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Photographer: Bernard Fisher
Taken: August 18, 2011
Caption: The Minister
Additional Description: On June 12, 1806, The Reverend Jesse Head, a pioneer Methodist Circuit Rider, performed the marriage ceremony in Washington County for Thomas Lincoln, age 28, and Nancy Hanks, age 23. Jesse Head was a cabinet maker by trade, was well known throughout the area, and was a friend of the Lincoln and Berry families. He was also a Justice of the Peace and a Methodist pastor. During the course of many years, he performed numerous marriages.

In 1810 Reverend Head moved his carpentry shop to Harrodsburg. He is credited with the discovery of the Harrodsburg Springs in 1806. By 181 1 he had been elected a Trustee of the Town of Harrodsburg, was Chairman of the Board within two years, and continued to serve on the Town Board until 1827. Reverend Head is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Harrodsburg.
Submitted: August 26, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p169353
File Size: 0.264 Megabytes

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