Franklin County, Kentucky • Family Lineage & Vital Statistics
Marriage & Provenance Notes:
John Adkins married Annie McConnell, daughter of John and Syntha Newnam McConnell of Franklin County, Kentucky.
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Newspaper Clippings (Located in Front Cover)
Miss Isabell Adkins of Los Angeles Dies
Miss Isabell Adkins, Los Angeles, died at her home there according to word received here by her aunt, Mrs. Lou Martin, 306 W. Stewart Street. She had been ill with tuberculosis for four months prior to her death. She is survived by one brother, Ira L. Adkins, Los Angeles, with whom she made her home; two aunts, Mrs. Lou Martin and Mrs. Cynthia Shipp, West Market Street; one uncle, J. R. Sacrey, South Oak Street and several cousins.
Mrs. Sarah Sacry at Holder Home
Mrs. Sarah Jane Sacry, 73, died at her home in Holder at 11:30 a.m. Sunday following an illness of a year. She was formerly Sarah Jane Blair, born in Joliet, January 16, 1859, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Blair. She was married 1886 to Ed Sacry, who died in 1926. She is survived by three children: Ella, Willy, and Frank, and nine grandchildren, all of Holder. She leaves also the following brothers and sisters: William Blair, Cropsey; Mrs. Anna Spencer, Cooksville; Frank and Thomas Blair, Holder; George Blair, Bowling Green, Ohio; and Joseph Blair, 705 Market Street, Bloomington. The funeral will be held at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Holder home and 9:30 at St. Patrick's Church at Merna. Burial will be made in Bentown Cemetery.
Joseph Newman
Relatives here have received word of the death of Mr. Joseph Newman of Switzer, Kentucky. Deceased was a member of one of the pioneer families of Kentucky and was one of the respected members of the community in which he lived. He was 71 years of age. Death was the result of dropsy. Mr. Newman is survived by his wife, four daughters, and five sons and several relatives in this state among which are: Mrs. Cynthia Dailey of South East Street; Miss Louise Martin of West Stewart Street; James R. Sacrey of South Oak Street; Edgar Sacrey of Bentown, Illinois. There are three grandchildren: Mrs. Maude Meeker of Colfax; Mr. Harry Newton and Earl Newton of Cropsey.
💡 Transcriber Note: Harry and Earl both had the surname Newnam / Newman, not Newton.
Transcribed Family Bible Entries
Individual / Event Name
Event Details & Transcribed Notes
Robert Sacry
Born 1781
Sytha Sacry
Born January 6, 1832
Louisa Sacry
Born November 22, 1865
Robert Sacry
Died November 12, 1866
Isabel Adkins
Born June 7, 1878
Ira Lee Adkins
Born October 28, 1880
John T. Adkins
Departed this life June 29, 1883
Annie Adkins
Departed this life September 28, 1887 — "may she be long remembered by all"