Forks of Elkhorn Church [Kentucky]. with Genealogies of Early Members

This minor classic in the literature of Kentucky genealogy is principally concerned with the family history of the church's early members. Situated near the conjunction of Franklin Woodford and Scott counties the Elkhorn Church was a magnet for persons of the Baptist faith who had suffered under the established church in Virginia. In a series of sketches based on the old minute books of the church the author recounts the church's early history; lists its founders members and pastors; and endeavors to tell something of the families who worshiped at the Forks Church during the first half century of its existence. Several hundred families are traced by means of entries in the old minute book family Bibles wills land records tax lists census records and a variety of other sources while family legends and traditions are also incorporated into the fabric of the genealogy. Here the researcher is furnished with places and dates of birth marriage and death; names of children husbands and wives; places of residence; and points of migration--as far as they could be determined by the author.