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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Taylor County, Kentucky, and biographies of a dozen of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 22-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin; excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program; and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies provide fairly detailed genealogical data. In addition they often shed light on the area and the times, particularly the Civil War era. The bios include: Charles H. Bennett, George H. Buchanan, James W. Carter, George Jeter, Capt. Rodophil E. Jeter, Robert H. Martin, Robert S. Montague, Dr. William D. Murrah, Robert E. Puryear, Dr. George W. Waddle, James M. Wood, and Charles W. Wright.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Cumberland County, KY, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 23-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: Robert M. Alexander, William Fayette Alexander, James A. Baker, Granville B. McGee, Judge William F. Owsley, Rev. James Pressley McMillan, and John Wesley Williams. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Burkesville.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Marshall County, Kentucky, are recalled in this new 29-page booklet titled: Marshall County, Kentucky, USA . The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Benton (county seat), Birmingham, Briensburg, Calvert City, and Gilbertsville. Among the many subjects included are: separation from Calloway County; Geographic description of the area; Names of many early settlers and where they settled; Brief bios on Absolom and Isaac Johnston, Jack Dooms, James Baker, the Staton brothers, James Brien, Col. Alfred Johnston, William Owen, Rev. Henry Darnall, Robert Rose, Peter Washam, General Arthur H. Davis, John Free, Daniel Pace, Hix Ray, and Mrs. Matilda Woodall; County and Circuit clerks; School commissioners; County attorneys, judges, sheriffs, jailers, assessors, state senate, house of representatives, and surveyors; Capital crimes, including the killing of one slave by another, and the murder of B.F. McNabb; early teachers physicians, and preachers; early government buildings; Lt. Col. Thomas B. Waller and the 20th Kentucky Infantry, Major Wilia Waller and the 16th Kentucky Cavalry, and other Civil War soldiers from the county; Fraternal organizations, churches, the Marshall County Seminary; Where names came from, antiquities and Curiosities, and other interesting bits of history and trivia. This area was part of the Jackson Purchase. An excerpt from the 1885 book concerning this purchase is included. Individual Biographies are included for: Thomas E. Barnes, Augustus Barry, Thomas H. Blewett, George Cooper, Dr. Elijah C. Dycus, John W. Dycus, Dr. John C. Ellis, James H. Flowers, Dr. Benjamin T. Frank, John M. Green, Turner H. Hall, Reuben J. Hill, Wesley A. Holland, John Jenkins, James. H. Johnston, William P. Lee, James R. Lemon, Joseph H. Little, James C. McGee, John Minter Jr., William R. Owens, T.F. Palmer, Campbell Parker, William M. Reed, Dr. Andrew Smith, Dr. R.H. Starks, George E. Walker, Major Wilia Waller, Isaac Washam, Dr. John B. Wilson, Dr. Joseph M. Wilson, and James K. Wilson. The brief WPA excerpt concerns the town of Benton.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early residents of Lyon County Kentucky are recalled in this new 31-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: Gov. Charles Anderson (extensive), William M. Bowman, John Boyd, Achilles Callaway, William M. Campbell, George M. Cash, Daniel B. Cassidy, George Catlett, Alfred H. Champion, John W. Clark, Mims Cotton, George W. Crumbaugh, William S. Dycus, James M. Early, Z.D. Fraser, Thomas C. Glenn, James A. Glenn, James N. Holloway, William T. Hutchinson, Henry R. Hutchinson, John W. Jackson, James L. James Jr., Thomas G. Jones, James D. Kirkpatrick, John E. Kirtley, James Lester, John Long, Gen. Hylan B. Lyon, Senator Willis B. Machen, Matthew C. Marshall, Marcus P. Molloy, Samuel C. Molloy, Bruce L. Murphy, William C. O'Hara, Dr. Archibald D. Purdy, Noah N. Rice, William J. Rice, W.C. Rice, Reginald L. Shelby, John O. Shropshire, Afred J. Sills, Frederick H. Skinner, Thomas C. Skinner, Caleb Stone, Congressman William J. Stone, William W. Thacker, Louis A. Vogle, James W. Vinson, Russell W. Wake, H.C. Wallis, Thomas J. Watkins, David K. Williams, Finis A. Wilson and Dr. Owen B. Withers. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Eddyville and Kelly's Iron Furnace near Kuttawa.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early residents of Crittenden County Kentucky are recalled in this new 34-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies (those with pictures are marked 'pix'), often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: William A. Adams, W.H. Asher, James W. Barklow, P.C. Barnett, T.T. Barnett, L.F. Bennett, J.W. Blue (pix), Dr. M. Bristow, Dr. W.S. Cain, T.J. Cameron, William C. Carnahan, Garland Carter (pix), S.H. Cassidy, I.N. Clement, W.L. Clement, J.H. Clifton, J.T. Cochran, R. Coffield, H.M. Cook, John W. Cook Sr., J.W. Crawford, Samuel F. Crider, T.S. Croft (pix), Alexander Dean, Dr. T.L. Dean, Dr. William J. DeBoe (pix), J.C. Elder Jr., J.R. Finley, R.W. Foster, L.C. Frazier, F.M. Glenn, Dr. W.S. Graves, Dr. James M. Graves, C.R. Hamilton, G.T. Garris, H.A. Haynes, Rev. J.S. Henry, J.H. Hillyard, S. Hodge, L.H. James, Frank M. Jennings, I.W. Kimsey, A. Koon, W.H. Koon, A.D. McFee, W.T. Mayes, J.A. Moore, T.J. Nunn, George W. Perry, J.P. Pierce, A.J. Pickens, William H. Rochester, Peter E. Shewmaker, Peter C. Stephens, J.H. Walker, R. C. Walker, Thomas Wallace, W.E. Weldon, L.A. Weldon, R.W. Wilson, U.G. Witherspoon, D. Woods, and J. N. Woods. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at Marion, Ford's Ferry and Tolu.