BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE MARCH 20, 2012

Hello Friends! You are invited to a BONNIEVILLE COMMUNITY MEETING Thurs March 29, 2012 6 CST at the Bonnieville Firehouse. We’ll talk about current projects, grants, local issues; take a look back at the past 2 years of B.O.A.Z., refreshments, special guests, raffles and volunteer opportunities. 

FREE B.O.A.Z. community event.

Bonnieville Homecoming Committee is currently planning the July 4^th celebration. If you are interested in volunteering or helping with any upcoming projects or events, let us know. Thank you to everyone who attended the 132^nd Birthday open house at city hall last week commemorating when Bonnieville officially became a city, March 18, 1880. Several fundraisers are coming up for citizens in need and local sports are in full swing.

For more info: email bonnievilleky @ yahoo.com or visit Bonnieville Facebook / bonnieville.org / boaz-foundation.org. Thank You to everyone who makes a difference. Bonnieville Community, where random acts of kindness are encouraged!

BONNIEVILLE COMMUNITY MEETING

THURS MARCH 29, 2012
6PM CST
BONNIEVILLE FIREHOUSE

EVERYONE INVITED TO COME AND TAKE PART IN DISCUSSIONS, CURRENT PROJECTS & LOCAL ISSUES.
CELEBRATE 2 YR ANNIVERSARY OF B.O.A.Z.

REFRESHMENTS
BOAZ : A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST 2 YEARS
GRANT INFORMATION
CURRENT PROJECTS
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

FREE EVENT SPONSORED BY: BOAZ FOUNDATION

BUZZ AROUND BONNIEVILLE March 9, 2012

Hello Friends! Leap Day, BOAZ foundation hosted an Open House at Bonnieville City Hall celebrating our community! Visitors enjoyed cupcakes, cookies, goldfish crackers, a mini duck pond and Tony Roberts won a t shirt. The current ARC Brushy Fork Flex-E-Grant projects were announced. Thank you to Bonita Hendren, Linda Watts, Suellyn White and Shirley Dye for baking cupcakes.

Bonnieville Homecoming Committee is currently planning the 2012 July 4^th celebration. If you are interested in volunteering or helping with any of our projects, call City Hall or email bonnievilleky@yahoo.com. For more info:  visit Bonnieville facebook or Bonnieville.org.

Membership Drives are NOW underway. Everyone is invited to attend upcoming Meetings: Bacon Creek Watershed March 19^th 6pm City Hall, BCHS April 5^th 6pm City Hall and Community Friends 6pm April 12^th at the Firehouse. Thank you to everyone in our community who make a difference. Bonnieville Community, where random acts of kindness are encouraged!

BOAZ BONNIEVILLE LEAP DAY CELEBRATION

Jiggs & Tooter Jaggers Tourist Camp Store

The following building that sits on 31W in Bonnieville, KY was both a store and home to Arthur(Jiggs) and Evelyn(Tooter) Jaggers and their son Leon. The small room on the left was a cream station and the large tree on the right was one of many that lined a quaint lane that once held 4-5 small cabins built in the late forties to accommodate travelers on U.S. 31-W. Behind the big sign was a lane with big beautful trees leading to the little cabin rentals. That same lane originally ran up to the front of the Jameson House before the L&N railroad cut it in half.


THANK YOU :
building information : BCHS / Betty Atteberry / Anthony Taylor
photos courtesy: Anthony Taylor / BCHS / Linda Watts

Tourist Camp Post Card
courtesy: Anthony Taylor

The structure circa 1970's.
photo courtesy: BCHS

The structure on 4-7-2010
photo courtesy: Linda Watts

Jessie Lee "Jake" Crump Viet Nam Veteran

Jake’s Letters Home

By: Linda Watts; inspired by Nadine Crump Ray

In our community, any time Veterans issues or a Wreath ceremony is being discussed; Jessie Lee Crump’s name is mentioned with love and pride and a deep sadness. Jessie Lee Crump “Jake” was born in Bonnieville, Hart Co., KY July 16, 1946 and died Oct 28, 1966 in Quang Nam Province, South Viet Nam. Jake was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend to many, an avid hunter, an expert Rifleman, a Private First Class, and a

