The record., 1911-03-09

lust after the memorable vera OF
good feeling" had passed, when
Jackson was having his war on the
United States Bank, and South
Carolina was threatening to nullify
the tariff acts, it seems that a spirit
OF restlcssness reigned throughout
the country, its influence was felt in
the vicinity of Powderly for people
moved by that spirit or in search OF
adventure began to settle there. The
first to come was one John Salmon
and wife, formerly Elizabeth Rob
inson. They came from Virginia
about the year $50 and settled what
is known as the Quisenberry place.
John Salmon was a devoted church
member, and attended the monthly
meetings at Hazel Creek church. In
the year of 1870 he sold the place to
James Quiscnberry and went to Mis-
souri. Mr.. Quisenberry was orig
inally from Virginia, but came to
this county from Christian county.
He had two children Irskine and
Sarah Catherine by his first wife
formerly Jane Garnett, who died be
fore he came to this county. Soon
after his arrival here he married
again, one Mary Cisney; by her be
had one child, Robert, who died at
the age of sixteen. Mr.. Quisenbeiry
built new house on the farm near
er by two miles to Powderly, than
the old one which has long since
gone To ruin. 1t still stands, a re-
minder of the ante bellum days, a
crevice in the old rock chimney
made by the slave cook, sharpening
her knives, is still visible. When
court was in session at Greenville
this commodious home was well
filled with people who had come
from a distance, and could not make
the trip in one day. Irskine Quis-
enberry married Margaret Davis in
1867. He lived on the old place
which at that time comprised about
200 acres. To this union were born
seven children, some of whom are
still living, as well as many other
they reared their FIVE children to
manhood and womanhood still
-,---l----:f-t shame modez1
architecture by its disregard OF
time. The genuine southern hos
pitality for which Kentucky is noted,
was never wanting in that home.
The children who often went there
from the mines on errands, were
sure to carry away pleasant memoir
les, as well as cookies, candy, pop
corn, pretty cards or some little gift
from the kind hostess. Mrs. Frazier
descendants.
Sarah Catherine QuisenberrY mar
ried DR.. X. c. Frazier in 1850. He
came to this county from Christian
few years prior to that time. The
Frazier family is an old one, anC
their family history can be traced
back many generations to their ma
tive shores, immortalized by tha'
wonderful poet who sang "Iu Simple
Scottish Lays" The spacious coun
try home built by DIR. Frazier anC
occupied by himself and wife, while
was noted for her industry and liber-
ality, while the doctor was known fal
and near on account of his medical
skill and successful practice. Those
two people whose kindness, hos
pitality and industry made such I
lasting impression in the circles it
which they moved, have long since
passed into the great unknown
Their son h. +. Frazier, and hi
family now live at the old homestead
Another we'll known land mark il
the old Cisney home. 1t was bull
by Robert Cisney in IS45. He was
an void bachelor" but in the course
of time, be fell a victim to Cupid'i
charms, and surrendered his hear
and hand to Angcline Calvert, orig
inally from Maryland. She was ;
descendant of Lord Cecil Calvert
and it is said that a rich inheritance
awaits the many descendants of this
couple, but they,-one recently, The
other long ago-received their in
heritance in world where ancestry
is unknown. In recent years tht
old homestead was purchased by
the Greenville Coal Co. Near i
stands one of the highest hills il
MuhIenberg county. 1t has Ions
been known as the Cisney Mountain
from It's summit, coy little cottage:
nesting among the trees, gently
sloping hills, stretching away to tb'
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