Uriah McKellup, the Whig Representative

Kentucky's State Capitol Building // Frankfort, Kentucky A random fact about me: although I'm currently teaching in an elementary school, I actually majored in political science and public policy in college. I have always loved politics and history--making family history the perfect fit--and I try to incorporate these topics in the examples I provide in [...]

Applegate Origins Part III: Wendell Applegate

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV Wendell Frank Applegate was born on January 10, 1924 in Lewis Co., Kentucky to Alfred Glenn and Opal (Latham) Applegate. He had three siblings--Rosetta Grace (b. 1918), Joseph Oran (b. 1921) and Alice Gertrude (b. 1926)--and the family rented a farm on Old District [...]