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Both my parents families
settled predominantly in Johnson, Lawrence and Martin County,
Kentucky. Both families migrated from Southwestern
Virginia, in many cases as a result of land grants from the
Revolutionary War. Click on the pictures to see a larger version.
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Louvina Stratton and Alexander Boone Preece were my mother's great,
great grandparents. They settled in Martin County, KY and were
married in Floyd Co., KY on October 24, 1822. They built and
then raised 9 children at the cabin at the right. The cabin
was still standing in ca 1975 when the pictures at the right were
taken by another Preece descendant, Linda Preece. The
structure at the far right was the smoke house. |
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The house on the left is still
standing in Tutor Key, Johnson Co., KY & doesn't look much different
today. My father was born in this house. He was one of 6
children raised there. The family didn't have electricity
until after World War II.
My father crossed the swinging
bridge at the right several times. I took this picture of the
bridge in 1971. See the updated version of the bridge and its
story on my Beautiful Kentucky
page.
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right was taken in April 1964 when President Lyndon B. Johnson
delivered his now famous "War On Poverty" speech. That speech
was delivered from the porch of one of my mother's Fletcher cousins,
Tom Fletcher. The picture on the far right is the same house
taken in May 2004 by another Fletcher descendant, Jim Fletcher. |
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art of carving initials in wood has been around for centuries.
The shutters at the far right are from Eton University. My
13th great grandfather, William Alley carved his initials in the
shutters about 1523. William went on to be appointed
Bishop of Exeter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1560. Exeter
Cathedral where he is buried is at the right. |
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