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Whitekers Settled Oddville
The Cynthiana (Ky.) Democrat, Thursday, Aug. 7, 1969: The first settlers in the Oddville community were the family of Josiah Whitaker. The Whitakers came to America from White Acre Hill, England. The name Whitaker is derived from the words White…
Interesting Bit of Kentucky History
An article in a recent paper told of a town being sold for $3,500. That village sale that might interest some of the older readers and be historical news for the young. In 1838 my grandfather, Robert S. Haviland, built…
History of Oddville
Interesting Outline of the Founding of a Harrison County Village, Six Miles From Cynthiana The first house in Oddville was built by Rev. Josiah Whitaker in 1799. He owned over 1000 acres of land around Oddville, most of which was…
Oddville Postmasters
05 Jun 1851 — Hezekiah Mac Whiteker21 Mar 1857 — Asel T Whiteker15 Feb 1867 — Ransom Lancaster15 Mar 1877 — Asel F Whiteker22 Dec 1893 — Georg M Toadvine10 Jan 1898 — Benjamin C Hickman26 Aug 1903 — Moved…
New Oddville School Ready
Dr. H. L. Donovan to Deliver Main Address At Dedication. FAMED FOR BASKETBALL Special to The Courier-Journal, Cynthiana, Ky., Nov. 3.-The new addition to the Oddville High School, costing approximately $22,000, will be dedicated at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday night, the…
Oddville School
Oddville School: The first school house was built of logs in 1808. The next school was built in the church yard and in 1879 was moved into the lot joining. In 1892 the school was moved on the opposite hill…
Have Long Served the Cynthiana Area
J. R. Poindexter & Son Aid Prospective Home Builders Throughout the Cynthiana trading district the firm of J. R. Poindexter and Son has won repute. Through quality products and superior service backed by fair business dealings, that firm has shown…
Oddville High Principal Resigns
Students Whip Oddville High School Teacher Two Placed Under Arrest and School Is Closed for An Investigation CYNTHIANA, Ky., April 4-(AP)- With one student under arrest and juvenile warrants out for two others, quiet reigned today at the Oddville high…
Havilandsville Brass Band
The Havilandsville brass band played for the soldiers reunion at Berry July 4, 1890. Its roster was composed of the following: Willie T. Browning, Sid, George, Jim and Willie Wyatt, Thomas King, Robert McKinney, John and Willie Taylor, Bill and…
Reminiscences of Oddville in 1860 and Later
The Cynthiana Democrat (Cynthiana, Kentucky), Thu., June 12, 1919, p. 12 DELIGHTFUL Reminiscences of Oddville in 1860 and Later. My first view of Cynthiana was by “early candle light” one evening in the fall of ’60. With his fares and…