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1. John William O'Bryan, born September 21, 1892 in Meade Co. KY; died December 10, 1960 in New Albany IN. He was the son of 2. Valentine O'Bryan and 3. Mary H. Manning. He married (1) Emma Katherine Barr December 29, 1915 in St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Rhodelia, KY. She was born June 07, 1892 in Breckenridge Co. KY, and died May 28, 1969 in Louisville KY. She was the daughter of George Gideon Barr and Euphrasia Vessels.

Notes for John William O'Bryan:

He loved to hunt and fish.Played baseball as a young man. Worked as an engraver and pattern maker. Played the violin and guitar. Loved to play cards and tell jokes.

1915

December 29-John W. O’Bryan and Emma K. Barr are married at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Meade County Kentucky. They set up housekeeping in Breckenridge Co. but event- ually took up residence in a two story log house on a side road from Rhodelia Kentucky. The house was in Meade County. It had two rooms added to the back. They were both 23 years old.

Flour costs 21 cents for 5#, bread =7 cents a loaf, bacon =27 cents/#, eggs =34 cents/doz., potatoes =18 cents /10#, navy beans = 8 cents /#, coffee =30 cents /#, and sugar =33 cents /5#

1916

January 1, The first Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena California between Brown and Washington State Universities.

April 10- The first professional golf tournament is held in Bronxville N.Y.

June 3- The National Defense Act increases the standing army to 175,000 and the National Guard to 450,000.

October 19-Naomi Catherine O’Bryan is born in Breckenridge County Kentucky to John and Kate O’Bryan.

November 7, Woodrow Wilson is reelected President.

There are 3.5 million cars in the U.S.

1917

April 6- the U.S. declares war on Germany.

December 7- The U.S. declares war on Austria-Hungary.

1918

January 26-Herbert Hoover, head of the Food Administration calls for two wheat less, two pork less and one meatless days each week for the war effort.

March 19- Daylight Saving Time is instituted.

November 11-The Armistice is signed and World War I is over.

A gigantic influenza epidemic sweeps the country. It kills between 400,000 and 500,000 in 46 states.

1919

The 18th Amendment is ratified and will take effect January 16, 1920. It prohibits the sale and use of alcoholic beverages.

July 14-Bonnie Mae O’Bryan is born In Meade County Kentucky to John and Kate O’Bryan .Naomi remembers Grandmother Barr and Aunt Leola (Barr) visiting on this bright sunshiny day. Whenever the stork was due to arrive, the kids would be taken to relatives for a visit or moved to the back rooms of the house while Mr. Stork arrived in the front.

The Grand Canyon National Park is established.

1920

January 16- Prohibition starts.

August 20- The 19th Amendment is ratified, giving women the right to vote.

September 8- Airmail service is established between New York and San Francisco.

November 2-Warren Harding is elected 29th President with Calvin Coolidge as V.P.

The census shows a population of 105,711,000. For the first time, the urban population exceeds that of the rural. Kentucky has a population of 2,416,630.

An economic depression begins.

Flour =41 cents /5#, bread =12 cents/loaf, bacon =52 cents /#, eggs =68 cents /doz.., potatoes =63 cents /10#, navy beans =11 cents /#, coffee =47 cents /#, and sugar is 97 cents /5#.

1921

October 5- The first radio broadcast of a baseball game is made by station WJZ in Newark N.J. It was a World Series game. This is the only radio station in the U.S.

1922

There are 30 radio stations in the U.S. and 60,000 families have a radio.

1923

Time, the first news magazine, begins publication.

August 2- Amid rumors of scandal in his administration, Warren Harding dies of apoplexy in San Francisco.

August 3-Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th President.

December 30-John Morris O’Bryan was born in Meade County Kentucky to John and Kate O’Bryan. Naomi remembers getting a set of Dominoes for Christmas in 1923 and the night before Morris was born she and Bonnie stayed up late playing Dominoes. She and Bonnie slept in the back room that night. It was the dead of winter. .

.There wasn’t much of a social life except to visit relatives and vice versa. Aunt Leola sometimes visited with a boyfriend and they would play cards, probably Euchre. There was usually a bottle of whiskey or moonshine brought along. There was a distillery near where the Barrs lived. In the summertime they would go to church on Sunday and one never knew where you would end up for dinner. Naomi remembers going to Aunt Mary Wathen’s house. She had a big family and a big kitchen and dining room. The entree was usually fried chicken.

Aunt Martha Barr Peters lived on the Ohio River and took care of shipping freight. Aunt Martha lost a leg when she was young and got around on crutches. She was a feisty old gal though and never let her handicap get in her way. Livestock was shipped to Louisville for sale by a riverboat called The Southland. We spent a lot time with Aunt Martha. The hill down to her house on the river was treacherous and steep. It was safer walking down but sometimes we went by road wagon.

Daddy and Mom worked very hard. Mom always canned whatever she could, green beans, tomatoes, corn, blackberries, cherries, apples, peaches, and pears. The blackberries were picked on the farm by Mom and the kids and a blackberry cobbler was their reward for the days pickings. Naomi would help in the garden and she remembers dropping tobacco plants for the men to set. In the winter time they would butcher two or three hogs to make hams, sausage, and lard. The hams were smoked so they wouldn’t spoil and hung in the meat house. There was a well which served for water and as a place to keep milk and butter cool to prevent spoilage. They churned their own butter. There was no ice or electricity for refrigeration. Chickens were raised for frying and some of the hens were kept for eggs. The chickens posed a problem in the summer since the kids went barefooted and had to watch out for the chicken do. During squirrel season, Daddy would come in late in the afternoon and go hunting. He usually came back with two or three squirrels for supper. Mom would fry them and make milk gravy and biscuits and we would have a treat. The kids always fought over who would get the head for the brains. The only time we had beef was when someone in the neighborhood butchered a young beef and came around to our house and sell us some. That didn’t happen very often. Daddy raised sugar cane as well and made molasses in the Fall .The equipment for this was rented. It consisted of a press and a cooking process to squeeze the juice from the cane and make it in to molasses. The press was driven by a team of horses that went around and around to run the machinery. It really tasted good with hot biscuits and butter.

There wasn’t much cash on hand. Mom would sell extra eggs and cream at the general store in Rhodelia or trade them for coffee, sugar, or whatever was needed. Naomi always looked forward to a trip to the store because she usually got a nickel’s worth of candy. Daddy raised sheep and sold the lambs and wool for cash. They were buying the farm and used whatever money they could get to make the payments .Daddy hunted and trapped during the winter. He hunted rabbits for food and trapped foxes, opossums, skunks, and raccoons for the fur which was sold for making women’s coats.

Clothing was cleaned by hand using a washboard, tub, and homemade soap. The clothes were hung inside or outside to dry. This was a problem in the winter because they would freeze stiff outside.

Daddy played on a baseball team that played on Sunday afternoons at a field between Rhodelia and St. Theresa Church. He was a pitcher. Another pastime for the men was horseshoe pitching. Croquet was played by everyone and every household had a set. Quilting was a favorite pastime for the women. The men would help each other in the fall when it was time to harvest the crops. The women came along to help cook for the extra mouths and they quilted while they waited for the men to finish. This was a good time to catch up on all the latest news and doings in the county as well. Hunting was a pastime for the men in addition to putting food on the table. Naomi was nine years old and Bonnie six when Mom and Dad taught them to play Pinochle. Dad and Bonnie were partners against Mom and Naomi. Euchre was also played when folks got together. Mom and Dad both played guitar and Dad played the fiddle as well..

1924

November 4-Calvin Coolidge is elected President with Charles Dawes as V.P.

1925

Naomi and Bonnie attended a one room school in Rhodelia.Naomi started in 1922 and this is the first year for Bonnie. They walked several miles to school. The term lasted from July or August and ended after Christmas. Naomi always looked forward to the treats at school for Christmas. They would get an orange, apple, nuts, and candy. This last year at Rhodelia, Naomi won a silver dollar for showing the most improvement in penmanship.

November 10- Irma Frances O’Bryan was born to John and Kate O’Bryan in Meade county Kentucky.

1926

Three or four months later, the family moved to Georgetown, Indiana to live on a farm owned by Uncle Gory (O’Bryan). They had a sale when they decided to move. Dad went ahead to the farm and made arrangements for the family to come by train to Louiville where he would meet them. Uncle Beckham(Barr) drove Mom and the kids to the railroad station at Lodiburg, Kentucky in a two seated surrey. It was a very cold day and the stationmaster’s wife took Mom and the kids to her house while they waited for the train. Daddy and Aunt Leola met them in Louisville and went to Georgetown, IN from there. The house on the farm was small and leaked badly. Once when the horses got out they had to pay the person who caught them a dollar and the only money in the house was the silver dollar Naomi had won at school. Daddy raised watermelons and cantaloupes here.

Mom and Dad met a couple named Mayfield and became good friends. They would get together and play 500 Rummy. They always took the kids along; baby sitters were unheard of. While living on the farm in Georgetown, Daddy hired a single man from Meade County, Clarence Rhodes, to help on the farm. He paid him $25 a month and he got room and board. The kids attended a consolidated school while in Georgetown and rode a bus to school.

Flour =31 cents /5#, bread =9 cents /loaf, bacon =47 cents /#, eggs =55 cents /doz.., potatoes =36 cents /10#, navy beans =10 cents /#, coffee =50 cents /#, sugar =35 cents /5#

1927

The first television broadcast is made in New York

The first movie with sound is made. It was the Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson.

The Grand Ole Opry begins radio broadcasts from Nashville ,Tenn.

