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Napier

Surname Resources:
Harrison Napier from the Dr. John Dickey Diary
OH Napier  The Voice from the Mountains

Nelson

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Nichol / Nichols / Nickell / Nickells / Nickel / Nickels & variations

Surname Resources:
Bio of Thomas C. Nichols of Pendleton Co., KY
The Life and Times of Joseph Cottle: c1834 m. Nancy Nickell
Morgan Co. High School, West Liberty, Class of 1928 RE: Elizabeth Nickell photo
Nickell Births in Wolfe County, Kentucky  for 1861, 1874-1878, 1902-1903, 1907-1910
Nickell Marriages in Wolfe County, Kentucky   for 1861, 1874-1878, 1907 and 1909

Noble

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Early Lower Troublesome Creek Settlers Breathitt County

Nolan 

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Oliver   

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Patrick    Rhoda  Wiley C. 

Surname Resources:
100 Years Ago Today RE: Ward L. Patrick. "At 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon C & O eastbound freight train No. 61 struck two young men who were walking up the track, just above the Thirty-second street crossing, in Ashland, killing one and probably fatally injuring the other..."
1911-2000 Kentucky Deaths for Patrick
Elijah Patrick son of Meredith & Rebecca (Williams) Patrick of Russell County, Virginia and Magoffin County, Kentucky
Journal of Harrison Gregory Arnett
Patrick Surname DNA Project
Patrick Message Board
Paula's View
Sandy Gorin's Kentucky Biographies Board RE: Elijah Patrick
Summary of the Patrick Family Lineage

Pennington   

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Perkins   

Surname Resources:
Carl Dexter Perkins as per their site: Among the last of the New Deal liberals, Carl Dexter Perkins, who served Eastern Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives, was born October 15, 1912, in Hindman, Kentucky.
Perkins Surname DNA Project
Train from Kentucky to the Chickasaw Nation *NEW*

Phillips

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Callahan & Sarah (Phillips) Smith Article (
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Photo Resources: *NEW*
Callahan & Sarah Jane "Sallie" (Phillips) Smith

Picklesimer / P'simer & variations

Surname Resources:
100 Years Ago Today RE: Carlie Picklesimer. "At 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon C & O eastbound freight train No. 61 struck two young men who were walking up the track, just above the Thirty-second street crossing, in Ashland, killing one and probably fatally injuring the other..."
Abraham Picklesimer Cemetery Transcription  with some obits & photos. Near the mouth of Slate Branch, Volga, KY
Picklesimer Cemetery in Johnson County, Kentucky. Some obituaries included.
The Picklesimer Family of Eastern Kentucky  Info on Abraham Adam Picklesimer & his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Prater and descendants as well as, David Picklesimer who married Sarah Prater, Daughter of Archibald and Sarah (Fugate) Prater and their descendants.
Picklesimer/Beckleheimer/Behymer  info on background of the names and research on the different descendant groups in the country

Pigg

Surname Resources:
A Pigg Family Bible Transcription

Poe

Surname Resources:
2006 Poe Family Reunion in Kentucky
Poe Family History
Poe Family in Kentucky  

Potter

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Potter Flats

Prater 

Surname Resources:
Caleb & Evaline Prater May Caleb May born May 1831, Floyd County,Kentucky and Evaline Prater born 15 Jan 1831, Floyd County, Kentucky
Name History & Origin for Prater
Old Prater Cemetery, Pike County, Kentucky
Prater Family Genealogy Forum
Prater-L Archives
Prater Surname DNA Study   This is a brand new study, so join and submit your sample now! The first sample was just mailed in to them late May 2006.
Review of Spirits in the Field Old Prater Cemetery on Greasy Creek near Pikeville, Kentucky.

Preston   

Surname Resources:
Libby Preston's Genealogy A wonderfully informative Preston site!
 *March 2006 Free Resources Excellence
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Preston Genealogy
Prestons of the Confederate States Army from the Civil War
Smithfield Preston Collection From their site: "Collection consists of letters written by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Most of the correspondents are the children and grandchildren of William and Susanna Smith Preston, settlers of Montgomery County, Virginia, who built their home, "Smithfield," in 1772."
Virginia Prestons Claims to be all Virginia lines

Prewitt   

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Ramey

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Potter Flats

Ratliff   

Surname Resources:
East Kentucky Heritage
Ratliff-Smith Genealogy

Rice

Surname Resources:
Rice Families of Kentucky
Rice Surname DNA Project
Will of David A. Rice Harlan County, Kentucky

Risner  Electa  Elizabeth "Betty"  Jahaza  Larkin   Louiebelle  Lula  Rhoda 

Surname Resources:
1732 Passenger List from the Ship Dragon RE: Hans Michell Reisner
Baldridge, Hazel (Risner) Site Dedication
Journal of Harrison Gregory Arnett
Relatively Risner
Risner Biographies
Risner Message Board
Reisner Message Board
Train from Kentucky to the Chickasaw Nation *NEW*

Row /Rowe   

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Rose 

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Runyon

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Sallee 

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Salyer / Salyers

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2006 Fletcher-Salyer Reunion in Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY
John Morgan Salyer from Magoffin County in the Old Time Fiddler's Hall of Fame.

