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then returned home, and in May of the same year he came to his present place, where he has since resided, engaged in the practice of his profes- sion. In December, 1871, he married Miss Anna, daughter of Dr. R. II. Kelly, deceased. They have been blessed with five children, of whom the following four are now living: Carlotta, Florida, Ethel and Jolin Daniel.
CHARLES McKEE is a native of Albemarle County, Va., and was born October 3, 1812. His parents, Andrew and Martha (Cannon) McKee, were natives of Pennsylvania and West Virginia respectively. The father was a hatter by trade, and was for many years engaged in that business in Virginia. He served in the war of 1812. In the par- ents' family there were two children : Andrew R. and the subject of this sketch. The latter learned his father's trade, and worked at it during his residence in Virginia. In 1841 he came to Christian County. Previous to his departure, he had married Thursy Hilton, a daughter of William and Harriett (Burt) Hilton. This union gave six children : Thomas J. (deceased), Harriet, Andrew R., William N., Mary M. and Lemuel H. Mr. McKee's present wife was Miss Ellen T. White, a daughter of Richard G. and Elizabeth White. Two children have blessed this union : Annie E. and Elizabeth. Mr. McKee has always, since his residence in Christian County, given his attention to farming pursuits. His property consists of several farms, aggregating 1,000 acres, and considerable attention is devoted to the raising of stock, including finely-bred horses and mules. Phaeton, Jr., a finely-bred horse now in Mr. MeKee's possession, is a colt by Imp. Phaeton, and is a half-brother of the celebrated Ten Broeck, and is used for stock purposes. Mr. McKee and wife are mem- bers . of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In political affairs he gives his support to the Democracy. Ile is one of the most respected citizens, and one of the most substantial farmers of Christian County.
CHARLES J. RADFORD is a native of Christian County, Ky., born in 1833, and is a son of James A. and Ann P. (Tandy) Rad- ford, both of whom are now living and residents of this county. His father, a native of Buckingham County, Va., was born in 1805, and came to Christian County with his parents in 1813. The mother was born in Louisa County, Va., in 1809, and is the mother of the following children : Charles J., William T. and Mrs. Amelia A. Fort. Charles J. Radford
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was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools, supplemented by a course at the Stewart College, Clarksville, Tenn. He is a farmer by occupation, and is the owner of 850 acres of excellent land. In 1858 he married Miss Ann W. (daughter of Dr. S. J. Leavell, of Todd County, Ky.), who has borne him the following children : James A., Baker S., William T., Mollie L., Annie P., Amelia T., Charley A., Estella and Joseph. Mr. Radford is a Democrat in politics, an active mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity, and a member of the Salem Baptist Church.
LUTHIER B. RAWLINS, a native of Christian County, Ky., was born March 15, 1814. His father, John Rawlins, a farmer, was born in Montgomery County, Md., and came to Kentucky in 1812, settled on the North Fork of the West Fork of Red River, in Christian County, and died there in 1854. He became quite wealthy and owned 1,200 acres of land; his wife, and mother of our subject, was Ann (Ray) Rawlins, born in Montgomery County, Md., and died in Christian County, Ky. She was the mother of eleven children, five daughters and six sons, of whom Luther B. was the tenth child. He was reared on a farm and received a common school education ; he remained at home with his parents until their death ; he has always followed farming, and is now the owner of 400 acres of good land. In 1847, on the 7th of February, he married Miss Margaret R., daughter of Rev. James Y. and Elizabeth II. (Usher) Barnett, early settlers of Christian County. Mrs. Rawlins was born in Christian County January 24, 1831 ; she died March 30, 1884. Mrs. Rawlins as, was Mr. Rawlins is, an exemplary member of the Pres- byterian Church.
ROBERT F. RIVES was born on the line between Kentucky and Tennessee, on the 7th of December, 1837; his father, Robert Rives, is a native of Warren County, N. C., born December 16, 1803; he is a farmer and resides in Lafayette Precinct, Christian Co., Ky .; he is of Scotch descent. His wife, subject's mother, Rebecca (Vaughan) Rives, was born in Granville County, N. C., and died March 8, 1870, aged sixty-six years. She was the mother of six children, of whom four are now living, Rob- ert F. being the youngest child. He was reared on a farm and received a common school education. At nineteen years of age he engaged as manager of his father's farm in Montgomery County, Tenn. In 1861 he enlisted in the late Civil war, in Company L, Fourteenth Tennessee Cav-
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. alry, served through the war, and participated in many cavalry fights. After Lee's surrender he was captured at Paris, Tenn., but was immedi- ately paroled. After the war he resumed farming in Montgomery County, and in 1874 removed to his present residence, where he has since remained engaged in agricultural pursuits. ITis farm, "Jordon," contains 600 acres, upon which he makes the raising of wheat and tobacco a specialty. In 1868 he married Isabella V. Pollard, who died October 19, 1875, leav- ing four children : Robert Henry, Franklin, Florence Neal and George Pollard. On the 25th of October, 1876, he married Sally E. Moore, a native of Dixon County, Tenn., a daughter of Jordon and Sarah D. (Viser) Moore, he a native of Montgomery County, Tenn., born in 1811, a member of the Tennessee Methodist Conference; and she a native of Alabama, born in 1818. By this union there are two children: Mary Belle and Jordon Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Rives are members of the Meth- odist Church; he is a member of the Casky Grange, and is a Democrat in politics.
E. J. ROBERTS, deceased, was born in Halifax County, Va., October 10, 1798, where he was reared and educated; and on arriving at his majority he worked at the carpenter's trade, and continued at that ocen- pation until 1834, when he came to Kentucky and located on the Mont- gomery farm, in Trigg County, which he rented, and remained upon the same for one year. In 1835 he bought land in Casky Precinct, Chris- tian County, on the East Fork of Little River, and here remained actively engaged in agricultural pursuits to the time of his death, which occurred July 26, 1873. He was a Deacon of the Baptist Church, and a man who had by honesty, industry and economy succeeded in accumulating a . good property. He was twice married; his first wife was Elizabeth Williams, who died in this county in 1837, and was the mother of, five children, of whom the following are now living : John, Thomas and Joseph. John emigrated to Texas in 1853, was in the late war, was wounded at the battle of Gaines' Mill, losing his right arm. In 1841 Mr. Roberts married Sarah J. Atwell, a native of Angusta, Staunton Co., Va., born September 28, 1810, and a daughter of William and Mary (Hall) Atwell ; he a native of Maryland, and she of Virginia. The result of this union was one child -- James Roberts-who, with his step-brother, Joseph, manages the home farm of 365 acres, called " Wheatland."
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James served in the late war, enlisting in October, 1862; he was captured at Farmington, Tenn., October 7, 1863, and was confined in prison at Indianapolis until the surrender of Gen. Lec. John Roberts is now a resident of Robertson County, Texas.
W. E. WARFIELD was born in Christian County, Ky., on the 25th of September, 1825, and is the only living child of William C. and Rachel (Edwards) Warfield. His father, Rev. William Warfield, was born in Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky., and was there reared and received the bene- fits of the subscription schools, supplemented by a course at the Tran- sylvania University. Subsequently he attended the Theological College of Princeton, N. J., where he graduated, and was ordained a minister of the Baptist Church. From the time of his entering the ministry till his death he was an earnest and eloquent and effective advocate of the cause of Christ. Ono of the members of Salem Church, Mrs. E. Clardy, in a short sketch of his pastorate, speaks of him as one of the ablest champions of Baptist faith and doctrine ; firm in his devotion to his cause; preach- ing from house to house, or under the trees, and making converts to religion by his untiring labor. Many other persons yet living testify to his faithfulness. His last meeting was held at the Bethel Baptist Church, in this county, and while thus engaged at his post of duty he was called to his reward; his death occurred in 1835, at the residence of Elder Tandy. Walter Warfield, M. D., the grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, who rose to the rank of Major. After the war he located in Lexington, Ky., where he was a practitioner of medicine for many years. He married a daughter of Col. William Chris- tian, in honor of whom Christian County, Ky., received its name. Dr. Warfield died in Fayette County, Ky. Rachel Edwards, our subject's mother, was born in Maryland, in 1800, and died in Christian County, Ky., in 1828. She was a daughter of Benjamin Edwards, and the youngest of fourteen children ; she was a sister of Hon. Ninian Edwards, a sketch of whom appears in the chapter devoted to the general history of the county. Mr. Warfield's sister, Matilda, died at nineteen years of age, unmarried. He was reared by his aunt, Matilda Cossitt ; he was edu- cated at the Cumberland College, Princeton, Ky., and graduated in 1842, in the class prior to its removal to Lebanon, Tenn. It is now known as " Cumberland University," and is a distinguished institution,
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especially so in its department of law. In January, 1843, he began reading law under Ninian E. Gray, of Hopkinsville, and continued thus . until December, 1844, when he entered the Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., and graduated in 1845; he then returned to his home in Hopkinsville, and in 1849, chiefly on account of his health, he gave up the practice of his profession and removed to his present residence, where he has since remained in agricultural pursuits ; his farm, "Igloe," con- tains 720 acres, and is located immediately on the railroad, near Casky. Since 1868, excepting four years, he has served the county as Magistrate. He was formerly an Odd Fellow. Politically he is a Democrat; is for tariff for revenne only. In 1854 he was married in this county to Caro- line Wallace, a native of the county, who died in 1861, leaving three children-two daughters and one son. In 1865 he married his second wife, Sarah E. Nelson. This union has been blessed with five children -- three sons and two daughters.
DANIEL M. WHITAKER was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., on the 31st of October, 1840. Daniel Whitaker, Sr., the father of subject, was a native of Kentucky, born January 10, 1796. He was taken by his parents to Lincoln County, Tenn., when a small boy, and was there reared and educated. In 1853 he removed to Obion County, Tenn., where he died September 7, 1881. His wife (mother of subject) was Nancy (Sebastian) Whitaker, a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born April 10, 1803, and died in Obion County of that State on the 20th of November, 1871. She was the mother of eleven children, of whom five daughters and two sons are now living. Daniel M. Whitaker, the sub- ject, spent his early life at home receiving the benefit of the common schools. When he was thirteen years of age he went with his parents to Obion County, and there remained until the breaking out of the late Civil war, when, on the 9th day of September, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Thirty-third Tennessee Infantry, and served until June 30, 1864, when he was discharged. Ile participated in the battles of Shiloh, Mur- freesboro and Chickamauga. He was wounded at Kenesaw Mountain Line while with Joe Johnston. On returning home his wounds proved to be so severe as to prevent his working until 1867. Ile then removed to his present farm in Christian County, where he has since remained actively engaged in farming. His farm contains 322 acres of good land, upon
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which he erected in 1882, by his own design, a large and commodious resi- dence. In February, 1867, in Christian County, he married Miss Eliza- beth I. Barnett, a native of the county, born February 15, 1844. She died April 17, 1879, leaving the following children : Robert B., born November 3, 1868, and Maggie E., born August 24, 1872. Mr. Whit- aker is an enterprising, public-spirited citizen, an Elder in the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church, and an active member of the Masonic order.
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JESSE BASS was born February 6, 1847, in Muhlenburg County, Ky., but removed with his parents in infancy to Christian County. IIis father, Capt. Jordan Bass, Jr., was born September 19, 1822, in the vicinity of his present home, and now owns the original family homestead, besides large tracts of other lands along Pond River, which he devotes largely to stock-raising. He is the son of Jordan Bass, Sr., of North Carolina, who came to Christian County, Ky., at an early date, and died here in 1861. at the age of eighty-one years. Jordan Sr.'s wife, Nancy Webb, was born in Tennessee, and died in 1853, aged sixty-five years. Their children are : Anna (Mitchell), Scion, Mary (Hale), Joseph C., Quinea (Cary), Lurena (Atkinson), Martha (Imbler), Jordan, Jr., Jane (Oates) and John N. Jordan, Jr., was married September 15, 1845, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Jesse Murphy, of Muhlenburg County, Ky., (she was born October 6, 1831,) and from this union have sprung : Jesse, our subject; Nancy, who was first married to Mr. Manahan, and after his death to Mr. Drake; John W. and Mary A. Subject is largely engaged in farming and in raising and dealing in live stock, at which he has been fairly successful. Though young in years he has been called to the responsible position of Magistrate of his district, and is, in consequence, a member of the County Court. In politics he affiliates with the National Greenback party.
JAMES M. CLARK was born July 30, 1840, on the place where he now resides. His father, William B. Clark, is a native of Pendleton District, S. C., where he was born in 1797, and removed with his parents to Christian County, Ky., in 1803, where he is still living, remarkably well preserved for one of his advanced age. He is the son of Jonathan Clark, who was born in Virginia in 1759, entered the army as Captain at the beginning of the Revolutionary war, and was promoted to Lieutenant- Colonel of the Eighth Virginia Regiment, having served through the entire struggle. He was a surveyor by profession, and after serving
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many years as Iligh Sheriff and Magistrate in Christian County, Ky., died in 1851. He was the son of Bollin Clark, an Englishman. Jona- than married Jane, daughter of John Rogers, of South Carolina, and their children were: John R., Bollin, Simeon B., William B., Sally (wife of Hawkins Goode) and Phanuel. William B. married Nancy, daughter of William Thompson, of Christian County, Ky., and to them were born : Mary J. (Atkinson), Elizabeth A. (Gray) and our subject, who was mar- ried February 22, 1865, to Miss Mildred A., daughter of Isham G. Bob- bitt, of this county, and from this union sprang: Mollie H., Joseph P., John H., George M., Carrie and Maggie. Subject served his country as a soldier in Company A, Third Kentucky Cavalry, for more than three years in the late war, and was honorably discharged ; he is now engaged in farming, at which he is successful ; he is an honored member and Master of the Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, and also a member in good standing of the Knights of Honor. In religion he is a Universalist, and in politics Independent. The place where he lives was among the first settled in this portion of Kentucky ; he has in his pos- session a fine powder-gourd that his grandfather carried through the Rev- olutionary war.
JOSEPH CORDIER is a native of France, and was born February 15, 1824 ; came with his parents to the United States in 1833, and after living in Cincinnati two years, removed to Louisville, Ky. In 1845 he came to Christian County, and commenced merchandising at a place now called Old Petersburg, where he amassed a handsome competency, and is now retired from active business. He is the son of Francis Cordier, who died in Louisville in 1853, and Sophie (Grashaud) Cordier, who died in 1833. Their children are Josephine (Williams), Sarah (Hitz), Mary (Deible), and subject, who was married in 1847, to Miss Serena, daugliter. of Aquilla Brasher, of Christian County ; and to them have been born : Josephine (Williams), Francis M., Emma (Beall), Richard R., Lillian D., Dr. Albert H., Eugene and Lena M. Mr. Cordier owns 680 acres of farming land which he cultivates, and which is located amid the coal fields. In religion he is a Catholic, his wife being a Universalist. In politics he is a Democrat. His grandfather was a General under Napoleon.
JESSE H. DENTON was born May 11, 1844, in Hopkins County, Ky., where he grew to manhood, and at the age of twenty-two years came
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to. Christian County, where he has continued to reside to the present time, and is regarded as one of the most worthy and intelligent citizens of his section. He is the son of Daniel G. and Orlena A. (Olman) Denton, whose children are Malaburt. Clarinda (Tigue), Thomas, subject, Bettie (Tigue), James, Caroline (Laffoon), John W., Bailey and Orlena. Jesse H. was married January 19, 1871, to Miss Martha, daughter of Bayless E. and Rachel P. (Williams) Parker, of Christian County, Ky., and from this union have sprung : Adier F., Leslie E., Orlena A., Effie R. and Georgie L. Mr. Denton is a farmer, owning 110 aeres of fine land, which is in a good state of cultivation, and shows the hand of a careful and thrifty husbandman. An evening's entertainment with himself and his worthy family is a source of real enjoyment. He is a reading man and an intelligent thinker ; he is a member in good standing of the A. F. & A. M., also a member of the Christian Church, and affiliates with the Democratic party.
JOHN W. DENTON is a native of Hopkins County, Ky., and was born on the 6th of April, 1848. There he was reared and after he arrived at manhood removed to Christian County, the place of his present residence, where he is esteemed as an honored and worthy citizen. He is the son of Daniel G., Denton, who was born about 1816 in Hopkins County, where he is now living. Daniel G.'s wife, Orlena A. (Olman), died about 1857. Their children are : Malaburt, Clarinda (Tigue), Thom- as, Jesse II., subject, Bettie (Tigue), James, Caroline (Laffoon), Bailey and Orlena. Subject was married in 1872, to Josephine, daughter of Larkin T. Parker, of Christian County, Ky., and to this union was born, on April 30, 1875, a son-Rufus. Mr. Denton is a farmer and is the owner of eighty-six acres of fair land, which he tills very successfully with his own hands ; he is also an honored member of the Masonic fra- ternity.
ZACHARY T. DRAKE was born October 10, 1849, in Hopkins County, Ky., where he was reared and received a good English educa- tion ; he is the first son of Thomas Drake, who was born in Powhatan County, Va., June 2, 1806, came to Kentucky about 1827, and is resid- ing at Slaughterville, in this State, at the present time. Thomas' wife, Antha, daughter of Robert Coleman, of Trenton, Ky., was born in 1815, and is still living. Their children are : Annie (Tinder), Zachary T., Robert
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P., Thomas J., Olivia H. and Addie L. Zachary T. is engaged exten- sively in the manufacture of lumber, large quantities of which he ships to different parts of the United States. He is unquestionably a man of much enterprise and energy, and is a prominent factor in the community where he has cast his lot. In his political affiliations Mr. Drake is iden- tified with the Democratic party.
RICE DULIN. In a beautiful valley nestling among picturesque hills, and near the base of the well-known " Cotton Knob," is an old-time residence in a good state of preservation, constructed of hewn walnut timber, and erected at a period so remote that none now living can definitely determine its age, in which could once be found that honored and sturdy old pioneer, the subject of this sketch. Rice Dulin was born near this place in Christian County, Ky., February 24, 1809, and has always resided in this vicinity, the past half century at his present home, which was first settled by the Stewart family. Ile is the son of Lod Dulin, who was born in North Carolina in 1765, and removed to Christian County, Ky., in 1806, where he died in 1848. He married Mary Garrett (late Moor), of Lawrence District, S. C., who was born in 1777, and died here in 1853. Their children are: Rice, Edward G., Daniel M., Austin M. and Lott W. To subject's father by his first marriage were born : James J., Demarias and Sarah. Subject's mother by her first husband, A. Austin, had two children : Casander and Pamela. Rice Dulin was married December 22, 1829, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Henry and Catherine (Negley) Myers, of Christian County, and to them have been born : Thomas J., William H., Mary W. (Robinson), Robert S., Martin V., John M., Benjamin F., Adelia C. (Rice) and Lou R. (West). Mr. Dulin in youth enjoyed such educa- tional advantages as the early pioneer schools afforded, but by long years of application and access to standard books and current literature he has accumulated a fine fund of general information. In his library may be found some valuable works. The old homestead contains 250 acres of valuable and fertile land, which he has for many years successfully culti- vated in the staple products of the country. IIe has now retired from active life ; resides in Crofton Precinct, and the farming is conducted by his sons.
WILLIAM F. GABARD is a man of unquestioned ability, and one destined to influence the community where he resides in a manner that
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will greatly enhance its material prosperity. He is a native of Franklin, Tenn., where he was born November 8, 1853, residing there and in Maury County until he arrived at manhood. His father, Rev. Nathan R. Gabard, was a native of North Carolina, and removed to Tennessee about 1848, where he died in 1861. He was long an active and useful member of the Tennessee Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South. Subject's mother was Maria, daughter of Noah Scales, of Bed- ford County, Tenn., and is still living. To herself and husband were born : William F., Rev. Charles S., of the Tennessee Conference ; Rev. Milton E., of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church ; and Eleanor E., married to William J. Stone, of Tennessee. On June 2, 1880, William F. was married to Miss Laura Belle, daughter of Samuel H. and Elizabeth (Parish) Williams, of Hopkins County, Ky., and to this union, on February 8, 1882, a son-William II .- was born. Mr. Gabard was for three years Superintendent of the Empire Coal Mines, in Christian County, Ky., and is now a stockholder in and Superintendent of the Clifton Mines, at Williams, Ky. The company now own 1,200 acres of valuable coal lands, with a paid-up capital of $120,000. By perseverance, enterprise and industry Mr. Gabard has made a success of life for one so young.
FINUS E. GRACE, M. D., was born in Christian County, Ky., November 28, 1847, and is the son of John H. and Susan (Vinson) Grace, of this county. The father is a native of Christian County, and was born in 1821, and is still living. The mother is also a native of this county, and is the daughter of Alexander and Lucy (Gibson) Vinson. Their children are : Sarah E. (Hite), Finus E., Ellington M., Octavia A. (Haile), Miranda J., George M., Theodosia F., Cordelia, Emelia A. and Joseph A. John H. is the son of Joseph Grace, who was born in Ken- tucky, and died here in 1859, aged sixty-three years. Joseph was the son of Henry, of North Carolina, who died in New Orleans, a soldier in the war of 1812. Joseph's wife was Martha, daughter of John Wells. Their children were John H., Samuel M., Nancy L. (Browning), Lau- rana (Browning), Martha M., Unity J., Francis D., James L., William J. and Winfield W. Dr. Grace commenced the study of medicine in 1870, and after two years began to practice near his home, where he continued until 1878, when he attended lectures at the Nashville (Tennessee) Med-
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ical College, where he graduated in 1879, receiving also a diploma from the Medical and Dental Society. Since his graduation he has been suc- cessfully engaged in the practice of his chosen profession in his old neigh- borhood, where he stands deservedly high as a physician and a citizen. Dr. Grace is a noble specimen of the self-made man. He was married March 23, 1874, to Mrs. Frances L., widow of William Manahan, and daughter of Riley and Mary A. (Grace) Wells, of this county, and to them have been born : Diora S., George H., Aaron (deceased), and John H.
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