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Kentucky A History of the State
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 1887 (public domain)
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Lewis & Phil Alexander are twin brothers, and were born in Owen County,
Ky., August 29, 1831. They are sons of J. D. and Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander.
J. D. Alexander was a native of North Carolina, and Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander was born in Culpeper County, Va.; their marriage took
place in Scott County, Ky., and they moved to Owen County at an early day. Elizabeth P. (Orr) Alexander was a daughter of William and Mary
(Gaines) Orr, natives of the Old Dominion; she had two sisters, one of
whom is the mother of Gen. Lovett H. Rousseau, of Louisville. The brothers received their education at Hanover College, Ind. Both of them
own excellent farms in Owen County.
Lewis joined the Confederate Army, and served in the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, Company B, the last three years of the late war, and was
wounded at the battle of Mt. Sterling on the 7th of June, 1864. In 1868 he married Mrs. Bell Rice, widow of J. H. Rice, and a daughter of
Thomas and Nancy (Hill) Crutcher, natives of Spencer County, Ky. She had one son by her first husband, Albert S. Rice, who is the present
clerk of Owen County. Mr. and Mrs. Alexanderhas three children,
Younger, FLora B., and Annie L.
Phil Alexander married Miss Mattie Baker, daughter of Shelby and Elizabeth
(Vallandingham) Baker, and four children blessed this union, Lewis, Jr., Charles W., John D. and Minnie B. The brothers are members of the
Baptist Church and members of the Baptist Church. |
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Jesse B. Allen, a native of Jefferson County, N. Y., was born December
22, 1847, and is a son of Hiram and Elizabeth (Burghdorf) Allen, who were born in Rhode Island and New York, respectively. Jesse B. Allen was
reared to farming. In January, 1872, he became a traveling salesman, and for thirteen years was so employed. In 1885 he came to Kentucky,
located in Owenton, and now has a livery stable, and is also engaged in handling thoroughbred and trotting horses. He married, in 1873, Miss
Cornie M. Raymond, of Watertown. N. Y. |
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B. R. Allnutt was born in Owen County, Ky., January 28, 1823, and is a son
of Jesse and Patsey (Wright) Allnutt. Jesse Allnutt was a son of William
Allnutt, was born in Maryland, and emigrated to North Carolina, and then to Fayette County, Ky. He was a farmer, and died in Owen County in
1850. William Allnutt, a native of Wales, came to America at an early
day, and settled in Maryland. Patsey (Wright) Allnutt was a daughter of John Wright, who emigrated from England to
America, and settled in North Carolina. She was the youngest child of a family of eighteen children--twelve daughters and six sons--all of whom lived to years of maturity,
and the sons were all prominent men of North Carolina, all holding high offices of trust. B. R. Allnutt received his education in the common
schools of Owen County, and when a young man served an apprenticeship in the wagon and carriage shop of C. M. Riley, which trade he followed for
ten years. He then went to Missouri, and began farming, but soon returned to Kentucky, and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Owen
County. He owns a farm of 400 acres, which he values at $30 an acre. He also owns one of the most elegant residences in Owen County. Mr.
Allnut has twice married; first, to Miss Huldah A. Webster, a daughter of Reuben Webster, of Owen County, formerly of Fayette County, Ky., and
eight children blessed this union, of which there are but three living; Alice (wife of Llewellyn
Abbott, a farmer of Owen County), Reuben W.and Thomas R., both farmers. Mr. Allnutt's second marriage was to
Mrs. Susan Davis, daughter of George W. White of Owen County. Mr. Allnutt is a member of the Baptist Church, having joined that church
in 1844. |
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Elijah Arnold, lawyer, was born in Owen County, Ky., December 28, 1831,
and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Veal) Arnold, the latter a daughter of Samuel Veal, a native of Alexandria, Va. John Arnold was a native of
Goldsborough, N. C., and was born in 1776. He immigrated to Woodford County, Ky., with his parents and afterward to Owen County. He was
thrice married; first to Miss Wood, of North Carolina, who died at Cumberland Gap, then to Miss Froyer, of Owen County, Ky., and after her
death to Miss Veal, the mother of our subject. He was the father of eighteen children, six of who are now living. He died in 1851, his wife
surviving him until 1884, when she died at the advanced age of ninety-three years. Samuel Arnold, paternal grandfather of our subject,
was a native of North Carolina, where he lived and died. Elijah Arnold
was reared in Owen County, where he received his early education, and in 1851 entered the Grenner School. In 1855 he read law with Hiram Kelsey,
of Owen County, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He entered politics as a Democrat, and in 1856 was elected sheriff of Owen County,
which office he filled two terms. In 1862 he was elected county attorney
of the same county. In 1867 he resumed the practice of law at New Liberty, Owen County, where he remained until 1876, when he located at
New Columbus, where he has since lived, and owns a farm near the latter town. In 1851 he married Miss Elizabeth Curtis, daughter of John Curtis
of Owen County, who was a native of Virginia. He has a family of three
children: Lucy, John C. and Susie. Mr. Arnold is a Mason, with his family, is a member of the Christian Church. |
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| Eusebius C. Bainbridge, was born in Owen County, Ky., November 14, 1828.
He is the son of Erastus B. and Sarah M. (Foster) Bainbridge. Erastus Bainbridge was born in Fayette County, near Lexington, December 1, 1801.
He came to Owen County in 1826, and located on the farm where the subject of this sketch now lives. He was married in 1823, and was the father
of three children. Absalom Bainbridge, paternal grandfather of our subject,
was a native of Virginia, and settled in Kentucky at an early day. He was a physician, and a preacher of the Baptist denomination. Isaac Foster,
the maternal grandfather of Eusebius C. Bainbridge, was a native of Maryland and a pioneer of Kentucky. He was a farmer by occupation. E. C.
Bainbridge was reared in Owen County, where he received his primary education, receiving his literary education at Transylvania University,
at Lexington, Ky. In 1846 he began the study of medicine under Drs. Turnbull and Brooks, at Philadelphia, Penn., and attended lectures at
Jefferson Medical College, where he graduated in 1850. He then engaged in the practice of his profession in Cincinnati, Ohio, five years, when
he married Miss Sarah A. Doxon, of Newport, Ky. He then returned to Owenton and settled on the old homestead farm of 600 acres, where he now
lives. He still practices medicine, but devote a part of his time to raising fine stock. He has three children: Hattie, Erastus and Paul.Politically, Dr. Bainbridge is a Democrat, and represented his county in
the State Legislature in the session of 1877-78. |
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Jacob Ball, a native of Owen County, Ky., was born March 16, 1839, and
is a son of Jacob and Eliza (Shelton) Ball. Jacob Ball, Sr., was born in Virginia, and came to Kentucky at an early age. He was a farmer and
a soldier of the war of 1812, under Gen. Harrison, and was severely wounded in one of the battles of that war; he died in Owen County,
March 31, 1870. Jacob Ball, the grandfather of Jacob, Jr., was born in Dublin, Ireland, came to America when a boy, and settled in Virginia;
later immigrated to Kentucky. He was a soldier in the Revolution, under Gen. Washington. Eliza (Shelton) Ball was born in Owen County,
Ky., and was a daughter of James and Mary Shelton. She died July 21, 1874.
Daniel Shelton was born in Culpeper, Ireland, immigrated to America, where he was a farmer, was also a soldier of the Revolution, and
severely wounded in one of the battles. Jacob Ball, Jr., married Miss Elizabeth Ford, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Johnson) Ford, in 1861.
James Ford was a native of Scott County, and was a boatman on the Kentucky River in his early days; he died in Owen County in 1884. Mr.
Ball has four children: Mary J., Sarah F., Eliza and Leonora. Mr. and Mrs. Ball are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Ball is a democrat. He
has made farming his occupation and now owns 255 acres. |
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| Joseph Blackwell, a native of Norridgewock, Somerset
Co., Me., was born November 19, 1828, to Ellis and Jedidah (Stuyvesant)
Blackwell, of the same State, but of Massachusetts descent. Both the
grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Joseph Blackwell was
educated at Colby University, Waterville, ME., graduated in 1850, and
until 1858 was engaged in teaching. From Maine he went to Dresden, Tenn.,
and in 1855 came to Kentucky, and located at New Liberty, Owen County,
where he read law, and in 1858 was admitted to the Owen County bar. In
November, 1863, he married Miss Susanna D. English, daughter of James W.
