Name: Juda A. ZACHRY
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Birth: 1 Sep 1799 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: aft 1882 Age: 82
Father: Nathan ZACHRY
Mother: Mary HUGHS

Misc. Notes
JUDA BANTA; [1] P. O. Cane Ridge; was born Sept. 1, 1799; widow of Peter Banta, who was born Oct. 25, 1791, in Bourbon County; he was a soldier in the war of 1812, under Capt. Thomas Morris, of Bourbon; his father was Henry Banta, born Jan. 22, 1762, and his wife, Sally Shook, born Oct. 27, 1761, in Pennsylvania, where they were married, but came early in life to Kentucky, living for sometime in the forts at Bryant's and Harrod's Stations; finally settled upon the old Desha farm now owned by Robt. Hopkins, where they lived for a few years, then moved to the farm which is now occupied by the widow of Peter Banta. He by the help of his sons built the brick house which still stands; he also had every piece of furniture made to order; an old fashioned clock still ticking away has stood in one corner of the room now occupied by Mrs. Banta for more than seventy years. Henry Banta had six daughters and four sons; all are now dead but Abram who resides in Nicholas. (See history.) The eldest, Polly, born March 3, 1783, married a George Develly; Henry born, Nov. 20, 1786, married a Miss Jennie Fulton; Margaret, born _____, was the wife of Gen. Sam Fulton; Andrew, born Jan. 9, 1790, married Betsy Hayden; Peter, married Juda A. Zachry, July 26, 1818; she a daughter of Nathan and Mary (Hughs) Zachry; she a daughter of John Hughs and Sally Phelps, all of whom were natives of Virginia. The Zachry family came to Bourbon County in 1806. In later years he moved to Tennessee, where the father died and where our subject was married. Rachael, sixth child, was born Oct. 9, 1793, married James Bryan; Sally born April 5, 1796, married Win. Boardman; Betsy, born in 1798, married Peter Vanice; Anna, born 1802, Aug. 4, married Reason Brace; and Abram, above mentioned. The subject of this sketch raised nine children to be men and women grown; only two of that number are now living: Judge Andrew Banta, of Carlisle, (see hist) and Sally S., born Sept. 14, 1821, widow of Joseph Gibson. She has five children: Mary, a Mrs. D. L. Robbins; Joseph P. in Mo.; William, at home; James; Isabelle J., wife of Lucius Stone, City Marshal of Nevada, Mo. Mr. Gibson was engaged in the mercantile business in Flat Rock; he was a good business man and citizen. While making collections through the country preparatory to purchasing a new stock of goods, his body was found in the Hinkston river after a re-search; supposed to have been drowned, but with indications of foul play. Henry P., the, eldest son of our subject, was married to Elizabeth Fulton, and resided in Nicholas County, where he was engaged in milling, and died from accidental injuries received in the machinery; Dewitt Clinton, after marriage, went to Missouri, where he was killed in felling trees for the construction of a house; Wm. B. and Peter J. were both killed in the Confederate army; Margaret C. married Spencer Boyd, of Bath County; left three sons and three daughters; Leonidas, after extensive travelling in Texas and California, having contracted consumption, went to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, where he died at the house of a missionary at that place; Mary A. became the wife of Henry McClannahan, a merchant in Nashville, Tenn., where she went and soon after died of cholera. Mr. Banta was one of the most prominent and respectable citizens of Bourbon County; was a surveyor and school teacher in connection with his farm life; he was for many years Deputy Clerk, and held other positions of trust. He accumulated a large fortune, but on account of his liberality and willingness to help others, he gave his name upon paper which proved disastrous to his fortune in the loss of several thousand dollars. He was a consistent Christian gentleman, holding the office of deacon for many years in the Christian Church, with which his family were also connected. He was a great and good man, and many were the lamentations at his death, which occurred when he was in his 83d year.

Spouses
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1: Peter BANTA
Birth: 25 Oct 1791 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 1875 Age: 83
Father: Henry BANTA (1762-)
Mother: Sarah "Sally" SHUCK (1761-)
Marriage: 26 Jul 1818
Children: Andrew
Sally S. (1821-)
Henry C.
Dewitt Clinton
William B.
Peter J.
Margaret C.
Leonidas
Mary A.

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 523

Name: Major Nathan BROWN
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Birth: 27 Dec 1797 Montgomery County, Maryland
Residence: aft 1818 Flat Rock Precinct, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 20
Father: John BROWN
Mother: Sarah HOLLAND

Misc. Notes
MAJOR NATHAN BROWN, [1] P. O., Cane Ridge; who resides with his sons at Elm Grove farm, was born in Montgomery County, Md., Dec. 27, 1797, to John and Sarah (Holland) Brown ; she was a daughter of William Holland, who was of English descent and probably from that country. Maj. Brown is the eldest of three sons and one daughter; his education was limited, as he began learning the saddler's trade at fourteen years of age, in the county seat of his native county. In 1818, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Letton Leach, daughter of Jesse and Polly (Letten) Leach by this marriage he had four sons and four daughters two of the former and one of the latter died without issue., the eldest living is Sarah Ann, widow of Cincinnatus Henry, resides at Sharpsburg; T. E. and C. L., single and owners of the above-mentioned farm; Harriet, widow of E. A. Horton, and Louisa, L., formerly a Mrs. Fowl, now a Mrs. William H. Reed. Maj. Brown settled in Flat Rock in the year 1818, soon after marriage, he and wife rode on horseback, bringing all their earthly possessions in that manner from their native home to the latter place, soon after their arrival in Flat Rock one horse died, the other went blind and was sold for but a few dollars, he then traded the side saddle for a cow, which also died. Notwithstanding all the adversity which befell him, he reared his family to appreciate honor and integrity, and prospered in life. His wife shared his trials until in August, 1879, when she in her eightieth year calmly slid peacefully went to the rest which she so richly deserved. The sons with whom he resides, started out in life a few years ago, going in debt for a large farm, which by their industry and frugal habits have cleared up and now rank among the best farmers of the precinct. They are engaged in the rearing of thoroughbred Cotswold sheep, and stand among the first of the county. They are members of the Christian Church, and are highly esteemed citizens of the community in which they live.

 Spouses
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1: Elizabeth Letton LEACH
Father: Jesse LEACH
Mother: Polly LETTON
Marriage: 1818
Children: Sarah Ann
T. E.
C. L.
Harriet
Louisa L.

 Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, pp. 523-524

Name: Lot BANTA
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Birth: 19 Jan 1825
Father: Andrew BANTA (1790-)
Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" HAYDEN

Misc. Notes
LOT BANTA, [1] farmer; P. O. Plum Lick; born Jan. 19, 1825, to Andrew and Elizabeth (Hayden), daughter of Lot and Mary (Bryan) Hayden; the former natives of Nicholas, the latter of Bourbon County, Andrew Banta was a son of Henry and Mary (Shook) Banta, natives of Virginia, and were engaged in farming, stockraising and improving the country. He raised a family of nine children; seven are still living, three sons and four daughters, in Bourbon County, except Sallie Ann, a Mrs. Henry Arnold, and Eliza Ellen, a Mrs. Barton Graves, who reside in Indiana. The subject of this sketch spent his early life with his father in the improvement of the farm, the raising of products and stock, receiving but limited educational advantages. He was married Jan. 29, 1852, to Mary Jane Wilson, daughter of Uriah and Elizabeth (House) Wilson, who were among the pioneers of the Blue Grass region; by this union there were five children: Andrew C. married Dora Hughes, now residing in Saline County, Mo.; Elizabeth M., now a Mrs. Jonas Sparks, residents of Nicholas County; Lot B., Mary Eliza, a Mrs. William Young, residents of Nicholas, and James William; they are engaged in a general agriculture.

 Spouses
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1: Mary Jane WILSON
Father: Uriah WILSON
Mother: Elizabeth HOUSE
Marriage: 29 Jan 1852
Children: Andrew C.
Elizabeth M.
Lot B.
Mary Eliza
James William

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 524

Name: Henry Clay BOARDMAN
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Birth: 14 Jan 1831 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 25 Dec 1912 Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 81
Father: William Perry BOARDMAN (1797-1880)
Mother: Sally BANTA (1796-1860)

Misc. Notes
HENRY BOARDMAN, [1] farmer; P. O, Plum Lick; was born Jan. 14, 1831, to Wm. Boardman, born Nov. 22, 1797, died May 16, 1880; he a son of Benj. and Keziah (Rice) Boardman; he a son of Joseph. The early ancestry of our subject came to Kentucky at an early date, where they engaged in clearing and tilling the soil. The mother of Henry was Sally Banta, born April 5, 1796, died June 21,1860; she a sister to Peter Banta (see hist.) Mr. Boardman is the only son of the family now living; one son died in youth, one daughter died a maiden, five were married: Mrs. Shelton Utterback, who moved with her husband to Indiana, where she died; Rachel, a Mrs. Wm. Harvy; Sally, a Mrs. Jos. T. Booth; Elizabeth, a Mrs. Henry Soper; Keziah, a Mrs. W. W. Northcutt, a resident of Missouri. The subject of this sketch has always resided in the vicinity of his present home, where he was born. He was married Oct. 27, 1857, to Minerva J.Wilson, daughter of Uriah and Mary (Gillespie) Wilson; she a daughter of Simon and Elizabeth (Simpson) Gillespie, natives of Virginia, They had seven children: Wm. M., born July 28, 1858; John N., May 20, 1860; Richard H., Sept. 9, 1863; John W., Dec. 29, 1865; Jos. E., April 10, 1868; Mary E., Oct. 1, 1870; Minnie Olive, July 12, 1873. All are at home except William, who is engaged in teaching school in Douglas County, Ill. The family are members of the Christian Church at Union, Nicholas County.

Spouses
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1: Minerva Jane WILSON
Birth: 15 Oct 1830 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 17 Oct 1921 Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 91
Father: Uriah WILSON
Mother: Mary GILLESPIE
Marriage: 27 Oct 1857
Children: William M. (1858-)
James Uriah (1860-1918)
Richard H. (1863-)
John W. (1865-)
Jos. E. (1868-)
Mary E. (1870-)
Minnie Olive (1873-)

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 524

Name: William F. BRYAN
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Birth: 3 Sep 1854
Father: James H. BRYAN
Mother: Amanda JOHNSON

Misc. Notes
WM. F. BRYAN, [1] farmer; P. O. Plum Lick; the youngest of three living children born to Jas. H. and Amanda (Johnson) Bryan; she a daughter of one of the earliest settlers on Boone's Creek, and for a number of years dead; James H., one of the wealthiest farmers of the county, still living. The early ancestry of this enterprising young man came from Virginia, among the first settlers of this part of Kentucky, locating in the wilderness with the wild beast and red man, doing their part toward the civilization and improvement of this great country. The subject of this sketch received a very limited education, but possessing a high degree of native ability, tact and energy, he has become one of the prominent and rising young men of the vicinity in which he lives. He was born Sept. 3, 1854, and married Oct. 26, 1880, to Miss Florence Talbott, daughter of Charles and Emma (Rice) Talbott, who were among the early settlers in the vicinity of North Middletown. By this marriage there is one child, Emma, born Aug. 13, 1881.

Spouses
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1: Florence TALBOTT
Father: Charles TALBOTT
Mother: Emma RICE
Marriage: 26 Oct 1880
Children: Emma (1881-)

 Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 524

Name: Anson BRYAN
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Birth: 23 Aug 1822
Father: James C. BRYAN (-1852)
Mother: Mary NOBLE

Misc. Notes
ANSON P. BRYAN, [1] farmer ; P. O, Plum Lick; son of James C. and Mary (Noble) Bryan, who were natives of Nicholas County. Mr. Bryan is the second son and seventh of a family of eight children, three sons and five daughters, two of whom only, are now living. He was born on the farm now owned by his younger brother, Jeff, Aug. 23, 1832, he was brought up on the farm and received such an education as could be acquired at that date ; he remained with his father until after his death, which occured in 1852, subsequently a division of the homestead of 230 acres occurred, when the two sons, Anson and Jeff, purchased from the other heirs their interests in the old homestead upon which they lived and did business together until 1877, when they dissolved partnership, our subject becoming the possessor of a new and elegant home, and 270 acres of choice land at Plum Lick, where he now resides in bachelorhood.

Spouses

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 524, 527.

Name: B. F. CROUCH
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Birth: 4 Nov 1825
Father: Ambrose CROUCH
Mother: Linchie BRANCH

Misc. Notes
B. F. CROUCH, farmer; P. O. Plum Lick.[1] The early Crouch ancestry of our subject were of English-Welsh descent; came to this country at a very early date, and were among the prominent families near Richmond, Va. His great-grandfather, John Crouch, with his son, John, and his wife, Sarah (Nelson), she a daughter of Jacob Nelson of German descent, came to Bryant's Station, in Fayette County, in 1787, soon afterwards moving to Nicholas County, on Hinkston. He raised a family of seven sons and four daughters, Ambrose, the father of B. F. Crouch, being one of that number, and was early in life united in marriage to Linchie (Branch), daughter of Pleasant and Jennie (Hall) Branch. They raised a family of eight children--four sons and four daughters--all of whom are living, the subject of this sketch being the second child and born Nov. 4, 1823; the others are Ambrose D., Thomas Jefferson, Julianna, and Polly, now a Mrs. Isaac Clinkinbeard, residents of Nicholas County; Sallie, a Mrs. John Clinkinbeard, residing at Danville, Ill.; William B.; Jane, a Mrs. Jack Sharp; and B. F., residents of Flat Rock Precinct. Mr. Crouch received limited educational advantages in his youth, but by the aid of an energetic and enterprising disposition, he overreached others of his companions who had had superior advantages, and has won for himself a place among the substantial agriculturists of Bourbon County. He was married Aug. 1, 1847, to Mary Sharp, daughter of Vincent Sharp. The fruits of this marriage were five children--three sons, and two daughters now deceased; the sons are Thomas D., who married a Miss Sarah J. Booth, and resides in Nicholas County; John William and Robert, residing at home. Mr. Crouch is extensively engaged in stock raising and shipping the latter, aggregating about $50,000 annually. He and family are members of the Christian Church at Flat Rock.

