Genealogy Page
I have always taken great pride in having descended
from pioneers on all sides of my family. Both my parents ancestors
came to Kentucky in the very early 1800's or earlier.
My GGGGrandfather William Carr
settled in Kentucky in the 1790's.
Only within the last couple of years have
I seriously done much research into the family tree. I have been
extremely lucky because others have done much research before me, so most
of my job has been just getting the information into my computer.
I have been using Brother's Keeper genealogy program and now have over
1500 names in my tree. Some of my surnames are Agee,
Chester, Davenport, Carr, Ezell, Garrett, Gardner, Gourley, Joiner, Robertson,
Cayce, Morrow, Chester, Joiner, Rogers, Shelton, Slaughter, Suggett, Taylor,
Weathers, Wester, and many others.
At least one of my relatives reached worldwide
fame. He was Edgar Cayce, The Sleeping Prophet about whom
many books have been written over the years. He could go into a trance
and diagnose illnesses and treatments for people hundreds or thousands
of miles away. In his lifetime he gave over 14,000 readings which
were transcribed and are still on file today at the Association of Research
and Developement in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
He was my grandmother's second cousin.