11337 NELSON CO – JOHN W. SISCO – Sisco, Heavenhill, O’Neal, Rosenham, Cox, Willis, McClure, Huggins, Taylor, Chisham, Stanley 11337 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago – Louisville, 1928. Nelson Co. JOHN W. SISCO. A lifelong resident of Bardstown, John W. Sisco has played a conspicuous part in the development of its business interests and ably discharged the duties of mayor. He was born December 13, 1855, and his parents were William and Mary (Heavenhill) Sisco. His mother, who was a native of Nelson county, Kentucky, and passed away in Bardstown, was a daughter of William Heavenhill, who was born in a cleft near Bardstown, where his mother was hiding from the Indians. He always resided in Nelson county, devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits, and was an adherent of the democratic party. He married Susan O’Neal, who also spent her life in Nelson county. William Sisco was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1812, and became a coach-maker. In politics he too was a democrat. John W. Sisco attended the public schools of Bardstown and at the age of fifteen entered his father’s shop. He mastered the blacksmith’s trade, which he has followed continuously for fifty-seven years, and since 1887 has been associated with his brother-in-law, W. A. Rosenham. They formerly made buggies and wagons and did general repairing. They have a completely equipped machine shop and now sell and repair automobiles, keeping thoroughly abreast of the times. The partners are expert mechanics as well as capable executives and conduct a large business under the style of Sisco & Company. They maintain a high standard of service and in local business circles the firm name has long been synonymous with commercial integrity and enterprise. Mr. Sisco was married November 23, 1876, in Brownsville, Tennessee, to Miss Laura E. Cox, who was born in 1857 and completed a college education in Brownsville. She is a daughter of J. M. and Edna (Willis) Cox. The last named was a native of Tennessee and passed away in that state. Mr. Cox was born in Nelson county, Kentucky, and became one of the leading undertakers of Brownsville, Tennessee. He afterward located in Bardstown, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a members of the Baptist church and a democrat in his political views. Mr. and Mrs. Sisco became the parents of seven children. Mary Ellen, the first born, is the wife of Dr. Charles McClure, a prominent physician of Coxs Creek, Kentucky, and they have five daughters: Laura Noble, Mary Elizabeth, Annie Crigler, Charline and Murner McClure. Estelle Brooks was united in marriage to John Huggins, a traveling salesman whose home is at Jacksonville, Florida, and they are the parents of two daughters, Dorothy and Catherine Huggins. Grave Heavenhill is the wife of Rev. W. C. Taylor, a Baptist missionary stationed in Brazil, South America, and they have four children: Clara Brown, Laura Jean, Alfredo and Bettie Taylor. Katherine, the four in order of birth, is a registered nurse and lives in Bardstown. Her sister, Ms. Lillian Cox (Sisco) Chisham, died when a young woman of twenty-four and Annie Crigler Sisco lived but a year. Amanda, the youngest daughter, became the wife of O. W. Stanley, a well known attorney of Bardstown, and their family number four children: Jack, Hayden, Virginia and Osso Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. Sisco are Baptists in religious faith and he is a deacon in the church. He is a stalwart democrat, for three years was a member of the Bardstown board of trustees, and was the first mayor of the town, continuing in this capacity since 1888, a period of thirty-nine years, establishing a record of long and efficient public service seldom equaled. During the World war he was active in the various drives and along fraternal lines he is connected with the Masonic order, belonging to Duval Lodge, No. 6, F. & A. M. Mayor Sisco has wisely conserved his powers and thought he has passed the Psalmist’s allotted span of three score years and ten, enjoys both mental and physical vigor. He has found life well worth living, making the most of it day by day, and his career has been conspicuously useful. He is genial, kind-hearted and broad-minded, and to know him is to be his friend. 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. 11336 NELSON CO – THOMAS Y. SIMPSON – Simpson, King, Carrithers, WIckliffe 11336 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886 Nelson Co. THOMPSON Y. SIMPSON, a prominent farmer of Nelson County, was born in Prince William County, Va., October 22, 1827, being the third in a family of seven children born to John W. and Catherine (King) Simpson. . Francis Simpson, paternal grandfather of Thomas Y., was a native of Virginia. He served in the war of 1812 and remained a resident of his native State until 1838 when he cam to Kentucky, his son, Jon W., having preceded him in 1834. By occupation he was a farmer and was moderately successful. He died a resident of the county of his adoption (Jefferson) about 1858. Subject’s maternal grandfather, Basil King, was a native of Maryland, but in early manhood removed to Virginia, of which State he always remained a resident. John W. Simpson was born in 1801; his marriage to Miss Catherine King was consummated January 29, 1824, in his native State; to their union seven children were born: John F., Robert S. (deceased), Thomas Y., George R. (deceased), Howard R., William F. (deceased), and Sarah C. On removing to Kentucky John W. Simpson settled in Jefferson County, where he has since remained. In early life he obtained a good education and was engaged in teaching for about eighteen years, but since coming to Kentucky he has made farming his chief occupation. In 1873 he retired from active farm life and removed to Louisville, where he is now living at ease in his old age. He is a devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, having been connected with that organization for over fifty-four years. From his childhood up the principles of the Democratic party were taught him and he has always cast his influence and suffrage in its favor. Thomas Y. Simpson received a good education, and, in 1854, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Carrithers, by whom he is the father of three living children: Francis C., who married Eleanor Wickliffe; Anna W., and Elizabeth R. Mr. Simpson continued a resident of Jefferson County until 1868, when he purchased a farm in Nelson County, to which he removed and where he has since lived. He has been very successful and owns a fine, well improved farm of 212 acres, located on Bardstown and Bloomfield pike. In politics he is an ardent Democrat. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity. 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. 11335 NELSON CO – DR. RICHARD A. SHADBURNE – Shadburne, Morgan, Foreman, Birkhead, Montgomery, Allen, Straus, Beam 11335 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886. Nelson Co. DR. RICHARD A. SHADBURNE was born April 4, 1819. In 1861 he entered the Confederate Army as lieutenant of Company B, Morgan’s Cavalry, and remained in that service two years, voluntarily acting as surgeon of his own company, and assisting other surgeons in times of emergency. He was for a time a prisoner of war at both Camp Chase and Johnson’s Island. His father, Thomas Shadburne, a native of Jefferson County, engaged in the manufacture of hand-made nails, and subsequently merchandising in Bardstown, where he died, about 1828. His wife was Rebecca Foreman, and their offspring are Matilda (Birkhead), Richard A., Joseph and Thomas. The grandfather of Dr. Shadburne was Amos Shadburne, an Englishman. Dr. Shadburne, who was born in Bardstown, Ky., was married October 28, 1856, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Montgomery) Foreman, and to them have been born Elizabeth K. (Allen), Issa G. (Straus), Rebecca L. Beam and Matilda A. In youth the Doctor obtained a fair English education at Bardstown College, and other literary institutions, and by a course of careful reading has kept pace with the progress of the age, and the current literature of the day. In 1844 he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Foreman of Nelson County, and afterward graduated at the Kentucky School of Medicine, of the Louisville University. He first practiced at Shepherdsville, afterward in Lincoln County, Mo., and in 1855 located in Spencer County, Ky., where he remained until 1861. Subsequently he practiced in Spencer and Bullitt Counties, and in 1866 established a drug store in Louisville, engaged in practice and acted as coroner by appointment. He practiced in Spencer County from 1871 to 1882, when he located in Nelson County, where he has since engaged in farming, and to a limited extent dispensing the benefits of his knowledge of the healing art among his old friends, free of charge. He owns and is cultivating a valuable farm of 654 acres. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity 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. 11334 LIVINGSTON CO – J. M. PAVY – Pavy, Bobbitt, Marshall, Ward, Creely, Jones 11334 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Livingston Co. J. M. PAVY is a native of Kenton County, Ky., and a son of Peter H. and Lucy (Bobbitt) Pavy. The Pavy family were of Scotch descent, and among the earliest pioneers of Kenton County. Peter H. Pavy, subject’s father, was a mechanic, worked at cabinet making near the town of Independence, and died there about the year 1836. Lucy Bobbitt Pavy was born in Virginia, and died in 1836, a short time after her husband. Our subject is the youngest of a family consisting of the following children: Alfred (deceased), Anna M. (deceased), Eliza J., Mary G., Rebecca W. and Frances M. By a previous marriage, Peter Pavy had one child: Nancy, wife of Henry Marshall. Subject’s parents died when he was about three years of age, and from that time until fourteen years of age, he made his home at various places, working during the summer and attending the common schools a few months during the winter. At the age of fourteen he secured employment at a tobacco factory at Covington, Ky., where he remained two years, a portion of which time was spent on a farm in the vicinity of the city. In 1856 he went to Adams County, Missouri, where he found employment as a farm laborer, and latter attended the college at Canton, in the same county, several sessions. From Missouri, Mr. Pavy returned to his native county, and in 1858 came to Livingston County, locating at Carrsville, where he engaged with his brother-in-law, Joseph Bridges, in the tobacco business, with whom he worked a short time. In July, 1858, he became a student in the commercial department of the Louisville University, from which he graduated in the fall of the same year. After graduation he returned to Carrsville, and engaged as clerk with John Ward, with whom he remained the greater part of the year, after which he commenced working at the carpenter’s trade, following that vocation until 1860. In the latter year he commenced farming near the village, and later formed a partnership with I. T. Creely in the plastering and bricklaying business, which he continued one year. He next opened a shoe shop, which was conducted until 1876, when he engaged in merchandising, which he still continues. He handles a miscellaneous assortment of goods, valued at $4,000, and is ding a good business. Mr. Pavy was appointed postmaster at Carrsville in 1876 and held the position until 1881. He has been successful in his various business ventures, and at the present time carries on farming, carpentering, trading, shipping, etc., in connection with merchandising. Mr. Pavy was married September 6, 1860, to Mary E., daughter of Thomas P. Jones, of Livingston County. Mr. Pavy votes the Democratic ticket. 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. 