English, of Franklin County. One child, Prentiss, is the offspring of this
marriage. Mr. Blackwell, besides doing a large law practice, is, with his
wife, owner of a farm of 400 acres in Carroll County. In politics he is a
Free Trader. |
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| James F. Bond was born in Owen County, Ky., March
30, 1832, and is a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Sale) Bond, natives of
Virginia. Robert Bond, who was a farmer, was brought to Kentucky by his
father, James Bond, and his wife, Mary (Sale) Bond, when he was a boy.
John Bond immigrated to Kentucky at a very early day, when that State was
full of Indians. Elizabeth (Sale) Bond was a daughter of Robert and Jennie
(Hoard) Sale. James F. Bond received a good practical education in the
common schools of his native county. He has made farming his chief
occupation, and now owns a farm of 500 acres, which he values at $15,000.
In 1860, Mr. Bond married Miss L. K. Tomlinson, and three children have
blessed their union: William, a physician at Sparta, Ky., James and
Florence. Mr. Bond is a Democrat. |
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| John M. Bourne was born in Owen County, Ky., July
15, 1840, son of John and Elizabeth (Glass) Bourne. John Bourne was born
in Culpeper County, Va., in March, 1791; he came with his parents to
Franklin County, Ky., in 1792, and located in that part of Franklin now
known as Owen County, where he was reared an educated. He became a farmer
and trader, and in the war of 1812 he enlisted in the United States Army
in Col. Dudley's regiment, and was under Gen. Harrison at Fort Meigs. In
1814 he returned to his farm in Owen County, within about five miles of
Owenton, where he lived and died. In 1814 he married Miss Elizabeth Glass,
daughter of Benjamin Glass, a native of Culpeper County, Va., and one of
the earliest settlers of Owen County, Ky. He was twice married, and the
father of twelve children, ten of whom grew to maturity, and nine are now
living; his first wife, mother of our subject, died in 1858; he died on
the old homestead May 31, 1874, aged eighty-three years. Andrew Bourne,
paternal grandfather of our subject was born in Culpeper County, Va., came
to Owen County in 1792, and located on the farm where our subject now
lives; he was a farmer, a soldier who served all through the Revolutionary
war, and died in 1808. Susan Glass, maternal grandmother of the subject,
was also a native of Virginia, and died in 1846, at the advanced age of
ninety years. John M. Bourne follows farming and trading, and devotes his
attention to stock and tobacco raising as well. In 1861 he married Miss
Mary A. Wingate, daughter of Cyrus Wingate, of Owen County, the latter a
native of Virginia, who represented his county in the Legislature, and his
district in the State Senate. Seven children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Bourne: Walter D., Lena R., Roxy, John M., Jr., Morton H.,
Albert and Barbara A. Mr. Bourne is a Democrat, and a member of the
Baptist Church. |
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| Reuben B. Craig, was born in Scott County, Ky.,
April 17, 1837, and is a son of Clement and Elizabeth (Twyman) Craig.
Clement Craig, also a native of Scott County, was born in 1805, and was a
farmer by occupation. He died in 1885, at the advanced age of eighty
years, having survived his wife nearly thirty years. Joseph Craig,
paternal grandfather of our subject, a native of Virginia, was a Baptist
minister by profession, and was among the earliest settlers in Kentucky;
he was a son of Toliver Craig, a native of Scotland, and an early settler
in Virginia. Joseph Craig was a soldier in the war of 1812, and afterward
settled in Scott County, where he died. Reuben B. Craig was reared and
educated in his native county, and engaged in farming until 1861, when he
enlisted in the Confederate service under Gen. Hardee. He was a gunner
until 1863 in the Jefferson Artillery, and was in the battle of Shiloh. In
1864 he was discharged for disability, but afterward re-enlisted under
Capt. Joe Blackburn, with whom he remained until the close of the war,
when he returned to Owen County. In 1871 he married Miss Emma Threlkeld,
daughter of Elijah Threlkeld, of Owen County; they have one son, Frank B.
In 1883, after selling out his business in Owenton, he removed to Hallam,
Owen County, where he has since been engaged in general merchandise and
milling business. Mr. Craig and family are members of the Baptist Church. |
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| B. K. Davis was born in Owen County, Ky., February
2, 1833, and is a son of B. R. and Frances (Adams) Davis. B. R. Davis was
born in Fayette County, Ky., in 1795. He was a farmer, and a soldier of
the war of 1812, and participated in most of the battles of that war. He
moved to Owen County when twenty years old, where he died in March, 1885,
at the age of ninety. He was highly respected by all who knew him, and
although he took an active part in Owen County affairs, he never brought
suit against any man, and never was sued in his life. Frances (Adams)
Davis was a daughter of Capt. Adams, a native of Virginia, who was a
pioneer settler in Kentucky. He was a soldier in the Revolution. B. K.
Davis received a good business education in the common schools of his
native county. He has made farming his life-long occupation and owns a
most excellent farm of 100 acres, valued at $80 per acre. Mr. Davis has
been identified with the tobacco interest of his county, for which it is
famous. He is the thirteenth of a family of fourteen children. March 11,
1851, he married Miss Margaret Ann Allnutt, daughter of James and Mary
(Marsh) Allnutt, natives of Owen County. James Allnutt died in 1877, and
his dying admonition to his children was: "Boys, do as I have
done." Mr. and Mrs. Davis have seven children, viz: Mary, wife of
James Hunt; Louisa, wife of Henry Plumb; James B., John E., William D.,
Adelia, Lora V., all of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Davis are faithful
members of the Baptist Church, and in politics Mr. Davis is a Democrat.
The Davis family is one of the best and most prominent families of Owen
County. |
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| James H. Dorman was born in Gallatin County, Ky.,
November 7, 1831, and is a son of Peter and Lucy (Kemper) Dorman. Peter
Dorman was born in Accomack County, Va., September 3, 1803. He was a
farmer, and at the age of eighteen located in Bourbon, where he remained
three years, and then moved to Gallatin County. In 1830 he married Lucy
Kemper, daughter of Jonathan Kemper, of Owen County; she was born March
17, 1814; eleven children were born to this union. Peter Dorman was
elected to the Legislature of Kentucky, on the Democratic ticket, in 1853,
he died January 3, 1873. Matthew Dorman, paternal grandfather of our
subject, a native of Accomack County, Va., was born in 1771; he was a
farmer, immigrated to Bourbon County, Ky., in 1825, and died in 1852, at
the age of eighty-one years. James H. Dorman settled in Owen County in
1861; he read law with Hiram Kelso in Owen County, in 1859, was admitted
to the bar in 1861, and then located in Owenton. In 1862, he enlisted in
the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, Confederate Army, under Gen. Humphrey
Marshall, and was in many engagements; at the siege of Knoxville, under
Longstreet, at the battle of Blue Springs, under Cerro Gordo Williams, and
in battles at Cynthiana, under John Morgan. At the close of the war he
returned to Owen County, where, in 1869, he was elected to the State
Senate, and in 1874 was elected county judge, for four years. In 1864 he
married Lizzie Gaines, of Sullivan County, Tenn. Four children have been
born to his union: William G., Fanny, Virginia L. and James H. In politics
Mr. Dorman is a Democrat; he is a member of the Baptist Church. |
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| Mrs. Lucy (Kemper) Dorman, a native of Owen County,
Ky., was born March 17, 1814. Her father, Jonathan Kemper, native of
Fayette County, Ky., was born near Lexington, about the year 1789, and was
a well-to-do farmer. He removed with his family to New Liberty, Owen
County, where he spent the greater part of his life, and died at Poplar
Grove about 1872. He married Fannie Chowning, daughter of Robert Chowning,
of Fayette County, who bore him eight sons and two daughters, the subject
of this sketch being the third child. Tilman Kemper, grandfather of our
subject, a native of Virginia, was one of the earliest settlers of Fayette
County. Robert Chowning, maternal grandfather, was also a native of
Virginia, and an early settler of Kentucky. Our subject was united in
marriage to Peter Dorman, a native of Somerset County, Md., who was born
September 3, 1803, and died January 3, 1873. He represented Gallatin
County in the Legislature in 1853-54. Five sons and six daughters were
born to their union, viz: James H., John W., Fannie (deceased), Liza,
Martha L., Elizabeth, Emily, Lucy, Henry F., Peter and Atta. Mrs. Dorman
