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1820
(1820)  In about 1820, the Antioch Baptist Church was organized.

April
)1st -Todd County officially became the sixty-fourth county of Kentucky.
)13th -Birth of Thomas Hudson McCOLPIN (Son of Abraham and Jemima (HIGGINS) McCOLPIN).  They migrated further west to Crawford Co. IL      AngieShoot

May
)8th -Elkton became the county seat of Todd County.
)8th -In accordance with an Act of the General Assembly which created Todd County the Magisterial Court was organized.

July
)29th -Birth of Christopher R. HURT     Susan Hurt

October
)22nd - Barnet McCOLPIN was born in Todd County.

1821
(1821)   -Marriage of Robert M. BEAN to Mary ROBERTS
             -Marriage of Joseph D. BONNER to Pamelia BERRY
             -Marriage of Molton CARTER to Sally POPE
             -Marriage of Nicholas CHRISTIAN to Sally SHAMWELL

March
)  7th -Marriage of  Charles COLLINS to Elizabeth YARBROUGH
)  8th -Marriage of John C. HARLAND to Maria ANDERSON
)11th -Marriage of  Azariah BONE to Sarah J. or Sally I. MOSS
)12th -Marriage of Joseph WALDROP to Elizabeth GRIGGS
)19th -Marriage of  Robert PATTERSON to Nancy WILKINS
)23rd -Marriage of  James ROSS to Rhody BRUFF

April
)11th -Marriage of William PACE to Jane POWELL
)18th -Marriage of  William MOORE to Martha MOORE
)28th -Marriage of  Newell or Nuvell EDWARDS to Ann GIBSON

May
)  9th -Marriage of  Robert SHANKLIN to Margaret  FRAZIER
)11th -Marriage of  John WALDROP to Jemima ATTAWAY
)20th -Marriage of  Thomas BAYLISS or BAYLIFF to Nancy MANN
)22nd -Marriage of Thomas W. HURT and Martha C. EDWARDS  Susan Hurt
)24th -Marriage of Thomas HURT to Patsey EDWARDS

June
)  6th -Marriage of  Daniel ROGERS to Lucy GIBSON

July
)28th -Marriage of  James SMITH to Elizabeth HALL
)31st -Marriage of Charles CROUCH to Rebecca  ATTAWAY

August
)  1st -Marriage of William MCVEY to Elener GRAHAM
)16th -Marriage of William SHELTON to Susannah HURT
)21st -Marriage of  William HYLON to Rhody KIMBROUGH

September
)13th -Marriage of  William WILLIS to Elizabeth P. HARRIS
)14th -Marriage of  Coleman WATSON to Lucy COLEMAN
)27th -Marriage of Joel FOX to Julia SIMMS

October
)  4th -Marriage of  John CHESNUT to Sally MABEN
)12th -Marriage of  Daniel ROE to Emily SMITH
)22nd -Marriage of Plunket WILLIS to Frances NORMAN
)26th -Marriage of  John BERRY to Sarah  "Sally"  WITTY

December
)  9th -Marriage of  Eli WATROUS to Polly ROACH
)21st -Marriage of Charles N. MERRIWETHER to Caroline BARKER
)23rd -Birth of Mary Katherine HALL     Lavina Walker
)27th -Marriage of Benjamin PANNEL to Elizabeth  HERNDON

1822
February
)22nd -Marriage of Thomas MONDAY to Sarah DUDLEY.

April
)  4th -Marriage of David PARKS and Jane R. BARROW.

June
)  6th -Marriage of William MASON and Rachel ROBERTSON.
)20th -Marriage of James MANION to Jane WINDERS.

October
)22nd -Marriage of  John W.S. MOORE and M.B. MCREYNOLDS.

December
)24th -Marriage of Claibourn MOBLEY to Elizabeth ELLISON.