11333 CHRISTIAN CO – JOHN C. WILLIS – Willis, Holland, Anderson, Clark 11333 County of Christian, Kentucky; Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Pembroke District. JOHN C. WILLIS is a native of Christian County, Ky., having been born in 1845, and this has been his home all his life. His father, Clarke Willis, was born in 1804 in Orange County, Va., and with his parents removed to Grayson County, Ky., at the age of two years, where he continued to reside until he arrived at the estate of manhood; removed about 1830 to Christian County, Ky., where he died in 1867. The family are of old Virginia descent, and his grandfather, Lewis Willis, was a soldier in the war of 1812. Subject’s mother, Louisa A., daughter of Richard Holland, was born in Fluvanna County, Va., in 1814, and came with her parents to Christian County in 1835; she is still living. Her father served in the war of 1812; her children are: Nancy V. (Anderson), Lewis R. and John C. Willis. On December 1, 1881, Mr. John C. Willis was united in marriage to Miss Willie, daughter of Mr. Ruben Clark of Memphis, Tenn., and to them one child, Morine, has been born. Mr. Willis’ vocation has always been that of a farmer, and he now has 400 acres of valuable and very productive land, which he is successfully cultivating in wheat, tobacco and stock, realizing a handsome remuneration for the investment, under judicious management. On his farm may be seen some fine specimens of cattle of the short-horn grade; he also has a track for training fast trotting-horses, and some animals now in his possession have already attained a speed that, a few years since, was not greatly surpassed by the celebrated trotters of the world. Mr. Willis, in politics, affiliates 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. 11332 BOURBON CO – FIELDER GENTLE – Gentle, Peck, Onstott 11332 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mills and Company, 1883, p. 970. Bourbon Co. Fielder Gentle (deceased), was born in Maryland, January 11, 1790, and when only two weeks old his mother died, when he was reared by his aunt, Phebe Peck. When he was twelve years of age she moved with him to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was reared and educated. In 1811 he went to Bourbon County, Kentucky, where, April 10, 1814, he was married to Miss Sarah Onstott, a native of that place. In the fall of 1816 he immigrated to Pike county, Missouri, being among the first settlers in Spencer township, where he did much hard work in clearing out his farm and going through many privations subject to a frontier life. He lived on the farm he first located until his death, which occurred July 12, 1853, his wife living until February 7, 1881, when she departed this life at the venerable old age of eighty-four. There were ardent workers in the cause of Christ and were members of the Baptist Church. They were the parents of nine children, of whom five still survive: Elenor, Jarvin J., Elizabeth M., Jane, and E. E. 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. 11332 BOURBON CO – FIELDER GENTLE – Gentle, Peck, Onstott 11332 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mills and Company, 1883, p. 970. Bourbon Co. Fielder Gentle (deceased), was born in Maryland, January 11, 1790, and when only two weeks old his mother died, when he was reared by his aunt, Phebe Peck. When he was twelve years of age she moved with him to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was reared and educated. In 1811 he went to Bourbon County, Kentucky, where, April 10, 1814, he was married to Miss Sarah Onstott, a native of that place. In the fall of 1816 he immigrated to Pike county, Missouri, being among the first settlers in Spencer township, where he did much hard work in clearing out his farm and going through many privations subject to a frontier life. He lived on the farm he first located until his death, which occurred July 12, 1853, his wife living until February 7, 1881, when she departed this life at the venerable old age of eighty-four. There were ardent workers in the cause of Christ and were members of the Baptist Church. They were the parents of nine children, of whom five still survive: Elenor, Jarvin J., Elizabeth M., Jane, and E. E. 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. 11331 McCRACKEN CO – E. W. BENSON – Benson, Anderson, Baldry, Eaton, Hillsman, Kimbrough 11331 A HISTORY OF KENTUCKY BAPTISTS from 1769 to 1885 by J. H. Spencer, Vol. II, 1886. McCracken Co. E. W. BENSON was born in Robertson county, Tenn., Oct. 5, 1823. He professed faith in Christ, at the age of fifteen years, and was baptized into the fellowship of Hopewell church in his native county, by Robert T. Anderson. He was licensed to preach, in the Spring of 1842, and, in the same year, entered Cumberland University, at Lebanon, Tenn. In 1843, he entered Union University, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he remained three years. Having finished his studies, he married Gillie S. A., daughter of Elder W. S. Baldry, and moved to northern Alabama, having been ordained to the ministry, at Murfreesboro, in September, 1846, by J. H. Eaton, Matt. Hillsman and Bradley Kimbrough. In Alabama he took pastoral charge of Russells Creek church in Lawrence county, and some others. In 1850, he located in Maury county, Tenn., where he was chosen pastor of Carters Creek, Friendship and Rock Spring churches. To the last name he ministered nine years, teaching school during the same period. In 1860, he moved to McCracken county, Ky., and settled near Paducah, giving his membership to Spring Bayou church. Here, at different periods, he was pastor of the churches at Spring Bayou, Salem, Providence, Newtons Creek, Antioch, Mayfield, Lovelaceville and Harmony. He was clerk of West Union Association from 1865 to 1876. Without any extraordinary natural gifts, he was a good, solid well informed preacher, and enjoyed a fair degree of success in the ministry. He was called to his reward Oct. 17, 1882. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Website: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11330 UNKNOWN CO – MRS. NANCY J. PITZER – Pitzer, Mackey 11330 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mills and Company, 1883, p. 624. Unknown Co. Mrs. Nancy J. Pitzer, Clarksville. This lady is a native of Pike county, born December 23, 1821, and was the daughter of John W. Griffith, who was originally from Kentucky, moving to Missouri in 1816. Her father was married in March, 1818, to Anna Mackey, daughter of Thomas J. Mackey, who was of Scotch ancestry. This lady, our subject, was married in 1841 to Alfred Pitzer, Esq., he was a Virginian by birth. Mr. P. died September 2, 1879. They had two children, one deceased in infancy, and Wm. H., born in August, 1842, and died April 27, 1878. He was a Royal Arch Mason. 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. 11329 HART CO – WALTER C. CANN – Cann, Bales, Craddock, McCarty, Smith 11329 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago – Louisville, 1928. Hart Co. WALTER C. CANN. One of the prominent members of the banking circles of central Kentucky is Walter C. Cann, the able and efficient cashier of the First National Bank of Horse Cave, Hart county, who has spent his entire business career in this bank and is recognized as a man of sound judgment and wise discrimination in handling the affairs of that institution. He was born at Monroe, Kentucky, on the 10th of April, 1893, and is a son of John and Leona (Bale) Cann, both of whom were born in Hart county; the latter now living in Louisville. John Cann, whose death occurred at Rowlett’s, Kentucky, had spent his life in mercantile affairs, gave his political support to the democratic party and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Leona Bale Cann is a daughter of James L. and Ellen Bale, the former of whom was born in Green county, this state, devoting his life to farming pursuits, and died in Hart county. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and voted the democratic ticket. His wife was born in Green county and her death occurred there. Walter C. Cann graduated from the Auburn high school in 1910 and then entered the First National Bank of Horse Cave as bookkeeper. In 1914 he was made assistant cashier and in 1919 was elected cashier, which position he now holds. In September, 1917, he enlisted for service in the World war and went into training at Camp Taylor, Louisville. Subsequently he was transferred to Camp Merritt, at Hoboken, New Jersey, and in September, 1918, was sent to France with the Three Hundred and Twenty-sixth Field Artillery, which became a part of the Eighty-fourth Division. Mr. Cann served oversees six months and in April, 1919, was honorably discharged at Camp Taylor, as supply sergeant. He is a member of the board of directors of the First National Bank and is secretary and treasurer of the Ocean Breeze Company of Horse Cave. On February 22, 1914, at Horse Cave, Mr. Cann was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Craddock, of Munfordville, Kentucky, where she was born July 10, 1893. She is a daughter of Berry Carter and Alice Green (McCarty) Craddock, the latter of whom was born in Hart county in 1855 and died in Munfordville in 1919. Berry C. Craddock was born in 1836 and died in 1896. He served in the Union army throughout the Civil War, being a lieutenant in Company L, Twenty-first Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. After the war he became identified with the F. A. Smith Packing Company, of which he was treasurer for many years. He served four years as master commissioner of Hart county and was afterwards engaged in mercantile affairs in Munfordville until his death. He was a republican, who took an active part in local public affairs, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His father, William (“Buck”) Craddock, who was born in Virginia and came to Hart county in young manhood, here spent the remaining years of his life, became a successful farmer, was eminently public-spirited and wielded a wide influence in his community. Mrs. Cann received her education in the public schools, graduating from the high school at Elizabethtown. She is an active member of the Baptist church and its societies, the Order of the Eastern Star of Horse Cave, the White Shrine of Jerusalem at Glasgow, Kentucky, and belongs to the Woman’s Club. Mr. Cann is a democrat, but votes independently. A member of the Baptist church, he is superintendent of the Sunday School. He is active in the operations of the Chamber of Commerce and takes a deep interest in everything concerning the prosperity and welfare of Horse Cave. Fraternally he is connected with the Bear Wallow Lodge, NO. 231, A. F. & A. M.; Horse Cave Chapter, R. A. M.; Glasgow Commandery, K. T.; and Kosair Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Louisville. Of kindly manner and pleasing address, he enjoys a wide acquaintance and is deservedly popular throughout the 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. 11328 MARION CO – MARY ZERELDA SPALDING – Spalding, Roberts, Hayden, Shockley, Rapier, Jans, Mudd 11328 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed.. Marion Co. MARY ZERELDA SPALDING was born October 19, 1828. She is a daughter of Francis Roberts and Eleanor (Hayden) Roberts, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. They were the parents of four daughters and two sons, viz.: George B., of Lincoln County, Mo.; Francis J., of Marion County, Ky., Margaret (Shockley) and Elizabeth (Shockley), both of Lincoln County, Mo.; Eliza E. (Rapier), of Daviess County, Ky., and Mary Z. (Spalding), native and resident of Marion County. Francis Roberts was a cabinet workman, and a farmer; he died in 1880. His father, William Roberts, was a native of Delaware, came early to Kentucky and located in Scott County, but died in Marion County in 1830. His wife, Eleanor, was a daughter of Basil Hayden, who died of cholera in 1833. His ancestors were of English descent and natives of the Virginia colony. Mary Z. Roberts was united in marriage on the 21st of September, 1`852, to Mr. John Spalding, a son of Thomas Spalding, of Marion County. To this marriage were born four sons – Francis B., Benedict A., John L., and George L. – and four daughters: Martha P;., who married James Jans, of Washington County, Ky.; Catherine E., of Milwood, Mo., married D. H. Mudd; Ann M., and Mary J. John Spalding was born January 15, 1804. He was born a farmer, and in his vocation was very successful. He accumulated a fine property, including about 1,000 acres of valuable land, and a number of slaves, and died May 10, 1874. He was a member of the Catholic Church, was prominent as a patron of public enterprises, and noted for his sterling worth and business integrity. 