11552 LIVINGSTON CO – JAMES A. TRIMBLE – Trimble, Davis, Rhodes, Young 11552 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Livingston Co. JAMES A. TRIMBLE, eldest son of Isaac and Jane Trimble, was born November 14, 1834, in Livingston County, Ky., where he still resides. He was reared on a farm, and remained on the home place until 1852, when he joined a company made up in Livingston and Crittenden Counties, with which he went to California for the purpose of mining. Like many others, Mr. Trimble returned, after an absence of three years, poorer in pocket than when he went, but rich in a varied experience. Upon his return to his native State in 1855, he commenced farming in Livingston County, on the farm where he now lives, and which has been his home for a period of thirty years. Mr. Trimble is an active go-ahead citizen, and a successful farmer and stock raiser. He has been twice married, the first time, on the 20th of October, 1856; to Eliza, daughter of Joseph and Polly Davis, of Ballard County, Ky. The following children were born to this marriage: David E. (deceased), Mary A., Iola, wife of William Rhodes; Isaac N., William J., Belle, James R., Barren F. and Carlton. Mrs. Trimble died in January 1876, aged forty-two years. Mr. Trimble was afterward married to Maria Young, daughter of Frank Young, of Caldwell County. One child is the fruit of this union, namely, Kate E. Mr. Trimble is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, belonging to the Carrsville congregation, and in politics votes with the Democratic party. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information 11551 ESTILL CO – JAMES JESSE EDWARDS – Edwards, Parsons, Bishop, Gilbert 11551 A HISTORY OF KENTUCKY BAPTISTS from 1769 to 1885 by J. H. Spencer, Vol. II, 1886. Irvine Association. Estill Co. JAMES JESSE EDWARDS is one of the remarkable men of his day. He is neither learned nor eloquent, nor has he any extraordinary natural gift that is recognizable. In appearance, he is a plain, ordinary man, and quite an ordinary preacher. If he possesses any extraordinary qualities, they are energy, perseverance, powers of endurance, and consecration to his oly calling. It is difficult to account for the measure of influence he has exerted over men, in any other way than upon the hypothesis that God has chosen him as one of the weak things of the world with which he confounds the mighty. He was born of poor parents, in Lee county, Va., Dec. 30, 1824. Here, among the wild romantic scenery of the Cumberland mountains, he was raised up to hard labor, receiving barely education enough to enable him to read and write intelligibly. In his 18th year, he united with the Methodists. But after further consideration of the divine teaching, he joined the Baptist church at Thompsons Settlement in his native county, in October, 1842. Soon after his union with the Baptists, he began to exhort and pray in public; but it was some years before he gave any especial promise of usefulness. In February, 1850, he was married to Amy Parsons; and, on the 2d Saturday in June of the same year, was ordained to the ministry, at New Hope Church in his native county, by Jonathan Bishop and John Gilbert. Having settled near Turkey Cove, in the same county, he spent a few years in preaching, almost, if not altogether, gratuitously, among the associates of his youth. After this, he moved to Clay county, Kentucky, where he spent a few years in the same manner, and then moved to his present location in Estill county, Kentucky. His habit was to preach three or four days in each week, and labor the remainder of the time on a farm. His wonderful success in winning souls to Christ began to attract attention beyond the mountainous region in which his labors were principally performed. In April, 1862, he was appointed by the missionary board of Irvine Association to labor within the bounds of that fraternity. His success continued to be, as heretofore, very remarkable. The Board of the General Association, which aided in supporting him in that destitute field, says of him, in his annual report, in 1874: “This faithful and laborious servant of Christ, has a record and success during the past fifteen years, that very few ministers of the gospel can equal. Without a scholastic education, in great pecuniary embarrassment, he has persevered in his calling, and God has wonderfully blessed his labor. During that period he states he has devoted to the ministry 2,646 days; traveled 19,092 miles, and about one third of which was on foot; preached 3,270 sermons and made 1,000 exhortations, and received into the church 2,032 persons. Until the last two years, his