May 20-21, Charles Lindbergh completes the first nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Daddy went to work at Schmutz’s Manufacturing Company in Louisville where his brother worked.. Daddy learned to hand engrave patterns out of rubber. During this time Daddy bought a Ford Touring car.. It had side curtains but no heater and the family was very proud of this machine. In the winter it was necessary to bundle up with blankets and hot bricks to keep warm. Someone stole it and stripped it but we did get it back. The tires and all the tools were gone but we were happy to get it back.

1928

November 6-Herbert Hoover is elected the 31st President with Charles Curtis as V.P.

Daddy quit Schmutz and went to work for a man who had a farm about four miles south of New Albany on River Road. He worked there for a while and decided to give up farming and went back to Schmutz. We moved next door to that farm on River Road and Uncle Tom (O’Bryan) came to work the farm we left. He had four boys and two girls in his family. We lived here for a couple of years and the kids rode a bus to a one room school.

Typical household expenses: car =$700, radio =$75, phonograph =$50, vacuum cleane r=$50, washing machine =$150, electric sewing machine =$60, telephone service =$25.

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin in London, England.

1929

Morris started school this year.

October 29- The Stock Market crashes on “Black Tuesday” and the Great Depression begins.

1930

January - 4.3 million people are unemployed

The family moved to a house on Gut Ford Road in New Albany. The house sat back from the road and the front yard had a lot of lilac bushes in it. A creek ran along one side of the house and around the back. There was a steep hill above the road on the side by the creek. There was a picnic table in this partof the yard. The house had a cellar that was entered through an outside door. The cellar door was slanted down from the foundation of the house and covered with tin. It was a perfect chalkboard to draw on. There was a porch on the side of the house off of the bedrooms and the porch had a swing. One day, Irma and Morris were swinging and went too high. The chain broke and Irma cut her chin. She still has the scar to prove it. They did not have a bathroom but there was a water pump in the kitchen and a sink.

Dad always had a cow and a garden wherever we lived until we moved into New Albany. (He gave up the cow then but he rented an empty lot on Beechwood Ave and had a garden for several years.) Daddy would stake out the cow to graze in the morning and Mom would bring her back in the afternoon while Irma napped. Irma remembers the cow because she sometimes awoke before Mom got back and was scared to be alone.

October 15 - Grandmother Barr died. Naomi remembers her as a petite person with dark curly hair. She still lived on the farm where she raised her family. Some of her sons lived with her and took care of her. She was buried in the cemetary at St. Theresa’s.

Silver Creek wasn’t far from the house and we went there to swim. There was a high cliff along the creek called Devil’s Steps because it was so steep. Aunt Leola(Barr) spent a lot of time with the family while here. After Grandmother’s funeral, she brought a friend along and they visited the Devil’s Steps and the friend was badly injured in a fall down the cliff.

Flour =23 cents /5#, bread =9 cents/loaf, bacon =43 cents /#, eggs =45 cents /doz. potatoes =36 cents /10#, navy beans =12 cents /#, coffee =40 cents /#, sugar =31 cents /5#

December- Grandmother O’Bryan died. Naomi remembers her living with us in Meade County for a while. She had rheumatism so bad that she had to be carried from bed to a straight back chair and back again.

1931

January-8 million people are unemployed.

In New York, the George Washington Bridge is completed and the Empire State building opens.

Naomi graduated from Mount Tabor school and Irma started. Naomi starts Junior High in the Fall.

1932

12.1 million people are unemployed.

March-Charles Lindbergh’s infant son is kidnapped.

Naomi attends New Albany Senior High School.

November 8- Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected the 32nd President with John Nance Garner as V.P.

1933

Jan. 30, The first episodde of the Lone Ranger was broadcast.

15 million workers are unemployed.

Life expectancy is 59 years.

Bonnie graduated from Mount Tabor School this year. Irma remembers Bonnie wearing two small pins on her graduation dress which Irma thought were the prettiest things she had ever seen. She remenbers the occasion so well because she lost one of the pins while playing with them.

September-At the start of the new school year, 2000 schools and several universities remain closed. 200,000 teachers are unemployed and 2.3 million children do not attend school.

October 17-Albert Einstein and his wife flee Germany and seek refuge in the U.S.

December 5-The 21st Amendment to the Constitution is ratified. It repeals the 18th Amendment and Prohibition is ended.

Buy an Austin 4 cylinder car for $275 or a Cadillac V-16 for $625.

1934

The family moved to a house on Slate Run Road in New Albany. Irma remembers having a radio while living here. Mom listened to the soaps that were on at the time: Ma Perkins, Romance of Helen Trent, and Our Gal Sunday. There was a kids show on after school called Skippy.

Shirley Temple makes her film debut.

Naomi was working now and she took Irma to see a Shirley Temple movie.

The bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrows are shot and killed in Louisiana.

March 15- Henry Ford raises the minimum wage to $5 a day for 47,000 of his workers.

11.3 million workers are still unemployed.

May 23- Wallace Carothers discovers nylon.

Morris and Irma make their First Communion at Holy Trinity Church in New Albany, IN. Mom and they walked to the church for Catechism lessons twice a week. This is probably a three mile walk each way.

Aunt Leola began dating Tobe at this time.

1935

10.6 million workers are unemployed.

The first commercial airliner for passengers, the DC-3, is put in use.

May 11-The Rural Electrification Administration was established to bring electricity to rural areas.

July 25- William Clayton O’Bryan was born. Uncle Henry (O’Bryan) had just died and Dad was attending the funeral in Meade County. The new addition was waiting for him when he returned. Morris and Irma were taken to Uncle Herbert(Barr) and Aunt Laura’s while the birth was in progress and were surprised the next day to have a baby brother since they weren’t aware that anything was going to happen. Dad went to register the birth, since it happened at home, and upon returning advised that the name of the newborn was Gideon Valentine after his grandfathers. He had a lot of fun with that before revealing the truth - thanks Dad.

August 14-The Social Security System is established.

Irma remembers an episode at school wherein Morris was caught playng hookey. The school had eight rooms and a gymnasium. Four classrooms were on one side of the building for the lower grades divided by the gym from the four upper grades on the other side. The lower grades never mingled with the upper grades. The principal came to Irma and asked if Morris was on the bus that morning. She said he was and because of the class separation didn’t know that Morris and some other boys had cut classes.

We next moved to another house on Slate Run Road which was closer to New Albany. There was talk of buying this house but they didn’t. Another buyer offered a price above the asking price so we moved again. Irma remembers an episode while living here that involved a magic show at school. She wanted to go but didn’t bring the 10 cents required to get in. She went anyway on condition that she bring the money on the following day. The telling of the story to Mom and Dad and asking for the money is one of her worst memories.

October 5-Italy and Ethiopia go to war.

Flour =25 cents /5#, bread =8 cents/loaf, chuck roast =24 cents /#, pork chops =36 cents /#, bacon =41 cents /#, eggs =38 cents /doz., potatoes =19 cents /10#, navy beans =6 cents /#, coffee =26 cents /#, and sugar =28 cents /5#.

1936

9 million workers are still unemployed.

The first experimental flight of a helicopter takes place.

Florescent lighting is invented.

Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind is published.

Jesse Owens wins four medals at the summer Olympics in Berlin.

Life magazine begins publication.

November 3-Roosevelt and Garner are reelected.

We moved to a house on MacDonald Lane. The house had two unfinished rooms on the second floor, two bedrooms, living room, and kitchen on the first floor and a basement. It was the biggest and nicest house yet but still no bathroom. It also had a big yard. The big yard came in handy when all the relatives came to visit. It would be a happy time for us with all the cousins visiting. Morris eventually made a golf course around the yard which fortold of things to come.The kids continued to attend Mt. Tabor school while living here and rode a school bus.

1937

January-The Ohio River flooded and we lived on one of the few unflooded roads. Uncle Tom and his family still lived on the farm on River Road that we left and they lost everything they had except some clothing and bedding. They came and lived with us for quite a while. Mom’s brother Herbert (Barr) and his family lived in New Albany and their house was under water so they came to live with us as well. Food and supplies were provided by the Red Cross and there was a hospital set up in one room. Irma remembers one food allotment that had some limburger cheese in it. They had fun seeing who could eat it. Everyone had a place to sleep but needless to say, it was crowded. Seems like all we did was cook, eat, and play cards. It rained practically all the time.The custom at bedtime was for the whole family to kneel and pray. It was memorable to see all three families in one room kneeling in prayer.

Aunt Leola and Tobe were married while we lived here.

Bonnie began working while we lived here and bought a bicycle. Irma rode it more than Bonnie. It had a light on the front fender and was a perfect spot for Bill to ride between that and the handlebars. Irma rode Bill all over the place. Bonnie also subscribed to a movie magazine. Irma remembers putting up pictures of movie stars all over the upstairs. Irma thinks she enjoyed the magazine more than Bonnie which is probably what Bonnie had in mind.

We got our first telephone while living here.

During this time Mom and Dad became acquainted with a couple named Tripure. They had a son Morris’s age and the couples got together and played cards often. They also became acquainted with Clarence and Blanche Wolfe. They got together every Saturday night and played poker. The Wolfes owned an orchard on a hill outside of New Albany on US 150. They had a daughter named Jean who was a year older than Irma and a daughter named Georgia that was a year younger. The girls later attended New Albany High with Irma and they were good friends.

May 6- The German dirigible Hindenburg explodes and burns while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

May 27-The Golden Gate bridge is dedicated in San Francisco.

June 22-Joe Louis becomes the world heavyweight boxing champion.

December 7, New Plymouth advertised for $510

1938

The Xerox machine is invented.

October 30-A radio show by Orson Welles called “War of the Worlds, a Martian Invasion” is broadcast and sparks panic among listeners.

1939

Irma graduated from Mount Tabor. She spent all eight years with the same bunch of kids and really liked it.

