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=Early Correspondents=
* Armistead Mason Barry 1895-1937+ 1943 (1854-1945)
* Thomas Chester "Ches" Byassee +1901+ (1856-1927)
* Jefferson Davis Scofield +1901-1914+, +1923-1936 (1862-1936)
==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 18551858, 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.
A.M. Barry may have been named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistead_Thomson_Mason Armistead Thomson Mason] (1787-1819), the 2nd youngest person to ever serve in the U.S. Senate, at the age of 28 years old, who was a grand-nephew of George Mason (1725-1792), a founding father of the U.S. Mason penned the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights Virginia Declaration of Rights] in June of 1776, which heavily influenced the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which was drafted the same month, and adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4. * Armistead Mason Barry '''1895-1937+1943''' (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). Armistead spent his final two years with his daughter in Nashville.
* 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.
** Mrs. Cecil Robert (Clinton, KY)
** Armistead Mason Barry, Jr. (b. 1890 MN - d. 1977 Chatham, ON). Wife: Neva Lorraine Wagner Barry (b. 1899 Archer, O'Brien, [[Iowa|IA]] - d. 1992 Chatham, ON), daughter of Albert George Wagner (b. 1863 Anamosa, IA - d. 1917 Marshalltown, Marshall, IA) & Miranda Ellen Stoughton Wagner (b. 1857 Mill Grove, Wadena, Fayette, IA; m. 1888 Lima Center, Rock, WI; d. 1934 Roseville, Ramsey, [[Minnesota|MN]]), daughter of Thomas Alfred Stoughton (b. 1801 Middlesex, Washington, [[Vermont|VT]] - d. 1872 Maquoketa, Jackson, IA) & Emily Stowell Stoughton (b. 1812 Concord, Merrimack, [[New Hampshire|NH]] - d. 1890 Cherokee, IA).
==Bodkin family==
** William "Billy/Bill" Oliver Cherry '''+1982-1990+''' (b. 1926 Sikeston, New Madrid, MO - d. 2006 West Paducah, McCracken, KY). Wife: Lou Anne/Ann Henry Cherry '''+1982-1990+''' (b. 1937 - d. 2013 Paducah, KY), daughter of Bryan Henry. Also see '''Jerry''' family.
** Donald Edward Cherry '''+1982-1990+''' (b. 1928 McCracken Co., KY - d. 1998 Arlington, KY). Wife: Naomi Cherry '''+1982-1990+'''.
*** Bill Cherry '''+1982-1990+'''. Wife: Diana Cherry '''+1990+'''
** Col. Norman Lee Cherry '''+1982-2017''' (b. 1933 Bardwell, KY; m. 1959; d. Feb. 21, '''2025'''). Wife (1959 @ Third Avenue Baptist, Louisville, KY): Imogene "Jeanne" Raleigh Cherry '''+1982-1990+''', daughter of Sylvan Raleigh. Norman attended dental school at the University of Louisville, where he met his wife. served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1982, and a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. See his [https://www.milnerandorr.com/obituaries/Norman-Lee-Cherry?obId=37795066 obit]. His memorial was officiated by Dennis Pierceall of the meeting room in [[Mayfield Meeting Room, KY|Mayfield]. From his obit, Norman "went to sleep as a weary soldier and stepped into the light of glory and everlasting joy".
==Reeves family==
* Chester "Pete" Reeves '''+1982-2004''' (b. 1922 Carlisle Co., KY - d. 2004 Bardwell, KY), son of Everitt Reeves & Mary Nolan Reeves. WWII Navy veteran. Employed in sheet metal construction. David McCall officiated his memorial.
* Margaret Hill Reeves
** Roger Reeves
* James "Jim" Woods
* Ethelbell "Ethel" Dixon Burton-Woods '''+1982-1992''' (b. 1894 - d. 1992 Clinton, KY), daughter of Greer David Dixon & Mattie Jane Garrison Dixon. Ethel's 1st husband (1916 @ Columbus, KY): Horace Burton. ** Robert Lamar Burton (b. 1918 Columbus, KY - d. 1999 Paducah, KY). Lamar was a retired planning engineer for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, a WWII veteran, and a member of Clinton Second Baptist. Wife: Glenda Jeanette Byassee Burton (b. 1931 Hickman Co., KY - d. 2002 Fulton, KY), daughter of Burnett Drew Byassee (1891-1976) & Myrtle Alma Scofield Byassee (1896-1986). Glenda was a retired inspector at Brown Shoe Co., and a member of New Harmony Baptist. Lamar's memorial was officiated by his son Ricky, and Rocky James. Also see '''Scofield''' & '''Byassee''' families. Myrtle was a daughter of Jefferson Davis Scofield (1862-1936) & Lena Rivers Scofield (1866-1938).
*** Kerry Burton
*** Dale Burton