Spouses
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1: Mary SHARP
Father: Vincent SHARP
Marriage: 1 Aug 1847
Children: Thomas D.
John William
Robert

Sources:
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 527.

Name: William CLARK
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Birth: 3 Mar 1821
Father: Thompson CLARK (1792-)
Mother: Deborah WILSON

Misc. Notes
WILLIAM CLARK, [1] farmer; P. O. Plum Lick; was born March 3, 1821; his father was Thompson Clark, born Dec. 2, 1792, in Montgomery County, Ky.; he of William Clark, who was a native of Halifax County, Va., but came to the State of Kentucky when a young man and married in what is now Bourbon County, then Fayette, to a Miss Winifred Nichols; William Clark was accompained to this State by a brother-Joseph, who died in Montgomery County, and Thompson Clark, who settled in Fayette County, where he lived and died, having served in the Revolutionary war;.Thompson Clark was a soldier in the war of 1812, holding the position of orderly-sergeant under Captain Crawford; regimental commander, Colonel Samuel Williams; William Clark's mother was Doborah Wilson, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Jacks) Wilson, who were natives of Kentucky; the early Wilsons coming from New Jersey; Thompson Clark had two sons--William, and John eleven years younger, who resides in Montgomery County, Ky.; William Clark received his early education in a log school house, under the instruction of a Mr. Samuel Nicholson, a Pennsylvanian; among his schoolmates, were Colonel Thomas Johnson and Colonel John S. Williams, now United States Senator; he afterward received instructions from various sources until about eighteen years of age; he subsequently engaged in teaching and farm work until his marriage, which occurred Nov. 22, 1849, to Eliza Ann Bradley, of Montgomery County, she a danghter of William and Susan (Mark) Bradley, who were natives of Montgomery County and among the early and prominent families of this county; John Bradley, was the father of William Bradley, and Susan Mark was a daughter of Robert Mark, a prominent character of Montgomery County; the result of the marriage of William Clark, were children its follows: Susan Alice, now Mrs. Calvin Gillispie, Jr.; Annie B., Mollie B., now Mrs. David T. Wilson; James B., Emma, now Mrs. James Gillispie, of Nicholas County; Willa, Frankie, Ida D., Maggie L., Eliza E. and Mattie Clyde. He is of a conservative character, paying but little attention to affairs not pertaining to his business, but living a life of devotion to his family and business; he and family are members of the Christian Church at Flat Rock, and living lives of devotion to their christian faith.

Spouses
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1: Eliza Ann BRADLEY
Father: William BRADLEY
Mother: Susan MARK
Marriage: 22 Nov 1849
Children: Susan Alice
Annie B.
Mary "Mollie" Bradley
James B.
Emma
Willa
Frankie
Ida D.
Maggie L.
Eliza E.
Mattie Clyde

 Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 527

Name: Frank P. COLCORD
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Birth: 17 Sep 1829
Father: Charles B. COLCORD
Mother: Louisa METCALF

Misc. Notes
FRANK P. COLCORD, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge. This interesting and gentlemanly proprietor of Burr Oak farm, is a son of C. B. Colcord and Louisa Metcalf, who was a niece of the honored George Metcalf. The father of our subject settled in 1813, at Middletown, this county, from the State of New Hampshire, he being then about twenty-seven years of age, and soon after engaged in business at that place with an older brother who accompanied him to his new settlement. Their spirit of business adventure, however, was not to be satisfied in a village traffic, but they engaged in extensive speculations which proved remunerative, C. B. Colcord being the first man who ever took a drove of mules to New Orleans by land from Bourbon County; he was married to Miss Metcalf in 1824, and by that union were born six children, only two of whom grew to maturity, viz: William R., born Nov. 26, 1827; married in the vicinity of Middletown; now residing in Wichita, Ka., where he is extensively engaged in the stock business. Our subject was born Sept. 17, 1829; received a liberal education, attending the Western Military Institute in 1849 and '50, then located at Middletown; one of his preceptors and intimate friends being the Honorable James G. Blaine, Secretary of State. Mr. Colcord is an enterprising, thrifty farmer, with 432 acres of choice land, about eight miles from Paris, which he has well stocked, and conducts in a successful manner. He was never married, but enjoys an independent life, with his pleasant surroundings.

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, pp. 527-528

Name: Jesse FISHBACK
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Birth: 15 Jul 1813 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: Jesse FISHBACK
Mother: Jane TURLEY

Misc. Notes
JESSE FISHBACK, [1] farmer; P. O. Plum Lick; born Aug. 15, 1813, in Bourbon County, to Jesse and Jane (Turley) Fishback, who were natives of Virginia, but came to Kentucky in 1812 or '13. The father was in the six months' service in 1813, enlisting from Bourbon County; he was discharged and on his return home was taken sick and died upon the journey, the same day that our subject was born. The early Fishback ancestry were from Germany, some of whom attained to a considerable degree of notoriety at the bar. The later generations have, however, been principally engaged in agriculture. The subject of this sketch was the youngest of four sons and one daughter, two only of whom are now living; Josiah the second son residing near his brother. Mr. Fishback received his education in a log school house, a long distance from his cabin-home in Nicholas County. He adopted the avocation of a farmer's life; remained unmarried and acted the part of a dutiful son to his widowed mother, who died at an advanced age twenty-four years ago. His home is now presided over by a widowed half-sister, Mrs. Sarah Hughs.

