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

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Folder 1: Mayfield: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Clarabell B. Davis, James E. Snipes, Jim Mayfield, Jill Martin. Also contains an ahnentafel graph of the Mayfield family beginning with Isaac Mayfield Jr. (b. 1769), family pedigrees beginning with Elijah Mayfield (b. 1760).
Folder 2: Merrit/Maret: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Roberta Munday Berkheimer, Tom Merritt, Minnie Merritt White, Frank L. Worley Jr., Warren Morton, Nancy Hines Marsh. Also contains family group records, a copy of the last will and testament of Stephen Merett dated 2 March 1814, a copy of a deed of conveyance involving Zachariah C. Merritt dated 12 April 1872, court records involving Lucinda Merritt dated April 1851, original letters addressed to Lucinda and Jeremiah Merritt dated 8 April 1850, a copy of a map of the Josephus Maret estate, a copy of a document entitled "Descendants of Elizabeth Maret," an article entitled "The Mitchel Maret Family" from a book entitled "Rockcastle County, KY, and its people," a copy of a deed of conveyance involving John Maret dated 20 February 1867, a copy of the last will and testament of John Brown dated 10 December 1802.
Folder 3: Mershon: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Doug Johnson Ridlie. Also contains a copy of the last will and testament of Furnace Mershon dated 12 June 1879, a copy of the last will and testament of Burket Snershoe dated 5 August 1864, and a copy of the death certificate of Susie Mershon dated 19 August 1930.
Folder 4: Messick: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Jean Brandt regarding Lydia Messick who lived in Madison County in the early 1800s. Also contains family group records.
Folder 5: Middleton: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Wilhain H. Johnson, Jim W. Soper, Laurie Middleton, Paul Rex Trihey, Mary K. Barnard. Also contains a copy of a document entitled "The Name and Family of Middleton" compiled by the media research bureau, a copy of court documents involving Henry H. Middleton dated 15 April 1839.
Folder 6: Miller (1): Contains correspondence between Vockery and Elizabeth Carmark, Nancy Orr Anderson, C.E. Miller, Clare F. Magbee, Marilyn Merritt, Thelma L. Lunsford. Also contains a bound family pedigree, a biographical sketch of William Miller (1747-1841), a copy of a document entitled "An Early Fort and Those who Lived Within" as well as the original typescript, a copy of a document entitled "The Greatest Band of Outlaws America has Ever Known Arrives in Minnesota to Look into Banking Conditions" with a highlighted portion regarding Clell Miller, a copy of a biographical sketch regarding Jacob Miller (b. 1791), a copy of a letter by Priscilla M. Harris dated 14 July 1842 regarding her trip west immediately before the California Gold Rush and her engagement with the French Man "Rubeadue" on the trail, family pedigrees, a copy of court records involving William Miller dated 22 January 1894.
Folder 7: Miller (2): Contains correspondence between Vockery and Harold K. Bowen, Hazel M. White, Shirley Stephens, Ben R. Burkholder, Goebelene H. Singleton (Mrs. Kenneth D. Singleton), Ruth Coder Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Carmack, Roy Silfven. Also contains a copy of a deed of conveyance involving John Morrell dated 20 January 1817, a copy of the estate sale record of William Miller dated 16 February 1893, family pedigrees, a biographical sketch of Jacob Miller (b. 1791), a copy of a note granting permission to marry signed by William Miller dated 21 October 1856, a copy of a deed of conveyance involving Daniel Miller dated 16 January 1865, and a copy of a deed of conveyance involving William Miller dated 26 September 1877.
Folder 8: Million: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Nellie Million Wimmer, C. Hollenbeck, David A. Holder, Pat Shoemaker, Eric Alexander. Also contains copies from the 1790 Kentucky Census, a copy of the last will and testament of Squire Million dated 17 November 1857, a copy of the last will and testament of George Million dated 30 April 1830.
Folder 9: Mills: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Virginia Everding. Also contains family group records, a copy of a document entitled "The Mills Family Record," and a copy of an article entitled "Ancestry of My Mills Family" by Harry W. Mills.
Folder 10: Mitchell: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Jennifer Mitchell Alexander, Virginia A. Tschanz, Betty J. Ooley (Mrs. Paul R. Ooley). Also contains family group records, a copy of a deed of conveyance involving John Mitchell dated 1883, copies of affidavits pertaining to Mitchell's in Garrard County, a copy of a transcript from a trial involving J.H. Mitchell dated 19 June 1936.
Folder 11: Moberly: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Donna M. Nichols, Mary Catherine Moody, James O. King, Amalie Preston, Jean Duvall. Also contains a copy of a chapter entitled "Moberly" which appears to tell the story of the movement of that family into Kentucky, a lengthy family pedigree, a list of deeds involving Moberly's in the Madison County Court Records, and a document entitled "The Moberly Family of Madison County, KY."
Folder 12: Montgomery: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Don Houk, Dona Wilson, Rick S. Thomas, Roseanne H. Montgomery, Joe Montgomery. Also contains family group records, a biographical sketch of Robert Montgomery (b. 1790), a copy of a deed of conveyance involving Isaac Montgomery dated 30 November 1847, a copy of a document entitled "The John Montgomery Family," family pedigrees, ahnentafel graphs, a copy of a deed of conveyance involving Robert and Esther Montgomery dated 1 March 1848, a copy of the last will and testament of Robert Montgomery 13 May 1889, a newspaper clipping of an article entitled "The Life and Times of Ed Montgomery," a copy of the last will and testament of Esther Montgomery dated 8 July 1841.
Folder 13: Moody: Contains correspondence between Vockery and Donny L. Perry, Beatrice Day, Doris E. Roark. Also contains family group records.