Sunday, February 28, 2016

THOMAS GILLSTRAP

THOMAS GILLSTRAP, Ohio County, is the eldest son of Jesse Gillstrap, who was born in Butler County in 1813, and died in Cromwell in 1879. He was twice married; first to Mary S. Taylor, born in 1811, and who died in 1854, and second to Mary J. Taylor, also, but of another family. Of the first wife's seven children only four are now living, of whom Thomas is the eldest. He was born in Butler County, January 12, 1837, and brought up in Ohio County, to which county he went with his parents in 1839, and where he was educated in the common schools. He commenced mercantile life in 1858, as clerk for Charles E. Haynes, of Cromwell, continuing with him six months; then with A. H. Kahn, of the same place; then with L. S. Romans, in Butler county, ten months, and finally with R. J. Daniels about seven years. In 1870, he started for himself in general merchandise, and now has two large stores, dry goods, clothing and a grocery store, and is one of the leading merchants of Ohio County. His annual sales of $25,000 are among the largest in the county. He is noted for strict integrity and fine business ability, and is widely known throughout the town and country. His brother, F. M. Gillstrap, was a member of the Twenty- sixth Kentucky Regiment, and was captain of his company and Provost Marshal, and always proved himself a gallant soldier. He is now employed in his brother's store, as is also another brother, P. W. Gillstrap. 

Source: J. H. BATTLE, W H. PERRIN, & G. C. KNIFFIN 1895

Note:  Thomas Gilstrap/Gillstrap died in Ohio County 20 March 1881. He never married.


Thursday, February 25, 2016

WILLIAM W. GAINES

WILLIAM W. GAINES, Ohio County, was born in Grainger County, Tenn., November 25, 1843. He is the son of Baylos E. Gaines, a native of Virginia, who immigrated to east Tennessee when a young man and married Eliza Baird, who died in 1886, leaving three children: Martha, Jane, and James. His second marriage was in 1838, with Miss Rhoda Choram, who died in 1860, leaving nine children: Mary E., John P., William W., Rhoda E., Samuel S., Franklin P., Henry A., Melissa F., and Thomas J. His third marriage was with Mrs. Elvira E. Woods, nee Turner, who survives him, he having died February 9, 1883; by this marriage he left three children: Jasper N., Baylos E., and George C. (deceased). William W. Gaines removed with his father, in 1858, to Butler County, Ky., where he remained until 1862, when he joined the Union army; enlisted in Company D, Eleventh Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, in which he served three years under Gen. Sherman; was engaged in the battles of Rural Hill and Stone River, where he was wounded and his brother John was killed. He was also engaged in the siege of Knoxville, and through the Georgia campaign from Loudon, Tenn., to Atlanta, Ga., from which point he returned with his regiment to Louisville, Ky., and was discharged in June, 1865, after which he spent about four years in travel. April 18, 1869, he married Mary C, daughter of Philip and Martha Davenport; he resided on a farm of fifty acres belonging to his wife until 1879, when he bought 150 acres of land, where he now lives, eighty-five of which are under cultivation, and improved with fences, dwelling, barns, etc. Mr. Gaines prides himself in owing no man a dollar. In connection with the raising of grain and tobacco, Mr. Gaines gives his attention to the breeding of fine stock. He and Mrs. Gaines are members of the Baptist faith. Mr. G. is a Republican, but often votes for Democrats, at all times being concerned by the character and qualifications of the man. 

Note:  Mr. Gaines died 24 February 1913 in Owensboro and is buried in Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Butler County, KY.


Saturday, February 20, 2016

FULKERSON

WILLIAM H. FULKERSON was born in Ohio County, December 13, 1822, and is
a son of Fulkerd and Mary (Coleman) Fulkerson, the former of whom was a native of Mercer and the latter a native of Ohio County, Ky. They were of English and German descent, respectively. Fulkerd Fulkerson, when a young man, about 1812, came with his parents, who were among the early settlers, to Ohio County, Ky., then almost a wilderness. Here his father, Philip Fulkerson, bought several thousand acres of military lands and improved a farm, upon which he resided until his death. In this county Fulkerd Fulkerson was married, and after attaining his majority improved a farm on a part of his father's purchase, where he remained until the fall of 1823, when he sold and removed to White County, Ill,, where he bought a farm, and resided for some thirty-five years. His wife died in 1850, and in 1858 he sold his farm and returned to Kentucky, making his home with his children until his death, which occurred in April, 1867, in his seventy-second year. He and wife were life-long members of the United Baptist Church. William H. Fulkerson received such an education as could be obtained in the early schools of the Illinois frontier. He was employed on his father's farm until he was sixteen years old. He then learned the cooper's trade, and followed the same in Illinois for about four years. In 1842, he returned to Ohio County Ky., where he was employed almost exclusively at his trade for some three years. In the winter of 1843 he got out and ran a flat-boat load of staves down the rivers to New Orleans. In 1845 he bought a partially improved farm near Rockport, where he was engaged in farming in connection with his trade. In 1855 he sold this place and bought another in the same neighborhood, upon which he resided for some ten years. In 1865 he again sold out and bought the farm of 320 acres, which is now well improved, near Hogg's Falls, upon which he now resides and where he is extensively and successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits and in stock raising. For many years he made the culture of tobacco a specialty. He was married, July 6, 1846, to Fannie R. McConnell, a native of Muhlenburgh County, Ky. Eleven children were the fruit of this union, ten of whom — six sons and four daughters — are yet living. Mr. Fulkerson is and has been for over forty years a devoted member of the United Baptist Church; is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, having taken his degree at Hartford Lodge, No. 156, and he has been W. M. of Ceralvo Lodge No. 253, for some seven of eight years. In politics he is a Democrat.

Note:  Mr. Fulkerson died 2 February 1905 in Ohio County and is buried in the Equality Cemetery.


SEPTIMUS PHILIP FULKERSON was born February 11, 1845, in Ohio County, Ky., where he has always resided. His father, Alfred Fulkerson, a native of Ohio County, died in 1861, aged about fifty years. He was a son of Philip Fulkerson. Alfred married Hannah, daughter of Septimus I. Taylor, of Ohio County; she died in 1876, about the age of fifty years, and their children are Margaret E. (Wallace), William T., Eliza J. (Dexter), John C, James A., Septimus P., Charles W., Priscilla M., and Sarah C. (Maddox). April 16, 1878, Mr. Fulkerson was married to Mary L., daughter of Elijah and Nancy (Stateler) Maddox, of Ohio County, born October 20, 1858, and to them have been born Ida E. (deceased), Nannie Ettie, and Owen Pigman. Mr. Fulkerson is a farmer and miner, and on the farm is chiefly engaged in raising corn, tobacco and stock. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and in politics a Democrat. 

Mr. Fulkerson died 18 March 1914 in Daviess County and is buried in the Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, Daviess County.




Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Civil War Pensioners - as of January 1, 1883

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883

Transcribed by Denise Moreau


No. of Certificate
Name of pensioner
Post-office address
Cause for which pensioned
Monthly rate
Date of original allowance
134,467
Carter, Thomas E.
Beaver Dam
dis. of abdominal viscera
$16.00

209,098
Davis, John T.
Beaver Dam
dis. eyes
$12.00

167,155
Blankenship, Sarah
Beaver Dam
dept. mother
$8.00
Jan. 1865
109,923
Bailey, Frances
Beda
widow
$8.00
Mar., 1868
206,404
Ridner, George
Buford
asthma
$4.00
Apr., 1882
217,087
Richeson, George W. L. 
Buford
g. s. w. l. foot
$4.00
Aug., 1882
163,903
Turne, Mary
Buford
dep. mother
$8.00
Feb., 1874
114,778
Lynch, George W.
Buford
g. s. w. r. hand
$2.00
Dec., 1871
46,270
Strona, Bradford N.
Centretown
g. s. w. r. elbow
$8.00

267,306
Williams, William H.
Centretown
dis. eyes
$2.00
Apr., 1882
151,815
Jones, Silas W.
Centretown
g. s. w. l. arm
$2.00
Feb., 1878
150,815
Benton, William
Centretown
g. s. w. l. knee
$8.00

179,174
Bishop, John M.
Centretown
g. s. w. l. buttock
$4.00
Nov., 1880
46,269
Romhild, John
Centretown
w. l. thigh
$2.00
July, 1865
167,795
Riley, Margaret
Ceralvo
widow
$8.00
Mar., 1875
123,755
Ashby, Jesse
Ceralvo
inj. l. side & arm
$6.00

144,216
Tinsley, Henry
Ceralvo
chr. anemia
$8.00

184,664
Williams, John M.
Ceralvo
dis. of eyes
$6.00
Mar., 1881
94,255
Heplin, Elizabeth C.
Ceralvo
widow
$8.00
May, 1867
49,163
Hill, Elizabeth M.
Ceralvo
widow
$8.00
May, 1867
114,004
Milner, Patrick A.
Ceralvo
hemorrhage lungs
$8.00
Oct., 1871
116,446
Daniel, Nicholas C.
Cromwell
w. in head
$18.00

178,975
Coleman, Joseph W.
Cromwell
g. s. wd. r. thigh
$4.00
Nov., 1880
218,926
Clark, Fleming J.
Cromwell
chr. diarrh.
$4.00
Oct., 1882
222,201
Swain, Roden B.
Cromwell
dis. lungs & heart
$4.00
Dec., 1882
21,806
Bratchleer, Rebecca
Cromwell
widow
$8.00
Apr., 1867
185,265
Bralcher, Nancy J.
Cromwell
widow
$8.00
Aug., 1879
88,617
Findley, Rilly
Cromwell
widow
$8.00
Jan., 1867
103,436
Herrell, Angeline
Cromwell
widow
$8.00
Nov., 1867
12,253
Porter, Nancy J.
Cromwell
widow 1812
$8.00
Nov., 1878
60,274
Bradley, Carroll
Cromwell
g. s. w. r. arm
$10.00

223,112
Baize, John H.
Cromwell
g. s. w. r. foot
$2.00
Dec., 18_2
140,662
Gentry, John
Cromwell
g. s. w. r. hand
$3.00
Aug., 1876
123,003
Haven, Franklin W.
Cromwell
loss of r. eye, g. s. w.
$6.00

73,980
Harrald, Spencer
Cromwell
g. s. w. r. leg
$12.00

123,972
O'Brannan, George L.
Cromwell
g. s. w. r. thigh
$6.00

131,264
Leach, James H.
Cromwell
dis. of eyes
$6.00

161,520
Wilson, Alexander
Echols
part. loss l. index finger
$1.00
July, 1879
129,883
Harden, Josephus I.
Fordsville
g. s. w. r. thigh
$6.00

141,214
Gentry, James
Fordsville
g. s. w., loss of eye
$8.00

127,093
Forbes, Edwin
Fordsville
w. r. temple, inj. to eye
$4.00
Mar., 1874
130,375
Carter, William H.
Fordsville
g. s. w. l. knee
$8.00

95,676
Fuqua, John S.
Fordsville
consumption
$6.00
Feb., 1869
197,800
Condor, Leroy
Fordsville
g. s. w. l. arm
$4.00
Nov., 1881
214,304
Clark, John A.
Fordsville
shl. w. l. knee
$4.00
June, 1882
212,740
Miles, Elisha M.
Fordsville
loss 2d ring fing
$2.00
June, 1882
102,125
Keown, Samuel
Fordsville
w. l. breast
$8.00
Feb., 1870
39,657
Kissenger, Sebastian
Fordsville
g. s. w. l. knee
$6.00

110,805
Wilson, William
Fordsville
w. l. leg & head
$8.00

131,638
Staples, William
Fordsville
w. l. leg
$3.00
Jan., 1875
214,247
Park, William D.
Fordsville
g. s. w. r. knee
$2.00
June, 1882
131,281
Farmer, Richard
Fordsville
dept. father
$8.00
July, 1869
82,106
Brown, Mary A.
Fordsville
widow
$8.00
May, 1867
129,319
Bennett, Edward R.
Fordsville
fract. l. arm
$6.00

2,697
Clark, William
Fordsville
ribs enlarged, &c
$8.00

30,350
McShurry, Mahala J.
Hartford
widow
$8.00
Sept., 1864
22,626
Lezure, John S.
Hartford
w. l. thigh, shld., & leg
$18.00

125,681
Hurt, Henry
Hartford
w. l. knee
$4.00

86,716
Hurt, Berry
Hartford
w. l. hand
$8.00
Nov., 1867
178,109
Green, Thomas
Hartford
epilepsy
$18.00

97,318
Petty, Nancy
Hartford
widow
$8.00
Jan., 1869
130,238
Felix, John I.
Hartford
w. l. thigh & inj. to abd., &c
$8.00

25,512
Foreman, Elizabeth
Hartford
widow 1812
$8.00
July, 1879
206,879
Ward, William E.
Hartford
bronchitis
$2.00
Apr., 1882
201,632
Weight, William F.
Hartford
dis. eyes
$4.00
Jan., 1882
126,069
Smith, David L.
Hartford
g. s. w. neck
$6.00

184,843
Smith, John T.
Hartford
chr. diarrhea
$18.00

164,190
Stewart, Victor M.
Hartford
g. s. w. l. forearm
$1.00
Jan., 1880
181,391
Rowe, John P.
Hartford
part. loss l. great toe
$3.00
Jan., 1881
15,832
Ralph, Chas. M.
Hartford
w. l. leg & dis. lungs
$10.00

19,398
Barnett, Charlotte
Hartford
dep. mother
$20.00
Apr., 1864
21,146
Likins, Joysey
Hartford
dep. mother
$8.00
May, 1864
109,333
Linsley, Mary A.
Hartford
dep. mother
$8.00
Jan., 1869
146,663
Lott, Margaret
Hartford
widow
$8.00
Nov., 1870
19,674
Bell, Rachel E.
Hartford
widow 1812
$8.00
Mar., 1879
25,508
Smith, Elmyra
Hartford
widow 1812
$8.00
July, 1879
211,643
Bennett, William G.
Hartford
dis. lungs & heart
$8.00

200,261
Bennett, Lindsey
Hartford
rheu. & dis. heart
$8.00
Jan., 1882
156,578
Mills, Ashford, W.
Hartford
rheu
$6.00
Nov., 1878
156,224
Lankford, Archie
Horse Branch
g. s. w. l. forearm
$4.00

112,275
Martin, Warner
Horton
dis. eyes
$6.00
July, 1871
198,044
Leach, William B.
Horton
bronchitis & diarrh.
$4.00
Nov., 1881
81,219
Galley, Thomas
McHenry
w.l. hand
$6.00

123,728
Duncan, David
McHenry
w. l. foot & leg & r. thigh
$8.00

187,849
Miller, John S.
McHenry
total blindness
$72.00

185,397
Kelly, James
McHenry
g. s. w. l. hand
$4.00
Mar., 1881
21,583
McConnell, Lucinda
McHenry
widow 1812
$8.00
Mar., 1879
158,491
Wakahand, William F.
McHenry
g. s. w. r. thigh
$4.00
Mar., 1879
99,603
Stewart, Lydia B.
McHenry
dep. mother
$8.00
Oct., 1872
218,542
Bennett, William M.
McHenry
dis. of eyes
$8.00

76,261
Daniel Duncan
McHenry
g. s. w. neck
$24.00
Jan., 1867
81,269
Rogers, Elizabeth
Magan
widow
$8.00
Sept., 1868
220,667
James, Edward H.
Point Pleasant
rheum
$4.00
Nov., 1882
29,133
Buskill, Andrew
Point Pleasant
inj. r. shoulder, &c
$8.00

91,630
Carson, George R.
Rockport
w. r. arm
$6.00

158,770
Grant, Elizabeth
Rockport
dep. mother
$8.00
July, 1872
88,293
Leach, Mary A.
Rosine
dep. mother
$8.00
Dec., 1866
197,286
Taylor, Susannah
Rosine
dep. mother
$8.00
Sept., 1882
90,418
Hall, Agnes J.
Rosine
widow
$8.00
Feb., 1867
114,005
Bright, William H.
Rosine
w. head & nervo's centre l. leg
$6.00
Oct., 1871
93,175
Frazier, Rosanna
Rosine
dep. mother
$8.00
Apr., 1867
82,192
Stewart, Caroline
Rosine
widow
$8.00
Jan., 1867
194,882
Curley, Thomas
Rosine
g. s. w. l. wrist
$12.00

216,785
Cox, Leonard T.
Rosine
injury to abdomen
$4.00
Aug., 1882
50,980
Ashford, Joseph M.
Rosine
ampt. l. arm
$24.00

159,707
Frazier, Absalom P.
Rosine
frac. l. arm
$6.00

20,546
Daniel, Susannah T.
Rosine
widow 1812
$8.00
Mar., 1879
195,211
Wilson, Samuel M.
Rosine
g. s. w. r. thigh, leg & ankle
$4.00
Aug., 1881
178,521
White, Sylvester
Rosine
g. s. w. face
$2.00
Nov., 1880
147,741
Stewart, James H.
Rosine
loss voice
$4.00
Aug., 1877
157,350
Stone, Moses W.
Rosine
dis. lungs
$4.00

153,440
Sorrels, John R.
Rosine
loss l. i. finger
$3.00
May, 1878
185,713
Taylor, Leonard L.
Rosine
g. s. w. l. shld
$4.00
Mar., 1881
31,617
Pierce, Edward
Rosine
w. r. wrist
$8.00

