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Bert Wildred Payne was born 1 Sep 1886 to Elijah Payne (1846-1917) and Mollie F. Davidson Payne (1845-1928) in Hancock County, Kentucky. By 1913 they were living in…
Photos from Grace M Tompkins (1910-1990), 701 Letcher. I haven’t been able to place many of these except for those downtown in front of the Hotel Kingdon. Find…
Pvt. Joseph J. Belcher, 19, is Henderson’s first boy to have lost his life while in the armed service in connection with World War two. His body, along…
Happy St Patricks Day! The most Irish tombstone I’ve come across belongs to Michael T. O’Brien (1838-1911). Buried in Fernwood Cemetery. The Evansville Journal • Fri, Aug 11,…
Kenneth (Ken) Walter Tyler was born on 21 Oct 1910In California. He was married to Henderson native, Emma Pentecost (1914 – 2004). Tyler tragically died on 28 Aug…
Robert Lee Burdon was born 27 Sep 1919 to Robert D. Burdon (1898-1941) and Zola Blanche Zeiman (1897-1989). Robert served in the Army during World War 2. It…
Brown’s Blacksmith Shop BROWN, EDWARD HALL (b. 1861, Henderson Co., KY; d. 1946, Henderson, KY), blacksmith. Born on May 8, 1861, the eldest son of Michael (Mike) Brown…
Ruth Taylor was only 18 years old when she tragically died of burns from accidentally catching fire at 431 S Alves in 1910. She was living with William…
Albert Hodge Abbott was born 28 June 1875 to Robert H Abbott (1849-1899) and Sarah A. “Sallie” Fenley (1850-1891). Albert was born and reared on a farm in…
Dr Elijah Branson was born On 15 Nov 1855 in Hopkins Co KY. Elijah Brandon married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Emmons Webb (15 Nov 1865 – 14 Mar 1950) on…
Edward John Haley was born 26 June 1854 to Joseph Haley and Bridget O’Donohue. Edward married Mary C. Reutlinger (1864-1934) on 2 Oct 1889 and they had 4…
John Henry Wilke was born 18 Sep 1866 in Evansville,, Indiana, to Frederick Henry Wilke (1839 – 1917) and Emelie Pickhardt (1841 – 1911). John Wilke married Lou…