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reached manhood, and then came to this county. He moved on to his present place in 1878, and now owns about 100 acres of highly cultivated land. Mr. Batts was married on September 13, 1866, to Miss Virginia Draughborn, of Robertson County, Tenn. To her was born one child- Joseph W .- and her death occurred in 1870. Our subject married, on October 23, 1870, Miss Mary J. Adams, a daughter of George F. Adams, who was born in Enniskillen, Ireland, in 1802, and is now living in Montgomery County, Tenn. Mrs. Batts was born in Logan County, Ky., on December 4, 1845, and is the mother of three children, viz .: Alva C., George F. and Mary A. Mr. Batts was a soldier in the late war, and fought under Gen. Hood. He is a Mason, also a member of the K. of H. fraternity, and is connected with the Bethel Methodist Epis- copal Church. He gives his support to the Democratic party.
CINCINNATUS D. BELL was born on August 16, 1833, at the old Davis place in Christian County, Ky., and was reared to manhood near Oak Grove, in the vicinity of which he still resides. IIe is a son of Dr. John F. and Kittie (Bowcock) Bell. The father was born in Orange County, Va., on July 15, 1797. He came to Kentucky in 1811, and first settled in Shelby County. In 1813 he moved to Trenton, Todd County, and in 1818 he came to Hopkinsville. Here he read medicine with Drs. Short and Webber until 1822, and then returned to Trenton and farmed and practiced until 1836. IIe then came to Oak Grove and practiced until his death, which occurred on May 6, 1878. The mother was a daughter of Douglas Bowcock, of Alabama, and to her were born the following children : Elizabeth M., John N., Darwin, Evelina M., Fannie B., Cincinnatus D. (our subject), and Kittie B. Her death occurred in 1837. Our subject was educated in the schools of his native county, and afterward attended the Georgetown (Ky.) College, from which institution he graduated in 1854. Soon after he turned his attention to farming, and has made that his occupation for life. He now owns about 385 acres of valuable land, which he successfully cultivates in wheat and tobacco. HIe also handles some stoek. Mr. Bell was married on October 29, 1857, to Miss Annie M. Peay, a daughter of Austin and Maria A. (Pendleton) Peay, of this county. To this lady were born four children, viz .: John P., Maria P., Douglas B. and Austin. In 1862 Mr. Bell entered Woodward's Second Kentucky Cavalry, and served nutil the close of the
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war. Mr. Bell is a member of the Masonic and K. of H. fraternities of Hopkinsville, and is also a member of Salem Baptist Church. In poli- tics he is a Democrat.
GEORGE BENDALL, the son of Isaac Bendall, of Old Farm, Sussex County, Va., was born in 1806, and married in 1829, to Susan Tucker of Dinwiddie County, in the same State. Their children are : Anna E. (Avent), James D., Sarah (Vaughn), Joseph M., Richard J., Susan R. (Bendall), Benjamin F., Catherine V. (Welton), Francis M. and William E. (who were twins). Of these, five were soldiers in the late war. Joseph M. was born August 21, 1836, and came to Christian County, Ky., in 1883. He was married in 1872, to Miss Mollie E., daughter of James Parker, of Sussex County, Va., and to them were born Thomas M., Lottie B., Ida B., Lewis P. and a daughter, a baby yet unnamed. William E. Bendall was born in 1846, and was married in 1881, to Miss Hettie, daughter of P. G. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Allens- worth, of Christian County, Ky. Her lamented death occurred June 9, 1883.
WILLIAM I. BOONE is a native of Todd County, Ky., born Feb- ruary 2, 1844. At the age of twelve years he was taken to Missouri, returning to this State after living there about three years. He is a son of Squire B. Boone, who was born in the year 1825, in Todd County also, and who is yet living. Squire is the son of Isaiah Boone, a native of upper Kentucky, whose father, Squire Boone, was a nephew of the his- torical Daniel Boone. The mother of our subject was Mary M. Foster, who is now deceased. She was a native of Todd County, this State, and she died in Missouri in 1851. Of the children born to them, W. I., Miles D. and Squire R. are living. Our subject has been engaged prin- cipally in farming. His farm consists of 245 acres, which are given to the raising of the usual crops. He married Miss Martha J. Massie, who was born in Todd County. To this union were born the following chil- dren : Mary M., Lula E., William M. and Lady H. Mr. Boone is a member of the Christian Church, and is a respected and substantial citi- zen of the county.
