World War I Speaker and Great Web Site
I can't remember if I blogged about this the last time I heard Andy Pouncey speak, but even if I did, it's worth mentioning again. I just got home from our Veteran's Day Seminar at the Tennessee Genealogical Society. Andy Pouncey gave a presentation on World War I, and used his VERY interesting website: http://www.waruntold.comIt's worth spending some time to explore.I talked about finding Military Records. I used mostly Lloyd Bockstruck's section on military records in THE SOURCE. There are SO many records and the records are in SO many different places and the records are stored in so many

AND FINALLY WE REACH THE END....
We've reached the end of the Lyon County Lunatic Inquest Book.There are additional records on the microfilm, but it consists of deeds and other miscellaneous records. I've decided to NOT transcribe those. The following is the starting page for the Miscellaneous records.

ORTHUR HILL - TB Pages 94-95 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book
94STATE OF KENTUCKY } Call TermCounty of Lyon Sept 30 1918COMMONWEALTH } Versus } LunaticOrthur Hill This day M P Molloy Attorney for the Commonwealth filed an information as follows, to-wit: To C Armstrong Judge of the Lyon Court: I am reliably informed that Orthur Hill is a person of unsound mind and a Lunatic (Lunatic or Idiot) and therefore ask that a Jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject. M P Molloy Attorney Lyon Court Ordered by the Cour

NANNIE JOHNSON - TB Pages 92-93 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book
92STATE OF KENTUCKY } _____County of Lyon _____COMMONWEALTH } Versus } LunaticMrs. [Luth is crossed off] Nannie Johnson This day C C Molloy Attorney for the Commonwealth filed an information as follows, to-wit: To C Armstrong Judge of the Lyon Court: I am reliably informed that Nannie Johnson is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic (Lunatic or Idiot) and therefore ask that a Jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject. C C Molloy County Attorney Lyon Court

FRANK SIMS [SANDS] - TB Pages 90-91 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book
90STATE OF KENTUCKY } Call TermCounty of Lyon April 25 1918COMMONWEALTH } Versus } LunaticFrank Sims (Sands?) This day C C Molloy Attorney for the Commonwealth filed an information as follows, to-wit: To C Armstrong Judge of the Lyon Co Court: I am reliably informed that Frank Sims is a person of unsound mind and a Lunatic (Lunatic or Idiot) and therefore ask that a Jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject. C C Molloy County Attorney Lyon Court