Horton and Bryan Family History

Elizabeth Melone was born on 16 December 1810, in Shelby County, Kentucky, the daughter of Drury Melone and Sarah Hicks Melone. She was the tenth of their 13 children. Elizabeth married Thomas Prather Linthicum, Jr. (1807-1874) on 24 November 1830, in Shelby County. Their daughter Josephine was born in 1831 and in 1855 the family moved into Edgewood, a stately mansion in Bardstown. Elizabeth’s husband, T.P. Linthicum, died on 30 July 1874, at the age of 67. Elizabeth survived T.P. by 19 years, continuing to live in Edgewood with her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Josephine Linthicum McKay died on 14 October 1890, which must have been an incredibly sad occasion for Elizabeth, who outlived her daughter by three years before passing away on 13 November 1893.