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Vol. 42, No. 4 Summer 2007 Kentucky Ancestors genealogical quarterly of the The Abraham G. The Life and Times Baugh Family of Logan of Robert B. McAfee County, Kentucky and His Family and (c. 1830–1850) Connections, Part Three L. Shadrach Futrell (1831–1906) Vol. 42, No. 4 Summer 2007 Kentucky Ancestors genealogical quarterly of the Don Rightmyer, Editor Dan Bundy, Graphic Design kentucky ancestors Betty Fugate, Membership Coordinator Governor Steven L. Beshear, Chancellor Robert M. "Mike" Duncan, President Robert E. Rich, 1st Vice President Bill Black, Jr., 2nd Vice President khs officers Sheila M. Burton, 3rd Vice President Walter A. Baker Richard Frymire Yvonne Baldwin Ed Hamilton William F. Beshear II John Kleber Terry Birdwhistell Ruth A. Korzenborn J. McCauley Brown Karen McDaniel Bennett Clark Ann Pennington William Engle Richard Taylor Charles English J. Harold Utley executive comittee Martha R. 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Baugh ...................................................................................................................... 170 Klotter wins 2007 Governor’s Award ............................................................................................. 181 Obituary of 103-year-old Dora Pousardien .................................................................................... 181 Vital Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 182 Announcements ............................................................................................................................ 184 The Life and Times of Robert B. McAfee and His Family and Connections, Part Three ................ 188 Book Notes .................................................................................................................................... 203 Queries........................................................................................................................................... 206 L. Shadrach Futrell (1831–1906) Roger Futrell......................................................................................................................... 207 Surname Index ............................................................................................................................... 213 Mystery Album .............................................................................................................................. 224 on the cover: Martin Samuel and Susan “Susie” Kate (Baugh) Hines, married on 24 May 1899, in Cleburne, Texas. “Susie” Baugh was born in Russellville, Ky. The family history of Abraham G. Baugh and his descendants begins on page 170. (Photo courtesy of Robert Myrl Hines) The Abraham G. Baugh Family of Logan County, Kentucky (c. 1830-1880) By Ivan W. Baugh1 The photographs seen throughout this article came from the photo album belonging to Susie Baugh Hines, now in the possession of her granddaughter, Rochelle Hines. In conjunction with her cousin, Janet Baugh, through intense analysis, they have ascribed a tentative identification to each of the included photos. Abraham Green Baugh III was born 15 October brother, Darius, and his father, Abraham II in 1827. 1805 in Powhatan County, Va.2 His parents, Abra- The following sketch of the Baugh family tree ham II (b. 7 Aug. 1773) and Martha Johnson Baugh traces the connection:7 (b. 3 Oct. 1773) were also born in Powhatan County (formerly Cumberland County), Virginia. “In May William Baugh, Sr.,8 b. ca. 1610 England, d. 1687 1777, the Virginia General Assembly created the in Virginia, came to the American colonies in 1639 County of Powhatan out of land from the eastern with his son, William Jr., b. 1629, d. 1678. portion of Cumberland County between the Ap- James Baugh I, b. ca. 1655, d. 1723 (youngest pomattox and James rivers. In 1850, a small portion child of William, Sr.) 3 Abraham of Chesterfield County was annexed.” Thomas Baugh, b. ca. 1690 Henrico County, Baugh II and Martha Johnson married 21 Dec. 1793, Va., d. ca. 1762 in Chesterfield County, Va. in Powhatan County, Va. They settled in Garrard County, Ky., appearing on the Garrard County tax Abraham Baugh I, b. ca. 1732, Henrico list starting in 1805, and on the 1810 census. Their County, Va., d. 1797, Powhatan County, Va. son, Abraham G. III, married Rebecca Moore, 13 Abraham Baugh II, b. 7 Aug. 1773, Feb. 1824, in Garrard County, Ky.4 Rebecca was born Powhatan County, Va., d. Dec. __, 1833 about 1797, in Virginia. As I worked on the Garrard Garrard County, Ky. County Baugh families, I could not find Abraham III Abraham G. Baugh III, b. 1805 Pow- and Rebecca anywhere after their marriage. hatan County, Va., d. before 22 Oct. While researching the Logan County, Ky., Baugh 1877,9 Logan County, Ky. families, I came across an Abraham G. Baugh III in the 1830 census.5 Something clicked in my memory Pritchett10 establishes the line for John and Samuel that prompted me to check the Garrard County in- Baugh of Logan County as follows: formation I had. The age similarities were sufficiently close to be the same couple who married in 1824 in William Baugh, Sr., b. ca. 1610, d. 1687. Garrard County, Ky. This renewed a question in my James Baugh I, b. ca. 1655, d. 1723 (youngest son mind about there being a possible connection between of William Sr.) the Baugh families who settled along the I-75 corridor Thomas Baugh, b. ca. 1690 – 1762 in eastern Kentucky and those in Logan County, Ky. Further research outlines the connection below. John Baugh, d. 1761 How much that connection influenced Abraham G. John Baugh, d. ca. 11 Aug. 1785 (will III and Rebecca to move to Logan County from Gar- proved on that date) rard County (via Russell County) remains a matter James Baugh, d. 1 Aug. 1810 for further research. Mark Arslan found them on the John Baugh, b. 1 May 1774, Ches- Russell County, Ky. (Jamestown is the county seat) terfield County, Va., d. 20 Sept. 6 tax lists in 1827 and 1828 along with Abraham’s 1855, Logan County, Ky. 2007 Kentucky Ancestors V42-4 170 The Baugh Family of Logan County, Kentucky, continued _________ Samuel Baugh, b. ca. 1790, Ches- the estate of Abraham Baugh filed in Logan County terfield County, Va., d. ca. 1900 in by John S. Baugh, administrator of the estate, a Logan County, Ky. receipt for Judy Miller and James M. Herndon ap- pears. A Judy Miller, age twenty-one, appears as the This connects the two families through their com- wife of Jacob J. Miller in the 1850 census.15 A family mon ancestor, Thomas Baugh, a third generation tree identifies her as Judith Sprout Baugh,16 born 10 Baugh in Virginia. May 1829. This would make her the third female Abraham II and Martha Johnson Baugh had these under the age of five and fits in the gap between the children:11 births of siblings, John S. and Elizabeth. We have found a marriage record and family tree William Johnson Baugh, b. 20 Sept. 1794 for Mary W. Baugh,17 born 19 Nov. 1824, who Jesse Gill Baugh, b. 3 Oct. 1796 married James M. Herndon, born 26 Oct. 1818, in Elisha Polk Baugh, b. 7 Jul. 1798 Warren County, Ky.; they married 21 Oct. 1847. Rowena Baugh, b. 7 Aug. 1799 Mary died 23 Jul. 1896; James died 28 Oct. 1908 in Caelia Baugh, b. 11 May 1801, d. 13 Jul. 1801 Warren County, Ky. In the 1850 census they lived in (Twin) Baugh, b. 7 Aug. 1803, d. 1803 St. Clair County, Mo.; in the 1860 census they lived (Twin) Baugh, b. 7 Aug. 1803, d. 1803 in Johnson County, Mo. After the 1860 census, they Abraham