Grant, Harrison, and Pendleton Counties ... a place in time and an area unto itself
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Lewis Wolf born in 1804 in Tennessee, died in Kentucky in 1876. His father Lewis Wolf, Sr brought him and the rest of the family to the Kentucky frontier and settled in the Crooked Creek area in the early 1800s. This is an old monument Minnie Mae
(Miller) Vessing and I found on an expedition into our history. Overgrown and not on any Kentucky Historic Cemetery listing; it needs to be documented and reported.
Few of us today, know the kind of daily work that it took just for survival.
Herman Miller about two years before he was shot and killed, in Berry, KY.
Life was simple and it was hard!
In this bottom area “below the journal”, as web-master, I will provide tips on how to use the web-site, different kinds of pages, computer insights & other tips
This site is mostly about oral history, written history, photos and things other than a family tree. To see our family tree visit aTree.us
Also one of the primary functions is the “proofing” of these stories, notes & histories ... and linking together all the bits and pieces from many sources, many people.
As I collect a bit here & a bit there, it eventually will provide an “ah hah!” moment and then I am off to doing the connecting research.
I travel a lot, and stop along the way in a court house here, a court house there ... gathering pertinent backup documents. I also use Ancestry.com a lot!
Come along with me on this incredibly fun venture into our family history. .... Gary Miller
Crooked Creek area ... an early frontier, full of history with names familiar to most of us; our families trace back ...
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Recently a number of Martins & Millers descended on the Berry Days Festival & spent the day talking about family as they all trace back to the same Martins, Wolfs & Millers. A great time, thanks to all.