A Smörgåsbord of Stories
Robert Garnett (1736-1830) was a native, colonial Virginian. How is he related to the Willis-Gordon-Garnett clan? What role did he play in our country’s independence? The Willis-Gordon-Garnett and Allied Families association honors the lives of Anne Garnett and Capt. Isaac Willis, who were first … read more
Haden family research is built upon the foundation of many talented and thorough cousins, notably: Edith Attkisson Rudder, author of My Father’s Family (1947) Dorothy Kabler Haden, author of John Haden of Virginia (1968) Kay Haden, researcher and blogger at Leaves of the Tree and … read more
The Battle of Blue Licks was one of the last battles of the American Revolution. Ten months after Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown, British and patriot forces met on a hill next to the Licking River in what is now Robertson/Nicholas Counties, Kentucky (then Kentucky County, … read more
This past weekend, lots of cousins gathered at the beautiful Locust Hill Farm in Virginia for the biennial reunion of the Willis, Gordon, Garnett and Allied Families. Members are descendants and relatives of Capt. Isaac Willis (1774-1867) of Locust Grove and his wife, Anne Garnett … read more
It’s my day, so I’m writing about myself. Buckle up as we go back to 2014 for one of my favorite, genealogy-trip stories. Adair County, Kentucky My family has lived in Adair County, Kentucky since the early 1800s. Naturally, I wanted to visit their … read more
James E. Garnett was the son of William Hopkins Garnett and Mary Victoria Jackson Willis. Born in Adair County, Kentucky in 1864, he used several nicknames: Ed, Ned, and, most frequently, “J. E.” Family members spell his middle name Edmund or Edmon. I … read more