income from preaching has not averaged more than thirty cents per day for the time actually engaged.” Mr. Edwards continued in the employment of the board of the General Association, till 1878, when the body reported as follows: “Rev. J. J. Edwards, Winston, is one of the oldest missionaries in the employment of the board. He has traveled more miles, preached more sermons, and baptized a greater number than any other missionary of the General Association. He has been quite feeble for the last few months, and unable to do his accustomed work.” During the nineteen years he spent in the employ of the General Association, he traveled on foot and horse-back over a very rough mountainous country, 36,730 miles; and it is not strange that even his robust constitution should have yielded to a strain so heavy and long continued. However, his health improved, after a few months, and he is still engaged in ministerial labor. In 1880, his memoranda showed that he had baptized 5,673 persons, and gathered about 35 churches. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

I'm asking my listers for some help, if possible. The eastern counties of Kentucky have very few, if any, biographies posted because I have been unable over the years to find many. The biographical Perrin books apparently did not cover eastern KY. So, I am searching for biographies from many eastern counties. They need to be taken from a book written before 1928 (copyright restriction). If you have access to any biographies from the counties listed below, if you could type some up and email to me or scan the page and e-mail to me, or if you can steer me to some source books that I might be able to locate here (in south central KY), I would be deeply appreciative. I would need the title of the book, author/editor, publishing co and date published plus the bio. I am looking for biographies from the following counties: Greenup, Lawrence, Boyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Rowan, Robertson, Powell, Jackson, Whitley, Harlan, Perry, Leslie, Bell, Knox, Clay, Owsley, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Fleming, Wolfe and Laurel Counties. Any help would be appreciated. You may write me privately at sgorin@glasgow-ky.com. Thank you! Sandi KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information 11550 PERRY CO – ELIJAH C. WOOTON – Wooton, Combs, Morgan, Wootton, Smith, Noe 11550 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago – Louisville, 1928 Elijah C. Wooton, who enjoys an enviable reputation as a lawyer, has practiced in Hazard for more than a quarter of a century and has demonstrated that success is not a matter of fortunate circumstances or of genius, as is held by some, but is the outcome of clear judgment, practical experience and a careful preparation for the work in hand. He was born March 25, 1876, on Troublesome creek, in Perry county, Kentucky, and his parents, Jesse and Elizabeth (Combs) Wooton, were representatives of honored pioneer families of this section of the state. He attended the country schools near the homestead and the public schools of Hazard; read law under the direction of Bailey P. Wooton and Jesse Morgan, prominent attorneys of Hazard, and in 1900 was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in the same year and was associated with the firm of Wooton & Morgan, later succeeded by Wootton, Smith & Wooton. Denny P. Smith withdrew from the partnership in 1925 and the style has since been Wootton & Wooton. They are widely and favorably known as corporation lawyers, and no other legal firm in the county enjoys a larger or more important clientele. Mr. Wooton was married January 3, 1910, to Miss Alice Noe, a daughter of C. W. Noe, of Springfield, Kentucky. The children of this union are: Charles Noe, born April 12, 1912; and Elijah C. Wooton, Jr., born April 19, 1817. Mr. Wooton is a democrat and since 1918 has been a member of the Hazard board of education, rendering valuable public service in this connection; is a Mason and belongs to the Lions Club, an organization devoted to Americanism. He is a member of the Perry County and Kentucky State Bar Association, and his career reflects credit upon the profession. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information NOTE: No county is shown, if anyone has information, please contact me.. 11549 UNKNOWN CO - JOHN B. DUNBAR – Dunbar, Miller, Frier, Brown 11549 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mills and Company, 1883, John B. Dunbar, farmer, post-office Bowling Green [MO], is a native of Kentucky, born February 12, 1830. Thomas Dunbar, his father, who was also a native of Kentucky, came to Missouri in 1835 and to Pike county in 1836. His wife’s maiden name as Elizabeth Miller, sister of Judge A. P. Miller. Thomas Dunbar settled two miles west of Bowling Green, on land entered from the government. He was born in March, 1804, and died in July, 1874, his wife dying in 1843. Our subject, John B., is the only child of the marriage named above. He was reared in Pike county, receiving his education in the Bowling Green Seminary. On arriving at manhood he devoted his time principally to farming and teaching school. He has been twice married; first, to Elizabeth Frier, by whom he has one son, Thomas M. His wife dying he was again married in 1860, to Lucy B. Brown, daughter of T. W. and Lucy B. Brown. They have six children: Lizzie, Annie, Dick, Mollie, Eva, and Anola B. Mr. D. has held the position of deputy collector, and deputy assessor, and justice of the peace. He united with the Baptist Church at Pisgah in 1850; Mrs. D. is also a member of the same church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Legion of Honor. He moved to his present place of residence in 1861, where he owns 255 acres of valuable land, with 205 acres in a high state of cultivation. He has a good house, with other improvements to correspond. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11548 CHRISTIAN CO – WILLIAM M. MASSIE – Massie, Royster, Durrett, Crouch, Sims, Boone, Elgin 11548 County of Christian, Kentucky; Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Longview Precinct. WILLIAM M. MASSIE, of Barker’s Mill, as born in Shelby County, Ky., in 1814, and removed with his parents to Todd County, in the same State, in 1818, thence to Christian County in 1859. He is the son of Hugh Massie, who was born in Virginia, and died in Todd County, Ky., in 1843, at the age of sixty-three years, and Mary Royster, of Virginia, who died about 1838. Their children are: Elizabeth (Durrett), William M., Littleberry, John and Maratha (Crouch). In 1842 William M. was married to Miss Elizabeth B., daughter of William B. Sims, of Todd County, Ky., and from this union have sprung: Mary, William B., Martha (Boone), Henry E., Charles G., Addison E., Ida (Elgin), and Eddie S. Massie. Mr. Massie is a farmer, possessing 424 acres of good land. He is a member of the Christian Church, and in politics is a Democrat. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11547 WARREN CO – JOSEPH M. SLOSS – Sloss, Ely, Smith 11547 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume II – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. JOSEPH M. SLOSS, Warren County, was born in 1833, on the place where he now resides. He is the son of Thomas L. and Tabitha (Ely) Sloss, of Scotch-Irish descent – the former a native of Warren County and also born on the farm where subject now lives. He followed farming for many years, but finally became a physician of the Thompsonian school, and practiced until his death, which was caused by fever contracted while attending some cases of cholera in Russellville. His father, John Sloss (grandfather of the subject), was a major in the Revolutionary war; he was also one of the original elders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, appointed when it separated from the parent church. Subject’s maternal grandfather (Mr. Ely) was an old resident of this county, settled originally on Mud River, in Logan County, was well off and died at a good old age, leaving behind him a good name and an extensive property. Subject is the youngest son of a family of ten children, only three of whom are living; two sisters live in Texas. He was married in 1868 to Miss Susan R., daughter of Elijah Smith, of Warren County. This union has resulted in the birth of six children, four of whom are living; Joseph E. (deceased), Thomas H., Jesse E., Ambrose E., John L., and Ethel (infant deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Sloss are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He obtained a fair common school education. Mrs. Sloss was educated at White’s College and at Female College at Bowling Green. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11546 MERCER CO – DR. W. H. ROACH – Roach, Conner 11546 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886. (Mercer Co.) DR. W. H. ROACH, physician, was born in 1833, and is a son of Joseph B. Roach, born in 1779, and died in 1800. His grandfather, Littleberry Roach, came from Virginia in 1782, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Dr. Roach, a native of Mercer County, after receiving the rudiments of a fair education, read medicine and graduation from the medical department of the University of Louisville. He commenced, and still continues practice at Salvisa, where he has won a reputation attained by few. In 1850 he was married to Miss Mary L. Conner, daughter of W. G. Conner. They have one child, a son, now a practicing lawyer in Harrodsburg. Mrs. Roach is a devoted member of the Christian Church; the Doctor is a freethinker. He is a Democrat in politics. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11545 SIMPSON CO – AMBROSE B. EUBANK – Eubank, Chapman, Bryan, Smith 11545 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. AMBROSE B. EUBANK was born October 8, 1844, in Simpson County, Ky., and is the second of one boy and two girls born to Ambrose B. and Rebecca (Chapman) Eubank, natives of Simpson County, Ky., and Isle of Wright County, Va., respectively. He was a farmer, and son of John Eubank, who came from Clark County, Ky., and settled in Simpson about 1814, where he spent the remainder of his days. Mrs. Rebecca Eubank was a daughter of Rev. Chapman, who came from Virginia to Logan County about 1820. Ambrose B. Eubank was reared on a farm, attended the common schools when not engaged in the duties incident to farm life; was but one year old at his father’s death. After his father’s death he resided with his mother on the farm. At twenty-three years of age he engaged in the dry goods business, but since 1875 has been engaged in the livery business in Franklin, Ky. When twenty-two he was elected constable; in 1878 elected police judge of Franklin for a term of four years, but resigned after one year. In 1884 he was elected mayor of the city. Mr. Eubank married, February 15, 1871, Ophelia Bryan, of Simpson County, Ky., a daughter of Robert and Nancy (Smith) Bryan, born respectively in Boyle and Simpson Counties, Ky., and of Irish descent. Five children were born to this union: Rebecca, Fannie D. (deceased), Thomas B. (deceased), Kate May, Robert A. Mrs. Eubank is a Baptist. In politics Mr. Eubank is a Democrat. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11544 PERRY CO – MARSHALL E. COMBS, M.D. – Combs, Johnson, Egbert, Bailey, Tutt, Cooke, Rosser 11544 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago – Louisville, 1928 Studious, efficient and deeply engrossed in his profession, Dr. Marshall E. Combs has taken his place with the leading physicians and surgeons of Hazard and represents an old and prominent family of this community, in which he has always resided with the exception of the period spent in the service of his country. He was born January 8, 1876, on the lot now occupied by his office, and his parents, William W. and Elizabeth (Johnson) Combs, were also Kentuckians. His mother was born in Breathitt county and her father, George Johnson, followed the occupation of farming as a means of livelihood. Her brother, Scott Johnson, secured a position in the pension department at Washington, D. C., and her forbears were agriculturists. William W. Combs was born on the site of Hazard and later owned a portion of the land on which the town now stands. He offered his aid to the Union and was accepted, served with the Twenty-second Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and was wounded in a skirmish. He was a republican and a stanch adherent of the party. He engaged in farming and derived a substantial income from his land, on which coal was discovered. He was able to spend the remainder of his life in retirement, and his favorite sport was fishing. He was genial, courteous and kind-hearted, and a wide circle of sincere friends mourned his death in 1911, when he was seventy-two years of age. He was the father of thirteen children, and six are now living. All are residents of Perry county except John E., who is engaged in business in Cincinnati, Ohio. His brother, Willie R. Combs, spent several years in the United States army and his term of enlistment expired in 1923. He was sent to many parts of the world and served in the Spanish-American war. He was stationed in Porto [sic] Rico and was ordered to Mexico during the border uprising. He went to France with the American Expeditionary Forces and participated in the Meuse-Argonne offense and other major operations, miraculously escaping injury. Dr. Marshall E. Combs attended the public schools of Hazard and next took a normal course. He taught school for a time on Grapevine creek and for twelve years devoted his attention to educational work. In 1898 he volunteered for service in the Spanish-American war, enlisting in Company C, Twenty-second United States Infantry, and after a month’s training was sent to the Philippines. He fought in many important battles while on the islands and gave first aid to Colonel