THE THOMAS PATTON MAY DESCENDANTS OF ROBINSON CREEK
Our story starts with Elizabeth Harvey. Elizabeth Dorcas May was born into the family of Thomas Patton May and Elizabeth (Leslie) May on July 8, 1852. Born on a Lower Johnson Creek farm very near or on the homestead of Robert Leslie 1763-1822, the grandfather of Elizabeth Dorcas May. In the 1880 Census, Pike County…
The Adventurist Life Of Cordell Damron
A Special Thanks To John G. Damron The majority of Cordell L. Damron’s life was not without adventure and achievement. Most of what is preserved about Cordell’s life is only a small part of what made him widely known around the Shelby Creek and Pikeville area. What Pike Countians know today about Cordell Damron was…
Amos Newsom: Mountain Boy Climbs Success Ladder
Special thanks to Sandy Newsom for sharing photos of her family. The original story was written by Alice J. Kinder, Mountain Roots, News-Express, July 6, 1883 In 1967 Pike Countians read this astounding news in the newspapers: One of the largest transactions in the recent years of Pike County’s history took place when 2,600 acres…
The Sons and Daughters of William Harvey and Clarissa (Ruckers) Johnson
Alexander Johnson Alexander on the far right (above) Mary Jane Johnson Married to W. B. Johnson.
Jehu (Jay) Johnson Family
Jay Johnson was the youngest son of Robert and Easter (Branham) Johnson. Jay Johnson’s Headstone Mary Johnson’s Headstone
