NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11225 NELSON CO – THOMAS W. PRICE – Price, Simmons, Willett, Head, Hutchins, Schanks, Lillis, Armstrong, Harrison 11225 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, Volume V, Battle – Perrin – Kniffin, 4th ed. Nelson Co. THOMAS W. PRICE was born August 2, 1817, and is a son of Reason and Tabitha (Simmons) Price, to whom six sons and three daughters were born as follows: William S., Tabitha S., Richard, Thomas W., Ed., Theresa A., Rob S., Elizabeth H. and Reason. Reason Price was born in Maryland, December 5, 1785, and his wife December 15, 1786. He was brought to Kentucky when a lad of ten years, and became an extensive farmer and slave owner in Nelson County, accumulating about 1,800 acres. He served as major of militia, and died August 5, 1832. Richard Price, his father, was born in Virginia; he married Rachel Willett, of Maryland, and came to Nelson County in 1795; he was a sailor in early life, but became a farmer and slave holder; he also carried on a distillery in later years, and died in June, 1837, aged seventy-eight years; his widow died September 18, 1848, aged ninety-five years; they were of English and Welsh descent respectively. Mr. Price’s mother was a daughter of Richard and Tabitha (Willett) Willett, natives of Maryland, who immigrated to Bullitt County, Ky., and settled near Shepherdsville in 1795; they raised a family of three sons and three daughters. Thomas W. Price was born two miles north of New Hope and was reared on a farm. He attended St. Mary’s College two years, and at the age of sixteen commenced the battle of life for himself on a farm. He was married September 7, 1858, to Emily, daughter of Thomas and Ann (Head) Hutchins. Mr. Hutchins was a blacksmith and farmer, served as magistrate several times, and was a son of John Hutchins, who married a Miss Schanks. They came from Maryland. Mr. Price’s wife died in 1880, a member of the Roman Catholic Church. He married his second wife, Anna Lillis, November 13, 1883. She was a daughter of Henry and Catharine (Armstrong) Lillis, natives of Ireland, who immigrated and settled in Louisville, Ky. By this second marriage two children were born: Mary and Tabitha. Mrs. Price died April 7, 1886. Mr. Price, after his first marriage, located where he now resides, at New Hope, where he has lived since. He owns a fine farm of 300 acres – 200 in a good state of cultivation – and was once owner of ten slaves. Mr. Price cast his first presidential vote for Gen. Harrison; since 1860 he has affiliated with the Democratic party. 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