Vockery Genealogy Research Files | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Vockery Genealogy Research Files

Primary Creator: Vockery, Kathy (1937-)

Extent: 16.28 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 06/04/2018

Subjects: Kentucky--Genealogy.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of the genealogy research files compiled by Bill and Kathy Vockery over decades of conducting family research for people around the country. They conducted research in Madison and Garrard Counties, Kentucky. The content of the files includes original correspondence between the Vockerys and researchers and copies of documents that prove various family connections. In rare cases there are original letters and documents that were sent to the Vockerys. This collection would be very helpful for family history researchers in Madison and Garrard Counties.

Collection Historical Note

Kathy Vockery, a retired school counselor, and her husband Bill have written numerous genealogy books on Madison, Garrard and Jessamine Counties in Kentucky. They have found hidden cemeteries, and have transcribed court records, marriage records and vital records. In addition, for many years they have assisted genealogy researchers in finding their Madison and Garrard County roots.

Subject/Index Terms

Kentucky--Genealogy.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Vockery, Kathy

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 35

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Folder 45: Walkup-Ogg: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and W.S. O'Neal, Carene ?, and Robin Mack. Also contains a memoriam, wills, a family genealogy sheet, ancestry sheets, deeds, and family group sheets.
Folder 46: Walker: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Barbara Hopkins, Marcy Hubbard, Neville Gross Jr, Nancy I. Hill, JoAnn Turner, Stanley H. Embry, Martina Carpenter, Sylvia C. Davis, and Leslie A. Bradshaw. Also contains pages from History of Kentucky and Kentuckians, the 1990 edition of Kentucky Living, different editions of The Chase, funeral records, descendants of David Walker sheet, deeds, and family group sheets.
Folder 47: Ward: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Connie Bradbury and Bettye Lowry. Also contains family group sheets, court and marriage records.
Folder 48: Wall: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Bruce M. Lancaster, and Judy Hubbard. Also contains family sheets and a lineage chart.
Folder 49: Wallace: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and William Wallace Thompson, Bill Tudor, Audrey E. Howe, and June Wallace. Also contains family group sheets and an article from The Family Tree.
Folder 50: Ware: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Jean Bourne, Nelda Smith, and Paul Gunter. Also contains a deed.
Folder 51: Waremouth: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Michele Nelson, Lorine Webb, Mary L. Barnes, Michele Sorensen, Frieda J.C. West, Lavona Warmoth, and Bill Warmouth. Also contains family group sheets, ancestry sheets, deeds, and family census records.
Folder 52: Warren: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Kenneth & Madge Warren, Dennis Hansen, Janet Elliott, Jane Reed, Kitty J. (Sims) Magee, William E. Herring, and Marjorie W. Rogers. Also contains a certificate of death and family group sheets.
Folder 53: Watson: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and May Jane Tillman, Marion W. Watson, Diana Hay, Carol M. Watson, Mark T. Watson, and Clara Watson Elkins. Also contains a cope of The History of Lawrence County, a copy of the Watson Family History sheet, deeds, and family group sheets.
Folder 54: Watts: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Reid Ross and Pat Gregel. Also contains family group sheets, deeds, and a genealogy sheet of the Watts family.
Folder 55: Wayland: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Esther Truax. Also contains family group sheets.
Folder 56: Weant: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Kenneth E. Weant. Also contains a map of Missouri with newspaper and marriage records and a sheet with descendants of Alexander F. Weant.
Folder 57: Weatherred: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Harvey Beckwith. Also contains family group sheets and a document tracing the history of the Weatherred family.
Folder 58: Weaver: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Curtis D. Mitchell and Carol Botteron. Also contains the Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family, family group sheets, ancestry sheets, and deeds.
Folder 59: Welch: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Christine Stephen(s)? and Patricia Anderson. Also contains family group sheets and the Kentucky Gazette.
Folder 60: Weldon: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and John B. Weldon Jr, Roy & Lois Larsen, and H. Herbert Weldon. Also contains family group sheets and an ancestry chart.
Folder 61: Wells: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Jessica Cole and B.A. Church. Also contains a scanned photograph.