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From: "Jess Wilson" <>
Subject: Re: [KYCLAY-L] Re: Jess's log cabin-Rob Lewis?
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 11:18:59 -0400


Penny in London, How I/We Built My Log Cabin will have to wait. First I
must know if your Rob Lewis could be Robert Lewis, born ca. 1851, a son of
Bazell and Rebecca Maggard Lewis. Bazell joined the Union Army, when he was
too old, got down to Vicksburg and died. The army shipped his body to
Frankfort and he was buried there but the place has been obliterated or he
might have been moved to amp Nelson.

JESS WILSON
POSSUM TROT ROAD
MANCHESTER KY 40962

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> From: Ferguson <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: [KYCLAY-L] Re: Jess's log cabin
> Date: Monday, September 07, 1998 9:20 PM
>
> I post this to the list but want to ask Jess a question, I think everyone
> loves to read what Jess has to say is why. Jess I would love to hear how
> you built your log cabin. Did you cut the trees, square the logs, raise
it
> yourself? I remember you saying you had to build it fast because your
> daughters were bringing some friends home. I love your Baker book even
tho
> I knew they were not mine before I ordered it. Also am direct line to
> Nancy Fender (meanest woman on earth) and think that my Sarah (her first
> child) did not belong to William Easridge but maybe to a
Braxton.?????Does
> anyone know about this? My family always said the Fenders were Indian but
I
> think it was whoever Sarahs dad was that maybe the Indian came in. My
> mother is still alive (91 hrs old) and can remember Robert and Sarah
Fender
> Lewis. She says Rob Lewis (her ggpa) was extra easy going and very
> religious. Sarah was sorta hateful and kept her house cleaner than
anyone
> could believe. She spent a summer with them and they treated her very
> good, she remembers all the good food. Thanks Penny in London, KY
>
> ----------
> > From: Jess Wilson <>
> > To:
> > Subject: [KYCLAY-L] Re: Charity Estridge and Wilson Morgan?
> > Date: Saturday, September 05, 1998 4:41 PM
> >
> > Jolene. Here is an interesting footnote to our Morgan-Easridge stories.
> > Samuel Morgan had a brother, Wilson Morgan, who like a lot of people in
> > Leslie County, moved down here in this end of Clay. Morgan bought a
> corner
> > of a sectioN(640 acres) that had been bought from Francis Clark by
> > Christopher (Kit) York, whose wife was Diana, a d/o William Estridge
and
> > Nancy Fender. Diana, true to her mother's vicious nature, stabbed a
woman
> > with a pair of scizzors while in church. As a result, Kit and Diana
had
> to
> > sell and move west to avoid Diana being lawed by the stabbed woman
whose
> > flirting with Kit caused the trouble.
> >
> > Kit and Diana sold their part of the section to a
> > Granville Riley. When Riley came with a wagon load of furniture, my
> > grandfather, Alfred Wilson, met him at the mouth of the hollow and
bought
> > the land. This is where I now live. One corner of my land, I call
Wilson
> > Morgan's Knob. Wilson Morgan lies buried in the Wilson Family/Community
> > Cemetery.
> >
> > My grandmother must have made an unfortunate remark that caused
Morgan's
> > heirs to build a fence around his grave. I was never told what happen
but
> I
> > lived long enough for the fence to rot away. The Wilson family
continues
> to
> > keep Wilson Morgan's grave and all the other's in good order with some
> help
> > from the community.
> >
> > Could it be that Wilson Morgan was the father of Charity's son that she
> > named Wilson Estridge?
> >
> > JESS WILSON
> > POSSUM TROT ROAD
> > MANCHESTER, KY 40962
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Jolene Morgan Boyer <>
> > > To: <Jess Wilson <>
> > > Cc: <Jol Morgan Boyer <>
> > > Subject: Charity Estridge and Wm & Sophia Estridge
> > > Date: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 8:34 PM
> > >
> > > Mr. Wilson:
> > > Many, many thanks for your time and effort to send me the two
messages
> > on
> > > August 17, re the above people! It has given me insight and much
help
> > into
> > > the Charity Estridge/Morgan/Young situation, and I appreciate it very
> > much!
> > >
> > > Recently I've found a Morgan who is a descendant of John Green
Morgan,
> > and
> > > this will help put the pieces together about John Green's parentage.
I
> > > knew Samuel and Charity had John Green and Wilson, and seemingly
> without
> > > any marriage. At least I've never found a record.
> > > I am aware that Elisha Young, husband of Charity Estridge, was
injured
> > in
> > > a war related accident, but had no details until you provided
them--to
> > > include when he died (murdered)! Quite a story!
> > > Do you have any idea where Charity Estridge Young might be buried?
Is
> > she
> > > in the same cemetery as Elisha Young?
> > > Re: William & Sophia Estridge--that was quite a find--locating
> Sophia's
> > > grave!
> > > I was most interested in your remarks about common law second
marriages
> > > --and divorces--"take your hat and go" type arrangements! I also
> > > appreciate and thank you, very much for these details.
> > >
> > > Now, due to your excellent help, I'm going to send you, in a
separate
> > > e-mail message, what I've found over the past year about someone
you'd
> be
> > > interested in
> > > Christina Baker--daugter of "Boston Bob" Baker! I know you host an
> > annual
> > > birthday bash in his honor at your place. Do you have any descendants
> who
> > > attend that are from this branch of the family? If so, I'd very much
> > like
> > > to contact them!
> > > Thanks again, Mr. Wilson
> > > Sincerely--Jolene Morgan Boyer
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
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