We moved to 1703 Charleston Road in New Albany. We made the move to be closer to schools and transportation. Irma would be starting Junior High in the Fall. The house was a white frame with lap siding. There was a front porch with a swing where one could sit and watch the world go by and a huge maple tree in the front that shaded the porch. There was hardly any yard though - maybe 10 feet from the sidewalk. There was a walk which went around the left side of the house to a small porch which accessed the kitchen. There was a privet hedge along the edge of the lot next to the grocery parking lot. There was also a hedge on the other side of the house along the property line.

The house had five rooms, our first bath room and one closet. The room at the front that exited onto the porch, we called it the front room, could be closed off from the rest of the house with French doors.It had a fireplace and all the nice firniture was in there. It was seldom used in the winter except at Christmas when the tree was placed there. I estimate it to be 20X20 feet. The next room was directly behind the front room through the French doors. This room was about the same size as the front room. It had various uses at different times depending on the number of people still at home and the time of year. The most important thing about this room in winter was that the stove was in there. The stove was fueled by coal and had to be restarted every morning. Dad was always the first one up and he started the fire. There was a china closet in this room as well. It was built into the same wall as the French doors but on the other side of the flue for the stove.

The house widened at this point and there were two rooms side by side of equal size. The left side (going from the front) was the kitchen. There was a gas range on the right as we are going in, next on the right was the sink, and a floor to ceiling pantry was in the far right corner. To the left was an outside door from a small screened porch. There were small windows all along the left side. There was a cupboard-sideboard type of cabinent on the back wall and a small upright metal pie safe type of cabinent next to it. There was a window on the back wall as well which opened onto a back porch/storage area which was accessed from a door beside the pantry. There was a heavy oak table in the middle. The kitchen was appproximately 15X15 feet. There was a small mirror betwwen the sink and the pantry which served Dad when he shaved and the girls when they made up in the winter. Pop’s razor strop hung there beside the mirror to hone his straight razor. In the winter the oven of the gas stove heated the room until the pot belly in the other room got going. There was a fridge along the back wall as well. There was a hot water heater beside the door we came in but it didn’t work so there was always a teakettle boiling on the stove to wash with. Later on, we removed the old water tank and put in a new one and were able to have hot water on call. The heater for the water was a separate unit with a burner at the bottom that heated a coil through which the water flowed. We had hot water as long as someone remembered to light the heater. The kitchen is where we ate and played cards.

The room on the other side was entered through a sliding pocket door from the middle room. This room was always a bedroom with two or three beds and a wardrobe made of cardboard for the clothes. There were three windows along the right wall and one beside the door where we came in. I slept here most of the time. In winter the beds had featherbeds to sleep on since there was no heat at night and the windows were not well sealed.

Exiting this room toward the back, we enter Mom and Dad’s bedroom. It was approximately 12X12 feet. It had a huge closet to the right of the door as we go in. It reached from the floor to the ceiling. Next to it in the far right corner was another fireplace with small storage spaces on either side above the mantle. There were two small windows on the back wall that were up near the ceiling so no one could see in. To the left of the door as we came in was a dresser. There were two doors in the left wall-one led to the bathroom and the other led to the backporch mentioned before.

The bathroom didn’t get much use for bathing in the winter since there was no heat back there. Once a week during the winter, Saturday of course, we would light a little kerosene heater and take a bath whether we needed it or not. That heater really smelled and I am surprised we didn’t die from carbon monoxide poisoning. The room was used for other necessary daily functions and though it wasn’t outside, my backside couldn’t have been more shocked if it had been outside. This experience led me to set a personal goal early in life:have a house with a heated bathroom.

The backporch was an add on to the original construction and served to square up the back of the house. It probably helped to make the bathroom a little warmer. The backporch was a storage area for the washing machine and various other things.

The house was situated on the cornor of Vincennes Street and Charleston Road.It was on the NE corner It was at the top of a big hill. The street car came up the Vincennes Street hill and turned east on Charleston Road and went to the city limits. That long hill was a favorite for pranksters on Halloween. One trick was to soap or wax the tracks near the top of the hill and the car would lose traction and stop until the soap was removed.Another was to lie in wait as the trolley slowed coming up the hill to make the turn and pull the trolley wire off the power line so the motorman had to get out and reconnect the trolley to the power line. These are stories my older siblings told me and I am sure they were descriptive of behavior exhibited by someone else in the neighborhood. There was a big house on the SE cornor owned by the Franconias who sold produce door to door from a truck. On the SW cornor was a drug store owned by a Mr. Mathes. It ,of course, had a soda fountain and a pharmacy. The NW cornor housed the Hill Top Cafe which was a bar and eatery. This was owned by the Walters who lived over and behind the place. The first person I remember meeting was Letty Walters, who promptly advised me that she was the boss around these parts and that I shouldn’t forget it. We were both four years old at the time. I was small for my age and she was bigger so that was that. Next door to us on the NE cornor was a grocery store operated by Joe Stemle.(Mom and Dad knew Joe from his prior employment as manager at a downtown A&P supermarket. Dad used to sell his potatoes to him there.) The building was owned by Mrs. Lopp who lived over and behind the store with her daughter Helen and son Dan.

September 3- Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

Irma starts Junior High School. She and a boy she knew at Mount Tabor joined the Drama Club and planned a skit together. When she learned that it cost 10 cents a month for dues, she realized that her acting career was finished. She wasn’t about to ask for another dime let alone do it every month.

1940

May 30, Naomi marries Robert (Billy) Carrol Jackson at Holy Trinity Church in New Albany, IN.

June 21-France surrenders to Germany. Germany controls western Europe.

September 16- Congress passes the Selective Service Act whereby men can be drafted to serve in the Army for one year.

November 5-Roosevelt is reelected President with Henry Wallace as V.P.

Flour =22 cents /5#, bread =8 cents/loaf, chuck roast =24 cents /#, pork chops =28 cents /#, bacon =27 cents /#, eggs =33 cents /doz., milk 13 cents/qt, potato s=24 cents /10#, coffee 21 cents /#, sugar =26 cents /5#.

More About John William O'Bryan:

Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis

Medical Information: Had a hernia.Wore glasses for farsightedness.Never lost any of his teeth except for impacted wisdom teeth.

Notes for Emma Katherine Barr:

Liked to sew and quilt. Played the guitar. Liked to play cards.

More About Emma Katherine Barr:

Cause of Death: Perotinitis due to complications f rom diverticulitis.

Medical Information: Lost teeth at an early age.Had two miscarriages between 1916 and 1924Wore glasses due to extreme farsightedness.Had gall bladder removed.Broke a hip later in life.Cataracts

More About John O'Bryan and Emma Barr:

Marriage: December 29, 1915, St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Rhodelia, KY

2. Valentine O'Bryan, born March 1852 in Meade Co. KY; died March 11, 1943 in Jefferson Co, KY. He was the son of 4. Henry Jr O'Bryan and 5. Mary E. Barr. He married 3. Mary H. Manning 1876.

3. Mary H. Manning1, born January 1852; died December 1931 in Meade Co. KY. She was the daughter of 6. John Baptist Manning and 7. Maria Ann Wight.

Notes for Valentine O'Bryan:

1874

Valentine O’Bryan and Mollie Manning are married by this time.

Joseph F. Glidden, an Illinois farmer invents barbed wire.

1874-1875,

Gold is discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Sioux object to the wave of settlers moving into the area. The Second Sioux War begins.

1875

Valentine and Mollie have their first child, Lagora (Gory).

The first Kentucky Derby is run and won by Aristides.

1876

Mark Twain publishes “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.

March- Alexander Graham Bell patents his telephone.

June 25- General George Armstrong Custer and his 212 men are massacred by the Sioux led by Crazy Horse at the Little Big Horn River in Montana.

November 7, Samuel Tilden wins the Presidential election over Rutherford B. Hayes but the election is thrown into Congress because of election fraud in the South.

1877

Starvation forces the Sioux under Crazy Horse to surrender and they are forced onto a reservation. The Sioux Wars are ended.

March 2, Congress elects Rutherford B. Hayes as 19 th President with William Wheeler as V.P.

November 25, Valentine and Mollie have their second child, Mary. They have child three named Cecilia but the date is not known.

Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.

1878

George Eastman produces the first photographic plates.

Joseph Pulitzer begins his career as a journalist.

1879

Thomas Edison perfects the light bulb.

1880

Gold is discovered in Alaska

The American Red Cross is founded.

November 2, James Garfield is elected the 20th President with Chester Arthur as V.P.

Kentucky’s population is 1,648,690.

1881

Edison establishes the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. which provides light to an entire district of Manhattan.

July 2, Charles Guiteau shoots Garfield in the back at a train station in Washington.

September 19, Garfield dies from the wounds and Chester Arrthur becomes the 21st President the next day.

1883

The first telephone link between New York and Chicago is established.

Four time zones are established across America and Canada to facilitate railroad commerce.

May 29, Valentine and Mollie have their fourth child and name him for his grandfather and gerat grandfather, Henry.

The nation’s first vaudeville theater opens in Boston.

William “Buffalo Bill” Cody begins his Wild West Show.

1884

January 8, Valentine and Mollie have their fifth child , Susan. They have three more children in the ensuing years but the birthdates are not known. They are George, Thomas and Blanche.

November 4, Grover Cleveland is elected the 22nd President with Thomas Hendricks as V.P.

1885-1885

The nation suffers another economic depression.

1886

The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York.

The magazine Cosmopolitan begins publication.

1888

November 6, Benjamin Harrison is elected the 23rd President with Levi Morton as V.P.

Nikola Tesla develops a motor which uses alternating current.

Eastman develops the Kodak camera which uses his recently developed rolls of film.

1889

The former Indians lands in Oklahoma are opened for settlement and white settlers rush to claim the land.

May 31, Johnsontown, Pennsylvania floods and 2000 lives are lost.

Thomas Edison makes the first cinematographic film and the projector for playing it.

