History of Daviess County, Kentucky, together with sketches of its cities, villages, and townships, educational religious, civil military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, biographies of representative citizens, and an outline history of Kentucky, Part 57

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Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : Inter-state Pub. Co., Evansville, Ind., Reproduction by Unigraphic
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Ignatius Jarboe, of this precinct. They have had eight children, of whom four are living-Guy G., Henry T., William E. and Mary J. Mr. Aud has been Postmaster for Knottsville since 1877, and Justice of the Peace since 1879. He is a worthy member of the Catholic church.


Joseph B. Aud, of the firm of J. B. Aud & Brother, Knotts- ville, was born in Nelson County, Ky., Dec. 19, 1829, and is a son of Thomas O. Aud (deceased), also a native of Nelson County, who brought his family to Knottsville in 1838, where he died in March, 1853. Our subject was brought up in Knottsville, where he attended the common schools. He also attended St. Mary's College, in Marion County, for a time. For a short time he taught school, but in 1859 he and his brother, Hillary T. Aud, engaged in the mercantile business in Knottsville under the present name. They have been in the business ever since, and are consequently the oldest business firm in Daviess County. They carry a general stock of $5,000, doing an annual business of $17,000. Mr. Aud was Postmaster for Knottsville about five years, and Magistrate for eight years. In September, 1864, he married Miss Annie, daugh- ter of William Sansbury. She died in December, 1876; and he married, in September, 1878, Nannie Mattingly, daughter of George Mattingly, of Whitesville, this county.


Benjamin T. Aull, farmer, Knottsville, was born in Nelson County, Ky., April 27, 1826, and is a son of Benjamin Aull, a native of Maryland, who came to Kentucky when a boy, and brought his family to this county in the fall of 1826, where the subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and educated in the common or subscription schools. He was married Jan. 16, 1847, to Miss Joanna, daughter of James Carrico. They had twelve children, of whom but six are living-William, Thomas, Francis, Helena, Mar- shall and Anna. One daughter, Catherine, died in August, 1872, at the age of eighteen years. Mr. Auli recently sold his farm in this precinct, and now owns a homestead of but twenty-nine acres, at Knottsville, where he lives rather retired. Mr. Aull is a worthy member of the Catholic church.


Ignatius A. Aull, farmer, Knottsville Precinet, was born in this precinct, on Pup Creek, two miles northeast of Knottsville, Feb. 6, 1841, and is a son of Benjamin Aull (deceased), a native of Maryland, who came to Nelson County, Ky., in a very early day, and afterward to Daviess County. Our subject's mother's maiden name was Maria Drury. Mr. Aull was brought up on his father's


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farm, and received a limited education in a subscription school, tanght in a log cabin, with split poles for seats, and a puncheon writing desk. He was married May 2, 1865, to Miss Mary Melissa Long, daughter of Richard Long. They have eight children- Mary J., Edward, Annie, Teresa, Ellis, Emma, Josephine and Barnhard. Mr. Anll is engaged in farming and stock-raising on his farm of 200 acres, four miles east of Knottsville. On the 8th day of October, 1882, he purchased the general store of W. S. Hazel, in Knottsville, and the business is conducted by T. E. Aull, under firm name of I. A. Aull & Co. Mr. Aull is a member of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society.


James Aull, born in Nelson County, Ky., June 24, 1817, was a son of Benjamin Aull, a native of Maryland, and a descendant of the Lord Baltimore Catholics. His early education was received in the early log school-house, while residing on his father's farin. He came to Daviess County with his parents in 1827, and has since resided here with the exception of five years spent in Hancock County. He owns a farm of 121 acres six miles northeast of Knottsville. He was mar- ried in 1839 to Charlotte, daughter of Abraham McDaniel. Eleven children were born to them, nine now living-William T., James A., John Z. T., George W., Charles R., Verlinda J., Elizabeth F., Martha E. and Margaret A. Mary V. and Victoria are deceased. Both left families. Mr. Anll's family are members of the Catholic church. He is a member of the Total Abstinence Society.


Thomas E. Aull, merchant, Knottsville, was born in Knotts- ville Precinct, May 26, 1849, and is a son of Ben. T. Aull, of Knotts- ville. The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm, and received a common-school education ; he also attended for a time the select school of Prof. H. P. Hart, of Owensboro. He afterward taught shool nine months in Knottsville. In 1870 he went into the mercantile business in Knottsville with his brother, J. W. Anll, under the firm name of T. E. Aull & Bro. In 1872 our subject sold his interests to C. O. Clements, and ran the business for him for eighteen months. IIe was elected Constable for this precinct in 1874, and re-elected in 1876. Heresigned his office in 1878. From 1878 to 1880 he was Deputy Sheriff for the upper end of the county under E. C. Davis, and from January, 1880, to October of the same year he engaged in the grocery business and the manufacture of brick with Jett & Co., of Owensboro. He then sold and accepted the charge as chief salesman of Phillips Bros. & McAtee's grocery store until October, 1882, when he came to Knottsville, and took


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charge of Ignatius A. Aull's large general store, having an inter- est in the business, which is conducted under the firm name of I. A. Aull & Co. They carry a stock of from $3,500 to $4,000, con- sisting of everything usually kept in a first-class general store, and are doing a good business, which is constantly increasing. Mr. Aull was married October, 1870, to Miss Mary Sansbury, daughter of William Sansbury (deceased). This union has been blessed with five children-C. Neva, William A., Joseph and Annie (twins), and Charles. Mr. Aull is a consistent Catholic, and was President of the Total Abstinence Society at St. Lawrence Church during the years 1875 and 1876; and in 1876 he was Vice-President of the Diocesan Union of Total Abstinence. Mr. Aull is an enterpris- ing business man, and bids fair for future success.


Reuben M. Barker, born in Daviess County, Ky., Nov. 8, 1818, was a son of Samuel Barker, a native of Maryland, who came to Kentucky when a boy, first locating in Nelson County, and after- ward in Daviess County. The latter was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fought the Indians under General Hopkins. He died June 23, 1851. Reuben N. was reared on a farm and attended the log-cabin subscription schools, having to walk from three and a half to five miles. He was married June 26, 1845, to Mary E. Chappell, daughter of James Chappell, an early settler of Owens- boro. He came to this county in, 1816, when there was not a brick chimney in Owensboro, and kept a hotel and grocery there. Mrs. Barker has a bedstead that her father made out of walnut sixty-four years ago. Their daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Hall, lives on a part of the old homestead. Mr. Barker's residence is just across the county line, in Hancock County. He is a member of the Methodist church, South. A brother, Samuel Barker, born in Nelson County, Ky., Dec. 7, 1808, was married in 1831, to Rhoda Kallam. Of his eleven children but nine are living-James G., Catherine, Melissa, Rachel J., Mary A., Francis M., Nathaniel H. L., Martin K. and Lonisa T.


Jefferson L. Berry, late of Knottsville Precinct, was born in Madison County, Va., Oct. 1, 1824, and came to Kentucky with his father, Jesse Berry, when two years of age, and a few years later to Daviess County. He was reared on a farm and educated in the early subscription schools. He was married Dec. 24, 1867, to Artie May, daughter of James M. May, of this precinct. Four children were born to them-May, James, Estill and Jefferson. Mr. Berry owned 200 acres of good land five miles southeast of


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Knottsville, and was engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was a member of the Baptist church and belonged to the Masonic fraternity. He died April 18, 1878. At one time Mr. Berry's postoffice address was Hancock County, his children attended school in Ohio County, and he resided in Daviess County.


Benedict J. Bowlds, farmer, one and one-half miles east of Knottsville, was born in this precinct, Jan. 26, 1847, and is a son of Thomas Bowlds (deceased), an early settler of this county. Mr. Bowlds was brought up on his father's farm and educated in the Knottsville school. On Jan. 12, 1869, he married Victoria R., daughter of Benedict J. Hagan. They have nine children-Sophia A., Mary M., Cora A., Raphael H., Rosa L., Maud E., Clara J., Lorena A. and Arthur I. Mr. Bowlds and family are Catholics, and he is a member of the Total Abstinence Society. He owns fifty-eight acres of valuable land.


James D. Bowlds, two miles southeast of Knottsville, farmer and stock-raiser, owning 150 acres of valuable land, was born in Knottsville Precinct, March 27, 1842, and is a son ot Thomas Bowlds (deceased), also a native of this precinct. Mr. Bowlds' grandfather, James Bowlds, was an early settler of Daviess County. Our subject has always been on a farm, and received his education in the common schools. He married Miss Sarah Hagan in 1861, the daughter of Benjamin J. Hagan, of this precinct. They have had ten children, seven of whom are living-Benjamin, Ida, Ed- ward, Jessie, Guy, Lorena and Minnie. Mr. Bowlds is a member of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society, and at one time was ban- ner carrier in that society. He has held the offices of School Trustee and Road Overseer.


Pius J. Bowlds, one and one-half miles northeast of Knotts- ville, was born in this precinct, April 6, 1827, and is a son of James Bowlds (deceased), a native of Nelson County, Ky., who came to this county in 1826. At the age of fourteen years bis mother died, and the family was broken up. Pius learned the car- penter's trade, at which he has worked, for the most part, for the past twenty-five years. He gave especial attention to bridge- building for some time, and was six years in the employ of the L. & N. R. R. Co., engaged in that work. He was married Jan. 31, 1876, to Miss Margaret Payne, daughter of Stephen Payne, of this precinct. They have had three children, two living-Thomas B. and Martha P. Mr. Bowlds served four years in the late war, in Company A, First Kentucky Cavalry, under General Wheeler.


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In the early part of his life, like many other boys, he was obliged to go barefoot. He was eight years old when he got his first pair of shoes, and he walked one and one-half miles through the snow in his bare feet to get them. R. H. Hazel made them for him for 25 cents. Mr. B. is a member of the Catholic church and the Ab- stinence Society.


Zachariah Bowlds, born in Daviess County, Ky., May 9, 1825. was a son of John Bowlds, an early settler of this county. His mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father then moved to Nelson County, where he died wher Zacharialı was five years old. In the fall of 1839 he returned to this county and has since made this his home. He owns 100 acres of good land and is engaged in general farming, though he makes a specialty of tobacco. In 1851 he married Francis, daughter of Henry Wells. They have four children-John H., Mary S., Charles Z. and William H. The family are members of the Catholic church.


John A. Castlen was born in Madison, Ind., Nov. 24, 1828, and is a son of John A. Castlen, a native of Virginia, who died in Mad- ison, Ind., of the cholera, in 1832. Our subject's mother was Eliz- abeth Leet, and a native also of Virginia. She brought her family to Oldham County, Ky., and located near Louisville in 1832. She now resides in this county, and is seventy-nine years old. Mr. Castlen was reared a farmer's boy, and received a common-school education. He came to Daviess County in 1856, and settled in Upper Town Precinct. In 1868 he went to Owensboro, and in company with a Mr. Guthrie built the Owensboro City Foundry, but in 1872 returned to his farm. When a young man Mr. Castlen worked for four years at the carpenter's trade. Ile came to his present farm of 300 acres, four miles southwest of Knottsville, in 1875, where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in 1856 to Miss Martha Carder, daughter of Madison Car- der. They have eight children -- Ida Bell, William F., Elwood, John D., Eugene, Sallie, Katie and Claudie R. Mr. Castlen is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Methodist Episcopal church.


A. Harvey Clements, cabinet-maker and undertaker, Knottsville, was born in Spencer County, Ky., Oct. 1, 1820. and is a son of Will- iam Clements (deceased), a native of Maryland, and an early set- tler of Nelson County, Ky. Mr. Clements was left an orphan at the age of four years, to rely upon his own resources. He was always of an energetic disposition, and early learned the black. 39


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smith's trade, by working at it in winter time only-farming during the summer. He also early learned the use of carpenter's tools. He came to this county in 1838, and soon engaged in the carpen- ter and cabinet-maker's trade. He married Eliza J. Drury in Sep- tember, 1:42, who died four months later. He again married, this time to Malvina W. Collett, by whom he has two children-Richard C. and Mary M. Mr. Clements was Constable a short time, and Justice of the Peace about twelve years. He is a member of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society.


Charles O. Clements, of the firm of W. S. Hazel & Co., Knotts- ville, was born in Clay County, Mo., Ang. 10, 1834, and is a son of Charles Clements (deceased). He was brought to this county by his parents in 1843. IIe worked on a farm until 1868, when he began to keep a hotel and a whisky and beer saloon; this he continned till 1874, when he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1878 he sold his interest in the store, and since then has been engaged in buying tobacco. He was married March 25, 1856, to Appalonia Montgomery by whom he had ten children, nine living -Lney A., Jane O., Henry A., Mary A., Robert F., Lucy E., Clara E., Lillie M. and Genevieve. Mr. Clements is a Catholic Knight.


John H. Clements, farmer, one mile west of Knottsville, was born in Spencer County, Ky., July 31, 1828, and is a son of Charles O. Clements (deceased), a native of Fredericktown, Md., who came to Kentucky when a boy. Our subject came with his parents to this precinct in 1844. He was raised on a farm and educated in a subscription school. He farmed till twenty-four years of age, when he engaged in general merchandising in Owensboro for two years. In 1854 he sold out and came to Knottsville and opened a general store, which he ran until 1862, when he sold to Robernett. In 1872 he opened another store in Knottsville, which was burned eighteen months later. Since that time he has attended to farm- ing. He was married March 11, 1855, to Miss Harriet E., daughter of Henry Wagoner (decease 1). They have had six children born to them, of whom five are living-Charles H., Matilda A., John .I., William B. and Ida Agnes. Mr. Clements was Postmaster for Knottsville for eight years. Mrs. Ciements was born and reared in Spencer County, Ind., near Owensboro, and they were married in Owensboro. She was a Protestant, but embraced the Catholic faith a short time prior to their marriage. Mr. Clements and family are all Catholics.


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Hillary F. Coomes, farmer, stock-raiser and also tobacco mer- chant, Knottsville, was born in this precinct Feb. 20, 1844. He spent his boyhood days on his father's farm, and was educated at St. Mary's College, in Marion County. He engaged in the mercan- tile business in Knottsville for two years, but for the past three years has been dealing in tobacco. He was married Oct. 9, 1866, to Ellenora McDaniel, daughter of Benedict J. McDaniel. They had six children, five living-Marietta, Elizabeth H., Minnie R., Edwin L. and Fabien. Mr. Coomes is a Catholic Knight and a member of the Total Abstinence Society. Richard R. Coomes, father of the above, was born in Nelson County, Ky., April 1, 1812, and is a son of Richard Coomes (deceased), who came from North Carolina to this State as early as 1797, while the Indians were yet here. He was one of the first settlers of Bardstown. Mr. Coomes was educated at St. Mary's College. In April, 1841, he came to this county, and was the first County Surveyor of Daviess County, elected under the new Constitution, in 1850. He established the entire boundary line of McLean County, having been appointed to that work by the Legislature.


Jacob Crouse (deceased), late of Knottsville, was born near Frankfort, Germany, Sept. 4, 1832. His parents were Gabriel and Mary (Buhard) Crouse, also natives of Germany, who emi- grated to Pennsylvania in 1833. In 1838 they removed to Ports- mouth, Ohio. At the age of eighteen Mr. Cronse began to work on railroads. This he continned for two years. In 1855 he went to Memphis, Tenn., and built hewed log houses for one year. He then lived for a time in Cincinnati. In 1859 he came to Owens- boro, and in November, 1860, he went to McLean County, Ky., and took charge of Leet's saw-mill, which he bought soon after- ward, and ran it two years, and sold back to Leet. He worked in various other mills then, and in 1863 he purchased a mill on Pup Creek, which he rebuilt, and ran three years, when it burned. He thien built a mill three miles above Knottsville, using the machin- ery of the old mill. This mill he ran five years. He then lived one year in Owensboro. In 1873 he moved his mill to Knotts- ville, where he ran it till June 1, 1882, when he was killed by the saw. He was married Jan. 22, 1861, to Rebecca O'Brien, by whom he had nine children. Of these six are living-William, Isabel, Agnes, Ivo, Mary and Anna. One daughter, Arie, died at the age of twelve years, and another, Ruth, at seven years of age. Both died in September, 1873, of typhoid fever. Mr. Crouse was


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an upright man, beloved by his neighbors and friends. He was a member of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society.


Davis A. Douthitt, born in Knottsville Precinct, Dec. 19, 1826, was a son of James Louthitt, a native of South Carolina, who came to this county in 1816. He married Elizabeth Barnett, and to them were born four children, only two now living-Davis A. and Pleasant E. Mr. Douthitt was reared a farmer's boy, and his educational advantages were necessarily limited, being confined to the early subscription schools. He now owns a fine farm of 130 acres, and is engaged in general farming. He was married Dec. 20, 1851, to Elizabeth J., daughter of Willis J. Black. Three children were born to them, two now living-Sarah A. and Charles W. Saralı A. married Hardin L. Floyd and resides in Whites- ville; Charles married Ella Dugan, of Owensboro, and resides with his father. Mr. Douthitt is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He is a Mason, and belongs to the .I. O. G. T. and Blue Ribbon Club.


Pleasant E. Douthitt, born Jan. 30, 1832, in Yelvington Pre- cinct, was a son of James and Elizabeth (Barnett) Douthitt. During the late war he enlisted in Conpany B, Eighth Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. A., under J. A. Shackelford. His regiment was in inany small battles and skirmishes, being mostly engaged in routing and capturing guerrillas and bushiwliackers; also was with the party that routed Morgan from the State.


William F. Drury, four miles southeast of Knottsville, on the old homestead, was born, where he still lives, Jan. 29, 1842. His father, Hillary Drury, came to this county in 1832, and settled in the woods on the same tract of land Mr. Drury now occupies. Mr. Drury was educated at St. Mary's College, in Marion County. He was married in November, 1872, to Miss Genevieve Mattingly, daughter of Elias Mattingly, of Breckinridge County, Ky. They liave had four children, three of whom are living-Margaret C., Mary T. and Annie M. Mr. Drury owns the undivided half of the homestead, consisting of 296 acres, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He is a member of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society.


Joel H. Early, farmer and stock-raiser, one mile west of Knotts- ville, was born in Ohio County, Ky., April 8, 1846. IIis father, Lewis S. Early (deceased), was a native of Fayette County, Ky., and came to Ohio County in 1844, and to this county with his family in 1854. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a


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common-school education. He was married March 22, 1866, to Miss Lucy J., daughter of Johnson Miller. She was born in Da- viess County. They have four children-Margaret E., Joseph S., Armilda E. and James W. Mr. Early is a member of the Baptist church, He owns 116 acres of land.


John Evans was born in Jefferson County, Ky., March 24, 1823, and is a son of Francis Evans (deceased), a native of Caroline County, Va., who came to Kentucky in an early day. Our sub- ject's Great-grandfather Evans came from Wales a great many years ago, and settled in Virginia. Mr. Evans was brought up on his father's farm, and his educational advantages were none other save those furnished by the subscription schools, taught in a log cabin with clapboard roof, split poles for seats, a log out for a window, and a plank supported on pins in the wall for a writing desk. Mr. Evans came to this county in 1848, and settled in Knottsville Precinct, where) he still lives, three miles west of Knottsville, on his farm of 180 acres, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married Feb. 11, 1852, to Miss Agnes Read, a daughter of Degrafton Read. They have five children -Mary, Bettie, Morton, Maggie and Charles. Mr. Evans has been a member of the Christian church ever since he was eight- een years of age.


J. H. Ferrell, Hardinsburg road, ten miles east of Owensboro, was born in Spencer County, Ind., May 16, 1839, and is a son of Renben Ferrell (deceased), a native of Virginia. Mr. Ferrell came to this county with his parents in 1855, where he has since resided. In 1873 he married Susan C., daughter of James Clark. They have three children-Minnie, Fannie and Robert. Mr. Fer- rell was a soldier in the late war in Company B, Eighth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, U. S. A. He participated in sev- eral of the smaller engagements, and helped to capture Morgan, the raider. He owns seventy-seven acres of land, and is engaged in general farming.


Griffin Gatewood, son of James Gatewood, was born in Bowling Green, Ky., Sept. 6, 1820. His father was a native of Virginia. He removed from Bowling Green with his family in 1831, to Hancock County, where he died in 1838. Griffin came to Daviess Connty in 1839. He ran Jewell's grist-mill two years and in 1841 came to Knottsville and learned the saddler's trade with L. T. Brown. In November, 1842, he went to Jewell's mill and carried on a saddler's shop till December, 1843, when he removed to Yel-


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vington and remained eight years. He then had a shop in Owens- boro four or five years and since then has been engaged in farming. He was married Feb. 4, 1841, to Martha A., danghter of L. T. Brown. Eleven children have been born to them. only six now living-James L., Amanda, Mattie J., Thomas H., Nannie C. and Edwin L. Thomas II. and Edwin L. are teachers, and are fast gaining enviable reputations. Amanda has also taught in this connty.


Joseph W. Gore, Upper Town Precinct (recently cut off from Knottsville), was born in Knottsville Precinct, Sept. 3, 1826, and is a son of Thomas Gore (deceased), a native of Virginia, who came to this county with his parents from Nelson County, Ky., about 1804 or 1805. Mr. Gore has always lived on a farm. When a young man he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked for twelve years. Since that time hehas devoted his time and atten- tion to farming. He was married in 1853 to Miss Susan Short- ridge, by whom he had six children, four now living-Alice, Oscar, Annie and William. Mrs. Gore died in 1866 and in 1875 he again married, this time to Miss Mary Purcell, by whom he has three children-Mamie, Lida and George. For the past thirty years Mr. Gore has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, South,


Benedict J. Hagan was born near Taylorsville, Spencer Co., Ky. June 10, 1818. His father, Nicholas Hagan, a native of Mary- land, was a shoemaker, and lived in several different places, finally coming to Daviess County in 1838. Benedict J. came here in 1839, and has always been a hard-working farmer, changing much of the land from a wild, nncultivated state to his present well-improved farm. He now owns 140 acres and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in 1840 to Maria J., danghter of Solomon McDaniel. Thirteen children have been born to them, nine of whom are living-Alfred I., Susan C., Sarah E., Stephen P., Rosella V., Robert A., Benediet E., Solomon N. and Lucinda J. One son, Henry L., died in 1878, aged twenty-two years. Mr. Hagan and family are members of the Catholic church. HIe is a member of the Total Abstinence Society.




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