Bourbon County, Kentucky, Biographies
Ruddell's Mills Precinct
Name: Henry Clay BOWEN
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Birth: 11 Feb 1842 Ruddles' Mills, Kentucky
Death: 1893 Age: 50
Occupation: Farmer; Distiller
Father: Benjamin BOWEN (1794-1881)
Mother: Mary "Polly" CURRENT (1809-)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 574
H. C. BOWEN, farmer and distiller; P. O. Ruddel's Mills. Among the early settlers of Bourbon County was the Bowen family, which came here from near Baltimore, Md., and settled upon wild land, following farming. One of the sons of the first Bowen, Benjamin by name, was born Oct. 8, 1794, whose father dying, was bound out to the carpenter's trade in Lexington; but the war of 1812 coming on he enlisted in the service; but, in consequence of Kentucky's quota being complete, he was not mustered in. He afterward became a contractor, during which time he erected many buildings, including three churches in Ruddel's Mills. He also farmed and kept a hotel; he was also engaged in distilling. He married Miss Mary Current, of this County, by whom he had six children, H. C., our subject, being next to the youngest of these children. Benjamin died Oct. 7, 1881, having held the office of Constable for many years. Our subject was born Feb. 11, 1842, and since the age of fifteen years has "paddled his own canoe," having by industry and perseverance placed himself in independent circumstances. May 16, 1865, he was married to Anna E., only child of Benjamin F. and Minerva H. Howard, of Bourbon County. She was born April 30, 1849, and died July 31, 1878, leaving five children: Lida, Benjamin, Joseph W., Nannie K. and Hattie. Mr. Bowen has been engaged in distilling and farming since he arrived at manhood, and owns a farm of 364 acres, and a copper distillery. He is a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Annie E. HOWARD
Birth: 30 Apr 1845
Death: 31 Jul 1878 Age: 33
Father: Benjamin F. HOWARD (1828-1851)
Mother: Minerva DIMMIT (1825-1876)
Marriage: 16 May 1865
Children: Lydia (1866-1926)
Benjamin (1867-1939)
Joseph (1869-1948)
Nannie Kiser (1871-1943)
Hattie (1873-1951)
Name: Willis D. COLLINS
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Birth: 13 Mar 1810 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 24 Oct 1834 Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 24
Father: Foster COLLINS (-1847)
Mother: Elizabeth MATHENY (-1834)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 574
WILLIS D. COLLINS, farmer; P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 13, 1810; son of Foster and Elizabeth (Matheny) Collins ; he being a son of William Collins, and a native of Virginia; she a daughter of David Matheny, of Bourbon County, and after whom the Matheny Church is named. Foster Collins came to Kentucky in 1797, with his mother and three sisters; being a farmer, but a man of more than ordinary ability, serving as a Constable for ten years, as Magistrate for several years, and as Sheriff two years. He died Feb. 22, 1847 ; his wife, June 27, 1835. They raised ten children. Our subject was married Oct. 2, 1834, to Sally Ann, daughter of Robert and Nancy (Fretwell) Palmer, old settlers of this county, which union has been blessed with three children: Wm. L. and Elizabeth living, and Lucinda, dead. Mr. Collins and wife are members of the Christian church ; he has held several offices, being Deputy Sheriff under his father, a Constable for ten years, and a Magistrate for twelve years; he was at one time guardian for twenty-one children, with all of whom he has settled fully and honorably except four, who are not yet of age; has settled thirty-three different estates, and done more business of that character than any man in the county.He is and has been a Republican since the formation of that party.
Spouses
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1: Sarah Jane PALMER
Birth: 10 May 1817
Father: Robert PALMER (1793-)
Mother: Nancy FRETWELL (1789-1854)
Marriage: 2 Oct 1834
Children: Elizabeth Ann (1838-1904)
William L.
Lucinda
Name: John CURRENT
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Birth: 30 Jul 1838 Ruddle's Mills, Kentucky
Death: 12 Jan 1926 Shawhan, Kentucky Age: 87
Father: Jesse CURRENT (1808-1863)
Mother: Ingabur MASONER (1810-1886)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 574
JOHN CURRENT, farmer and distiller; P. O. Ruddel's Mills ; was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1838, son of Jesse Current, who raised a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters, John being the second son. Four of these brothers entered the service of the Confederate States, and served under General Morgan. John, our subject, was reared on his father's farm, and has through life been engaged in the same business as his father, farming and distilling--paying special attention to the latter business, and making nothing but the straightest copper-distilled goods, the demand for which he has been scarcely able to supply. Feb. 5, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary Catharine, daughter of Thos. McCarney of Bourbon County. She died Oct 24, 1875, leaving three children: Anna Lee, Lizzie T., and John McIlvain. Mr. Current was again married, Nov. 26, 1878, to Miss Betty Turney, daughter of Amos Turney, of this County. He owns 184 acres of land, is a member of the ancient and honorable fraternity of Freemasons, and is a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Mary Catherine McCARNEY
Death: 24 Oct 1875
Father: Thomas McCARNEY (-1876)
Mother: Sally GLENN (-1880)
Marriage: 5 May 1861
Children: Anna Lee (1863-1909)
Elizabeth T. (1865-1949)
John McIlvain
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2: Bettie TURNEY
Father: Amos TURNEY (1798-1877)
Mother: Lucinda McINTYRE (1814-)
Marriage: 26 Nov 1878
Name: Dr. Darwin D. EADS
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Birth: 11 May 1836 Harrison County, Kentucky
Occupation: Doctor
Father: John EADS (-1836)
Mother: Ellen McMILLAN
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 574, 576 (page 575 skipped in reprint).
DARWIN D. EADS, physician, Ruddel's Mills; was born in Harrison County, Ky., May 11, 1836, son of John and Ellen (Mellillan) Eads; he is a native ofSpottsylvattia County, Va., coming to Kentucky about 1810, but having been married in Virginia, and his wife dying previous to his leaving that State. Mr. John Eads was a farmer, and passed the best part of his life in Harrison County, where he died in 1836, his wife surviving him and marrying, in 1842, Win. W. Bowman, of Bourbon County, afterward moving to Illinois, where she is still residing. Our subject remained on the farm until sixteen years of age, when he entered the Ohio Weslyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, which he left while in his junior year. In the fall of 1857 he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which institution he graduated in 1859, and located at Ruddel's Mills, where he has since had a lucrative practice. Dr. Eads was first married in 1862, to Miss Jennie, daughter of Thomas Isgrig, of Harrison County; she died, and Dr, Eads married his second wife Miss Anna, daughter of Frank Adair, of this County, who died in 1876, leaving one child, Benjamin Brindly Eads, now eleven years old. For his third wife, Dr. Eads married Miss Avonia Matheny, daughter of Dr. Matheny of Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Eads are members of the M. E. Church, and he is a Mason and an Odd Fellow; also a Democrat, but taking no part in politics
Spouses
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1: Jennie ISGRIG
Father: Thomas ISGRIG
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2: Anna ADAIR
Death: 1876
Father: Frank ADAIR
Children: Benjamin Brindley
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3: Aviona MATHENY
Name: Henry Clay EALES
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Birth: 9 Apr 1818
Father: James EALES (1789-1853)
Mother: Lucy WYATT (1791-1855)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 577
H. C. EALES, farmer; P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born in this County, April 9, 1818; son of James and Lucy (Wyatt) Eales. James was born in Virginia in 1789, and came to Kentucky with his parents, who settled in Fleming Co., Ky., in 1795. He learned the trade of blacksmithing in Bourbon County, at which he worked until he got a start in life, when he commenced farming, which he followed the rest of his life, acquiring a handsome property, owning about 1,000 acres of land. His wife came from Virginia with her parents, who settled in Montgomery County. James died in 1853 and his wife in 1835, leaving a family of six children ; H. C. being the fourth, who is a farmer; H. C. married in 1849, Miss Amanda Talbott, of this County, who bore her husband nine children: Harry, Charles, Frazer, Lucy, Kate, Ashby, Amanda, Thomas, and Sidney. Mr. and Mrs. Eales both belong to the Christian Church.
Spouses
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1: Amanda TALBOTT
Birth: Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: Henry (Harry) TALBOTT (1789-1840)
Mother: Mary FRAZER
Marriage: 25 Jan 1849 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Children: Harry T.
Charles T. (1855-1929)
Frazer (ca1861-)
Lucy Jane
Kate (ca1865-)
Ashby (ca1867-)
Amanda W. (1870-)
Thomas (1872-)
Albert Sidney (1875-)
Name: Thomas M. FISHER
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Birth: 3 May 1827 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 1899 Age: 71
Father: James H. FISHER (1805-1841)
Mother: Sarah "Sallie" HOWARD (1806-1884)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 577
THOMAS M. FISHER, farmer, P. 0. Ruddel's Mills; was born May 3,1827, in Bourbon County, Ky., son of James H. and Sarah J. (Howard) Fisher, and grandson of William L., whose father came from Germany. William L. was originally a brickmason, but was afterward a farmer, and lived to an advanced age, having been the father of nine children; his son, James H., died at the age of thirty-six, having been a farmer, and leaving two children, Thomas M. being the oldest. Mrs. Fisher was afterward married to John Dimitt, of Bourbon County, and is still living. Our subject, during ten years of his early life, worked at carpentering, but since that time has been engaged in farming; he was married July 29, 1861, to Miss Emma Barton, of this county, daughter of Abraham and Catharine (Cumber) Barton, and has five children living: Nannie B., Maude E., James H., Adella and Edna M., and Lida Lee, dead; he owns 131 acres of land and is a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Emerine BARTON
Birth: 1837
Death: 1913 Age: 76
Father: Abraham BARTON
Mother: Catharine CUMBERS
Marriage: 29 Jul 1861
Children: Nannie B.
Maude E.
James H.
Adella
Edna M.