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 528

Name: Francis M. HENKLE
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Birth: 22 Mar 1831
Father: William HENKLE (1801-1876)
Mother: Amelia HIGHLAND (1801->1882)

Misc. Notes
FRANCIS M. HENKLE, [1] farmer; P.O. Plum Lick; was born March 22, 1831, to William and Amelia (Highland) Henkle, who were married Dec. 14, 1826; Wm. Henkle was born Oct. 29, 1801, and died Sep. 14, 1876; he was a born of Joseph and Jane (Everman) Henkle, natives of Virginia, but came to Bourbon County, 1803; he was a surveyor and after having lived in Kentucky a short time, started to his native land on business and was drowned; his body was never recovered, but papers were found establishing the fact. Amelia Highland, born Dec. 15, 1801, is still living, and her parents were Denman and Amelia (Johnson) Highland, who were natives of Maryland, but came to Flat Rock precinct about the year 1794. A spring which was located within a few yards of the cabin, was not found for several months, on account of the density of the cane, as they had to cut their way through to every point which they desired to reach. The boys and girls of that neigbborhood in their attendance upon church, would walk six miles bare-footed, or until they were within a few yards of the church, when they would stop at a " branch " and put on their shoes which they had carried with them; the carefulness with which they used them, was because or the limit to one pair annually. The father of our subject by his marriage had four sons and six daughters, all of whom grew to maturity; five are now living: Marinda J., a Mrs. John H. McGinnis, residing in Piatt County, Ill.; they have eight sons and two daughters. W. D., a resident of Bourbon, married Mary F. Shannon, and has three sons and a daughter; Armilda P., a Mrs. David Herron, of Mason County; has four sons and two daughters; Nancy M., a Mrs. John Black, of Nicholas; has four daughters; Margaret, who died Oct. 3, 1876, on her forty-fourth birthday, was the wife. of Thomas Shannon, and left six children. Sarah N, was the wife of James Alexander Arnold; both are deceased, leaving four children. Francis M., never had children, but has raised several to maturity. William E. Arnold, his nephew, he is educating at the Millersburg College. He was married Jan. 2, 1850, to Cassandra Forgy, the daughter of John and Lavinia (Arrowsmith) Forgy. Hugh Forgy, the grandfather, came to America from Ireland about 100 years ago. Mr. Henkle received a very limited education; being one of the older members of the family he was compelled to assist in clearing up the land, and raising crops for their sustenance. He remained with his father until after marriage, when he came to his present home. He is a man of great natural ability, of the highest honor and integrity, and a liberal giver to the cause of religion, the support of missions, churches, and schools. He has for many years noted as steward of the church, making up the deficiencies, which in many cases were the largest part. He is a thorough christian gentleman, and one of the most worthy members of the M. E. Church South, at Flat Rock, and a man highly esteemed by his neighbors and friends.

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 529

Misc. Notes
JAMES HEDGES, [1] farmer; P. O. North Middletown; son of Joseph and Margaret (Goulden) Hedges. He was a native of Maryland, and related to Joseph Hedges, who emigrated from England at a very early date; she a native of the Blue Grass region; born May 20, 1778, died Aug. 10, 1871; James wa born Dec. 5, 1819, in the house in which he now lives, and is the next youngest of a family of seven sons and two daughters, eight of whom are now living, an elder brother having died when a young man. The remainder of the family reside in adjacent counties. James Hedges received a very poor education, only attending School about two months during his life; but, being possessed of a great deal of energy and perseverance, he acquired in leisure moments, under great disadvantages, a practical business education, which has borne him successfully through all of his business transactions. He was married Dec. 30, 1875, to Fannie Higgins, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (House) Higgins, both of whom were natives of Bourbon County. Only one of their three children now survives--James Oscar, born Dec. 7, 1879. He is one of the near descendants of the Maryland branch of the Hedges family, to whom is left an estate of great value in London, England. The formation of his farm is of a singular nature, and one of the most beautiful in the county. The soil is very fertile, and from some of the highest points a view can be had of six counties, extending to the furthermost point of observation by the naked eye. A part of his dwelling is one hundred years old, in which he has lived since his birth, and he is now the oldest native of Flat Rock Precinct.

Spouses
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1: Fannie HIGGINS
Birth: Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: Thomas HIGGINS
Mother: Elizabeth HOUSE
Marriage: 30 Dec 1875
Children: James Oscar (1879-) 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 529

Name: Major James Madison MENG
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Birth: 22 Feb 1812 Prince William County, Virginia
Father: Capt. Charles MENG
Mother: Victoria TEBBS

Misc. Notes
MAJOR JAS. MADISON MENG, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge; was born in Prince William County, Va., Feb. 22, 1812, to Capt. Chas. and Victoria (Tebbs) Meng; she a daughter of Captain Wm. Tebbs and a Miss Harslip. A singular incident relating to the birth of Major Meng, is the fact that he was born upon the same day of the month upon which the birth of Geo. Washington occurred, and that his father, Chas. Meng, and Capt. Will. Tebbs, his grandfather, were both Captains under that illustrious General. Captain Chas. Meng, a son of Chas., Sr., who came from Holland to this country at an early date, settled in Virginia. The father of our subject, being born in Winchester, where he lived until fifteen years of ago, when they moved to Woodstock, where in later years he became a merchant of wealth and prominence. Inheriting a great amount of property from his wife, he moved to Prince William County, the land of her nativity, where he engaged in farming, and raised a family of eleven children, five sons and six daughters. Major Meng is the only one of the sons now living; Charles, two years older than he, the only one of the deceased sons who left issue, became an attorney of some note in Louisville, where he resided for a number of years, subsequently removing to Christian County, Ky. Two only of the six daughters are living: the widow Swing, and the widow of Jos. Kennedy, of Washington, D. C. Major Meng came to Nicholas County in Jan., 1833, where he engaged in teaching school, in which capacity he was engaged for some time in Bourbon and Nicholas Counties; subsequently learned the moulder's trade and the business of making plows at Maysville, which he engaged in at St. Louis, but afterward took up his old occupation of to teaching in the vicinity of his present home.. He was married in Bourbon County to Amanda Malvina Fitzallen Hall, daughter of Henry and Fannie (Talbott) Hall, who were among the early settlers of Bourbon County. They had two sons, Charles and James, the mother of whom died on the 15th of April, 1871. The Meng ancestry were a long lived people, the father of our subject sitting as an active magistrate at eighty-two years of age, having held the position of High Sheriff, having come into that position as being the oldest magistrate in the county.
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NAME: Peggy Contreras
EMAIL: peggycontreras@home.com
DATE: Oct 06 2000
URL: http://
QRYTEXT: Thanks for the info. From GenDex I have children's names as Charles Henry
b. April 25, 1845 and James Augustus b. 1865. GenDex Surnames:
Amanda Malvina Fitzallen HALL
1822 - Apr 1874
BIRTH: 1822
DEATH: Apr 1874
Father: Henry HALL
Mother: Frances TALBOTT
Family 1 : James Madison MENG
MARRIAGE: Nov 1841, Bourbon Co KY
+Charles Henry MENG
James Augustus MENG

Another source: LDS IGI:
James Madison MENG
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 22 Feb 1812
Prince William, Virginia

Yes, I do have the History of Bourbon Co as a source, also.

