Below we have posted photos some of the over 3,500 indexed individuals from the collection of The Tackett Family Assn. who have roots in Pike & Floyd Co., Kentucky. The photos in this collection contain many originals, but most are copies of originals that we have collected over the past 40 years, and a few are scanned images found with printed church obits, newspaper obits & books. Included are hundreds of headstone photos, photos of area churches, and other prints that may be of historical interest. It is our intent to donate this collection to Special Collections, Allara Library, Pikeville College, Pike Co., KY. We particularly want to acknowledge the contributions to this collection by Juble Tackett of Pikeville and the late Hassell Tackett, also of Pikeville. ©The photos shown on these pages are the property of The Tackett Family Assn. and are for sharing with your family, and for your own personal use - but are not to be transmitted to other individuals verbatim electronically, on other Internet websites, or via print media; nor are these images to be transmitted for the use of sectarian or commercial organizations, except with the express permission of The Tackett Family Assn. Actual photographic reproductions of most of these are available for purchase. For details see our webpage, The Tackett Bookstore.
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©Hiram "Grand Sire" Osborne, a son of Solomon & Hannah Bowling Osborne, was born 17 Nov 1798, prob. Scott Co., VA and died 30 Jan 1892, prob. at his home on Indian Creek, Pike Co., KY. He was reported as having been buried on the C.E. Tackett Cem., Indian Creek. Hiram was marr. to Nancy Mullins on 16 Sep 1819, recorded in Floyd Co., KY [Pike Co. not yet formed.]. She was born c1797, TN, and died 1860-1866, prob. on Indian Creek, was a dau. of Wm. "Coonie" Mullins and his reported wife, Ruth Foster. Nancy was also reported to have been buried on the C.E. Tackett Cemetery. This photo is a reproduction of an original water colored photo from the Hassell Tackett Collection. Black & White reproductions are available from the Tackett Family Assn. as Photo #HAS.16.38. This is nearly identical to a photo we have of Hiram with his wife, Nancy - and may be the same as an original tintype last reported to have been in the possession of the late Benjamin "Benny" F. Tackitt, a son of Willis & Rachel Osborne Tackitt. The term "Grand Sire," refers to an "aged man." From "The Mountain Dialect" in "Our Southern Highlanders." [Thanks to John Paul Osborne, Paducah, KY, for this reference.] |
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Nathaniel Blackburn, c1838, prob. Pike Co., KY, [son of Thomas Blackburn & Sarah], and his wife, Elizabeth Plymale, b c1838, KY, [dau. of Isaac Plymale and Mary Rowe]. they were marr. 19 Jul 1860 in Pike Co., KY by Hugh Plymale, JPPC. [Pike Co. Marr. Rec.] The owner of the original photo is not known to us. This image is retouched from a photograph submitted by the late Juble Tackett, 1922-1999, of Pikeville, KY. Juble's son-in-law is a Blackburn so I assume this was some kin of his. Tackett Assn. Photo, #R92.01.20. |
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This cemetery is located on Long Fork road very near the site of the old U.S. Post Office of "Tackitt, Kentucky," (active 1881-1904) in Pike Co. The block house you see was built for the headstone of Abel Tackitt, 1833-1907, and his wife, Rebecca Caudill Tackitt, 1837-1913. The exact location of this cemetery can be seen on the map on this website under "Tackett Reunion." Athough we have not been able to identify the individuals in this photo (the faces are just not that clear), we might surmise that the photo was taken at the time of the completion of construction of the block burial enclosure. The original block house had a copper roof, but this was stolen a few years ago and has since been replaced with one made of galvanized tin by a gt. grandson of the couple, N. Clayton Little. [Tackett Assn. Photo #JUB.34.02 / courtesy of the late Juble Tackett, 1922-1999] |
