Author Archives: sdbowling

About sdbowling

Director of the Breathitt County Public Library and Heritage Center in Jackson, Kentucky.

Santa Visits Breathitt’s Mystery Boy

Posted on December 25, 2024 by sdbowling

The “Mystery Boy” of Frozen Mountain had an unexpected Christmas in 1950. Learn about the kindness shown to Ross and Charles Ray Smith by strangers hundreds of miles away. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Frozen Creek, Jackson, Traditions | Tagged Christmas, Frozen Mountain, Hays Family, Lunceford Family, Riley Family, Smith Family | Leave a comment

John E. Foster

Posted on December 16, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
John E. Foster
Company B, 5th Kentucky Infantry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Confederate Army, Military | Tagged 5th Kentucky Infantry, Bath County, Breathitt County, Civil War, Confederate Army, Confederate Pension, Fleming County, Fletcher Family, Foster Family, Jones Fmaily, Mason County, Military, Orphan Brigade | Leave a comment

Isaac Plummer

Posted on December 5, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Isaac Plummer
5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry
13th Kentucky Cavalry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Civil War, Confederate Army, Military | Tagged 13th Kentucky Cavalry, 5th Kentucky Infantry, Breathitt County, Civil War, Confederate Army, Evans Family, Jackson, Means Family, Military, Plummer Family | Leave a comment

John Dale

Posted on November 23, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
John Dale
147th Infantry
World War I Casualty Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Military, United States Army, World War I | Tagged Argonne, Breathitt County, Cannon Family, Dale Family, France, United States Army, World War I, ww1 | Leave a comment

John Wesley Huff

Posted on November 15, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
John Wesley Huff
Company D, 47th Kentucky Infantry
United States Army, Civil War Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Military, Union Army | Tagged 47th Kentucky Infantry, Burch Family, Civil War, Cope Family, Huff Family, Jackson County, Owsley County, United States Army | Leave a comment

Wreck Killed Five From Breathitt

Posted on November 13, 2024 by sdbowling

Five members of a Breathitt County family were killed in a tragic train crash in 1912. Learn more about the accident that claimed the Chaney family of Haddix. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Disasters, Railroad, Tragedy | Tagged Accident, Breathitt County, Chaney Family, Haddix Cemetery, Haddix Family, Stanton Cemetery, Train Accident, Train Wreck | Leave a comment

Breathitt’s First Modern Deer Hunt

Posted on November 8, 2024 by sdbowling

Deer hunting was ended by the Kentucky Legislature in 1916 and would not return for 40 years until 1956. Learn about Breathitt’s first modern deer hunt. Continue reading →