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. 11327 CHRISTIAN CO – MRS. SALLIE A. WILLS – Willis, Clardy, Casey, Wills, Burke, Leavell, Pendleton 11327 County of Christian, Kentucky; Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Pembroke District. MRS. SALLIE A. WILLS was born in Christian County, Ky., in 18326, in which she was reared, and made her home to the present time. Her father, Mr. John C. Clardy, was born in North Carolina in 1798, removed to Smith County, Tenn., and thence to Christian County, Ky., about 1830, where he died at Wood Lawn, the old Clady homestead about 1856. The Clardy family are of old French Huguenot stock, who settled in an early day in Florida and emigrated to North Carolina, many years ago. Her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth (Casey) Clardy, was born at Cumberland Court House, Virginia, in 1804, and is still living. To John C. Clardy and wife were born: William D., Dr. John D., James M., Benjamin F., Mrs. Sallie A. (Wills), Dr. Thomas F., Henry H. and Mrs. Fanny M. (Burke). Mrs. Wills was first married in 1855 to Col. Henry C. Leavell, who was born in Todd County, Ky., in 1824, and died in Walker County, Ga., August 26, 1862. The universal testimony of the comrades in arms and the acquaintances and neighbors of Col. Leavell, is to the effect that he was a brave and gallant soldier, an officer of more than ordinary ability, a thorough gentleman and a Christian. His early death was greatly lamented, and his memory is still cherished in this community with a reverence that is but seldom attained by those who have lived long and useful lives. Seldom has the pall of death cast so heavy a shadow over a community, as did the death of Col. Leavell, over this; he lived and died in communion with the Salem Baptist Church, in Christian County, Ky. To Col. And Mrs. Leavell were born a son, Joseph H., who is now superintending the home farm, with a bright future before him; and Mrs. Lizzie C., wife of Philander B. Pendleton, of this county. Mrs. Leavell was next married in 1866, to Mr. George H. Wills, who was born in Christian County, Ky., in 1842, and died in 1882; he was a good and gentlemanly man, and held in high esteem; he, with his wife, was a member of the Baptist Church. To them were born George W. and John C. Wills. 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. 11326 BOYLE CO – JOHN E. SMITH – Smith, Brown, Finley, Boone, Rochester, Morgan, Buford, Elliott, Neet 11326 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886. JOHN E. SMITH was born October 4, 1837, and is the eldest child of H. F. and Catherine (Brown) Smith, parents of seven sons and three daughters. H. F. Smith was born in Garrard County, in 1803, and his wife in Madison County in 1818; the later died in 1872. Edwin Smith, grandfather of John E., was born in Arlington, Va., in 1789, and was but six months old when brought to Kentucky by his parents, who settled near Bryantsville; he married Jane Ann Finley, daughter of John Finley, a companion of Daniel Boone. Henry Smith, a brother of Edwin, was governor of Texas during the Mexican war. Mrs. Catherine (Brown) Smith, was a daughter of John and Hannah (Rochester) Brown, natives of Virginia and Boyle County, Ky., respectively. John Brown was one of the early pioneers of Madison County, but went to Arkansas about 1832, and bought a cotton plantation near Little Rock. John E. Smith was reared on a farm in his native county of Garrard. At the age of eighteen he taught a term of school, and then traded in horses and mules until the war, when he enlisted in Company C, Second Kentucky Cavalry, in Gen. John H. Morgan’s command; was afterward transferred to Buford’s company, and then again restored to Morgan. He was in the battles of Murfreesboro and Milton (Tenn.), and in the latter was wounded; he also took part in numerous other fights and skirmishes; was a prisoner at Camps Chase and Douglas; subsequently joined his command, and was at Greensboro, N. C., when the general surrender took place. After his return he engaged for two years in cotton planting in Mississippi. In 1868 he came to Danville, Ky., and was for two years in mercantile trade; in 1869, November 13, he married Josephine, daughter of Capt. John and Mary (Elliott) Neet, and to this union were born four children: Katie May, Harold, Josie and Anna Laura (the last deceased). In 1870 he went to Bonham, Fannin Co., Tex., conducted mercantile business four years, then returned to Garrard County, Ky., and purchased his father’s farm. In 1882 he moved to Danville, where he now has an interest in the Danville Rolling Mills. He is a Free Mason and an Odd Fellow, and with his wife a member of the Presbyterian 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. 