Early Providence Drug Stores

In my January 30th post, Providence Department Store, you learned prescriptions could be filled in their GROCERY department. You could have gone down Railroad Street to Baynhams, an "exclusive drug store".

If you went up the hill, to the corner of Main and Broadway, you would find Niswongers, opened in 1883.

Source: Providence (KY) Enterprise, August 13, 1912.

Patriot William Elder Fought at Kings Mountain

William Elder (1750-1808) fought at Kings Mountain (NC) on October 7, 1780.

Also serving in the War for Independence were his six brothers, two not surviving.

Four of the surviving brothers took a boat to Kentucky, as discussed in my earlier post.

Source of above map: Page 308, The Complete Idiot's Guide to The American Revolution.

Will of Alexander M. Henry

Alexander M. Henry was born March 16, 1793 in Virginia.

He represented Hopkins County(KY) in the Legislature in 1826-27.

He moved to UNION County in 1830, and settled near Caseyville,

where he died in 1849.

In Item 10 he bequested to grandson ALEX "one horse saddle and bridle...".

ALEX, brother of JOSEPH DIXON HENRY, was one of the brothers named in my post:

Five Union County Brothers...

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Juriah Elder Celebrates Grandson's First Birthday

Eighty four years ago today Juriah Simpson Elder posed with

James Davis Slaton on his first birthday. They are shown in

front of the well secured detached garage of the

historic J. D. Elder House in Providence (KY).

James was born there !

Happy Birthday James !

Henry Reunion - 1956

Descendants of Joseph Dixon Henry used to meet for a reunion every year.
The last one I attended was in August 1956.
Henry descendants adding their comments to this post can be part of

Henry Reunion - 2008

Providence (KY) in 1912

I copied this article from the old Providence Enterprise

I cited in my Providence Department Store post on January 30th.

A few words are missing at the fold !

Would you like to more items from that issue ?

J. H. Slaton House - Then and Now

History of J. H. Slaton House:

This frame house was bought around 1926 by Joseph Henry Slaton, a partner with his father-in-law, J. D. Elder, in the Elder Drug Company. The J. D. Elder House and their drug store site are both registered as Kentucky Historic Structures. The Slaton House is adjacent to the historic Hicks House site of today’s Parker Warner Museum.
Around 1944 Mr. Slaton sold the house to then Providence Policeman John Sigler. John Sigler, and subsequently his widow, lived in the house for many years - thus its frequent reference today as the Sigler House. The house was later owned by the Providence Board of Education.

John Thomas Slaton and wife Effie Henry, one of the eleven children of
Civil War Veteran Joseph Dixon Henry, are shown in front of the home

of their son Joseph Henry Slaton.

When I was born there it was designated 428 1/2 South Broadway.