Lida Lee
Name: John W. FISHER
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Birth: 16 May 1830 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: James H. FISHER (1805-1841)
Mother: Sarah "Sallie" HOWARD (1806-1884)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co.,
Chicago, 1882. p. 577.
JOHN W. FISHER, farmer, P. 0. Ruddel's Mills; was born upon the farm where he now lives, in Bourbon County, May 16, 1830; son of James H. Fisher. Our subject commenced for himself when eighteen years of age, and from some time was engaged at farming; then he taught school one winter, after which he worked at carpentering six years, since which time he has followed farming, owning his fathers old homestead, a farm of 115 acres. Mr. Fisher was married Dec. 11, 1855, to Miss Louisa Jett, of Harrison County, Ky., which union has been blessed with seven children, all of whom are living Cora, S. Anna, Darwin E., Mollie Lou, John R., Claude E., and Fred H. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. and a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Louisa JETT
Marriage: 11 Dec 1855
Children: Cora S.
Anna
Darwin E.
Mollie Lou
John R.
Claude E.
Fred H.
Name: Eli HOWARD
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Birth: 2 Mar 1819 Ruddell's Mills, Kentucky
Death: 3 Nov 1890 Age: 71
Father: Paris I. HOWARD (1777-1862)
Mother: Catherine CURRENT (1787-1870)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co.,
Chicago, 1882. p. 577.
ELI HOWARD, farmer, P. O. Ruddel's Mills. About the close of the Revolutionary war, among the migrants from Maryland to Kentucky, was James Howard, who with his family, consisting of wife, three sons, Elijah, Paris and Matthew, and one daughter, Hannah, settled on the Maysville road between Millersburg and Paris, in Bourbon County, at a point about three miles from the last named place, and now owned we believe by Mrs. Clay. At this place James Howard departed this life at quite an advanced age, but the exact date of his death we have been unable to obtain. The second son, Paris Howard, was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Feb. 5, 1777; was brought to Kentucky when quite young, and after remaining with his father at the above place till [sic] he arrived at the age of maturity, he ventured out upon his own resources, and about the year 1800 was married to Catharine Current, who was also a native of Maryland, and was born April 11, 1782. Paris settled near Ruddel's Mills, where he secured and developed a large tract of land, something near 700 acres. The fruits of this marriage were nine children, six sons and three daughters. This family has since become noted in the history of Kentucky for their remarkable height, weight and longevity. Believing it to be appropriate that a brief but accurate statement of this noted family should be embodied in this work, we submit the following:
At this date (1882) the writer is personally acquainted with quite a number of the grandchildren, males and females, that range from six feet to six feet six and one-half inches in height, and are probably still growing. The father, Paris Howard, died on the home place, near Ruddel's Mills, on 27th of July 1862, in his eighty-sixth year; his wife following him July 14, 1870, in her eighty-ninth year. At this date there has been but two deaths in this large family of children, seven still survive, five sons and two daughters, the youngest child being now in her sixty-first year. Taking into consideration the number of persons composing this family, their height, weight, strength and longevity, they are perhaps without a parallel in the world. The youngest son, Eli Howard, was born March 2nd,1819, near Ruddel's Mills, where he was reared and educated. On the 3rd of November, 1842, he was married to Hannah P., daughter of Michael Isgri, of Harrison County. Her grandfather, Daniel Isgri, was a native of Maryland, when he married on the 6th of January, 1777, to Margaret Cole. He subsequently emigrated to Kentucky and settled in what is now Harrison County, where he reared three sons and four daughters. The youngest son, Michael, was born March 27, 1792; married May, 19, 1816, to Margaret Current, who was born near Paris, Feb 15, 1895. "Uncle Mike" as he was familiarly called, was of a lively, jocular disposition, and will doubtless be remembered by many of the readers of this sketch. He died Sept. 24, 1860, in his sixty-ninth year; his wife, on Dec. the 19th, 1875, in her eighty-second year. He left a family of one son and two daughters, one daughter having died several years previous to his death. Our subject, Eli Howard, in a short time after his marriage, settled on a small farm adjoining the old homestead, built a small house in the woods and began clearing around him. Being industrious and economizing through the early part of his life, he now owns a nice farm of 200 acres, well fenced and stocked, and upon which he is endeavoring to retire from active work, and enjoy some of the fruits of his past labors. The result his his marriage was three children: one son, James Alex., born April 24, 1845; and died on the 19th of April, 1867; and two daughters, Mary C., born Nov. 13, 1846, and was married Nov. 26, 1863, to Wm. J. Bowman, of Harrison. This union was blessed with one child, Jennie Lee, who was born Jan. 20, 1865. Mr. Bowman died Dec. 19, 1865; his little girl followed him Jan. 29, 1866, and his wife Feb. 3, 1866. The youngest daughter, Maggie Frances Howard, was born Jan. 25, 1856, and was married on the 10th of Oct. 1872, to F. E. Baird, a native of Harrison but a resident of Bourbon at the time of his marriage, and still resides in the county. Mr. Howard and family are all members of the Methodist Church. He has never held any political office in his life, never sought any, but at all times and under all circumstances he supports the nominee of the Democratic party. Besides his general routine of business on the farm, he has endeavored to make a specialty of raising a few trotting colts; among the most noted of which we might mention is Lumber, bay gelding, who as a six-year old competed in the speed ring at Cynthiana with several of the fastest trotters of his class in the State for the $100 premium, a prize he won with apparent ease. After being honored with some other smaller prizes at this fair, Mr. Howard sold him for $1,000 cash to the Hon. T. J. Megibben of Harrison County. He has raised some other promising colts that he sold untrained at fair prices. Mr. Howard has been prominently connected with the Masonic Order for many years, serving as Master of his lodge at Ruddel's Mills for several consecutive terms, and from his first admission into the institution, has been one of its most zealous workers and supporters.
Spouses
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1: Hanna P. ISGRIG
Birth: abt 1826
Father: Michael ISGRIG (1792-1860)
Mother: Margaret CURRENT (1795-1875)
Marriage: 3 Nov 1842
Children: James Alexander (1845-1867)
Mary K. (1846-1866)
Maggie Francis (1856-1931)
Name: Allen KISER Jr.
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Birth: 26 Dec 1845 Kiserton, Kentucky
Death: 13 Jun 1923 Age: 77
Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky
Military: War Between The States
Military Memo: Confederate Army, Co. C., 5th Ky. Cavalry, under
General John Morgan.
Father: Allen KISER (1806-)
Mother: Susan LIVINGSTONE
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, pp. 578-579
ALLEN M. KISER, farmer; P. O. Ruddel's Mills. Among the emigrants from Germany to America during the latter part of the seventeenth century, was John Kiser, who settled in Maryland, and there reared a family of two sons and three daughters, viz: Jacob, Polly, Elizabeth, Nancy and John. In 1870, the family moved to Kentucky and located for one year in Fayette County. They then removed to Bourbon County, where they settled permanently. They, with the help of a number of other pioneer families, erected a fort on the farm now owned by James P. Kiser; there for a time they resided for mutual protection, though the head of each family soon entered a tract of Government land and began preparing a home. The Kisers secured a large tract of land, and their interests being mutual, they soon developed a fine property. John, the youngest son of the family mentioned, was here married to Miss Ursula, daughter of John Rout, who with his family came from Virginia to the new settlement; he became the possessor of a farm, and subsequently of a mill (both grist and saw), and also later he became interested in a distillery, for the purpose of converting the surplus grain of the community into a more marketable form, by reason of its being less bulky. There were born to John and Ursula a family of twelve children, of whom Allen was the oldest; he was born Sept. 6, 1806, and has spent his life in Ruddel's Mills Precinct; farming has been his principal occupation, though he was also in connection with his sons interested in distilling, in which they failed. Allen was married Jan. 29, 1834, to Susan, daughter of Elias and Catharine (McLair) Livingstone, who is a native of Maryland, and formerly resided in Bracken County, Ky. Six children were born to them, four of whom grew to maturity, viz: Elizabeth, wife of W. A. Brannock, of Cass County, Mo.; Mary, who married Thomas McDonald, and dying left one child, named Raymond; Josie, now Mr. Hamilton, of Cynthiana, and Allen M., whose name appears at head of this sketch. He was born Dec. 26, 1845, and passed his early life on his father's farm; in September of 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 5th Kentucky Cavalry, under Captain Bedford. He remained in the service until the close of the war, during which time he spent some time under the famous Gen. John A. Morgan, and while with him in Ohio, he was captured and held a prisoner for eight months at Camp Douglass, Chicago; returning to Bourbon County, Ky., at the cessation of hostilities, he married, on June 10, 1867, Miss Minerva, daughter of Saloma Keller. She died Oct. 25, 1876, leaving three children: Laura, Elizabeth and Shelby. Dec. 10, 1879, Mr. Kiser married Miss Ella Current, daughter of Thomas J. Current, on of Gen. Morgan's lieutenants, and who was killed at Green River Bridge. Politically, both Mr. Kiser and his father are Democrats.
