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* [[Columbus Meeting Room, KY|Columbus Meeting Room]], Arlington/Clinton/Columbus, [[Kentucky|KY]] (TW-Lowe eb) 1895-1909; (TW-eb) 1909-current
=Early Correspondents=
* Cecil Charles Robert-Nicoud +1933-1973+ (1901-1977)
* H.M. Carter +1949-1951+ (possibly 1871-1964)
* Wilson Rosser "Ross" Branning +1951+ (1897-1971)* Paul Bryan Geveden +1949-1951+; +1962-1985+ (1904-1987)* John William "Bill" Davis +1962-1985+ (1927-2020)* John Wesley McDonald +1985-2014 (1921-2014)* Maj. Norman Lee Cherry +1999-2010+ (1933-'''2025''')* David Charles Huff +1999-2010+ (1935-2013)
=Notable Families=
==Barry family==
1860 @ Columbus, KY. 1870 @ Normal, IL. 1880 @ Springfield, IL. Armistead was, as a young man, one of the charter members of one of the earliest [[Young Men's Christian Association|YMCA]] chapters formed in the U.S., in Bloomington, Illinois in 1855, as per his [https://www.bnymca.org/about-us Bloomington-Normal YMCA] and his obit at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112410517 FindAGrave]. He studied ministry at the Normal University, and his obit states that in "later years he served as an interdenominational lay-preacher on numerous occasions". Children: Mrs. Cecil Robert (Clinton, KY) & Armistead Mason Barry, Jr. (b. 1890 MN - d. 1977 Chatham, ON).
Armistead's paternal grandfather was William Taylor Barry (b. 1784 Lunenburg, VA - d. 1835 Liverpool, England), who in 1829 was appointed U.S. Postmaster General by President Andrew Jackson, and the only member of the Cabinet to remain in office after the "Petticoat Affair" which induced other cabinet secretaries to resign, as per [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6893946/william-taylor-barry FindAGrave]. In 1835, he was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, but enroute he died in London.
* Armistead Mason Barry '''1895-1932+''' (b. 1854 Woodford Co., KY - d. 1945 Nashville, TN), son of Andrew Jackson Barry (b. 1835 Mason Co., KY - d. 1866 KY) & Portia Hopkins Stribling Barry (b. 1829 Frederick Co., VA - d. 1909 Santa Barbara Co., CA).
* Emily Gertrude Canfield Barry (b. 1850 Port Elizabeth, NJ; m. 1888 Springfield, IL; d. 1932 Columbus, KY), daughter of Rev. Josiah Flynt Canfield (b. 1808 Morristown, Morris, NJ - d. 1894 Ocean City, Atlantic, NJ) & Abigail Clark Canfield (m. 1845). Josiah's 1st wife (1835): Sarah Campion Canfield. 2nd wife (1841 @ Essex Co., NJ): Sarah Elizabeth Jackson Canfield (b. 1809 - d. 1842 Rockaway, Morris, NJ). Josiah joined the NJ conference of the Methodist Episcopals as a circuit rider for 30 years starting in 1856. After retiring from preaching, he purchased 80 acres of land in Spring Creek (near Curran), Sangamon, IL introducing "some of the best varieties of fruit from New Jersey, particularly strawberries. He was largely instrumental in the introduction of the Early Rose potato..." as per [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1474497:61157 NAFH].
** Emily Barry Walker (1889-1957) was a biology professor at Peabody College in 1945. ==Branning family==* Wilson Rosser "Ross" Branning '''+1951+''' (b. 1897 DeKalb, Kemper, [[Mississippi|MS]] - d. 1971 Columbus, KY), son of Daniel Robert Branning (b. 1855 DeKalb, MS - d. 1941 MS) & Mary Rebecca Gathright Branning (b. 1870 Noxubee Co., MS - d. 1954 French Camp, Choctaw, MS). * Hattie D. Blair Branning (b. 1901 Clinton, KY - d. 1977 Arlington, KY), daughter of William Joseph Blair (b. 1855 KY - d. 1920 Hickman Co., KY) & Fannie Elizabeth Turner Blair (b. 1858 KY - d. 1938 Memphis, Shelby, TN).
==Byassee family==
*** Martha "Mattie" Earleen Carter Rushing (b. 1928 Arlington, KY - d. 2017 Hobart, Lake, IN). Husband: James Franklin Rushing (b. 1927 [[North Carolina|NC]] - d. 2012), son of Edward Harvel Rushing (b. 1902 TN - d. 1967 KY) & Maie Bride Caperton Rushing (b. 1901 TN - d. 1956).
*** Hiram M. Carter, Jr. (May 1, 1935 Arlington, KY).
==Cherry family==
* Oliver "Ollie" B. Cherry McClure (b. 1899 Bardwell, KY - d. 1989 Columbus, KY), son of Samantha "Mantha" Bell Cherry McClure-Murphy-Franks (b. 1878 Ballard Co., KY - d. 1969 Clinton, KY). Martha's 1st husband (1897): Robert Jefferson "Jeff" McClure (b. 1877 Bardwell, KY - d. 1956 Madison, [[Mississippi|MS]]), son of Baker Woodruff McClure (b. 1841 Hickman Co., KY - d. 1912 Fulton Co., KY) & Mary Elizabeth Todd McClure (b. 1856 Weakley Co., TN; lived 1860 Mayfield, KY; d. 1901 KY). In 1900, Jeff resided in Clinton, employed as a steamboat engineer. Martha's 2nd husband: David William Murphy (b. 1863 Woodville, McCracken, KY - d. 1936 Carlisle Co., KY), son of Richard Lemuel Murphy (b. 1840 Todd, KY) & Penelope W. Beck Murphy (b. 1843 McCracken Co., KY). Martha's 3rd husband (1939 @ MS): John Denton "Dent" Franks. Besides Ollie, Mantha also had son Paul McClure of Louisville. Paul Geveden officiated Mantha's memorial.
* Lela Scofield Cherry '''+1991''' (b. 1903 Hickman Co., KY - d. 1991 Clinton, KY), daughter of Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Scofield '''+1901-1914+; +1923-1936+''' (b. 1862 Dublin, Hickman, KY - d. 1936 Columbus, KY) & Lena Rivers Taylor Scofield (1866-1938 Columbus, KY). See Scofield family.
** Elizabeth "Betty" Cherry Huff '''+2016+''' (b. 1937 KY). Husband (1956 @ Columbus Meeting Room, KY): David Charles Huff '''+1999-2010+''' (b. 1935 Denver, [[Colorado|CO]] - d. 2013 Paducah, KY), son of Lawrence Oliver Huff (b. 1901 Ash Grove, Green, MO - d. 1987 Denver, CO) & Aagje Klazina Siebesdr "Agnes" Hartendorp Huff (b. 1892 Haarlem, Netherlands - d. 2002 Clinton, KY). David & Betty initially settled in Denver, [[Colorado]], as he was studying civil engineering at the University of Colorado, and employed as an engineer with the Jefferson Co. Hwy. Dept. which he retired from, then moved to western KY.
*** Sheryl "Sherri" Huff Whitenton
*** Michael "Mike" Huff '''+2016+'''
** William "Billy" Oliver Cherry (b. 1926 Sikeston, New Madrid, MO - d. 2006 West Paducah, McCracken, KY). Wife: Lou Anne Henry Cherry (b. 1937 - d. 2013 Paducah, KY), daughter of Bryan Henry.
** Donald Edward Cherry (b. 1928 McCracken Co., KY - d. 1998 Arlington, KY).
** Maj. Norman Lee Cherry +1991-2010+ (b. 1933 Bardwell, KY; m. 1959; d. Feb. 21, '''2025'''). Wife (1959 @ Third Avenue Baptist, Louisville, KY): Imogene Raleigh Cherry, daughter of Sylvan Raleigh. Norman served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1964+, earning the rank of Major in 1965.
==Davis family==
Bill graduated from Clinton High School in Kentucky, then earned a Bachelor's degree at Wayne State in Detroit. He worked as a bookkeeper for Wayne State University, then Flegle's Lumber in Bardwell for over 50 years. He was a member of the [[Gideons]]. Paul Roorda III officiated his memorial.
* John William "Bill" Davis '''+1962-2020''' (b. 1927 Detroit, Wayne, [[Michigan|MI]] - d. 2020 Bardwell, KY), son of William Davis & Era Byassee Davis.
* Laura Emilie Rupp Davis '''+2005''' (b. 1932 [[Missouri#St. Louis|St. Louis]], MO - d. 2005 Paducah, KY), daughter of Gustav "Gus" Edward Rupp (b. 1894 Des Moines River Twp., Murray, [[Minnesota|MN]] - d. 1988 Bardwell, KY) & Ella Amanda Maria Koelling Rupp (b. 1901 Aud, Osage, MO; m. 1928 Hermann, Gasconade, MO; d. 1990 Fulton, KY). Ella was a daughter of Hermann Heinrich Koelling (b. 1858 MO) & Laura Marie Brandt Koelling-Meyer (b. 1871 Bay, Boulware Twp., Gasconade, MO - d. 1947 St. Louis, MO). Laura Marie was a daughter of Johann Frederick Brandt (b. 1840 Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - d. 1881 Stolpe, Gasconade, MO) & Fredericke Sophia Marie "Anna" Wehmeier Brandt (b. 1842 Lübbendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, [[Germany]] - d. 1908 Stolpe, MO), her 2nd husband: Alfred George Meyer (1869-1946 Hermann, MO), son of Christian H. Meyer (1842-1904 Hermann, MO) & Wilhelmina E. Vehlewald Meyer (b. 1847 Franklin Co., MO - d. 1924 Hermann, MO).
** Lorena Davis
** Ruth Davis
** Marie Davis Aldrich
==Geveden family==
Also see [[Kentucky#Burkley/Berkley|Burkley/Berkley, KY]]
* Paul Bryan Geveden '''+1949-1951+; +1962-1985+''' (b. 1904 Carlisle Co., KY - d. 1987 Paducah, KY), son of Thomas Grundy Geveden (b. 1868 Columbus, KY - d. 1940 Arlington, KY) & Lula Wayne Trevathan Geveden (b. 1871 Hickman Co., KY - d. 1955 Arlington, KY). Paul graduated Arlington High School in 1924, then studied at the University of Kentucky, and Murray State Teachers College, and prior to 1934 had taught school in Carlisle & Hickman counties, and was in that year teaching at Mt. Joy.
* Reba Hazel Byassee '''+2009''' (b. 1908 Carlisle Co., KY; m. 1934 home of Armistead Barry, Clinton, KY; d. 2009 Paducah, KY), daughter of John Taylor Byassee (b. 1863 KY - d. 1936 Columbus, KY) & Susan Kate Bridgman Byassee (b. 1868 KY - d. 1957 Bardwell, KY). Reba was a retired schoolteacher, having graduated from Arlington High School in 1926, and Murray State in 1934, having taught school a few years prior to that in Hickman county. She was described in her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/502085714 wedding announcement] as a "charming and popular woman and a talented musicians." They initially settled (1934) in East Burkley. Her memorial was officiated by John William Davis & Howard Erisman.
** Keytha Geveden Holt (b. 1935 Carlisle Co., KY). Husband: Lawrence Kelly Holt '''+1999-2007''' (b. 1927 Wrightsville, GA - d. 2007 Arlington, KY), son of Miles Golden Holt (b. 1902 Washington, Wilkes, GA - d. 1974 West Palm Beach, FL) & Lillian Newcomb Holt (b. 1906 NYC, NY - d. 1997 Palm Beach Co., FL). See Holt family.
** Tom Geveden
==Holt family==
See Geveden family.
* Lawrence Kelly Holt '''+1999-2007''' (b. 1927 Wrightsville, GA - d. 2007 Arlington, KY), son of Miles Golden Holt (b. 1902 Washington, Wilkes, GA - d. 1974 West Palm Beach, FL) & Lillian Newcomb Holt (b. 1906 NYC, NY - d. 1997 Palm Beach Co., FL).
* Keytha Geveden Holt (b. 1935 Carlisle Co., KY; Paducah, KY), daughter of Paul Bryan Geveden '''+1949-1951+; +1962-1985+''' (b. 1904 Carlisle Co., KY - d. 1987 Paducah, KY) & Reba Hazel Byassee '''+2009''' (b. 1908 Carlisle Co., KY; m. 1934 home of Armistead Barry, Clinton, KY; d. 2009 Paducah, KY).
==McDonald family==
* John Wesley McDonald '''+1985-2014''' (1921-2014 Clinton, KY). Retired dairy farmer, son of Marvin Bailey McDonald (b. 1880 Columbus, KY - d. 1935 Arlington, KY) & Sudie Beulah Marine McDonald (b. 1887 Brinkley, Calloway, KY; m. 1908; d. 1972 Clinton, KY). WWII veteran, Pacific theatre Navy, awarded the Bronze Star. Marvin & Sudie were married by Rev. J.W. Bruner of the Second Baptist of Paducah.
* Mary Ann Marlow McDonald '''+2016''' (b. 1922 Cairo, Alexander, IL - d. 2016 Clinton, KY), daughter of Dennis Marlow (b. 1899 Caledonia, Trigg, KY) & Anna Louise Casey Marlow (b. 1902 St. Louis, MO - d. 1963 Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN). In 1942, Dennis was employed under Lester Carlyle Mahaffee (1898-1960) of the Federal Barge Line in Cairo, until 1943 when he and Anna relocated to Evansville. Mary Ann's memorial was officiated by Daniel McClure '''+2016+''' & Howard Erisman.
==Patrick family==
* John W. Patrick '''+1923-1927+ ''' (b. 1861 TN - d. 1951 Carlisle Co., KY).
* 2nd wife: Alice Wood Patrick (b. 1861 Hickman Co., KY - d. 1931).
** Elizabeth Virginia Patrick Wilson (b. 1887 KY - d. 1932). Husband: Clarence Edgar Wilson (b. 1881), son of William H. Wilson (b. 1842 KY - d. 1930 Bardwell, Carlisle, KY) & Hannah Hilton Wilson (b. 1838 KY - d. 1924 Bardwell, KY).
==Robert-Nicoud family==
Cecil's paternal grandparents: James Robert (b. 1825 Le Locle, Neuchatel, Switzerland - d. 1910 IL) & Marie "Minnie" Zbindin Robert (b. 1831 Le Locle, Switz. - d. 1900 Bond Co., IL).
His paternal grandmother's parents were Christian Zbinden (b. 1805 Guggisberg, Bern, Switz.) & Marie Muetzenburg Zbinden (b. 1808 Spiez, Bern, Switz.). The Zbindens were among those who established the first PB assembly in the U.S., at Alton, Illinois about 1847.
* Cecil Charles Robert-Nicoud '''+1933-1973+''' (b. 1901 Greenfield, Greene, IL - d. 1977 Clinton, KY), son of Charles Robert-Nicoud (b. 1872 Beaver Creek, Bond, IL - d. 1963 Clinton, KY) & Lella Ilada Sines Kirkham Robert-Nicoud (b. 1873 Clinton, IL - d. 1929 Normal, McLean, IL).
* Mary Vredenburg Barry Robert (b. 1892 Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN - d. 1965 Columbus, KY), daughter of Armistead Mason Barry '''1895-1932+''' (b. 1854 Woodford Co., KY - d. 1945 Nashville, TN), son of Andrew Jackson Barry (b. 1835 Mason Co., KY - d. 1866 KY) & Portia Hopkins Stribling Barry (b. 1829 Frederick Co., VA - d. 1909 Santa Barbara Co., CA). Children:
** Mary Adele Robert McClure (b. 1927 Columbus, KY). Husband: William McClure (b. 1931 KY).
==Scofield family==
* Jefferson Davis Scofield '''+1901-1914+, +1923-1936''' (b. 1862 Dublin, Hickman, KY - d. 1936 Columbus, KY), son of Thomas J. Scofield (b. 1830 KY) & Elizabeth P. Womach Scofield (b. 1836 Halifax Co., VA). Thomas Scofield served as the postmaster for Baltimore, Hickman, KY from Nov. 1856 - Nov. 1857, otherwise employed as a farmer, as was Jefferson.
* Lena Rivers Taylor Scofield (1866-1938 Columbus, KY; m. 1886 @ Hickman Co., KY), daughter of Martha Conner Trevathan Taylor-Harrison (b. 1843 Sumner Co., TN - d. 1920 Columbus, KY).
** Lela Scofield Cherry '''+1991''' (b. 1903 Hickman Co., KY - d. 1991 Clinton, KY). Husband: Oliver "Ollie" B. Cherry-McClure (b. 1899 Bardwell, KY - d. 1989 Columbus, KY), son of Samantha "Mantha" Bell Cherry McClure-Murphy-Franks (b. 1878 Ballard Co., KY - d. 1969 Clinton, KY). See Cherry family.
=Sources=*** Wilson Rosser "Ross" Branning '''+1951+''' (b. 1897 DeKalb, Kemper, [[Mississippi|MS]] - d. 1971 Columbus, KY), son of Daniel Robert Branning (b. 1855 DeKalb, MS - d. 1941 MS) & Mary Rebecca Gathright Branning (b. 1870 Noxubee Co., MS - d. 1954 French Camp, Choctaw, MS). Wife: Hattie D. Blair (b. 1901 Clinton, KY - d. 1977 Arlington, KY), daughter of William Joseph Blair (b. 1855 KY - d. 1920 Hickman CoAncestry., KY) & Fannie Elizabeth Turner Blair (b. 1858 KY - d. 1938 Memphis, Shelby, TN).com*** Paul B. Geveden @ Burkley, Carlisle Co. +1949-1951+; +1962-1985+. See Berkley Meeting RoomFindAGrave.com*** John William Davis +1962-1985+ *** John Wesley McDonald +1985-2014 (1921-2014 Clinton, KY). Retired dairy farmer, son of Marvin Bailey McDonald (b. 1880 Columbus, KY EB & TW- d. 1935 Arlington, KY) Lowe & Sudie Beulah Marine McDonald (b. 1887 KY; m. 1908; d. 1972 Clinton, KY). WWII veteran, Pacific theatre Navy, awarded the Bronze Star. Marvin & Sudie were married by Rev. J.W. Bruner of the Second Baptist of Paducah. Wife: Mary Ann Marlow McDonald (b. 1922 - d. 2016). *** Lawrence Kelly Holt '''+1999-2007''TW LoG' (b. 1927 Wrightsville, GA - d. 2007 Arlington, KY), son of Miles Golden Holt (b. 1902 Washington, Wilkes, GA - d. 1974 West Palm Beach, FL) & Lillian Newcomb Holt (b. 1906 NYC, NY - d. 1997 Palm Beach Co., FL). Wife: Keytha Geveden Holt (b. 1935 Carlisle Co., KY; Paducah, KY), daughter of Paul Geveden. *** Norman L. Cherry +1999-2010+*** David C. Huff +1999-2010+*** Daniel McClure +2016+*** Mike Huff +2016+** Mrs. Joseph Stirman @ Mayfield, Graves Co. +1951+** William E. Morris @ Paducah, McCracken Co. / Murray, Calloway Co. +1962+** Arnold V. Woods @ Mayfield, Graves Co. +1962-1969s
