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Ballard County Kentucky
Biographies
Collected
by Teresa Skaggs, Coordinator for this County Site

Person's
Name
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Dates
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Contributed By or Location
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Source of Information:
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Abernathy,
Henry G.
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1825
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Public
Domain
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County
of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. Edited by
William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 339-340. |
Adams,
John W.
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1845
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Bailey,
Benjamin S.
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1851
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Baldry,
William S.
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1804
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Public
Domain
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A
History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes. Printed For the
Author. 1886. Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 |
Ballard,
Bland "Capt."
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1761
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Public
Domain
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HISTORY
OF KENTUCKY, by Lewis Collins, and J.A. & U.P. James,
published 1847. Reprinted by Henry Clay Press, Lexington, Ky., 1968,
pp.171-173. [Shelby county]. |
Belt,
Joseph I.
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1799
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Public
Domain
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Kentucky:
A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Franklin Co. |
Billington,
Ramsom Lee "R.L."
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1840
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Birkhead,
Robert F. "Rev."
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1828
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Bishop,
William S. "Judge"
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1839
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Black,
H. G.
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1812
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Blanks,
Allne W.
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1831
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Bodkin,
Daniel Jr.
|
1861
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Public
Domain
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#10051:
Histories and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885 pg 113. Ballard Co. |
Bodkin,
Daniel Jr.
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1861
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky Illustrated, Edition 1, Battle/Perrin/Kniffen, Louisville,
F A Battey Pub. Co, 1885. |
Bradly,
W. H.
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1849
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885, pg 113-114. Ballard Co. |
Bradshaw,
William M.
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1829
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman,
McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky, Ballard Co. |
Brame,
Samuel
|
1820
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky, Illustrated, Edition I, Battle/Perrin/Kniffen, Louisville:
F.A.Battey Publishing Co., 1885. Ballard Co |
Brame,
Samuel
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1820
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885, pg 114. Ballard Co. |
Brown,
Preston S. Jr.
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1840
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885, pg.114. Ballard Co. |
Buchanan,
James H.
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1833
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885, pg 114-115. Ballard Co. |
Bugg,
Richard J.
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1825
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 22-27. Carlisle Co. [Portrait, page 23] |
Bugg,
Richard J.
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1862
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Public Domain
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Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume
II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 22-27. Carlisle Co. [Portrait, page 23] |
Chestnut,
Franklin M.
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1796
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Public
Domain
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History
of Todd County, Kentucky, ed. J. H. Battle, 1884, F. A. Battey
Publishing Co., 1884, p. 291. [Elkton Precinct] |
Christian,
Richard C.
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1847
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Public Domain
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History of Todd County, Kentucky, ed. J. H. Battle, 1884,
F. A. Battey
Publishing Co., 1884, Page 319 & 320. (Trenton Precinct) |
Coil,
S. B.
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1842
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin And G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885 Ballard Co. |
Corbett,
Jacob
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1830
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 118-124. Ballard Co. [Portrait p. 119] |
Flournoy,
William J.
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1811
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 523-524
[McCracken] |
Grace,
Richard
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1840
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Public
Domain
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Kentucky:
A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 1st ed., 1885
Reprinted 1972 by Kentucky Reprint Co., Murray, KY. Graves Co. |
Guess,
W. C.
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1851
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Public
Domain
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The
Crittenden Press, Marion, KY undated, 1928. Used with permission. |
Hamilton,
C. R.
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1839
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Public
Domain
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Kentucky:
A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 2nd ed., 1885
Crittenden Co. |
Harp,
David
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1813
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky, Illustrated, Edition 1, Todd, Perrin &
Kniffen, , Louisville, F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1885. Ballard Co. |
Herndon,
Zachary T.
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1847
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Public
Domain
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Kentucky
Genealogy and Biography, Volume I, Battle-Perrin-Kniffin, 3rd edition,
1886. Meade Co. |
Husbands,
Lorenzo D. "Col."
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1776
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 11-13. McCracken Co. [Portrait,fronts
piece] |
Jenkins,
Samuel H.
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1821
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky, Illustrated, Todd/Perrin/Kniffen, Louisville: F.A.Battey
Publishing Co., 1885. Henry Co. |
Lowry,
Robert Alexander
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1846
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Public
Domain
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Centre
College Alumni, Published 1890. |
McColpin,
Charner A.
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1843
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Public
Domain
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History
of Todd County, Kentucky, ed. J. H. Battle, 1884, F. A. Battey
Publishing Co., 1884, p. 278. [Fairview Precinct] |
McCutchen,
Volney Americus
|
1826
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Public
Domain
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Centre
College Alumni, Published 1890. Logan Co. |
Meriwether,
Douglas
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1842
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Public
Domain
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History
of Todd County, Kentucky, ed. J. H. Battle, 1884, F. A. Battey
Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 326-27. [Trenton Precinct] |
Morris,
William W.
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1844
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky. BIOGRAPHY: A
Reprint of Part II of: BIOGRAPHY: Battle, J. H., W. H. Perrin and G. C.
Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of the State. First Edition. Louisville,
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1885 |
Mosby,
William L.
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1861
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 129-132. Carlisle Co. |
| Nelson,
Memucan H. |
1846
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Public
Domain
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County
of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. Edited by
William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 391-392.
Hopkinsville City and Precinct. |
Neville,
R. B.
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1822
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky A Reprint of Part H
of Battle. J.H., W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of
the State. First Edition. Louisville, Chicago: F.A. Battey Publishing
Co., 1885 Ballard Co. |
Nichols,
John Mahlon
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1846
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 704-707
[Carlisle] |
Norris,
T. P.
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1844
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Public
Domain
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History
of Todd County, Kentucky, ed. J. H. Battle, 1884, F. A. Battey
Publishing Co., 1884, Page 362. [Town of Guthrie] |
Overbey,
Bob C. M.D.
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1850
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky, five volumes, edited by Judge Charles Kerr,
American Historical Society, New York & Chicago, 1922, Vol. V, p.
221-2 Ballard County |
Owen,
John R. M.D.
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1839
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 57-61. Carlisle Co. |
Pettit,
Tom C.
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 47-48. Carlisle Co. |
Pile,
Benjamin F.
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1857
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Public
Domain
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Kentucky:
A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 1st ed., 1885
Reprinted 1972 by Kentucky Reprint Co., Murray, KY. Graves Co. |
Potter,
James Thomas
|
1837
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 444-445
[McCracken] |
Reeves,
George W.
|
1847
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 434-435
[Ballard] |
Reeves,
George W. CORRECTION
|
1847
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Public
Domain
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NOTE:
This is a corrected biography on George W. Reeves submitted by
j.salonimer@worldnet.att.net. Memorial Record of Western Kentucky,
Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 434-436 [Ballard]. |
Reeves,
William Harrison
|
1814
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Public
Domain
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Histories
and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky; A Reprint of Part
II of: Battle, J. H., W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A
History of the State. First Edition. Louisvillee, Chicago: F. A. Battey
Publishing Co., 1885. (McCracken Co). |
Reeves,
William Harrison
|
1814
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky Illustrated, Edition 1, Battle/Perrin/Kniffen, Louisville,
F A Battey Pub. Co, 1885. |
Rivers,
Thomas (Dr.)
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1830
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 85-86. McCracken Co. |
Shelbourne,
Moreau Thomas
|
1873
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Louisville: Lewis Publishing Co., 1904.
Carlisle Co. |
Shelbourne,
Moreau
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1873
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 63-65. Carlisle Co. MOREAU T. SHELBOURNE |
Terrell,
Richard G.
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1844
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 126-127. McCracken Co. |
Tharp,
James Howard (Judge)
|
1846
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 166-168. Ballard Co. JAMES H. THARP |
Thompson,
George C.
|
1849
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 479-480
[McCracken} |
Thompson,
Joseph W. (Dr.)
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1838
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 142-144. McCracken Co. |
Trimble,
Isaac Newton
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1862
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 535-538
[Ballard] |
Trimble,
James A.
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1834
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Public
Domain
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Kentucky:
A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 2nd ed., 1885
Livingston Co. |
Turner,
Henry Fielding
|
1829
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 631-634
[Henderson] |
Turner,
Oscar
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1825
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Public
Domain
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Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress, 1776-Present. Fayette Co.
TURNER, Oscar, 1825-1896. |
Vance,
Pleasant A.
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1824
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky, Illustrated, Edition 1, Todd/Perrin/Kniffen,
Chicago:F.A.Battey Publishing Co., 1885. (Ballard Co). |
White,
James Dempsey
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1833
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Public
Domain
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Lawyers
and Lawmakers of Kentucky, by H. Levin, editor, 1897. Published
by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago. Reprinted by Southern Historical
Press. p. 60. Ballard County. |
White,
James Dempsey
|
1833
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 138-140. Franklin Co. |
White,
William Thomas
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1861
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, pp. 159-160. Ballard Co. |
White,
Willis Rev.
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1805
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Public
Domain
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Histories
of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and Marshall
Counties,- A Reprint Part II Battle, J.H. , Perrin and Kniffin, 1885.
Reprint 1922, Ky Reprint Co, PO box 1072, University Station, Murray,
Ky 42071. (Ballard Co). |
Wickliffe,
Charles Arthur
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1886
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Public
Domain
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History
of Kentucky, five volumes, edited by Judge Charles Kerr,
American Historical Society, New York & Chicago, 1922, Vol. V, p.
341, McCracken County |
Wickliffe,
John B.
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1822
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 100-105. Ballard Co. JOHN B. WICKLIFFE |
Wickliffe,
John B.
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1822
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Louisville: Lewis Publishing Co., 1904.
Hickman Co. |
Willingham,
Jay
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1850
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Public
Domain
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Memorial
Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 81-83. Carlisle Co. JAY WILLINGHAM |

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