Virginia focused genealogy and history
Tag: Eisenbeis family
My wife and I were in Louisville, Kentucky recently with friends. While we were there, we had the opportunity to visit Cave Hill Cemetery to pay our respects to several of my ancestors who are interred there. Regular A Son of Virginia readers will recall that I have some Kentucky roots as my mother, maternal … Continue reading Exploring the Life of Henry Eisenbeis (1826-1902): From Bavaria to Kentucky (my 3x great grandfather)
Brick Wall Ancestor #2 “Jas. A. McHugh, a well-known railroad man on the L. and N. [Louisville & Nashville] road, was killed early yesterday morning near Lebanon Junction, by falling from a rapidly moving freight train. About 5 o’clock McHugh, who was brakeman, was running from one car to another, when his foot slipped on … Continue reading James Irvin McHugh (c.1853-1890) – my 2x great grandfather
In 1991, my maternal grandmother Rebecca Blanton (Morris) Eisenbeis (1913-1994) wrote the following about her life [in italics]: A Thing of Beauty Is A Joy Forever[1] I was a lonely twenty-two year old young lady many miles from my family and home in Virginia - November 24, 1935 I had been to church, then … Continue reading Recollections on life by my grandmother Rebecca Blanton (Morris) Eisenbeis (1913-1994)
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