Isaac Singer makes the first electric sewing machine.

Dow Jones & Co. begins publishing the Wall Street Journal.

1890

The census shows the population of the nation to be 63 million, 1,858,635 lived in Kentucky.

January The United Mine Workers union is established.

September- the Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks are opened in California.

1891

Edison patents his motion picture camera.

Carnegie Hall opens in New York City.

Basketball is invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Mass.

1892

The Duryea brothers build the first American automobile in Springfield, Mass.

June 7, Emma Katherine Barr was born in Breckenridge County Kentucky.

August 15, Henry O’Bryan Jr. dies and is buried at St. Theresa’s.

September 21, Valentine and Mollie have their ninth child, John William O’Bryan born in Meade County Kentucky.

November 8 -Grover Cleveland is elected the 24th President with Adlai Stevenson as V.P.

Ellis Island is opened in New York Harbor as a reception center for immigrants.

1893

Henry Ford builds the first internal combustion engine.

February- A financial panic causes many bankruptcies.

June-the stock market crashes. The depression spreads.

1894

The first hydroelectric plant is built at Niagara Falls, N.Y.

1895

Charles Duryea patents his gasoline powered automobile.

February-Cubans begin a revolt against the Spanish Colonial government.

Kate Barr in Breckenridge County and John O’Bryan in Meade County are now three years old and making memories that will last a lifetime.The biggest town in Meade County is Brandenburg, the county seat, which has 495 inhabitants and has a railroad station, Post Office, and an express office. Other towns with notable populations in Meade County are: Concordia - 178, Garnettsville - 156, Garrett - 59, Grahamton - 265, Wolf Creek - 47, Payneville - 56, and Muldraugh - 60. The county seat of Breckenridge County is Hardinsburg which has a population of 681. The largest town is Cloverport with 1527 souls. Other towns with notable population in Breckenridge County are: Big Spring - 200, Constantine - 42, Custer - 75, Garfield - 63, Webster - 51, Rock Lick - 64, Rosetta - 53, Union Star - 250, and Mooleyville - 86.

1896

The first public showing of a movie takes place in New York.

Henry Ford builds the first automobile with a two cylinder engine.

In Athens, the U.S. participates in the first Olympic Games in modern history.

August 16- Gold is discovered in the Klondike region of Canada.

November 3, William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryant for the Presidency and becomes the 25th President with George Hobart as V.P.

1897

The depression ends.

1898

February 15, the American battleship Maine is blown up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba: 260 American sailors are killed.

April 20-the U.S. recognizes the Cuban rebels as the true government of Cuba.

April 24-Spain declares war on the U.S.

April 25-the U.S. declares war on Spain.

May 1-Commodore George Dewey’s ships defeat a Spanish squadron in Manila Bay in the Phillipines. The city of Manila will be captured on August 13.

June 10- U.S. troops land near Santiago, Cuba.

June 20- Americans capture the island of Guam in the Pacific.

July 1-In the Battle of San Juan Hill, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders are victorious.

July 3-A Spanish naval squadron is destroyed in Santiago Bay

July 25-American troops occupy Puerto Rico.

July 26- Spain sues for peace.

December 10-The treaty of Paris ends the Spanish-American War. Spain cedes Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines to the U.S. for $20 million; Spain recognizes Cuba’s independence.

Dec. 21 - Pierre and Marie Curie discovered the radioactive element radium.

1899-1901

The Boxer Rebellion takes place in China.

1900

April 23- Valentine and Mollie have their tenth and last child, Edith.

November- Mckinley is reelected President with Theodore Roosevelt as V.P.

Typical household expenses: two bicycles =$70, wringer and washboard =$5, brushes and brooms =$5, mechanical sewing machine =$25.

Kentucky had 2,147,174 people living there.

1901

September 6- McKinley is shot twice during a visit to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo N.Y.

September 14- McKinley dies of his wounds and Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President.

1903

The first automobile to cross the U.S. is a Packard and goes from San Francisco to New York in 52 days.

The Wright brothers make the first airplane flight.

1904

November 8, Theodre Roosevelt is elected President with Charles Fairbanks as V.P.

The first subway opens in New York.

1905

There are 77,988 automobiles in the U.S.

The first World Series is held.

1906

April 18-19, The worst earthquake and fire in American history hits San Francisco and leaves nearly 500 dead and 225,000 homeless.

June-The Pure Food and Drug Act empowers the government to regulate food products.

Construction of the Panama Canal begins.

1907

October-A financial panic begins when the Knickerbocker Trust Co. of New York fails. A depression will last until 1908.

1908

Henry Ford introduces his “Model T ”

General Motors is founded.

November 3, William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President with James Sherman as V.P.

Robert Peary reaches the North Pole.

1910

Pennsylvania Station in New York City opens.

There are 2,289,905 people living in Kentucky.

1912

November 5, Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President with Thomas Marshall as V.P.

1913 February-The 16th Amendment, which provides for a Federal Income tax, is ratified by the states.

May- The 17th Amendment is adopted which provides for the popular election of Senators. Previously they were elected by the state legislatures.

Dec.21 - The first crossword puzzle was published in the New York World

1914

August 4-Britain declares war on Germany. World War I begins in Europe. The U.S. proclaims neutrality.

August 19-The Panama Canal is opened to ships.

Pasteurization of milk begins in several cities.

More About Valentine O'Bryan and Mary Manning:

Marriage: 1876

Children of Valentine O'Bryan and Mary Manning are:

i. Cecelia O'Bryan, married Pat Greenwood; born in Cloverport,KY.

ii. Lagora O'Bryan, born August 1877; died 1940; married Amanda Ruth Stith; born 1878; died 1955.

iii. Mary O'Bryan, born November 25, 1877; died April 27, 1900.

iv. Henry B. O'Bryan, born May 29, 1882 in Meade Co. KY; died July 24, 1935 in Meade Co. KY; married Mary Catherine Greenwell; born August 01, 1893; died November 05, 1968 in Corydon, Indiana.

v. Susan O'Bryan, born January 08, 1884 in Meade Co. KY; died July 01, 1974 in Louisville KY; married William Tudor; born July 29, 1880; died April 05, 1933 in Louisville KY.

vi. George O'Bryan, born October 1886; died 1930 in Los Angeles,CA; married Emma Heinlain; died in Fort Wayne ,IN.

vii. Thomas O'Bryan, born October 1888; died 1967; married Eulalia Ray.

viii. Blanche L. O'Bryan, born January 1890; died November 25, 1925 in Louisville KY; married Jack McMahan; born 1891; died 1945 in Meade Co. KY.

1 ix. John William O'Bryan, born September 21, 1892 in Meade Co. KY; died December 10, 1960 in New Albany IN; married Emma Katherine Barr December 29, 1915 in St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Rhodelia, KY.

 

4. Henry Jr O'Bryan, born May 12, 1817 in Flint Island, Meade Co KY; died August 15, 1892 in Meade Co. KY. He was the son of 8. Henry Sr O'Bryan and 9. Mary McAtee. He married 5. Mary E. Barr January 26, 1843 in St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Rhodelia, KY.

5. Mary E. Barr, born May 29, 1820; died March 08, 1861 in Meade Co. KY. She was the daughter of 10. George M. Barr and 11. Nancy Beauchamp.

Notes for Henry Jr O'Bryan:

He was a cabinetmaker like his father and also helped to build the altar and confessionals at St. Theresa Church in Rhodelia, KY. The Census of 1850 lists him as"O'Bryant" and shows he has $800 worth of real estate as a farmer.

1843

January 26, Henry O’Bryan Jr. marries Mary E. Barr at St Theresa’s Church in Rhodelia , Kentucky.

1844

Jan. 15, The University of Notre Dame receives its charter.

Henry Jr. and Mary have their first child, Melissa.

The first telegraphic line is established between Baltimore and Washington D.C.

November-James Polk is elected 11th President with James Dallas as V.P. They will assume office on March 4, 1845.

1845

A massive wave of Irish immigrants begins arriving in the U.S. due to a potato blight in Ireland.

January-The first Tuesday in November is established as election day.

February- Congress votes to annex Texas.

1846

Elias Howe patents his sewing machine.

April 25-Hostilities with Mexico break out over the annexation of Texas.

1847

Henry Jr. and Mary have their second child, George Henry.

1848

A massive wave of German immigrants arrive in the U.S. after the failure of a revolution in Germany.

January-Gold is discovered near Sacramento, California.

February 2, the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo ends the war with Mexico and Mexico cedes all lands north of the Rio Grande to the U.S. in exchange for $15 million.

November 7, Zachary Taylor is elected the 12th President with Millard Fillmore as V.P.

1849

Henry Jr. and Mary have their third child, Rosonna.

1850

Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes The Scarlet Letter .

July 9, President Taylor dies of cholera and is succeeded by Fillmore the following day.

September 16, Rosonna O’ Bryan dies.

There are 982,405 people living in Kentucky- 21.5% are slaves

1851

Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick.

December 8, Mollie Manning, the future wife of Valentine O’Bryan is born.

1852

Henry Jr. and Mary hve their fourth child, Valentine, and he is named after his uncle.

Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom’s Cabin and sells a million copies in one year.

A railroad links Chicago with the East coast.

November 20, Franklin Pierce is elected 14th President with William King as V.P.

1855

Henry Jr. and Mary have their fifth child, Mary Louise.

September 30, Mary McAtee O’Bryan dies and is buried at St. Theresa’s

1856

The Western Union Telegraph Co. is founded.

November 4, James Buchanan is elected the 15th President with John Breckenridge of Kentucky as V.P. They will take office on March 4, 1857.

1857

Elisha Otis installs the first passenger elevator in New York.

A financial panic caused by the failure of an insurance and trust company sparks a economic depression that lasts 18 months.