Peggy
Parents:
Father: Charles Ulric MENG
Mother: Victoria TEBBS.
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Subject: Re: Meng/Hall/Talbott
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 10:52:52 -0400
From: "HOYT MING"
To:

Bob, thanks for answering my message. The reason I ask you to e-mail me is that there are a few mistakes in some Kentucky histories about the Mengs. These errors have confused some of James Madison Meng's descendants. I am sure if you use these books you want correct info. I do not have the title page with me, but page 529 -530 of "Biographical Sketches" has a write up on Major Jas. Madison Meng. At the top of the page is "From History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties Kentucky, by Robert Peter, M.D." The problem is in the early years concerning the father of James on page 530. The first five lines. "... and that his father, Chas. Meng, and Capt. Wm. Tebbs, his grandfather, were both Captians under that illustrious General. Captain Chas. Meng, a son of Chas., Sr., who came from Holland to this country at an early date, settled in Virginia." Although Charles may have served in the Revolutionary War, I find no record. The birth day of Charles (1780) is what I question, he was probably too young. James Madison Meng's grandfather John Ulrich (Woolery) Meng of Philadelphia, PA (DAR # 506202) was a Captain under Washington, and I think here is where the facts were confused. Captain Charles Meng was not a son of Charles, Sr., but the son of John Ulrich Meng and wife Sarah Colladay. They were married in Pennsylvania on Jan. 7, 1760 ("Pennsylvania Marriages"). Sarah died about 1778. She descended from a noble line on her mother's side, the Boyneburgs of Hessen, Germany. Charles Meng's grandfather John (Johann) Christopher Meng was the Immigrant to come to America in 1728. I have a copy of the passenger list. His wife was Dorthea Bauman and both were born in Mannheim, Germany. They came to America aboard the Mortonhouse. John Christopher is my 5th grandfather removed. Although most is in the German language, I have copies of notes from the family Bible of John Christopher and a print of a painting of him by his son John, Jr. about 1751. The original is in a vault in the Genealogical Society of PA in Phil. I have no problem with the remainder of the article. In the "History of Kentucky" Volume IV, by Judge Charles Kerr on page 577. The title of the article is Charles Henry Meng. Charles Henry is a son of the above James Madison Meng. A very detailed article that is a good history of the earlier Mengs except for two passages. (1) Paragraph five; "...'Thistle' from Rotterdam, reaching Philadelphia, September 19,1738." This should have been left out. It is now known that Sarah came before 1738 (about 1710). (2) In the seventh paragraph (and this has caused confusion to some descendants) "Charles Ulrich Meng, son of Christopher and Margaret (Jones) Meng..." Christopher was the grandfather of Charles, and Margaret Jones was the first wife of Charles Ulrich Meng's father John Ulrich mentioned above. The line should have read, Charles Ulrich Meng, son of John Ulrich and Sarah Colladay Meng, and grandson of John Christopher Meng, was born in Philadelphia County, PA. If you have read this I am grateful to you. Your work on the Internet is great. I am enjoying it . Maybe you will be able to correct a small part of history if you write about the Mengs. The info I sent you about the Malvina F. Hall is on the same page 578 in the "History of Kentucky". Charles H. Meng, son of James Madison Meng and Malvina Hall (married in 1842) above had a son, Charles H. Meng, born 1843, that married Katherine Calvert (of the aristocratic family) on Nov. 29, 1852. She is the daughter of Walter S. Calvert and Louisa M. Evans of Mason County, KY. Walter is of the aristocratic Calvert line that connects back to George Calvert, First Lord Baltimore (" Descendants of Virginia Calverts", by Ella Foy O'Gorman). They (James and Malvina) had another son James Augustus born ca 1854 and died Feb. 3,1885.

According to "The Meng Family", author unknown, sent to me by Martha Meng of Meng Farms, Bowling Green, KY the children of Charles Ulrich (1780 t0 1865)and Victoria Tebbs Meng were:
Evelina
Ellen
Charles Henry
James Madison, born Feb. 22, 1812; died Sept. 1895
Sarah
Martha
William
Edmond
Katharine
Victoria Tebbs was daughter of William and Victoria Haislip Tebbs. 

Spouses
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1: Amanda Malvina Fitzallen HALL
Birth: 1822 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 15 Apr 1871 Age: 49
Father: Henry HALL
Mother: Fannie TALBOTT (1793-)
Marriage: Nov 1841 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Children: Charles Henry
Henry 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, pp. 529-530; E-mail correspondence--Peggy Contreras (peggycontreras@home.com)

Misc. Notes
WILLIAM T. PARKER, [1] farmer ; P. O. Carlisle was born near Carlisle in Nicholas County, Feb. 18 1850, to Robert and Eliza (Donnell) Parker (see Donnell history). Robert Parker was a native of Nicholas County; died Jan. 11, 1879, in his seventy-first year, he was a son of Charles Parker, a native of Maryland; came to Kentucky at an early date; he a son of Thomas. The mother of' Robert was Tabitha Johnson; his step-mother was Hannah Collins. The subject of this sketch received the limited advantages of a country school, and remained on the farm with his father assisting in the farm work, until about twenty-four years of age, when he purchased the Fielding Letton farm of 113 acres, where he now resides, and which he has under a high state of cultivation. He was married July 20, 1871, to Miss Jennie Smith, daughter of B. W. Smith, whose sketch appears in this work; by this marriage there have been two children born unto them, Sarah Lovina, June 15, 1873; and Robert Luther, April 23, 1877. Mr. Parker is an enterprising young man, doing well whatever he undertakes, and manifesting all interest in the improvement of stock and farm products.

Spouses
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1: Jane "Jennie" SMITH
Father: Barton Warren SMITH (1818-)
Mother: Sarah ST. CLAIR
Marriage: 20 Jul 1871
Children: Sarah Lovina (1873-)
Robert Luther (1877-) 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 530

Name: D. L. ROBBINS
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Birth: 14 Jun 1837
Father: Laban L. ROBBINS (1820-)
Mother: Nancy PIPER

Misc. Notes
D. L. ROBBINS, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge; was born June 14, 1837, to Lithan L. and Nancy (Piper) Robbins; she a daughter of Samuel and Betsey (Million) Piper, who were among the early settlers of Kentucky. Laban L. is a son of John and Millison (Litton) Robbins; she, a daughter of John Litton. The father of our subject is a native of Flat Rock village; was born Oct. 15, 1820, and married in 1844; he had six children, three of whom died in infancy, and Nancy N. in her seventeenth year, and Millison J., who became the wife of a Mr. Louderback, died in 1868, in her thirty-first year. Our subject is the only suiviving member of the family; he was married Sept. 4, 1879, to Mary C. Gibson, a granddaughter of Peter Banta (see history). They have one child, Nancy Belle, born July 5, 1880; he resides with his father, with whom he is engaged in general agriculture and stockraising; they are members of the Christian Church at Flat Rock, and held in high esteem by the people of the community in which they live. 

