Harlan County KY

Biography of Joseph C. Blair

JOSEPH C. BLAIR. The success which has attended the efforts of Mr. Blair in the various occupations he has filled is by no means a matter of chance, nor was he in any sense an especial favorite of fortune, for when he started out in life for himself he began near the bottom of the ladder. In his case fortune smiled upon him as an agriculturist and as a public official because of his untiring efforts, his close and intelligent application to his duties, and his uprightness and honesty, which should bring success under any circumstances and in any field … Read more

Biographical Sketch of John W. Biggs

It is perfectly natural to admire pluck and ambition in a young man and this no doubt is one reason why he whose name heads this sketch has won so many friends during  silence in Oregon. He is of flint class who are opposed to leading the routine life of all unambitious citizens, but with the energy and enterprise characteristic of Young America when untrammeled with restraint, he seeks higher and nobler spheres of life, and looks forward to securing fame and fortune before being overtaken by old age. Mr. Biggs was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, in 1870, but moved … Read more

Harlan County, Kentucky Cemetery Records

Harlan County Harlan County, Kentucky Cemetery Records Hosted at Harlan County USGenWeb Archives Project Asher Cemetery Ball Cemetery Black Joe Cemetery Blanton Cemetery Britton Cemetery Britton Cemetery Burkhart Cemetery #1 Burkhart Family Cemetery #2 Dean Cemetery Dizney Church of God Cemetery Evarts Cemetery Evarts Memorial Gardens Cemetery , part 2 Evarts Memorial Gardens Cemetery , part 3 Crab Orchard/Jones Cemetary Bennett, Marshall A. and Mallie Musick, Cemetery Information Turner Creek Cemetery Wilson Cemetery Harlan County, Kentucky Cemetery Records Hosted at Southeastern Kentucky Genealogy & History Fee Cemetery  

Biography of Philemon L. Mitchell

In recalling to mind those men who in an early day laid the foundation of Rock Island’s present commercial and financial stability, one’s memory instinctively turns to an individual who, during his lifetime, was instrumental in organizing and conducting one of the largest banking houses in Rock Island County, and who was a tower of moral and financial strength in the community, Philemon L. Mitchell, deceased. He was born October 16, 1812, at Limington, Maine, and died at his home in Rock Island January 23, 1895. His parents were Isaac and Martha (Libby) Mitchell. The father was a native of … Read more

Harlan County, Kentucky Census Records

1790 Harlan County, Kentucky Census Records Free 1790 Census Form for your Research Harlan at Ancestry.com – 14 Days Free Harlan at Census Guide 1800 U.S. Census Guide 1800 Harlan County, Kentucky Census Records Free 1800 Census Form for your Research Harlan at Ancestry.com – 14 Days Free Harlan at Census Guide 1800 U.S. Census Guide 1810 Harlan County, Kentucky Census Records Free 1810 Census Form for your Research Harlan at Ancestry.com – 14 Days Free Harlan at Census Guide 1810 U.S. Census Guide 1820 Harlan County, Kentucky Census Records Free 1820 Census Form for your Research Harlan at Ancestry.com … Read more

Kentucky Vital Records, 1884-1928

This microfilm is a copy of the original records located at the Kentucky State Historical Society in Frankfort and microfilmed in 1975. It is an incomplete copy of the set of records for each county but can provide the information for the specific counties and years as denoted in the list.