FRANK W. BUCKNER (deceased) was a native of Virginia, born in 1809, and when young came to Kentucky. He was married, in 1835, to Miss Sarah A. Gordon, who still survives, and is the mother of the
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following children: Samuel G., Mrs. Annie Wooldridge, William F., Harry C. and Upshaw. Mrs. Buckner is a native of Christian County, Ky., born December 2, 1819. Her father, Samuel Gordon, was born in Buckingham County, Va., and died in 1852.
REV. JOSIAII CARNEAL. Among the most prominent and use- ful men of the southeastern portion of Christian County, Ky., and whose influence for good has been great and enduring, may be mentioned the venerable patriarch whose name appears at the head of this sketch. IIe · was born September 23, 1810, in Caroline County, Va., where he was reared, and at the age of eighteen years removed to Christian County, in this State, to commence the battle of life, in which he has proved success- ful in an eminent degree. His father, James Carneal, was a native of Virginia, and a soldier at Norfolk in the war of 1812. James was the son of Patrick Carneal, who was born in Ireland, and died in Virginia about 1835, at the age of ninety-six years. Subject's mother, Elizabeth Wright, of Caroline County, Va., died in 1813. From the union of her and James Carneal, sprang : Thomas, Walker, John, Josiah and Sally (Thack- er). In 1831 Josiah was married to Kittie Galbreath, of Christian County, Ky., and to them were born : Ilenry W., John D., Mary (Harris), Martha (Graham), twin with Walker, Eliz. (Crutchfield) and Robert P. Mr. Carneal's wife dying in 1849, he next married, in 1851, Mrs. Nancy IIarris, daugliter of William Rice. One child-Josiah, now deccased-was born to this union. In 1853 Mr. Carneal was married to his present wife, who is Miss Lucy J., daughter of Thomas McQuary, of Todd County, Ky., and to them were born : Isaiah T., Victoria R. (Massie), Silas, Wesley, Demetrius, Paul and Fannie. In 1827 Mr. Carneal became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was licensed to exhort in 1850, and became a local preacher in 1856, and has been active in his labors from that time to the present. He has been largely instru- mental in establishing the society and building Chapel Hill Church. He commenced active life as a carpenter and builder, which vocation he fol- lowed for fifteen years, with success, and is at present engaged in farm- ing, owning 553 acres of valuable lands, in a good state of cultivation, and having distributed about 600 acres to his children. Mr. Carncal's life has been one of marked success, and he is held in high esteem in the community where he lives.
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JOHN M. CARTER is one of the most respected citizens and sub- stantial farmers of Christian County. He was born October 1, 1815, in Culpeper County, Va., whence he removed with his parents to Mont- gomery County, Tenn., in the year 1819. There he received a good education, and grew to manhood, and finally removed to Christian County in 1842, and located on his present place, his residence being known as ' Cedar Grove." He is a son of John and Rachel (Klaugh) Carter, both of whom were natives of Virginia. The father was born January 31, 1773, and died June 17, 1842, and the mother was born April 9, 1773, and departed this life June 7, 1838. Their union had been blessed with the following children : Byrd F., Guilford H., Sarah E. (Slaughter), Daniel F., Eliza E. (Rawlins), Amelia P. (Allensworth) and John M. (the subject of these lines). Daniel F. Carter was a man of considerable prominence. He was for many years a Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church at Nashville, Tenn., and he died at the age of sixty-five years. In early life he ran a stage line from Nashville to Louisville, Ky., and in after years accumulated a large fortune. IIe was a man of generous impulses, and during his life made many liberal donations to charitable societies and institutions. Ile married Miss Mary J. Buntin, and their only surviving daughter, Mrs. Thomas D. Craighead, now resides in Nashville, Tenn. John M. Carter, our subject, now devotes his attention to agricultural pursuits. Ilis farm property consists of 895 aeres of land, which is in a high state of cultivation, and is devoted to the raising of the staple crops. Mr. Carter is a gentleman of refined literary attainments. The standard books and reviews, and works of eminent men, are a special attraction to his classical mind, and a delight is found in a comprehensive study of the social and political issues of the day. He is a Democrat politieally, and is a citizen who is held in high esteem by all who are favored with his acquaintance. Mr. Carter was united in marriage with Miss Fannie A. Killebrew, November 7, 1841. She is a daughter of Whitfield and Fannie (Jolinson) Killebrew. This union has been blessed with the following children : Willie C. (Chilton), Daniel F., Gertrude, John W., Fannie R. (Moore), Henry B., Claudius C. and Eddie L.
DANIEL F. CARTER is a native of this county ; he was born May 3, 1846, to John M. and Fannie A. (Killebrew) Carter, a sketch of whom will be found above. Our subject was reared in Christian County,
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being educated in its select schools, and his life has been devoted to the prosecution of his farming interests. He is a man of substantial worth, being held in high respect by his fellow-citizens ; his farm property con- sists of an interest in a large tract of land which is in an improved con- dition, and possesses fine productive qualities. Mr. Carter possesses high literary attainments, and is a man who takes special interest in the mate- rial improvement and prosperity of the country.
JOHN CRITTENDEN CATLETT was born Angust 11, 1848, at his present residence, on the bluffs of the West Fork of Red River in Christian County, Ky., where he was reared and has resided all his life. The place is called " Wehala," the Indian name of the river. Near the residence are evidences of the former existence of an aboriginal village, or probably the camping-place of large armies, where implements of war and for the chase were manufactured. Not less than five acres of ground are macadamized with flint spawls, broken and unfinished arrow-points and split flint bowlders, which abound in the vicinity. Elmo Village is near this place. Subject's father, John A. Catlett, was born in Frederick County, Va., in 1801, and died at this place in 1867. He was the son of Joseph K. Catlett, who was born in 1779 and died in 1801. Joseph K. was the son of John, who was born in 1749 and died in 1825. The Catletts are of an old Maryland family, and one of their kinsmen settled at the present town of Catlettsburg, Ky., in honor of whom that city was named. Subject's mother, Allie A., daughter of Peter and Louisa Sen- seney, of Shenandoah County, Va., was born in 1815, and died at this place in 1882. As the result of her marriage with John A. the children born to them are: Louise A. (Lunderman), Cornelia C. (Oliver), Alexan- der C. (slain in the late war), our subject, as above, and Addison C. The family are intelligent, upright, well educated, and an honor to their worthy progenitors. John C. Catlett is a farmer, having 350 acres of valuable land in a good state of cultivation. This place was settled as early as 1803 by that sturdy old pioneer Joseph Bollinger, and is near the home- stead and cave where James Davis, the original pioneer of Christian County, first settled.
MATHEW CAYCE was born in Christian County, Ky., August 19, 1861, and here he grew to manhood and has always had his residence. Ile is the son of Thomas J. Cayce, who was born in 1829 and died in
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this county some years since. He was the son of William Cayce, who was born in Virginia and died in Kentucky. Subject's mother, Sarah P., daughter of Thomas Thomas, of Montgomery County, Tenn., was born there in 1826, and is still living at the family residence in Christian County, Ky., where she has reared her family of children, consisting of: Edgar, Leslie B., Luella (Jones), Harry C., Mathew, Robert L., Lucien M. and Delbert D. At the common schools of the country Mr. Cayce secured an ordinary business education, and is also a reader of books and the newspapers of the day. He was married December 20, 1881, to Miss Rosannah, daughter of Clayborn and Parmelia (Violette) Bradshaw, of Lebanon, Ky., and to this union was born one child-Luella. Mrs. Cayce is a member of the Liberty Christian Church. Mr. Cayce is by profession a farmer, engaged in the cultivation of tobacco, corn and wheat, with fair prospects of success in life before him, as he is energetic and devoted to his calling.
CHARLES B. CHERRY is a native of Todd County, Ky., and was born July 29, 1832. In 1855 he removed to Texas, where he remained five years, after which in 1860 he returned to Kentucky, and settled in Christian County, where he still resides. His father, Garrard Y., the son of Charles Cherry, was born in Montgomery County, Tenn., in 1812, and died in Texas in 1862. In 1860 Charles B. was married to Miss Mary C., daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Garrott) Thomas, of Christian County, Ky., and to their union were born : Mary C., Sarah A., Hope E., Rosa M., Charles B., Little Siss, Lena E., Martha E. and an infant unnamed. In early youth Mr. Cherry possessed good educational advantages, of which he availed himself, and is taking an active interest in the education of his children. He is a farmer by profession, owning 152 acres of good land, upon which he cultivates the staple crops of the coun- try. He is an honored member of the Masonic fraternity, and in politics affiliates with the Democratic party.
JOHN C. CLARDY (deceased) was born in 1798 in Granville County, N. C. He removed with his parents to Smith County, Tenn., and settled near Dixon's Springs about 1804, after which he settled in Christian County, Ky., in 1831, where he died in 1853. Ilis father, Benjamin C., was born in North Carolina, and died in Smith County, Tenn., in 1842. Ile was the son of Benjamin Clardy, Sr., who came
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from France to Florida, and afterward settled in North Carolina. Our subject was married January 3, 1822, to Elizabeth, daughter of Flemming and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Cayce, of Cumberland County, Va., and from this union sprang a large and respectable family, consisting of: Benjamin F. (deceased), Elizabeth S., William D., John D., James M., Benjamin F., Sallie A. (married Col. Leavell, and also Mr. Wills), Dr. Thomas F., Henry II. and Fannie C. (Burke). Mrs. Elizabeth (Cayce) Clardy was born September 3, 1804, in Cumberland County, Va., and is now resid- ing at the old Clardy homestead in Christian County, Ky., upon which she has sojourned for fifty-two years. She possesses a fine estate, consist- ing of 372 acres of very valuable and productive land in a high state of cultivation. IIer son, James M. Clardy, who superintends her farm, was married June 4, 1857, to Miss Mary B., daughter of Uriah L. Major, of Cedar Hill, Christian Co., Ky., and to them were born : Vivian, James B., Sallie A., William A., John H., Parker C., U. L., Thomas F., Annie M., Tennie and Willander. The Clardy family are all members of the Baptist Church.
THOMAS F. CLARDY, M. D., stands prominent among the phy- sicians and surgeons of this county. He is a son of John C. and Eliza- beth (Cayce) Clardy, and was born in Christian County, Ky., on the 29th of June, 1838. He was educated in the select schools of the neighbor- hood, supplemented by a course at the Georgetown, Ky., College, where he graduated in 1858. When he was eighteen years of age he began the study of medicine under the preceptorship of his brother, Dr. J. D. Clardy, of this county. He afterward attended lectures at the Pennsyl- vania University of Philadelphia, and in the year 1861 graduated from that institution with the degree of M. D. The same year he entered the late Civil war as Surgeon of the Seventh Kentucky Infantry, and after- ward was Surgeon of Buford's Division of Forrest's Cavalry, in which he was engaged to the close of the war. In 1865, on the 10th of October, he married Miss Lizzie C., daughter of David S. and Sophia (Woodson) Lamme, of Boone County, Mo., and to them have been born two children : James R. and Mary E. Besides a large and lucrative practice of medi- cine, Dr. Clardy is engaged in farming, having 350 acres of valuable and very productive land, which he successfully cultivates in wheat, corn and tobacco. He is a Deacon of the Salem Baptist Church, and is an active member of the orders A. F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F.
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ZEBEDEE P. DENNIS was born July 14, 1841, in Montgomery County, Tenn., where he was reared, married and resided till 1877, when he came to Christian County, Ky., and settled on the farm " Pond Home," where he now resides. His father, Marmaduke O. Dennis, was born in Clarksville, Tenn., in 1802, the first white child born in that city, and there lived to the time of his death, which occurred in 1854. He was a son of Zebedee Dennis, a native of North Carolina, a soldier of the Rev- olutionary war, and one of the first settlers of Clarksville, Tenn., where he died in about 1840. Elizabeth (Bailey) Dennis, the mother of our subject, was born in Montgomery County, Tenn., and died there in 1844. Zebedee P. Dennis was her only child; he was educated at Brookville, Md., and spent three years at the University of Virginia. On the 16th of August, 1859, he married Miss Ellen, daughter of Thomas F. Pettus, of Montgomery County, Tenn., to whom have been born Marmaduke, John H., Martha E., Zebedee P., Jr., Edward H., Oscar, Ellen and Stephen T.
JOSEPH F. GARNETT, a son of James T. Garnett, was born December 16, 1844, in Christian County, Ky. He was educated in the select schools of the county, and afterward taught school at Oak Grove for eight years. He is now engaged in farming, and is the owner of 500 acres of good land, upon which he is successful in the cultivation of wheat, corn, tobacco and stock. On November 2, 1869, he married Miss Emma, daughter of John R. Whitlock, of Christian County. Mrs. Garnett died in 1876, leaving two children, viz. : John W. and Thomas W. He next married A. Wilmoth, daughter of Rev. Shandy A. Holland, of this county. This union has been blessed with the following children : Holland, born December 27, 1879; Mary E., born June 13, 1881, and Faunt LeRoy, born August 11, 1883. Mr. Garnett is one of the active, wide-awake business men of the county, and besides the farm spoken of above, he is the owner of a considerable amount of real estate in Hopkinsville. He is an active member of the Masonic fraternity, of which he has been Master, and is an exemplary member of the Baptist Church.
MARCELLUS A. GARROTT was born January 4, 1832, in Christian County, Ky., in which he has continued to reside to the pres- ent time. IIis father, Pleasant Garrott, was a native of Buckingham County, Va., was born in 1802, removed with his parents to Montgomery
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County, Tenn., in 1817, and to this county in 1821, where he died in 1875. He was the son of Isaac Garrott, of Virginia, who was a gallant soldier in the Revolutionary war, and who died in Tennessee. Subject's mother, Martha J., daughter of Capt. Benjamin Radford, of Christian County, was born in 1803, and died in 1875. Unto her and her husband were born : Julia A. (Buckner), our subject, William W., Alice M. (Rig- gins), Inez O. (Bradshaw), Justine P. (Johnson) and Aurelia L. (Whit- field). On December 8, 1859, Marcellus A. Garrott was married to Miss Frances M., a daughter of James and Susan S. (Stublefield) Clark, of Christian County, Ky., and as the result of this union were born : Susan S., August 16, 1860 ; James J., June 3, 1862; Martha L., March 16, 1864 ; Mary E., March 3, 1866 ; William C., January 12, 1868 ; Walker L., June 17, 1870 ; Lucy B., November 5, 1872, and Julia B., October 28, 1877. Mr. Garrott is a farmer, a Master Mason, a Baptist and a Democrat. Mrs. Garrott's father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and her grandfather was Col. Stublefield, of the Revolutionary war. A remarkable fact in connection with this family is, there was not a death among its members from 1833 to 1875.
E. C. GRIFFIN. The grandfather of this gentleman, Joseph Griffin, was born in Culpeper County, Va., of Irish parents; he moved to Lau- rens County, S. C., and when sixteen years old enlisted under Gen. Marion. Served with him to the close of the Revolutionary war, and died in South Carolina. Joseph B. Griffin, subject's father, was born in Laurens County, S. C., November, 1807 ; moved to Franklin County, Tenn., in 1822, where he was married to Rebecca Jewell, and to them were born the following children : Margret E., Berthier, Ellen W., James M., Elijah C., Nancy M., Joseph E., Stephen C., Mary F. and John B. Elijah C. was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., December 20, 1839, and was there reared; he moved with his father to Stewart County, Tenn., in 1860, where his father died in 1861 ; he next moved to Trigg County, Ky., and subsequently, in 1875, to his present residence in Christian County, Ky., where he follows the occupation of wheelwright; he was married April 24, 1877, to Miss Thecla, daughter of Burd B. Mart, of Trigg County. Mr. Griffin is a member of the Christian Church, and of the order of A. F. & A. M. and K. of II.
JESSE T. HARRIS was born January 2, 1836, in Montgomery County, Tenn., where he was reared, and remained until 1866, when he
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removed to Christian County, Ky., and settled at "Broad Oaks," his present place of residence. His father, William S. Harris, was born in 1806, in Louisa County, Va., and removed to Montgomery County, Tenn., in 1827, where he died in 1857; he was the son of Jesse Harris, who lived and died in Virginia. Subject's mother, Eliza W., daughter of Anthony Jones, of Christian County, Ky., was born in Virginia, in 1815, and is still living. To William S. Harris and her were born : William A., Jesse T., Martha M. (Mallory), Albert L., Mary E., Joseph J. and J. Mercer. Jesse T. was married December 10, 1863, to Miss Mary E., daughter of Rev. Josiah and Catherine (Galbreath) Carneal, of Christian County, Ky., and to them were born : Kittie W., November 13, 1864 ; William S., February 18, 1868; Martha M., May 27, 1872; Josiah G., April 19, 1875; M. Tennie, November 25, 1877; Jessie, August 6, 1880, and Emma L., March 17, 1883. Mrs. Harris was born June 26, 1840. Mr. Harris is a farmer possessing 270 acres of valuable land, well improved, and in a high state of cultivation. The family are mem - bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
HENRY C. HERNDON was born in Christian County, Ky., June 1, 1841. His father, Edmund G. Herndon, was a native of Virginia, born in 1802, and at an early date came to Christian County, where he died in 1849. His wife, and mother of our subject, was Jane R., daugh- ter of Capt. Samuel Hopkins. She was born in Virginia in 1805, and died in this county in 1855, and was the mother of the following chil- dren : Mary I., Henry C. and Elizabeth. Henry C. Herndon, the sub- jeet of this biography, was reared on a farm and educated in the schools of the county. He is now engaged in farming and trading, and is the owner of about 1,000 acres of land. On the 6th of September, 1877, he married Miss Susan D., daughter of Archibald D. and Marcia (Bodie) Fletcher. They are the parents of four children, viz .: Edmund D., William H., Mary M. and Lucien D. Mr. Herndon was a soldier for three years in the late Civil war; is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is a Democrat.
MRS. ANNIE E. McKEE was born October 2, 1824, in Hopkins- ville, Ky., where she was reared. Iler father, Col. Fidelio Sharp, was born in Virginia in 1784, removed with his parents to Tennessee in 1787, and died in Hopkinsville, Ky., in 1852. He was a gallant soldier in
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the war of 1812. His wife, Evelina, daughter of IIenry A. Johnson, of Virginia, was born in 1800 and died in 1881. Their children are : Mrs. . Eleanor J. Templeton, Mrs. Annie E. McKee, as above, Mrs. Catherine M. Wallace, Solomon A., Mrs. Mary E. McClellan, Mrs. Carrie M. McKee and Ilenry J. In 1846 Annie E., our subject, was married to Robert McKee, who was born in 1820, and died in 1863 in Chicago. IIe was a Colonel in the late war, a fine lawyer and an accomplished gentle- man. Their children : are Robert S., Sarah H., Samnel M., Mrs. Carrie E. Roper, Annie Lizzie and Henry R. The family have 400 acres of fine farming land, cultivated in the staple products of the country. In religious affiliations Mrs. McKee is a Presbyterian, and is a lineal descend- ant of Dr. John Sharp, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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