Books To Read or Purchase

Carter County Books To Read

"Indian Trails of the Southeast"

1925 publication which has become the primary source for information on the topic.
By William E. Meyer
Link to selected pages of the book
Highly recommended

"Ghost Towns of 174"

Memories of the people and places of the Limestone, Lawton, Enterprise, Hayward, Soldier and Haldeman
area of Carter County, kentucky
By Willie Davis
Link to selected pages of the book
Highly recommended

"The Long Hunt"

Death of the Buffalo East of the Mississippi
By Ted Franglin Belue
Link to selected pages of the book
Well documented research and full of interesting details. Some interesting pictures, although the maps are very
poorly presented. Probably the best book available on this topic.

"Kentucky's Frontier Highway"

By Karl Raitz and Nancy O.Malley
Link to selected pages of the book
A well-researched and very readable history of early roads and travel and the in-depth story of the Maysville Road.
Three quarters of the book is a fascinating roadside travel guide to points of historic interest along the road.
Great for a weekend driving trip for you history buffs.
Available on Amazon.com

The Comets' Tale - Olive Hill High School Athletics
Compiled and Written By Jack Fultz
780 images. "With Memorabilia of the Era 1917 - 1971"
The quintessential book on Olve Hill High School Athletics. Published here by permission of Suezanne (Fultz) Steele.

Note that the book images will be opened in a new window/tab. You may close the book's Windows tab when you wish to exit viewing the book album.

Carter County Books for Sale

"Daniel Carroll family history"

The Carroll Family genealogy book is now available. It contains 525 pages, 40 are in color. It includes a table of contents and an index for easy searching.
It is in a nice brown with gold lettering 3 ring binder. This will make it easy to add to and take out pages.
Each book will include a picture/document CD with over 1,000 jpg files. Also, a piece of wood from the original Daniel Carroll cabin is included.
Cost for all of this is $80.
We are also offering this book on CD in a PDF format, which includes picture/document CD and piece of wood for $60.
Send checks made out to Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group, 8028 Grahn Rd., Olive Hill, Ky 41164.
Any questions can be sent via e-mail to vicgilbert@yahoo.com

A Moment in Time - The Biography of Matthew B. Sellers, II
By Barbara Sellers
552 pages. Matthew's personal diaries, laboratory notes, correspondence, patents, magazine articles he wrote and over 200 pictures

Introducing “The Kitchen Family – The Genealogy of James Kitchen and Jane Patterson” by Lennie M. Carter.
2 volume set – Over 1,400 pages traces James Kitchen and Jane Patterson from Greenbrier Co., W. Va. To Carter Co., Ky.
This completely re-written and expanded genealogy of James and Jane from the 1986 edition, with the family history
of the oldest 2 children of James and Jane: James who settled in Indiana and William Antony who settled in Missouri,
as well as additional information on John who settled on the Carter/Lawrence Co., Ky. line, Andrew, Sarah Elizabeth and Mary Alice
who all settled in Carter Co., Ky.
Photos, maps, obituaries, newspaper articles – fully indexed
To reserve a copy, email Lennie Carter at lennie3@attglobal.net
You will be invoiced prior to the mailing of the books.
Cost of 2 volume set: $95 plus $10 shipping and handling.

A Look Back...Volume I
By Sherry Lowe
Hardcover Print: $29.95
8 ½ x 11 Book of 241 pages.
A look back at the history of Carter County, Kentucky, which was formed in 1838. Contains the 1839 tax list and a list of the heads of
households as reported in the 1840 census records along with over 60 five-generation ancestral charts and page after page of
pictures of the family members, demonstrating that many of the 2009 inhabitants of Carter County are descended from those early
settlers. This series of books will be helpful to those with ancestral ties to Carter County to build their own family history and it will
hopefully aid the seasoned researcher in rounding out their data. Even for the non-researchers, this series of books can be a
delight to search for pictures of their family or to hunt for their surname among the many names listed and explored in each volume.

"My McGinnis Family" by Sherry Lowe.

The Heritage of Carter County, Kentucky, Vol II
by the Carter County Historical & Genealogical Society
Yes this is it. The one that everyone's been waiting on. The CCH&GS has about 100 extra copies to sell. Walk-ins can purchase a copy at the Commercial Bank of Grayson, or you can order it via mail.

