike" GABBARD _| | (1805 - 1892) m 1827 | | |_BARBARA HUNSUCKER\HUNSEKER _+ | (1770 - 1847) m 1792 _George Washington "G.W." GABBARD _| | (1830 - 1911) | | | _Samuel ISAACS ______________ | | | | |_Jane "Jenny" ISAACS _____________| | (1811 - 1896) m 1827 | | |_Nancy Agnes BALDRIDGE ______ | (1773 - ....) | |--Huston GABBARD | (1868 - ....) | _____________________________ | | | _David SHOOK _____________________| | | m 1851 | | | |_____________________________ | | |_Mary Elizabeth SHOOK _____________| (1848 - ....) | | _____________________________ | | |_Lucinda LUSK ____________________| m 1851 | |_____________________________
_Elisha GABBARD _____________+ | (1848 - 1914) m 1871 _Wilson "Dock" GABBARD _| | (1874 - 1912) m 1893 | | |_Mary Ann PETERS ____________+ | (1852 - 1914) m 1871 _Albert GABBARD _______________| | (1898 - ....) | | | _Enoch WILLIAMS _____________+ | | | (1855 - 1923) m 1857 | |_Matilda WILLIAMS ______| | (1879 - 1960) m 1893 | | |_Eliza Ann "Liza" BISHOP ____+ | (1858 - 1923) m 1857 | |--Leona Fern GABBARD | (1918 - 1919) | _____________________________ | | | _William HUFF __________| | | (1875 - ....) m 1895 | | | |_____________________________ | | |_Margaret "Maggie" Ethel HUFF _| (1896 - 1939) | | _William Bentley GABBARD ____+ | | (1847 - 1912) m 1871 |_Rebecca Jane GABBARD __| (1875 - ....) m 1895 | |_Sarah "Sally" Jane BARRETT _+ (1852 - ....) m 1871
_Isaac Hugh "Honest Ike" GABBARD _+ | (1805 - 1892) m 1827 _George Washington "G.W." GABBARD _| | (1830 - 1911) m 1853 | | |_Jane "Jenny" ISAACS _____________+ | (1811 - 1896) m 1827 _Abijah "Bige" GABBARD ____________| | (1865 - ....) m 1894 | | | _Lewis WILLIAMS __________________ | | | m 1818 | |_Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" WILLIAMS ___| | (1828 - 1865) m 1853 | | |_Elizabeth "Betsy" HUNT __________ | (1808 - ....) m 1818 | |--Sammy GABBARD | | _Thomas BARRETT __________________+ | | (1829 - 1882) m 1847 | _William BARRETT __________________| | | (1848 - ....) | | | |_Barbara "Barbry" GABBARD ________+ | | (1832 - 1913) m 1847 |_Isabella "Belle" BARRETT\BOWLING _| (0869 - 1946) m 1894 | | _Andrew BAKER ____________________ | | (1800 - ....) |_Isabella "Ibby" BAKER\WOOD _______| (.... - 1892) | |_REBECCA "BECKY" WILSON __________+ (1797 - 1880)
__ | __| | | | |__ | _George W. HOCK _____| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Eliza Jane HOCK | (1823 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary THOMAS ________| | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Frederick OVERMAN __| | | | |__ | _Henry J. OVERMAN _______________| | (1860 - 1937) m 1889 | | | __ | | | | |_May HARTBE\HARTSE __| | | | |__ | | |--Joseph OVERMAN | (1910 - ....) | __ | | | _Frederich EGGLOFF __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdelene Halena "Lena" EGLOFF _| (1866 - 1948) m 1889 | | __ | | |_Clothilda SPINNER __| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Susan RASOR | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_____________________ | _Sanford ROWLAND ____| | (1806 - ....) m 1830| | |_____________________ | _Alfred Armstrong ROWLAND ___| | (1838 - 1900) | | | _Martin WADLE _______ | | | (1786 - 1860) | |_Catherine WEDDLE ___| | (1806 - 1890) m 1830| | |_Martha? ------- ____ | (1786 - 1860) | |--Martin ROWLAND | (1873 - 1935) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Theresa\Thursey Jane PRICE _| (1836 - 1900) | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
Ron Rowland, grandson of William Tilden Rowland & Elsie "Dee" Thomas .
1900 Owsley Co KY Census District 3, Island Cr Precinct.
Ron Rowland, grandson of William Tilden Rowland & Elsie "Dee" Thomas .
Ron Rowland, grandson of William Tilden Rowland & Elsie "Dee" Thomas .
