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=Early Correspondents=
* Armistead Mason Barry 1895-19321937+ (1854-1945)
* Thomas Chester "Ches" Byassee +1901+ (1856-1927)
* Jefferson Davis Scofield +1901-1914+, +1923-1936 (1862-1936)
* John Taylor Byassee +1908-1923+ (1863-1936)
* William Rose +1914-1917+ (possibly 1852-1928)
* John W. Patrick +1923-1927+, +1937-1944+ (1861-1951)
* Cecil Charles Robert-Nicoud +1933-1973+ (1901-1977)
* Hiram M. Carter +19491944-1951+ (1879-1968)
* Wilson Rosser "Ross" Branning +1951+ (1897-1971)
* Paul Bryan Geveden +19491937-1985+ (1904-1987)
* John William "Bill" Davis +1962-1985+ (1927-2020)
* Aubrey Byassee +19441937-1991+ (1901-1996)
* Edwin Stanton Jones +1977-1981+ (1915-1986)
* John Wesley McDonald +1985-2014 (1921-2014)
* Jerry Henry +2021-2024+
* George Stadler +2021-2024+
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 '''1895-19321937+''' (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.
* John Taylor Byassee '''+1908+; (+1911+ @ Louisville, KY) +1914-1923+''' (b. 1863 Bloomfield, Stoddard, MO - d. 1936 Columbus, KY). Wife: Susan Kate Bridgman Byassee (b. 1868 Hickman Co., KY; m. 1885 Hickman Co., KY; d. 1957 Bardwell, Carlisle, KY), daughter of Willis T. Bridgeman (b. 1835 KY - d. 1890 Hickman Co., KY) & Rebecca Ann Zook Bridgeman (b. 1837 Franklin Co., KY; m. 1859 Clinton, KY; d. 1876 Hickman Co., KY).
** Aubrey Byassee '''+19441937-1991+''' (b. 1901 Hickman Co., KY - d. 1996 Bardwell, KY). 1st wife: Elsie June Gundacker Byassee (b. 1919 Staten Island, NYC, NY; m. 1945 Blytheville, Miss., AR; d. 1961 Clinton, KY), daughter of George Frederick Gundacker (1871-1949 Staten Island, NYC) & Meta Morganson Gundacker (b. 1873 Denmark; emig. 1889; d. 1944 Staten Island, NYC). In 1920, George Gundacker was self-employed in Staten Island as a builder. George's father was a maker of boots and shoes, named Henry Gundacker (b. 1831 Geiselberg, Germany - d. 1909 Staten Island, NYC). 2nd wife: Bessieretta Graham Byassee (b. 1914 VA; 1920 Cincinnati, OH; d. 2012 Bardwell, KY), daughter of Albion Tibion Graham (b. 1887 Gallatin Co., KY - d. 1973 Bardwell, KY) & Sina E. Wilson Graham (b. 1890 Oldtown, Grayson, VA - d. 1979 Bardwell, KY). Albion & Sina were later in fellowship either in Mayfield or Columbus. Paul Geveden officiated Sina's memorial.
==Carter family==
*** 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. See Jerry family.
** Donald Edward Cherry '''+1994+''' (b. 1928 McCracken Co., KY - d. 1998 Arlington, KY).
** Maj. Norman Lee Cherry +1991-2011+ (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.
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 '''+19621937-2020''' (b. 1927 Detroit, Wayne, [[Michigan|MI]] - d. 2020 Bardwell, KY), son of William T. Davis & Era Byassee Davis'''+1937+'''.
* 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
Also see [[Kentucky#Burkley/Berkley|Burkley/Berkley, KY]]
* Paul Bryan Geveden '''+19491937-1985+''' (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
==Harrison family==
* @ Olden, KY
* Rosa Harrison '''+1944+'''. Husband: Ed Harrison.
==Holt family==
==Patrick family==
* John W. Patrick '''+1923-1927+, +1937-1944+''' (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).
* 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 '''+1937-1991''' (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.
==Stadler family==