Carter County Historical and Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1128
Grayson, KY 41143-5128

Walk-in: $57.50 + $3.45 tax
Mail orders: $57.50 + $6.00 shipping
(As usual, KY residents add an add'l $3.45 on mail orders as well
Make checks payable to "Carter County History Book"

Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Deaths Databases,
a 3-CD set containing all births, marriages, and deaths on file in the state of Kentucky (Yes, this is the same data already available online.) Available from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA)
send a written request (with check or money order) to:

Alice Yeager
Kentucky Dept. for Libraries and Archives
300 Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602
$30.00 ppd -
Ky residents add $1.80 tax
Make checks or money orders payable to Kentucky State Treasurer.

Days of Anger, Days of Tears - Underwood War and Tolliver-Martin feuds
by Juanita Blair & Fred Brown
Valley of the Shadow - Tolliver Martin feud (Available June 2000)
by Robert Sloan and Fred Brown
Smoke in the Woods, Vol I
Smoke in the Woods, Vol II
1850 Carter County Census, transcribed & indexed

Order from:
Crow's Nest Productions
210 Morehead Plaza
Morehead, KY 40351 $34.00 ppd

$12.00 ppd

$15.00 ppd
$15.00 ppd (Both for $28.00)
$20.00 ppd

All prices postpaid
KY residents please add sales tax

The Picklesimers of Eastern Kentucky
by John Wayne Picklesimer, Sr. and John Walter Picklesimer, Sr.

Hardback consisting of 384 pages, including the full name index.

Order from:
John W. Picklesimer, Sr.
2881 Middlesex Way
Lexington, Ketnucky 40503-2827 $33.00 ppd

KY residents please add $1.80 sales tax

1860 Carter County Census, transcribed
Lukas Murphy
Order From:
The East Kentuckian
134 Mills Rd.
Wilmington, Oh 45177
$20.00, plus $3.00 shipping

1870 Carter County Census, transcribed & indexed

Order From:
Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group
c/o Vicki Gilbert, Tres.
8028 Grahn Road
Olive Hill, KY 41164
$25.00, plus $3.00 S & H

Bygone Bylines of Eastern Kentucky Newspapers, 277 pp, indexed
by Evelyn Jackson & Cora Newman

Order from:
EKGS
P.O. Box 1544
Ashland, Kentucky 41105-1544 TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT

The Blankenships of Carter County, Kentucky - An addendum to Col. Leslie C. Blankenship's The Blankenship Family History
by C. Fred Blankenship, MD, 1905-1982, and Lee Ann Blankenship of Kent, Ohio

Order from:
Nancy Blankenship Brinly
1614 Dunbarton Wynde
Louisville, KY 40205-2778 $27.50 ppd