Egbert, who was fatally injured, but neither the subject of this review nor his brother were wounded in that campaign. Dr. Combs returned to Kentucky and in 1903 entered the medical department of the State University, which he attended for four years, graduating with the class of 1906. He opened an office in Hazard and in the intervening period has established a large practice. In order to increase his efficiency he has taken special courses and is considered one of the foremost surgeons of this part of the state. He is a local surgeon for the Louisville & Nashville and the Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railroads and also a director of the Hazard Hospital Company, Inc. During the World war he was a member of the medical advisory boards of Knott, Letcher, Leslie and Perry counties and devoted much of his time to patriotic service. Dr. Combs was married August 25, 1900, to Miss Lizzie S. Bailey, who was a daughter of M. C. and Matilda (Tutt) Bailey of Jackson, Breathitt county, Kentucky, and passed away November 11, 1911. She had become the mother of two children: Vernon B., who was born January 31, 1904; and Wallace M., born May 20, 1911. On December 7, 1912, Dr. Combs wedded Miss Ola B. Cooke, a daughter of J. H. and Dicy (Rosser) Cooke, of Rochester, Butler county, Kentucky. The children of the second union are: Hendalee who was born May 16, 1915; and Thomas H., born September 14, 1917. Dr. Combs is an adherent of the republican party and has demonstrated his loyalty and devotion to country by both word and deed. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Noble of Kosair Temple of the Mystic Shrine in Louisville. He belongs to Hazard Lodge, No. 676, F. & A. M., and to the Scottish Rite Consistory at Louisville. He is also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Elks Lodge of Hazard, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Knights of Pythias. He is a members of the Perry County and Kentucky State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. Holding to a high standard of service, Dr. Combs has achieved the full measure of success in his profession and fills an important place in the life of his community. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11543 ALLEN CO – RICHARD PARKS BRUNSON - Brunson 11543 A HISTORY OF KENTUCKY BAPTISTS from 1769 to 1885 by J. H. Spencer, Vol. II, 1886. RICHARD PARKS BRUNSON was the first preacher ordained in Bays Fork Association. He was a son of Jonathan Brunson, a small farmer and miller of Allen county, and was ordained to the ministry by Bethel church, about 1841. Being a cripple, and of a feeble constitution, he adopted the trade of a tailor. On being ordained, he took the pastoral care of Salem church in Barren county, to which he had been previously called. To this congregation he ministered only one year. He possessed very moderate preaching gifts, but was esteemed for his piety and devotion. After preaching a year or two, he was called to his reward. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11542 CHRISTIAN CO – MERIWETHER A MASON – Mason, Anderson, Watkins, Wills 11542 County of Christian, Kentucky; Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Longview Precinct. MERIWETHER A. MASON was born March 1, 1853, on the Springhill Place, three miles from Hopkinsville, in Christian County, Ky. He is the son of William B. Mason, who was born in Todd County, Ky., in 1814, and died in this county in 1877. The Masons are an old Virginia family of high standing. Subject’s mother, Sarah N. (Anderson), of Todd County, Ky., was born in 1817, and is still living. Her children are William B., Clinton T. and subject. Mr. Mason was married, February 28, 1878, to Miss Lula J., daughter of William W. and Mary R. (Watkins) Wills, of Christian County, and to them have been born: Sadie, Meriwether A., Jr., and Lizzie E. Our subject was favored with a good business education. By profession he is a farmer, owning about 1,300 acres of first-class land, the cultivation of which he superintends in such a manner as to make the business profitable. He is a reliable gentlemen, and a member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11541 CASEY CO – JOEL M. WEATHERFORD – Weatherford, Stanford 11541 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mills and Company, 1883. (Casey Co KY). Joel M. Weatherford, the second son of Joel and Margaret Weatherford, was born in Casey county, Kentucky, on the 27th day of September, 1816, and when he was thirteen years of age he came to Pike county, Missouri, with his parents, and was here reared and educated. His parents died when he was eighteen years