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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Folder 62: West: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Mary Elkannon, Katie McDonald, Hazel ?, Loeta Miller, Debbie Evans, Donald West, Eileen Niederkorn, Charles F. Grabs Jr, Pam Wyatt, Evelyn Dinovo, and William F. Donnelly. Also contains a marriage bond, descendants of Joseph West sheet, a written history of the West family, a photograph of the Stone Walled Grave Site of Joseph West, Joseph West's Last Will and Tenement, deeds, and family group sheets.
Folder 63: Wharton: Only contains family group sheets and deeds.
Folder 64: Wheeler: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Leslie A. Bradshaw, Kathleen Bach told, Betty Secrest, Marshall R. Wheeler, Juanita Wheeler Wallace, and Eleanor M. Clark. Also contains letters, ancestry charts, and family group sheets.
Folder 65: Wherritt: Only contains a bibliography of the Wherritt family.
Folder 66: Whittaker: Only contains a deed and a written history of the Whittaker family.
Folder 67: White: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Steven Wacker, Faye Roberts, Hazel M. White, Leitha Trefren, Rosanne Brown, Rena E. Lacey-Parks. Also contains a marriage bond, a will, and family group sheets.
Folder 68: Whitlock: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Mayne Wilson. Also contains family group sheets and a deed.
Folder 69: Whitman: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Beverly Hancock, Margaret Connor, Mary Bergman, Myrtle Whitman, John Burdick, and David Decker. Also contains family group sheets and a deed.
Folder 70: Wiley: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Lois G. Smith, Helen Wiley Lee, Virginia Topscott, Pat Owen, Lee Wilder, Patricia A. Owen, David A. Grootenhuis, and Marjorie Bjerkager. Also contains family group sheets, ancestry sheets, and a genealogical record of the Wiley family.
Folder 71: Williams: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Nancy Hargerten, Gracie Spanley, Vicky L. Stacy, Fran Owensby, Susan Mills, Elaine Gilmore, and Oliver S. Williams. Also contains family group sheets, a will, and a biographical record of Daniel and Mary (Jackson) Williams.
Folder 72: Williamson: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Joyce Wilson. Also contains family grouping sheets, deeds, and photographs from ancestry.com.
Folder 73: Willeford: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and W.J. Willeford and Berty Elliott. Also contains family group sheets.
Folder 74: Willis: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Sally Willis-Oeltjen. Also contains family group sheets, a marriage license, a birth certificate, a photograph of a gravestone, and clippings from a newspaper.
Folder 75: Winant: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Hobart Dale Wyant. Also contains family sheets, wills, and a census.
Folder 76: Wisdom: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Frank W. Thraen.
Folder 77: Withers: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Clara Lerbbie?, Langdon Withers, and Mary Smith. Also contains family group sheets, wills, newspaper articles, and marriage and family records.
Folder 78: Wolfscale: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Joan Feezor. Also contains a document about the history of Wolfskill family.
Folder 79: Woner: Only contains pension and deeds records of the Wonder family.
Folder 80: Woodard: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Karen D. Hicks and James (Joyce) Woodyard. Also contains a will and a history sheet.
Folder 81: Woodruff: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Donald R. Gill. Also contains a family group sheet.
Folder 82: Woods: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Donna Gray, Steve Vandiver, Pat Collins, Doris Wood Haas, Teresa Clark, Garth Wood Haggard, Nancy Arthurs Wood, Helen Woods Walters, Georgia F. Fielden, Carol Porter, and Sharon Y. Jebavy. Also contains family group sheets, deeds, ancestry charts, descendants documents, and newspaper articles.