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William L. “Will” Schmehr, Self-Proclaimed “Mayor of Fishtown” William Lawrence Schmehr (1887–1969) was a riverfront character whose life became intertwined with Fishtown, a ramshackle settlement beneath the Henderson…
In Fernwood Cemetery, the grave of Miss Nellie Watson stands as a reminder of how easily time can erase the stories carved in stone. Today, Nellie’s marker is…
In Section 12, Lot 624 of Fernwood Cemetery stands a an aging, time-worn monument whose inscription has long since faded from the stone. Cemetery records list the grave…
Peter Francis Cohen was born 23 Dec 1881 to Peter Cohen and Katherine B. Gorman Cohen (1855-1916). On 13 May 1904, Peter was a fireman for Illinois Central…
George Atkinson, who was for many years one of the most conspicuous characters in the social and business life of Henderson, was born at Church Hill, in county…
Resting together in Fernwood Cemetery are five brave Black soldiers who fought for freedom as members of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. Though their…
Julius L. Baldauf was born 30 Oct 1867 in Louisville, Kentucky to Morris Baldauf (1836 – 1911) and Lina Kahn (1841 – 1912). They moved to Henderson by…
Andrew Rowan, 1799Charles Davis, 1800, ’81, ’82Daniel Ashby, 1803, ‘4Eaneas McCallister, 1805, ‘6Uriah Blue, 1807, ‘8Fielding Jones, 1809. ’10Daniel McBride, 1811, ’12Elijah King, 1813, ’14Joseph Fuquay, 1815, ’16John…
Alexander Buchanan Barret was born in Louisa County, Virginia, on the eighteenth day of March, 1811, and proved to be, in after-life, one of the most successful and…
Benjamin Franklin Burkhardt was born 16 November 1871. He was married to Ida Sutton. B F Burkhart operated a general repair work and horse shoeing business at 217…
James Ewing Rankin was born on March 17, 1847, in Paducah, Kentucky, the youngest of six children of Dr. Adam Rankin and Elizabeth Speed Rankin. He grew up…
Luther H. Echols was a jeweler and optometrist whose Main Street businesses reflected Henderson’s growth and modernization in the early 20th century. Born in Scottsville, Kentucky, in 1890,…