Spouses
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1: Minerva KELLER
Death: 25 Oct 1876
Father: Saloma KELLER
Marriage: 10 Jun 1867
Children: Laura
Elizabeth
Shelby
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2: Martha Ellen CURRENT
Birth: 1 Oct 1860
Death: 13 Apr 1953 [1] Age: 92
Father: Thomas Jefferson CURRENT (1829-1862)
Mother: Martha Eleanor THOMAS (1837-1862)
Marriage: 10 Dec 1879
Children: George (1885-)
Martha Ellen (1890-)
Sources
1. Died at the home of her daughter, Martha Kiser Minter,
637 Central Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky. (Some Descendants
of John Current, p. 22)
Name: John A. KISER
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Birth: 1 Mar 1860 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: John Rout KISER (1810-)
Mother: Ann Rebecca DIMMIT
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 579
JOHN A. KISER, R. R. Agent, P. O. Shawhan, is the son of John R. Kiser, now a retired farmer, who was born March 7, 1810; and is the son of John Kiser, who came from Maryland to Bourbon County at the date of its earlier history. He was a farmer, millwright and distiller, and remained a resident of Bourbon County until his death. John R. has passed his life in his native county, and spent his early life in helping his father at his various duties. He was the first agent for the K. C. R. R. at that point, and discharged the duties of the office for many years. Recently, however, he has become so far disabled as to have allowed the position to be transferred to his son, whose name heads this sketch. He was married to a lady by the name of Ann Rebecca Dimitt of Bourbon County. Two children were born to them; Nannie, and John A. The latter was born March 1, 1860. He received but a common school education, but having spent many years in the office with his father in the discharge of the duties as R. R. agent, when devolving upon him, were not difficult. April 12, 1881, he was married to Miss Carrie E. Goodman, daughter of Mathew and Mollie Goodman of Bourbon County. Though one of the youngest agents on the line of the K. C. road, his work is always promptly and accurately done, and should he desire a change, his ability has already fitted him for a more responsible position.
Spouses
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1: Carrie GOODMAN
Father: Mathew GOODMAN
Mother: Mollie
Marriage: 12 Apr 1881
Children: Homer
Avonia
Name: William Jefferson KISER
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Birth: 14 Jun 1852 Kiserton, Kentucky
Death: 9 Aug 1919 Paris, Kentucky Age: 67
Father: James P. KISER (1828-)
Mother: Lucretia Lovelady CURRENT (1832-1905)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 579
W. J. KISER, farmer; P. O. Shawhan; is a descendent of one of Bourbon County's early pioneers; his father, James P. Kiser, is the son of John Kiser. James P. was born March 18, 1828, and now owns and resides on the farm of 283 acres, owned by his father and grandfather; much of his attention has been devoted to the breeding of fine stock, of which he. makes thoroughbred Southdown sheep a specialty. June 5, 1852, he married Miss Lucetta, daughter of Jesse and Ingbaur Current, of Bourbon County; six children have been born to them, of whom W. J. is the oldest. Mr. Kiser is a member of the order of A. F. & A. M., and a Democrat; his son, W. J., whose name heads this sketch, was married April 11, 1878, to Miss Nannie K. Remington, daughter of B. F. Remington, of Paris, Ky.; two children have been born to them: Frank P. and William S. The Kisers are well known and respected in Bourbon County as an enterprising, industrious, and intelligent people; and although W. J. is still a young man, he has already made the most of his opportunities, and is a worthy representative of his ancestors.
Spouses
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1: Nannie REMINGTON
Birth: 12 Jun 1854 Paris, Kentucky
Death: 2 Feb 1899 Paris, Kentucky Age: 44
Father: B. F. REMINGTON
Children: Frank Purnall (1879-)
William Skinner (1881-)
Thomas Jefferson (1883-)
Harrison Clay (1888-)
Emmett Dickson (1894-)
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2: Fannie ROUT
Name: Dr. Arthur H. KELLER
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Birth: 23 Aug 1858 Beaver Dam Springs, Tennessee
Burial: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Occupation: Practiced--Ruddle's Mills, Paris, Kentucky
Father: Dr. Thomas Fairfax KELLER (-1869)
Mother: Susan WARREN (-1866)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, pp. 579-580
DR. A. H. KELLER ; P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born at Beaver Dam Springs, Tenn., Aug. 23, 1858; son of Dr. Thomas Fairfax Keller, who was a native of Alabama, and studied law, and after practicing three years, studied medicine, graduating from Bellevue College, New York, in 1847. He practiced the rest of his life in the states of Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas, moving to North Middletown, Bourbon county, Ky., in 1868, and dying there the following year. He married Miss Susan Warren, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, but who came to this country when nine years of age; she died in 1866, having given birth to seven children, three only of whom are now living: Arthur H., Alexander M., and Leila F. The eldest son, Arthur H., our subject, received a classical education, graduating from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in June, 1879; then entered the Louisville Medical College, from which he graduated Feb. 25, 1881, and commenced practice at Shawhan, but a few months later he bought the office of Dr. D.D. Eads at Ruddell's Mills, where he has already secured a fine practice. He was married April 20, 1881, to Ida G. Bowen, born Jan. 2, 1862, daughter of Geo. W. Bowen of this County. The Doctor is a member of the Episcopal Church, and his wife of the Christian Church. he is an Odd Fellow and a Dernocrat.
Spouses
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1: Ida G. BOWEN
Birth: 2 Jan 1862
Burial: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: George Washington BOWEN (1828-1913)
Mother: Lucy Jane WYATT (1832-1904)
Marriage: 20 Apr 1881
Children: George
Clyde
Lela
Arthur
Name: Jacob C. KELLER
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Father: Solomon KELLER (1803-)
Mother: Elizabeth KISER (1809-)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 580.
JACOB C. KELLER, farmer, P. O. Ruddel's Mills; traces the genealogy of his family back to the early pioneers of Bourbon County; his grandfather, Abraham Keller, came from Maryland to Kentucky in an early day and settled in Bourbon County; his son Solomon, and father of our subject, was born in 1803 in Ruddel's Mills Precinct; he followed the business of his father, that of farming and distilling. Jan. 7, 1840, he was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John Kiser, of Bourbon County. Mrs. Keller was born March 8, 1809, and has during her life been a resident of Bourbon County; previous to this marriage, however, Mr. Keller had been married, and had a number of children, three of the sons being in the Confederate army during the late war; Jackson S. was killed, George A. returned wounded, Solomon A. was shot down in cold blood after his return from the war, he being at the time but a boy of sixteen years. By his last marriage Mr. Keller had a family of twelve children, only four of whom are living, viz: Isaac, Mattie B., Jacob C., whose name heads this sketch, and Rebecca A. Mrs. Keller, the mother of Jacob C., has a fine farm of 300 acres, which is attended by her sons. Jacob C. is an enterprising, industrious young man, who has made the most of his opportunities for self improvement, and is a worthy representative of so hardy a race of pioneers as were his ancestors.
Name: Griffin KELLY
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Birth: 15 Jan 1815 Clark County, Kentucky
Death: 1893 Age: 77
Father: Griffin KELLY
Mother: Sarah SUTTON
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 580
GRIFFIN KELLY, farmer; P. O. Shawhan; was born in Clark County, Ky., Jan. 15, 1815; son of Griffin and Sarah (Sutton) Kelly, both of whom were from near Culpepper Court House, Va.; he, the father, was a stonemason by trade, and when the war of 1812 broke out enlisted in the service of his country and served gallantly till the end of the struggle, when he removed to Kentucky, where he passed the rest of his life in farming, raising a family of six children, only one of whom is now living, Griffin, the youngest, the subject of this sketch, who at the age of seventeen began doing for himself, raising hemp on his father's farm, and who has continued farming ever since; Nov. 24, 1836, he was married to Miss Mary Cummins, born April 18, 1819, daughter of Nathaniel and Delilah (Hays) Cummins, of Bourbon County; the Cummins' family being natives of Virginia and the Hays of Maryland. Mrs. Hays' father was an old Revolutionary soldier, and one of the early settlers of Kentucky. Mr. Kelly has six children living: Sarah, Washington, Silas, William, Elizabeth and Gano; he lost one son, James N., in the late war, a member of Captain Bedford's Co., 5th Kentucky Cav. Mr. Kelly owns over 100 acres of good land, upon which he has fine buildings, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church at Mt. Carmel.
Spouses
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1: Mary CUMMINS
Birth: 18 Apr 1819
Father: Nathaniel CUMMINS
Mother: Delilah HAYES
Marriage: 24 Nov 1836
Children: Sarah Ann (1841-1911)
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2: Rebecca Kennedy JONES
Birth: 10/19/1824?
Death: aft 1893
Father: Thomas JONES (1792-1883)
Mother: Martha "Patsy" ASHURST (1794-1863)
Marriage: 5 Jul 1887 Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Name: Thomas Edwin MOORE
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Birth: 15 Feb 1831 Pendleton County, Kentucky (On the S. Licking
River)
Military: 1862/1865 Confederate Officer, 4th Kentucky Cavalry
Age: 30
Death: 5 Aug 1921 Lexington, Kentucky Age: 90
Occupation: Merchant, Farmer, County Sheriff (Two Terms), Distiller.
Father: William MOORE (1792-1833)
Mother: Margaret Sanford BRANN (1793-1894)
Misc. Notes
Misc. Notes
Subject: Re: Margaret Sanford Brann Moore/William Moore of Ky
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 19:48:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: SSanfordG@aol.com
To: roberto@snoopy.bunt.com
Bob,
I hesitated to post this to the list because of the size.
Hope it helps
Sandie
This is copied from the Original --a four page leaflet Grant County Library, Williamstown, KY
SOME INCIDENTS, GENEALOGY, ETC. In the Life and Career of THOMAS EDWIN MOORE
Thomas Edwin Moore was born February 15 ,1831, on the south side of south Licking river about a half mile from said river and about two miles south of Morgan, Ky., on the L & N. Railway, in Pendleton County, Kentucky, on his father's farm. Was a son of William Moore and Margaret Sanford Braun. His father died with cholera July 30, 1833, survived by the widow and six children; Margaret Ann, James Andrew, Nancy Elder, Jocephus, William and Thomas Edwin Moore.
The widowed mother educated her children in the country schools. After all had passed the age of maturity except Thomas, who was about sixteen, she married Robert Makemson and died September 2, 1894, at the age of 100 years, eight months and four days. Longevity on both sides--his grandmother, Frances Mitchell Braun, died at the age of 88 years; two of his father's sisters lived to the ages of 84 and 97; tow of Thomas' sisters and one brother died at the ages of 82, 83 and 83.