11325 TAYLOR CO – RICHARD ALLEN SANDERS – Sanders, Patteson, Allen, Barnett, Griffin, Durham, Cheek, Durrett, Winlock, Lee, Hayes, Melton, Van Cleve 11325 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago – Louisville, 1928, p. 139-40. Dr. Richard Allen Sanders, one of the most successful and best known dental surgeons in Taylor county, has practiced for over thirty years in Campbellsville and also renders valuable service to the community in the office of mayor. He was born July 13, 1870, near Campbellsville, and through his ancestors in the maternal line is eligible to membership in the Sons of the American Revolution. His parents were M. D. L. and Ann Mary (Patteson) Sanders, of whom the latter was born in 1847 near Greensburg, Kentucky, and died at Campbellsville in 1907. Ms. Sanders was a daughter of Charles and Ellen Norah (Allen) Patteson, natives of Green county, Kentucky. Her mother was born at Greensburg in 1821 and died at Campbellsville in 1905. She was a daughter of General James Allen, who served in the War of 1812 and aided in winning the battle of New Orleans, in which the British greatly outnumbered the American troops. Charles Patteson was a prosperous merchant and a large landowner. He was a stanch democrat and represented his district in the Kentucky legislature. He drafted wills and other legal documents and served as probate clerk of Green county. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church and was an influential, highly esteemed citizen. He was born in 1815 and his demise occurred in Taylor county in 1880. His parents, Charles and Eliza (Barnett) Patteson, were lifelong residents of Green county. Charles Patteson followed the occupation of farming and was also a Presbyterian in religious faith. He was a son of Charner Patteson, a native of Virginia and of Scotch descent. M. D. L. Sanders, father of Dr. Sanders, was a well-to-do-farmer and stockman who always lived within the borders of Taylor county. He espoused the Confederate cause and while in the service was captured and confined in a prison at Louisville, Kentucky. He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church and was elected assessor on the democratic ticket. He was born March 12, 1841, and on June 30, 1886, responded to death’s summons. The grandparents of Dr. Sanders in the paternal line were James and Mary (Griffin) Sanders, and the latter, born in Adair county, Kentucky, in 1804, died in 1881. James Sanders was an agriculturist and gave his political support to the democratic party, while his religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church. He was born in Green county, Kentucky, in 1804, and died in Taylor county in 1856. His father, Henry Sanders, who was a native of Virginia, died in Green county, Kentucky, where he was one of the pioneer farmers and at one time the owner of six thousand acres of fertile land in that section of the state. He married Mary Durham, who was born in North Carolina and also passed away in Green county. Dr. Richard A. Sanders received his early training in a rural school of his native county and afterward attended Taylor Academy at Campbellsville. He engaged in teaching in Taylor county for four years and during half of that period was an instructor in the Campbellsville school. He then entered the Louisville School of Dentistry, now a department of Louisville University, and was graduated in 1895 as valedictorian of his class. Dr. Sanders has since followed his profession in Campbellsville and now has a large, well equipped office, situated on the second floor of his own building. He is a member of the Jefferson County Dental Society, the Kentucky State Dental Society and the American Dental Association. His scientific knowledge is supplemented by mechanical skill and his practice has assumed large proportions. He is a director of the Farmers State Bank and owns a desirable farm of one hundred acres in the vicinity of Campbellsville. His leisure is spent in the open and gardening affords him needed relaxation and diversion. Dr. Sanders was married November 11, 1896, to Miss Mary Sue Cheek, a daughter of the Rev. Elbert Alston and Sarah Matilda (Durrett) Cheek. Mrs. Sanders’ mother was born April 12, 1852, in Taylor county and died March 7, 1903, at Campbellsville. She was a daughter of James and Louisa (Winlock) Durrett, natives of Kentucky. Mr. Durrett was born in Green county, followed the occupation of farming, was a deacon in the Baptist church and voted the democratic ticket. He passed away in Green county but his wife’s demise occurred in Taylor county. The Rev. Elbert A. Cheek was born September 27, 1847, in Henderson, Warren county, North Carolina, and passed away September 22, 1895, in Campbellsville. He was a Confederate soldier under General Lee. He was graduated from Washington & Lee University and served as city attorney of Campbellsville, also becoming judge of the municipal court. In later life, he was a Presbyterian minister and an earnest, sincere Christian whose religious instruction proved a tangible force for good. He likewise engaged in educational work and he was an adherent of the democratic party. His parents, E. A. and Mary Sue (Hayes) Cheek, was born in North Carolina and always resided in that state. The former was a wealthy planter and owned over one thousand acres of land in Warren county. He was an Episcopalian and gave his political support to the democratic party. Dr. and Mrs. Sanders became the parents of six children: Annie Louise, who was born November 17, 1898, and is the wife of D. E. Van Cleve, a well known tobacco manufacturer of Hopkinsville, Kentucky; Mary Sue, who was born July 5, 1902, and is the wife of Paul S. Melton, connected with the Bell Telephone Company of Cleveland, Ohio; Sarah Matilda, who was born December 12, 1904, and is a student at Georgetown College; Richard Allen, Jr., who was born November 14, 1910, and is a high school pupil; James Alston, who was born August 22, 1914, and is attending Campbellsville College; and James Cheek, who was born August 25, 1917, and died April 25, 1918. Mrs. Sanders was born February 21, 1879, in Taylor county, and attended the public schools of Campbellsville, completing her education in Bellwood Seminary at Anchorage, Kentucky. She belongs to the Coterie Club of Campbellsville and is active in the work of the Presbyterian church, of which Dr. Sanders is also a zealous member, serving as an elder in the church and as superintendent of the Sunday school. He supports the democratic party, was town clerk for four years, and is now serving for the fourth term as mayor of Campbellsville, his long retention in the office being an eloquent testimony to his worth. He is a member of the Lions Club and along fraternal lines is connected with the Masons, the Knights of the Maccabees and the Modern Woodmen of America. Dr. Sanders has attained high standing in his profession and possesses all of the qualities of a useful and desirable 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. 