From: KyArchives Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 10:22 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Alcock.Albenia.1926.Barren.OBIT Albenia Alcock July 29, 1926 Barren County KyArchives Obituaries Unknown Glasgow KY newspaper, from files of the late Eva Coe Peden. "MISS ALBENIA ALCOCK "Miss Albenia Alcock died in the Beech Grove section last Thursday, at the age of 85 years. She was a native of the section in which she lived and died. She leaves one sister, Mrs. B. K. Furlong of this place, the only remaining member of her generation. During the Civil War Miss Alcock was married to Mr. Alex Simmons, a solder who was home on a furlough. At the end of his furlough, he returned to the service, and never returned. His young wife never knew what became of him, and after a long wait, she assumed her maiden name. She was a member of the Catholic Church, becoming such while attending a Catholic school near Bardstown, and never after joined any other church. The burial was in the family burying ground, after funeral services conducted by Rev. J. P. Brooks." Was interred in the Alcock Cemetery which was moved when Barren River Dam and Lake was built. She is now interred in Reinterment Cemetery #1: Martha Albenia Alcock 18 Nov 1840 - 29 July 1926 Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/