Counties Of Todd And Christian Kentucky Collections – Page 7 of 12

Biographical Sketch of Pinkney Powell

PINKNEY POWELL was born August 1, 1829. ‘His parents were Isaac and Tebithie (Lacey) Powell, both natives of North Carolina. The father came to this county sixty-four years ago. lie is still living ‘at the advanced age of eighty-eight years. The mother died in 1864, at the age of about seventy years. These parents were for many years members of the Mount Tabor Baptist Church. Our subject began for himself at the age of twenty years. He knows exactly how every dollar of his wealth came, as he has earned it by hard labor and good management. He now owns … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Paul H. Salmon

PAUL H. SALMON was born September 25, 1814, in South Carolina. His parents are George and Elizabeth (West) Salmon, the father a native of Virginia, the mother of Maryland. The father was a teacher, merchant and farmer. He died in Marshall County, Miss., in 1865, aged eighty-seven. The mother died in South Carolina in 1829. Paul H. came to this county in 1844. Six years previous he had been engaged in the cotton mills. He sold goods in Elkton six years, and in 1850 he came to the farm on which he now resides. After the death of his father-in-law, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of P. O. Duffy

P. O. DUFFY was born September 10, 1837, in Hartsville, Tenn. He is a son of Francis and Permelia (Parker) Duffy. In 1845 he came with his parents to Todd County and was raised on his father’s farm, where he remained until the age of sixteen years. He then secured employment as clerk in the store of Taylor & Duffy, and remained with this firm about one year, after which his father opened a store and he began then to clerk for him. They carried on the business until the death of his father, which occurred May 2, 1858. The … Read more

Biographical Sketch of P. D. Francis

P. D. FRANCIS was born April 10, 1829, in this county. He is a son of Stephen and Nancy (Martin) Francis; both parents were born in Virginia. The father died in 1839, aged seventy. The mother died in 1849, aged sixty-eight. Our subject was raised on his father’s farm where he remained till the age of twenty-one; he then lived on a rented, farm two years, after which he bought a farm of 200 acres, where he remained about four years; he then sold that farm and came to his present locality; the first year he worked at the tannery; … Read more

Biographical Sketch of P. C. Griffin

P. C. GRIFFIN. Among the genial, hospitable and worthy citizens of the precinct, Phillip C. Griffin, our subject, deserves mention; his birth dates November 27, 1845. His parents, James J. and P. C. Griffin, and he as well, were natives of this county. The father was a farmer, later a merchant, who died February 15, 1880, at the age of sixty-six years. The mother makes her home with her youngest child, Mrs. Lacey, aged sixty-four years. The father was, and the mother still is, a devoted member of the Christian Church. At the age of eighteen Phillip C. began on … Read more

Biographical Sketch of N. E. Kay

N. E. KAY was born August 19, 1814, in Culpeper County, Va.; he is a son of Gabriel and Fannie (Wagner) Kay, parents both born in the same county and State. When an infant our subject was brought to Todd County with his parents; about two years later his father died; he was brought up on his mother’s farm, and at the age of eighteen he went to Nashville, where he secured a position in a wholesale grocery store; remained there ten years; he- then went to Arkansas, where he was en-gaged in merchandising two years, after which he returned … Read more

Biographical Sketch of N. B. Riley

N. B. RILEY was born in Logan County, Ky., September 14, 1841, and is a son of John and Mary (Murphy) Riley. The parents were natives of South Carolina, and came to Cumberland County in an early day. In 1841 they moved to Logan County; there the father died in 1882, the mother in 1857. Our subject was the youngest of eight children; his education was received in the common schools of the county; he remained at home until twenty-six, and then, commencing life for him-self, settled down on the home farm. In 1872 he came to Todd County and … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Sarah A. Tandy

MRS. SARAH A. TANDY was born in Spottsylvania County, Va., October 28, 1809, where she was reared, and on the 16th of December, 1824, was married to Henry, son of Henry Tandy, of Orange County, Va., who was born in 1800; removed to Todd County, Ky., 1825, where he died in 1848. To them were born: John II ., Mary E. (Hall) and Oscar E. Subject’s father, John Davis, was born in Virginia; died 1826, aged forty-eight years. His wife, Mary (Pendleton), was born in Virginia; died 1844, age sixty-nine years. Their children are: Subject, as above, and Mary E., … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Sallie E. Taylor

MRS. SALLIE E. TAYLOR was born in Todd County, Ky., October 29, 1845, where she still resides. Her father, Reuben O. Manion, was born in this county in 1823, where he is still living. He is the son of James Manion, a native of South Carolina, a Revolutionary soldier, who lived until about 1849. Subject’s mother, Eliza R., daughter of John and Rebecca (Reed) Pendleton, of Todd County, was born October 19, 1822. The union of herself and husband was blessed with nine children, among whom were three pairs of twins, each single birth alternating with the dual. Of these … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Miss. Sarah F. King

MISS SARAH F. KING was born August 23, 1825, in Orange County, Va.; she is a daughter of H. R. and Mary Ann (Peacher) King, both born in the same county and State. The father died in 1838, aged thirty-four; the mother died in 1863, aged fifty-six. When young she came with her parents to within two miles of Clarksville, Tenn.; there lived till 1850; she then moved to Todd County, and has since resided with the Meriwether family, first on the Meriville farm, and now on the Fairfield farm. Her brother, John W., entered the Confederate Army in 1861 … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Melville C. Hunter