1900 Owsley Co KY Census District 3, Island Cr Precinct.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hiram SIZEMORE _________| | (.... - 1870) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Mary SIZEMORE | (1836 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Elizabeth Jane JENKINS _| (1805 - ....) | | __ | | |__| | |__
________________________ | _____________________| | | | |________________________ | _Herbert SKINNER ____| | (1857 - 1888) m 1882| | | ________________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |________________________ | | |--Ruben Alf SKINNER | (1886 - 1970) | _Unknown _______________ | | | _Robert J. BAKER ____| | | (1836 - 1887) m 1859| | | |_Martha ------- ________ | | (1805 - ....) |_Rachel BAKER _______| (1862 - 1920) m 1882| | _William THOMAS ________+ | | (1808 - 1844) m 1837 |_Nancy THOMAS _______| (1840 - 1916) m 1859| |_Mary "Polly" MCCOLLUM _+ (1818 - 1901) m 1837
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Miles TERRY ________| | (1847 - ....) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Artemecia TERRY | (1884 - 1971) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Lourana _______ ____| (1851 - ....) | | __ | | |__| | |__
Margaret M. Hayes, author of 1880 Owsley Co. KY Annotated Census and other publications.
Henry Clay Griffith Family C
Margaret Millar Hayes, from Artemecia's obituary.
Headstone at Henry Clay Griffith Family Cemetery.
Headstone at Henry Clay Griffith Family Cemetery near Southfork, Owsley Co. KY.
Marriage record from Margaret M. Hayes, author of Reconstructed Owsley Co. KY Marriages and other publications.
_MARCHANT THOMAS __________ | (1770 - 1853) m 1794 _JOSEPH "JOE" THOMAS _______| | (1800 - 1875) m 1828 | | |_JEMIMA "MINNIE" HAMILTON _+ | (1774 - 1850) m 1794 _William THOMAS _________| | (1827 - 1900) m 1855 | | | _MARTIN COUCH _____________+ | | | (1784 - 1856) m 1804 | |_ANNA "ANNIE" JEMIMA COUCH _| | (1810 - ....) m 1828 | | |_SARAH "SALLY" HALL _______+ | (1785 - 1850) m 1804 | |--Anna "Annie" THOMAS | (1856 - ....) | ___________________________ | | | _Andrew "Andy" MAYS ________| | | (1803 - ....) m 1831 | | | |___________________________ | | |_Elizabeth "Betty" MAYS _| (1836 - 1914) m 1855 | | _Isham\Isam BARRETT _______ | | (1780 - ....) |_Margaret "Peggy" BARRETT __| (1810 - ....) m 1831 | |_----- ------- ____________
_Andrew "Jack" Jackson THOMAS _+ | (1827 - 1919) m 1851 _Sidney T. "Sid" THOMAS ___| | (1854 - 1937) m 1876 | | |_Martha "Patsey" SPIVEY _______+ | (1832 - 1926) m 1851 _Luther THOMAS ___________| | (1878 - 1966) m 1900 | | | _Thomas S. STAGGS _____________+ | | | (1819 - 1878) m 1840 | |_Martha J. "Betty" STAGGS _| | (1856 - 1885) m 1876 | | |_Mary "Polly" S. CURTIS _______+ | (1821 - 1900) m 1840 | |--Aulcie "Elcie" THOMAS | (1914 - 1982) | _______________________________ | | | _Andrew Jackson MAYS ______| | | | | | |_______________________________ | | |_Lula "Lular" Willa MAYS _| (1884 - 1972) m 1900 | | _______________________________ | | |_Celia VIRES ______________| | |_______________________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jesse VIRES | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_Milton WITTY , Jr._______ | _Edward Ezekiel WITTY ____________| | (1863 - 1948) m 1890 | | |_Keziah Catherine YOUNG __ | _Curt Edward WITTY __| | (1891 - 1967) m 1921| | | _John William HAYS _______+ | | | (1845 - 1923) m 1867 | |_Sarah Elizabeth HAYS ____________| | (1871 - 1956) m 1890 | | |_Mary Elizabeth WILLIAMS _+ | (1845 - 1941) m 1867 | |--Margaret Ellen WITTY | (1923 - ....) | __________________________ | | | _Isaac Francis THOMAS ____________| | | (1872 - 1948) m 1893 | | | |__________________________ | | |_May Ellen THOMAS ___| (1894 - 1986) m 1921| | _Peter B. GABBARD ________+ | | (1837 - 1921) m 1868 |_Rebecca "Rebeckie" Jane GABBARD _| (1876 - 1971) m 1893 | |_Jemima FORD _____________+ (1851 - 1931) m 1868