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 83: Woodson/Barnett: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Dawn Jump and Ellen Vandiver. Also contains family and marriage records, ancestry charts, and deeds.
Folder 84: Woodward: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Rebecca Roszina and Mary Boyd. Also contains family group sheets and wills.
Folder 85: Wooley: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Wilma (Wooley) McAllister, Alan L. Fisher, Eilene Watts, Cheryl J. Murray, Amy ?, Sara Rall, W.L. Hubka, and Jean Scott. Also contains family group sheets, wills, and maps.
Folder 86: Woolridge: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and William C. Wooldridge and Monzell Butler. Also contains family group sheets and a death certificate.
Folder 87: Wray: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and J.E. Wray and Evelyn Dodds. Also contains a will and family group sheets.
Folder 88: Wright: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Margaret Westman, Patricia Yokum Perry, and Catherine Higginson. Also contains family group sheets, ancestry charts, and a divorce record.
Folder 89: Wyatt: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Jean Anderson and Iola Gwinn. Also contains family group sheets and a will.
Folder 90: Yantis: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Edward E. Steele and Mary Armstrong. Also contains newspaper articles, family history sheets, and ancestry charts.
Folder 91: Yarborough: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Sally Yarborough, Texann J. Johnson, Aldeane Y. Wolfhagen. Also contains an ancestry chart.
Folder 92: Yater: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Patty Yater Strawmyer, Anna H. Arnold, Lynn A. Howard, Sam D. Lawson, Barbara Novaria, Moss W. Yater, Donna J. Catron, John Yater, Gloria Pichan, Martha Jane Yater Duggan, and Richard Lawson. Also contains family group sheets, newspaper articles, family index, ancestry charts, and a deed.
Folder 93: Yates: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Loris Barnes.
Folder 94: Young: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Diana D. Schertz and Charlotte Young Slinkard. Also contains family group sheets and a will.
Folder 95: Zike: Contains correspondence between Kathy Vockery and Donald ?.