From: "Linde Grace White" <lwhite6@cinci.rr.com>

Sunday, February 13, 2011 6:31 PM

I asked recently about the Livingston Burial Ground and Maggie Livingston's burial there. I have 
further information. I looked at some Pennington Graves that, I think, Carole DeSanto (pardon me if I 
got her name wrong) had photographed. Stephen B. Pennington, host of the funeral I was interested in, 
had a tombstone which clearly stated he died in 1892. Ergo, Maggie died before that. She is listed as 
alive and well on the 1880 census in Marion, Kansas, so her dates are narrowed down somewhat. I don't 
know if she came back to Lincoln County before her death. I would still like more information and 
continue looking for it, but I hope this helps other researchers who may come across this information 
while they are looking for something else. I have a little more knowledge of the Penningtons and am 
willing to share with folks researching them.  Linde Grace White

From: "Linde Grace White" <lwhite6@cinci.rr.com>

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:40 PM
 
I have a number of Livingston relatives buried in the "Livingston Burial Ground" 
which no longer exists. The story in my family goes that sometime, possibly in the 
late 1920s or 1930s, a neighbor took a dislike to the Livingstons (who sold the 
place and moved on in 1927). This irate neighbor came over, took a sledge hammer 
and knocked down all the tombstones and broke them into pieces, then this "neighbor" 
plowed the graveyard under. Is this true? The second question is related. My 2x great
aunt, Margaret Drake Livingston, was buried there next to her parents, John
H. and Arabella Griffing Livingston (and who knows who else). I have a
funeral card that invites everyone to her services on May 18, but there is
no year. I cannot find a death certificate. I have birth documentation from
Jessamine County where she was born in 1853. I THINK she might have come
from Kansas in 1918 or 1919 to help her sister, Sallie Livingston Pennington
(Mrs. Stephen B.). Sallie died 19 Apr 1919 of influenza and I know this for
a fact since her death certificate is readily available. So, I'm guessing
"Maggie" came back to Lincoln Co. to nurse her sister and take care of her
niece and nephews, that she caught the flu from Sallie, and, eventually died
of it. Does anybody know anything about this? Mr. Stephen B. Pennington's
house is the location for the funeral and he, I presume, was the host. A
Rev. H. C. Morrison conducted the service. The Penningtons owned the Whitley
House at one point in time and I wonder if that is where the funeral was
held.  More details please!  Thank you.
 
I recommend checking the brick wall board every now and then because
somebody may uncover information you are looking for. I also have some names
and dates for weddings my other greatgrandfather, J. G. Livingston,
officiated. Once again, the Kentuckiana Digital Library and its collection
of Interior Journal editions is a rich, online source of information.
 
Of my four great grandfathers, two were preachers, one was a cooper (made
barrels, etc.) and the other kept a saloon. It is no wonder we turned out
the way we did.
 
Linde Grace White