11324 SHELBY CO – LUKE LEWIS – Lewis, Peavy 11324 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mill and Company, 1883, p. 979. Luke Lewis (retired), Curryville, a son of Jesse and Rhoda Lewis, was born September 26, 1810, in Shelby county Kentucky. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Ann Peavy, in January, 1832, and immigrated to Missouri this same year with three elder brothers John, Jesse, and Samuel, who were among the pioneers of Spencer township, Of the four our subject is the only one now living. In 1835 he moved to Munroe county, where he lived until 1878, when he returned to Pike county, to spend the balance of his days in Curryville. He lost his wife in May, 1863, and again married. He lost his second wife in 1876, and is now living with his third wife. By his union with his first wife he had six children, who lived to be grown; five are still living. He reared his family on a farm, and at a day when educational facilities were limited, but he managed to give his children a superior education. Luke Lewis is a man of good judgment and has always been remarkable for his firmness through life. He has always been honored and respected by all who knew him. He united with the neighboring Baptist Church in 1841, and in 1842 he was ordained deacon of the church, which office he has since held. 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. 11323 NELSON CO – ALEXANDER SAYERS – Sayers, Kurtz, Samuels 11323 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume v – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed. Nelson Co. ALEXANDER SAYERS, Esq., was born March 4, 1824, near Glasgow, Scotland, and in 1838 immigrated with his two brothers to the United States, landing at New York, and proceeding to Louisville, Ky., where he remained six .years, attending school, and employed in the grocery business. In 1844 he went to St. Louis, and after remaining one year, returned to Jefferson County, Ky., where he served as deputy sheriff and deputy marshal. In 1853 he located in Nelson County, where he has since resided. His father, James Sayers, a farmer in Scotland, was a brother of Peter Sayers, owner of Paisley Bleach Fields, at Nether Kirkton. James Sayer’s offspring are David, William, Peter, John, James, George, Alexander and Henry. On March 4, 1852, Alexander was married to Miss Finetta, daughter of John and Rachel (Kurtz) Samuels, of Nelson County, and to them have been born Mary (deceased), Rachel, Elizabeth, John Wilson, Orietta (Samuels), Mary M., Finetta E. and James Alexander. Alexander Sayers served as county judge for a short time, has acted eight years as magistrate and member of the court of claims for Nelson County, and is in favor of the public improvements now in progress in the county. He is a farmer and trader, owning nearly 5,000 acres of land, 400 of which, constituting his homestead, are well improved and in a fine state of cultivation. In religion he is a Missionary Baptist, and in politics 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. 11322 NELSON CO – TAYLOR W. SAMUELS – Samuels, Hogland, Osburn, Martin 11322 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed. 1885. Nelson Co. TAYLOR W. SAMUELS was born January 9, 1821. His father, William Samuels, a native of Virginia, removed to Kentucky in an early day, was an extensive farmer and slave owner, served as high sheriff and magistrate in Nelson County for many years, and died in 1836, aged about sixty-five years. He was the son of James Samuels. William married Sarah Hogland of Nelson County, and their offspring are Robert F., Rev. Preston B. (deceased) and Taylor W. In 1844 Taylor W. was married to Miss Levina, daughter of Isaac Osburn, of Nelson County, and to them have been born William L., Thomas P., Robert B. (deceased), and Mary K. (Martin).Mr. Samuels was educated at the common schools and Bardstown College. He has always been a farmer, owning at present 3,000 acres of land in Nelson, the county of his birth, much of it in a high state of cultivation. He has also, with success, been engaged in merchandising since 1867. He commenced distilling whiskey in 1844, and with the exception of a short period has been engaged in the business, having had one valuable distillery burned. He has been very successful in the venture, and his distillery has now a capacity of 215 bushels of corn per day. He served eight years as sheriff and deputy, and four years as magistrate in Nelson County. He suffered severely by the late war, losing fifteen valuable slaves and other property. He is an Ancient Odd Fellow, 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. 