of age, and the responsibility of rearing and educating his younger brothers and sisters devolved upon him and his elder brother, which duty they performed in an exemplary manner. Our subject was married April 21, 1836, to Miss Mary B., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Stanford, who were among the pioneers of the county. They are the parents of seven children: James M., born October 18, 1837; Margaret E., born June 24, 1840; Francis M., born April 13, 1846; John H., born March 3, 1850; Joel T., born October 26, 1852; Mary O., born July 29, 1855; and Laura A., born December 17, 1859. When quite a young man he was disabled with rheumatism and was obliged to sell his farm and engage in some other occupation, so he purchased a carding machine and moved to Spencerburg in 1845, where he operated with marked success until 1852, when he was engaged in the mercantile business until 1877; when he retired from active business. Mr. Weatherford is a man of the broadest experience, and by honest and upright dealings with his patrons he has won the confidence and respect of the entire community. He is a man of strong temperance principles, and never since a child has he tasted ardent spirits. Mr. Weatherford and wife have been members of the Baptist Church for many years. He is also a member of the A. F. & A. M. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

Note from Sandi: There will be no posts Thursday and Friday. I'll be back Monday. NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11540 WARREN CO – JAMES C. SIMS – Sims, Chism, Hines, McLure 11540 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume II – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. (Warren Co). JAMES C. SIMS, county attorney of Warren County, was born in Monroe County Ky., October 25, 1849, is a son of James and Elizabeth (Chism) Sims, and is of English-Irish descent. The parents of Mr. Sims were also born in what is now known as Monroe County. His father was born in 1807, and his mother two years previously. His mother died in 1876, and his father in 1885. His paternal grandfather was William Sims, a native of Virginia, who immigrated to Kentucky prior to 1800, and settled in Monroe County. James C. Sims attended the public and private schools of his native county, and then went to Paris, Ill., and attended the academy at that place for three years; then returned to Kentucky, and for two years taught school in Metcalfe and Cumberland Counties, and subsequently entered the College of Arts of Lexington, Ky., from which institution he graduated in 1871. He then came to Bowling Green, and for three years was engaged at teaching in Warren County. He began reading law in 1874, under Judge T. H. Hines, and the following year was admitted to the Warren County bar. Since then he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession. He is an ardent member of the Democratic party, and for several years has taken an active part in politics. In 1878 he was elected county attorney for Warren County, and re-elected in 1882. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and I. O. O. F. He became a member of the former order in 1872, and of the latter in 1878. He married, in 1882, Jennie R. McLure, a native of Bowling Green, Ky. They have two children: Bessie C. and Boyd McLure. Mr. Sims is a prominent lawyer, and a highly esteemed citizen. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11539 BOYLE CO – JAMES W. VANARSDALL – Vanarsdall, May, Gibson, White, Edwards, Ridgeway, Latimer, Baker 11539 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886. (Boyle Co). JAMES W. VANARSDALL was born January 31, 1849, at Parksville, Boyle Co., Ky. In 1878 he located at Shelby City, and in 1883 at Junction City, where he has since resided. His father, Isaac Vanarsdall, was born in 1818, near Parksville, where he is now living. He was formerly an old line Whig, and is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is the son of Brooks Vanarsdall, of Mercer (now Boyle) County, a farmer and slave holder, who died in 1868, at the age of eighty-seven years. His offspring are Sterling, Bernetta (May), of Missouri, and Isaac. Isaac first married Catherine Gibson, of Lincoln County (died in 1853, aged forty-two years) and from their union sprang Lizzie (White), John B. and James W. His second wife was Naracisse Edwards, and their children are Lee, Charley and Bernetta. In September, 1878, James W. Vanarsdall was married to Miss Mollie W., daughter of William D. and Mary E. (Ridgeway) Latimer, of Parksville (born in 1861), and to them have been born Lulie Dell, Earnest and Mary. Mr. Vanarsdall clerked nine months for L. B. Baker, of Parksville, and in 1874 commenced the drug business there on his own account, which he enlarged into general merchandise, which he carried to Shelby City, and finally to his present location, where he is now successfully engaged in business. By industry, economy, and close attention to business, he is securing a comfortable competency. He is a member of the K. of H. and in politics is a Democrat. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11538 LIVINGSTON CO – ISAAC TRIMBLE – Trimble, Gillespie, Hosick, Wilson, Barnes 11538 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. (Livingston Co). ISAAC TRIMBLE was born in Livingston County, Ky., December 4, 1810. His ancestors were South Carolinians and of English descent. His father, James Trimble, settled in what is now Crittenden County, in 1803, near the Sulphur Springs, where he engaged in farming. He was also a wagon-maker during the early years of his life among the pioneer settlements of Livingston County, where he died in about 1808. Margaret (Gillespie) Trimble, subject’s mother, was a daughter of William Gillespie of South Carolina. She died in Livingston County in 1855, at the age of about sixty years. Isaac is the youngest of a family of five children, and is the only one living. His life has been spent within the limits of his native county, where for seventy-four years he has been an honored and respected citizen. At the age of two years he was bereft of his father, and at seventeen commenced life for himself as a farmer. He purchased a part of the home farm, on which he lives, soon after arriving at manhood, and has never resided in any other locality. He commenced business without a cent in his pocket, but such was his energy, that by the time he was twenty-one years of age he had saved sufficient capital to enable him to make a fair start in the world. He now owns a beautiful tract of land in Carrsville Precinct, consisting of 400 acres, 200 of which are under a good state of cultivation. October 1, 1833, Mr. Trimble was married to Jane Hosick, daughter of Alexander and Hannah (Wilson) Hosick. The fruits of this marriage were nine children, named as follows: James A., Clarissa (deceased), Narcissa, Sarah C. (deceased), William J. (deceased), Hannah L., Uriah, Margaret and Benjamin F. Mrs. Trimble died in 1851. Six years later, on December 18th, Mr. Trimble’s second marriage was solemnized with Miss Mary Barnes, daughter of James and Tempy Barnes of Crittenden County. This union has been blessed with three children: Mary E., Luella (deceased), and Cordelia. Mr. Trimble has been a consistent and active member of the Methodist Church South, for a period of about forty years. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11537 MASON COUNTY – HON. CLARENCE L. SALLEE – Sallee, Kilgore, Campbell, Watterson, Mitchell, Kirk 11537 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago – Louisville, 1928. (Mason Co). Clarence L. Sallee was one of the foremost attorneys of northeastern Kentucky. He was born at Ferleaf, near Germantown, Kentucky, June 29, 1856. His father, Rev. William T. Sallee, was a minister in the Christian church. His mother was Melvina (Kilgore) Sallee, a representative of an early Kentucky family. Graduating with class honors in 1878 from Bethany College, West Virginia, founded by Alexander Campbell, Clarence L. Sallee was granted his license to practice law January 22, 1880. He was a loyal member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Following his graduation, he became associated with his brother, James H. Sallee, who In 1876 had taken his degree in law and had opened an office in Maysville, Kentucky. Under the name of Sallee & Sallee, the brothers’ partnership continued nearly a quarter of a century. James H. Sallee was an active member of his community, a democrat in political faith, and a successful party worker. For three terms he served as commonwealth attorney. He was prominent in fraternal circles and belonged to all bodies of Masonry, including the Mystic Shrine. Clarence L. Sallee’s legal career was a notable one in the history of the Mason county bar. Entering the lists as a young attorney, he successfully measured hi strength with the intellectual giants of the period. No other local member of his profession ever attained an equal eminence in so brief a time. Judges, juries and his fellow lawyers accorded him the highest respect and consideration. Though Charles L. Sallee was so distinguished a member of the bar, his talents and energies were not limited to the legal field. An able writer, he contributed numerous articles to the Louisville Courier-Journal