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Carter County Books To Read
"Indian Trails of the Southeast" 1925 publication which has become the primary source for information on the topic. By William E. Meyer Link to selected pages of the book Highly recommended
"Ghost Towns of 174" Memories of the people and places of the Limestone, Lawton, Enterprise, Hayward, Soldier and Haldeman area of Carter County, kentucky By Willie Davis Link to selected pages of the book Highly recommended
"The Long Hunt" Death of the Buffalo East of the Mississippi By Ted Franglin Belue Link to selected pages of the book Well documented research and full of interesting details. Some interesting pictures, although the maps are very poorly presented. Probably the best book available on this topic.
"Kentucky's Frontier Highway" By Karl Raitz and Nancy O.Malley Link to selected pages of the book A well-researched and very readable history of early roads and travel and the in-depth story of the Maysville Road. Three quarters of the book is a fascinating roadside travel guide to points of historic interest along the road. Great for a weekend driving trip for you history buffs. Available on Amazon.com
The Comets' Tale - Olive Hill High School Athletics Compiled and Written By Jack Fultz 780 images. "With Memorabilia of the Era 1917 - 1971" The quintessential book on Olve Hill High School Athletics. Published here by permission of Suezanne (Fultz) Steele. Note that the book images will be opened in a new window/tab. You may close the book's Windows tab when you wish to exit viewing the book album.
Carter County Books for Sale
"Daniel Carroll family history" The Carroll Family genealogy book is now available. It contains 525 pages, 40 are in color. It includes a table of contents and an index for easy searching. It is in a nice brown with gold lettering 3 ring binder. This will make it easy to add to and take out pages. Each book will include a picture/document CD with over 1,000 jpg files. Also, a piece of wood from the original Daniel Carroll cabin is included. Cost for all of this is $80. We are also offering this book on CD in a PDF format, which includes picture/document CD and piece of wood for $60. Send checks made out to Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group, 8028 Grahn Rd., Olive Hill, Ky 41164. Any questions can be sent via e-mail to vicgilbert@yahoo.com
A Moment in Time - The Biography of Matthew B. Sellers, II By Barbara Sellers 552 pages. Matthew's personal diaries, laboratory notes, correspondence, patents, magazine articles he wrote and over 200 pictures
Introducing “The Kitchen Family – The Genealogy of James Kitchen and Jane Patterson” by Lennie M. Carter. 2 volume set – Over 1,400 pages traces James Kitchen and Jane Patterson from Greenbrier Co., W. Va. To Carter Co., Ky. This completely re-written and expanded genealogy of James and Jane from the 1986 edition, with the family history of the oldest 2 children of James and Jane: James who settled in Indiana and William Antony who settled in Missouri, as well as additional information on John who settled on the Carter/Lawrence Co., Ky. line, Andrew, Sarah Elizabeth and Mary Alice who all settled in Carter Co., Ky. Photos, maps, obituaries, newspaper articles – fully indexed To reserve a copy, email Lennie Carter at lennie3@attglobal.net You will be invoiced prior to the mailing of the books. Cost of 2 volume set: $95 plus $10 shipping and handling.
A Look Back...Volume I By Sherry Lowe Hardcover Print: $29.95 8 ½ x 11 Book of 241 pages. A look back at the history of Carter County, Kentucky, which was formed in 1838. Contains the 1839 tax list and a list of the heads of households as reported in the 1840 census records along with over 60 five-generation ancestral charts and page after page of pictures of the family members, demonstrating that many of the 2009 inhabitants of Carter County are descended from those early settlers. This series of books will be helpful to those with ancestral ties to Carter County to build their own family history and it will hopefully aid the seasoned researcher in rounding out their data. Even for the non-researchers, this series of books can be a delight to search for pictures of their family or to hunt for their surname among the many names listed and explored in each volume.
"My McGinnis Family" by Sherry Lowe.
The Heritage of Carter County, Kentucky, Vol II by the Carter County Historical & Genealogical Society Yes this is it. The one that everyone's been waiting on. The CCH&GS has about 100 extra copies to sell. Walk-ins can purchase a copy at the Commercial Bank of Grayson, or you can order it via mail. Carter County Historical and Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1128 Grayson, KY 41143-5128	Walk-in: $57.50 + $3.45 tax Mail orders: $57.50 + $6.00 shipping (As usual, KY residents add an add'l $3.45 on mail orders as well Make checks payable to "Carter County History Book"
Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Deaths Databases, a 3-CD set containing all births, marriages, and deaths on file in the state of Kentucky (Yes, this is the same data already available online.) Available from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) send a written request (with check or money order) to: Alice Yeager Kentucky Dept. for Libraries and Archives 300 Coffee Tree Road Frankfort, Kentucky 40602	$30.00 ppd - Ky residents add $1.80 tax Make checks or money orders payable to Kentucky State Treasurer.
Days of Anger, Days of Tears - Underwood War and Tolliver-Martin feuds by Juanita Blair & Fred Brown Valley of the Shadow - Tolliver Martin feud (Available June 2000) by Robert Sloan and Fred Brown Smoke in the Woods, Vol I Smoke in the Woods, Vol II 1850 Carter County Census, transcribed & indexed Order from: Crow's Nest Productions 210 Morehead Plaza Morehead, KY 40351	$34.00 ppd $12.00 ppd $15.00 ppd $15.00 ppd (Both for $28.00) $20.00 ppd All prices postpaid KY residents please add sales tax
The Picklesimers of Eastern Kentucky by John Wayne Picklesimer, Sr. and John Walter Picklesimer, Sr. Hardback consisting of 384 pages, including the full name index. Order from: John W. Picklesimer, Sr. 2881 Middlesex Way Lexington, Ketnucky 40503-2827	$33.00 ppd KY residents please add $1.80 sales tax
1860 Carter County Census, transcribed Lukas Murphy Order From: The East Kentuckian 134 Mills Rd. Wilmington, Oh 45177	$20.00, plus $3.00 shipping
1870 Carter County Census, transcribed & indexed Order From: Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group c/o Vicki Gilbert, Tres. 8028 Grahn Road Olive Hill, KY 41164	$25.00, plus $3.00 S & H
Bygone Bylines of Eastern Kentucky Newspapers, 277 pp, indexed by Evelyn Jackson & Cora Newman Order from: EKGS P.O. Box 1544 Ashland, Kentucky 41105-1544	TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT
The Blankenships of Carter County, Kentucky - An addendum to Col. Leslie C. Blankenship's The Blankenship Family History by C. Fred Blankenship, MD, 1905-1982, and Lee Ann Blankenship of Kent, Ohio Order from: Nancy Blankenship Brinly 1614 Dunbarton Wynde Louisville, KY 40205-2778	$27.50 ppd