NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11467 CHRISTIAN CO – JOHN C. CLARDY – Clardy, Atkinson, Cayce, Leavell, Wills, Burke, Major 11467 County of Christian, Kentucky; Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Longview Precinct. JOHN C. CLARDY (deceased) was born in 1798 in Granville County, N. C. He removed with his parents to Smith County, Tenn., and settled near Dixon’s Springs about 1804, after which he settled in Christian County, Ky., in 1831, where he died in 1853. His father, Benjamin C., was born in North Carolina, and died in Smith County, Tenn., in 1842. He was the son of Benjamin Clardy, Sr., who came from France to Florida, and afterward settled in North Carolina. Our subject was married January 3, 1822, to Elizabeth, daughter of Flemming and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Cayce, of Cumberland County, Va., and from this union sprang a large and respectable family, consisting of: Benjamin F. (deceased), Elizabeth S., William D., John D., James M., Benjamin F, Sallie A. (married Col. Leavell, and also Mr. Wills), Dr. Thomas F., Henry H. and Fannie C. (Burke). Ms. Elizabeth (Cayce) Clardy was born September 3, 1804, in Cumberland County, Va., and is now residing at the old Clardy homestead in Christian County, Ky., upon which she had sojourned for fifty-two years. She possesses a fine estate, consisting of 372 acres of very valuable and productive land in a high state of cultivation. Her son, James M. Clardy, who superintends her farm, was married June 4, 1857, to Miss Mary B., daughter of Uriah L. Major, of Cedar Hill, Christian Co., Ky. and to them were born: Vivian, James B., Sallie A., William A., John H., Parker C., U. L., Thomas F., Annie M., Tennie and Willander. The Clardy family are all members of the 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