11321 LIVINGSTON CO – HAYDON NELSON – Nelson, Robinson, Smith, Doyal, Cope, Hurley, Spell, Hosick, Wofford 11321 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV – Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Livingston Co. HAYDON NELSON was born October 25, 1834, in Livingston County, Ky., and is a son of William and Nancy (Robinson) Nelson. William Nelson was born in Virginia, in 1778, and his parents moved to Boone County, Ky., when he was a boy. There he married his first wife, Salley Smith, who bore him eight children, and died November 20, 1816. About 1820, he married his second wife, Polley Doyal, who bore him four children, and died November 20, 1827. William Nelson came to Kentucky about 1820, and in 1832, married his third wife, Nancy Robinson; she first married a man named Cope, by whom she had one child, Mary Cope, born July 13, 1821. Mrs. Nancy (Robinson) Nelson bore her children six children, as follows: George, born February 10, 1833; Haydon, October 25, 1834; Patsey A., March 25, 1836; Melissa, January 7, 1838; Haydon, October 25, 1834; Patsey A., March 25, 1836; Melissa, January 7, 1838; Frances Marion, February 10, 1840, Narcissa Caroline, January 25, 1843. William Nelson died February 11, 1844. Haydon Nelson is the second eldest of the six children, and January 28, 1855, married Mary J. E. Spell, daughter of Wiley and Cynthia (Hurley) Spell; she was born January 29, 1839, and to her and husband have been born six children: William Wiley, born August 25, 1856; James Haydon, December 31, 1857; Cynthia A. Medora, September 10, 1859; Henry Jefferson, November 26, 1861; Elizabeth Caroline, January 26, 1863; Nancy Louisa, January 25, 1865. Mrs. Mary J. E. Nelson died June 21, 1866. Haydon Nelson married his second wife, Almeda Hosick, June 3, 1868, and to them have been born four children: Lee Emanuel, born March 21, 1869; Charley C., May 29, 1870; Albert Willis, August 7, 1874; Bruce, February 24, 1876. Mrs. Almeda J. (Hosick) Nelson was born December 29, 1841, and is a daughter of James and Margaret (Wofford) Hosick. Mr. Nelson owns about 300 acres of land; is a farmer, and the present county assessor; but has acted as constable for ten or twelve 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. 11320 CHRISTIAN CO – JOSEPH POTTS THOMAS, M.D. – Thomas, Duvall, Curran, Waters, Walter, Radford, McClanahan 11320 . County of Christian, Kentucky; Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Pembroke District. JOSEPH POTTS THOMAS, M. D., of Cottage Lawn, near Pembroke, was born September 9, 1830, in Clarksville, Tenn., where, at the age of twelve years, he entered a drug store, in which he continued for a period of twelve years, and gaining a high character as a pharmacist. His father, Capt. Joseph P. Thomas, Sr., was an architect of Winchester, Va., who equipped, at his own expense, and commanded a company throughout the war of 1812. He removed to Elkton, Todd County, Ky., in 1822, and to Clarksville, Tenn., in 1829, where he died in 1835. His wife was Sarah Curran Duvall, of Frederick, Md., a descendant of John Philpot Curran, the celebrated Irish barrister. To them were born: Eliza A. (Waters), Emily A. (Armistead), Sarah J. (Walter), Dr. Adison E., Townsend A., Benjamin F., Edwin R. W., Robert B. and Joseph P. Subject’s grandfather was a distinguished attorney who lived and died in Winchester, Va. He was also Major in the Revolutionary war. Subject was educated at the Clarksville Academy; the Shelby Medical College; the Universities of Nashville and Louisville, graduating in 1859, and again in 1868. In 1854 he was married to Miss Louisa J., daughter of Joseph A. Radford, of Christian County, Ky., and to them have been born: Mary C. (McClanahan), Blanche B., Lula M., Sallie H., Bettie, Ange A., Joseph E., and Frank P. Dr. Thomas moved to his present residence at Cottage Lawn in 1857, where he has continued his profession in general practice and surgery to the present time. At his extensive and delightful residence he has successfully treated many chronic cases placed under his care from a distance, and established a small sanitarium, as it were, for the treatment of chronic diseases, at which many successful cures have been performed. He has added to the wealth of medical science by his contributions to the literature of that old and worthy profession. Dr. Thomas possesses and has exercised the rare and heroic courage to publish, in the literature of the medical world, for the benefit of the profession, his failures in difficult cases in surgery, and has, in consequence, received many letters of commendation and inquiry from men whose reputation gives weight to their opinions throughout the civilized world. In addition to his practice he is also an extensive farmer, having 1,500 acres of good land which he is successfully cultivating in wheat, tobacco, corn and live stock. In his religious affiliations he is connected with the Baptist Church; and politically is identified with the Democratic party. His portrait appears on another page. 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. 11319 UNKNOWN CO – JOHN R WISE – Wise, Berkey, Bolton, Edison 11319 Pike County Missouri History, Des Moines, Iowa, Mills and Company, 1883. pp. 802-3. John R. Wise, druggist, Bowling Green. This gentleman is a native of Kentucky, born January 1, 1832. He came to Pike county, Missouri, with his parents in 1842. His father, William Wise, was originally from Maryland; his mother, whose maiden name was Eliza Berkey, is a native of Kentucky. His father settled in Lincoln county, this state, where he lived until he removed to Louisiana [MO.] in 1845; in 1855 he came to Bowling Green where he lived until 1857, and then went to Audrain county, where he died in 1880. The mother is living with our subject, John R., who has resided in Pike county ever since 1855, where he acquired a good common school education. His first experience in mercantile business was clerking in his father’s store. When his father left here for Audrain our subject embarked in business for himself for one year; he then engaged as clerk in Dr. William Bolton’s drug store, holding this position until 1864, when he bought out Dr. Bolton’s stock, and has been actively engaged in the drug business ever since, his being the oldest establishment of the kind in the city. He married Miss Gabrielle Edison, daughter of H. D. Edison, one of the early settlers of this county. They have five children, three girls and two boys. Mr. Wise is a prominent Mason, and also a member of the Knights of Honor. He has been a member of the Baptist Church ever since he was sixteen years of age. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx