Learning more about my Harlan County Roots.. (Lexington, Louisville: how much, tax)

[censusdata]

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Interesting! I found some very detailed information about my genealogy by just doing a Google search.

I had heard that I had an ancestored name Pearl Morris who was killed in a Civil War skirmish in Lee Co Virginia in 1865- which didn't make sense from a timeline perspective since his son wasn't born until 1875

I found a page that states that Richard Pearl Morris was killed at Keokee on the VA side of Black Mountain. He had a son, Richard Pearl Morris JR who was 16 at the time

He was married in Harlan Co in 1856 - so my family has been in Kentucky since before the Civil War. I thought they didn't move from Virginia to Black Mountain KY until 1910. My great grand father owned the highest point in KY until selling it and moving to Lynch to become a miner.

It also correctly states that RP's father (Elias) was born in Wilmington, NC in 1810. Elias's father was born in Cardiff Wales

Here's the link: The Search Continues

[safetygirl-16]

I think there was a Pearl Morris in Cumberland, Ky. 5 miles from Lynch.

[censusdata]

Originally Posted by safetygirl-16

I think there was a Pearl Morris in Cumberland, Ky. 5 miles from Lynch.

Pearl is likely a name that passed through many generations. In my Morris branch Franklin is a common first or middle name. It was part of my grandfather, father, and brother's names

[safetygirl-16]

Check in the "Harlan County Forum", you might come up with something.

[Fuschia]

Pearl Morris was my grandpa's grandad.. Pearl discovered the coal in Harlan, Kentucky & somewhere in VA, there is a museum of sorts with his gun and cabin and some other things, or so I hear. He (& his children & grandchildren) moved often between Lee County, Virginia & Harlan, Kentucky.

[censusdata]

Originally Posted by Fuschia

Pearl Morris was my grandpa's grandad.. Pearl discovered the coal in Harlan, Kentucky & somewhere in VA, there is a museum of sorts with his gun and cabin and some other things, or so I hear. He (& his children & grandchildren) moved often between Lee County, Virginia & Harlan, Kentucky.

Where did your branch end up? I don't have a single member of my dad's side living in Kentucky, they all moved to Cincinnati or Knoxville

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by censusdata

Where did your branch end up? I don't have a single member of my dad's side living in Kentucky, they all moved to Cincinnati or Knoxville

It is interesting how much of SE Ohio is full of these "hollers" of people from EKY who saw the north as an escape from the poverty of KY. Many of these people never thought of moving to Louisville or even Lexington for jobs.

[censusdata]

Originally Posted by stx12499

It is interesting how much of SE Ohio is full of these "hollers" of people from EKY who saw the north as an escape from the poverty of KY. Many of these people never thought of moving to Louisville or even Lexington for jobs.

When my aunts and uncles were moving to Cincinnati in the 1950s there wasn't that many jobs in Louisville and Lexington and NKY were practically farm towns.

Today its Kentucky that is draining Ohio of population.

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by censusdata

When my aunts and uncles were moving to Cincinnati in the 1950s there wasn't that many jobs in Louisville and Lexington and NKY were practically farm towns.

Today its Kentucky that is draining Ohio of population.

very weird phenomena. It is my belief that if KY was right to work and had tax laws like TN, it would be draining tons of population from OH, IN, PA, MI, and IL. Louisville would be more like Indianapolis in terms of economic importance and Lexington would be closer to Louisville or even Columbus. Louisville, Lexington, and NKy are doing fine, but not booming like they could given the failing economies in surrounding states....