Marine. He served with F CO, 2ND BN, and 1ST MAR DIV, III MAF, United States Marine Corps. As a member of the Marine Corps Selective Service, PFC Crump served our country until October 27th, 1966 when he was severely injured, while guarding a medical helicopter that was attempting to land to transport wounded soldiers. He was hit by small arms fire and died the next day Oct 28th. We know a little about the last year of his life from his letters home. Jake was 20 years old and was not married but in a letter to his Mother, he sent home a ring for safekeeping. She never had a chance to find out who Jake was going to ask to be his wife.

In the last letter home to his sister, written on Oct. 8

th & received on the 12th, Jake told of being wounded Oct 4th. He described being shot in the back while on duty, speaking sadly of seeing his buddies receive mortal injuries and witnessing deaths of several of his friends. In his letters home, He often spoke of hunting on Frenchman Knob, working in the tobacco on the farm and of missing home. His letters always ended “love always” or “with love” Jake.

Jake was in the service less than a year when he died. During his short Military career he earned a Purple Heart, Viet Nam Service Medal, Rifle Expert Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and a Republic of Viet Nam Campaign Medal. Jake died Oct 28th, 19

66 from small arms fire/grenade fire, and is listed in Military records as casualty number 7187. PFC Jessie Lee Crump is honored on panel 11E, line 121 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.

Jake didn’t live long enough to be a husband, a father or a grandfather but in his short 20 years of life, he lived in such a way that even 45 years after his death, he continues to be loved, respected and remembered with tears and a smile. It makes me wish I could have met him.

Service Photo and information: Courtesy Nadine Crump Ray. Thank you to Jake’s sister Nadine, for sharing photos, information and letters home from her brother Jessie Lee Crump, Jake to all who knew and loved him.

UPDATE:  January 2012

Classmates of Jessie Lee "Jake" Crump recently placed a memorial stone at his grave. Several Munfordville High school Class of '64 students gathered at Mt Pisgah to dedicate the stone. BONNIEVILLE Native Pvt. 1st Class Crump, F CO, 2ND BN, 1ST Marines, 1ST MAR DIV, III MAF, United States Marine Corps Served & died Viet Nam 1966.

1933 31W Bonnieville Bridge Construction

1933 photo of the construction of the 31W bridge over Bacon Creek, Bonnieville Ky.

photo courtesy: Brenda Embery

Historic Bonnieville Gas Station Photograph

The old gas station by 'Tooter' Jaggers Motel
L-R
Arlie Fulks and Marvin Ferriss



email me with any additional information, family connections?, the year ?

Bacon Creek Fish and Wildlife Club

Seeking information on the Bacon Creek Fish and Wildlife Club. This is a scan of a Vintage Bacon Creek Fish & Wildlife Club Patch. Charles L Ross recovered 2 of these patches and donated them, through Janet Clauson, to the Bacon Creek Historical Society. The BCHS is interested in any and all history, stories, or memorabilia or photos, clubs, organizations, of the Bacon Creek Bonnieville area Community. Tell me about it...

Were you a member?, Do you know any old members? What were the years the club existed? What did you do at the meetings?, Who was the leader?, Where did you meet up?, What did you do? Do you have any old photos ? Will you share any information with us ?

send us a message via facebook or
bchs.email*yahoo.com or bchist*hotmail.com. (replace * with @)

Thank You Charles!!! Thank You Janet !!!

Bonnieville Bacon Creek Watershed Map

Bonnieville Welcome Sign projects begin...

Welcome signs and historic banners will soon be placed around our town. The Bonnieville Image Committee secured a grant to help spruce up around town. The placement of 3 new Welcome signs was completed this week. The larger directional signs with local information for travelers will be placed by the interstate exchange soon ! The Large stone and brick Welcome signs at the North and South ends of 31w will be constructed later this month, the footers will be poured in a few days.

