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George Clark was born in Washington County, Ky., Sept. 18, 1808. He was educated at St. Mary's College, Marion County, Ky. He came to Daviess County in December, 1852, and has since made this his home. He was married July 15, 1834, to Del- phina Hayden. Nine children have been born to them, eight now living-Joseph A., Mary E., William T., James E., George H., Francis M., Martha A. and Charles L. A danghter, Euphresia, died at the age of twenty-one. Mr. Clark has been a life-long Cath- olic. For the past few years he has been blind.
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James Edward Clark, born in Marion County, Ky., March 28, 1841, is a son of George Clark, and came to this county in the fall of 1852. He was reared on a farm, receiving a common-school ed- ucation. He was married Oct. 10, 1865, to Julia A., daughter of Charles Vowells. Eight children have been born to them-Joseph L., Cyrillus, Albert, Ernest, Mark, Albinus, Mary M. and Thomas. Mr. Clark owns a farm of 150 acres. He and family are members of the Baptist church.
Frank Clayton, son of Joseph Clayton, was born in Nelson County, Ky., in January, 1835. He was reared in his native county, and in 1852 came to Daviess County, where he has since made his home. He was married in January, 1865, to Mrs. Sally Barnett, daughter of James Hosman. They have six children-Susie, Mary T., James J., Frank, Stephen and Mattic. Mrs. Clayton had two children by her former marriage, both deceased. Mr. Clayton has always been a farmer, and now owns 155 acres in Curdsville Pre- cinct. The family are members of the Catholic church.
John M. Clayton, son of Charles Clayton (deceased), was born in Nelson County, Ky., Sept. 1, 1830. He came to Daviess County with his parents in 1837. His father was a farmer and distiller, and died Oct. 8, 1871. John M. and his brother William cleared the first land where West Louisville now stands. He was married April 19, 1856, to Ellen Payne. To them were born five children -Josephine, Charles W., Elizabeth, Mary F. and Ann S. Mrs. Clayton died June 12, 1880. Mr. Clayton afterward married Mrs. Josephine Bartley, daughter of James Hoskins. Mr. Clayton owns 100 acres of land where he resides, and three fifths of the old home- stead, near West Louisville, in which there are eighty-eight acres. He and family are members of the Catholic church.
John T. Clements, son of William Clements, was born in Nelson County, Ky., June 7, 1827. He was reared on a farm, and edu- cated in St. Mary's College, in Marion County, Ky. He was married in November, 1852, to Elizabeth Hogan. They have eight children -Charles C., Susan H., Mary C., Martha B., Elizabeth C., William H., Thomas L. and Mary E. Mr. Clements and family are mem- bers of the Catholic church. He was in the Mexican war a year; was in the battle of Buena Vista. He came to Curdsville in 1856, and now owns 100 acres of good land.
P. C. Conley, born in Nelson County, Ky., Nov. 12, 1846, is a son of John and Mary Ann (Whalen) Conley, both natives of Nel- son County. His mother died in 1873. They had a family of ten
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children-Rosella, Matilda E., Benedict, John, P. C., James, Frank, Mary Ann, Martha, Bell. P. C. Conley came to Daviesa County when nineteen years of age, and has since made this his home, with the exception of two years spent in Missouri. He has followed the occupation of a farmer the greater part of his life. Since 1878 he has been Constable of West Lonisville. He was married Ang. 10, 1879, to Susan Drury, a native of Daviess County, born in Oc- tober, 1856. They had two children-Charles L., born in Septem- ber, 1880, and Anna B., June, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Conley are members of the Catholic church.
Stephen C. Cooke, born in Giles County, Tenn., May 21, 1846, is a son of N. L. Cooke, a native of Frankfort, Ky., and came with his parents to Henry County, Ky., in 1847, and to Henderson County, in 1855. In 1861 he came to Daviess County, and worked for a tobacco firm a year. He then bought an interest in a tobacco manufactory and has continued in that business till the present time. In Angust, 1872, he established a general mercantile store, where he is also doing a good business. He was married Oct. 21, 1872, to Emma J., daughter of A. M. Allen. They were the par- ents of three children -- Rudy, Norvorn and William. Mrs. Cook died April 5, 1879. Nov. 14, 1881, he married Mary, daughter of Thomas Brown (deceased). They have one child-Lambert.
John Crabtree (deceased), son of Jacob Crabtree, was born in Da- viess County Aug. 16, 1822. His life was spent in farming. He was married Dec. 2, 1847, to Statira, daughter of Grove Howard. To them were born ten children, only nine living-Charles, Betsey, Jacob, Catharine, John, Josephine, Cordelia, Lucinda and Nancy. Mr. Crabtree died Feb. 23, 1881. The family reside on the old homestead. His son John is a very enterprising young inan, and is now farming the home farm. He is a subscriber to Daviess County History.
Prof. James F. Cummins was born in Henderson County, Ky., Feb. 11, 1853. His father, Andrew J. Cummins (deceased), was a native of Tennessee. He was reared on a farm and educated in the schools of Curdsville. He commenced teaching in October, 1879; is now teaching his third term in Curdsville. He uses the most approved normal methods as far as is possible in a school with limited facilities.
Francis K. Fulkerson, born in Daviess County, Ky., Aug. 22, 1841, is a son of Thomas Fulkerson, still a resident of this county, near Knoxville. His life has been spent on a farm, and his edu-
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cation was obtained in the common schools. He enlisted in the late war in Company G, Twenty fifth Kentucky Infantry, U. S. A., afterward consolidated with the Seventeenthi Regiment, and changed to Company K. He served three years, being in thirteen battles and numerous skirmishes. Some of the principal battles were: Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Mi-sion Ridge, and Nashville. He was married April 17, 1866, to Sarah A., daughter of William P. Coomes. Eleven children were born to them. only eight now living-Sarah F., Mary E., Virginia B., Albert V., William A., Evert A., Robert A, and Camilla T. Mr. Fulkerson came to Curdsville Precinct in 1866 and settled near West Louisville, where he owns a farin of sixty-eight acres He and family are members of the Catholic church.
Zachariah Galloway, born in Daviess County, June 4, 1827, is a son of Robert Galloway, deceased. His grandfather, John Gallo- way, was the first settler south of Panther Creek, coming here in 1797. He was reared on a farm and educated in the early log- cabin schools. He was married Aug. 18, 1847, to Virginia S. Ors- burn. To them were born twelve children, eleven living-William T., Elizabeth E., Silas C., David W., Robert, Samuel, John, Ben- jamin, Wilson, Emma and Georgiana. Mr. Galloway owns a farm of 179 acres. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity.
David R. Glenn, M. D. (deceased), born in Daviess County, Ky., April 25, 1825, was a son of David Glenn, a native of Nel- son County, Ky., born in 1794, whose father, William Glenn, came to this county in 1797, and was the first settler of Curdsville Pre- cinct. Dr. Glenn was reared in this precinct and received his early education in the subscription schools. He was a very eminent physician, and at the time of his death, Sept. 25, 1881, had a large practice. He was married in 1847 to Henrietta Waltrip. Eight children were born to them, but five now living-Hiram, Alice, John, George and Inez. Dr. Glenn was a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Duke Glenn, son of William Glenn, was born in Daviess County, Jan. 23, 1831. He was reared on a farm, and educated himself by studying at home. He was married in 1861 to Martha, daughter of Andrew Waltrip (deceased). To them have been born seven children, six living-Commie, Roscoe, Leah, David, George and Florence. Mr. Glenn owns a fine farm of 275 acres, and is a well- to-do farmer. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
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Hiram H. Glenn, son of Dr. David R. Glenn (deceased), was born in this precinet, Oct. 28, 1848. He was educated in the Cum- berland University, Lebanon, Tenn. He was married Oct. 10, 1872, to Emma, daughter of William Mallory, who came to Daviess County about 1848. Five children have been born to them-Ru- fus, Nellie, Clarence, Lillian and Charles. Mr. Glenn resides on part of the old homestead farm, which contains 196 acres.
Logan R. Glenn, son of David Glenn, was born in Daviess County, Ky., Ang. 24, 1832. He was educated in the early sub- scription schools. He was reared a farmer, and still lives on the old homestead. He was married in 1866 to Ruth A. Bell. They are the parents of seven children, only six living-David, Coram A., Edna, Harriet F., Henry and Bettie. A danghter, Katic, died at the age of two years.
John Glenn was born in Curdsville Precinct, May 4, 1815. His father, William Glenn, was also a native of Kentucky, and came to Curdsville with his parents in 1797. John Glenn was reared on a farm and received his education in the early log-cabin schools. He was married Oct. 27, 1843, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Cal- hoon, deceased. They were the parents of thirteen children, only eight living-William, Henry, Delia, Samuel, Walker, Nancy, Leah and David. Mr. Glenn owns 300 acres of farming land. He has never been an office-seeker.
Walker Glenn was born in Daviess County, Ky., Jan. 7, 1850. His father, John Glenn, was born in Shelby County, Ky., May 4, 1815, and came to Daviess County when nine years of age. His mother, Sarah (Calhoon) Glenn, was born in Jefferson County, Ky. Walker is the fourth of eight children. He was reared on a farm and educated in the district schools of this county. He was married Feb. 25, 1875, to Ruhamah C. Glenn, a native of Daviess County, born May 16, 1854. They have two children-Elliott, born Oct. 14, 1879, and Sallie E., born Sept. 8, 1881. Mr. Glenn is a member of the Presbyterian and his wife of the M. S. church. He is living and farming with his father, twelve miles southwest of Owensboro.
Joseph Hall, born in Henderson County, Ky., Sept. 2, 1829, is a son of William Hall, a native of Virginia, and an early settler of Henderson County. They came to this county in 1845, where they have since resided. Joseph Hall owns 145 acres of good land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He is serving his second term as Justice of the Peace of this county. He belongs
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to the Masonic fraternity. Oct. 12, 1854, he married Joanna, danghter of John Waltrip, an old settler of this county. To them have been born ten children, nine now living-William H., Mil- lard F., Benjamin F., Eugenia F., Mary E., Alberta, Elizabeth, Robert L. and Nellie. Mr. Hall is a member of the Christian church.
Richard Hall, born in Henderson County, Ky., Oct. 26, 1835, is a son of William Hall, a native of Virginia, who brought his family to this county in 1848, where they have since resided. Richard was married April 1, 1862, to Mary J., danghter of Thomas Ranson, deceased. To them have been born eight children-Anna, Nora, Hannah J., Thomas E., Katie, William L., Bettie and Theodore (deceased). Mr. Hall owns a good farm of 147 acres. LIe is a member of the Christian church.
Thomas Il. Harl, son of Thomas L. Harl, was born in Owens- boro, Ky., Sept. 1, 1854. When twelve years of age his parents moved on the farm, two miles southeast of West Louisville, where they still reside. He was married Feb. 12, 1878, to Eliza A., daughter of Mathew Alvey. Three children have been born to them --- Mary E., James V. and Thomas L. Mr. and Mrs. Harl are members of the Catholic church. He owns a farm of 156 acres.
Thomas L. Harl, son of Hypocratus Harl, was born Oct. 22, 1824, in Hardin County, Ky. He was reared on a farm and re- ccived a common-school education. He came to Daviess County in 1850. The first eighteen years he lived in Owensboro, working at the carpenter's trade. He then moved to his farm, near West Louisville, where he has 100 acres of good land. He was married Nov. 15, 1850, to Eliza, danghter of Francis D. Blandford. Ten children were born to them-Frances H., Thomas H., Sarab James B., John W., Ella, Emma (deceased), Edward, Charles, and Paul. ITis family are all members of the Catholic church.
Robert A. Harralson, ferryman, Delaware, son of Colonel S. C. Harralson, was born in this precinct, Dec. 24, 1830. He was edu- cated in the early log-cabin schools. He was in the mercantile business here several years. He was Postmaster of Delaware from 1867 to 1872. In December, 1876, he moved to the opposite side of Green River from Delaware, where he now resides. He wasin Spottsville, Henderson County, two years, in the employ of T. Shiver & Bro. He was married Jan. 18, 1870, to Fredonia Brown.
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To them have been born three children, only two now living- Eugene and Ingram.
Charles Leo Hayden (deceased), born in Marion County, Ky., Oct. 9, 1834, was a son of William Hayden, who was born in 1785, and came with his family to Daviess County in 1835. He was reared on a farm, and as the advantages of a school education were limited he was taught at home by his father, who was well edu- cated. He was married Nov. 17, 1858, to Mary M., daughter of Richard R. Coomes, a resident of this county. Eight children have been born to them, only six living -- Julia J., William R., R. Arthur, Eva R., Hilery R. and Edward G. Mary H. died in 1869, aged eleven, and Albert L. in 1879, aged seven years. Mr. Hayden died Feb. 11, 1879. He was a member of the Catholic church, as are all his family.
Henry N. Hayden (deceased), born in Marion County, Ky., July 13, 1833, was a son of William Hayden, a native of the same county. He came to Daviess County in 1852, residing here till his death. engaged in farming. He was married Nov. 27, 1855, to Ellen C.,, daughter of Wm. P. Ballard, and a native of Marion County, born May 14, 1838. Eight children were born to them, six living- Alice A., William P., Joseph S., Martha J., James A. and Thomas H. Mr. Hayden was a member of the Catholic church. He was a cripple the last seven years of his life, caused by falling from the roof of his barn. He died Sept. 4, 1881.
James S. Hayden, born in Nelson County, Ky., Aug. 23, 1836, is a son of Joseph Hayden (deceased), a native of Washington County. He came to this county in 1852. He enlisted in Com. pany K, Fourth Kentucky Infantry. He was in many of the prin- cipal battles and never lost a day's service while in the army. He was married Jan. 28, 1868, to Mary D., daughter of Urban Hayden. Eight children have been born to them, ouly six living -- Clarence E., Richard I., Treasie M., Robert, Claude and Mary A. Mr. Hayden owns a farm of 1034 acres. He belongs to the Catholic church and Total Abstinence Society.
James F. Head, son of William Head (deceased), was born in Nelson County, Ky., Oct. 18, 1841. He was educated in St. Mary's College, and taught school about four years. He came to this county in 1867 and now owns 106 acres of fine farming land. He was married Jan. 23, 1878, to Mary D., daughter of John Head, and a native of Daviess County. They have two children, Emanuel and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Head are members of the Catholic church.
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John Head, son of William Head (deceased), was born in Nelson County, Ky., July 23, 1837. He was educated in St. Mary's Col- lege ; afterward taught school seven years, one year in St. Mary's and two years in this county, near Sorghotown. He came to Curds- ville in October, 1865 ; Nov. 27, 1867, he married Mary M., daughter of Henry Bell (deceased). Of their four children only two are living-Henry E. and William A. James H. and W. Malcolm are deceased. Mr. Head owns a farm of 124 acres. He and family are members of the Catholic church.
Charles E. Hennig was born in Brandenburg, Prussia, and came to America in 1869. He landed in New York and went from there to Chicago, where he remained two months. Then went North to Michigan and Minnesota, and thence to California, Oregon, and the Sonthern States, and came back North to St. Louis, where he remained six months. Then made another trip, going North to St. Paul, South to New Orleans, and North again to Cincinnati, where he re- mained eighteen months ; then went to Albany, N. Y., and re- mained six months ; then back to Cincinnati. In 1874 he came to Kentucky, locating first in Hunt County. In 1877 he came to Daviess County, and in 1880 bought a farm of 150 acres on Green River, in Curdsville Precinct, where he now lives. He was married in Cincinnati in 1873, to Mary Inglehart, a native of Germany, born Aug. 10, 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Hennig are members of the Catholic clinrch.
Jacob Hill, born in Randolph County, Va., April 29, 1814, is a son of Jolin Hill (deceased), a native of Pennsylvania, who brought his family to Washington County, Ky., in 1821, and resided there till his death, Oct. 7, 1878, aged ninety-two years. Jacob was reared on a farm in Washington County, and educated in the St. Rose and St. Mary's academies. He came to Daviess County in December, 1857, settling in Vanover Precinct. In 1862 he came to this precinct, where he still resides. He was married Oct. 4, 1836, to Harriet Bandford, daughter of Henry Bandford. Of their ten children but nine are living-Anna E., Maria L., Jolin, Jo- sephine, Frances, Jane, Alice, Sallie and Nannie. One danghter, Eliza, and her husband, Sylvester Summers, were murdered by an Irishman in 1870. Mr. Hill has been Constable six years. He and family are members of the Catholic church.
John R. Lambert was born in Henderson County, Ky., April 7, 1849. His father, John H. Lambert, was a native of Indiana, but was reared in Henderson County. John R. was educated in his
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native county and at Bethel College, Russellville, Ky. In 1874 he went to Zion, Ky., where he carried on a store of general mer- chandise three years; then brought his stock to Delaware and continued in the mercantile business till 1880. Since November, 1880, he has been running the Delaware flour and saw mill. May 1, 1872, he married Emma F. Davis. Of their four children but two are living-Mattie and Sarah. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and K. of P. He is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
James F. Linton, was born in Washington County, Ky., Jan. 1, 1839, and came to Daviess County in 1859. He was married Jan. 9, 1866, to Helen Able, a native of Marion County, Ky. They have seven children-James W., Martha E., Joseph, Ronymus, Mary D., Ivo, and Patrick. In August, 1861, Mr. Linton enlisted in the Confederate army and served four years. He was captured at Donelson and taken to Camp Douglas where he remained from Feb. 8 to Sept. 15, 1862, when he was exchanged and returned to his command. He was again captured at Vicksburg the following June, and made his escape, but was recaptured in August and taken to Alton, Ill., and kept a month, when he tunneled out and again escaped. He took a boat and went to St. Louis, and re- mained three weeks with friends. IIe then came to Owensboro, and joined another command and served eight months. He was wounded at Fort Donelson in the shoulder and hip; at Champion Hills he received two slight wounds in the thigh; received a flesh wound in the thigh at Baker's Creek; and in Crittenden County received a wound in the lower part of the arm, which extended to the shoulder, and from which he had twenty-six pieces of bone taken. Mr. Linton is a member of the Catholic church and St. Alphonsus Temperance Society.
John A. Lyddane, son of Peter Lyddane, was born in Bardstown, Ky., April 7, 1848, and came to this county with his parents in December, 1856. Ile was reared on the farm where J. E. Thomp- son now lives, in Sorghotown, and educated at St. Mary's College. Ile afterward taught school six winters, farming in the summer. He was married Feb. 11, 1873, to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Smith, of Marion County, Ky. To them were born two children, one living-Nettie. Mrs. Lyddane died Ang. 2, 1875. Sept. 26, 1882. Mr. Lyddane married Nannie, daughter of Mrs. Mary Buck- ler, of Owensboro. Mr. Lyddane owns 202 acres of land in part-
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nership with his brother, Joseph J. He is a member of the Catholic church.
Alfred McCain, son of John MeCain, was born in Caldwell County, Ky., Feb. 16, 1826, but removed to Henderson County with his parents when an infant, where he was reared and educated. In 1842 he came to Curdsville with his parents, and still resides on part of the old homestead. He was married in 1859 to Mrs. Har- riet W. Cummings, daughter of Frank Johnson. Of their four chil- dren but one is living-John H. Mrs. MeCain had three children by her former marriage, only two now living-Robert and James F. Cummings.
Henry H. McCain was born in Curdsville, Ky., April 27, 1847. He received a common-school education. He has always lived on the old homestead farm where his father settled in 1842. He enlisted in the late war in Company H, Seventeenth Kentneky In- fantry, and was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Murfrees- boro, Corinth, Chattanooga, Resaca and many others. He was married Jan. 10, 1867, to Susan C., daughter of Hiram MeDonald, deceased. They are the parents of six children, five living-John H., Cora B., Mary I., Daniel A. and Charlie Garfield. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and Baptist church. His father, Jolin D. McCain, was born in Mecklenburg County, Va., July 24, 1800, and was a son of John MeCain, who came from Ireland when a small boy. He went to Tennessee when small, and when a young man came to Kentucky. He married Alsie McDowell. They were the parents of eleven children, three boys and three girls now living. Ile died July 5, 1876.
John N. McCurty was born at his present residence in Curds- ville Precinet, Feb. 23, 1854, and was a son of John M. McCarty (deceased), an early settler of Daviess County. He received a common-school education. In February, 1877, he married Mary A. Byrns. They are the parents of four children, only two living -Mary and Maggie L. Mr. MeCarty is School Trustee for Dis- triet No. 75, and has been Road Surveyor two years. He owns 125 acres of good land. Mr. and Mrs. MeCarty are members of the Catholic church.
Banister W. Mc Farland, born in Daviess County, Ky., March 6, 1826, is a son of James McFarland (deceased ), of North Carolina, who came to this county in an early day, when only a boy. Mr. MeFarland was reared on a farm, and educated in the early sub- scription schools. He was married Dec. 24, 1846, to Martha Cal-
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hoon. They were the parents of nine children, only five living- William, Samuel, James, Martha and Jolin. His wife died in 1865. In 1866 he married Mrs. Mildred C. Thompson, daughter of John Ricks. They have five children-George C., Mggee, Harry, Panline and Sallie. Mr. McFarland owns a farm of 174 acres, which is being carried on by his son William. He has been buying tobacco in Curdsville for the past two years, and since August, 1881, has had a livery stable. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity.
Robert A. Merimee, born in Nelson County, Ky., Oct. 18, 1842, is a son of Thomas Merimee, a native of Jefferson County, Ky. He came to Daviess County in 1866, having visited this county sev- eral years previous. He owns 110 acres, and is engaged in farm- ing and stock-raising. He was married July 22, 1867, to Mattie Griffin. To them have been born seven children, only six living- Victor, William, Robert, Eddie, Joseph and Paul. The family are members of the Catholic church.
George W. Morgan, born in Curdsville Precinct, Ky., Jan. 6, 1845, is a son of George W. Morgan, a native of Ohio County, Ky. He was reared on a farm, and educated at Cecilian College, Har- din County, Ky. He was married April 11, 1871, to Amanda, daughter of Pins Grant, and a native of Washington County, Ky. Two children have been born to them, only one living -- George Elmer, a bright, intelligent boy. Mr. Morgan has a good farm of sixty acres, and is an industrious and useful citizen. They are members of the Catholic church.
Dabney T. Osborne, born in Halifax County, Va., Nov. 24, 1824, is a son of Thomas Osborne, a native of South Carolina, who was born during the Revolution. His grandparents had to flee from the Tories, his grandmother having her arm nearly cut off in three places. His grandfather was an Englishman aud owned three ships that were captured by the British. He afterward owned a third of Richmond, Va. He was in the battle of Guilford Court- House, Lexington, Cowpens, and many others, under Washington. He died soon after the close of the war. Dabney T. Osborne came to Daviess County in 1851. He owns 135 acres of good land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He is considered one of the best marksmen in the county, having killed about 1,000 deer, and a large number of turkeys, etc. Heisa member of the Cum- berland Presbyterian church.
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