The Grandfathers Moore and Brann came from Westmoreland county, Virginia, and Mitchell and Elder from adjacent counties. Moore and Braun settled in Bourbon County-Brann in Paris, Moore in the county near Pleasant Green Church on south side of Townsend Creek. Elder resided in Scott county, Kentucky. Thomas' father, William Moore, was born in Paris, December 29, 1793. The Grandfathers Moore and Braun removed to Pendleton County about 1802. The Moores trace to England, Braun to Scotland. Their ancestors settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia, about 1655. William Moore, Thomas' father, was in the War of 1812; was a Justice of the Peace. He was a son of Nicholas Moore and Nancy Elder. The Grandfather Elder resided in Scott County, Kentucky, The grandfathers on the Moore side were (this part is partly gone. 2 sentences .. I can make out the following) were Nicholas Capt. James and Lieut. William...end of paragraph.
Thomas R. Moore' mother was Margaret Sanford Brann, a daughter of Francis Mitchell, who was a daughter of Margaret Sanford and Capt. James Mitchell. who was at the Battle of Mt. Pleasant, October 10, 1774. About 1840 Thomas left the farm and entered the general retail store of Stowers & Hume at Callensville, one mile west of Morgan. In 1854 he entered R. M. Bartlett's Commercial College, Third St., Cincinnati, where he graduated.
In 1854 his brother, James Andrew Moore, was elected Sheriff of Pendleton County, and Thomas was his Deputy. South and Main Licking rivers dividing the county nearly equal, Thomas transacted the business on the south and Southwest side, receiving the fees for his services. His brother was re-elected; Thomas declined to serve longer. In 1857 he went to Texas and traveled about four months, made an investment on Galveston Island upon which he realized a handsome profit, which after the sale became quite valuable. The winter of 1857-58 he was in Cynthianan with Judge J. S. Boyd, then Circuit Court Clerk, but later Circuit Judge. Judge Boyd was very kind and an educated, conscientious gentleman. He was in Judge Boyd's office when he received a dispatch that he had been nominated by acclamation by the Democritic Convention for county Court Clerk. He did not want the nomination, but accepted it and defeated the know-nothing nominee by 68 majority, overcoming an opposition of 200, defeating the incumbent, who had made a popular Clerk. The entire Democratic ticket was elected and county redeemed. Their friends gave them a barbecue on the farm of Million Ewing near Morgan. A large crowd gathered from the county and adjacent counties and towns. The day was celebrated by speeches and plenty. Every one was happy.
On September 29, 1859, Thomas and Miss Sarah Jane, a daughter of Col. John Shawhan and Talitha Rush were married about four miles North of Cynthiana by Elder Samuel Rogers, and went to house keeping in Falmouth, Ky., at that time holding the office of county Court Clerk. He was an alternate Delegate to Charleston and Baltimore convention in 1860 from the Covington District; was present at Baltimore.
REFERRING TO HIS WIFE'S FAMILY ANCESTORS & C.- Col. John Shawhan was a son of Joseph Shawhan and Sarah Ewalt. His grandfather was Daniel Shawhan, John and his father served in the Legislature and Senate. John was Sheriff of Harrison county and Captain in the war with Mexico, wounded in the battle at Buena Vista. Talitha Rush, his wife, was a daughter of George Rush, a grandson of Robert Rush, a relative of Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Joseph Shawhan served in the war of 1812. His wife, Sarah Ewalt was a daughter of Henry Ewalt who served in the war for Independence in Col. Bedford's regiment.
The War between the States.-Early in September, 1862, Captain Thomas E. Moore enlisted from the counties of Pendleton, Harrison, Bourbon, Grant, Owen, Campbell, Kenton Boone and perhaps other counties one hundred and twenty men, which was Co. D, 4th Ky. Cavalry, was the first confederate company to camp in the Paris fair grounds. About September 22, 1862, a few days later. Col. John Shawhan camped with his command on the Brooks place one mile east of Paris. Co. D then joined Col. Shawhan. Col. Giltner with about four companies a day or two later camped four miles east of Paris. Col. Shawhan moved back to Mt. Sterling and was immediately ordered to impede the escape of the Federal Gen. Morgan, who with his command escaped from Cumberland Gap to Ohio. Col. Shawhan was killed by Bush Whackers, whom he had previously paroled. At Col. Giltner's request Capt. Moore with his company joined col. Giltner's 4th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. Opportunities considered, this was the equal of any cavalry service in the south. Never demoralized or whipped, when over whelmed by immense numbers and scattered, they would in a short time again confront the enemy. It was considered an honor to be associated with soldiers and officers of such a body of men. His was the 4th Squadron Co. D., and Capt. J. T. Willis, Co. G., Grant and Owen Co. men. Capt. Willis was a brave, competent officer, commanded a fine body of men and ever ready for duty. Company D., was first in line of battle October 8th, 1862, at Perryville, Ky., then passing through Pound Gap to Abingdon, Va., to General Headquarters for South-West Virginia and East Tennessee. In march 1863 Genl. Marshall moved into Eastern Kentucky threatening Central Kentucky. Late one afternoon the brigade camped. Pope Williams and Capt. Moore were about one mile from camp, they saw two men 200 yards distant, evidently intending to cut them off from their command; there was a deep depression in the road between them and fence on the rise on the enemies side, the Capt. said to Pope "Get your end field ready,"adjusting his revolvers, said, "When we get down in the big sink we will dash up to the fence and capture them, " which they did, demanding that they throw down their arms (a Lieutenant and one other, both Bush Whackers); they were both marched into camp and turned over to Capt. Marshall who was on guard The next day they were fired upon from a high mountain by 20 bush Whackers. Co. D., dismounted engaged them in front, two other companies rushed up drains on either side getting into their rear. The entire bunch of twenty were captured, including a Lieutenant--Col. Giltner called a conference of the officers of his command to ascertain their views as to what to do with them. After hearing various opinions Capt. Moore suggested that the Lieutenant be paroled on his honor; that he go out and get his friends to come in the next day and be paroled and cease Bush Whacking, or join the regular army, that their mode of warfare would not be tolerated." This was finally agreed upon. The Lieutenant appeared to be much relieved. Capt. Moore said to him. "You know we came come here when we want to, bring them in and we will parole them and they can stay at home. Bush Whacking will not be tolerated." He reported next morning none of the men could be found, that they had fled to Ohio, the entire twenty were paroled. The next day Robert F. Garrard, First Lieutenant in Co. D., was wounded in the leg below the knee, a bad fracture which rendered him unfit for service for about twenty months; the "Bush Whackers" were also captured. After this successful raid no Confederates were ever fired upon by these misguided people during the war. The command returned to Virginia guarding and checking raids of the enemy from Knoxville, Tenn. to the Valley of Virginia, ranging a distance of from 350 to 400 miles. In September and part of October 1863 Capt. Moore was sick with typhoid fever and not with his command in several engagements. About the 5th of November 1863 the 4th Kentucky on a dark wet evening moved from Blountville, Tennessee in the direction of Rogersville, Tennessee to meet the enemy near there. The advance guard encountered the enemy's outpost. Capt. Moore with his squadron Co. D. and Co. G., moved rapidly rushing their pickets into camp, at this juncture Major Parker dashed up the side of Capt. Moore, their artillery playing upon them from a woodland over Big Creek, Major Parker gave the command "Dismount quickly, charge across the creek," which they did and were the first to capture two pieces of artillery. The remainder of the 4th Kentucky moved up the creek to the rear of the enemy. A Tennessee Battalion was in line on our left, the enemy was badly demoralized and about eight hundred surrendered and only two hundred and fifty escaped across the Holestein river . Capt. Moore mounted a loose white horse and rushed to a cluster of hay stacks, found thirty without arms who were attempting to escape, they obeyed orders and marched into camp. Giltner's command were overjoyed at their breakfast, as many wagons, army supplies etc., were captured and the raid of the enemy wiped out, in this, one of their attempts to destroy and pillage southern homes of the southern people.
General Longstreet, in east Tennessee and skirmishes with Woolferd's cavalry, Mooresville, Bean Station, Knoxville and Panther Spring. West of Rogersville on road leading to Mooresville, Bean Station and Knoxville, in pursuance to orders of General Longstreet, Captain R. O. Cathright charged Wollferd's outpost and he retreated rapidly to induce the enemy to pursue, but they would not, the remainder of the 4th Kentucky was in line about one mile back, and in their rear a regiment of Longstreet's infantry secreted. The cavalry was to fire a scattering shot and make a hasty retreat over a rise in the road and give the infantry an opportunity to deal a telling blow, in that event the cavalry was to follow up the advantage and capture what was left. Genl. Woolferd with his command retired from Tennessee. Genl. Longstreet moved on in direction of Bean Station. Capt. Moore with his splendid company was ordered to report to Genl. Longstreet on the South side of Clinch Mountain. Col. Giltner with the rest of the 4th Kentucky was ordered on the North side of the mountain. Capt. Moore was ordered by Genl. Longstreet to charge the out post of the enemy, to drive them in or capture them. He obeyed the order. They fled to Bean Station one mile distant. Longstreet's infantry deployed in the rear, the Genl. about fifty yards in their rear. A southern lady residing near the out post where enemy pickets were stationed over looking Bean Station appeared on her front porch and said, "14 wagons have passed out the Morristown, road you can capture them". Thanking her with the remark, "we will," they immediately reported this information to Genl. Longstreet. The Genl. replied "We are driving them, when we get to the Morristown road go out and capture them." This order was obeyed; they went in a sweeping gallop three miles and a half, capturing thirty prisoners, 14 wagons, teams, arms, corn and twelve dressed fat hog, which were turned over to the General. Col. Giltner on the other side of the mountain captured wagons, teams, flour, sugar and coffee. The enemy being driven out of Bean Station Retreated to Knoxville. Genl. Jenkins and Gen. McClaws pursued them. After the siege of Knoxville, Genl. Longstreet retired by the way of Newmarket, Strawberry Plains.. company D., operated between New market, Strawberry Plains, Morristown and Russellville as Longstreet's out post and to gain information of the enemy's movements and keep the Genl. advised. Company D., did this duty for about six weeks between the two armies which was more or less hazardous.