76,294
Felix, William H.
Rosine
g. s. w. r. forearm
$14.00

192,546
Bean, William R.
Sulphur Springs
g. s. w. r. hip, &c
$2.00
July, 1881
175,851
Mansfield, Nancy
Sutton
dep. mother
$8.00
Dec., 1876
139,391
Stanley, Abram B.
Sutton
g. s. w. l. hand


Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Book recommendation

To all of you lovers of history, I recommend that you read Through the Perilous Fight by Steve Vogel. This book is about the war of 1812, and especially about the summer and fall of 1814 when the British burned Washington and attacked Baltimore.  One of the main characters featured in the book is Francis Scott Key. This is a wonderful book that explains in some detail what that war was about and how it ended.

Charles Leach

Sunday, February 14, 2016

ABSALOM P. FRAZIER

ABSALOM P. FRAZIER, Ohio County, was born August 3, 1827, in Jefferson County, Ky., and in 1840, removed with his parents to Ohio County, where he still resides. In 1861 he enlisted in Company P, Seventeenth Kentucky Infantry, and remained with the regiment as teamster three years and four months, having an arm broken in the service. His father, Alexander Frazier, was born in 1793, in Shelby County, and died in Grayson County, in 1864. He was the son of Andrew Frazier, of Maryland, a Revolutionary soldier of Scotch-Irish descent. Alexander married Rosana, daughter of Absalom and Diademia (Webb) Pierce, of Shelby County, born in 1805, and now living, and to them were born Andrew J., Absalom P., Alfred (deceased), Allen L. (died a prisoner of war at Richmond, Va.), Gilbert H. (deceased), Ann A. (McDaniel), Elvira, and John W., who was drowned while in the army. Mr. Frazier is a farmer, owning 100 acres of good land. Being unmarried he is living with his mother and sister. Mr. Frazier is a member of the Reformed Church, and in politics a Republican. 

Note:  Some researchers indicate his middle initial is "T" rather than "P". It is thought that he never married. His Will was probated in October 1887 in Ohio County.  His Will was signed in Booneville, Warrick County, Indiana and also probated in Indiana, also during October 1887, so more than likely he was living in Indiana when he died but owned property in Kentucky.  I also found records of his service during the Civil War with Company F, Kentucky 17th Infantry Regiment 1862-1865.  He received a pension for his service of $6.00 per month due to a fractured arm; these records, from 1883, show his address as Rosine. His Civil War records indicate his middle initial is "P".

Sunday, February 7, 2016

REUNION OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS




REUNION OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
AND THEIR FAMILIES
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, WEDNESDAY

The Reunion of the Confederate soldiers who belonged to the company organized by Dr. J. E. Pendleton in Hartford, after September, 1861. Was the most enjoyable feature of the first day of the Ohio County Fair. 

Of the 125 gallant young men who enlisted under Dr. Pendleton, only a small remnant is left.  Of the few surviving members, the following were present:

            Capt. J. W. Ford, Hartford, who is the only surviving officer of
            Company C., 9th KY Infantry;
            Privates:
Dr. James Morton, Hartford
J. L. Collins, Hartford
Judge L. Reid, Rockport
W. R. Chapman, Beaver Dam
John Chinn, Beaver Dam
James Chinn, Beda.

Those present from other commands were:

            Frank Chinn, Heflin,  and W. O. Holbrook, Hartford, with 10th KY;
            Dudley Ford and C. A. Hudson, Hartford, with 8th KY.

The members of the families of the old comrades and other invited guests were as follows:

            Mrs. James Chinn, Beda;
            Mrs. Mollie Boswell, Owensboro;
Mrs. Fred Taylor, and son, Rumsey Barnes Taylor, and niece Miss Myrl Miller;
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cooper
Mrs. John Chinn, and Mrs. Albert Chinn
Esquire S. L. Fulkerson, Rockport
Mrs. J. W. Ford
Mrs. Dudley Ford, and sons, Conner & James, and daughters, Misses  Lizzie and Lorena Ford.
Mrs. Hettie Howard, and  niece  Miss Hattie Glenn
Mrs. E. T. Williams
E. P. Barnett
Rev. N. F. Jones and family
Mrs. Lydia Conner
Miss Nona Rhoads
F. L. Felix, Hartford

After taking good advantage of the opportunity furnished the old comrades on this occasion, to exchange pleasant greetings and talk over the trials and hardships of the war, interspersed with the pranks played on one another in these trying times, the good ladies announced dinner which had been prepared by the wives and daughters of the old comrades.  After the blessings of Him who rules all, had been invoked by Rev. Jones, every one present partook of as fine a dinner as was ever prepared.  In fact, the most epicurean taste could not have wished for better. 