1823
(1823)  -Birth of Angeline HURT       Susan Hurt

March
)7th -Birth of Benjamin Franklin SHEMWELL      Lavina Walker

1824
(1824)    - Marriage of Andrew MANN and Sally CORDRY    Cheri Portch

April
)7th -Birth of James T. HALL   Lavina Walker

1825
(1825)     -1825 John Quincy ADAMS becomes the 6th President of the United States.

December
)13th -Birth of Mary Ann Elizabeth HALL  Lavina Walker

)25th -Birth of West D. HURT   Susan Hurt

1826
April
)16th -Birth of Howell Dillard HURT  Susan Hurt

October
)1st -Birth of Mary Angeline MANN - Daughter of George N. ROBERTSON and Sally CORDRY     Cheri Portch

1827
August
)17th -Death of Seley HALL   Lavina Walker

1828
March
)13th -Birth of Levi TUCKER in Todd County, Ky.

1829
(1829)    -1829 Andrew JACKSON becomes the 7th President of the United States.

April
)16th -Birth of H.M. GARTON in Todd County, Ky.
)22nd -Birth of Amanda M. T. HALL      Lavina Walker

1830
January

1831
(1831)     -Birth of Edward W. HURT     Susan Hurt

February
)15th -Birth of Henry Peter HALL  Lavina Walker

March
)24th -Birth of Howard Finley HURT (Son of Abraham HURT and Julia or Judith Ann LATHAM)      Susan Hurt

September
)29th -Marriage of James ROSS to Elizabeth HALL    Lavina Walker

1832
(1832)   -Birth of Nathan W. HURT     Susan Hurt

June
)20th -Birth of Benjamin BRISTOW in Elkton, KY

August
)19th -Birth of Jane L. Smith SLAUGHTER (Daughter of Noah Washington SLAUGHTER and Elizabeth BLAKE)
Susan Hurt

October
)1st -Marriage of Alfred ROBERSON and Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) TUCKER.   Barb Allen Coons
)25th -Marriage of John McKENNY to Tempey HALL    Lavina Walker

1833
March
)25th -Birth of Francis Micajah HALL  Lavina Walker

May
)20th -Birth of Susan Catherine HALL  Lavina Walker

1834
April
)13th -Birth of John E. ROBERSON  Barb Allen Coons

1835
February
)6th -Birth of John Robert HALL   Lavina Walker

March
)14th -Birth of Martha LOGAN   Lavina Walker

November
)19th -Deed:   Todd County Deed Book J, page 95:   William P. SHELTON and Susannah, his wife, conveyed property on the waters of Long Creek of Pond River to Gideon MIMMS.   This land was 50 acres and was described as being corners with Dempsey CORNWALL.   A. SHELTON was a witness to this deed. W.S. SHELTON signed this document and Susannah made her mark.   Recorded December 29, 1835.        Jan Shelton Nixon

1836
January

1837
(1837)     - Martin Van BUREN becomes the 8th President of the United States.

January
)8th -Birth of Carolina "Lina" MUNDAY  Lavina Walker

July
)4th -Deed Book K, Page 297  J. WALKER to Thos. PHIPPS  (Source: Todd Co., KY Deed Index, Microfilm Roll # 355904)   John G. West

November
)23rd -Birth of John Garland C. HURT (Son of Moses HURT and Saluda Mason SHELTON) in Kirkmansville.  Susan Hurt

1838
January
)8th - Michael TRACY paid 50 cents to have a deed registered in Todd County, Ky.

November
)11th -Birth of James J. ADAMS, [possible son of Robert T. and Jane (LOWRY) ADAMS].       Amelia Morrow

1839
May
)20th -Death of Rev. Thomas PORTER, founding minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Logan County, KY, leaving his estate to his wife Jane (LAWRENCE).   Amelia Morrow

August
)16th -Birth of Mary Elizabeth LATHAM  Lavina Walker

September
)28th -Birth of Emily Jane CAUSEY (Daughter of Zadock CAUSEY and Temperance COOPER)   Susan Hurt

December
)4th - Birth of George E. GARTH in Todd County, Ky.

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