Category Archives: Religion

Cornwallis Irvine Pugh

Posted on November 7, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Cornwallis Irvine Pugh
Company G, 45th Kentucky Infantry
United States Army
Civil War Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Civil War, Military, Religion, Union Army | Tagged 24th Kentucky Infantry, 45th Kentucky Infantry, Bailey Family, Civil War, Military, Pugh Family, Union Army | Leave a comment

Dickey Eulogized a Jackson Matriarch

Posted on April 2, 2024 by sdbowling

Dr. John J. Dickey wrote a moving eulogy for Arminta W. Cardwell after her funeral in 1891. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Religion, Women | Tagged Breathitt County, Cardwell Family, Combs Cemetery, Jackson, John J. Dickey, Watkins Family | Leave a comment

Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church

Posted on August 22, 2023 by sdbowling

A history of the Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church on Main Street. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Religion | Tagged Breathitt County, Edward O. Guerrant, Jackson, Presbyterian Church | Leave a comment

Faith Conquered Mud

Posted on April 24, 2023 by sdbowling

Neither road nor moves could wipe away the faith of the members of the Little Jerusalem Church. A massive mudslide tried really hard in 1972. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Education, Flood, Religion | Tagged Big Branch, Breathitt County, Highway 15, Kragon, Little Jerusalem Old Regular Baptist Church, Mud Slide, Old Regular Baptist | 1 Comment

Louellen Day Hargis was thrust into the spotlight at the turn of the last century because of the national attention given to the Breathitt County feuds. She died in 1929 at the age of 64. Continue reading →