was educated principally at New Liberty, Owen County, although she
obtained but a limited knowledge of the English branches. She is a member
of the Oakland Baptist Church, and owns a farm of 230 acres near Glencoe. |
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| Cornelius Duval was regarded one of the best
preachers in Concord Association, in his generation. He was a minister in
Greenup Forks church, as early as 1822, and pastor at Long Ridge, a year
earlier. In 1829, he went into the constitution of the church at Owenton,
and was pastor of that congregation about twelve years. He was also pastor
of Muscle Shoals, and perhaps other churches. He ceased his labors in this
region about 1830. Whether he was called home at this period, or sought
another field of labor, has not been ascertained. |
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| J. M. Elmore was born in Fayette County, Ky.,
February 14, 1816, and is son of John and Elizabeth (Headly) Elmore. John
Elmore was born in Virginia, and brought to Fayette County, Ky., by his
father, when ten years old. He was a farmer, and a son of James Elmore, a
native of Virginia, who came to Kentucky at an early day. Elizabeth (Headly)
Elmore was a daughter of James and Jane Headly, natives of Fayette County,
Ky. J. M. Elmore was educated in the common schools of Owen County. He has
followed farming all his life, and now owns a fine farm of 300 acres in a
good state of cultivation, which he values at $50 per acre. Mr. Elmore
married Miss Hester Thompson, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Thompson,
natives of Fayette County, and eight children have blessed the happy
union, viz: Elizabeth, Sarah, John, Mary, Rebecca, Mat, Jennie and Esther,
all of whom are living. Mrs. Elmore died about 1864. Mr. Elmore is a
member of the Christian Church, and among the oldest citizens of Owen
County. He has retired from active life, and is looking forward to the
great beyond. |
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| Robert C. Ford, of the firm of Riley & Ford, was
born October 12, 1864, in Owen County, Ky. Frank Ford, father of Robert
C., was born in Christian County, Ky., in 1820, and was a farmer by
occupation. His wife, Sarah (Morton) Ford, was a daughter of Benjamin
Morton, of WoodFord County, Ky. They had a family of eight children, of
whom five are now living. They settled in Owen County in an early day,
where they still live. Benjamin Ford, paternal grandfather of our subject,
was a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky at an early day, and followed
farming until he died. Benjamin Morton, the maternal grandfather of R. C.
Ford, was a native of WoodFord County, Ky., and was a farmer during his
lifetime. Robert C. Ford was reared in Owen County, Ky., and was a student
at Georgetown College from 1882 to 1885, when he returned to Owen County,
where for two years he was deputy clerk. He then read law with Judge O. B.
Hallam, of Owen County. After he was admitted to the bar he, together with
O. V. Riley, bought out the Owen Democrat, which they still publish, as an
active Democratic sheet. Mr. Ford in unmarried. He is a member of the
Baptist Church. |
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| George A. Foster was born in Owen County, Ky.,
February 5, 1850, and is a son of John W. and Charlie A. (Juett) Foster.
John W. Foster, a tanner by trade, was born in Owen County, in 1832, and
is a son of Tinsley Foster, a native of Virginia, who was one of the
pioneer lettlers of Owen County. John W. Foster was reared and educated in
Owen County, and at the age of fifteen enlisted in the army for the
Mexican war, at the close of which he returned home and followed his
trade, until the opening of the late Civil War, when he again enlisted in
1861. He was captured at Winchester, taken to Camp Chase, Ohio, and
afterward to Johnson Island military prison, where he was exchanged. Again
at the close of the war, returning home, he engaged in tanning and
preaching. About 1852 he married, and is still living in Owen County. The
mother of our subject was a daughter of William Juett, of Owen County, and
the maternal grandfather came from Scotland when a young man. George A.
Foster was reared and educated in Owen County, and attended the university
at Lexington, Ky. He then began the study of dentistry with Dr. Harper, of
Louisville, and afterward attended the Indiana Dental College at
Indianapolis. He practiced his profession at Owenton two years, after
which he attended Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn., where he
graduated in 1887. In 1885 he married Miss Ottie E. Hoffman, of Liberty,
Va., and two children have blessed their union: Worth W. and John T. Mr.
Foster is a member of the Christian Church. |
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| G. W. Giles was born in Owen County, Ky., October 3,
1837, and is a son of Henry and Maria (Smither) Giles. Henry Giles was
born at No. 154 Broadway, New York City, about 1796, and graduated at the
United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., and entered the regular
army, where he rose to the rank of brevet lieutenant-general. He came to
Kentucky, settled in Owen County, and was a member of the House of
Representatives in 1854. Acquilla Giles, the grandfather of G. W. Giles,
was a general in the Revolution, was with Washington, and participated in
all the battles of that war. Maria (Smither) Giles was born in Owen
County, Ky., in 1804, and was a daughter of Leonard and Elizabeth Smither,
natives of Virginia, who who immigrated to Owen County and settled on a
farm. G. W. Giles was educated in the common schools of Owen County, and
has made farming and stock trading his occupation. He owns a fine farm of
154 acres, in a high state of cultivation, which he values at $20 per
acre. He married Miss Nannie Marlow, daughter of Andrew and Persilla
(Barnes) Marlow. Andrew Marlow was born in Belfast, Ireland, came to
America, where he was a teacher and merchant, and died at Springport, Ky.
Persilla Marlow was born in Owen County in 1822, and was a daughter of
William P. and Nancy (Thomas) Barnes, natives of Virginia, who immigrated
to Kentucky, and settled in Owen County. Mr. and Mrs. Giles have two
children: Marcia and Bertha. Mr. Giles is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and in politics is a Breckinridge Democrat. He was also
one of the first to take hold of the prohibition cause in Owen County, and
was at the head of the list asking the privilege of voting on it in his
district. |
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| A. M. Grimes, a native of Indiana, was born in 1837,
and is a son of Abijah and Loais (Brinley) Grimes, natives of Scott
County, Ky. Abijah Grimes was a miller, farmer and stock dealer, and was a
son of Elijah Grimes, a native of Virginia, who immigrated to Kentucky at
an early day, but later moved to Indiana, where he was a farmer by
occupation. Loais (Brinley) Grimes was a daughter of William Brinley, of
Scott County, Ky., who was a Virginian, and an early settler in Kentucky.
A. M. Grimes was educated in the common-schools of Indiana, and after
leaving school, and when only fifteen years old, he went to Vicksburg,
Miss., where he lived until 1878, when he came to Kentucky, and engaged in
the hotel business at Sparta, Ky., for three years. He then began farming,
and owns a farm in Owen County of 117 acres, which he values at $40 per
acre. In 1861 Mr. Grimes joined the Confederate Army, in Company E., First
Mississippi Cavalry, known as Wirt Adam's Regiment. He took part in the
battles of Shiloh, Murfreesboro and Perryville. November 5, 1872, he
married Miss A. K. Bond, daughter of G. G. and Marion (Johnson) Bond. G.
G. Bond was born and reared in Owen County, was a farmer and stock dealer,
and died in 1883. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Grimes, viz:
Mamie L., William G., James and Freddie H. Mr. and Mrs. Grimes are members
of the Christian Church, and in politics Mr. Grimes is a stanch member of
the Democratic party. |
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| Thomas J. Hardin, lawyer, was born in Owen County,
Ky., October 19, 1834, and is a son of Thomas and Rachel (Allen) Hardin.
Thomas Hardin, a son of Enos Hardin, was born in Owen County, November 4,
1801, and was reared and educated in his native county; he was a farmer,
and had a family of nine children, all of whom are still living. Enos
Hardin, a native of Virginia, married Martha Ashby, and located in
Woodford County, Ky., in 1797; he was a farmer and trader, the father of
four children, and died in 1820. Thomas J. Hardin was reared and educated
in Owen County, and became a merchant. In 1862 he enlisted in the Federal
Army as captain of C, Ninth Kentucky Cavalry. He was in several
engagements--at Richmond, Frankfort, Lawrenceburg, Marrowbone, Buffington
Island and Cheshire, and was mustered out of service, in April, 1865, as
adjutant Thirtieth Kentucky Infantry. He began the study of law in 1873
under direction of H. P. Montgomery, and was admitted to the bar in 1876.
