IRVINE, JAMES
Died in Jessamine County on January 3rd 1851, James Irvine, surviving soldier of Revolutionary Army.
“Kentucky Statesman”, May 14, 1851
IRVINE, JAMES
“In Jessamine County, January 3rd, 1851, in the ninety-seventh year of his age, James Irvinge. (That is the spelling in the obituary but his name is shown as James Irvine elsewhere)
“This aged soldier of our Revolution, who has passed from our midst, and whose mortal remains are now laid in the dust, was born in Mecklinburg county, Va., in the month of March, 1754, and was at the time of his decease the only pensioner of the Revolutionary War in the county. The men of the American Revolution are no more; and the men who made our Constitution only live in our hearts. But, who shall say that the soldiers of our Revolution can not live forever? The fathers of our Revolution were called with vast conceptions, which called America into being. They lived for those conceptions, and their deeds praise them.
They lived amid spirits free,
Who toiled with them in life;
That God and Liberty Crowned in that holy strife;
For them a nation wept
At freedom's sacred shrine,
In glory they all slept
Where be with them will shine
The deceased was in Gen. Arnold's expedition against Canada, in September 1775. Seldom was there an expedition attempted during the Revolution, in which more hardship was endured or more untiring perseverance manifested, than is that of Arnold's. In ascending the Kenebec, his troops were constantly obliged to carry back up the rapid currents and other dangerous falls. Added to their other trials, their provisions failed, and to support life they were obliged to eat their dogs. But they were suffering for their country's cause, their wives and children, the rights and blessings of freedom. The deceased was under General Washington at the siege and capture of Yorktown; also at the battle of White Plains, Germantown, Brandywine, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, Long Island, Red Bank, etc. He served throughout the War of Independence and was discharged from service in Charles City, Va. - and the fact of his great age may be adduced as a proof of divine appropriation and a blessing on the cause which our Fathers of our Revolution espoused. For a truly philanthropic mind, however, it proves that our lives are prolonged, and our health (illegible word) by living for such purposes as develope all our powers, instead of spending our time in the depth of ignorance.
A few years since, the deceased professed Religion. He lived an exemplary member of the Church until his death. His great age had whitened his locks and diminished his eye, and spread around him the infirmities and emblems of many years of toilsome service, but his heart beat as warmly as in his youth - and was as firm as it had ever been in the play of battle. The deceased leaves a number of children, relatives, and friends to mourn his loss but, while their loss is irreparable, it is a source of great consolation to have an assurance that their father died a triumphant death, and in full hope of a blissful immortality beyond the grave.” Yours respectfully, Samuel M. Duncan (contributed by Gary Stuart)
JACOBS, WILLIAM RAYMOND
William Raymond Jacobs, 64, of 114 Belle Court, Nicholasville, died Sunday, March 8, (1981) after an extended illness. He was a World War II veteran, employee at Ethington Motor Co. for 45 years and a member of the Nicholasville Christian Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Irene Burton Jacobs; a son, William M. Jacobs, of Nicholasville; two sisters, Mrs. Elesteen (Mae F.) Hager and Mrs. Joe (Dorothy) Clarke, both of Nicholasville. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Guyn, Kurtz, Hager and Cundiff Funeral Home by Rev. W. J. Arvin and Rev. E. E. Sivis. Burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery. Casketbearers were Raymond Allen Hager, Tommy Burton, Willard Perkins, O'Neal Masters, Victor Robinson and Maurice Foley.
The Jessamine Journal, March 12, 1981
JOHNS, MRS. MABEL ENGLISH
Mrs. Mabel English Johns, 69, wife of Edward (Ed) Johns, of 327 Well Lane, Nicholasville, died Thursday night, January 12, (1978) after a long illness. She was a native of Jessamine County, a daughter of the late C. C. and Claudia Davis English, an active member of the Nicholasville Christian Church, member of the Healy Homemakers Club and a Kentucky Colonel. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert Johnson, of Atlanta, Ga; and Mrs. David Grow of Nicholasville; four sons, Kenneth, Sonny, Jr., Billy Clay and Arby Johns, all of Nicholasville; four sisters, Mrs. Clarence Robinson, Nicholasville, Mrs.Oakley Lee, of Louisiana; Mrs. Vivian Ford and Mrs. Ruth Jones, both of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Buell English of Lancaster, Ky; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Betts and West Funeral Home by Rev. E. E. Sivis, Rev. Gayle Toole, Rev. Doyle Cannon. Burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Worley Burton, Victor Robinson, Bobby Gene English, Danny Johns, Ronald Johns, and Scotty Johns. Honorary bearers were Cecil Johnson, Chester Shackelford, Lemon Lee, Jimmy Fisher, Mark Barnett, John Lanham, Bob Hughes, and David Willhotte.
The Jessamine Journal, January 19, 1978
JOHNSON, VERDENIA JOHNS
Mrs. Verdenia Johns Johnson, 51, wife of Robert Johnson, Atlanta, Georgia, died April 17 (1981). She was a native of Nicholasville and was the daughter of Edward Johns of Well Lane and the late Mabel English Johns. Besides her husband and father, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Debbie Fields, Mrs. Terri Barjars and Miss Mary Jo Johnson, all of Dallas, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Joretta Grow, Nicholasville, four brothers, Kenneth, Charles (Sonny), Billy Clay, and Arby Johns, all of Nicholasville, and four grandchildren. Memorial services were held Saturday afternoon at the Hay and Anatt Funeral Home in Marietta, Georgia. Burial was Tuesday afternoon in Restland Memorial Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.
The Jessamine Journal, April 23, 1981
JONES, CLAUDY
Services for Claudy “Casey” Jones, 115 East Brown Street, a former musician and watchmaker, will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Betts & West Funeral Home. Jones, 73, a fiddle player who had performed with various bands, including Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers, died Saturday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center on Leestown Road, Lexington.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Dec. 4, 1984
Contributed by Nancy Perry.
JONES, CLEO
Cleo Stanford Jones, 65, of 218 Shreveport Drive, husband of Ruth Jones, died June 9 (1988) at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Funeral services were held at 12:30 p.m. Friday in Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Guyn, Kurtz, Hager and Cundiff Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
The Jessamine Journal, June 16, 1988
JONES, IRMA BLAKEMAN
Irma Blakeman Jones died July 14 (1988) at the Harrison Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was a resident of 316 Beacon Hill. Mrs. Jones was a retired Southwestern Tobacco Company employee. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Maggie English Blakeman. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include six nieces, Mrs. Mildred Walker, Mrs. Mary Helen . . . .Robert Brumfield, Lyman Brumfield, Howard Brumfield, Bobby Blakeman, and Liston Blakeman, Jr. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Guyn, Kurtz, Hager and Cundiff Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Lowe and David Wortier officiating. Burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery. Casketbearers were Lloyd Wayne Gray, Lee Walker, Oakley Brumfield, Starling Gray, Robert Brumfield, W.T. Brumfield, Merritt Brumfield, and Brian Gray. Visitation was held from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday and from 11:00 a.m. until time for services on Saturday.
Jessamine Journal, July 21, 1988
JONES, JOHN PAUL
John Paul Jones, died Saturday, February 28 (1987) at Winchester Manor, but had resided in Nicholasville at one time. He was formerly of Jasper, Alabama. Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. March 3 at Maple Grove Cemetery. Rev. David Wotier, officiated at the services. Guyn, Kurtz, Hager and Cundiff had charge of the arrangements.
Jessamine Journal, March 5, 1987
JONES, OSCAR
Oscar Jones, 88, formerly of Wilmore, died May 21. He was the son of the late Joe and Mamie Gilbert Jones. He is survived by a sister, Reatha Osborne. Burial was in Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
Jessamine Journal, May 23, 2002
Contributed by Nancy Perry.
JONES, RUTH ENGLISH
Ruth English Jones, 85, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Jessamine County, died Tuesday, March 23 (2004). A native of Jessamine County, she was born September 2, 1918, to the late Christopher C. and Claudia Davis English. She was the widow of C.S. Jones, who died in 1988. She was a retired employee of Champion Paper Company in Hamilton. Survivors include her son, Michael Davis Shultz and his wife, Judy, of Ohio; give grandchildren, Kim Schaff, Larry, Michele, Stephanie and Stephen Shultz, all of Ohio; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home with burial to follow at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Family members will serve as bearers. Visitation will be held Friday from noon until the time of the service.
The Jessamine Journal, March 25, 2004
JUNIUS, J. E. Mr.
J. E. Junius died at his home in Harrodsburg, Sunday morning, Jan. 21, 1912, of pneumonia. Mr. Junius was 68 years old and had been ill of a complication of diseases for four months. He was a most highly respected citizen of Harrodsburg and served as a Confederate in the civil war. Mr. Junius leaves a wife, Mrs. Susan Junius, three daughters, Mrs. J. B. ???, of Mercer County, Mrs. A. T. Herd, of New York; Mrs. T. S. ????, to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held by the pastor at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Interment in Harrodsburg cemetery.
KING, HENRY, SR.
Capt. Henry King, Sr., of Jessamine County. Died in December 1820.
Kentucky Obituaries
KING, MRS. MARY ENGLISH
Mrs. Mary English King, 51, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday morning (October 5, 1947) after two days’ illness. Mrs. King was a native of Jessamine County and was the daughter of Mrs. Nancy Lewis English and the late William R. English. She was a member of the Christian Church. Besides her mother, Mrs. King is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Marion B. Graham, of Lexington; three sisters, Mrs. C. W. McGinnis, of Frankfort; Mrs. George W. Filer, of Ludlow, and Mrs. F. E. Twaddell, of Lexington, and a brother, Norris English, of Lexington. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery Tuesday.
Jessamine Journal, October 6, 1947
KUHN, HAROLD B.
Harold B. Kuhn of Wilmore, a longtime professor at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore and a relief worker in Eastern Europe for many years, died Friday at Humana Hospital-Lexington. He was 83. Mr. Kuhn, a native of Belleville, Kan., graduated from Harvard University in 1944. He taught at Asbury for 38 years, including 18 years as chairman of the division of biblical studies.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Aug. 27, 1994
Contributed by Nancy Perry.