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Old Photographs and Funeral Notices
Jefferson Dawson Brother, 1875 – 1975. Nephew of John William Dawson, below. He married Elizabeth Prewitt. We have a letter he wrote while in Germany during WWI that we will share soon. John W. Dawson 1849-1910. Son of Jefferson Dawson and Eliza Rice. Father of Emma, Elbert, Nancy Jane (WBK, Jr.’s mother), Ashby, Mary, and… Continue reading
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Rube Fields And His Gift
Rube Fields, circa unknown. From the January 12, 1899 issue of the Owingsville Outlook.Note the fourth paragraph about Rube Fields. The third paragraph is interesting too! Many of you have heard of Rube Fields already, but I hope the excerpt below brings a personal element to his story that might be missing otherwise. My father-in-law… Continue reading
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On Confederate Markers and Ancestors
Don Lee Kincaid by his great, great uncle’s burial place in the Owingsville Cemetery. On the ground in front of Don is a Confederate marker. T.L. (Thomas) was the brother of Isaac, who was the father of Jefferson Lee Darnell, Don’s grandfather. The names Jefferson and Lee point to what were at one time… Continue reading
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High School and the National Guard (William Owen Karrick Story: Part 3)
Salt Lick National Guard, 1927. Those identified are Captain Corbett Gullett, Corbet Copher, William Karrick, Jim Fawns, Herndon Dickerson, Hugh Karrick, Clifford Wells, Roger Karrick, Van Green, Billy Frizzell and Robert Clark. Salt Lick School, date unknown This week, we continue with our series of excerpts from my great-uncle’s memoirs – hope you’re… Continue reading
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From White Sulpher to Salt Lick (William Owen Karrick Story: Part 1)
Hugh Karrick, 1845-1925 (my great, great-grandfather) My (Ginger’s) great-uncle William Owen Karrick wrote about growing up in Salt Lick. For those of you who don’t know, my grandfather was Hugh Karrick of Salt Lick, and his brothers and sisters included Travis (father of Ann and Nan), Edsel… Continue reading
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More Old Receipts
Not a receipt but a campaign card for school superintendent, 1885. Receipt from the undertaker (last number in year is hard to read, but I think it says 1884). Brother & Goodpaster receipt, 1889. The name “Lacy” has been blotted over and “Brother” stamped above it. Receipt from T.F. Allen Meat and Ice Market,… Continue reading
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Circuses in Owingsville
Ticket for The Mighty Haag from the 1930’s (Photo from josephinesjournal.com). This week Don makes his blogging debut: In 1972, Daddy and I went to see the Clyde Beatty/Cole Bros. Circus in Lexington in the Turfland Mall parking lot. I was ten and had only been to see the lights, glamour and glitter of… Continue reading
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Carnivals in Bath County
The Whip (Image courtesy of Whiplake Hopatcong Historical Museum) This entry gave me a few giggles – I hope it gives you one or two as well. From the journals: Carnivals kept the roads hot in the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, and even the 50’s traversing the state. They visited the towns of Bath County. … Continue reading
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Lyceum Courses
The Dixie Girls performed in Owingsville as part of a Lyceum course. Last week’s excerpt was about the Chautauquas that came to Owingsville, and this week we follow up on that. From the journals: Lyceum Courses!! What were they? Lyceum courses were the cold weather counterparts of the Chautauquas. They catered to the arts mostly,… Continue reading
Echoes of Owingsville 