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Green County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 35-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies provide fairly detailed genealogical data. In addition they often shed light on the area and the times, particularly the Civil War era. The biography of General Hobson is a good example of this. The bios include: Walter W. Anderson, Benjamin W. Bailey, James L. Bale, William J. Bale, Dr. John J. Beard, Dr. F.J. Bibb, Thomas J. Blevins, Dr. E.F. Buchanan, H.P. Buchanan, Melvin A. Buchanan, Frederick Cabell, Benjamin F. Chewning, James T. Close, Robert F. Craddock, Dr. Samuel D. Coakley, Thomas Coakley, James J. Courts, Dr. E.J. Graham, James L. Hamilton, George W. Haselwood, Dr. R.W. Haselwood, Jeff Henry, General Edward H. Hobson (picture), Dr. Thomas P. Hodges, Thomas Hudgin, Drury Hudson, Dr. William M. Lewis, Thomas R. Mitchell, John H. Montgomery, Dr. Charles D. Moore, Capt. Samuel W. Moore, Alex L. Patton, Benjamin W. Penick, George W. Sullivan, Judge David T. Towles, William N. Vaughan, and Hugh W. Wilson. The WPA excerpt includes a brief history of the state, a small map of the area and a stop at Greensburg.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Lincoln County and Casey County in Kentucky, and biographies of some of their prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 37-page book. This spiral-bound book includes biographies from the book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin (various volumns originally printed between 1885 and 1888); excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program; and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies provide fairly detailed genealogical data. In addition they often shed light on the area and the times, particularly the Civil War era. Lincoln County Bios include: Dr. Edward Alcorn, George B. Cooper, Dr. William M. Doores, James Dudderar, Josiah E. Farris, Armstead M. Feland, Col. Thomas P. Hill, Dr. Samuel G. Hocker, Dr. William Huffman, M.D. Hughes, John Kincaid, Beaty Logan, Joseph McAlister, Thomas W. Miller, William H. Miller, Ephraim Pennington, Albert R. Penny, Dr. Joseph D. Pettus, Dr. E.T. Stephenson, James P. Spoonamore, the Reid Family, David W. Vandeveer, Francis M. Ware; Casey County Bios include: Thomas J. Goode, Dr. Oliver P. Hiestan, and Prior Swiggett. The WPA excerpts includes a brief history of the state, small maps of the area and a stops at Stanford, Crab Orchard, Ottenheim, Liberty and Russell Springs.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Garrard County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 38-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: Dr. Thomas Calvin Armstrong, Joel T. Baughman, William Berkele, John C. Boner, William O. Bradley, George Robert Bright, James H. Brown, Benjamin M. Burdett, Whitaker Hill Campbell, William Clevland, Garrett Cobert, William H. Conn, Garret Coovert, Rev. James E. Crow, George Denny, Joseph B. Dunn, Samuel F. Embry, G.W. Evans, Morris Evans (picture), Daniel Ford, Dr. James W. Grant, A.G. Herndon, William Herndon, Thomas J. Herring, Dr. Oliver Perry Hill (picture), L.W. Hudson, Thomas Elbridge Hudson, Jacob Joseph, H. Clay Kauffman, Dr. James B. Kinnaird, Gen. William J. Landram, E.W. Lillard, John M. Logan, Dr. W.C. Montgomery, Dr. Robert C. Morgan, W.A. Mullins, Judge M.H. Owsley, John D. Parkes, Lewis V. Phillips, John William Poor, James Benjamin Robinson, Richard M. Robinson, S.D. Rothwell, D.G. Slaughter, Smith Thomas Stone, Elijah Jackson Terrill, John C. Thompson, R.H. Tomlinson, W.S. Walker, Judge William E. Walker, W.C. Wearen, Dr. William C. Webb, and Thomas P. Wherritt. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Lancaster.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early residents of Livingston County Kentucky are recalled in this new 39-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: .G.W. Adams, David Adams, W.H. Adcock, C.E. Allard, Asa Alvia, Judge Caswell Bennett, Rutledge T. Berry, J.T. Boyd, Joseph Bridges, W.F. Butler, James W. Cade, Albert Champion, W.S. Champion, Samuel G. Clark, J.M. Clark, Dr. J.N. Clemens, H.A. coleman, Rev. J.W. Crewdson, R. Crotser, J.T. Crough, F. M. Culver, Charles B. Davis, C.C. Dorroh, T.R. Duley, E.M. Duley, David Ellis, Robert R. Farris, J.A. Farris, T.J. Faulkner, J.L. Fleming, A.J. Fleming, Philip Grassham, W.H. Green, Dr. C.L. Harris, W.A. Hayden, J.L. Hibbs, J.C. Hodge, Col. James K. Huey (pix), P.G. Jones, J.W. Jordan, Isaac Linley, T.W. Lowery, Judge Isaac W. McCollum, B. Markey, W.W. May, Rev. R.P. Mitchell, Haydon Nelson, Webb Owen, J.M. Pavy, C.O. Piles, A.J. Ramage, James Rice, Uriah W. Robertson, Dr. Ebenezer Rondeau, J.C. Rutter, Charles Rutter, J.H. Rutter, Dr. W.H. Sanders, Thomas Senour, John C. Standford, Samuel G. Stevens, Dr. R. Stewart, R.F. Threlkeld, M.H. Threlkeld, J.P. Threlkeld, Dr. J.D. Threlkeld, John N. Tolley, G.A. Trail, A.L. Trail, Isaac Trimble, James Trimble, A.D. Vick, J.D. Woodmansee, and James Worton. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at Salem and Smithland.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Washington County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 40-page book. The book also includes a sketch on the Catholic Church in Central Kentucky. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: Dr. Henry Allin, W.F. Booker, Charles F. Bosley, Elias B. Brown, Stephen C. Browne, Thomas R. Browne, Francis M. Campbell, Harvey P. Cox, Robert B. Curry, Dr. John Debo, Madison B. Funk, Andrew J. Graves, Sidney Green, G.W. Greene, Richard Hamilton, Judge D.R. Hays, Rev. Joseph A. Hogarty, Orin J. Isham, M.G. Leachman, J.W. Lewis, Dr. T.M. Lewis, B.L. Litsey, Charles C. McChord, William C. McChord, W.T. Merritt, Henry B. Moore, William Neikirk, Stith T. Noe, Samuel Henry Pirtle, George D. Robertson, William J. Robertson, E.M. Russell, J.A. Seay, Dr. C.H. Shaunty, Martin Simpson, John Spaulding, William H. Sweeney, William L. Thomson, John H. Walker, Lewis D. Walker, James L. Wharton, and John M. Wycoff. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Springfield.