Spouses
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1: Mary C. GIBSON
Father: Joseph GIBSON
Mother: Sally S. BANTA (1821-)
Marriage: 4 Sep 1879
Children: Nancy Belle (1880-) 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 530

Name: Barton Warren SMITH
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Birth: 7 Feb 1818 Cane Ridge, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: John B. SMITH (1792-)
Mother: Sally HAND

Misc. Notes
BARTON WARREN SMITH, [1] farmer; P. O, Carlisle; a namesake of the great reformer, B. W. Stone, who, when he came to Bourbon County, resided in the house in which our subject now lives. Mr. Smith was born on Cane Ridge, Feb. 7, 1818, to John B. and Sally (Hand) Smith; she a daughter of Wm. Hand, who was one of the first settlers of Bourbon, on Hinkston, and with Barton Stone one of first organizers of the "Old Cane Ridge Church," and an energetic and prominent man at an early date; he subsequently moved to Indiana, where he died soon after. John B., born in Virginia, in 1792, was a son of Jacob and Hannah Smith, who moved to Cane Ridge in 1809, settling on the waters of Brush Creek; John B. was married in 1813, and was blessed with three sons and three daughters, all of whom grew to maturity; only B. W. and a sister, Mrs. John M. Prather, residing in Clay County, Mo., have had children. Mr. Smith learned the carpenters' trade, at which he worked for 18 years. He subsequently purchased property at Jackstown, where he run a grocery, and a blacksmith and wood shop for eight years, when he sold out and purchased his present home, in the year 1875. He was married in 1845, Dec. 30, to Sarah St. Clair, daughter of James and Lovina (Ruarch) St. Clair, of Fayette County. The result of this union was fourteen children: George, Nancy, Sarah, Thomas, Rebecca, Walter, Martha, Matilda, Ellen, John and James, twins; Amanda, and a pair of twins who died at birth; also the mother at the same time. The above are children of James St. Clair. Mr. Smith, by his marriage, had ten children: John, Thomas, Geo. W., James T., Amanda L., Nancy, Jane, Walter, Frank and Clay. Two youngest died in infancy. Clay and John T. are also deceased. Those living are all married; three sons and one daughter reside in Bourbon County. The eldest daughter, Mrs. H. C. Parker, resides in Indianapolis; and Walter at Mt. Sterling. Mr. Smith in early life received but meagre educational advantages, attending the country schools less than six months, but by his studious and industrious habits he has laid up a store of knowledge which makes him one of the interesting and intelligent gentlemen of his neighborhood. He added to the support of his mother who lived with him until her death, at 80 years; also supporting an aged sister, and taking upon himself the support of the family after his father's death. He started in life without the advantages of fortune, but by diligence he has accumulated a comfortable home, and homes for his children around him. 

Spouses
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1: Sarah ST. CLAIR
Father: James ST. CLAIR
Mother: Lovina RUARCH
Marriage: 30 Dec 1845
Children: John
Thomas
George W.
James T.
Amanda L.
Nancy
Jane "Jennie"
Walter
Frank
Clay 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, pp. 530-531

Name: Benjamin Franklin SOPER
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Birth: 5 Nov 1828 Cane Ridge, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: SOPER
Mother: Luraner H. PRATHER

Misc. Notes
BENJ. FRANKLIN SOPER, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge ; was born Nov. 5, 1828, upon the farm which he now owns, and upon which his father was also born. His mother was Luraner H.. Prather, a native of Montgomery County, Md., and daughter of Walter Prather and Ann Higgins, who came to Bourbon County, Ky., from Maryland, in 1806, with a large family of children, 14 in number, the mother of our subject being then 3 years of age. Charles Soper, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Montgomery County, Md., but migrated to Bourbon County about 1800. The Sopers and Prathers and Crawfords were from the same neighborhood in Maryland, and after coming to Kentricky settled upon adjacent farms, the land now being owned in part by the subject of this sketch, whose ancestry were all very enterprising, energetic farmers and stock men and raised large families. B. F. Soper received but a meager education, being left an orphan at two years of age by the death of his father. However, by strict energy and native ability he acquired sufficient education to enable him to teach school, which he followed for some time, subsequently engaging in farming and stock raising, in which he was very successful. He was married June 20, 1853, to Miss Dorcas H. Crawford, a member of the pioneer Crawford family mentioned above. They had three children, all of whom are now living, viz: James C., who is connected with the M. K. & R. R. He was married Oct. 6, 1881, to a Miss Christy, a native of Clay County, Mo., near Liberty, and two daughters, Mary Ellen and Sally Belle, who are living at home. Mr. Soper has been quite extensively engaged in stock traffic, but is now principally engaged in farming and stock-raising. Has been a life-long democrat, a man honored and esteemed by the community in which he lives. He and family are members of the M. E. Church South, in which he has held all the important offices from a sense of duty which he is always ready to perform. 

Spouses
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1: Dorcas H. CRAWFORD
Marriage: 20 Jun 1853
Children: James C.
Mary Ellen
Sally Belle 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 531

Misc. Notes
JOHN W. SKILLMAN, [1] farmer; P. O. North Middletown; proprietor of Willow Valley farm, was born Aug. 10, 1811, in Bedford County, Va.; he is the next youngest of a family of seven children, three sons and four daughters, by Isaac and Nancy (Whitely) Skillman; all were natives of Virginia; Isaac came to Bourbon County and settled near North Middletown, in the fall of 1816; where he purchased 216 acres of land (partly cleared) on the line of Bourbon and Clark Counties; his cabin; a double log one, was one-half in each county; all of his children grow to maturity, but two sons and two daughters are now living. Christopher, the youngest of the family, now resides in Platte County, Mo.; Catharine, a Mrs. (Allen) Shropshire, residing in Scott County; Harriette, a Mrs. Wilmott, of Bourbon; Isaac, died in 1856, in his eighty-fourth year, his wife in 1831, in her fifty-fifth year. Our subject received such all education as could be obtained in the log school house of his youth, and assisted in the farm work; upon Feb. 2, 1832, he was married to Adaline Henderson, a resident of Scott County; by her he had seven children, viz: one died in infancy; Isaac, married Cynthia Hayes and resides in Humbolt County, Neb.; A. J., whose sketch appears in this work; John W., married Susan Mark, of Montgomery County, she died in June 1879; Amanda J., now a Mrs. John T. McCauley, residing in Harrison County; Nannie A., a Mrs. George W. Cunningham, who died March 30, 1881, leaving four children, he resides in Ellis County, Texas; Charles C., married to Miss Olivia Price, and resides at Eufaula, Ala.; the wife of Mr. Skillman died in 1848, and he subsequently married Lydia Chambers, a native of Scott County, born Feb. 17, 1817, and a daughter of James and Kittie (Johnson) Chambers, who were natives of Virginia; by her he had three sons: William G., who married Miss Dee Rice, and resides in Clark County; Richard C., and Benjamin F., at home. Mr. Skillman has devoted his life to farming, stock driving to the extre me South, and of late years has paid some attention to the raising of thoroughbred Cotswold sheep; he is a conservative Democrat, and with his family holds a membership in the Christian Church. 

Spouses
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1: Adaline HENDERSON
Death: 1848
Marriage: 2 Feb 1832
Children: A. J. (1834-)
Isaac
John W.
Amanda J.
Nannie A. (-1881)
Charles C.

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2: Lydia CHAMBERS
Birth: 17 Feb 1817 Scott County, Kentucky
Father: James CHAMBERS
Mother: Kittie JOHNSON
Children: William
Richard C.
Benjamin F. 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, pp. 531-532

Misc. Notes
JOHN SOPER, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge; born Feb. 26,1822, to Lawrence Soper, who was born Sep. 10, 1800; died in Nov., 1877, having raised a family of seven sons by Luraner Soper, his cousin, our subject being the first born. The Sopers were originally from London, England, Cornelius Soper coming to this country and settling in Maryland long before the Revolutionary war. He had seven sons, six of whom espoused the cause of the British, while the remaining son fought for the rights which we today enjoy, and at the close of the war settled in the South, and from whom the subject of this sketch derives his ancestral lineage. The other sons all lived to see the close of the war, and settled in the North. Our subject received rather poor educational advantages, but by his great love for books, he mastered the common branches and the Latin language, subsequently engaging in teaching, having received an injury to one of his limbs, which disabled him. He married Oct. 6, 1853, a Mrs. Mary Jane Champ, nee Collins, daughter of William Collins, he of Foster Collins, who was a prominent man in the early history of the county, having held for several terms the office of Sheriff of the county. By this marriage there have been born unto them six children, three of whom died in infancy; those living are Eugene B., born Jan. 24, 1857, married to a Miss Rachael Melton Sept. 1, 1880; L. A., born April 6, 1862, attending college at North Middleton; and John, March 30, 1873. In the spring of 1854 he engaged in farming and stockraising upon 100 acres of land which he purchased, going in debt for a considerable sum, but by perseverance and energy he has cleared up the debt and added to his possessions, so that he now has a beautiful home of 250 acres, with all the modern improvements. He now holds the position of Deputy Clerk of Flat Rock Precinct, under J. M. Hughs. He and family are members of the Christian Church. 

Spouses
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1: Mary Jane COLLINS
Father: William COLLINS
Marriage: 6 Oct 1853
Children: Eugene B. (1857-)
L. A. (1862-)
John (1873-)

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 532

Name: Thornton SEE
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Father: George W. SEE (1783-1843)
Mother: Mary Margaret THORNTON (1790-1865)

Misc. Notes
THORNTON SEE; [1] P. O. Plum Lick; a son of Geo. See, he of Jacob, who was born on the south branch of the Potomac, in Virginia. He came to Lexington about 1780, where his son George was born in 1784; died in his 57th year. Jacob See came to the farm now owned by Wm. See in about 1786, the farm continuing in that name until the present time. The mother of Thornton was a Miss Margaret Thornton, daughter of Thomas Thornton, who came from near Dublin, Ireland, having ran away from that country when a boy; and upon his arrival in America joined the British army, but before the war closed united his lot with the Americans. His wife was Betsey Robinson, a native of South Carolina, where they were married, thence came to Flat Rock precinct. Geo. See had a family of six sons and three daughters. The subject of this sketch was married Feb. 28, 1856, to Mary N. Watkins, daughter of Wm. and Frankie (Frost) Watkins; she a daughter of Joshua Frost and a Miss Phillips, natives of Virginia. By this marriage there have been eight children: the first a son, died in infancy; the eldest now living, Preston S., born May 17, 1858; Geo. D., Nov. 3, 1860; Fanny T., Feb. 3, 1863; Benj. L., Nov. 19, 1865; Margaret E., Jan. 24, 1869; Mary B. April 24, 1872; Tilden, Feb. 10, 1876.

Spouses
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1: Mary N. WATKINS
Father: William WATKINS
Mother: Frankie FROST
Marriage: 28 Feb 1856
Children: Preston S. (1858-)
George (1860-)
Fanny T. (1863-)
Benjamin L. (1865-)
Margaret E. (1869-)
Mary B. (1872-)
Tilden (1876-) 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 532

Name: A. J. SKILLMAN
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Birth: 24 Nov 1834 Cane Ridge, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: John W. SKILLMAN (1811-)
Mother: Adaline HENDERSON (-1848)

Misc. Notes
A. J. SKILLMAN, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge; proprietor of Walnut Grove Farm; is a son of John W. Skillman (whose sketch appears in this work); born Nov. 24, 1834, on Cane Ridge, where he has since resided, coming to his present home in February, 1858. He received a limited education, then engaged in farm work with his father, and spent a short time near Decatur, Ill., returning home in July, and on the following Sep. 26, 1856, he was married to Miss Julia Allen, of Harrison County and daughter of David and Ellen (Berry) Allen; he a native of Bourbon County, where he spent his early manhood, then moved to Harrison, where he afterward became a prominent farmer and stock raiser of that county. By this marriage there have been ten children; a son and daughter died in infancy. Those living are: John A., born July 17, 1857; David Clay, Dec. 8, 1858; Harvey A., Jan. 22, 1860; Charles M., April 22, 1864; Benjamin F., Feb. 15, 1866 ; I. B., Jan. 7, 1871; Wm. F., July 1, 1873 ; Hattie S., July 4, 1870. Mr. Skillman is an industrious and enterprising farmer. A conservative-democrat politically, and with his wife a member of the Cane Ridge Church. 

Spouses
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1: Julia Ann ALLEN
Father: David ALLEN Jr. (1805-1892)
Mother: Eleanor BERRY (1811-1871)
Marriage: 26 Sep 1856
Children: John A. (1857-)
David Clay (1858-)
Harvey A. (1860-)
Charles M. (1864-)
Benjamin F. (1866-)
I. B. (1871-)
William F. (1873-)
Hattie (1879-) 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 532

Name: John TARR
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Father: John B. TARR (1801-)
Mother: Milly TURNER

Misc. Notes
JOHN TARR, farmer; [1] P. O. Cane Ridge; born in Nicholas County, Ky., June 18, 1834, to John B. and Milly (Turner) Tarr (see Robert Tarr's history). John, the youngest son, received a limited education, but by his own energy and personal effort, he has acquired a general knowledge superior to that of the ordinary farmer. His ability and energy since attaining to his majority has been turned in the agricultural channel, in which his efforts have been crowned with success. He was not married until he had passed his forty-third year, when upon Nov. 1, 1877, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Earlywine, a native of Bourbon County, and daughter of Lewis and Dulcenia, (Cannady) Earlywine, natives of Nicholas County. They have no children. He is a solid Democrat of the conservative order.

Spouses
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1: Sarah EARLYWINE
Father: Lewis EARLYWINE
Mother: Dulcenia CANNADY
Marriage: 1 Nov 1877 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 532

Name: Henry Todd WILSON
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Birth: 1828
Father: Joseph WILSON (1800-)
Mother: Nancy McCOY

Misc. Notes
HENRY TODD WILSON, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge; proprietor of Snow Hill farm; is a son of Joseph, he of Henry Wilson, who came at a very early date from near Culpepper Court House, Va., to Boonesborough, where he took an active part in the building of that place. Was also one of the company who built the block-house and established the fort at "Bryants Station." At an early age he married a Miss Faulkner, who was a daughter of one of the first settlers at Bryant's Station, and afterwards one of the most prominent and wealthy families of Fayette County. Soon after marr;age he removed to the neighborhood of Flat Rock, where he subsequently purchased a 5,000 acre tract of land which (to induce a settlement), he gave to numerous families. Being impressed by a strong belief that a salt well could be secured upon his farm, he determined to make the effort, which required a great amount of time, labor, and the exhausting of all his means. His efforts, however (to the surprise of all the setders), were crowned with success, which made him the first proprietor of a salt well in Kentucky. The only salt manufactured in the State before that at his works, was by Daniel Boone, at the Blue Licks. Joseph Wilson was the seventh child of a family of eleven children, four sons and two daughters older than himself. He was born in the year 1800, near Flat Rock, when the country was yet in its infancy. He received a limited education, engaging, at an early age, in the capacity of drover, taking to the eastern markets numerous herds of all kinds of stock, and after the advent of railroads continued in the business as an extensive shipper. At twenty-seven years of age he was married to Nancy McCoy, daughter of Thomas McCoy, who resided near Chillicothe, Ohio, by whom he had five sons and three daughters, the subject of this sketch being the second son. The Wilson family have been noted as a long-lived people, of Scotch-Irish descent, the great-grandfather coming with his parents, when an infant, to the city of Philadelphia, in which, without relatives, he was, at the age of seven years, left an orphan by the death of both parents. The subject of this sketch attended school at Flat Rock, becoming quite proficient in the common branches and the Latin language, under the instruction of Prof. Milligan. After eighteen years of age he engaged in the stock business with his father. He was married on the 15th of May, 1855 (at twenty-seven years of age), to Miss A. E. Young, daughter of Johnson A. Young, a prominent stock dealer and farmer near Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County. By this marriage there are four children : William, a law student at Mt. Sterling ; Sallie H., Lizzie B. and Mary M. Mr. Wilson spent eight years in Congress lobbying upon bills for the remuneration of his neighbors and himself for the loss of stock during the war. He is a man of honor and integrity and business ability, and, with his family, belong to the Christian church. 

Spouses
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1: A. E. YOUNG
Father: Johnson A. YOUNG
Marriage: 15 May 1855
Children: William
Sallie H.
Lizzie B.
Mary M. 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 533

Name: Thomas WOODFORD
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Birth: 1823
Father: William WOODFORD (1787-1840)
Mother: Anna Maria ARCHER (-1831)

Misc. Notes
THOMAS WOODFORD, [1] farmer; P. O. Cane Ridge; was born in Virginia, Oct. 3,1823, to Wm. and Maria (Archer) Woodford; she a daughter of Dr. Sam. Archer and a Miss Rotherk, all of whom were natives of Caroline County, Va. William Woodford came to Clark County, Ky., with his wife and six children: Mary (deceased), John, Samuel, William, Lucy, and Thomas. after their arrival in Kentucky two others were born, Sally and Madison. All reside in Bourbon County except Samuel, a prominent farmer of Clark County, and Madison, a prominent physician of Harrison. The two daughters were married to cousins, William T. and William Buckner. The father of our subject was a son of John T. and Mary (Tolliver) Woodford, who came to Clark County, Ky., in the fall of 1819, where he engaged in agriculture until his death. The early Woodford ancestry were quite noted in military affairs, the great-grandfather a General in the revolutionary war, and the grandfather a Colonel in the war of 1812. The subject of this sketch received a poor education in the pioneer schools of the day. At the early age of 9 years he was left an orphan by the death of his father; he remained at home until sixteen years of age, when he began working by the month and year, continuing in that capacity until the year 1855, when he rented a farm; living as a renter until 1861, when he purchased a 300 acre tract, to which he has added, being now in possession of several hundred acres of excellent bluegrass land, well stocked, which makes him a handsome fortune. He is an example of industry and frugality, starting out in life a poor boy, but with a determined effort to succeed, he has gained a position among the wealthiest and most prominent agriculturists and stock-raisers of the county; but without a "better half " as a sharer of his wealth, "joys and sorrows," having always lived a bachelor life. 

Spouses

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 534

Name: William C. WILKERSON
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Birth: 8 Feb 1854
Father: Thomas F. WILKERSON
Mother: Anna GRIGSBY

Misc. Notes
WILLIAM C. WILKERSON, [1] physician; P. O. Cane Ridge; was born Feb.8, 1854, to Thomas.F. and Anna (Grigsby) Wilkerson, who were natives of Montgomery County, Ky. The grandparents were N. A. Wilkerson, probably a native of Virginia, his wife, formerly a Miss Wells. Thomas J. Wilkerson graduated at theTransylvania University at Lexington, in the year 1848, and immediately began the practice of medicine in Madison County,Ky., where he remained about two years, when he removed to his present home at Kiddville, Clark County, Ky., where he is a member of the County Medical Society, has a very large practice and is a man of popularity in the community. They have five children: William C., Anna M., now a Mrs. E. C. Fox; Emma, now a Mrs. A. A. Clay, who is a prominent man of Clark County; Ivan Ora and Mary Eliza at home. The subject of this sketch received a good education, graduating at the Commercial College at Louisville, also received a diploma from the University of Louisville, on the 25th day of Feb., 1881, when he began the practice of his profession at Flat Rock, having prior to his graduation practiced with his father for about eighteen months. He was married May 12, 1881, to Olive Robbins, daughter of Alonzo Robbins, who was for several years a minister of considerable note in the Christian Church; died about the close of the war. Dr. Wilkerson is a young man of ability and affable manners, by which he has already built up an extensive practice. 

Spouses
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1: Olive ROBBINS
Father: Alonzo ROBBINS
Marriage: 12 May 1881 

Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, p. 534