The Welcome signs placed this week were constructed by "Kenny Signs & Graphics" out of Horse Cave, Ky. The front say "Welcome to Bonnieville Kentucky established 1849" the rear of the signs say "Drive Safely".

The Father & son crew from Kenny Signs arrive with the signs and are ready to get to work !

The first sign is placed in Bonnieville, near Mt Vernon Rd.

The second sign placed on 728, driving towards Bonnieville from I-65 exit 71

all that is left to do is to paint the poles black...

The final sign for today, placed on 728 right by the railroad tracks

As soon as the last sign was placed, rain started to fall. All that is left to complete the first phase of signs is to paint the poles black, the Kenny sign crew will be back tomorrow to paint.

The completed Welcome Sign on Campground Road in Old Bonnieville

Whitman Cemetery on Frenchman's Knob - Bonnieville KY

Whitman Cemetery on Frenchman's Knob

Whitman Cemetery:
located off 728, on Frenchman's knob across from Locust grove road. Small very well kept cemetery. Several stones are in disrepair from age and are weather worn. There are several graves marked only with field stones, one at the head - one at the foot. Along with visiting the graveyard and taking photos, I researched the cemetery at the library and found the given name of the cemetery and additional names of those buried. The reference book “Cemeteries of Hart County Northeast / Northwest Sections" lists all who are buried here. I had often wondered how 'old' cemeteries acquired their names. I supposed the namesake had donated the land, in some cases, there are only 1 or 2 headstones with the cemetery's surname buried there. I believe many of the cemeteries derive their names from the surname of oldest found gravesite. The graves with the Whitman surname are the oldest at this location. If you would like a larger photo of any of the tombstones for your family record, please contact me and I will be happy to share by emailing you a larger version. I am going back to finish photographing the other headstones later in the month.

Vol WALTERS
1908-1963
(tin marker)

Mother
Evelyn E CRAIN
1913-1945












Nellie WALTERS
Wife of
M.W. COBBLE
Born Dec 5, 1893
Died Jan 1, 1922
















Frank T WALTERS
Oct 7, 1901
Sept 6, 1919

















James C WALTERS
KY PFC SVC CP 150 Inf. WWII
Feb 25,1922 Feb 24, 1962















Fannie DURHAM WALTERS
Feb 12, 1872
James Felix WALTERS
July 17, 1868 Aug 25, 1946















Chester H DAVIS
Son of D.J. and MARY DAVIS
1916-1918

photo or info coming soon



Raymond DAVIS
1906 - 1918

















Purl Marriott
Nov 15, 1879
Nov 5, 1903

















Hiram WHITMAN
Sept 16 1807
Nov 19, 1893
Susan S
Wife of H WHITMAN
born
Oct 2, 1814
died
Jan 25, 1901



















E.S. MARRIOTT
May 11, 1853
May 21, 1893

















Lucy E MARRIOTT
Daughter of
E.S. and M.E. MARRIOTT
April 1, 1892 April 2, 1892
photo or more info coming soon


Elizabeth REYNOLDS
Aug 15, 1924
Nov 28, 1924











James Wilburn REYNOLDS
Nov 16,1942 June 15, 1952
Our son
















James B REYNOLDS
1902 - 1995
Valeria M REYNOLDS
1903-1977












Thomas J DURHAM
Sept 12, 1840 Feb 9, 1912
Sarah L
His wife
April 30, 1848 Dec 22, 1911






DB WHITMAN
born Jan 12, 1872 died Sept 17, 1898



















Alice BOLTON
July 28, 1875 Dec 26, 1909
















Martha
daughter of T.J. and S.L. DURHAM
Sept 12, 1880 May 15, 1906



















Thelma
daughter of G.W. and N.E. DURHAM
Feb 1, 1907
Feb 8, 1907
















L.J. WHITMAN
Nov 19, 1840
Jan 21, 1939
W.A. WHITMAN
Sept 18, 1833
Dec 13, 1905














two / or more toppled stones






















John (stone broken and unreadable)

Susan
Daughter of W.A. and L.J. WHITMAN
(stone broken and unreadable)




two graves marked by fieldstone only:


























photos by Linda Watts: August 2010.