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Graves County, Kentucky, are recalled in this new 45-page booklet titled: Graves County, Kentucky, USA . The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Mayfield (county seat), Water Valley, Wingo, Lynnville, Farmington, Feliciana, Hickory Grove, Boydsville, Symsonia, Dukedom and Pryorsburgh. (Note: Present-day Graves County includes Mayfield, Water Valley, Wingo, Bell City, Boaz, Dogwood, Fancy Farm, Farmington, Folsomdale, Hickory, Kaler, Lowes, Lynnville, Melber, Pottsville, Sedalia, Symsonia, Viola and West Viola, according to the National Association of Counties website. This area was part of the Jackson Purchase. An excerpt from the 1885 book relating to this purchase is included in our Marshall County booklet. Among the many subjects included are: Geographic features of the area, such as Mayfield Creek; Agriculture; Major Benjamin Graves; First settlements and first settlers -- Michael Eaker, William Armstrong, the Washam family, Col. J.C. Dodge, Campbell Duncan, the Boyd family, and many others; Courts, Trials, Attorneys, Juries and Public Buildings; Tavern licenses; County officials; Newspapers; Willis Odam and James Ross, Revolutionary War veterans; Civil War days, including some names and periods of occupancy by both sides, including a "reign of terror" by Gen. Payne of the Union forces; Early businesses and banks; Churches; and other interesting bits of history. Individual Biographies are included for: the Adair Family, R.T. Albritton, Dr. A. J. Alexander, Lucian Anderson, James Anderson, L.B. Anderson, Rev. William M. Andrew, James H. Andrus, James Austin, William Ballew, J.N. Beadles, Edgar S. Beaumont, Marshall F. Beamount, L.B. Blalock, A.R. Boone, Dr. W.A. Boyd, Finis E. Brantly, Benjamin F. Briggs, William M. Bullock, William L. Burnett, Dr. R.A. Canter, William M. Cargill, Abel Clapp, Allen G. Coltharp, Gus G. Coulter, D.P. Coulter, E.H. Day, Dr. Ezias L. Earle, T.J. Elmore, David M. Galloway, Henry George, Richard J. Grace, H.S. Hale, George T. Haneline, Judge J.W. Hocker, Martin B. Hodges, G.W. Holifield, A.L. Jenkins, T.J. Jones, Carroll L. Jones, Dr. J.D. Landrum, William Luther, Dr. S.J. Mathews, John A. Mayes, R.A. Mayes, J.P. McClain, Dr. A.C. McFall, Matthew J. McNeely, H.J. Moorman, Jesse M. Moss, John P. Motheral, Robert C. Mullins, Bernard A. Neale, S.A. Norman, David G. Park, Elder John M. Perkins, Benjamin F. Pile, L.P. Palmer, Dr. Green L. Poplin, the Powell Family, Benjamin F. Powell, Charles M. Powell, Dr. J.C. Reynolds, S.P. Ridgeway, J.E. Robbins, Cornelius Rogers, Charles I. Sherrill, William T. Sims, S.R. Smith, Thomas M. Stewart, Z. Summerville, Dr. J.W. Thomas, Z.B. Thomas, W.W. Tice, D.C. Timmons, James T. Torian, Dr. William A. Turner, H.A. Vann, C.C. Wade, John B. Watson, N.B. Watts, James T. Webb, Amos West, Josiah C. Williams, Levi C. Williams, William Jerome Willingham, Daniel Wilson, Daniel B. Wilson, William T. Wiman, Dr. John R. Winston, and W.A. Yarbrough. The brief WPA excerpt mainly concerns the town of Mayfield. A small map of the area is included.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early residents of Webster and Union Counties in Kentucky are recalled in this new 46-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. Bios from Webster County include: Dr. Lorenzo A. Archibald, John G. Bailey, H.C. Bailey, G.W. Bailey, James Baker, W.T. Baker, George M. Baker, James W. Barnhill, Dr. John A. Bassett, Johnson H. Beard, Charles F. Beeson, Dr. A.E. Bentley, Charles A. Beymer, E.G. Bishop, Andrew J. Brame, Gregory Brill, Willis Cornelius Brooks, Dr. John LeMaster Burdon, Dr. George W. Campbell, James M. Chandler, William M. Chandler, James M. Clark, Gilbert N. Clark, William B. Clark, Judge P.D. Clayton, Richard Franklin Coffman, James Perry Coffman, Prof. William S. Coleman, Joseph Corbett, Powhatan J. Cough, Dr. L.J. Couch, Peter Countzler, D.H. Crews, W.D. Crowley, Edmund G. Crowley, C.A. Doris, William G. Duncan, Isaiah Eakins, Rev. Algernon Edwards, James W. Franklin, Thomas K. Givens, Henry Givens, Dr. P.H. Griffin, Judge L.B. Hall, C.C. Hardwick, Ellis Hearin, James J. Hicks, Shelby Hicks, Harvey B. Holloman, Stephen Horner, T.J. Jackson, Benjamin C. James Jr., Benjamin Jenings, William Hall Jenkins, J.A. Justice, Lewis Korb, W.C. Lisman, John P. McGaw, James L. Melton, James Melton, Joseph Mitchell, John Montgomery Jr., Thomas G. Montgomery, Sidney Carter Moore, Dr. W.I. Moore (with picture), Will A. Morrow, Campbell T. Mounts, George W. Nall, Alexander Niswonger, William S. Northen, John W. Orsburn, R.M. Orsburn, Isaac Orsburn, Frank A. Owen, James D. Palmer, George Parker, John H. Parker (with picture), John C. Parker, William Randolph Parker, John W. Patterson, Thomas B. Payne, Prof. Henry Petry, William W. Poole, J.A. Powell, J.D. Price, Thomas E. Price, Dr. B.H. Price, Charles H. Pride, Rev. Benjamin B. Pullan, James Henry Qualls, John Wesley Reynolds, J.L. Rice, William G. Rork, Prof. Jacob A. Rudy, W.J.F. Russell, F.M. Russell, John W. Smith, H. Sokolski, Dr. James T. Soyars, Charles W. Spencer, Frederich W. Stiman, Henry Strother, Robert Calvin Tapp, Dr. Pigman Taylor, J.E. Timmons, George H. Towry, Allen Watson, B. Watson, Dr. Harman H. Whitson, D.C. Whittinghill, Sylvester H. Williams, James C. Williams, J.A. Willingham, Henry H. Wise, Oliver C. Womack, John J. Woodson, and John D. Wynns. Bios from Union County include: William Franklin Berry, Ken. Chapeze, Judge John S. Geiger, Christopher C. Harris, W.O. Haynes, and Thomas Jefferson Shoemaker. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at Audubon Memorial State Park, Harpe's Head Road, Dixon, and Morganfield.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Nelson County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 48-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. A listing for Saint Joseph's College is among the biographies, which include: The Allen family, James B.Atherton, Charles T. Atkinson, Mrs. Sarah E. Bealmear, Elijah H. Bland, Andrew Briggs, William R. Brown, Dr. Robert C. Caldwell, Dr. A.K. Cox, John Dawson, Edmund W. Dugan, Gabriel Duvall, Walter M. Evans, John Fenton, George S. Fulton, John T. Gaddie, Joseph E. Gardiner, Will H. Grant, H.J. Greenwell, Richard J. Greer, Thomas N. Greer, Ed C. Hagan, William S.B. Hill, Dr. James R. Hughes, Henry A. Humphrey, Oliver H.P. Johnson, Silvester Johnson, John S. Kelley, Abner King, Dr. Miles Laha, Ethelbert B. Langsford, Finis E. Long, Henry McKenna, George D. Marshall, James W. Maxey, Edward L. Miles, Benjamin H. Miller, Thomas J. Miller, John B. Montgomery, Squire Murphy, John W . Neale, Henry M. Nicholls, Thomas W. Price, John W. Pulliam, Thomas W. Pulliam, Sylvester Rapier, Dr. Hugh D. Rodman, William H. Rowan, Taylor W. Samuels, William B. Samuels, Alexander Sayers, Dr. Richard A. Shadburne, Thomas Y. Simpson, Edward L. Stiles, Jonathan Stiles, Van Buren Stiles, Davis H. Stone, Henry Sutherland, Dr. B.C. Sympson, Butler R. Thomas, J.W. Thomas, Michael L. Troutman, John W. Wilkinson and Morgan R. Yewell. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at New Haven, the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemane, and the site of the Knob Creek Farm, where Aberaham Lincoln lived as a child.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Adair County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 50-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: James W. Beard, Dr. William Blair, Rev. William A. Blair, Tarleton T. Bradshaw, Timoleon Bradshaw, Rev. James Breeding, Lieutenant Nathan G. Butler, William J. Callison, William P. Chelf, William U. Chelf, Joseph Coffey Jr., Dr. Thomas H. Curd,James N. Davis, Jacob Dulworth, John C. Dunbar, Delouvois L. Edrington, John Jefferson Epperson, Franklin Goode, William H. Hamilton, Junius Hancock, William E. Hancock, Marion F. Harmon, Henry J. Henson, Creed Hood, James L. Johnston, James W. Jones, Rev. Joseph Knifley, Charles V. McWhorter, Nathan Braxton Miller, William T. Moore, George R. Moran, George Nell, Dr. Richard H. Perryman, Dr. John W. Powell, Dr. George T. Simpson, Mathew Sparks, William L. Stotts, Dr. S.W. Strange, Samuel A. Strange, George M. Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Simon P. Taylor, Dr. Uriah L. Taylor, Robert M. Tucker, William Crawford Turk, Joseph Allen Turner, The Tutt Family, Zachariah T. Williams, John H. Wilson, Herschel P. Willis, and Frank R. Winfrey. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Columbia.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Marion County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 51-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. A listing for Loretto Academy is among the biographies, which include: Benjamin F. Abell, Franklin Anderson, Samuel Avritt, John Barr, Edward Briscoe Baxter, George W. Beall, Nicholas T. Berry, Charles Beaven, Francis K. Beaven, George D. Boldrick, Edward H. Boarman, George A. Bricken, Col. Charles H. Burns, Judge Robert A. Burton, Christopher C. Cambron, Col. John B. Carlile Sr., Thomas W. Cecil, Paul C. Cleaver, William Wells Cleaver, Hugh P. Cooper, Samuel S. Cooper, Killis Coppage, Uriah Coppage, Anderson Corley, Richard Cummins, J.W. Dant, Dr. Phil. T. Dedman, Ben P. Doom, Major Leven M. Drye, James H. Edelen, Ida Edwards, William O. Edwards, Dr. John B. Evans, Rev. David Fennessy, Jesse P. Fidler, Ebenezer A. Fogle, James M. Fogle, David Harding, Francis M. Head, Victor E. Head, Dr. John Healy, Clement S. Hill, James W. Hopper, Andrew January Grundy, Alexander Johnson, the Kirk family, J. Henry Kirk, Robert E. Kirk, Robert B. Lancaster, Wilson N. Lankford, Albert Lee, William J. Lisle, Dr. Robert C. McChord, George W. McElroy, Paul Irvin McElroy, Buford Mahan, Benjamin F. Mattingly, Dr. William E. Matting, Eusebius S. Mayes, Richard C. Milburn, William B. Milburn, John W. Mouser, George P. Newbolt, Andrew Offutt, Mrs. Virginia Owsley, Dr. Henry B. Peterson, Felix Grundy Phillips, James G. Phillips Jr., William Thompson Purdy, Alson Rawlings, Clement H. Rawlings, Nicholas S. Ray, William E. Ray, John W. Rinehart, Owen Rubel, Andrew K. Russell, Joseph B. Russell, Judge William E. Russell, Finley Shuck, William J. Smith, Mrs. Mary J. (Lancaster) Spalding, Mary Zerelda Spalding, John B. Stiles, John R. Thomas, Daniel T. Thompson, John B. Wathen Jr., James B. Williams (b.1840), James B. Williams (b. 1856), John J. Wood and Richard W. Wright.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Madison County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 53-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. Among the individual bios, is a history of Central University. The bios include: James C. Adams, Milton Barlow (picture), John Bennett (very brief), Dr. Lindsay Hughes Blanton (picture), James H. Boggs, Joseph S. Boggs, Joseph S. Bronston, Col. William H. Caperton (quite extensive; picture), Judge John C. Chenault, General Cassius M. Clay (a notable advocate of rights for black people), S.T. Cobb, Nathan B. Deatherage, Dr. G.W. Evans, Albert T. Fish, William Gibson, F.M. Green, John D. Harris, Dr. M.C. Heath, Dr. William L. Hockaday, Isaac Shelby Irvine, Dr. William Jennings, P.B. Johnson, Joseph Jones, Dr. Samuel M. Letcher, William R. Letcher, James Bennett McCreary, George W. Maupin, Robert Miller, William H. Miller, Thomas Shelton Moberley, Sanford Oldham, Stephen D. Parrish, Thomas Phelps, Dr. J.M. Poyntz, W.P. Prewitt, Dr. Asahel Wilkes Smith, Gen. Green Clay Smith, Samuel Hanson Stone, W.T. Tevis, Thomas Thorpe, J.Stone Walker, Richard J. White and Josiah B. Willis. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area, stops at Richmond, Berea and Castlewood mansion, and a picture of Berea College.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early residents of Hopkins County Kentucky are recalled in this new 59-page book. The spiral-bound book is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies (those with pictures are marked 'pix') often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: John T. Adams, Dr. E.T. Almon, Benjamin F. Armstrong, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Arnold, Wiley Ashley, Dr. P.J. Bailey, Dr. William N. Bailey, William H. Bailey, J.L. Baker, John D. Barnhill, John H. Barnhill, J.T. Barnett, Amos Bassett, Elija Bassett, John W. Bean, William H. Beaumont, Franklin H. Bell, Rev. David Berry, Marcellus W. Bishop, Azariah B. Bone, John W. Bone, John S. Bone, Professor H. Boring, David Bourland, Dudley M. Brooks, Dr. Benjamin G. Brown, Sidney F. Brown, W.F. Campbell, William W. Cardwell, William E. Cardwell, Professor J.S. Cheek, T.W. Clark, Meriwether Clements, John M. Coleman, Rev. Samuel D. Compton, Minos R. Cotton, William B. Courtney, John W. Cox, Hezekiah R. Cox, William T. Crafton, Noble A. Craig, John W. Crow, W.D. Crow, J.J. Crowder, Dr. J.P. Cullom, Dr. A.G. Darby, William T. Daves, W.D. Davis, Dr. Eldred G. Davis, William M. Davis, George M. Davis, Isaac Davis, Ephraim R. Dillingham, William L. Dobyns, W.T. Dockrey, R.S. Dulin, David M. Dukes, George A. Eudaley, Wyatt L. Foard, Jo. F. Foard, Mrs. James M. (Coleman) Fox, E.B. Frost, John C. Givens, J.J. Glenn, W.L. Gordon, Travis S. Graddy, John G.B. Hall, Washington I. Hamby, William P. Hardwick, John H. Harkins, Willis W. Harris, Charles C. Harrison, E.L. Hendricks, U.J. Holland, Lieut. James W. Holloman, W.C. Jenkins, George W. Jennings, Alexander T. Johnson, Dr. William L. Johnson, Benjamin F. Johnson (pix), Rev. Solomon W. Jones, Alexander R. Jones, John F. Jones, Richard J. Key, R.P. Killick, James W. Kirkwood, Francis M. Kirkwood, William H. Kirkwood, Polk Laffoon (pix), John H. Langley, James D.W. Lovan, J.H. Lunsford, Prof. E. McCulley, L. McGrew, Edward G. McLeod, William C. McNary (pix), Dr. William T. McNary (pix), J.M. Mills, Ebenezer V. Moore, Sidney T. Morrow, H.H. Morton, O.H.P. Morton, John G. Morton, David A. Morton, M.M. Morton, John Munns, C.H. Murphey, W.A. Nisbet, Dr. George W. Noel, Thomas Y. Northen, Rev. John O'Bryan, S.W. Offutt, John W. Oliver, W.D. Orr, Dr. John J. Outlaw, W.B. Parker, Jefferson J. Parrish, Nicholas J. Parrish, Thomas R. Parter, Rev. Charles M. Pendley, John W. Pendley, George M. Price, Horace Pritchett, J.W. Pritchett, Dr. James T. Reddick, Abrum A. Riggin, Thomas D. Roberts, Joseph L. Rogers, Dr. W.S. Ross, William S. Rutherford, James M. Scott, John H. Shaw, Christopher C. Shelton, Horace B. Sipperly, A.J. Sisk Sr., William H. Sisk, Elisha W. Sisk, 'Eb W. Sisk, Clifton H. Slaton, Thomas H. Smith, W.L. Smith, Robert C. Speed, Moses W. Stanley, John C. Tapp, John C. Thomson, Thomas D. Walker, William H. Weir, Isaac K. Whitfield, William H. Whitfield, Isaac D. Whitfield, George W. Whitfield, Bryant H. Whitfield, W.R. Wilkirson, Chesley Williams, William H. Winstead, Dr. Mandley B. Winstead, Francis M. Wiott, Isaac T. Withers, Robert W. Wood and Zeno F. Young. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at Madisonville, Earlington, Morton's Gap, Nortonville and Dawson Springs.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Mercer County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 62-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. This is our second book on Mercer County, Kentucky. The other one is more concerned with the history of the county, and is in combination with Boyle County. For the most part the books contain different material, although some information from the WPA book is in both. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. Listings for Mercer Grain and Coal Co. and Mercer National Bank are among the biographies, which include: Benjamin C. Allin, George Bohon, Edmund Burrus, F. P. Burrus, L.D. Cardwell, Dr. William A. Carry, John Hawkins Champion, Larkin C. Chumley, J.E. Cogar, George D. Coleman, Robert E. Coleman, William Grant Cooke, Samuel L. Curry, Samuel P. Debaun, Samuel Demaree, W.D. Finnell, the Forsythe family, Dr. M. Leander Forsythe, Dr. Nathan Gaither, Charles Webb Gaitskill, Charles Peyton Graham, Dr. Stephen Hanna Grooms, John G. Handy, Smith Hansford, Judge Charles A. Hardin, Dr. J.E. Hawkins, James Weathers Hawkins, W.A. Holman, Judge John W. Hughes, Jacob Huguely, W. L. Jarvis, Bryant Owsley Jones, James Milton Jones, Welch Jones, Judge John Glover Kyle, J. Y. Leavell, Charles Alexander Lillard, Ezekiel William Lyen, James J. McAfee, James McGarvey, the Willis-McGee family , John Beverly Mann, J.H. Matheny, Daniel Lawson Moore (picture), Dr. James Harrison Moore (picture), James Lewis Neal, Dr. W.C. Nelson, Lewis T. Payne, Rev. Bernet Johnson Pinkerton, Dr. Henry Plummer, Dr. John West Powell, Dr. John Lewis Price, William Logan Reed, William H. Riker, Dr. W.H. Roach, John S. Robinson, Zack Robinson, Jefferson Robards Jr., Dr. William Otho Robards, G.M. Slaughter, John Kemper Slaughter, Dr. Charles Harvey Spilman (picture), Dr. Andrew Tribble Stephenson, W.M. Stine, Charles Blount Sullivan, Rev. B.F. Taylor, Samuel Taylor, George W. Vanarsdall, John Wesley Vanarsdall, Jackson Vanarsdell, William Alfred Vanarsdall, J.B. Van Cleave, William Bush Vivian, Atterson Lewis Walden, John Auguston Williams, Henry Clinton Willis, James Wood, and H.T. Young. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Harrodsburg with Pioneer Memorial State Park, Graham Springs, Morgan Row, and several other points of interest.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. An overview of the early days of Boyle County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 73-page book. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 60# opaque 8.5" x 11" paper. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: Prof. James Lane Allen, Clifton R. Anderson, William K. Argo, Judge Charles Thomas Armstrong, Dr. Ormond Beatty (picture), Dr. John Brisco, Dr. Henry P. Bosley, Gen. Jeremiah Tilford Boyle (picture), Judge Robert J. Breckinridge, Rev. John G. Bruce, Obadiah Brumfield, Nimrod I. Buster, Charles Caldwell (picture), Rev. Robert Henderson Caldwell, Dr. Henderson L. Cartwright, Granville Cecil, Thomas Gess Cotton, Jacob C. Cozatt, Hamilton Crowder, William Flemming Davis, Dr. Fayette Dunlap, Woodford G. Dunlap, Leonard Graves Edelen, John Owsley Evans, William F. Evans, Dr. William R. Evans, J.C. Fales, Elijah P. Faulconer, Joshua M. Fields, William M. Fields, Richard McKenney Fisher, Thomas D. Floyd, Fontaine Talbot Fox (picture), General Speed S. Fry, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Funk, Squire Archie Gray, Thomas Weston Gore, John W. Hamner, Aaron Harding, Robert Harding, James L. Harlan, Jehu Wellington Harlan, Dr. William Baughman Harlan, John Bradford Harmon, Hamilton Atchison Headly, William Walker Henderson, Dr. George Hunn, William Drake Irvin, John Smith Kenney, Mrs. Fannie Knox, Judge George F. Lee, Josiah Ellis Lee, Nicholas McDowell, James B. McFerran, Alexander Robertson McKee (picture), Dr. Louis S. McMurtry, Thomas Madison Lillard, John McClane, William B. McClure, Dr. Ephraim McDowell, Dr. John M. Meyer, William Randolph Mock, James Wesley Moore, Capt. David A. Murphy, David G. Nave, Eugene H. Pearce, Rev. James C. Randolph, John Boyle Read, Boyle C. Robertson, Edward B. Russel, Martin Phillips Sallee, George T. Schoolfield, William Scomp, William Henry Shears, James A. Slaughter, A.W. Smith, John E. Smith, George Harvey Spears, Benjamin Franklin Soper, Joseph Kinkead Sumrall, Miss Mary A. Survant, Albert Gallatin Talbott, George W. Tarkington, Dr. De Witt C. Tucker, George Parson Turner, James W. Vanarsdall, John Milton Van Meter, Sanford D. Van Pelt, Samuel Allen Van Sickle, John S. Van Winkle, George Winston Welsh, Joseph Whitehouse, Capt. James Harvey Wilson, Green B. Woodcock, John Jameson Yeiser, and John W. Yerkes. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at Danville and Perryville.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in McCracken County, Kentucky, are recalled in this new 89-page booklet titled: McCracken County, Kentucky, USA. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed single-sided on 60# opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Among the many subjects included are: Formation of the county; Early officials, county clerks, circuit clerks, sheriffs, county treasurers, coroners, jailers, surveyors, county officials, county school commissioners, circuit judges, members of the senate, representaties, members of congress, etc.; Geographic features of the area; Indian mounds; Fort Massac, across the Ohio River;Early Settlers; the courthouse and jail; Pioneer life; Wiatt's Camp Ground (Methodist), and other church groups; Schools; Railroads; Military involvement -- Mexican War and Civil War; General Grant in Paducah; Seige of Fort Anderson in March of 1864; Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, Capt. Bob Grundy; Capt. James Pell and others; Early court sessions; Schools and Churches; Banks, newspapers and businesses; Masons, Odd Fellows, and other organizations; a one story house with a two story porch, and other interesting bits of history. Individual Biographies which often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data, are included for: Henry M. Adcock, W.P. Allen, Maj. James H. Ashcraft, Emmet W. Bagby, Richard J. Barber, Major George F. Barnes, Dr. Joseph W. Becker, Elijah W. Benson, Judge James L. Bethshares, Joseph M. Bigger, John W. Bloomfield, James K. Bondurant, Thomas E. Boswell, Rhey Boyd, William H. Bradley, Albert Bradshaw, William F. Bradshaw, West H. Brian, Robert Broadfoot, Capt. Stanley Browne, John D. Brummal, J.R. Buchanan, James M. Buckner, William G. Bullitt, George W. Bumpous, Henry Burnett, James M. Burnley, Enoch F. Byng, James C. Calhoun, Dr. Samuel B. Caldwell, Allen T. Caldwell, Melville V. Cherry, Joshua C. Cobb, John W. Cockrill, Thomas H. Corbett, Dr. Frank T. Davis, Robert J. Dudley, James W. Eden, Lorenzo W. Emery, John C. Farley, John G. Fisher, J. William Fisher, Jacob Flegle, Peter O. Foree, Judge Wiley P. Fowler, Capt. Joseph H. Fowler, Daniel J. Fraser, Aaron Fuqua, Jesse H. Gardner, Jesse C. Gilbert, Dr. Henry M. Gilson, Edward P. Gilson, Weldon P. Griffin, John J. Guthrie, Charles R. Hall, Capt. Thomas Halloran, Henry W. Hand, Josiah Harris Jr., Fayette Harrison, George O. Hart, Charles Hawthorne, Samuel G. Hines, Joseph W. Hobbs, Henry H. Hobson, Zach. P. Holland, William H. Hook, Henry H. Huston, Samuel Houston, Albin N. Holt, James P. Holt, William H. Hudson, Charles M. Humphreys, Col. James Bryson Husbands, Lorenzo Dow Husbands, Everard P. Jacob, William B. Johnston, Joseph H. Johnson, J. Bertrand Jones, Frederick Kamleiter, Dr. John H. Kenny, John A. Kimmel, Rev. William Henry Leigh, George D. Linning, Enoch E. Lynn, Judge Charles S. Marshall, Benjamin T. Marshall Jr., Dr. David A. Maxwell, Morris Maxon, Volney A. McCutchen, W. McFadden, James H. Miles, William H. Moore, Thomas E. Moss, Bennett V. Moss, Monroe Nance, Alexander A. Nelson, William P. Nichols, Charles Niehaus, Col. John C. Noble, John O'Brien, Andrew J. Ogilvie, John W. Ogilvie, Stokely T. Payne, Lorenzo A. Phelps, Dr. William H. Pitcher, Charles M. Pleasants, John L. Powell, John R. Puryear, Quintus Q. Quigley, James M. Ragsdale, Lawrence P. Rasor, the John Rayburn family, Mayor Charles Reed, Judge William Randolph Reid, William Harrison Reeves, Ernest Rehkopf, William H. Rieke, Dr. Thomas Rivers, George W. Robertson, George Rock, John Rogers, Prof. John T. Ross, Abraham W. Rossington, Felix G. Rudolph, Emmett C. Rudolp.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in two Southeastern Kentucky counties are recalled in this new 94-page booklet titled: Ballard & Carlisle Counties, Kentucky, USA The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from a trio of hard to find sources: the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, History and Memories of Carlisle County by Ron Graves (1958) and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text has the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned include: Wickliffe (Seat of Ballard County ), Bardwell (Seat of Carlisle County), Arlington, Bachusburg, Bandana, Barlow City, Berkeley, Blandville, Burkley, Crossland, Cunningham, Filmore (Fillmore), Gage, Hinkleville, Kirbyton, LaCenter, Laketon, Lovelaceville, Milburn, New Providence, Newburgh, Pleasant Hill, and Wadesboro, Among the many subjects included are: Geographic features of the area -- streams, lakes, bluffs, forests, etc.; Gen. George Rogers Clark and Fort Jefferson; Capt. Bland Ballard; Early Settlers -- Andrew Lovelace, the Stovall family with their colorful nicknames, Richard Goldston, James Blythe, and lots of others; the courthouse and jail, Hunting; Pioneer life; Early court sessions; Dispute over County Seat location; Schools and Churches; Early County officials; the General Baptist Banner, the Wickliffe Journal, and other newspapers; Civil War soldiers on both sides;a Colorful tale of a Big Bear Hunt in Carlisle County; Settlement of Campbell's Woodyard and Halls Branch, Legends of early families, including the Rev. Hedgeman Graves, the Sewells, William Thomas, P.R. Jennings and others; Wiley and Dolphus Brown, two Carlisle pioneers; How Salty Hill got its name; W.R. Turk and other businessmen, lawyers and doctorsin Carlisle County; the Bardwell Tornado of 1917; the Mob lynching of a Negro; separate section on the Jackson Purchase; and other interesting bits of history. Individual Biographies of Ballard County residents, which often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data, are included for: John W. Adams, Benjamin S. Bailey, R.L. Billington, Rev. Robert F. Birkhead, Judge William S. Bishop, H.G. Black, Allne W. Blanks, Daniel Bodkin, W.H. Bradly, William M. Bradshaw, Samuel Brame, Preston S. Brown Jr., James H. Buchanan, John W. Bugg, Z.M. Bugg, Edmund S. Chenault, Col. W.M. Coffee, S.B. Coil, Isaac E. Conley, Jacob Corbett Sr., Frederick Crice, Frederick W. Crice, J.F. Crice, Stokeley R. Culver, John Davis, L.M. Davis, Isaac T. Dean, Dr. Eli J. Desha, Joseph C Dupoyster, James A. Earnhardt, William J. Edrington, Thomas Edward, W.A. Edwards, McD. Ferguson, Matthias H. Fisher, William B. Fisher, James Fisher, J.R. Flack, Ben Flint, Frank France, Capt. Nicholas Frech, Olinthus M. Garrett, W.M. George, John F. Gholson, Thomas L. Glenn, T.B. Greene, P. H. Gupton, G.W.C. Haggard, Charles M. Hall, David Hall, William E. Hall, John O. Harkless, William J. Harkless, W.D. Harrison, David Harp, Charles C. Harp, F.M. Hays, John C. Hearn, William H. Heath, William J. Henderson, Thomas L. Hill, Samuel K. Hinshey, George W. Hines, George Hinklle, Dr. Charles Hinkle, Dr. R.T. Hocker, A.B. Holt, Joel F. Holt, Thomas N. Holt, William Holman, George M. Holman, J. A. Hotchkiss, J. W. Gaddie, Elijah Hughs, T.L. Hughes, Dr. W.D. Hunt, Samuel W. Jackson, Judge Samuel H. Jenkins, W.W. Jenkins, Robert Y. Jerrell, John Jones, James M. Jones, Dr. David Juett, Benjamin A. Lane, John B. Lane, L.S. Lee, John S. Linderman, Andrew Lovelace, Virgil S. Lovelace, Dr. James M. Lovelace, Malachi McColpin, T.W. McConnell, Dr. C. McKinney, John W. Manor, G.W. Mantle, P.P. Martin, Lewis F. Marshall, Henry P. Melton, Isham Miller, W.A. Miller, Benjamin L. Moore, James H. Moore, William W. Morris, Mrs. Eliz.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in two Western Kentucky counties are recalled in this new 101-page booklet titled: Fulton & Hickman Counties, Kentucky, USA The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The print has been enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Fulton County -- Hickman (county seat), Fulton, and Cayce; Hickman County -- Clinton (county seat), Columbus, and Moscow. (Note: This area was part of the Jackson Purchase. An excerpt from the 1885 book relating to this purchase is included in our Marshall County booklet.) Among the many subjects included are: Reel Foot Lake, the Iron Banks, the Chalk Banks and other geographic features of the area; Natural disasters, such as tornadoes, earthquakes and epidemics; Early settlers, such as Aunt Polly Hoffman, a midwife present at over 2300 births; Early county officials, grand juries and court actions; County representatives in the Confederate and Union armies; Early churches and early ministers; Education, including the first high school west of the Tennessee River, Clinton College and Marvin College; Attempt to make Moscow the Hickman county seat; Early businesses; Early newspapers; and other interesting bits of history. Individual Biographies, which often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data, are included for: FULTON COUNTY: Madison Adams, J.M. Anderson, H.C. Bailey, J.D. Baker, Charles H. Baltzer, William Henderson Beasley, John Barnes, Robert H. Binford, John W. Blythe, John S. Bondurant, Prof. L.M. Boyle, Archibald E. Brevard, David Browder, R.A. Browder, James M. Browder, the Brown family, William Campbell, William T. Carr, E. Case, Dr. Silas Fleming Cayce, A.D. Collins, James Alfonzo Collins, N. Combs, J.W. Corman, J.W. Cowgill, A.M. DeBow, Harvey C. Donoho, J.R. Fairleigh, A.H. Fleming & his son-in-law and partner William J. Chipman, T.P. Fortune, James M. Freeman, T.M. French, F.N. Frey, A. J. Greif, J.F. Hall, Nathan Hammond, Cornelius F. Hanbery, Thomas D. Hays, James A. Herring, Dr. C.H. Hubbard, J.H. Huddleston, John A. Hughs, W.D. Hutchison, Samuel E. Johnson, W.C. Johnson, Arthur King, A.D. Kingman, Frederick W. Keiser, Samuel Landrum, B.B. Linn, Drew A. Luten, Dr. Samuel W. Luten, W.L. McCutchen, John R. McGehee, Hardin Maddox, William W. Meadows, Dr. J.G. Mickle, Dr. Charles W. Miles, A.T. Mitchell, J.B. Moody, Foster D. Moore, Dr. John E. Morris, Peter W. Mott, R.S. Murrell, William Nolen, W.P. Nolen, Samuel J. Noonon, Noah Norman, H.T. Norman, Presley J. Oliver, Dr. Gideon Paschell, Dr. N.J. Paschall, J.W. Powell, Richard C. Prather, T.A. Prather, Capt. William P. Reed, M.W. Richardson, James R. Roach, R.A. Robinson, John W. Rogers, Richard D. Roper, William T. Roper, Lewis Roper, Ephraim Rowe, H.M. Saunders, Albert H. Scearce, Rev. F.M. Sharp, M.B. Shaw, Andrew Shuck, Capt. William A. Shuck, J.H. Simmons, J.P. Smith, Ed. Starks, S.A.D. Steele, J.T. Stephens, John A. Stubbs, W.P. Taylor, G.B. Threlkeld, B.D. Thomason, James P. Tyler, Richard T. Tyler, A.V. Underwood, Dr. Francis M. Usher, George Warren, William O. Wear, C. Hughlette Wilson, W.W. Wright, and John A. Wyatt; HICKMAN COUNTY: S.G. Arnold, T.W. Ashley, Edward W. Avey, W.T. Barnes, Job Barton, Dr. George Beeler, Henry Berbling, G.J. Binford, J. Hays Blair, William C. Blair, William S. Blesingam, W.F. Boone, E.E. Bowers, J.E. Bowers, Willis R. Bradley, Capt. L.T. Bradley, Oscar F. Bridgman, Col. Thomas Brown, Dr. Thomas D. Bryan, Judge Edward I, Bullock, Edward T. Bullock, R. J. Bugg, George W. Bury, Robert N. Bushart, Henry C. Brummal, William W. Craig, Joh.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early residents of Simpson and Logan Counties in Kentucky are recalled in this new 103-page book. The spiral-bound book is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies (those with pictures are marked 'pix') often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. Bios from Simpson County, following a brief county history, include: Mrs. Hardenia Adams, David C. Adams, John H. Adsit, John J. Alderson, Alfred Alexander, Dr. W.E. Arnold, Henry C. Atkinson, Commodore P. Atwood, John W. Baird, Wilson Baird, James N. Barnes, George S. Black, Thomas A. Blain, Samuel K. Bland, Eli H. Blewett, Volney T. Boaz, Henry J. Booker, James Boren, James W. Bradshaw, Charles B. Bradshaw,William H. Breedlove, William Briant, Dr. John M. Briggs, Reuben T. Bryan, John P. Bryan, William Walter Bush, Prof. Benjamin F. Cabell, Benjamin F. Carter, Bennett Caudill, George W.B. Chaney, Walter A. Chisholm, George W. Clack, Green L. Clark, Gustavus H. Clark, J. Henry Conn, Richard Creekmur, Thomas J. Cummings, Thomas E. Cushenbery, John S. Daly, James H. Dashwood, George W. Dawson, James M. Dawson, George Dickey, James W. Dinning, Dr. George W. Duncan, William B. Dunn, P. Barton Dunn, Dr. Charles H. Edwards, John Tyler Edwards, William L. Elliott, Thomas M. Ellis, Prof. Horace H. Epes, Little B. Epperson, Ambrose B. Eubnk, Walter W. Evans, Capt. Richard P. Finn, Beverley Fleming, Dr. George W. Gaines, Dr. James B. Gardner, Thomas Gilbert, George H. Gillespy, Isaac H. Goodnight, David T. Grainger, James A. Greer, Benjamin W. Hail, Sidney A. Halcomb, Major Amos Hall, Vincent M. Hammond, William R. Hammond, Hensley G. Harris, Joseph B. Harris, David H. Hatter, William P. Hendrick, John M. Henry, Benjamin J. Herrington, Dr. John H. Herrington, Benjamin F. Herrington, Isaac W. Hinton, James W. Hobdy, William R. Hobdy, Joseph C. Hobdy, Neval G. Holcomb, John H. Holland, Joseph P. Howard, Capt. George Washington Hoy, Thomas W. Hudson, Daniel Huffines, John D. Hughes, Jonathan B. Hunt, James R. Hunt, John C. Hunt, Rev. Charles H. Hupp, John L. Jackson, Simpson M. Jepson, Cassander L. Jepson, William Johns, Benjamin L. Johnson, Thomas H. Jones, James A. Jones, Isaac N. Kerley, Columbus A. Kie, Dr. John S. Lain, Josias Lambert, John Lambirth, James N. LaRue, Henry C. Lawler, Granville E. Leak, George W. Lee, Isaiah Lewis, Leonard Lewis Jr., Prof. L.D. Logan, William Lynch, James McCartney, J. Wes. McClanahan, James B. McClean, John R. McCrery, Phineas D. McFadin, John H. McFarlin, Walter A. McGlothlin, James A. McGoodwin, Enoch W. Martin, John B. Mason, William Massey, Pleasant V. Mayes, Joseph F. Meador, William Meguiar, Joseph E. Meguiar, C.W. Milliken, John R. Milliken, Samuel T. Mitchell, John B. Montague, Francis M. Moore, William S. Moore, James N. Morris, Rev. Orson H. Morrow, Joseph C. Neer, K.D. Nicoll, A.E. Nicoll, Tilmon Norris, John A. Norris, William L. Peart, Cornelius R. Peden, James R. Phelps, Joseph S. Phillips, James C. Pistole, Wyatt M. Ragsdale, Edmond D.F. Read, Josephus S. Reeder, Robert F. Richards, Hiram Roark, Asa Roark, Theodore Robey, Ezra Robey, Leander Ruley, James M. Rutherford, Drewry W. Saunders, William H. Short, James T. Slack, Mortimer M. Sloss, Alexander M. Sloss Jr., John B. Smith, James W. Smith, Z.P. Smith, John P. Snider, Charles P. Snider, Meshach K. Spears, Judge John L. Stanford, Christopher H. Stanley, George B. Starks, James A. Starks, William Stinson, James W. Stowers, William Stringer, John D. Stuart, Dr. Oliver P. Summers, James P. Taylor, Caswell H. Taylor, John T. Tisdale, Robert Henry Tuck, Dr. Alphonso C. Val.

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. 8th. Hardcover; no dust jacket. Red covers with gilt letting. Very good condition. Previous owners label on the front attached endpaper. Reprint of the 1888 edition. Copyright stated printed in 1992. 1027 pages + index. Pages are crisp and clean. We are a real brick and mortar bookstore and ship books everyday. This listing was written by a real person with the book in front of them for inspection. Please email with questions or to see any photos.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 4th Edition. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: New. By: W. H. Perrin, J.H. Battle, and G.C. Kniffin, Pub. 1885, Reprinted 2019, 692 pages, NEW FULL NAME Index, ISBN #0-89308-132-9. This is the general or historical portion of probably the Rarest and MOST VALUABLE set of books ever published on the state of Kentucky and its early families. Like most works of this kind, this edition contains a history of the state with its ties to early Virginia; these are followed by varying appendixes one of which contains a listing of both Federal and Confederate troops in service from Kentucky. This is an extremely detailed and complete history of the state covering such things as: Origin and Development of the First Colony in Virginia, Virginia as a Dependency of the Crown, Beyond the Alleghanies - Virginias conquest in the West, Exploration and First settlement of Kentucky, the Colonization of Kentucky, Kentuckys part in the Revolutionary War, the Pioneers and Pioneer Days, Indians, early Politics and and extention of Frontier lines, Kentuckys involvement with the Annexation of Texas and the War with Mexico, considerble amouts of information and data on Kentuckys involvement in the Civil War, Genealogy of the Boone Family, First Platt of Louisville, Names of First Settlers, Indian Grants to Whites, Boonesborough, the Girty Famil; Land Titles, and etc. The NEW FULL NAME Index for this reprint has approximately 7,000 enties.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Black cloth hardcover with gilt titles. The 1972 reprint of the county historical sketches. A good copy, but with some soil to the black cloth and the top edge of the text block. Minor edgewear and light bending at the corners and spine tips. Previous owner's name hidden by white-out on the front pastedown, otherwise an unmarked copy. Binding and hinges are solid but lacking tightness and there is a narrow dark stain at the rear hinge. 361 pp., original index, biography index, and surname index at rear. A detailed reference of interest for those doing Kentucky family histories - with brief entries on hundreds of residents across the named counties. Laid in with the biographical sketches is a folded xeroxed sheet of "A Brief History and Survey of Coit Memorial Tower and its Art.".