Biographical Sketch of Matthew Bushby

Matthew Busby, of Ireland, was a weaver by trade. He came to America and settled first in Delaware, from whence he removed to Bath Co., Ky., at an early date. He had seven sons, one of whom, James, married Nancy Lewis, of Delaware, by whom he had eleven children Isaac, Rolley, John, James, Hiram, Lewis, Granville, Elizabeth, Lucretia, Amanda, and Malinda. Lewis and James settled in Missouri. The former married Eliza McClannahan, of Kentucky, and settled in Missouri in 1835.

Biography of Harrison Gill

It is fitting that in the biographies of the early settlers of the County some mention should be made of Harrison Gill, who entered among the first land here and lived near Camargo. The grandfather of Mr. Gill was born in Ireland. He came to America and settled m Virginia. His son, Samuel Cresswell Gill, r moved from Virginia to Kentucky and settled in Bath County. Here, on the Licking river, he built Gill’s mills, a noted point in that part of that state. He married Sarah Malone, by whom he had a large family of children, of whom Harrison … Read more

Bath County, Kentucky Census Records

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Biography of Shiloah Gill

Shiloah Gill, an old Mexican soldier, and one of the pioneer settlers in Bowdre Township, was born at Gill’s Mills, Bath County, Kentucky, September 11, 1827, and is a son of Samuel C. Gill, who was a son of Capt. Thomas Gill, a Revolutionary soldier and a son of the Irish waif (see history of the Gill family in America, by Thomas F. Gill). Samuel C. Gill was born in the state of South Carolina November 22, 1783, and was reared on a farm. He was wedded to Sarah Malone, a daughter of Jonathan and Mary Malone, the latter of … Read more

Biography of John T. Denton, Hon.

Hon. John T. Denton. While John T. Denton had been a staid and substantial banker, business man and public spirited citizen of Grenola and Elk County for over thirty years, he had covered a great deal of territory in the course of his earlier experiences, and he came through difficulties and hardships on the road to success. He was left an orphan boy in Kentucky, was reared in the home of relatives, started out to make his own way in the world when sixteen, and had always considered it fortunate that he came to Kansas in the early days of … Read more

Bath County, Kentucky Cemetery Records

Hosted at Bath County USGenWeb Archives Project Adams Cemetery Conn Cemetery Davis Cemetery Garrett’s Cemetery Hartgrove Cemetery Anderson Cemetery Barnes & Lewis Cemetery Boyd Cemetery #1 Boyd Cemetery #2 Boyd Cemetery #3 Bradshaw Cemetery Bramble Cemetery Brown Cemetery Buther Cemetery Carpenter Cemetery Carpenter Cemetery Cave Run Cemetery Coyle Cemetery Crouch-Craig Cemetery Davis Cemetery Lower Salt Lick Cemetery – Partial Ginter Cemetery, a.k.a. Leatherwood Cemetery Ginter Cemetery Goodpaster #1 Cemetery Goodpaster #2 Cemetery Goodpaster #3 Cemetery Gudgell Cemetery Hunt Cemetery Jones Cemetery Jones Cemetery , (A – H surnames) Jones Cemetery , (I – Z surnames) Kendall Springs Cemetery Knox Hill … Read more