1858

Frederick Law Olmstead started the construction of Central Park in New York City which will be completed in 1876.

Gold is discovered in Colorado, starting another gold rush.

March 12, Henry Jr. and Mary have their sixth child, Noah Crawford.

December 24, Henry O’Bryan Sr. dies and is buried at St. Theresa’s.

1859

Silver is discovered in Virginia City, Nevada and oil is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania.

October-In western Virginia, the radical abolitionist John Brown attacks the Federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry as part of an effort to create a refuge for fugitive slaves in the Appalachians.

December- John Brown is tried and hanged for his action and becomes a martyr for the abolitionist’s cause.

1860

The Pony Express is established connecting St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. Mail is delivered in eight days.

November-Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President with Hannibal Hamlin as V.P.

December 20, South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union.

1861

The first transcontinental telegraph line is completed.

January- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana secede from the Union

February 9, the Confederate States of America is formed in Montgomery, Alabama with Jefferson Davis as President.

February 23- Texas secedes from the Union.

March 4- Lincoln takes office.

March 8, Mary Barr O’Bryan dies and is buried at St. Theresa’s.

April 12-14, Fort Sumter, a federal arsenal in Charleston, Virginia is attacked by South Carolina forces and surrenders. This marks the beginning of The Civil War.

April 17- June 8, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee secede from the Union.

The Civil War starts and Kentucky proclaims to be neutral.

July 21, First Battle of Bull Run near Mannasas, Virginia is won by the South.

October 21, Union Army is defeated at Ball’s Bluff, Virginia.

1862

April 7, U.S. Grant is victorious at Shiloh, Tennessee.

April 25, Union forces occupy New Orleans.

August 30, Union is defeated in the Second Battle of Bull Run.

September 17, General Lee invades Maryland but is defeated at the Battle of Antietam.

1863

January 1, The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect wherein all slaves in the confederate states are freed.

March-In the North, all men 20-45 years old are drafted.

May 2-4, the South wins at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia.

May 22, Grant lays siege to Vicksburg on the Mississippi River.

July 1-3, Lee invades Pennsylvania and is defeated at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

July 4- Vicksburg surrenders to the Union.

September 20, Union Army is defeated at Chickamauga, Georgia.

November 25, Grant takes Chattanooga, Tennessee.

June-West Virginia, a free area, is detached from Virginia and becomes the 35th state.

1864

May 4, General Sherman leads a Union Army from Chattanooga toward Atlanta.

September 1, Sherman captures Atlanta.

November 15, Sherman burns Atlanta.

December 22, Sherman enters Savannah, Georgia.

November 8- Lincoln is reelected President with Andrew Johnson as V.P.

1865

February 17, Sherman burns Columbia, South Carolina and occupies Charleston the next day.

April 9, Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

April 14, Lincoln is shot as he attends a play in Ford’s Theater. The assassin was John Wilkes Booth.

April 15- Lincoln dies and Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President.

April 18, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnson surrenders and the Civil War is ended.

April 26- Lincoln’s assassin is killed while resisting arrest.

December 18, The 13th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified and slavery is abolished

When the war ended, there was much destruction in Kentucky. Crops had been lost, livestock taken, and property damaged. There were 89,000 fewer horses, 37,000 fewer mules, and 172,000 fewer cattle than at the start of the war..

1866

The first transatlantic telegraph cable begins operation.

The Sioux Indians of South Dakota and Wyoming go to war with the U.S. to protect the Black Hills which are holy to them.

1867

March 30- Alaska is purchased room Russia for $7.2 million.

1868

April- The First Sioux War ends.

November 3, Ulysses S. Grant is elected the 18th President with Schuyler Colfax as V.P.

1869

May 10, The first transcontinental railroad is united at Promontory Point, Utah

September 24, “Black Friday” occurs on Wall Street. A stock market crash and numerous bankruptcies occur due to manipulation of stocks by financier Jay Gould.

1870

January-John D. Rockefeller founds the Standard Oil Co.

Celluloid is invented.

Kentucky’s population is 1,321,011.

1872

March-The first nature preserve is established as Yellowstone National Park.

November 5, Grant is reelected President with Henry Wilson as V.P.

1873

August- A severe drought forces many indebted farmers to sell their land.

September 18, The Panic of 1873 begins following the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke’s banking firm. The resulting economic depression will last until 1878.

The first cable cars appear in San Francisco.

More About Henry O'Bryan and Mary Barr:

Marriage: January 26, 1843, St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Rhodelia, KY

Children of Henry O'Bryan and Mary Barr are:

i. Melissa O'Bryan, born 1844; died 1865.

ii. George Henry O'Bryan, born Abt. 1847; died in Texas; married Rose Ann O'Bryan; born June 20, 1846; died July 02, 1891 in Meade Co. KY.

iii. Rosonna O'Bryan, born 1849.

2 iv. Valentine O'Bryan, born March 1852 in Meade Co. KY; died March 11, 1943 in Jefferson Co, KY; married Mary H. Manning 1876.

v. Mary Louise O'Bryan, born 1855; died 1940; married James Nevitt; born May 26, 1853; died May 25, 1882 in Meade Co. KY.

vi. Noah Crawford O'Bryan, born March 12, 1858 in Meade Co. KY; died 1942 in Paynesville,KY; married Mary Alice Shively; born 1858; died 1933 in Paynesville,KY.

 

6. John Baptist Manning^{2,3,4, born February 16, 18265,6,7; died May 21, 18998,9. He was the son of 12. Samuel Manning and 13. Matilda Gough. He married 7. Maria Ann Wight.}

7. Maria Ann Wight10,11, born July 27, 1830 in Breckenridge County,KY12,13; died December 21, 185914,15. She was the daughter of 14. Thomas Noble Wight and 15. Harriet Lilly.

Children of John Manning and Maria Wight are:

3 i. Mary H. Manning, born January 1852; died December 1931 in Meade Co. KY; married Valentine O'Bryan 1876.

ii. James S. Manning15

iii. John Manning15

iv. Thomas N. Manning15

 

8. Henry Sr O'Bryan, born December 12, 1783 in St. Mary's County, MD16; died December 24, 1858 in Meade Co. KY. He was the son of 16. Philip Bryan and 17. Sarah Thompson. He married 9. Mary McAtee November 27, 1805 in Nelson Co KY.

9. Mary McAtee, born September 08, 1784 in Maryland; died September 30, 1855 in Meade Co. KY. She was the daughter of 18. Jacob McAtee.

Notes for Henry Sr O'Bryan:

The Census of 1810 shows Henry and Mary living with Henry's father Philip in Nelson co KY. Tax records show Henry living in Breckenridge Co KY in 1814.He was a cabinet maker and helped build the altar and confessionals at St. Theresa's Church in Rhodelia, KY. The Census of 1850 lists Henry as a farmer having $200 worth of real estate.[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Tree #1859, Date of Import: Jul 14, 2000]

Born at the end of the Revolution, Henry Bryan was a boy of 12 or 14 when his family moved from Maryland to Nelson County, KY. Henry married in Nelson Co. and lived there at least until his late 20's. He, his brothers and their father all served in the same local company of the militia (Alex Burch's Company Two) during the War of 1812. By 1814, however Henry had moved to the Flint Island area of Breckinridge County, which became Meade Co. He bought 114 acres on the headwaters of Spring Creek.

In the second decade of the 19th century, Henry and his brothers returned to the original styling of their surname - O'Bryan.

1805

November 27, Henry O’Bryan Sr. marries Mary McAtee in Nelson County Kentucky.

1806

October 10, Henry O’Bryan Sr. and Mary have their first child, Thomas

1807

Robert Fulton made the first trip in his steamboat “Clermont” on the Hudson River.

1808

Henry Sr and Mary have a second child. They name her Lucy.

December 5, James Madison is elected President with George Clinton as Vice President.

1810

There are 406,509 people living in Kentucky- 20% are slaves.

1811

First steamboat arrives at the Falls of the Ohio River.

1812

February 14, Henry Sr and Mary have their third child and name him Valentine for the day on which he was born.

June 18, The U.S. declares war on England. The War of 1812 begins. Philip O’Bryan and his four sons belong to the local militia under Commander Alex Burch.

1813

February 24, Henry Sr and Mary have their fourth child, Austin

1814

Henry Sr and Mary have their fifth child, Andrew. They move to the Flint Island area of Breckenridge County. This section of the county will become part of Meade County in 1823.

The first mill to produce cotton cloth was established in Waltham, Mass.

September 13-14, Fort McHenry in Baltimore is shelled by the British. Francis Scott Key observes the battle and is inspired to write the Star Spangled Banner.

December 24, The war officially ends with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent but news of the signing didn’t reach the combatants until February 15, 1815. In this interim, General Andrew Jackson won the battle of New Orleans.

1816

In Baltimore, gas is used for street lighting. .

Mammoth Cave is first promoted as a tourist attraction.

December 4, James Monroe is elected President with Daniel Tomkins as Vice President.

1817

The first steamboat line is established and runs from Louisville to New Orleans.

May 12, Henry Sr and Mary give birth to Henry O’Bryan Jr., their sixth child.

1818

April, the design of the American Flag is officially chosen.

By treaty, the Chickasaw Indians relinquish the territory between the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers.

1819

April 18, Henry Sr and Mary have their seventh child, Gabriel.

1820

There are 564,135 people living in Kentucky- 22.5 % are slaves.

In New York, the first fish cannery was founded.

May 29, Mary E. Barr, the future wife of Henry O’Bryan Jr., is born.

December 6, James Monroe is reelected President.

1821

Henry Sr and Mary have their eighth child, Robert Abell.

