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From: "Carey Rogers" <>
Subject: [KYJacksonPurchase-L] Re: Mayfield Messenger 8/04/1908
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 22:24:43 -0500


Ben Howard married Martha Jane Jetton the daughter of Asaph Jetton.
Asaph and Martha Jane are buried in the Jetton Cemetery in southeast
Graves County.

Carey Rogers

P.S. Just what is a "brush breaker"? Someone who originally cleared
the land?

-----Original Message-----
From: Imanewtoo <>
To:
Date: Friday, May 15, 1998 10:34 AM
Subject: [KYJacksonPurchase-L] Mayfield Messenger 8/04/1908

>Article found in old Newspaper archives in Mayfield. Thought might
help
>someone
>
>Thesday August 04, 1908
>Early Tuesday morning the Messenger office had the pleasure of a
visit from
>Mr. W.B. Howard, Sr. of near Lynville, one of the old "brush
breakers" of
>Graves County. This was the first visit, if we remember right, we
have ever
>received from this honored citizen of the county. He was born in
North
>Carolina in April 1827 and when three years old came to Graves
county where he
>has been a resident almost continuously since. When he located in
the section
>of the country where he now lives there was no road from Lynville
to Mayfield
>and only three settlers on the Mayfield & Paris road. Puducah was
such a
>small city in his early manhood that he took a load of Irish
potatoes to that
>place in order to sell, to by a barrel of salt, but here were so
few people
>there and the demand so small he could not sell his potatoes. He
was married
>to Miss M.J. Jetton over 50 years ago, since which time they have
lived
>happily every since. 12 children were born to them, 9 of whom are
now living.
>He is a member of the Methodist Church, a Democrat, and though over
81 years
>old, he is reasonably active and in good health. Such visitors are
always
>given a hearty welcome in the Messenger office.
>
>There are two more articles, someone might find interesting, I'll
send later.
>Thease people are not my line but hopefully will help someone.
>Bette (New) Sousa
>Fremont, Ca.
>
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