Category Archives: Breathitt County

Elijah Bowling, Jr.

Posted on February 25, 2022 by sdbowling

A record of the life of Elijah Bowling, Jr. (1828-1908)- Sergeant, Company E, 3 Forks Battalion, Kentucky State Troops. Continue reading →

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Was It Charles Miller? We May Never Know

Posted on February 24, 2022 by sdbowling

A skeleton was found on Lower Cut Off Branch with a single gunshot wound to the chest.

A coroner’s inquiry determined he was murdered and then nothing happened.

It is just another unsolved Breathitt County murder. Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr. Gardner

Posted on February 21, 2022 by sdbowling

Doctor Rudolphus B. Gardner served the medical needs of the people of eastern Kentucky for years. He chose to spend his final days in Jackson.

We remember one of Jackson’s forgotten medical professionals. Continue reading →

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The Hotel Jefferson

Posted on February 18, 2022 by sdbowling

A brief history of one of Jackson most iconic buildings- The Hotel Jefferson.

Started in 1907 and completed in 1919, the building is one of Jackson’s most recognizable structures. Continue reading →

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Killing “Bad John” Akemon

Posted on February 14, 2022 by sdbowling

It took several bullets to kill “Bad John” Akemon, but he tried for one more bite before he died.

One of Breathitt County’s leading feudists was killed in February 1911. Continue reading →

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Beware of Lewd Women at the Courthouse!

Posted on February 10, 2022 by sdbowling

The Jackson Town Council passed two ordinances aimed at slowing illicit activities in the city. The Lewdness Law and the Bawdy House Ordinance had little impact on the trade. Here is a look at those ordinances. Continue reading →

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Was Phoebe Banks Really 107?

Posted on February 7, 2022 by sdbowling

Was Phoebe (Hollon) Banks really 107 years old when she died in 1904? Was the old person in America living on Frozen Creek? Continue reading →

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Bach becomes Kentucky’s First Blind Senator

Posted on February 4, 2022 by sdbowling

One Breathitt County man saw a huge need and filled it despite his own physical limitations. He is known today as the “Father of Kentucky’s Talking Books” program. Continue reading →

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Crockettsville Man Served As Adjutant General

Posted on February 1, 2022 by sdbowling

A look at the life of Adjutant General Jackson Morris from Crockettsville, Kentucky. Continue reading →

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No Insurance Policy for John J. C. Bach

Posted on January 29, 2022 by sdbowling

A short biography of Judge John Jay Crittenden Bach. Continue reading →

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