MELVILLE C. HUNTER, Trenton, Ky., is a native of Robinson County, Tenn., where he was born July 9, 1838, and removed to Todd County, Ky., in 1848, and has since retained his residence here. He is the son of Matthew and Elizabeth (Moody) Hunter; the former died in 1848, and the latter in 1849, in Montgomery County, Tenn. Their off-spring are: Melville C., as above, Virginia (Carnall), Medora (Gossitt) and Benjamin F. Hunter. October 23, 1861, Mr. Melville C. Hunter was married to Miss Izetta, daughter of Thomas and Fannie (Stout) McQuary, of Todd County, Ky., and to them have … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Marcus M. Graves

MARCUS M. GRAVES was born in Christian County, Ky., July 2, 1850. He removed to Todd County in 1871, where he at present resides. His father, Robert N. Graves, a native of Todd County, was born in 1824, and is still living; he is the son of Joseph P., who was born in Virginia, and died in 1856, about sixty-five years of age. Marcus M.’s mother, Maria L. (Bowles), was born in 1826, and died in 1867. To herself and husband were born Ossian A., William N., Marcus M., Franklin P., Mary L. (Gresham), Ellen V. (Buie), Joseph M., James … Read more

Biographical Sketch of M. Hall

M. HALL, firm of Levy & Hall, dry goods, is a native of Bohemia. In 1845 he came to Grant County, Wis.; was there employed in the dry goods business, where he remained two or three years; he then removed to Randolph County, Ill.; continued in the same business there about three years, after which he went to Louisville, Ky.; there he remained but a short time, and after various other changes came to Hadensville in 1853, and for the past thirty years has been a resident of this locality. He is the oldest business man in Guthrie, and with … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Lycurgus H. Arnold

LYCURGUS H. ARNOLD, Postmaster of Trenton, was born December 29, 1831, in Todd County, Ky., where he grew to manhood and still resides. His father, William P. Arnold, is a native of Louisa County, Va., where he was born in 1806; removed with his parents to Christian County, Ky., in 1812, and thence to Todd County about 1830, where he still resides, an honored and worthy citizen. He is the son of Aaron Arnold, a Virginian. Subject’s mother, Amadiah, daughter of William Pettus, of Todd County, is still living. Her children are: Subject, Lucy J., Louisa A. and William A., … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Lucy A. Fox

MRS. LUCY A. FOX was born in Christian County, Ky., April 11, 1824, and removed to Todd County in 1838, where she still retains her residence. She is the honored daughter of James Clark, who was born in 1791, reared at Frankfort, Ky., and served his country as a gallant soldier in the war of 1812, and died in 1877. He was the son of Matthew Clark, a native of Virginia, who died in Kentucky about 1830. Subject’s mother, Susan S., daughter of Col. Beverly Stubblefield (of Revolutionary fame) and his wife Mary (Shelton), was born in Virginia, 1797, and … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Louis N. Girod

LOUIS N. GIROD, teacher, was born August 24, 1859, in Hopkins County, Ky. His parents were John and Sarah K. (Coffman) Girod, the father a native of France, the mother of Kentucky. The father was a merchant at Henderson, and later at Ashbysburgh, Ky. He came to this county in 1855. His death occurred in 1863, aged forty. The mother is living in Webster County, Ky. These parents had three children-Sophie A., the’ wife of W. H. Weir, of Hanson, Ky.; Louis N. and Charles (deceased). Mr. Girod attended public school until the age of fifteen. The next three years … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Levi Tucker

LEVI TUCKER was born March 13, 1828, in Todd County, Ky. His parents were Joshua and Betsey (Powell) Tucker, both natives of North Carolina. The father was a farmer, and died March 3, 1884, at the age of eighty-six years. The mother died many years since; she was a member of the Baptist Church. Our subject on reaching his majority began for himself without a dollar. He has raised a large family and now owns nearly 400 acres of land; success has attended his labors. Ile is well known and duly respected in his precinct; he was married in 1849 … Read more

Biographical Sketch of L. P. Trabue

L. P. TRABUE was born in Old Allensville, Todd County, Ky., August 2, 1857, and is a son of Dr. B. M. and F. E. (Sale) Trabue, who are now living at New Allensville, in Todd County. Our subject received an excellent education in youth in his native county, and at a proper age attended the City Hospital College of Medicine, at Louisville, Ky., one of the most thorough institutions in the country. He commenced the practice of his profession June, 1880, at Allensville; and on the 14th of April, 1881, opened an office at Daysville, four and a half … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Josiah Wilson

JOSIAH WILSON was born in Washington County, Ky., on March 11, 1837, and is a son of John II. and Harriet (Pettit) Wilson. The parents were also natives of Washington County, and there they lived and died. The father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the battle of New Orleans. Our subject was the tenth of eleven children, of whom three are now living, viz.: Mrs. Catherine Brook, of East Liver-pool, Ohio; Anthony, in Washington County, Ky., and Josiah (our subject). The field schools of his native county furnished the latter’s education. He commenced life … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Joseph R. Perkins

JOSEPH R. PERKINS was born April 21, 1815, in Russell County, Ky. The parents were Richard and Nancy (Graves) Perkins. The father was born in North Carolina; he died June 4, 1847, aged fifty-eight. The mother was born in Virginia; she died March 14, 1848, aged sixty. Our subject came to Elkton in 1834, where he sold goods till 1840, when he came to this farm, where he has since lived. This farm consists of about 600 acres, and is improved with buildings which cost over $12,000. His brother, Judge Ben T. Perkins, a resident of Elkton, has held public … Read more