All having been bountifully fed and plenty to spare, the old comrades organized by electing Mr. J. W. Ford, President and Dudley Ford, Secretary, and after a unanimous vote of thanks to the good ladies for the bountiful repast, as well as determining to have a similar reunion each succeeding Ohio County Fair, an adjournment was had.

NOTES.—Mr. Dudley Ford exhibited a gold watch on this occasion that was formerly owned by his father-in-law, Capt. J. W. Johnson, of Shelby County.  The watch was lost during a battle in 1862 and was plowed up and returned to Capt. Johnson by the farmer who found it in 1863."    


Source:  The Hartford Herald,
Ohio County, Kentucky
Issue of September 6, 1908

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Information from the Internet:
The 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.  It was part of the First Kentucky  Brigade.   The infantry is the branch of a military force that fights on foot. As the troops who are intended to engage, fight, and defeat the enemy in face-to-face combat, they bear the brunt of  warfare and typically suffer the greatest number of casualties.

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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

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This article was researched and submitted by Janice Brown



Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Foster

WILLIAM FOSTER was born March 13, 1823, in County Down, Ireland. His parents, Richard and Nancy (Beaty) Foster, came to America in 1828, and located in Pittsburgh, Penn., where the father carried on his trade of boot and shoe-making. The mother died October 30, 1833, which scattered the family, and sometime after the father married again, and moved to Ohio, where he died. At the death of his mother, when he was ten years old, subject was thrown upon bis own resources, and worked by day's labor at various kinds of employment until 1849, when, with his savings of $100, he came to Ohio County, Ky., and worked in a saw-mill. In August, 1850, he married Miss Susan Bennett, and engaged in farming. By indefatigable labor and economy he has gained a position among the first farmers of the county. He owns a large farm, well improved, with pleasant cottage residence, and has his farm stocked with the best breeds of stock, making a specialty of raising shorthorn cattle. His first wife died September 18, 1861, leaving six children, five living. His present wife was a Miss Sarah J. Carson, and to them have been born five sons. Many of Mr. Foster'e children are doing for themselves, and are very prosperous. He is a liberal temperance Democrat.

Source: J. H. BATTLE, W H. PERRIN, & G. C. KNIFFIN 1895

Note:  William B. Foster died 28 June 1904 in Ohio County. He is buried in the Carson Cemetery, Ohio County.




ISAAC FOSTER was born in County Down, Ireland, March 8, 1825, and is the third child in a family of six children. He came to America with his parents, and at the death of his mother, when about eight years old, went to live with John and Susanna (Castleman) Ross, and two years later came with them to Ohio County, Ky., and located on 800 acres of land on Caney Creek. His foster parents were kind and indulgent, and took a deep interest in his training and welfare until 1841, when he left them, and learned the carpenter's trade with Asa Bennett. He engaged in farming three years on an unimproved tract of land, which he cleared and improved. This place he sold and bought an improved farm, which he conducted until 1859, when he traveled over Texas prospecting for a location till 1860, when he returned to Ohio County and read medicine up to September, 1861. He enlisted as a private in Company D, Twenty-sixth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Federal service, and, six months later, was promoted to hospital steward, and in this capacity, and that of assistant surgeon, served until July, 1865. He was in the engagements at Shiloh, Nashville, Ft. Anderson, at the surrender of Joseph Johnson, etc. At the close of the war he entered into mercantile business at Beda, this county, and continued fourteen years, during which he practiced medicine eight years. He then entrusted his son John B. with the management of the store, and moved on the farm, where he now resides, consisting of 600 acres with brick residence and otherwise well improved. He is a large dealer in tobacco. Mr. Foster has been married three times. His first wife was Miss Altha A. Bennett; by this union there is one child living, Joseph N., now an attorney at Marshfield, Mo. His second marriage was to Miss Eliza Tinsley, who left one son, John B.  His third marriage was to Miss Nancy C. Carson, they have one child, Minnie, at home. He is a Methodist, and in politics a Prohibitionist. 

Source: J. H. BATTLE, W H. PERRIN, & G. C. KNIFFIN 1895



Note:  Isaac Foster died 11 June 1902 in Ohio County.  He is buried in the Mount Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery in No Creek, Ohio County.