EARLY TIMES IN CLINTON COUNTY VOL II 2 Kentucky JACK FERGUSON 1st Edition

Description: EARLY TIMES IN CLINTON COUNTY VOL II 2 Kentucky JACK FERGUSON 1st Edition Early Times in Clinton County Volume II by Jack Ferguson. Second volume in a three volume set, First Edition. Mr. Ferguson began researching the history of Clinton County when he was a teenager and carried on this work until Volume III was published in 2003. At which time, he retired. Jack Ferguson was my beloved Dad, known to his family and friends as Papa Jack. In loving memory of my Dad (May 10, 1918 - March 19, 2012.) Volume II takes the history of Clinton County, Kentucky up to the opening of the Civil War. Volume III (listed in a separate listing) carries that history through the years of the Civil War and up to the beginning of the 20th century. Amazingly complete genealogy and history of families who became the foundation of the county in southcentral Kentucky. My Dad was the storyteller to my friends and siblings when we were young. He loved to tell us stories such as the time he slept in a haystack with bears. As a young man in the CCC working in Oregon, he was hitchhiking to California when night fell and he was very tired. He found a haystack on a farm and took refuge and warmth on a stranger's farm. He fell asleep along with the pigs who also curled up in the haystack that night. The next morning, he went to the farmhouse and approached the farmer. He asked if he could have a bite to eat and told him he had slept in his haystack with his pigs to keep warm. The old farmer looked at him and said: Son, the bears ate my pigs months ago. So, did he really sleep with bears? That's the story he told us and it just may be true! ________________________________________________ From my Dad, the storyteller, Early Times in Clinton County not only offers unbelievable genealogical information, but historical stories such as the following: The Legend of the Mayflower PotMost of the pioneer cooking was done on the large open fireplace. An iron hanger was built into the chimney to hang kettles and pots for boiling meats and vegetables. Iron bakers and pans were set directly on the hot coals. Corn bread was baked thus with the griddle set on the hot ashes and sometimes covered with coals. The cooking utensils of the early pioneer were simple and meagre and sometimes handed down from one generation to another as prized possessions. One such keepsake, one which would certainly be very valuable today, was an iron pot which was brought over from England on the Mayflower by the Pilgrims in 1620. The Mayflower carried a cow so a wooden cover was provided for this kettle and it was used as a churn on the voyage to America. When the Pilgrims celebrated their Thanksgiving it was used to help cook the first Thanksgiving dinner in America. According to tradition, the kettle was brought over on the Mayflower by Stephen Hopkins, and remained in the Hopkins family for several generations, being handed down from father to oldest son according to the old English custom. It belonged successively to Stephen Hopkins, Aaron Hopkins, Elijah Hopkins, who brought it to Clinton County, Dennis Hopkins, Elijah H. Hopkins, and John R. Hopkins. The kettle had been used to cook the flesh of such game as bear, deer, and turkey, and after the game disappeared from the county it was used on special occasions when pork or beef was subtituted for wild game. It is said that both Governors Bramlette and Leslie enjoyed food cooked in this old pot. From an article in the New Era of February 12, 1915, we learn a very interesting tradition concerning this iron kettle. According to the story handed down by the family, at one time the kettle was sold by Aaron Hopkins, when just a small boy. When the purchaser came after it the boy's mother refused to let him have it, saying that it could not be sold and must be kept in the Hopkins family. The man told her he must have the kettle or his money back. The youngster had already spent the money. The purchaser agreed to give the boy's mother eight days to weave eight yards of tow cloth with which she could redeem the pot. This she did, and the utensil remained in the possession of the Hopkins family. Footnote: This historic kettle was the subject of a signed certificate dated November 26, 1921, by Scott W. Dowell, in which Dowell certified that he had known John R. Hopkins and....Heard him talk about the pot that was brought from England by the Puritans in the ship Mayflower in 1620. At one time Hopkins kept the pot in the bank at Albany. When he later moved to Texas, he took the historic pot with him. __________________________________________ I am listing Volume II and Volume III - Volume I is completely sold out and no longer available. _____________________________ The Details Dimensions (approximate:) 11 1/4" x 8 1/2" 306 pages Marks: Copyright Jack Ferguson, Albany, Kentucky...October 13, 1993 Condition: New, First Edition____________________________ inkFrog Analytics

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