Mr. Hardin owns fine farming lands in Henry County, which he devotes to
general farming, and good town property in Monterey, Owen County. February
4, 1864, he married Miss Florence E. Seston, and has four children: Walter
L., Clyde A., Stella B. and Clarence S. At present writing Mr. Hardin is
candidate for representative of Owen County on the Republican ticket. He
was police judge of Monterey from 1874 to 1878. |
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| Jesse Holbrook, a native of Owen County, Ky., was
born November 7, 1828, and is a son of John and Lucinda (Roach) Holbrook,
who were born, respectively, in North Carolina and Virginia. John Holbrook
was born March 10, 1800, for many years was a merchant at Lusby's Mills,
and died in June, 1871. Jesse Holbrook was reared on the farm adjacent to
Lusby's Mills, received a fair education, and for a while taught school,
and was also engaged in farming. In January, 1852, he married Miss
Rebecca, daughter of G. and Sarah (Howard) Taylor, who descended from an
old Virginia family that settled in Owen County, Ky. Seven children have
blessed this union. From 1866 to 1870 Mr. Holbrook served as county judge,
besides having served as magistrate several years. In 1883 the Farmers'
National Bank of Owenton was organized, with Mr. Holbrook as its
president. Its capital stock was $60,000; its present surplus is $12,000,
and its average deposits $45,000. The present president of the bank is
William Lindsay, while Mr. Holbrook is its cashier. Mr. Holbrook is the
owner of 1,200 acres of good land, and is considered one of the best
business men of Owen County. He is a member of the Baptist Church. |
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| J. W. Hunt was born in Owen County, Ky., October 31,
1845, and is a son of Enoch and Elizabeth (Ball) Hunt. Enoch Hunt was born
in Fayette County, Ky., March 22, 1818, and was a son of Samuel Hunt.
Enoch Hunt came to Owen County in 1835, where he was a farmer, and died
March 19, 1882. Samuel Hunt was a son of Wilson Hunt, and a native of
Fayette County. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Wilson Hunt was a
native of England, immigrated to America, settled in South Carolina, and
was a soldier in the Revolution. Elizabeth (Ball) Hunt, a daughter of
Jacob Ball, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Owen County, Ky.,
November 22, 1824, and is still living. J. W. Hunt received his education
at Eminence College, Ky. He taught school six years and then engaged in
farming. He owns a good farm of 260 acres, which he values at $15 per
acre. Mr. Hunt married Mary F. Davis, daughter of B. K. Davis, a prominent
farmer of Owen County. Five children have blessed this union: Ira C.,
Albert T., C. Lee., Edgar M. and Noble B., all of whom are living. Mr.
Hunt is a member of the Masonic lodge, and is Master of the Dallasburg
lodge. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. Politically
Mr. Hunt is a Democrat. |
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| R. H. Kemper was born in Owen County, Ky., April 4,
1834, and is a son of Charley and Delphia (Yancey) Kemper. Charley Kemper
was born in Lexington, Ky., moved to Owen County, settled on a farm, and
made farming a life-long occupation; he died about 1874. The paternal
grandfather of our subject was born in Virginia, immigrated to Fayette
County, Ky., settled on a farm, and died in Lexington. Delphia (Yancey)
Kemper was a daughter of Phillip Yancey, a native of Virginia who came to
Kentucky at an early day. R. H. Kemper was educated in the common schools
of Owen County, and has made farming his chief occupation. He owns a good
farm of 173 acres, in a fine state of cultivation, which he values at $25
per acre. In 1856 Mr. Kemper married Miss Jane F. Yancey, daughter of
William and Elizabeth (Davis) Yancey, natives of Owen County. Mr. and Mrs.
Kemper have had ten children born to them, viz: Allie (who died in 1873),
Melvina, William (who died in 1871), Warren, Lizzie D., Cora, James W.
(who died in infancy), Annie, Ella N. and Hally D. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper are
members of the Baptist Church and in politics Mr. Kemper is a Democrat. |
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| William P. Kinman was born in Owen County, Ky., May
10, 1853, and is the third of a family of ten children born to Robert L.
and Nancy (Cobb) Kinman. Robert L. Kinman was born in Grant County, June
12, 1825, and was reared and educated in Owen County. He is a blacksmith
by trade. August 23, 1846 he married Nancy Cobb, daughter of William Cobb,
of Owen County. Nancy Cobb was born June 21, 1830, and died May 15, 1857.
Mr. Kinmanthen married Mrs. Susan Cobb, a cousin of his first wife, and
after her death he married Miss Sarah True. In all he has a family of ten
children. After working a while at his trade he engaged in the dry goods
business, and then in the milling business. In 1872 he settled at Lusby's
Mill, where he again engaged in blacksmithing, and which trade he still
follows. Politically he is a Democrat. William P. Kinman was reared and
educated in Owen County, and worked at farming until 1878, when he married
Miss Hester A. Cork, of Grant County, and then engaged in hotel keeping at
Lusby's Mill. By political preference Mr. Kinman is a Democrat, and,
together with his kinsmen, is interested in the material prosperity of
Owen County. |
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| George S. Lee, Jr. was born at Batavia, Ohio, August
23, 1853, and is the son of George S. and Theresa (Mount) Lee, the latter
a daughter of William Mount, of Batavia. George S. Lee was born July 4,
1806, in West Bloomfield, N. Y., but moved to Ohio when a young man, and
began the practice of law; was elected probate judge when that office was
created, consequently was Clermont County's first probate judge. He was
the father of eight children of whom five are now living. He died April
25, 1856, at Batavia, Ohio, where his widow still lives. William Lee,
grandfather of our subject, was a native of Virginia, a cousin to the
father of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and a schoolmate of Rev. Lyman Beecher. He
died in 1841, leaving a widow, who died at the advanced age of ninty-nine
[sic] years. William Mount, the maternal grandfather of our subject, born
in Armstrong County, Penn., was a tanner by trade. He died November 23,
1843; was one of Batavia's earliest settlers, and held the office of
justice of the peace eighteen years. George S. Lee, Jr., was reared and
educated in Batavia, Ohio, went to Owenton, Ky., in 1873, and associated
himself with his brother, E. E. Lee, as assistant editor of the Owen News,
a Democratic paper at Owenton, and in 1880, he, together with Emmett Orr,
bought the newspaper. Mr. Lee married in 1877 to Miss Felicia Orr,
daughter of J. J. Orr, of Owenton, and has a family of three children: Orr
S., Jake M. and Bertha Mae. Mr. Lee is the present postmaster at Owenton,
having been appointed by President Cleveland in 1885. |
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| Col. William Lindsay, son of William B. and
Margaretta (Sanders) Lindsay, was born in Carroll County, Ky., September
13, 1849. William Lindsay, paternal grandfather of our subject, was born
in Virginia, and settled near Ghent, Carroll County, previous to 1819, in
which year his son, William B., was born. The maternal grandfather of our
subject, Col. Lewis Sanders, was also a native of Virginia, but settled
near Lexington, Ky., in 1812, and subsequently removed to Carroll County,
where his daughter, Margaretta, was born. William B. Lindsay is a farmer
and stock raiser, but also represented his county in the Legislature in
the session of 1875-76. Col. William Lindsay was reared on the farm near
Ghent, and was educated at Ghent College. He removed to Owenton, Ky., in
the fall of 1870, taught school for a while, then read law under H. P.
Montgomery, and was admitted to practice in 1871. In 1872 he became deputy
county surveyor of Owen County, was police judge from 1872 to 1874, and in
the fall of 1886 was appointed master commissioner, a position which he
now holds. In January of the last named year, however, he had been elected
president of the Farmers' National Bank. He is also a member of the law
firm of Montgomery, Lindsay & Botts. In March, 1876, he married Miss
Lou Tomlinson, a native of Owen County, and a daughter of J. W. Tomlinson.