The last order Capt. Moore received from Genl. Longstreet was from Russellville ordering him to proceed in the direction of Knoxville to capture some of their outpost if possible, ascertain position, strength of the enemy and any information deemed of interest, and to report to him at Bullsgap. he ascertained the location of the enemy to be in a woods five miles west of Morristown, with their out post at Panther Springs. They halted in a woods and deployed right and left , sending ten men to threaten their right and ten like wise to their left rear and had to move through an open field about two hundred yards, the enemy being on the opposite side behind a thicket of a scuby timber, pointing on either side of main road. Capt. Moore at the center led the charge at a rapid gallop. The enemy were about six hundred, with main force in their rear of seven thousand--less that one mile distant, commanded by Genl. Burnside. A few minutes before the charge Lieut. Payton, of Virginia, reported to Cap. Moore that he and Sergeant Goforth had eight or ten men; that they would be glad to cooperate. Capt. Moore replied, "Tell Sergeant Goforth we will all move at once, for him with his Tennesseans and Virginians to move from out left so as to threaten their rear." Lieut. Payton quickly delivered the order and a bold rapid dash was made, the enemy being surprised, fired about three rounds and beat a precipitous retreat to their main army, evidently believing Longstreet's main force was upon them. Result: a few of the enemy were wounded and captured. Capt. Moore received two wounds, his right arm broken above the elbow, a wound in his left side, his horse killed. Sergeant Goforth wounded in his foot and died. Lieut. Payton wounded a German in the head with his saber.
Capt. Moore when his horse fell under him, with presence of mind, dropped by the side of his fine horse, which was a protection, and believed his dead horse saved his life. This was a hot little fight and no laggards. Capt. Moore ordered that the saddle and bridle be taken from his horse. He was much attached to his fine horse and regretted its loss.
A carriage was obtained from the family of Co. Tulbott, three miles from the battle ground and the wounded moved back to a farm house where wounds were dressed, this was February 5th , 1864. Next morning they proceeded to Bullsgap. Genl. Longstreet had that same day embarked for Richmond. No report was made. About the 7th of February Capt. Moore was placed on a cot and taken to the hospital at Abingdon, Va. Here Sergeant Goforth died with lock jaw, result of his wounded foot. Lieut. Payton having preceded him informed his sister, Mrs. Preston, residing about two miles east of Abingdon. She at once sent him some nice things to eat, with a note hoping he would be able to relish, and called twice afterwards. Col. Preston probably was a member of the confederate Congress. After this Capt. Moore was not able to stand camp life and was not with his company, but performed duties on detached service.
Early in February 1865 in connection with Col. D. Howard Smith, he was sent to Kentucky with a flag of truce. When they arrived at Mr. Sterling, Col. Smith found it necessary to proceed to Lexington, taking two men with him leaving Capt. Moore in command of ten or twelve at Mr. Sterling, he being next in rank to Col. Smith. They remained about five or six days and returned to Abingdon, Va., taking back with them Mrs. J. Stodard Johnston, her little son, George W., and Miss Francis Breckinridge, daughter of Genl. John C. Breckinridge, now Mrs. Steele.
About the 1st of April 1865 they in connection with Major O.
G. Cameron and other proceeded to Kentucky for the purpose of
bringing out some Confederates, who had been cut off and scattered
from Generals Morgan's command in his last battle at Cynthiana.
They passed on through the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, Whitesburg,
avoiding main thoroughfares, secreting themselves in daylight
and moving at night, between Mt. Sterling and Owingsville; reaching
a farm about tow and one-half east of Cynthianan surrounded by
woodland. They went into camp in Mrs. Reese's stable, remained
there till about eight p.m. Here they separated, Maj. Cameron
and others going to the neighbor hood of Clanville, he and John
Patton who was well acquainted with the route near Berry, about
one mile south of Berr's Station. At a gate they separated agreeing
to meet at the gate the third night thereafter. He proceeded and
reaching his destination one mile west of Morgan, Kentucky, C.
R. R. now the L. & N. R. R., on the night as agreed, he left
Morgan about eight p.m.; it was a dark night, a gentle rain set
in about nine and continued till about midnight. Arrived at the
gate about ten p.m. When he reached the gate Pattou was to whistle;
he stopped a moment and moved slowly, then came the whistle which
gave him great relief. He answered and returned to the gate and
exchanged congratuitous in that they had escaped so far in the
hazardous penetration into the enemy's lines. They proceeded on
their way to Mrs. Reese's Place from which they had separated
to meet again, arriving there about 11 p. m. Maj. Cameron and
others arriving two hours later. They remained there till nine
the next evening and reached a point 11 miles
north of Mt. Sterling on slate Creek on the morning of April 30th,
1865. During the day they learned that Col. Giltner with the 4th
Kentucky Cavalry were in the vicinity of Mt. Sterling. Capt. Moore
immediately sent a flag of truce to the Major commanding the Post,
proposing to surrender a colonel. He explained that he had served
his time out and was commissioned to recruit
a regiment.
On the first day of may, 1865, he arrived at Shawhan, Bourbon county, Kentucky. He purchased a lot, erected a building and engaged in a general mercantile business until 1870; he then sold his building and stock of goods. Was nominated by the Democratic party and elected Sheriff of Bourbon County and was renominated and elected to succeed himself and served till 1875. He then engaged in farming, breeding of fine stock horses, cattle and sheep. he was elected Chairman of the Democratic county committee serving about six years, which he resigned. Was State Central committeeman from 7th Congressional District and State Chairman for about five years and declined further service. This was between 1895 and 1899 during which time he also was Chairman of his Senatorial District and Court of Appeals District. He was elected a Delegate for the 7th District in 1896 to the Chicago Convention and also as a Delegate to the Kansas City Convention. W. J. Bryan was the nominee in both Conventions. November 10th, 1902, he came to Lexington to reside with his children.
The splendid men who were members of Company D., which he recruited and commanded; r. F Garrard, 1st Lieutenant; W. N Weing, 2nd Lieutenant; John Makemson, 3rd Lieutenant; the boys of Company D., who shared the hardships are equally entitled to the highest praise. "They took up arms in defense of constitutional rights, in defense of their homes, to repel invasion. The southern people did not make war on women and children. The Northern States did, by inhumane orders of corrupt generals. Those who are yet living and fail to note humanity on one side, and the disregard of civilized warfare on the other side," said Capt. Moore, who never owned a negro.
He is a Jeffersonian Democrat. He has never missed an election
nor failed to vote for the nominees of his party. His greatest
wish is that his people shall be protected and guided by laws
of justice.
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This is a true history of some incidents in my life.
(Signed)THOMAS EDWIN MOORE
Captain Company D., 4th Kentucky Cavalry.
Lexington, Ky., June 8th, 1916
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History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky,
ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago,
1882, p. 580
CAPTAIN THOS. E. MOORE, farmer and stockraiser; P.O. Shawhan; was born in Pendleton County, Ky., Feb. 15, 1831, son of Wm., and Margaret S. (Brann) Moore, both of whom were natives of Bourbon County, but whose parents were natives of Virginia. William Moore held the office of the Justice of the Peace, and served in the war of 1812. He died in 1833, of cholera. When 16 years old, the subject of this sketch began the battle of life for himself, he being the youngest of six children. He first worked at farming, then clerked in a store, after which he attended Bartlett's Commercial College at Cincinnati, from which he graduated; served as Deputy Sheriff under his brother, and was then elected County Clerck of Pendleton County, which position he held for four years; he was married Sept. 29, 1859, to Miss Sarah J. Shawhan, daughter of Col. John Shawhan, of Harrison County, Ky., who served in the Mexican war under General Taylor, and was wounded at the battle of Buena Vista, and who served in the late war, but was shot by a guerilla whom he had patrolled, whilst on his was to Kentucky to raise a regiment. Capt. Moore entered the Confederate service in 1862, as Captain of Co. D, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, H. L. Giltner, Colonel, and remained throughout the struggle, being wounded in two places whilst near Nashville. At the close of the war he engaged in merchandising, and was also engaged in distilling, and has paid considerable attention to the raising of fine and trotting stock, short horn cattle, and Cotswold and Southdown sheep. He has nine children: Tabitha, Sterling P., John S., Sallie, Minnie, Thomas E., William, Annie S., and George. On his farm is the ancient fort, mentioned in Collius' history, at the junction of the two streams forming the Stoner.
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CAPT. T. E. MOORE.
Capt. Thomas E. Moore, who died at his home in Lexington, Ky.,
in August, 1921, had reached the advanced age of ninety years.
He was born February 15, 1831, in Pendleton County, Ky., the son
of William and Margaret Brann Moore. His father died two years
later, but his mother lived to be more than a hundred years old.
In the War between the States Thomas E. Moore enlisted for the Confederacy, and early in 1862 made up a company, which became Company D of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry, and which he commanded, taking part in many engagements with the 4th Kentucky, up to that at Bull's Gap, in which he was wounded and afterwards put on detached service. Early in February, 1865, he was sent with a flag of truce into Kentucky in connection with Col. D. Howard Smith. About the first of April he returned to Kentucky with the command of Maj. O. G. Cameron for the purpose of bringing out some of the men of Morgan's command who had been scattered in his last battle at Cynthiana; but the surrender came and they surrendered with Major Cameron on April 20.
On May 1 Captain Moore reached Bourbon County, Ky., where he engaged in a general merchandise business until 1870, when he became sheriff of the county and served until 1875. He then engaged in farming and the breeding of fine stock and became prominent in the political life of his State. In 1902 he removed to Lexington to reside with his children. His wife, who was Miss Sarah Shawhan, survives him with four daughters and two sons. [2]
Ron & Bob,
You all may already have these, but the following are the obits I received this morning. Hope they prove useful.
MOORE, THOMAS EDWIN Company D, 4th Regiment Cavalry, Kentucky
Volunteers, C.S.A.
Thomas E. Moore, Captain of Company D., 4th Kentucky Cavalry,
enlisted September 15, 1862, in Pendleton County.
Thomas Edwin Moore was the son of William and Margaret (Braun) Moore, both of whom were natives of Bourbon County. (7) Thomas was born February 25, 1831, in Pendleton County and died August 5, 1921, in Lexington, Kentucky. (10) He married Sarah Jane Shawhan, September 29, 1859, in Harrison County, and was still living October 13, 1921, when she filed for a Confederate pension. (10) They were the parents of nine children; Tabitha, Sterling P, John S., Sallie, Minnie, Thomas E., William, Annie S. and George. (7)
Confederate Pension Application Numbers 4090, and 3007, both filed in Fayette County. Thomas Moore states- that he served under Shawhan (1st Battalion Cavalry) however his name was not included in Adjutant General's Report. He also stated that he served under Giltner (4th Kentucky Cavalry) as company commander of Company B. He surrendered and was paroled on Mt. Sterling, Kentucky April 30, 1865. (10)
Obituary notice, Cynthiana Democrat, August 11, 1921, Cynthiana, Ky. Capt. Thomas E. Moore, aged ninety, a former resident of Shawhan and one of the best known Confederate soldiers in Central Kentucky, died Friday afternoon (August 5, 1921) at his home on East Maxwell street in Lexington, where he resided for several years. In 1859 Capt. Moore was married to Miss Sarah daughter of Col. and Mrs. Talitha Shawhan, who survives him. Besides his widow he is survived by the following children: Thomas E. Moore, of Hazard, former County Attorney of Bourbon county; John S. Moore, of Urich, Missouri; Mrs. H.C. Shipp, of Lexington; Mrs. H.D. Ament, of East St. Louis, Illinois; Mrs. J. Ernest Cassidy and Miss Minnie Moore, of Lexington. Burial in Lexington cemetery.
Obituary notice, The Log Cabin, December 9, 1927. Cynthiana,
Ky. Mrs. Sarah Shawhan Moore, 88 year old widow of Captain Thomas
E. Moore, died Saturday afternoon (December 3, 1927) at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J.E. Cassidy at 123 Forrest Avenue, Lexington.
Captain Moore, who died in 1921, was an ex-sheriff of Bourbon
County, and a Captain in Company D., Giltner's regiment in the
Confederate Army. Mrs. Moore was the daughter of Col. John Shawhan
and Tibitha Rush and
was born in Harrison county. Her father was an officer in the
Mexican War and a monument to his company, many members of which
lost their lives in the battle Buena Vista. Col. Shawhan was killed
while fighting for the Confederacy. On her mother's side, she
was descended from the Rush family of
Pennsylvania, one of whom, Dr. Benjamin Rush, signed the Declaration
of Independence. Mrs. Moore's great grandfather came to Kentucky
before the Revolution and died in 1791. He is buried in the Presbyterian
Cemetery at Ruddles Mill, Bourbon county. Burial in the family
lot at the Lexington Cemetery.
Obituary notice, Williamstown Courier, September 6, 1894, Williamstown,
Ky. Mrs. Margaret Sanford Makemson, nee Brown, nee Moore, died
September 1, 1894. She was born in Bourbon county, December 28,
1793, and was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Mitchell Brown,
who were natives of Westmoreland county, Virginia. Her first husband,
Wm. Moore, was born near Pleasant Green church in Bourbon county,
and died in 1838, leaving six children, four of whom are still
living: Capt. E.T. Moore, of Shawhan Station, Harrison county,
Jos. Moore, of Scotland county,
Missouri; Mrs. Margaret Draper and Mrs. Nancy Wells, both of Pendleton
county.
About 1847, she married Robert Makemson near Morgan Station. There
was no issue from this marriage. Makemson is also dead. Buried
at Mt. Carmel cemetery, Pendleton county.
Tombstone inscription, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Margaret S. Makerson, December 28, 1793-September 2, 1894, Wife of Robert Makemson.
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BB-92
The Cedars, Rudolph Mock/Capt. Thomas E. Moore House; ca. 1790
Shawhan-Ruddles Mills Road
Constructed ca. 1790 by Rudolph Mock on land purchased from George Ruddle, this small but well built one-story stone house on the hall-parlor plan has large end chimneys. The windows are accented with keystones and jackarches, and the woodwork is of the late Georgian or Federal style.
Mock must be admired for his choice of a building site. The house is located on a high rise between the South Fork of the Licking River and Stoner Creek above the point where Hinkston Creek joins Stoner to form the Licking River just west of Ruddles Mills. Nearby is the circular "Ancient Fort", noted by Collins as at the junction of the creeks, and still barely visible in a field.
The farm later was acquired by Captain Thomas E. Moore who is indicated at this location on the 1877 map. A confederate veteran, he was a farmer and stockraiser as well as a distiller and merchandizer. Moore, who called his farm The Cedars, was listed in the 1888 Lexington directory as 'specializing in "Trotters Stallions, Bismark, Idol and Twilight . . . . . Limited."
Whitley, Perrin, pp. 451, 580.
Spouses
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1: Sarah Jane SHAWHAN
Birth: July 25, 1839 Harrison County, Kentucky
Death: October 26, 1927 Lexington, Kentucky Age: 88
Father: John SHAWHAN Major, CSA (1811-1862)
Mother: Tabitha RUSH (1819-1857)
Marriage: September 29, 1859 4 miles north of Cynthiana by Elder
Samuel Rogers
Children: Talitha Rush (1860-1953)
John Shawhan (1866-1944)
Minnie
William
Annie S.
George
Sterling Price (~1861-)
Sarah "Sally"
Thomas E.
Sources
1. Perrin, William Henry, editor. "History of Bourbon, Scott,
Harrison, and Nicholas Counties." Chicago: O.L. Baskin &
County, Historical Publishers, Lakeside Building, 1882, New Material
Copyright, 1979 by the Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., Southern
Historical Press, p. 580.
2. From "The Confederate Veteran," September, 1929 issue.
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Last Modified: March 29, 2000
Created: July 20, 2000
Spouses
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1: Sarah Jane SHAWHAN
Birth: 25 Jul 1839 Harrison County, Kentucky
Death: 26 Oct 1927 Lexington, Kentucky Age: 88
Father: John SHAWHAN Major, CSA (1811-1862)
Mother: Tabitha RUSH (1819-1857)
Misc. Notes
Marriage Bond #5226 (original in the "Vault" annex
of the Harrison County Court House, Harrison County, Kentucky)
HC Bond Bk. 1858-1860, p. 153; 4th Marriage Book, p. 185:
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Be It Known, that we Thomas E. Moore as principal, and Jo.
H. Shawhan as surety, are jointly and severally bound to the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, in the sum of One Hundred Dollars.
The Condition of this bond is as follows: That, whereas marriage
is intended to be solomnized between the above bound Thomas E.
Moore and Sarah Jane Shawhan. Now, if there is no lawful cause
to obstruct said marriage, this bond shall be void, otherwise
it shall remain in full force and effect.
Dated at Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky, this 29th day
of February, 1859.
Gent of age and consent of her father in person} T. E. Moore Jo.
H. Shawhan
Att. P. Whirritt, Clk.
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Married 29 September at Capt. John Shawhan's by S. Rogers, E.C.C.
Witnesses: Jo. H. Shawhan, Jno. Shawhan. Sutton register: Thomas
E. Moore of near Falsmouth (sic), Ky ae 28y, 1st marriage, born
Pendleton Co. Sarah Shawhan of Cynthiana, ae 20y, 1st marriage,
born near Cynthiana. Married 29 September 1859.
Marriage: 29 Sep 1859 4 miles north of Cynthiana by Elder Samuel
Rogers
Children: Talitha Rush (1860-1953)
John Shawhan (1866-1944)
Minnie
William
Annie S.
George
Sterling Price (~1861-)
Sarah "Sally"
Thomas E.
Name: William MILLER
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Birth: 13 Oct 1843 Harrison County, Kentucky
Father: Pugh MILLER (1810-1878)
Mother: Margaret SHAWHAN (1812->1888)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin &
County, Chicago, 1882, pp. 580-581.
WILLIAM MILLER, farmer, P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born in Harrison County, Ky., Oct 13, 1843, son of Pugh and Margaret (Shawhan) Miller; he, born April 13,1810, and she Aug. 12, 1812, and were married April 10, 1831. Pugh was the son of James and Elizabeth (Pugh) Miller, and Margaret was the daughter of Joseph and Sally (Ewalt) Shawhan. Both the Miller and the Shawhan families were originally from Pennsylvania James, the grandfather of our subject, moved to Missouri about 1829, where he passed the rest of his days, dying there in 1833; he took his son Pugh along with him to Missouri, but the son not liking it there, returned to his native State where he married and settled down, but died in 1878. He reared one son to maturity, William the subject of this sketch, who has devoted himself to farming. At the commencement of the late war, William, entered the Confederate service, under Capt. Jo. Desha, 1st KY. Inf., and served as Sergeant one year, when he was transferred to Capt. Jo. Hardin's Co., Maj. Shawhan's Cav. Battalion; was taken prisoner Oct. 7, 1863, and after enjoying the sweets of prison life at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, for over a year, returned home in 1864. Was married Feb. 8, 1866, to Miss Sarah Rule, of Bourbon County, who has borne the following children: James R., born Dec. 21, 1866; Annie L., Sept. 4, 1869; Willie Pugh, Nov. 26, 1871; Mattie Bettie, Jan. 26, 1874; Joseph D., born Aug. 11, 18 16. He owns 193 acres of land, is all Odd Fellow, and a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Sarah RULE
Birth: Bourbon County, Kentucky
Marriage: 8 Feb 1866
Children: James R. (1866-)
Annie L. (1869-)
William Pugh (1871-)
Martha Bettie (1874-)
Joseph D. (1876-)
Name: John W. McILVAIN
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Birth: 9 Jul 1849
Father: Moses McILVAIN (1825-1864)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 581
JOHN W. McILVAIN, farmer, and short-born breeder; P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born July 9, 1849; son of Moses H. McIlvain, a farmer of Bourbon County, Ky., whose father, William, came from Virginia at an early day, and followed farming and distilling, dying in 1853, his wife following him in 1834. Moses H., born in 1825, the father of our subject, died May 3, 1864, in the prime of life, leaving only one child; his widow afterward married J. C. Flowers, but died July 13, 1876. Mr. McIlvain is a farmer, and devotes a great deal of his time to the breeding and handling of short-horn cattle, in which he has been quite successful; he owns a farm containing 425 acres of land, on which he resides. He was married April 16, 1869, to Miss Mattie E., daughter of James Rule, deceased. She died Nov. 6, 1880, leaving three children: Hattie May, William James, and Richard Miller. Mr. McIlvain is a memher of the A. F. and A. M., and I. O. O. F.; also a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Mattie E. RULE
Death: 6 Nov 1880
Father: James RULE
Marriage: 16 Apr 1869
Children: Hattie May
William James
Richard Miller
Name: Charles REDMON
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Birth: 13 Sep 1816 Flat Run, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 27 Sep 1883 Age: 67
Father: George REDMON Jr. (1781-1844)
Mother: Sallie HAYES (1786-)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, pp. 581-582
CHARLES REDMON, farmer and trader; P.O. Paris, son of George
and Sally (Hayes) Redmon, and was born on Flat Run, in Bourbon
County, Sept. 13, 1816. His father, George Redmon, was born in
Pennsylvania in 1781, and when only five years of age he came
down the Ohio River, accompanied by his father, and settled on
Flat Run, Bourbon County, where he was reared and educated. He
began life as a farmer, an occupation he followed as long as he
lived. In 1806 he was married to Sally Hayes, a native of Maryland,
who was born in 1786, and when quite young was brought to Kentucky
by her parents. George Redmon died on his farm Aug. 1844, and
his wife followed him in 1851. The old place is now owned and
occupied by Washington Redmon. This couple had born to them a
family of eleven children, seven sons, viz: Thomas Jefferson,
William T., George L., Charles, John W., Washington, and Solomon
S.; and four daughters, viz: Mary Ann, who married Edward Nunn;
Elizabeth, who married John K. Ashurst; Margaret, who married
Thomas M. Smith; and Sallie, who married John W. Jones. Of this
large family only three are now living, viz: Charles, who is our
subject, Washington, and Mrs. Sallie Jones.
Charles, like many other boys raised at that date of our country's
history, was denied the advantages of a collegiate education,
but was sufficiently fortunate to procure at least a respectable
knowledge of such branches as were then taught in our common country
schools; he was married on Feb. 9th, 1845, to Catherine, daughter
of Samuel Talbott, of Bourbon; she was born July 12, 1822, and
died November 23, 1853. Mr. Redmon was next married February 5,
1856, to Elizabeth H., daughter of Robert and Susan (Triplett)
Trimble, of Fleming County, Ky. Elizabeth was born________; her
father, Robt. Trimble, was a native of North Carolina, and was
born in 1788, and when only one year old he was taken by his parents
to Tennessee, where he remained five years, at which time he came
to Kentucky, where he spent his after life; his wife, Susan Triplett,
was born in Virginia in 1806, married there in 1828, and moved
immediately to Kentucky, where she died in 1869. Our subject,
when he began business for himself, embarked in agricultural pursuits,
and from that time to the present has been a successful tiller
of the soil; by his first wife, he had born to him three children,
two of whom are now living: John W. and Annie, who is now the
wife of Henry James, of Paris. George died in 1852, at three years
of age; by his second marriage there were also three children,
two sons: Charles R. and Castleman N., and one daughter, Stella,
who is now a student at the Garth Female Institute, at Paris,
Kentucky. Mr. Redmon began life in moderate circumstances, and
by industry, economy and close attention to business, has acquired
a handsome property; he has made it a rule through life to keep
his surplus invested in land, thus adding year by year to his
beautiful home, known as "Cedar Grove;" his first purchase
of land was in 1845, of 106 acres at $40 per acre; in 1849, he
bought fifty acres more, at a cost of $50 per acre; in 1852, he
added 114 acres more, at an expense of sixty-five dollars per
acre; the following year he increased his farm ten acres, at $90.05
per acre; the next tract he bought in 1864, containing fifty-two
acres; cost him $111.25 per acre, and in 1866, he added forty-two
and one-half acres more, at $115 and acre; the next he bought
was a small tract of ten acres in 1871, which cost him an enormous
price of $166.60 per acre; in 1853, to accomodate his brother
George L., he sold him twenty acres at $75 per acre; he inherited
from his mother's estate twenty-six acres; altogether he now owns
420 acres lying six miles north of Paris, on what is known as
the Redmon Pike. Mr. Redmon has made a specialty of handling mules
and rearing and handling fine horses; besides, he has kept good
grade cattle, sheep, hogs, etc., in fact all such stock as we
find on our model farms of this blue grass region; he has attained
considerable notoriety as a horseman, generally bearing off his
pro rata of the premiums at all the fairs where he has exhibited;
he has never been troubled with any political aspirations, and
consequently never held an office in his life, but in all political
contests we find him very prompt to deposit his ballot in favor
of the Democratic champion.
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Paris Western-Citizen, February 21, 1845: Charles Redmon married
Catherine daughter of Samuel Talbott.
Spouses
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1: Catherine TALBOTT
Birth: 12 Jul 1822 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 23 Nov 1853 Age: 31
Father: Samuel TALBOTT (1781-1847)
Mother: Ann LEACH
Marriage: 9 Feb 1845
Children: George Talbott (1850-1853)
John Wesley (1849-1916)
Annie Talbott (1856-1919)
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2: Elizabeth TRIMBLE
Birth: 1835 Elizabethtown, Fleming County, Kentucky
Father: Robert TRIMBLE
Mother: Susan TRIPLETT
Misc. Notes
Living with her son Castle Redmon, Ruddles Mills, in 1900.
[1]
Marriage: 5 Feb 1856
Children: Charles R. (1856-1909)
Castleman Nathaniel (1861-1942)
Stella (ca1861-)
Sources
1. Enoch, genealogy section, p. 17.
Name: G. W. RIGHTER
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Father: John B. RIGHTER (-1881)
Mother: Rebecca SMITH
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 582
G. W. RIGHTER, physician and surgeon; P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born in Harrison County, Ky., March 16, 1844; son of John B. and Rebecca (Smith) Righter; he is a native of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va.; she of Harrison County, Ky. John came to Kentucky about 1830, and was a farmer and trader in negroes; he died May 16, 1881, and his wife is still living, having raised six children, all of whom are still living. Dr. Righter is the third in the family and received a collegiate education, after which he farmed for a while, but in 1869 yielded to the inclinations of his early life and studied medicine; he entered the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College in 1869 and graduated in the spring of 1873; practiced two years and then took a course in the Pulte Medical College of Cincinnati, after which he located at Ruddel's Mills, where he has a large and growing practice; he was married Nov. 13, 1873, to Miss Mary Miller, of Harrison County, Ky., daughter of James Miller, and has two children, T. J. and Bettie T. Dr. Righter entered the Confederate service in 1862 and served till the close of the war, having been a member of Capt. Frazer's Co., Breckinridge's Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Morgan's Division, and participated in over thirty engagements; the doctor and wife are members of the Christian Church, and he is a Mason and a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Mary MILLER
Father: James MILLER
Children: T. J.
Bettie T.
Name: John REYNOLDS
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Birth: 24 May 1827
Father: Patrick REYNOLDS
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co.,
Chicago, 1882. p. 582.
JOHN REYNOLDS, farmer, P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born May 24, 1827; son of Patrick Reynolds, of County Roscommon, Ireland, and came to the United States in 1847, first settling in New York for a short time; thence to Cincinnati, where he lived four years and from there to Fayette County, then to Bourbon. Mr. Reynolds has been engaged in various work, as contractor, etc., until two years ago, at which time he was appointed Keeper of the Alms House; he was married Feb. 5, 1855, to Mary Gannon, who also came from Ireland; they have six children: Terrence, Bridget, Joseph, Mary A., Elizabeth and Kate. Mr. Reynolds and family are all members of the Catholic Church.
Spouses
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1: Mary GANNON
Birth: Ireland
Children: Terrence
Bridget
Joseph
Mary A.
Elizabeth
Kate
Name: William SKINNER
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Birth: 1 Nov 1813
Father: James SKINNER
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 582
WILLIAM SKINNER, farmer; P. O. Ruddel's Mills; among those who took an active part in the war for Independence, and who was an intimate friend and neighbor of General Washington, was Nathaniel Skinner, who served through that struggle as Quartermaster, settling after the war on the now historic Bull Run, in Loudoun County, where he pissed the, remainder of his life, and raising a family, one of whose sons was James, who served as Captain in the war of 1812, and was the father of William, our subject, who was born Nov. 1, 1813. In 1815, James moved to Bourbon County, Ky., with his wife and two infant children, and settled upon a farm, at the same time working at his trade of wagonmaker and blacksmith; he died in Harrison County in his sixty-eighth year, his wife having, preceded him several years; they had eight children, William being the oldest. Mr. Skinner has been an energetic business man, and for a number of years traded largely in mules, his market being Richmond, Va.; also dealt in cattle and hogs. He was married, Dec. 6, 1833, to Mrs. Lucy J. Fry, whose maiden name was Eales, and by which union there are two children: Fanny L., wife of W. H. Kerr, and James W. Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Skinner has been identified with the unpopular party in Kentucky, but he has many warm friends, and his integrity as a man is undoubted, he having puIled the largest vote ever given to a Republican in Bourbon County, in 1881, when he made the canvass for the Legislature; he owns 356 acres of land, and has an elegant home known as "Forest Hill."