Sellards

Surname Resources:
Appalachia Crossroads  by Clayton R Cox, 1977
Descendants of Hezikiah Sellards & Jennie (Sellards) Wiley
Jenny Wiley Association Articles
The Saga of Jenny Wiley
Variations of the Jenny Wiley Story These are family stories submitted by individual contributors, very interesting :)

Shepherd

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Frank Goodman Genealogy Home Page
ShepherdWeb's Historic Shepherd Family Album - genealogy in pictures

Short 

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Sizemore

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Sizemore/Delawder Reunion in Pedro, Ohio
Descendants of William Sizemore
Frank Goodman Genealogy Home Page - tons of Sizemore pictures
Sand Mountain Melungeons
Shot to Death by Deputy Sheriff  at Four Mile in Bell County, KY
Sizemore DNA Project
Sizemore Genealogy Research 

Slone   

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Slusher

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Smith  

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Callahan & Sarah (Phillips) Smith Article (
pg1, pg2, pg3, pg4) *NEW* by Betty Howard
Jennie Jane Varney's Funeral Book (lists descendants, relatives and friends of Martin F. Smith & Jennie Jane Varney from the Pike County, Kentucky area)
Our Appalachian Ancestors   (descendants of Jeremiah and Henry Smith)

Photo Resources: *NEW*
Callahan & Sarah Jane "Sallie" (Phillips) Smith
Jonah & Sarah (Smith) Williamson Family Photos

Sparks   

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Sparks/Howard Family Reunion in Pedro, Ohio

Spears

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Spradlin

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Spradlin Branches  a wealth of information on the Spradlins of Johnson County, Kentucky and their many branches

Spurlock

Surname Resources:
The Spurlock Family of Harlan County, Kentucky

Stamper

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Stamper Family Project Tons of Info!!

Stanley   

Surname Resources:
Stanley KY Marriages
Stanley Surname Network
Stanley Census Resources Census Records for Magoffin County & Virginia
 *February 2006 Free Resources Excellence
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Stanley Quaker Records as found in the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy
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Steel   

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Stone   

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Sturgeon   

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Sublett & variations

Surname Resources:
Ancestry's Sublett Message Board
Distribution of Sublett Families in the US (Hint: Use the dropdown box to change the year)
French Huguenots Soblet / Sublett
Sublett Family Association
Sublett Family Bible
Sublett Related Links
Sublett Name History & Origin

Tackett

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Taulbee

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The Taulbee Pages
Taulbee Obituaries - A Collection

Thacker

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Thacker Genealogy Forum

Thompson   

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Todd

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Wills of John Todd Junior & Senior   of Bourbon County, Kentucky. Also contains some Madison County court settlement info for them

Toler   

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Trusty

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Tucker

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Will of Jonathan Tucker 1804, Bourbon Co, KY
Tucker DNA Project

Turner

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Devil Jim Turner, Outlaw of Harlan County by Holly Fee - He got his name for good reason!!!

Vanderpool

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VanHoose *NEW*

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Another VanHoose Group
Vanhoose Genealogy A collection of VanHoose photos, marriages, death certificates and a email group @yahoo for VanHoose and related families to learn and share their family information.

Varney

Surname Resources:
Jennie Jane Varney's Funeral Book (lists descendants, relatives and friends of Martin F. Smith & Jennie Jane Varney from the Pike County, Kentucky area)

Walters   

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Watkins / Wadkins

Surname Resources:
1728-1850 Watkins / Wadkins KY Marriages *NEW*
About Nathaniel W. Watkins This is an article in the March 2003 Watkins Family Newsletter. Nathaniel was born January, 1796 in Versailles, Woodford Co. KY. His parents were Henry (Hal) Watkins and Elizabeth Hudson (Clay) Watkins.
Famous Watkins' *NEW*
Watkins DNA Project
Watkins / Wadkins Genealogy Researching: Watkins/Wadkins, Cole, Perkins, Brown, Whitaker, Poe, Allen, Stanley & more in Magoffin Co. & Floyd Co. Ky
Watkins Family History Society *make sure to search the back issues of their newsletter with the search term "ky" because certain issues have a lot of info on KY Watkins that we did NOT see in their regular site content
Watkins Family History Society Message Board this link searches the message board for entries containing "ky"

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John & Artie Watkins Breathitt County, KY

Wheeler   

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Whitaker /Whittaker & variations
Elizabeth "Betty"    Mark 2    Martha "Patsy"  

Surname Resources:
The Capture of Jane Whittaker and Polly Alley
Johnson M. "Uncle Bud" Adams Family
Mark Whitaker Memorial dedicated Spring 2006
Martha "Patsy" Whitaker Memorial photos and tribute
Whitaker / Watson Family History
Whitaker DNA Testing

Photo Resources:
Mark Whitaker Memorial Dedication
1 & 2

Wiley

Surname Resources:
Descendants of Hezikiah Sellards & Jennie (Sellards) Wiley
Jenny Wiley Association Articles
The Saga of Jenny Wiley
Variations of the Jenny Wiley Story These are family stories submitted by individual contributors, very interesting :)

Williams

Surname Resources:
Core Melungeon DNA Project
Eastern KY Williams Researchers
Train from Kentucky to the Chickasaw Nation *NEW*

Williamson

Surname Resources:
The Biography of Peter H. Alley his mother was Rebecca Williamson (dau of Benjamin Williamson)
Frank Goodman Genealogy Home Page
The Williamson Family
Williamson Family Genealogy Forum
Williamson Surname DNA Project

Photo Resources: *NEW*
Jonah & Sarah (Smith) Williamson Family Photos

Wireman

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Wireman Family Genealogy Forum

Woolum   

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Workman   

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Yeager   

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