To this union three children have been born: Joseph S., Lizzie and
William. Mr. Lindsay is a member of the I.O.O.F., of the Democratic County
Committee, and of the Baptist Church. Col. George N. Sanders, an uncle of
Col. William Lindsay, was a prominent politician, was consul at London
under Buchanan's administration, and died in New York in 1874. |
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| Thomas Long was born in Owen County, Ky., September
22, 1842, and is the third of a family of thirteen children born to Robert
and Cynthia (Carter) Long, natives of Kentucky. Robert Long is still
living on a farm in Owen County, which occupation he has followed from
boyhood. Thomas Long was brought up on the farm, and received his
education at the common schools. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate
Army, as a private, in the Fifth Kentucky Infantry, under Col. H. H.
Hawkins, and served until the close of the war, being a participant in
most of the principal battles. At the close of the war he returned to Owen
County, where he farmed a year or two, then turned his attention to the
tobacco business, and is now a very extensive dealer in that article. In
1868 he moved to Eagle Station, where he has since been agent for the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, at that place. December 31, 1873, he
married Miss Mattie L. Sanders, of Owen County. One child has blessed this
union--Ludie B. The family are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr. Long is a Master Mason, and a member of the F. & A. M. Politically
he is a Prohibitionist. |
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| W. H. Lowdenback was born in Owen County, Ky.,
January 5, 1839, and is a son of William and Margaret (Barr) Lowdenback,
natives of Woodford County, Ky., and moved to Owen County in 1815. William
Lowdenback was a farmer and a mechanic, and among the wealthiest citizens
of Owen County. Margaret (Barr) Lowdenback was a daughter of John Barr, a
native born German, who was once commander of a ship, and immigrated to
Franklin County, Ky., and settled on a farm. Abraham Lowdenback, paternal
grandfather of our subject, was born in Culpeper County, Va., and married
Margaret Comer in 1786, who was born and reared in the same county and
State. His father, Abraham, was born in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to
Culpeper County, Va. W. H. Lowdenback is the eleventh child of a family of
twelve children [sic], born to William and Margaret (Barr) Lowdenback, viz:
Elizabeth, Sallie, Elnor, Christopher G., Susan, Polly, John, Milton,
Martha E., W. H. and Nancy J. Eight of these children are still living in
Owen and Henry Counties. M. Lowdenback was educated in the common schools
of Owen County, has been a life-long merchant, and is now a citizen of
Pleasant Home, a beautiful village six miles west of Owenton, which place
was named by Mr. Lowdenback. He carries a stock of $1,500, and sells
$10,000 worth of goods annually. September 20, 1859, he married Cynthia
Thomas, daughter of F. V. Thomas, an old and respected citizen of Owen
County, and five children have blessed this union: Cordelia, William O.,
Henry F., Sanford C. and F. P. One daughter and two sons are married:
Cordelia married Dr. Montgomery, of Carroll County, Ky.,; William
Lowdenback married Miss Kate Duvall, of Owen County; H. F. Lowdenback
married Miss Lucy Johnson of Owen County. Mr. Lowdenback is a member of
the Methodist Church and a stanch member of the Democratic party. |
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| A. McNeal was born in Owen County, Ky., January 9,
1820, and is a son of John and Sarah (Vanpelt) McNeal. John McNeal was
born in Virginia, September 17, 1785, and was brought to Kentucky by his
parents when a boy, and settled in Fayette County. He followed the
carpenter's trade when a young man, but later went to farming. He was a
man of considerable wealth, hired a substitute in the war of 1812, and
died in Owen County, September 8, 1854. Archie McNeal, grandfather of A.
McNeal, a native of Virginia, immigrated to Kentucky at an early day.
Sarah (Vanpelt) McNeal was born December 11, 1799, and was a daughter of
Joseph and Sarah Vanpelt, natives of Owen County. A. McNeal, Sr., received
his education in the common schools of Owen County, and has made farming
his chief occupation in life. He has lived his entire life at the home of
his youth, and owns one of the best farms of Owen County, containing 300
acres, which he values at $50 per acre. November 12, 1840, Mr. McNeal
married Melvina Alexander, daughter of Rev. Lewis and Lavina (Chambers)
Alexander, a family of high repute. Mr. and Mrs. McNeal have eight
children, viz: J. P. McNeal, Kate, John, Louvinia, L. D., William P.,
Robert and Archie, all of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. McNeal are members
of the Baptist Church. Mr. McNeal is a member of the Masonic fraternity;
politically he is a Democrat. |
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| John S. Morgan was born in Owen County, Ky.,
November 30, 1838, and is a son of Thomas and Martha H. (Ligon) Morgan.
Thomas Morgan was born in North Carolina, in 1800, and was brought to
Kentucky at an early day by his father, William Morgan. Thomas Morgan,
when a young man, worked on public works; he helped to make the canal at
Louisville. He followed farming in his old age and died in Owen County in
1863. William Morgan was born in North Carolina, and immigrated to
Kentucky at a very early day. He could draw a larger audience than any
other preacher in Owen County, and was never known to call upon his
members for money, but would accept presents, when offered as
compensation. No better man, or more able preacher, ever graced the pulpit
in Owen County than William Morgan. Martha H. (Ligon) Morgan, was born in
Virginia in 1810, and brought to Tennessee by her father, William Ligon,
and later to Kentucky. William Ligon was a soldier, and served through the
Revolutionary war, a school teacher, and a man of considerable ability.
Mrs. Morgan is still living in Owen County. John S. Morgan was educated in
the common schools of Owen County, and is a farmer of considerable wealth.
He owns a farm of 100 acres, valued at $20, per acre, which is in a fine
state of cultivation. March 26, 1868, Mr. Morgan married Miss N. C.
Hunter, daughter of William R. and George Ann (Wallace) Hunter. Mr. Hunter
was born and reared in Fayette County, Ky., near Lexington, and moved to
Owen County in 1865. He was a carpenter by trade, and died in January,
1887, highly respected by all who knew him. Six children have been born to
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, viz: John W., Annie Marie (who died when five years
old), C. T., M. E., L. F. and DeWitt Talmage. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are
faithful members of the Baptist Church. Politically he is a Democrat. |
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| Marcus E. Morgan was born in Owen County, Ky., April
18, 1861, and is a son of B. G. Morgan and Sarah (Copher) Morgan, of Gratz,
Ky. B. G. Morgan was born in Owen COunty, April 5, 1832, and has made
farming his chief occupation. John Morgan, the grandfather of Marcus E.,
was born in Virginia, immigrated to Kentucky, and settled in Owen County,
on Big Twin Creek. He was one of the oldest settlers, and was a soldier in
the war of 1812, and participated in all the bloody battles of that war,
under the command of Gen. Richard M. Johnson. William Morgan, the
great-grandfather of Marcus E., was born in Wales, came to American, and
settled in South Carolina, but later removed to Kentucky, and settled in
what is now Owen County. He was a Baptist minister for sixty years, and
was also a soldier of the Revolutionary War. Sarah (Copher) Morgan was
born in Switzerland County, Ind., and immigrated to Kentucky with her
father. She is a daughter of George W. and Matilda (Griffith) Copher.
Marcus E. Morgan was educated principally at the State Agricultural and
Mechanical College at Lexington, Ky. After leaving college he embarked in
the drug business at Gratz, Ky., a village on the banks of the Kentucky
River, with a population of about 275, where he does a prosperous
business, and carries a stock valued at $1,000. Mr. Morgan is a member of
the Christian Church, and a stanch member of the Democratic party. He is
related to the late Gen. John Morgan, of the Confederate Army. |
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| S. B. Morgan was born in Owen County, Ky., in 1853,
and is a son of the late B. B. and Elizabeth (Swiggert) Morgan. B. B.
Morgan was born in Owen County about 1823, and was a farmer. He was
drafted in the late war, but hired and paid a substitute $1,500. William
Morgan, the grandfather of S. B., was born in Virginia, and immigrated to
Kentucky at an early day, being among the first settlers. Elizabeth (Swiggert)
Morgan was born in Owen County about 1823, and was a daughter of Samuel
and Sallie (Davis) Swiggert, natives of Indiana, who immigrated to
Kentucky. S. B. Morgan was educated in the common schools of Owen County.
He owns a splendid farm of 137 1/2 acres, for which he paid $30 per acre.
