Edward B. Carrico was born in Washington County, Ky., in December, 1815. His father, Levi Carrico, was a native of Maryland and settled in Washington County when a boy. Edward B. was reared on a farm, and received a limited education. He came to this county in March, 1854, and settled three miles southwest of Curdsville, where he still resides. He was married Jan. 11, 1848, to Martha Shircliff, daughter of Joseph Shircliff, a native of Maryland and an early settler of Nelson County, Ky. Of their seven children, six are living --- Susan F., Joseph E., Thomas T., Julia A., James R. and William L. Charles N. died in infancy. Mr. Carrico is a Trustee of St. Alphonsus' Catholic Church, of which his family are members.

    John O. Warren, born in Marion County, Ky., May 8, 1834, is a son of John Warren, a native of Washington County, Ky., and a grandson of John Warren, who came from Maryland to Kentucky in an early day. He is a descendant of the Lord Baltimore Catholics, who settled Maryland. He was reared on a farm and received a common-school education. He was married July 6, 1857, to Annie, daughter of Pius Carrico. Of their nine children, only seven are living -- Mary J., Martin, Catharine, William, Mizella, Marion and T. Edgar. He came to this county in 1866. He owns 125 acres in this county and forty-two in Marion County. He is a member of the Catholic church.

    Henry Able, born in Nelson County, Ky., Feb. 17, 1828, is a son of John Able, deceased, a native of Hardin County, Ky. His ancestors were from England and first settled in Maryland, and afterward came to Kentucky. Mr. Able was reared on a farm and has always followed that occupation, having now 150 acres of well-improved. He received his education in the early subscription schools of this vicinity. He came to Daviess County in 1849, and settled in Knottsville Precinct. Jan. 14, 1853, he was married to Margaret Carrico, a native of Washington County, Ky., but a life-long resident of this county, have been brought here by her parents when less than a year old. They have had fifteen children, twelve now living -- Artemesia, Martha, John O., Marion, William, Clarence, Annie, Ella, Evertt, James L., Clara M. and an infant son. Mr. and Mrs. Able are members of the Catholic church.

    Benjamin T. Aull, farmer, Knottsville, was born in Nelson County, Ky., April 27, 1826, and is a son of Benjamin Aull, a native of Maryland, who came to Kentucky when a boy, and brought his family to this county in the fall of 1826, where the subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and educated in the common or subscription schools. He was married Jan. 16, 1847, to Miss Joanna, daughter of James Carrico. They had twelve children, of whom but six are living -- William, Thomas, Francis, Helena, Marshall and Anna. One daughter, Catherine, died in August, 1872, at the age of eighteen years. Mr. Aull recently sold his farm in this precinct, and now owns a homestead of byt twenty-nine acres, at Knottsville, where he lives rather retired. Mr. Aull is a worthy member of the Catholic church.

    Henry Carico was born in Montgomery County, Md., April 18, 1808, and was a son of Alexander and Mary (Sedgwick) Carico, also natives of Maryland.  They died in Indiana about twenty years ago, his father being about eighty years of age.  Henry was the fifth of nine children.  He went from Maryland to Pennsylvania and remained a year; then came West to Ohio and remained two years; then came to Kentucky and settled in New Springfield, Washington County.  After living there ten years he went to Casey County and lived till 1860, when he came to Daviess County and bought a farm of 200 acres of Wm. Martin, near Yellow Creek, paying $7,000 for it.  He lived on it four years and then sold it to Milton Boulware for $7,300 and bought 255 acres on the California road for $5,000.  He sold that to William Clark for $7,650.  In 1876 he bought his present residence of forty-two acres, a mile south of Owensboro.  He was married Feb. 1, 1828, to Nancy Worthington, a native of Casey County, Ky., born Feb. 3, 1810.  She died in 1875, leaving seven children.  Mr. Carico then married Mrs. Rebecca A. Worthington, a native of Green County, Ky., born Jan. 16, 1840.  She has one son -- Urban Worthington.  Mr. and Mrs. Carico are members of the Catholic church.

    John T. Carrico, born in Casey County, Ky., June 5, 1840, is a son of Henry and Nancy (Worthington) Carrico, natives of Maryland and Kentucky. His father was born in 1808 and came to Kentucky when five years old, and lived in Casey County until 1860, when he moved to Daviess County, and settled on Yellow Creek, near Owensboro. He lived there four years and then bought a farm on the Calhoon and Owensboro road and lived there until 1875, when he sold out and bought the farm where he now resides, just south of Owensboro. His wife died in 1874. Of a family of seven sons and two daughters, six sons and one daughter are now living. John T. was married July 19, 1864, to Alice, daughter of Amos Goodwin, deceased. After his marriage he moved to Owensboro and worked at the blacksmith's trade, which he learned on Yellow Creek, under Colonel Pool, now of Yelvington. At the expiration of a year Mr. Carrico moved where his father was living and remained till 1874 when he came to Utica, where he is still working at his trade. He was reared in the Catholic faith but he and his wife are both members of the Baptist church. Seven children have been born to them, four now living -- Amos H., Joseph T., Charles I., Arthur B., Lulia, Alexander and Noah are deceased.

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