1823

Meade county, the 76th county in Kentucky, was established by Legislative action December17, 1823 from both Hardin and Breckinridge counties and was named in honor of Captain James M. Meade. It is bounded north and northeast for a great length by the Ohio River, east by Hardin, south by Hardin and Breckinridge County.Meade County is well-watered with streams such as Otter, Doe, Wolf, and Spring Creeks. Topographically, Meade County is made up of “barrens” as well as gently rolling river bottoms

The soil is clay with an abundance of limestone and fertile nature. Tobacco and corn have been leading crops throughout the years, as well as the raising of livestock, grains, etc. in the farmers livelihood. Brandenburg, is the county seat, situated along the Ohio River, 40 miles below Louisville. It was named for Colonel Solomon Brandenburg and became incorporated in 1825. Circa 1870 the population stood at 427. The original seat of justice was Claysville at the home of John Rush. Early elections were held at Rush’s house and a storehouse belonging to Fleming Woolfolk. A great rivalry existed between Claysville and Solomon Brandenburg’s Landing and Ferry on the Ohio River. Since Claysville was not a healthy location, on January 8, 1825, an act of the General Assembly authorized Solomon Brandenburg’s Landing and Ferry as the seat of justice and the town was named Brandenburg. On April 4, 1825 five commissioners were appointed to provide a county courthouse on the public square donated by Solomon Brandenburg. With the heavy river traffic, Brandenburg prospered as a trade center. Solomon Brandenburg’s old log tavern hosted such notables as John James Audubon, Aaron Burr and James Wilkinson. Unusual raw materials; gas, salt brine, water power, clay, limestone, and a valuable deposit of lithographic stone (one of the largest deposits known) resulted in various industries prospering for a time. Big Spring, at the southern end of the county was so named for a very large spring flowing with enough power to turn a mill. It was unusual as it flowed then disappeared once again into the ground. Other villages included: Concordia, incorporated in 1869, Grahamton, at the falls of Otter Creek, Garnettsville, Paneyville, Garrett, Boonesport, Meadeville, andRichardson’s Landing. At one time, an Englishman proposed and established a town named Ohiopiomingo in 1795 on the Ohio River, near Rock Haven. His grand scheme was to include 1,000 houses, 43 streets, a college of education to be established for the “tenantry” as well as for Indian children whose parents might choose to do such. He named this spot after Piomingoan Indian Chief, respected by not only the tribes but also the whites. An elderly gentlemanwas to lead these pioneers and families from England to the location. Since 100,000 acres, were secured for the purpose, caves of some importance have been found in Meade County.

1824

November 9, Andrew Jackson finishes first in the first presidential election by popular vote. John Quincy Adams was second. Since no candidate received a majority of the votes, the House of Representatives had to decide who was to become President.

1825

February, the House elects John Q. Adams as President and John Calhoun as V.P.

May 25, Henry Sr and Mary have their ninth child, Philip Patrick.

October, the Erie Canal is opened.

1828

Noah Webster publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language.

November 4, Andrew Jackson is elected the seventh President and John Calhoun is V.P. again..

1829

Henry(Sr)’s brother Benedict purchases land in Meade County.

1830

There are 687,917 people living in Kentucky- 24% are slaves.

The first passenger train in the U.S. is opened. It is the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Philip O’Bryan’s name didn’t appear in this year’s census and was last noted in the tax roll of 1824. It is presumed he died in this period.

1832

In New York, the first horse drawn omnibus appears.

December 10, Andrew Jackson is reelected President and John Calhoun is still V.P.

1835

American settlers in Texas begin their revolt against the Mexican government when immigration from the U.S. is prohibited.

Samuel Morse develops the telegraph.

1836

February-March, 200 Texans die at Fort Alamo in San Antonio as the Mexican army under General Santa Anna moves to put down the revolt.

April-May, the Texans defeat Santa Anna at San Jacinto and Texas becomes an independent republic.

Samuel Colt patents his revolver.

December, Martin Van Buren becomes the eighth President with Richard Johnson as V.P.

1837

John Deere opens a factory to make farm machinery in Vermont.

March, a financial panic occurs.

May-December, an economic depression occurs causing numerous bank failures.

1839

The nation suffers another economic depression which lasts until 1843.

George Goodyear discovers a process for vulcanizing rubber.

In Cooperstown N.Y., Abner Doubleday sets down the rules for baseball.

1840

There are 779.828 people living in Kentucky- 23% are slaves.

November 10, William Henry Harrison was elected the ninth President with John Tyler V.P.

1841

April 4, Thirty one days after taking office, William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia.

April 6, Vice President John Tyler becomes the Tenth President.

Notes for Mary McAtee:

Mary's father may be Leonard McAtee

More About Henry O'Bryan and Mary McAtee:

Marriage: November 27, 1805, Nelson Co KY

Children of Henry O'Bryan and Mary McAtee are:

i. Thomas O'Bryan, born October 10, 1806; died September 04, 1850; married Susan Parr April 15, 1836; born 1812.

More About Thomas O'Bryan and Susan Parr:

Marriage: April 15, 1836

ii. Lucy O'Bryan, born 1808; married Cyprian Saunders May 23, 1829.

More About Cyprian Saunders and Lucy O'Bryan:

Marriage: May 23, 1829

iii. Valentine O'Bryan, born February 14, 1812; died November 23, 1885 in Charleston Missouri; married (1) Mary Jane Fletcher Conner; born July 25, 1822; married (2) Mary Ann Conner March 1842; born December 20, 1823; died December 19, 1885 in Charleston Missouri.

Notes for Valentine O'Bryan:

Valentine left Meade County KY as a young man and settled in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Natchez, where the Conner family lived. He later moved to Charleston, MO, where he owned 1570 acres at the time of his death.

iv. Austin O'Bryan, born February 24, 1813; died September 03, 1863 in Meade Co. KY; married Sarah Eliza Beaven December 13, 1839; born October 24, 1816; died November 25, 1879 in Meade Co. KY.

More About Austin O'Bryan and Sarah Beaven:

Marriage: December 13, 1839

v. Andrew O'Bryan, born Abt. 1814.

4 vi. Henry Jr O'Bryan, born May 12, 1817 in Flint Island, Meade Co KY; died August 15, 1892 in Meade Co. KY; married (1) Mary E. Barr January 26, 1843 in St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Rhodelia, KY; married (2) Cecily Ellen Osbourn Aft. 1861.

vii. Gabriel O'Bryan, born April 18, 1819; died July 08, 1864 in Meade Co. KY.

viii. Robert Abell O'Bryan, born April 14, 1821 in Flint Island, Meade Co KY; died April 03, 1907 in Meade Co. KY; married (1) Mary E. Carter; born January 09, 1839; died November 1918 in Meade Co. KY; married (2) Mary Ann Beaven January 14, 1846; born 1819; died September 05, 1846 in Meade Co. KY; married (3) Mary Louise Molohan July 20, 1847; born Bet. 1829 - 1830; died January 27, 1858 in Meade Co. KY.

More About Robert O'Bryan and Mary Beaven:

Marriage: January 14, 1846

ix. Philip Patrick O'Bryan, born May 1825 in Meade Co. KY; died October 1886 in Meade Co. KY; married Mollie Juliana Molohan February 01, 1853; born January 20, 1828 in Washington Co. KY; died March 07, 1916 in Ashland, Kansas.

More About Philip O'Bryan and Mollie Molohan:

Marriage: February 01, 1853

 

10. George M. Barr17,18, born September 13, 1793 in Virginia19,20; died 1843 in Union Star, Breckenridge Co,KY. He was the son of 20. Adam Barr and 21. Mary Claycomb. He married 11. Nancy Beauchamp January 10, 1818 in Washington Co, KY21,22.

11. Nancy Beauchamp23,24, born 1795; died September 01, 1881 in Union Star, Breckenridge Co,KY25,26. She was the daughter of 22. Jereboam Beauchamp and 23. Mary Downham.

More About George Barr and Nancy Beauchamp:

Marriage: January 10, 1818, Washington Co, KY27,28

Children of George Barr and Nancy Beauchamp are:

i. John A. Barr, born October 11, 1818; married Mary.A. Gates; born February 11, 1819.

5 ii. Mary E. Barr, born May 29, 1820; died March 08, 1861 in Meade Co. KY; married Henry Jr O'Bryan January 26, 1843 in St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Rhodelia, KY.

iii. Diannah Barr, born June 09, 1822 in Breckenridge County,KY; died June 06, 1891 in Union Star, KY; married Charles Avitt; born October 03, 1814 in Breckenridge County,KY; died December 26, 1899 in Union Star, Breckenridge Co,KY.

iv. Jane Barr, born June 01, 1824; died July 18, 1913 in Chenault, Breckenridge Co, KY; married Joel D. Cunningham; born in KY; died January 30, 1872 in Union Star, Breckenridge Co,KY.

v. Noah Barr, born October 14, 1827; died April 19, 1865; married Julia Beauchamp; born January 29, 1842; died April 19, 1905.

vi. George Roland Barr, born May 17, 1829; died October 14, 1865 in Meade Co. KY; married Martha Hayden October 12, 1852 in St.Theresa, Meade Co. KY; born December 16, 1832; died October 14, 1878 in Meade Co. KY.

More About George Barr and Martha Hayden:

Marriage: October 12, 1852, St.Theresa, Meade Co. KY

vii. Melissa A. Barr, born January 31, 1833; died February 08, 1922 in Chenault, Breckenridge Co, KY; married James H. Cunningham May 31, 1849 in Breckenridge Co,KY; born December 22, 1818; died March 26, 1896 in Chenault, Breckenridge Co, KY.

More About James Cunningham and Melissa Barr:

Marriage: May 31, 1849, Breckenridge Co,KY

 

12. Samuel Manning29, born WFT Est. 1778-1805 in MD ?29; died WFT Est. 1829-189129. He married 13. Matilda Gough WFT Est. 1816-184829.

13. Matilda Gough29, born 1803 in Scott Co, KY29; died WFT Est. 1830-189729. She was the daughter of 26. Cornelius Gough and 27. Winifred ?.

More About Samuel Manning and Matilda Gough:

Marriage: WFT Est. 1816-184829

Child of Samuel Manning and Matilda Gough is:

6 i. John Baptist Manning, born February 16, 1826; died May 21, 1899; married Maria Ann Wight.

 

14. Thomas Noble Wight30,31, born Abt. 1790 in Maryland32,33; died Aft. 1850 in Breckenridge Cou, Kentucky34,35. He was the son of 28. William Wight and 29. Rebecca Blandford. He married 15. Harriet Lilly September 28, 1817 in Nelson County, Kentucky36,37.

15. Harriet Lilly38,39, born Abt. 1800 in Nelson County, Kentucky40,41; died Aft. 1860 in Breckenridge Cou, Kentucky42,43. She was the daughter of 30. Thomas Lilly and 31. Elizabeth Jenkins.

Notes for Thomas Noble Wight:

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More About Thomas Noble Wight:

BURI: Bef. 1860, Breckenridge Cou, Kentucky44,45

TITL: Sr.46,47

Notes for Harriet Lilly:

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More About Thomas Wight and Harriet Lilly:

Marriage: September 28, 1817, Nelson County, Kentucky48,49

Children of Thomas Wight and Harriet Lilly are:

i. Thomas Noble Wight50,51, born September 1819 in Prob. Nelson Cou, Kentucky52,53; died Aft. 1902 in Union County, Kentucky54,55; married Susan Carolyn Pike Abt. 1848 in Prob. Breckenrid, Kentucky56,57; born 1826 in Meade County, Kentucky58,59; died WFT Est. 1867-192160,61.

Notes for Thomas Noble Wight:

[Wight1.FTW]

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More About Thomas Noble Wight:

TITL: Jr.62,63

More About Thomas Wight and Susan Pike:

Marriage: Abt. 1848, Prob. Breckenrid, Kentucky64,65

ii. John Aubrey Wight66,67, born Abt. 182068,69; died WFT Est. 1821-191070,71

iii. Mary Wight72,73, born Abt. 182374,75; died WFT Est. 1861-191876,77; married John T. Hall June 02, 1856 in LaRue County, Kentucky78,79; born WFT Est. 1806-183680,81; died WFT Est. 1861-192182,83.

More About John Hall and Mary Wight:

Marriage: June 02, 1856, LaRue County, Kentucky84,85

iv. William Wight86,87, born Abt. 182488,89; died WFT Est. 1825-191490,91

v. Julian Wight92,93, born Abt. 182894,95; died WFT Est. 1829-1918 in Prob. Mississipp96,97

Notes for Julian Wight:

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7 vi. Maria Ann Wight, born July 27, 1830 in Breckenridge County,KY; died December 21, 1859; married John Baptist Manning.

vii. Susan O. Wight98,99, born August 16, 1834 in Kentucky100,101; died October 1857 in Kentucky102,103; married Benedict Joseph Pike 1857104,105; born 1835 in Meade County, Kentucky106,107; died WFT Est. 1866-1926108,109.

Notes for Susan O. Wight:

[Wight1.FTW]

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Died 3 months after marriage.

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1 SOUR Charles E. Alvey, 620 Bienville Lane, Birmingham, AL 20 Jan 1993.

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More About Susan O. Wight:

BURI: October 1857, St. Theresa's, Rhodelia, Meade, Kentucky110,111

More About Benedict Pike and Susan Wight:

Marriage: 1857112,113

viii. Charles Barrones Wight114,115, born November 04, 1836116,117; died Aft. 1897 in Prob. Mississipp118,119; married Emily Buren September 18, 1860 in Payneville, Kentucky120,121; born WFT Est. 1822-1845122,123; died Aft. 1897 in Prob. Mississipp124,125.

Notes for Charles Barrones Wight:

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Notes for Emily Buren:

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More About Charles Wight and Emily Buren:

Marriage: September 18, 1860, Payneville, Kentucky126,127

ix. Letitia (Sister Mary Wight128,129, born Abt. 1842130,131; died WFT Est. 1843-1936132,133

Notes for Letitia (Sister Mary Wight:

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1 NAME Letitia (Sister Mary Thomas) /WIGHT/

 

More About Letitia (Sister Mary Wight:

TITL: O. P.134,135

 

16. Philip Bryan136, born Abt. 1750 in St. Mary's Co., MD136; died Bet. 1820 - 1825 in Kentucky. He was the son of 32. John Bryan and 33. Jane. He married 17. Sarah Thompson Abt. 1779 in Maryland.

17. Sarah Thompson136, born Abt. 1760136; died Bef. August 1810 in Nelson Co.Kentucky.

Notes for Philip Bryan:

Fought in the American Revolution from 1776-1782 in the Maryland militia. He held the rank of Corporal and was a gunner or bombardier in the artillery. He received a Revolutionary War Land Grant No. 11,582 in Kentucky but never exercised it. Moved to Nelson County Kentucky between 1794- 1799 and settled on the Rolling Fork River.[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Tree #1859, Date of Import: Jul 14, 2000]

Little is known of Phillip Bryan's life before he migrated from St. Mary's Co., MD to Nelson Co. KY. He subscribed to the Oath of Allegiance in St.Mary's Co. in 1778 in John Reeder's district. He is listed as a householder there in the federal census of 1790 and on the county militial roll in 1794.

By 1799, Philip appeared on the tax list of Nelson Co., KY Therefore, the family's migration to Kentucky occurred between 1794 & 1799. Records of Philip's company of militia from the War of 1812 help to pinpoint his residence. He lived on the Rolling Fork between New Haven and Howardstown.

1776 - 1782, Philip O’Bryan was a member of the Maryland Artillery as a gunner or bombardier and achieved the rank of Corporal during the Revolution. He served under Col. Charles Harrison and Capt. William Brown.

Kentucky becomes part of Fincastle County Virginia then becomes Kentucky County.

July 4- The Continental Congress adopts and signs The Declaration of Independence.

1778

Jan.18, Captain James Cook discovereed the Hawaiian Islands.

Louisville Kentucky is founded.

1779

Philip O’Bryan and Sarah Thompson have married and are expecting their first child. They are living in Charles - St. Mary’s County,Maryland.

December 16, John O’Bryan is born to Philip and Sarah and is named for his Grandfather.

1782

Harvard’s medical School opens.

Philip O’Bryan returns after the war to Charles - St. Mary’s County Maryland.

1783

The first American daily newspaper appears-Pennsylvania Evening Post.

December 20, Henry O’Bryan Sr. is born to Philip and Sarah in Maryland.

September 3-The Treaty of Paris is signed by England and The United States, officially ending the Revolutionary War. The treaty recognizes the U.S. as an independent nation and defines its borders-Great Lakes-Mississippi River-Atlantic Ocean-Spanish Florida.

1784

September 8, Mary McAtee, the future wife of Henry O’Bryan Sr., is born in Maryland of Jacob McAtee.

Kentucky settlers hold the first of nine conventions to consider separating from Virginia as a state.

1785

Early settlers arrived in the Wolf Creek Area of present Meade County.

Anti-Catholic bias in the New World was as rampant as it was back in Ireland.and Maryland Catholics not only sought new land but, once again, religious freedom. A group of Maryland Catholics formed a “Catholic League of Families” and agreed to move to Kentucky as soon as they could settle their affairs. John Carrol promised to send a parish priest if they settled together.

1788

Philip and Sarah have another son, Joseph.

1789

April 6, George Washington is elected the first President of The United States. John Adams is Vice President.

April 30, Washington is sworn in as President.

1790

The first Federal Census lists the population of the U.S. as 3.9 million including 697,000 slaves. There were 73,077 people living in Kentucky and 9.0% were Irish, 24.8% were Scotch-Irish or Scots.

1790-1810

St. Mary’s County in Maryland lost nearly 3000 persons to the westward migration. Most of these went to the area of north-central Kentucky which now comprises Washington, Nelson, Marion, and Hardin Counties. Since so many of these people were Catholics, this area became known as the Kentucky Holy Lands.

1791

Philip O’Bryan received a Revolutionary Land Grant, Kentucky, Warrant No. 11,582 for 100 acres. He apparently did not act on it and probably sold it.

1792

The New York Stock Exchange opens

April 3, Philip and Sarah have a nother son - Benedict.(Census records show that Philip and Sarah had one daughter but her date of birth is not known.)

A band of Irish Catholics migrated from St. Mary’s County Maryland to Nelson and Washington Counties in Kentucky and Philip and Sarah were among them. The O’Bryans settled on the Rolling Fork River between New Haven and Howardstown.

.June 1-Kentucky becomes the 15th state .There were nine counties comprising the state (present Meade and Breckenridge counties were in Nelson County)

The first permanent settlements in Meade County were Hill Grove, Stith’s Valley, Doe Run Creek and Otter Creek in 1792. There was an abundance of game for food but the Indians were a problem making it necessary to build solid stockades. Land was cleared and planted. Grinding mills were built on Doe Run and Otter Creeks using the fast flowing creeks as power for the mills. The first mill (Lincoln’s father was the stonemason) on Doe Run Creek is now an Inn featuring Kentucky foods. Small distilleries dotted the county as apple and peach orchards thrived in the area. Meade County’s apple brandy was reputed to be the best in the world.

June 4- Isaac Shelby is sworn in as the first Governor of Kentucky.

December 5, George Washington is reelected as President and John Adams as Vice President.

December 22, The first Kentucky General Assembly convened in the newly designated capitol of Frankfort.