Mr. Morgan married Miss Fannie Barnes, daughter of John M. and Elizabeth
(Thompson) Barnes, and six children have blessed this happy union, viz:
Eva, J. W., Clarence E., Walter, Roy R. and Otto. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are
members of the South Fork Congregation of the Baptist Church. Mr. Morgan
is related to the famous Gen. John Morgan, of Confederate fame, and in
politics is a true Democrat. |
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| Emmett Orr was born in Carroll County, Ky., August
11, 1858. He is the son of J. J. Orr and Rowena (Saunders) Orr. J. J. Orr
is a native of Carroll County, Ky., is a lawyer by profession, and is a
graduate of the Kentucky Law School at Louisville. He was admitted to the
bar in 1857, and began practice at Carrollton, Ky. In 1863 he was elected
county attorney for Carroll County, and was re-elected to the same office.
In 1875 he removed to Owenton where he is still engaged in the practice of
his profession. J. B. Orr, the grandfather of Emmett Orr, was a native of
Culpeper County, Va., and came to Kentucky at an early day. In 1827 he
married Eliza Scott, daughter of John Scott, the noted Baptist divine. He
died in 1830. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel Saunders,
was born in Virginia, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Carroll
County, Ky., which county he afterward represented in the State
Legislature. Emmett Orr was reared in Carroll County, and educated at
Carrollton and Ghent; was deputy clerk from 1876 to 1878, and in 1880, in
connection with George S. Lee, Jr., bought the Owen News. He went to
Dakota in 1882, however, and after conducting a newspaper there until
1887, returned to Owenton and resumed his place on the News. Mr. Orr is a
Democrat, and an active factor in the politics of this part of Kentucky. |
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| Thomas Reed was born in Owen County, Ky., March 8,
1830, and is a son of James and Jane (Garvey) Reed, who were natives of
the Old Dominion, and immigrated to Kentucky at an early day. James Reed
was a wheelwright and farmer, and a soldier in the war of 1812. He was
born in 1771, and died in Owen County, January 20, 1833. Jane (Garvey)
Reed was born February 17, 1786, and was a daughter of Job and Mary
Garvey; she died August 29, 1874. Job Garvey served seven years in the
Revolutionary was under Gen. Washington. Thomas Reed received his
education in the common schools of Owen County. He had made farming his
chief occupation through life, and owns a fine farm of seventy-five acres,
valued at $90 per acre. December 18, 1866, Mr. Reed married Miss L. F.
Alexander, daughter of Travis D. and Nellie (Vanarden) Alexander. Mr. and
Mrs. Reed are members of the Baptist Church, and in politics Mr. Reed is a
stanch Democrat. He enlisted in the Confederate Army, Company B, Fourth
Kentucky Cavalry, at Lexington, Ky., October 6, 1862, and at the close of
the war was honorably discharged at Mount Sterling., Ky., May 4, 1865. |
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| Otis V. Riley was born in Owen County, Ky., August
26, 1860, and is a son of Ninian S. and Julia (Violette) Riley. Ninian S.
Riley was born in Owen County, was a farmer by occupation, married Miss
Violette, daughter of Joseph Violette, of Henry County, and was the father
of nine children. Samuel H. Riley, grandfather of our subject, was born in
Harrison County, Ky., in 1807, and was a farmer. He removed to Owen County
in 1832, and located in Dallasburg Precinct, where he still lives, at the
age of eighty years. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Joseph
Violette, was a native of Woodford County, Ky.; was also a farmer, and
died in Woodford County in 1853. Otis V. Riley was educated in the State
College of Kentucky, at Lexington, where he graduated in 1884, with the
degree of Bachelor of Science. After leaving college he taught school a
while, and then read law under Judge J. H. Dorman, of Owenton, and was
admitted to the bar in 1886. During the same year he, with R. C. Ford,
bought the Owen Democrat, which newspaper these gentlemen conduct in
connection with their law practice. Mr. Riley is an ardent Democrat, and a
member of the Baptist Church. |
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| Capt. William H. Ritchey is a native of Owen County,
Ky., was born December 3, 1836, the son of Thomas H. and Irene (Todd)
Ritchey, who were born in Scott and Owen Counties, respectively. Capt.
Stephen Ritchey, the paternal grandfather of William H., was born in
Virginia, but was an early settler in Scott County, Ky., from which he
removed to Owen about 1830. He had served as captain in the war of 1812.
Samuel Todd, of Virginia, the maternal grandfather of our subject, settled
in Gallatin (now Owen) County over one hundred years ago, and was for many
years high sheriff of old Gallatin County. Thomas H. Ritchey was born
February 28, 1805, was a farmer and trader, and died April 23, 1883.
William H. Ritchey was reared near New Liberty, and was educated in the
schools of that town. In 1861 he enlisted in the Eleventh Kentucky Cavalry
under Gen. Wolford, rose from the ranks to be captain of Company M in the
Eleventh, but on the consolidation of the Eleventh and Twelfth Regiments
was relegated to the rank of lieutenant, and was mustered out as such in
September, 1865. He married, December, 23, 1869, Miss Mary L. Uitz, of
Burlington, Boone County; they have one child--William D. Mr. Ritchey is a
farmer and trader, and casts his vote with the Republican party. |
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| George W. Shipp, physician and surgeon, was born in
Owen County, Ky., April 17, 1861, and is a son of Thomas J. and Lydia
(Baxter) Shipp, the latter a daughter of James Shipp, a Baptist clergyman
of Owen County. Thomas J. Shipp was born in Owen County in December, 1827,
and was a son of Henry Shipp. The latter, a native of Virginia, and a
Baptist preacher, was born in 1795, and immigrated to Kentucky from
Maryland. Thomas J. Shipp was reared and educated in Owen County, and was
a farmer by occupation. He married Miss Lydia Baxter in 1858, and has four
children: Maggie, J. H., Susie and George, of whom the youngest, George,
the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in Owen County. He
read medicine with W. C. Dugan, M. D., at Anchorage, Ky., and attended
lectures at Louisville Medical College, where he graduated February 25,
1887. In April of the same year he settled in Monterey, where he is
engaged in the practice of his profession. Mr. Shipp is a Democrat, and is
very popular. |
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| T. J. Shipp was born in Owen County, Ky., December
17, 1827, and is a son of R. H. and Margaret (Clark) Shipp. R. H. Shipp
was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1797; he was a minister of the Baptist
Church, and a wealthy man for his day and time. Mrs. Margaret Shipp, was a
daughter of Amos Clark, a native of Maryland, who immigrated to Kentucky
and settled in Owen County. Colby Shipp, paternal grandfather of T. J.,
was born in Culpeper County, Va. He was a brave soldier of the Revolution,
and came to Kentucky with the noted Col. Briant, and was an old pioneer of
the "dark and bloody ground", he died in 1830. Rebecca (Ely)
Shipp, paternal grandmother of T. J., was a daughter of George Ely, and
was born near Ely's ford on the Potomac River, in Virginia. Nancy (Duvall)
Clark, maternal grandmother, was a daughter of Col. John Duvall, who was a
colonel in the Revolution, under Gen. Washington. T. J. Shipp, the subject
of this sketch, was educated in the common schools of Owen County, and
worked on a farm until thirty-three years of age, when he commenced
blacksmithing, and now carries on a carriage and wagon shop. In 1848 he
married L. A. Baxter, daughter of James and Jane (Haisten) Baxter. James
Baxter was a minister of the Baptist Church, and a soldier from Kentucky,
of the war of 1812. Four children blessed the union of T. J. Shipp and L.
A. Baxter, viz: Margaret, J. H., G. W., and Susan, all living. The family
are members of the Baptist Church. In politics Mr. Shipp is a Jeffersonian
Democrat. |
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| James W. Simpson, physician, was born in Grant
County, Ky., October 11, 1852, and is the eldest of ten children born to
Morgan J. and Letitia (Gaugh) Simpson. Morgan J. Simpson was born in Grant
County about 1829, is a farmer by occupation, and is now living in Grant
County, a widower, his wife having died in 1887. Louis M. Simpson,
paternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Pendleton County,
Ky., and was a trader and farmer; he was also a colonel in the State
Militia, and died in 1843. Francis Gaugh, the maternal grandfather of
James W. Simpson, was a native of Grant County, Ky., a general farmer and
trader, and died in 1857. James W. Simpson was reared and educated in his
native county. He studied medicine under Dr. James Williams, at Dry Ridge,
Grant County, and attended lectures at the Kentucky School of Medicine,
Louisville, and then returned to the Kentucky School of Medicine where he
graduated in 1881. He located at Corinth, Ky., engaged in the practice of
medicine, and in 1882 went to New Columbus, Owen County, where he now
resides. Mr. Simpson has been twice married, first in 1879, to Miss Amanda
Tulley, daughter of Dr. Tulley, of Williamstown, Ky., and after her death
he married, in 1883, Miss Bell Jackson, of Owen County. He has three
children: Letitia, Octerlony and Roscoe M. Politically Mr. Simpson is a
Democrat, and he, with his family, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. |
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| Almond B. Slaughter, a native of Owen County, Ky.,
was born September 12, 1867, and is a son of R. F. and Mary (Noel)
Slaughter, the latter a daughter of Barnett Noel, of Owen County. R. F.
Slaughter, also a native of Owen County, was a farmer by occupation until
1875, when he engaged in general merchandising at Poplar Grove, Owen
County, in which business he is still engaged. He was a soldier in the
Confederate service, having enlisted in 1862, and served under Gen.
Morgan. Robert C. Slaughter, grandfather of Almond B., was born in Owen
County, and was long one of the first farmers of that county. He and his
wife are still living. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Barnett
Noel, was a native Kentuckian, and a soldier in the war of 1812, in which
war he held the rank of captain. He died in 1865, leaving a widow, who is
still living, at the age of eighty-four. Almond B. Slaughter was raised on
a farm in Owen County, and received his education in Owen and Fayette
Counties. He attended the Kentucky University at Lexington, and graduated
in the commercial department in 1885, when he entered the mercantile
business at Harrisburg, Owen County, in which he still continues. He is
unmarried, and politically he is a Democrat. |
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| J. L. Walker Slaughter, attorney at law, was born in
Owen County, Ky., February 5, 1863, and is a son of Charles Slaughter,
Jr., and Mary (Sharp) Slaughter. The latter was the widow of Austin
Thomas. Charles Slaughter, Jr., was born in Owen County, and is a farmer
and stock raiser. He has a family of six children, viz: Matilda Thomas,
daughter of his wife by her first marriage; James W., Thomas., Mary S.,
Alva N. and J. L. Walker. He lives on his farm in Poplar Grove Precinct.
Charles Slaughter, Sr., paternal grandfather of our subject, was a native
of Virginia, one of the pioneer settlers of Owen County, and a solider in
the war of 1812. J. L. Walker Slaughter was reared in Owen County, and
received his education at Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., where he
graduated in 1884. He immediately entered the law department of Vanderbilt
University, at Nashville, Tenn., and graduated in 1885. He located at
Owenton, and engaged in the practice of his profession, and in August,
1887, was elected county attorney for Owen County by a large majority. |
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| J. C. Smoot was born in Clinton County, Ind.,
February 4, 1835, and is a son of George and Dorothy (Dennis) Smoot.
George was born in Owen County, Ky., February 8, 1801. He moved to Indiana
in 1828, where he lived until 1835, when he returned to Kentucky. He was
an old and highly respected farmer, and died in Owen County in 1882. Reed
Smoot, paternal grandfather of J. C. Smoot, was born in Culpeper County,
Va. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and married Fannie Clark, a native of
Virginia. He came to Kentucky at an early day, being among the first
settlers. He was a very wealthy man, and owned 10,000 acres of Owen County
land. Dorothy (Dennis) Smoot was born in Franklin County, Ky., a daughter
of Jesse Dennis. Jesse Dennis was a wealthy farmer, and was killed by a
horse kicking him in 1840. He was born in Woodford County in 1788, and his
father Samuel, was born in Ireland, came to America in 1773, and was a
brave soldier of the Revolutionary war. J. C. Smoot was educated at the
common schools of Owen County. He has made farming his chief occupation,
and owns a farm of 400 acres, which he values at $20 per acre. February
20, 1864, Mr. Smoot married Susan E. Marston, daughter of William And
Nancy J. (Proctor) Marston, and two children have blessed their union: W.
K. and Helen. William Marston, the father of Susan E., was a prominent and
wealthy farmer of Owen County, he died September 11, 1863. Mr. Smoot is a
stanch member of the Republican Party. |
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| J. H. Smoot was born in Owen County, Ky., May 17,
1843, and is a son of George and Dorothy (Dennis) Smoot. George Smoot was
a native of Owen County, and was born in 1801. He was a man of
considerable wealth for his day and time, and died in 1883. Reed Smoot,
paternal grandfather of our subject, born in Virginia, immigrated to
Kentucky at an early day, and was among the pioneers of the "dark and
bloody" ground. Dorothy (Dennis) Smoot, a daughter of Jesse Dennis
was born in Woodford County in 1788, and his father, Samuel, was born in
Ireland, came to America in 1773, and was a brave soldier of the
Revolutionary war. J. H. Smoot was educated in the common schools of Owen
County, but was twenty-three years old before he learned the alphabet; by
hard study and diligent application he was soon able to teach school,
which he followed for three years. He married Miss Katie Branham, daughter
of Benjamin and Martha (Crawford) Branham, in 1872, and one son has
blessed their union, Stonie, who was born January 18, 1878. Mr. Smoot owns
176 acres of well improved land in a good state of cultivation. In
politics he is a Republican. |
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| Moses Stonestreet was born in Owen County, Ky.,
August 23, 1826, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Hardister)
Stonestreet, the former a native of North Carolina. Elizabeth (Hardister)
Stonestreet, was born in Fayette County, near Lexington, December 24,
1796, and was a daughter of Harry Hardister, a wealthy farmer and
distiller of Fayette County. Moses Stonestreet was educated in the common
schools of Owen County, has followed farming all his life, and now owns a
fine farm of 200 acres, which he values $20 per acre. In 1857 he married
Miss Sallie A. Schooler, daughter of Henry and Susan (Bettis) Schooler,
the former a farmer in Owen County. Henry Schooler was a Virginian by
birth, but immigrated to Kentucky at an early day, and settled in Clark
County. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Stonestreet: Polly,
Elizabeth, Lucy Jane (who died November 1886), Fannie, Minnie and John H.
One incident concerning Lucy is worth relating: She was lost in the hills
of Severn Creek from 4 o'clock p.m. until 6 o'clock next morning. There
were twenty or more neighbors who were on the search of her, and when
found the first words she spoke were "mother, why did you not give me
a drink of water?" She was three years old the very day she was lost.
Mr. and Mrs. Stonestreet are members of the Baptist Church. In politics
Mr. Stonestreet is a Republican. |
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| Charles Strother, lawyer, was born August 10, 1852,
and is a son of French and Lucinda (Maddox) Strother, the latter a
daughter of Michael Maddox, of Shelby County, Ky. Michael Maddox was born
in Trimble County, Ky, in 1811, where he was reared and educated. He was a
farmer, and a Methodist minister. He married Celia Owsley, by whom he had
nine children, seven of them now living, viz: John C., James, Charles,
Alice C., Mary E., Sallie and French; he died in 1870. George Strother,
paternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Virginia, a farmer,
and a Methodist minister, and settled in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1800. He
married Mary Duncan, also of Virginia, and had seven children. She died in
1865. Charles Strother was reared on a farm, and educated in Trimble
County, Ky. In 1872 he read law with John Strother in Owenton, and was
admitted to the bar in 1876. In 1878 he was elected police judge of Owen
County for a term of four years. In 1876 he married Miss Sarah Hill,
daughter of George Hill, of Owen County, and one child, Birdie, has
blessed their union. Mr. Strother is a Democratic factor in the politics
of Owen County, and is a member of the Methodist Church. |
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| Griffin P. Theobald was born in Owenton, Owen
County, Ky., December 6, 1830, and is a son of Henry B. and Lucy (Bacon)
Theobald, native Kentuckians. His mother was a daughter of John Christian
Bacon, first clerk of Owen County. His paternal grandfather was of English
origin, and came from Maryland to Kentucky before the latter was formed
into a State, settling near where Georgetown now stands. The subject of
this sketch was brought up in Owentown [sic], and received a common-school
education. In 1846, when but sixteen years old, he volunteered in an
independent company for the Mexican war and remained out one year. He
returned home and enlisted in the Third Regiment Kentucky Infantry, of
which Manlius V. Thomson was colonel; Thomas L. Crittenden,
lieutenant-colonel; John C. Breckinridge, major, and Ben F. Bradley,
adjutant. He remained with this regiment until the close of the war. He
then went to St. Louis, where he resided until the breaking out of the
civil war, when he enlisted as a private in the Third Kentucky
(Confederate) Infantry. He was soon commissioned first lieutenant of
Company D, then was adjutant for a short time, then quartermaster, then
captain, and when he retired from the service at the close of the war was
major, having worked up to that position by regular gradation. In 1868 he
went to Vicksburg, Miss., as agent of insurance. In 1872 he returned, and
has been engaged in a general insurance business ever since. He at present
is a member of the city council. He was married, July 17, 1854, to Miss
Harriet L. Love, of Columbus, Miss. |
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| Fountain G. True, a farmer, was born in Scott
County, Ky., April 9, 1847, and is a son of Simeon and Margaret
(McFarland) True, the latter a daughter of Charles McFarlane [sic], of
Owen County. Simeon True was a farmer, and a native of Owen County. He had
a family of five children, of whom four are living. He died in 1880,
surviving his wife seventeen years. Robert True, paternal grandfather of
our subject, was a native of Virginia, and settled in Kentucky at an early
day, where he remained until his death. Fountain G. True was reared and
educated in Owen County; and followed farming until 1863, when he enlisted
in the First Kentucky Regiment, Mounted Rifles, under Gen. Morgan's
command. He was in the engagement at Chickamauga, at Knoxville, at Cotton
Point under Gen. Bragg, and afterward in battle before Atlanta. He was
captured during Morgan's last raid, and taken to Rock Island. At the close
of the war he returned to Owen County, and in 1872 engaged in general
merchandise business. In 1874 he married Miss Harriet Henry, and they have
two children: Allie and Hattie. He is a general farmer, living in New
Columbus, and in 1884 was elected town marshal, which office he still
holds. Mr. True is a member of the Masonic fraternity. |
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| William B. Warnock, a native of Owen County, Ky.,
was born November 9, 1839, and is a son of Carlyle and Mary (Glass)
Warnock, the latter a daughter of George Glass of Owen County. Carlyle
Warnock, a native of Greenup County, Ky., settled in Scott County, when a
young man, and is the father of five children, all living. He still
resides in Scott County, at the age of seventy years. William B. Warnock
was brought up in Scott County, is a farmer and fine stock raiser, and
also a hotel keeper. In 1861 he married Miss Mary E. Penn, who died
August, 1876, and Mr. Warnock then married Mary E. Whitten. In politics
Mr. Warnock is a Democrat. |
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| Hon. William J. Watson, a native of Scott County,
Ky., was born August 5, 1834, and is the fifth of a family of thirteen
children born to David L. and Nancy (Peck) Watson. David L. Watson was
born in Harrison County in 1807, was a farmer by occupation, and a son of
Patrick Watson. He settled in Owen County in 1847, and was the father of
thirteen children, ten of whom are still living. He died in 1884, having
survived his wife sixteen years. Patrick Watson was a Virginian, and
settled in Kentucky in the pioneer days of the State. He was a farmer, and
fought in the war of 1812. Orville Peck, the maternal grandfather of our
subject, was also a native of Virginia, and among the early settlers of
Kentucky. William J. Watson settled in Owen County in 1847. In 1869 he
abandoned farming for the milling business, but now owns a fine farm of
320 acres, which he devotes to general farming. In 1880 he was elected
sheriff of Owen County, and in 1885 was elected State representative of
Owen County on the Democratic ticket. He was an ardent advocate of
temperance measures passed during his services in the latter capacity. In
1857 he married Miss Louisiana Perry, of Woodford County, Ky., and three
children have blessed their union: Benjamin F., Annie F. and William P.
Mr. Watson is a Mason and, with his family, a member of the Christian
Church. |
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| Rev. George Wesley Wheatley, was born in Owen
County, Ky., June 4, 1841, and is a son of George and Sarah (Baker)
Wheatley. George Wheatley, a native of North Carolina, was born in 1800,
and came to Kentucky in 1812, located in Scott County, but later moved to
Owen County. He was a farmer in good circumstances and died in 1862.
Joseph Wheatley, grandfather of the subject, was a native of North
Carolina, and of Scotch descent. He was a pioneer settler in Kentucky, but
later removed to Indiana, where he lived until his death. Sarah (Baker)
Wheatley was born in Oldham County, Ky., in 1806, and was a daughter of
Jesse and Elizabeth (Quicksel) Baker, the former a farmer in Owen County.
George Wesley Wheatley was educated at Georgetown, Ky. After leaving
college he entered the ministry, and was pastor of the Salem Baptist
Church in Owen County, afterward pastor of the East Baptist Church in
Louisville. He then went to Missouri, where he took charge of a church at
Westport, Jackson County. Returning to his native State he has been pastor
of the Dallasburg Baptist Church ever since. November 10, 1868, Mr.
Wheatley married Miss A. P. Wright, daughter of J. D. Wright, of Owen
County. Five children have blessed this union: Edward D., William W.,
Mattie B., John W. and Naomi. Mr. Wheatley engaged in the mercantile
business with his father-in-law, J. D. Wright, at Dallasburg, about the
year 1885, where they carry a stock of general merchandise valued at
$6,000 and sell annually about $10,000 worth of goods. |
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| Robert Williams was born in Owen County, Ky., near
Monterey, September 13, 1824, and is a son of Alexander and Tamor (Jones)
Williams. Alexander Williams was born in Maryland, and was brought to
Kentucky by his father when a mere boy. He was a soldier in the war of
1812, and died in Owen County, Ky., in 1865. John Williams, the
grandfather of Robert, was born in Maryland, and was a soldier in the
Revolution. Tamor (Jones) Williams was a daughter of Robert and Martha
(Burns) Jones. Robert Jones was born in Pennsylvania, and immigrated to
Kentucky at an early day. He was one of the old pioneers, and was a
solider in the French and Indian war. He helped to build the first house
ever erected in Cincinnati, which was built of Buckeye logs. Robert
Williams was educated in the common schools of Owen County, and had made
farming a lifelong occupation. He had never held any office, but has often
been urged to accept offices of trust and honor. He was married to Martha
Stonestreet, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hardister) Stonestreet, in
October, 1849, and this union has been blessed with the following
children: James A., Joseph, John, Charles R., Robert, Marine, Elizabeth,
Rebecca and Martha E. Mr. Williams owns 300 acres of good land worth $12
per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Baptist Church, and Mr.
Williams has been a member forty-two years. He descended from one of the
best families of Kentucky, and has been a lifelong Democrat. |
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| Richard H. Yancey was born in Owen County, Ky., December
30, 1835, and is a son of Richard H. and Jane (Sale) Yancey. Richard H.
Yancey, Sr., was a native of Culpeper County, Va., and settled in Franklin
in 1804. In 1824 he moved to Owen County and engaged in farming. He took
part in the early Indian wars in Kentucky, and held the rank of colonel in
the State militia. Richard H. Yancey, paternal grandfather of our subject,
was a native of Culpeper County, Va., and immigrated to Franklin County,
Ky., in 1804, where he was one of the original settlers; he was a farmer
by occupation. William Sale, the maternal grandfather of Richard H.
Yancey, Jr., was a native of Vermont, and settled in Kentucky at an early
day. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm in Owen County, and
received his education in the same county. He is the owner of a fine farm
of 400 acres, where he lives, and which he devotes to the raising of fine
stock and tobacco, as well as general farming. He is a Democrat
politically, and was elected magistrate on that ticket in 1887. In 1860 he
married Nanny R. Threlkeld, daughter of Elijah Threlkeld, of Owen county,
a Baptist preacher. Two children have blessed this union: Dixie and
Louella. Mr. Yancey is a prominent Mason, and a member of the Baptist
Church. |
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