Spouses
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1: Lucy EALES
Marriage: 6 Dec 1833
Children: Fannie L.
James W.
Name: Wesley B. SMITH
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Birth: 24 Dec 1824 Harrison County, Kentucky
Father: Robert SMITH (1795-)
Mother: Mary SNODGRASS (1795-)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, pp. 582-583
WES. B. SMITH, farmer; P. O. Cynthiana; was born in Harrison County, Ky., Dec. 24, 1824; son of Robert and Mary (Snodgrass) Smith. Robert was born in Nicholas County, Ky., in 1795; Mrs. Smith in Bourbon County, in 1795, she being the daughter of Robert and Mary Snodgrass, who came to Kentucky from Culpepper County, Va. Robert Smith was reared to farming, which occupation he followed through life, with the exception of about nine years, when he was engaged in distilling in Harrison County, Ky., where he lived during the active part of his life. He was married Sept. 26, 1820, and died Sept. 6, 1877 ; she died Oct. 14, 1871. They reared the following family: Wes. B., William, Robert, Columbus, and Martha. Wes. B., our subject, was the eldest son, and was raised a farmer, but has paid considerable attention to the breeding of short-horn cattle and trotting horses: "Minnie," with a record of 2:22.1, was reared by him. He moved to Bourbon County in 1874, where he owns 100 acres of land. He was married March 21, 1849, to Miss Maria Ishmael, daughter of James and Mary Ishmael. Her parents died when she was an infant, and was raised by a cousin, Mrs. Trigg. She gave birth to seven children: Ezekiel R., James W., Columbus Holton, Eugene W., Lewis L., John Charles, and Mattie Cordelia. Mr. and Mrs. Smith reared from infancy and educated John F. Morgan, a lawyer of Cynthiana. Mr. Smith volunteered in the Mexican war, but was discharged on account of sickness; he is serving as Magistrate of Ruddel's Mills Precinct. Mr. S. and wife are members of the Christian Church, and he is a Mason and a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Maria ISHMAEL
Father: James ISHMAEL
Mother: Mary
Children: James William (1856-1937)
Ezekiel
Columbus Holton
Eugene W.
Lewis L.
John Charles
Mattie Cordelia
Name: T. T. THORNTON
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Birth: 11 Dec 1846
Father: John THORNTON (-1874)
Mother: Ellen FISHER (-1881)
Misc. Notes
Notes on T. T. Thornton: [1]
T. T. THORNTON, bookkeeper; P. O. Ruddel's Mills. Among the early
settlers of Kentucky was a family by the name of Thornton, who
came to Bourbon County from Virginia; the head of the family was
Anthony Thornton, a farmer, who reared a large family, but there
are few representatives of the family now living; one of the sons,
however, John Thornton, practiced medicine, and graduated from
Transylvania University, and practiced his profession at Ruddel's
Mills. He was married to Miss Ellen Fisher, of Millersburg, and
died in 1874; she died Oct. 3, 1881, having borne two children:
T. T., the subject of this sketch, who was born Dec. 11, 1846,
and Mary, who died in infancy. Mr. T. T. Thornton received a common
school education, and then entered the Miami University, where
he spent two years, after which he completed a classical course
at Millersburg, and in addition to which he attended and graduated
from a Commercial College in Cincinnati; since which time he has
followed the occupation of bookkeeper, being at present with H.
C. Bowen at Ruddel's Mills; he was married Jan. 10, 1871, to Miss
Mattie Stoker, daughter of John Stoker, of Paris; she died March
4, 1880, having borne four children: Maggie, deceased, Lucy W.,
Eads B. and Mattie. Mr. Thornton is a Mason and an Odd Fellow.
Spouses
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1: Mattie STOKER
Death: 4 Mar 1880
Father: John STOKER
Marriage: 10 Jan 1871
Children: Maggie
Lucy W.
Eads B.
Mattie
Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 583
Name: Charles TALBOTT
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Birth: 12 Sep 1834 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: Henry (Harry) TALBOTT (1789-1840)
Mother: Mary FRAZER
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, 0. L. Baskin & Co.,
Chicago, 1882. pp. 583-584
CHARLES TALBOTT, farmer, P. O. Ruddel's Mills; traces the genealogy of his family back to his grandfather, Henry Talbott, who was a native of Loudoun County, Va., but migrated to Bourbon County, Ky., as early as 1795; his wife was a Miss Barbara Whaley, also a native of Virginia. Prior to his removing to Bourbon County, he had purchased a tract of forest land, on which he located and began to improve; he had a family of five sons and three daughters, viz: Daniel, Reason, George, Harry, Charles, Mary, Nancy, and Catharine. Mr. Talbott died about 1819, and his wife some years later, he left a fine property, and a respected and enterprising family of children; of these children Harry, the father of our subject, secured the old homestead by the purchase of the other heirships; he was born Feb. 27, 1789, and was married in October, of 1828, to Miss Mary Frazer, who was the daughter of James Frazer and his wife, whose maiden name was Hendricks; they were of Harrison County, Ky., the Frazers formerly of Maryland, and of Scotch descent, and the Hendricks from South Carolina. Securing the old homestead, Harry Talbott lived but a few years to enjoy it. He died Oct. 2, 1840, leaving a family of five children to the care and guidance of their mother. They were named James H., Amanda F., Charles, Mary C. and Martha H., all of whom are still living but Mary C. Mrs. Talbott was born Jan. 22, 1802, and died Nov. 29, 1867. Charles, who was the youngest of the sons, born Sept. 12, 1834, remained with his mother, and as the other heirs married and moved away, he, like his father, purchased their interests until he eventually owned the farm, that was redeemed from the forest by his grandfather, he cared for his aged mother until her death, in partial payment for her tender care during his childhood; in August, 1876, he was elected Sheriff of Bourbon County, and re-elected to the same office. He has but recently returned to his farm. June 13, 1878, he was married to Miss Fanny Glenn, daughter of John M. Glenn, a prominent citizen of Bourbon County. Two children have been born to them: Mary, born June 1, 1879, and Anna Lee, born April 11, 1881. Mr. Talbott is a member of the order of A.F. and A.M., and is a gentleman, who, though having gone through two political campaigns, still maintained the honorable course of a gentleman, and now has the respect and confidence of the most prominent citizens of his native county.
Spouses
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1: Fanny GLENN
Father: John GLENN
Marriage: 13 Jun 1878
Name: Charles L. TALBOTT
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Birth: 4 Dec 1831 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: George TALBOTT (1785-1852)
Mother: Unity SMITH
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, 0. L. Baskin & Co.,
Chicago, 1882. p. 584
CHAS. L. TALBOTT, farrmer and stock dealer, P.O. Cynthiana; was born in Bourbon County, Ky., on the farm he now owns, Dec. 4, 1831; son of George and Unity (Smith) Talbott. George came with his parents from Virginia when a youth, and followed farming in Bourbon County till his death, which occurred when he was sixty-seven years of age; his companion survived him several years. He acquired a handsome property and reared a family of nine children, six of whom are living, the subject of this sketch being the youngest, who commenced upon his own responsibility when he was twenty years of age, and who has been engaged ever since in farming and dealing in stock, shipping very largly (sic). He owns about 250 acres of good land, besides city property. He was married in March, 1863, to Susan A. Potts, daughter of John and Almira Potts, of Nicholas County, Ky., by whom he has one child, Orville Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Talbott are members of the Christian Church, at Indian Creek Meeting House. He is a Director in the Farmers' National Bank, at Cynthiana, and a Democrat.
Spouses
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1: Susan A. POTTS
Father: John POTTS
Mother: Almira
Marriage: Mar 1863
Children: Orville Lee (1867-)
Name: John T. TALBOTT
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Birth: 7 Jul 1839 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 25 Feb 1905 Age: 65
Father: Henry H. TALBOTT (1813-1878)
Mother: Angeline WHALEY (1814-1861)
Misc. Notes
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties,
Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County,
Chicago, 1882, p. 584
JOHN T. TALBOT, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana, the name of Talbott is perhaps as familiar to the citizens of Bourbon County as that of the posterity of any of the old pioneers. A tracement of the genealogy of the ancestors of John F., being found in the biography of Chas. Talbott, this sketch is confined more particularly to the former. Reason Talbott married Miss Jane Whaley, who was born in the old fort at Maysville, her people being formerly from Loudoun County, Va.; he died in the spring of 1862, and his wife in 1870; they reared a family of four children: Benjamin, Nancy, Emily, and Henry H., the latter being the father of our subject; he was reared to farming and married Miss Angelina, daughter of Lee and Mary Whaley; he died March 5, 1878, and she about the year 1860; there were born to them three children: John T., Charles L. and Mary C., now wife of F. M. Myers of Bourbon County. John T. was born in the precinct, where he now lives, May 17, 1866; he married Miss Lucinda Collins, daughter of B. F. and Sally (Turney) Collins, of Bourbon County. The ancestors of Mr. Talbott have been an agricultural people, his early life having been spent on his father's farm; he also has engaged in the same business. The Talbott is an extensive family in the county, and John T. is a worthy representative of so hardy a pioneer as Henry Talbott.
Spouses
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1: Lucinda J. COLLINS
Birth: 7 Jul 1847 Cane Ridge, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: Benjamin F. COLLINS (1814-1867)
Mother: Sarah TURNEY (1822-1898)
Marriage: 17 May 1866