during the editorship of Henry Watterson. He actively participated in civic affairs. Educational interests engaged his hearty support and leadership. For a number of years he was president of the Maysville school board. He was an elder in the Christian church, a Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He won the confidence and loyalty of his associates in every relation of life. At the time of his premature death, February 19, 1908, this tribute was paid to him: “He was ever the wise, safe, quiet, logical counselor, who made the cause of his client his own and put that devotion and energy into a case which characterize the conscientious and alert attorney. He loved his work, and his co-laborers loved and esteemed him to the fullest extent.” In his young manhood, Clarence L. Sallee married Lula Mitchell, daughter of James H. Mitchell and Louise (Kirk) Mitchell. The children of this union are James H., Louise and Frances. Mrs. Sallee and her family have resided in Louisville, Kentucky, since 1924. [phogo of Clarence L. and James H. Sallee] KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11535 ALLEN CO – TOBIAS J. HAM – Ham, McElroy 11536 A HISTORY OF KENTUCKY BAPTISTS from 1769 to 1885 by J. H. Spencer, Vol. II, 1886. (Allen Co.) TOBIAS J. HAM, only son of the above, was ordained to the ministry by Trammels Fork church, in 1876, and has, generally, been pastor of four churches, since. He is regarded a good preacher, and is said to be worthily following the foot steps of his father. He received a fair education, having spent some at Bethel College, after his early marriage to the amiable Ollie McElroy. The churches are looking to him to fill the place of his venerated father, when that consecrated man of God shall lay down his armor at the brink of Jordan. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11534 GARRARD CO – W. S. BRYANT – Bryant, Riggs, McPike 11534 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mills and Company, 1883, p. 843. (Garrard Co KY) W. S. Bryant. Mr. Bryant is a native of Garrard county, Kentucky, where he was born November 21, 1824. When but fourteen years of age, Mr. Bryant came to Pike county, and located at Clarksville, where he remained for about five years working at the business of tailoring. He returned to Kentucky in 1846, but in 1852 he again left the state and journeyed overland to California, where he remained searching for gold for about eighteen months, when he returned by ship, via Nicaragua. In 1856 he went to Minnesota and engaged in the real estate business. He assisted in laying out “Mankota” and “La Crescent,” but did not remain long enough to see these places bud into towns or blossom into cities, for in 1857 he had settled in Ashley, and was engaged in merchandising, which business he has since continued to follow. Mr. Bryant was married July 14, 1850, to Miss Fanny E. Eiggs, by whom he has two children: John W. Bryant and Mrs. Mary W. McPike. Mr. Bryant is a good merchant, a man of broad and liberal views, and one of the most enterprising business men of this section of the county, in which he has so long resided. He is a member of the Christian Church, and an earnest worker in the cause of Christianity. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11533 CHRISTIAN CO – HOWARD MAJOR – Major, McDonald, Myers, Tatum, Hester, Cayce 11533 County of Christian, Kentucky; Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Longview Precinct. (Christian Co). HOWARD MAJOR was born December 9, 1843, in Christian County, Ky., on the place where he now resides, and where he grew to manhood. His father, Howard Major, Sr., was born in Madison County, Va., in 1811, removed with his parents to Christian County, Ky., in 1826, and here died in 1871. He was the son of Charles Major, who was born in Virginia, and died in this county in 1857 at the age of eighty-two years. The family are descended from English parents, who came to America, married and left a respectable family. Subject’s mother, Rachel A., daughter of James McDonald, of Christian County, Ky., was born in 1814 and is still living. To herself and husband were born: Patrick H., Emily B. (married first to Myers, then to Tatum), Adie E. (Hester), Ida (Cayce), Dinnie and Lester. Howard Major was married, October 25, 1866, to Miss Virginia, daughter of George W. Cayce, of this county, and from this union sprang: Erastus, George W., Samuel A., Charles and Ruth. Mr. Major is a farmer possessing 151 acres of valuable land, which yields abundantly any of the products of this latitude. He is a member of the Christian Church. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx