The Biographical encyclopaedia of Kentucky of the dead and living men of the nineteenth century, Part 101

Author: Armstrong, J. M., & company, pub
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Cincinnati, J. M. Armstrong
Number of Pages: 946

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Kentucky, in connection with his brother-in-law, Gen. Boyle; acquired a large and lucrative practice ; gained considerable distinction at the bar, and was noted for his energy, and great devotion to just and honorable principles. At the breaking out of the civil war, he espoused the cause of the Government, and had great faith to the last in the overthrow of the rebellion. He was a man of fine social qualities, of amiable disposi- tion, adhered to his friends with great generosity, was controlled by large and liberal principles, and was con- sidered one of the brightest and most promising men of his day.

URRELL, HENRY C., Merchant, was born in Barren County, Kentucky, June 16, 1832. His father, Jones Murrell, was a successful farmer and trader. After acquiring a plain English education, and being naturally of an industri- ous and ambitious disposition, he commenced business at an early age, as clerk in the general mer- chandise store of Murrell, Moss & Co., where he re- mained for two years. In 1851, he went, with his uncle, the senior member of the above firm, to Louis- ville, and commenced in the wholesale grocery business, which he has carried on successfully for a quarter of a century, with only three changes-his uncle continuing with him until 1860. The name of the first house was Murrell, Trigg & Co., and was composed of Robert Mur- rell, now of New York City; Alanson Trigg, of Glas- gow, Kentucky ; C. C. Bowles, and H. C. Murrell. Mr. H. C. Murrell then purchased the interests of the other partners, and entered into a new partnership, with G. C. Castleman and J. P. Torbitt, under the style of Castleman, Murrell & Co. In the latter part of 1867, this firm was dissolved, and a new one formed, with Jacob F. Weller, under the name of Murrell & Weller. In 1870, Mr. Weller withdrew, and the busi- ness was conducted by Mr. Murrell alone, until 1876, when he gave his brother Samuel an interest. Thus the name of Murrell has been connected prominently with the wholesale grocery business in the State for many years, and is now perhaps as widely known as any other in Louisville. His interests have not been confined to this business alone, but he has been exten- sively connected with railroad and other interests. For many years, he was an officer of the Northern Bank of Kentucky, of Louisville; and, for several years, has been a Director of the Louisville, Nashville, and Great Southern Railroad. He is now a member of the city Board of Aldermen, and Chairman of the joint Finance Committee of the General Council. In politics, he, without being demonstrative, is firm in his convictions, and gives his influence and vote to the Democratie party, of which he is regarded as a faithful and efficient

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member. He married Miss Emma Gorin, daughter of | fine personal appearance ; grave in aspect, and courteous Thomas J. Gorin, of Glasgow, Kentucky, and is the in his manners; and stands high in his profession and in the estimation of the community, of which he has long been a valuable member. father of four children. His public services have met with expressions of the warmest approval, and his great powers of judgment and discrimination are indorsed by all. He now enjoys the fruits of an industrious and ex- emplary life, and the confidence and esteem of the com- munity in which he moves.

ICKMAN, JOHN F., M. D., was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, April 8, 1821. His father was William Hickman, a Virginian by birth, a farmer in the early part of his life, who removed to Illinois, in 1833; represented San- gamon County in the State Legislature; was City Judge, in Springfield, and was elected to fill other offices of the county; a worthy and useful man until his death, which occurred January 14, 1874, in the eighty- fourth year of his age. His mother's maiden name was Mary M. Caldwell. Dr. Hickman received his early education in a country school, in Shelby County ; but had not the advantages of a collegiate course, and all the knowledge and polish he has acquired are due to his unflinching energy and studious habits. In youth, he manifested a preference for the profession of medi- cine, and bent his untiring efforts to the attainment of his desire. He began studying in Illinois, in 1843, and, in the following year, returned to Kentucky and fin- ished his studies under his brother, Dr. William Hick- man. He commenced the practice of his profession in Hart County, Kentucky, where he remained during 1846 and part of 1847, when he returned to Shelby County, and soon established a fine practice. At this time, he also engaged in the drug business, with moder- ate success. On November 19, 1858, he removed to Bardstown, where he has since been located, successfully engaged in the practice of medicine. He is a man of sterling qualities of heart and mind, and has a high moral character. He has been an active member of the Masonic fraternity for twelve years, and an Odd-fellow during a period of twenty years. He is a strong advo- cate of temperance ; has been a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for thirty-six years; and, has been a member of various medical societies. Dr. Hickman was married, October 1, 1851, to Miss Sallie Ann Currey, of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, who died May 24, 1858, leaving one son. This son, William Hickman, is married, and is an enterprising business man. In 1860, February 14, Dr. Hickman married Miss Emma Wilson, daughter of Tyler Wilson, of Nelson County, formerly of Virginia; this union was blessed with four children, two of whom, sons, are still living. Dr. Hickman is a well-preserved man of medium size, and

ATHRIGHT, JOHN THOMAS, Manufacturer, was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on August II, 1841. His father, Owen Gath- right, was a farmer of that county for many years. His mother was Eliza A. Austin. His education was acquired at the city schools of Louisville, being finished upon his graduation from the High-school, at the age of eighteen years. He then went to work as clerk for his father, who had moved to Louisville, and embarked in the retail stove and tin- ware business. At the outbreak of the war, two years later, he joined the Federal forces by enlisting, as a pri- vate soldier, in the Twenty-second Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, under Col. D. W. Lindsay, of Frankfort.

For eighteen months he remained in the regiment, and participated in all the actions in which it took part, in- cluding the capture of Cumberland Gap and Vicks- burg. At the expiration of this time, he left the field service, with the rank of captain, and was appointed, by Gov. Bramlette, to the command of the State militia, and assigned to duty in the Louisville district, and con- tinued until the close of the war. While occupying this latter position, he kept books for the wholesale auction house of S. G. Henry & Co., and continued after the close of the war, until 1866. He then com- menced business on his own account, manufacturing harness, etc., with his cousin, J. B. Gathright, under the name of Gathright & Co. In 1869, he disposed of his interest to J. J. Harbison, and was, for three years, engaged with J. W. Morrill & Co. In 1872, he com- menced, in his present establishment on Main Street, in the saddle and harness business, and has succeeded in building up a very large trade, and is working more hands than any house of the kind in the State, with one exception. He is the inventor and patentee of several useful contrivances in the direct line of his business, which have proved remunerative to him. He is one of the original Directors of the Mechanics' and Manufac- turers' Exchange, and President of the Merchants' Ad- vertising Company, which publishes a weekly paper, called the "Merchants' and Manufacturers' Advertiser," that has a circulation of several thousands. He is a good writer, and his contributions to that journal are full of merit. Since 1867, he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church, and, since 1869, has filled the office of elder. For five years he has been a Director, and at present is the Treasurer, of the Presbyterian Orphans' Home. In 1864, he was married to Sallie

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Dunlap, daughter of T. G. Dunlap, of Shelby County. His whole career has been characterized by prudence and integrity, and his many social qualities make him a good and useful citizen.

POLLOWAY, WILLIAM S., Lawyer, was born February 12, 1847, in Woodford County, Ken- tucky. His parents were William Barry and Mary Jane (Chilton ) Holloway, the former a native of Jessamine County, and the latter of Woodford County. His father followed agri- cultural pursuits mainly, and was the son of Spencer Holloway, a Tennesseean. His grandfather, William Chilton, was a Woodford County farmer. William S. Holloway was raised on the farm, and prepared for col- lege in the private schools of the neighborhood. In 1864, he entered the Kentucky University, at Harrods- burg, where he remained three years. He then turned his attention to teaching school, in Missouri and Cali- fornia, for a while; after traveling for a year or two, he returned to Kentucky, and taught school in Jessamine and Woodford Counties, in 1871, 1872, and 1873, read- ing law during his leisure hours. In 1875, he grad- uated from the Law School at Lexington, and at once entered upon the practice of his profession at Nicholas- ville, where he has since resided. Mr. Holloway is a Democrat of the straitest school, and, with great re- luctance, voted for Horace Greeley, in 1872.

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TOLL, GEORGE, JR., Bank Cashier and Rev- enue Official, was born in Lexington, Kentucky, December 22, 1841; being the son of George Stoll, who is now United States Commissioner in the same city. Mr. Stoll received his early education in the public-schools of his native town; and, after several years of earnest effort, in 1857, graduated at Transylvania University, with high honors. The year following, he took a course of business instruc- tion at Cincinnati; and, soon after, accepted the posi- tion of book-keeper in the old Agricultural Deposit Bank at Lexington, remaining in that capacity until 1861. He was elected City Clerk of Lexington, which office he held until 1865. During this period he officiated in the Internal Revenue Office, having been appointed by the United States authorities. In 1865, he became chief assistant to D. S. Goodloe, Assessor. Resigning this po- sition, after a short time, he became chief clerk in the Internal Revenue Department in his district-an office of great trust, taking into consideration the immense rev- enue accruing to the Government from Fayette, Clarke, Bourbon, Jessamine, Franklin, Woodford, Nicholas, Lin-

coln, Tyler, and Mercer Counties, having registered distilleries of grain to the number of one hundred and, seventy-two, and an almost unlimited number of fruit distilleries; this position he now holds. The Lexington City National Bank was established in 1865, with Judge W. C. Goodloe as president, and A. M. Barnes cashier; and, in 1872, he held the positions of cashier, director, and collector, still filling the offices of cashier and di- rector. Mr. Stoll was married to Miss Julia C. Hamil- ton, daughter of James Hamilton, the oldest hemp man- ufacturer in Lexington, on the 3d of September, 1863. Their children are five in number-three sons and two daughters. He was a staunch Unionist during the war, and is an influential and consistent member of the Re- publican party; and, although his position was not a popular one, his neighbors unite in crediting him for always casting his influence for the general good, and being ready at all times to lend his aid to the best inter- ests of the community, regardless of party or personal preference.

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ALL, THOMAS GRAVES, M. D., was born March 7, 1844, in Pendleton County, Ken- tucky; and is the third of seven children, whose parents were Thomas Graves Hall and Selina Frances (McCarty) Hall. His father was a

farmer, a native of Scott County, Kentucky, but during most of his life resided in Pendleton County, and there died, in 1863. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and for one term represented Pendleton County in the Legislature. His mother was a native of Pen- dleton County, and daughter of Reuben F. McCarty, an early pioneer of the county from Virginia, and a soldier in the war of 1812. The subject of this sketch worked on the farm, and attended school of Winters, until about the age of sixteen. In 1859 and 1860, he attended Dodd's High-school, at Shelbyville, and ac- quired a fair knowledge of mathematics, the natural sciences, and Latin. In the Fall of 1862, he entered Company K, Ninth Kentucky Confederate Mounted In- fantry, under Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge, and remained the greater part of three years in the army, in Ken- tucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, and partici- pated in the battles of Missionary Ridge, Taylor's Ridge, besides numerous lesser engagements and skirmishes. But his regiment was chiefly connected with the exten- sive raids incumbent upon the limited cavalry service of the army. After returning home, in 1865, he began the study of medicine, under the direction of Dr. J. HI. Barbour. He read assiduously, and attended lectures in the Ohio College of Medicine at Cincinnati, until, in 1867, when he graduated at that institution. He at once began practice at Falmouth, where he has since resided with the exception of one year spent profession-

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ally in Bracken County. In a brief professional career, he has been remarkably successful. He is passionately devoted to his profession, and is a man of great integ- rity of character, and exceptionally fine personal habits. He is a Democrat in politics, and is, religiously, a Bap- tist. Dr. Hall was married, August 1, 1866, to Mary E. Huey, daughter of Francis C. Huey, of Pendleton County, Kentucky.

ELBY, BEN., Lawyer, son of the Hon. Benja- min Selby, was born January 31, 1826, in Co- lumbia, Adair County, Kentucky. His father was a Marylander by birth; came to Kentucky, and settled in Bourbon County ; afterwards re- moved to Adair County, where he became prominent in the affairs of the State. He was, for nine- teen years, a member of the Kentucky Legislature, and, in his long political history, was opposed but twice, and only once defeated. In 1834, under Gov. Breathitt, he became Auditor of State, and held the position uninter- ruptedly until his death, in 1845. He was a Democrat of the old school, and, before entering on political life, was possessed of a fine fortune. He was an accom- plished gentleman, a dignified courtier, a successful poli- tician, of unblemished character, and was one of the most valuable public men of his day. The son, whose name heads this sketch, received a collegiate education, and commenced the study of the law at the age of sev- enteen, in the office of Judge Thomas B. Monroe, in Frankfort. He afterwards served as deputy in the Cir- cuit Court at Lebanon for some time, and was finally admitted to the bar at Frankfort. He then spent three years in his father's office, as Auditor of Public Ac- counts. After engaging for a short time in his profes- sion at Frankfort, he removed to Louisville, and formed a partnership with the Hon. George R. McKee. In 1851, he became State Librarian and Superintendent of Public Property, and held the position two years. He then resumed his profession. In 1859, while living at La Grange, he was elected Clerk of the State Senate; but, during that Winter, resigned. He located at Emi- nence, where he now resides, in 1872. In 1866, he was elected Attorney for Henry County, and held the office for eight years. He has, like his father, always been a Democrat. When the war broke out, he stood on the side of the South, but was a non-combatant. He is a man of fine face and attractive personal appearance, is a speaker of ability, stands well in his profession, takes an active interest in social affairs, is possessed of a fine fund of ready wit, and is generally prominent in the political contests of his section. Mr. Selby was married, in 1844, to Miss Lucy S. Hunter ; and, after her death, was again married, in 1853, to Miss Docia Stone.

CHENRY, HON. JOHN HARDIN, Lawyer, was born October 13, 1797, in Washington County, Kentucky; and died, at his residence in Owensboro, November 1, 1871. His father was the Rev. Barnabas McHenry, who emi- grated from Maryland, and was one of the pio- neer preachers of his denomination in the West; and his mother was a daughter of Col. John Hardin, who was killed while on a mission to the Indians in the North-western Territory. He received a good educa- tion, chiefly under the teaching of his father; studied law under his uncle, the distinguished Martin D. Har- din, at Frankfort; obtained license, in 1819, and began his profession at Litchfield, in Grayson County. In 1821, Gov. Adair appointed him Commonwealth's At- torney, and Hon. Alney McLean, Judge, of the new Judicial District, consisting of the counties of Daviess, Henderson, Breckinridge, Ohio, and Muhlenburg. He at once removed to Hartford, and entered upon the duties of his office; resigned in 1839; in the following year, was elected to the Legislature; in 1845, was elected to Congress, from the Second Congressional District of Kentucky, as a Whig; in 1849, was elected a dele- gate, from Ohio and Hancock Counties, to the conven- tion which framed the present Constitution of Kentucky; and, in 1853, located at Owensboro, where he continued to reside until his death. He had the unbounded confi- dence of his fellow-citizens, and was regarded as one of the most able and successful lawyers, and best men of his day, in the State; and probably traveled over a larger circuit, and did a more laborious practice, than any of his contemporaries. He was universally beloved. Mr. McHenry was married to Hannah Davis, and left seven children : Hon. Henry D., of Ohio County ; Col. John H., of Owensboro, William H. and W. E., of St. Louis; L. S. McHenry, of Louisville ; and Mrs. Dr. Hale and Mrs. Robert Craig, of Daviess County.

cBRAYER, Z. P., Banker, was born January 10, 1830, in Anderson County, Kentucky. His father, James McBrayer, and his mother, Eliza- beth (White) McBrayer, were of Scotch-Irish origin, and were brought, at an early age, from Virginia to Harrod's Station, being among the first settlers of the State. His grandmother and grand- father are believed to be the first white people who died a natural death in Kentucky. Z. P. McBrayer received a good education, which he finished at Bacon College, Harrodsburg. At the age of twenty, he went to Cali- fornia, and there engaged in mining, trading, and poli- tics; was Sheriff and Circuit Clerk for Yola County, California, for two or three years; made some trading trips to South America, the Sandwich Islands, and Salt

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Lake, leading an exceedingly active and successful life for six years. In 1856, he returned to Harrodsburg, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1870, in connection with Messrs. Trapnell and Davis, he established the banking-house of which he is now the leading member, having bought out the Commercial Bank of Harrodsburg, in which he was president. He has been Chairman of the Board of Town Trustees for a number of years; Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Internal Im- provements for Mercer County ; originated, and is now President of, the South-western Railroad; has taken a most active and leading interest in all matters relating to the welfare of the county; and, as an earnest Demo- crat, has been a leading spirit in the political demon- strations of his section; and his great financial and executive ability have brought him into requisition as administrator, guardian, and trustee, for a number of estates in his neighborhood. He has been a most suc- cessful business man; has been noted for his upright- ness of character ; has the universal confidence of the people; and is one of the most public-spirited, enter- prising, and valuable men of his community. He is a deacon in the Presbyterian Church, and is one of its most active and useful members. Mr. McBrayer was married, in 1861, to Miss Delia Hoskins, a graduate of the famous Tevis school, at Shelbyville; a lady of rare refinement and culture, and of great beauty of person. They have five living children : Maude, Sanford, Marie, Bessie, and Musa, all of whom exhibit in their charac- ter and daily walk the careful training of the mother.

EMPLE, JOHN B., Banker, was born Decem- ber 30, 1815, in Logan County, Kentucky. His parents were Benjamin and Eleanor E. Temple. His mother was a daughter of Gen. Jonathan Clark, an officer of the Revolution, and brother of Gen. George Rogers Clark, well known in the early history of the West. His paternal grandfather, Col. Benjamin Temple, was an aid to Gen- eral Washington in his early military career, and was a lieutenant-colonel in the Revolutionary War, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Charleston. His father, Benjamin Temple, was a merchant in early life, and was subsequently one of the flourishing farmers of Logan County, where he died. John B. Temple received his early education at home, and at Bowling Green, and under Judge William V. Loving; and, in 1832, entered Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, where he graduated, in 1836. He studied law, at Transylvania University, under Judges Mayes and Robertson ; graduated in the Spring of 1838; immediately located at Russellville for practice of his profession, in which he engaged with great success until 1848, when he removed to Frankfort

to accept the office of State Auditor, to which he had been appointed by Governor Crittenden. In the Fall of 1850, he was appointed Cashier of the Farmers' Bank of Kentucky, which then went into operation. Held the position until 1867; in 1869, was chosen second Vice- President of the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany of Kentucky; two years subsequently was made its president, and still holds that office. In the early part of the war, and while Cashier of the Farmers' Bank, he was appointed by the Legislature as a member of the State Military Board, and was chosen its president, holding the position one year. He has contributed some articles and addresses to the newspapers, and is a writer of considerable ability. He has long been a member of the Presbyterian Church, and has been three times married : to Miss Susan M. Bibb, of Russellville, Ken- tucky, in 1843; to Miss Mary C. Fall, of Frankfort, in 1853; and to Blandina Brodhead, in 1857. By his last marriage, he has three surviving children.

INTHICUM, HON. THOMAS PRATHER, Lawyer and Politician, was born January 6, 1807, at Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, where, amid the scenes and associations of his youth, he spent almost all the days of a worthy and important career. He was employed as a clerk, in. the store of a merchant of Bardstown, from boyhood to his early manhood; then, in his sixteenth year, he firmly determined to acquire a good education, and choose a profession. He entered St. Joseph's Col- lege, which he attended regularly for several years, riding six miles, without regard for weather or health. Upon leaving this college, he at once entered the office of the celebrated Ben Hardin as a law student ; after three years of the closest application and profound study, he was admitted to practice, and at once taken into part- nership by his preceptor. His efforts for self-culture and elevation had been incessant and severe, and the future now promised honors, wealth, and friends. His first step in public life was to become a candidate for the office of county prosecutor, which was successful. At this period of his life he married. In 1840, he was elected to represent the county in the State Legislature, and subsequently served two terms in the State Senate. Thesc several years of political honor and success scem to have satisfied him, and henceforth he devoted himself to the interests of his native town and county. He was appointed county commissioner for the settlement of es- tates, and was subsequently elected judge of the county court, which latter position he continued to fill with dis- tinguished ability and fidelity for many years, until thic loss of his hearing suggested to him the necessity of re- tiring from public service. He was about twenty years

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· President of the Louisville and Bardstown Turnpike Company, and, by his perseverance during many years, secured the payment of damages incurred by the de- struction of two large bridges on their road, by the mili- tary of the United States Government, during the civil war. The brother of Judge Linthicum purchased a farm, but was unable to complete the payment, when the Judge stepped in, purchased the premises, and, upon the death of his brother, gave the property to his brother's widow. Judge Linthicum, prior to 1860, had been a worldly man, seeking, with all the force of an earnest nature, the fullest enjoyment of the good things of this world. In that year, at the so- licitation of his pious wife and daughter, he attended the services at the Bardstown Baptist Church, held by the youthful Lorimer, of Louisville. He united with the Baptist Church, and, being a man of deep feelings and strong convictions, responded faithfully and will- ingly to all the demands which religion and the Church made upon his time, his talents, and his money. He served as deacon for many years, until, at his own re- quest, on account of increasing bodily infirmities, he was released from such duties. He brought to the Church such an earnest, sincere, and intelligent piety, as to make him a prominent member and loved brother. His religion was eminently practical, ennobling a life which even before had been a grand one. He was, per- haps, the wealthiest man in his Church, but none was humbler than he. All the force and energy of a strong nature were still devoted to administering his public functions and large private trusts; to advancing the in- terests of the people of his native town and State, and to the judicious application, to deserving causes and suffering fellow-creatures, of a charity, indeed, unusu- ally liberal. He was married to Elizabeth Malone, of Shelby County, a lady of excellent family and culture, with whom he lived in the fullest happiness, and to whom he owed much of his success in this world, and especially in seeking "the promise of the world to come." His only daughter married a Mr. McKay, of Bardstown. Judge Linthicum died, without a struggle, without any expectation or warning to himself or his family and friends, on the night of July 30, 1874, in the sixty-eighth year of his age. Judge Linthicum was highly educated, of a profound, earnest, and sincere na- ture. His official life was a long, varied, and responsi- ble one, which he filled honorably to himself and satis- factorily to his constituents. During a period of forty years before his death, he was charged with many pub- lic and private trusts. He was an able lawyer, an hon- orable Christian gentleman, and a citizen of the largest public spirit and charity ; and the death of few men of his county and community was more widely felt or more sincerely mourned and deplored as a great public misfortune.

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The Biographical encyclopaedia of Kentucky of the dead and living men of the nineteenth century, Part 101

Author: Armstrong, J. M., & company, pub Publication date: 1878 Publisher: Cincinnati, J. M. Armstrong Number of Pages: 946

Author: Armstrong, J. M., & company, pub
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Cincinnati, J. M. Armstrong
Number of Pages: 946