During these pioneer days, log rollings, house or barn raisings, cornhuskings, and any work that brought people together provided social opportunities as well. A lavish meal was set out, a jug or two was made available, and the fiddles were brought out for a dance afterward.. Court days, militia days, pest hunts, or any occasion that brought people together helped relieve the monotony of everyday life. Added attractions were shooting matches, gander pulling, bear fights, cockfighting, coon fighting, or even fights between local champions with no holds barred except that weapons were not allowed. Women were more likely to engage in quilting parties and apple peelings.

The frontier had many diseases and few adequate treatments for them. Scarlet fever, mumps, whooping cough, diphtheria, dysentery, influenza, cholera, smallpox, typhoid fever, yellow fever, pneumonia, pleurisy, venereal diseases, and milk sickness were the most common ailments.

1793

Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.

1796

December 7, John Adams is elected the second President of The United States. Thomas Jefferson is Vice President

1799

Philiip, Sarah, and family are living in Nelson County Kentucky.

1800

There are 220,955 people living in Kentucky- 18% are slaves.

November- Washington D.C. is completed and becomes the Capitol of the nation.

December 3, Thomas Jefferson is elected President with Aaron Burr as Vice President.

1803

April 30-The U.S. buys Louisiana from France for $15 million

December 20, Louisiana is officially transferred and the size of the U.S. doubles.

1804

December 5, Thomas Jefferson is reelected President.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark begin their exploration of the northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. The trek would last into 1806.

Notes for Sarah Thompson:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Tree #1859, Date of Import: Jul 14, 2000]

Sarah was known as Dolly and is recorded in some family histories as a native of Scotland who came to America in 1776. More likely she was a member of the Thompson families of St. Mary's Co., whose progenitors had emigrated from England more than a century before Sarah's birth.

More About Philip Bryan and Sarah Thompson:

Marriage: Abt. 1779, Maryland

Children of Philip Bryan and Sarah Thompson are:

i. Daughter O'Bryan

ii. John O'Bryan, born December 16, 1779 in Maryland; died September 14, 1861 in In New Hope Kentucky; married Elizabeth Wathen November 11, 1819; born March 12, 1799; died June 17, 1874 in New Hope, KY.

More About John O'Bryan and Elizabeth Wathen:

Marriage: November 11, 1819

8 iii. Henry Sr O'Bryan, born December 12, 1783 in St. Mary's County, MD; died December 24, 1858 in Meade Co. KY; married Mary McAtee November 27, 1805 in Nelson Co KY.

iv. Joseph O'Bryan, born 1788 in Maryland; died Bet. 1861 - 1863; married Mary Vowles September 1815; born Bet. 1788 - 1791.

Notes for Mary Vowles:

Mary Vowles was born in about 1788-91 in Kentucky, according to Kentucky census records (Nelson Co., 1850 and 1860; Larue Co., 1870).11 No tombstone has been found for her, so it can only be inferred that she died about 1870- 80. She was married to Joseph O'Bryan in Nelson Co. on 23 Oct. 1815 by the Rev. John David.12 Joseph, born about 1786-91, also died about 1870-80, possibly in Larue Co.

 

More About Joseph O'Bryan and Mary Vowles:

Marriage: September 1815

v. Benedict O'Bryan, born April 03, 1792 in Maryland; died August 04, 1875 in Meade Co. KY; married Ellender Gristy August 18, 1813 in Nelson Co KY.

More About Benedict O'Bryan and Ellender Gristy:

Marriage: August 18, 1813, Nelson Co KY

 

18. Jacob McAtee

Child of Jacob McAtee is:

9 i. Mary McAtee, born September 08, 1784 in Maryland; died September 30, 1855 in Meade Co. KY; married Henry Sr O'Bryan November 27, 1805 in Nelson Co KY.

 

20. Adam Barr137,138, born January 10, 1761 in Pennsylvania; died November 10, 1857 in Union Star, Breckenridge Co,KY. He was the son of 40. Samuel Barr and 41. Unknown. He married 21. Mary Claycomb April 07, 1785 in Berkeley Co, VA Minister Hugh Vance139,140.

21. Mary Claycomb141,142, born Bet. 1759 - 1761 in Pennsylvania143,144; died July 20, 1856 in Union Star, Breckenridge Co,KY145,146. She was the daughter of 42. Johann Conrad Kleckham and 43. Anna Elisabetha Boon Lartyin.

Notes for Adam Barr:

Served in the Delaware Militia during the Revolution. He joined in New Castle Deleware. He was 16 years old at the time. Drove an artillery wagon and later carried a musket. Moved to Virginia after marrying, and finally to Breckenridge Co., KY in 1795. He was a farmer and purchased 220 acres of land on Sugar Tree Run now known as Sinking Creek. The 1850 census shows him with $1000 worth of real estate.

Marriage Notes for Adam Barr and Mary Claycomb:

Adam and Mary were married at her parent's house.

More About Adam Barr and Mary Claycomb:

Marriage: April 07, 1785, Berkeley Co, VA Minister Hugh Vance147,148

Children of Adam Barr and Mary Claycomb are:

i. John Barr, born Abt. 1786; died December 22, 1814 in Enroute to the Battle of New Orleans; married Elizabeth Bruington August 16, 1807 in Breckenridge Co,KY; born 1785 in Maryland; died October 01, 1872 in Breckenridge Co. KY.

More About John Barr and Elizabeth Bruington:

Marriage: August 16, 1807, Breckenridge Co,KY

ii. Elizabeth Barr, born Abt. 1787 in Deleware; married Nathaniel Biddle; born in New Jersey.

iii. Charlotte Barr, born Abt. 1788 in Virginia; married Daniel Biddle January 30, 1805 in Breckenridge Co,KY; died 1835 in Knox Co. , IN.

More About Daniel Biddle and Charlotte Barr:

Marriage: January 30, 1805, Breckenridge Co,KY

iv. Barbara Barr, born August 01, 1790 in Virginia; died June 24, 1863 in Union Star, KY; married Nelson Jr Jolly November 14, 1811 in Breckenridge Co,KY; born February 20, 1787 in Kentucky; died September 27, 1878 in Union Star, KY.

More About Nelson Jolly and Barbara Barr:

Marriage: November 14, 1811, Breckenridge Co,KY

v. Adam Jr Barr149,150, born July 01, 1792 in Virginia151,152; died February 11, 1849 in Union Star, KY153,154; married Hannah Beauchamp December 17, 1817 in Washington Co, KY155,156; born January 31, 1795 in Kentucky157,158; died September 06, 1875 in La Harpe, IL159,160.

Notes for Hannah Beauchamp:

According to the 1850 Census, Hannah had property valued at $3000. Five children still lived at home with three of them still attending school.

More About Adam Barr and Hannah Beauchamp:

Marriage: December 17, 1817, Washington Co, KY161,162

10 vi. George M. Barr, born September 13, 1793 in Virginia; died 1843 in Union Star, Breckenridge Co,KY; married Nancy Beauchamp January 10, 1818 in Washington Co, KY.

vii. Samuel Barr, born November 24, 1795 in Kentucky; died August 15, 1884 in Wapello,Iowa; married Mary Board May 15, 1823 in Breckenridge Co,KY; born November 18, 1805 in Virginia; died March 30, 1881 in Wapello,Iowa.

More About Samuel Barr and Mary Board:

Marriage: May 15, 1823, Breckenridge Co,KY

viii. Issac Barr, born Bet. 1796 - 1800; died in Infancy.

ix. David Barr, born Bet. 1797 - 1800; died in Infancy.

x. Sarah Barr163,164, born January 22, 1801 in Kentucky165,166; died April 07, 1848 in Union Star, KY167,168; married Jonathan P. Beauchamp December 06, 1821 in Breckenridge Co,KY169,170; born November 20, 1800 in Kentucky171,172; died November 03, 1883 in Lodiburg, Breckinridge Co., Kentucky173,174.

More About Jonathan Beauchamp and Sarah Barr:

Marriage: December 06, 1821, Breckenridge Co,KY175,176

xi. Nancy Barr, born March 08, 1803 in Kentucky; died February 14, 1861 in Union Star, KY; married Francis Basham October 15, 1853 in Breckenridge Co,KY; born June 02, 1807 in Virginia; died April 22, 1893 in Lodiburg, Breckinridge Co., Kentucky.

More About Francis Basham and Nancy Barr:

Marriage: October 15, 1853, Breckenridge Co,KY

xii. Daniel Barr, born July 05, 1805 in Kentucky; died December 31, 1846 in Union Star, KY.

xiii. Elias Barr177,178, born December 08, 1807 in Kentucky179,180; died July 18, 1875 in Hancock Co. IL181,182; married Sally Ann Beauchamp July 26, 1830 in Washington Co, KY183,184; born December 04, 1808 in Kentucky185,186; died May 01, 1892 in Hancock Co. IL187,188.

More About Elias Barr and Sally Beauchamp:

Marriage: July 26, 1830, Washington Co, KY189,190

 

22. Jereboam Beauchamp191,192, born 1766 in Kent County, Delaware193,194; died 1860 in Marion County, Kentucky195,196. He was the son of 44. Costin Beauchamp and 45. Charity Robinson. He married 23. Mary Downham April 02, 1789 in Kent Co., Delaware197,198.

23. Mary Downham199,200, born Abt. 1771201,202; died WFT Est. 1820-1866203,204. She was the daughter of 46. Richard Downham.

Notes for Jereboam Beauchamp:

Sold his land in Delaware in 1794-1795 and went to Kentucky.

More About Jereboam Beauchamp:

Fact 6: 1800, Representative in Ky. Legislature, 24 years205,206

Fact 7: December 10, 1811, Major and later Lt. Colonel, War of 1812207,208

More About Jereboam Beauchamp and Mary Downham:

Marriage: April 02, 1789, Kent Co., Delaware209,210

Children of Jereboam Beauchamp and Mary Downham are: