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From: "Leslie Gunter" <>
Subject: Re: [KYCLAY-L] Dickey Diary
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:57:43 -0000


Here are the last of the entries that reference James Bowling.
Leslie

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page 2193-97
John McDaniel - Benge, March 14, 1898

I was born in Perry County, March 13, 1825. My father, John
McDaniel was born in Buckingham County, Virginia. He came to
Kentucky before he was married. He had 11 children; Reuben,
Thomas, Keziah, Mary, Jesse are dead. Elizabeth (Robison),
Tilah, Nancy (Robison), myself and William who lives in
Barboursville, are living. My great grandfather came from
Ireland. His son Thomas was my grandfather. He was a deaf mute.
My mother, Judah Cornett, daughter of Nathaniel Cornett. He
lived in Perry County. His brother, Roger Cornett lived at
Benge. My uncle Robin Cornett kept the toll gate which
stood just east of where James Benge now lives. It was kept
by Elijah McWhorter at the foot of McWhrter Hill previous
to that time. I think the gate eas discontinued about or
during the war. In 1852 I took Bob Potter to Mt. Vernon to
school. We paid toll at a store house some 6 to 10 miles this
side of Mt. Vernon, kept by a man named Smith. There were many
six horse wagons come to Goose Creek when I was a boy, from
Louisville, loaded with goods and went back with salt. Robin
Cornett would buy things from these wagoners for people who
would leave mney with him for that purpose. When the K.C.R.R.
reached Lexington it killed the salt trade from central Kentucky.
One was hardly out of sight of wagons those days. When I work-
ed at Gen Whites about 1843 there were 12 furnaces in operation
on Goose Creek and salt was selling at 35 cents a bushel.
The following persons owned or operated furnaces at that time:
Alex White, above the mouth of Buzzard; Adam White of Abingdon
at the mouth of Buzzard; Daniel Bates above Hortons on the
west side of the creek; Gen White at the Forks of Goose Creek;
T.T. Garrard, where it now stands, built in 1832; Daugherty &
James White on the main Goose Creek above the Forks; Frank &
William White on the same Fork; Racener at D.Y. Lyttle's Ford
below Manchester; someone near where Garrison now lives at
the Ford of Little Goose Creek; Frank Clark at mouth of the Red
Bird, making ten. Precious to that time there was aa furnace
at Ford of Little Goose west of Manchester on the Burning
Springs Road between James Love's house and the ford. There
was once a furnace just above town at the mouth of Tanyard
Branch; James Bowling was drowned int he deep well near it
called ___McHone Hole. I worked there three months for Gen.
White. I heard Daugh White say in speech when running against
T.T. Garrard for the Lower House, that he had eaten clabber out
of a dish, sitting on the floor, around which were gathered
his brothers and sisters each of whom would take a spoon in
turn as it was passed from one to the other. (I suppose this
was a little demagogery to win votes as T.T. Garrard was
born rich. J.J.D.)

There is another page and a half of writing on this subject if
anyone is interested.

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page 2159-60
John H. Gilbert

I was born in Clay County Jan 12, 1842. My father's name was
Felix G. Gilbert; my mother's name was Jemmina Snavely of Smith
County, Ga (Va.?) My father was born i Tenn. He was a son of
Felix Gilbert one of the early settlers of Clay County. He came
here a few years after ny uncle John Gilbert came. I have heard
my ant Mry Ann McCollum say that when my grandfather came to
Red Bird there were only wo familiees on the creek, viz;-
Dillon Asher and Rev. John Gilbert, my great uncle. My grand-
mother's name was Wallace of Tenn. Scotch-Irish. The Gilbert's
are English. My father died in October 1855. (see will in Man-
chester). He was five years the junior of my uncle John. I am
sure of this. He was 95 years old (John Gilbert made his will
August 17, 1860. The same was probated April 1, 1868 - see
record in Clay County Court. This would put ZRev. John Gilbert's
birth 1755 and 113 years at his death.) at the time when he died.
It was in winter time when my grandparents came. My grandfather
had children as follows: John, Mary Ann, Felix, James, William,
Wallace and Hamilton and Haywood the youngest, Jennie, younger
who married Sam Jones. Their descendants live in Knox Co. Mary
Ann married Isaac McCollum. My uncle (or great uncle) marriedMollie Bowling
sister of James Bowling and early settler of this county. James Bowling had
a brother whose name I do not
remember who was the father of "Hungry" John Bolling still
living on Sinking Creek, Knox Co. and "Hungry" James, dead
and Mrs. John Holland mother of Anderson Holland of Martin's
Creek, this county. She still lives.
I have heard my uncle Rev. John Gilbert say that he came when
peace was first made at the close of the Revolutionary War.
He was born in 1755, he would be 28 years old in 1782 or 1783.
when peace was made, I heard both my grandfather and ny great
uncle John Gilbert say that my grandfather was 95 years old
qwhen he, the latter, died. There were salt wells bored in Red
Bird. John Gilbert made salt there and sold his works to Dire.

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The following entry has 11 pages and refers to many different
people. I will only include the reference for James Bowling.

page 2112
This is Henry Lucas speaking:
My maternal grandfather was John Cundiff. My father
died when I was six years old, it was about 1821. Grandfather
Cundiff was a loyal friend, he would do anything in his power
for a friend, was a great power in elections. My uncle John
Cundiff killed Eli Bowling. Bolling was a bully, a man of
great power. He led my uncle to Old Bill Dincel's house,
where old Millie Henson lived. They had a quarrel about the
woman. Bowling kicked my uncle, a small man. He went away
and came back with a dirk knife, called Bowling to the door
and plunged it into him. He died in a few minutes. My uncle
left the country and never returned. Uncle Sam Lucas took
his wife to him. Eli Bowling was a bad man. His son James
Bowling was hunting for my uncle John when he met my grand-
father Cundiff. "Jim put that gun down, we have gotten rid
of two bad men and let the matter stop". He did so. The
Cundiff's of Breathitt are the same stock.
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Date: Thursday, August 20, 1998 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [KYCLAY-L] Dickey Diary

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