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Obituary from The Gleaner Sep. 22, 2020: References: Courier & Press: Civil rights leader The Rev. Anthony Brooks Sr. dies at 85
Stuart Albert Brabant was born 7 Dec 1902 to John Michael Brabandt (1878 – 1951) and Caroline A. “Carrie” Scherer Brabandt (1879 – 1965). Stuart Brabant married Lana…
Robert Dixon Vance was born 20 Apr 1857 to Samuel B. Vance (unknown-1901) and Nannie Dixon Vance (unknown-1905). Robert served two terms as prosecuting attorney. He was a…
I’ve seen this photo hundreds of times, but just recently saw this postcard and noticed the photographers name, Bert Hape. Down the rabbit hole I went…. Robert (Bert)…
Realtor Escapes Present in 1913 Auto By JUDY JENKINS As one of Henderson’s more controversial businessmen, Woodring Fryer frequently is at loggerheads with city and county bureaucracies.Those real…
Edgar Warren Knight was born 16 Oct 1906 to James Edgar Knight (1867 – 1935) and Birdie Walker Griffin Knight (1877 – 1945). E. Warren Knight of Henderson,…
Crowder’s Saloon at the corner of Fourth and Adams streets in 1905. Will Schoepflin, left, and Joe Ellis are tending bar. Will Schoepflin was father of Herbert Schoepflin,…
Posthumous Works of the Reverend and Pious JAMES M’GREADY, Late Minister of the Gospel in Henderson, KY. 1837 Sketch Of The Character Of The Rev. James M’Gready, By…
Baking pies keeps ‘Miz Dorothy’ youngBy Sara Anne Corrigan HENDERSON – It’s 9a.m. and Dorothy Edmonds, who has been at work since 7 a.m., is about up to…
Thomas “Tom” B Bentley was born in Virginia around 1832. Thomas Bentley and two brothers, Lewis and George, were bought as a slaves in Virginia and they were…
Louis Conrad Klee was born 10 April 1863 to Henry Klee (1818 – 1888) and Clara Kratz Klee (1827 – 1899). Brother of undertakers John Klee (1852 –…
Henry Deatrich Kloke was born 5 Oct 1895 to John W.B. Kloke (1859 – 1937) and Louisa Grabbe Kloke (1861 – 1936). Henry married Clara K W Weckner…