Family Group Sheet
NameIsaac C. Fanning
Birth18 Sep 1827, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death18 Jun 1877, Bath Co., Kentucky
BurialBath County Memorial Gardens, Bath Co., Ky
Marriageabt 1849, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseAmanda Melvina Cassity
Birthabt 1828, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death23 Aug 1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherJonathan Cassity (~1788-<1877)
MotherMary Frances Armstrong (~1795-<1859)
Children
SpouseDavid Littleton Phelps
Birth25 Apr 1852, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death26 Jan 1923, Salt Lick, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseRhoda Ann Crosthwaite
BirthDec 1854, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseEdward Irvin McKinney
Birth18 Jun 1859, Bath Co., Kentucky
Notes for Isaac C. Fanning
His gravestone, which was originally in the old Alfrey Cemetery in Rowan Co., was moved to the Bath County Memorial Gardens when the Licking River was dammed to create Cave Run Lake. It is inscribed with the name “Isaac C. Fanning”, although many online family trees record his middle name as Aaron.
Census Notes for Isaac C. & Amanda Melvina (Family)
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 17 Aug, lists on p. 77 as family #513:
Isaac Fannan, 22, farmer; Melvina, 22; unnamed female, 1/12. All born in Kentucky.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 28 July, lists on p. 145 as family #1038:
Isaac Fanning, 32, farmer; Amanda, 32. Both born in Kentucky.
I do not know where their children are in this census year.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Mudlick precinct, Olympian Springs P.O., enumerated 24 Aug, lists on p. 40 as family #295/297:
Faning, Isaac, 42, farmer; Amanda, 42; Mary, 20, at school; John, 18; Sarah, 16; Belford, 8. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, White Sulphur precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on pp. 18-19 as family #161/166:
Fanning, Amandy, 53, keeping house, widowed; Mary A., 29, dau, single, school teacher; Belvard P., 18, single, works on farm. (The relationship column is blank for Belvard.)
Isaac Fannan, 22, farmer; Melvina, 22; unnamed female, 1/12. All born in Kentucky.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 28 July, lists on p. 145 as family #1038:
Isaac Fanning, 32, farmer; Amanda, 32. Both born in Kentucky.
I do not know where their children are in this census year.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Mudlick precinct, Olympian Springs P.O., enumerated 24 Aug, lists on p. 40 as family #295/297:
Faning, Isaac, 42, farmer; Amanda, 42; Mary, 20, at school; John, 18; Sarah, 16; Belford, 8. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, White Sulphur precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on pp. 18-19 as family #161/166:
Fanning, Amandy, 53, keeping house, widowed; Mary A., 29, dau, single, school teacher; Belvard P., 18, single, works on farm. (The relationship column is blank for Belvard.)
