Daviess County, Kentucky - Biographical sketches (7 of 8 so headed), 1883

Biographical sketches

James Baird (deceased), late of Vanover Precinct, was born in Daviess County, Nov. 16, 1835, and was a son of William Baird (deceased) an early settler of this county. He was brought up on a farm, and received a common-school education. He was married

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Feb. 16, 1862, to Lucinda Murphy, daughter of Matthew Murphy, of Vanover Precinct. This union was blessed with ten children, of whoni seven are living - William A., James M., Ruth A., Claudie, Stevens, Stanley and James. Mr. Baird died Aug. 2, 1879. He was a Deacon in the Brushy Fork Baptist Church, of which he had been a member about twelve years. He was a prominent farmer and stock-raiser, and owned 225 acres of valuable land about three miles south of West Louisville. He was a true Christian man and kind husband and father, and highly esteemed by all.

Samuel C. Baughn, blacksmith, Vanover Precinct, was born in this county. May 10, 1832. He was brought up on the farm, and learned the blacksmith's trade without an instructor. He established a shop at or near Little Flock Baptist Church in 1858, where he is still doing general blacksmithing, having a good trade. He also manufactures plows. He was married April 3, 1853, to Mrs. Delitha Wilson. They have had nine children, five living - LucretiaM., Delitha M., LethaM., Samuel C. and Cordelia H. Two children, Nathaniel B. and Mary M., died after they were grown. Nathaniel Baughn, father of the above, was born near Richmond, Va., Aug. 1, 1804, and is a son of Joseph Baughn, who came to Shelby County in 1816. Mr. Baughn came to this county in 1826. He has been a farmer most all his life, and is now a cripple. He married Jane Hendricks in 1829, and is the father of eleven children, eight of whom are living - Samuel C, John P., James R., Joseph T., Nathaniel R., Henry C, Mahala J. and Charles T. Mr. and Mrs. Baughn are members of a sect of the United Baptist church, frequently called Brlstowites.

James S. Bivens was born in Daviess County, Ky., May 9, 1833, and has always made this county his home. Daring the war of the Rebellion he served three years in the Confederate army, in the Third Kentucky Cavalry, under Colonel James Jackson. He owns a farm of 140 acres eleven miles soutlieast ot'Owensboro. In 1857 Mr. Bivens married Bettie Crabtree, a native of Daviess County, born in 1833. They have four children - Margaret C, Francis- Tony and Charles.

liev. Addison Jasper Brooks, Yanover Precinct, was born in Fayette County, Tenn., Jan. 3, 1833, and is a son of Henry Brooks (deceased), a native of North Carolina. Mr. Brooks was reared a farmer's boy, and still owns and carries on a farm. He received a common-school education, but is for the most part a self-educated man. He was ordained minister in the Baptist church, Oct. 17,

1874, and has since regularly preached the gospel. He was married Oct. 26, 1854, to Frances E. Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy (deceased). They had two children, one living - James A., born July 16, 1855, and married Dec. 14, 1882. Mr. Brooks is the present Pastor of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, on Green Kiver, in McLean County. He served in the late war in Company C, Seventeenth Kentucky Kegiment Yolunteer Infantry, U. S. A., and participated in the battles of Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, and Chickamauga, Missionary Kidge, Chattanooga and others, and while in the service he became disabled with erysipelas in the face the effect of which is still seen by a constant twitching of the right cheek.

P. H. Burdett was born in Bullitt County, Ky., -Jan. 16, 1842, and came to Daviess County when sixteen years of age. He rented land and farmed until 1867, when he bought sixty-eight acres in Vanover Precinct. Nov. 13, 1876, he married Lavinia Nave, a native of Washington County, Ky., born May 31, 1851. They have three children - Wordam, Elvora and lora. Mr. Burdett has his life insured in the Louisville Life Insurance Company for $2,000. He is one of Daviess County's most enterprising farmers.

John P. Burns, merchant and Postmaster, at Panther, Yauover Precinct, was born in this precinct, Dec. 26, 1860, and is a son ol Daniel Burns, of this precinct. Mr. Burns lived on a farm till fourteen years of age, when he began attending the high school at South Carrollton, this State. He graduated from theEvansville Commercial College in Jnly, 1879, and the same year engaged in the mercantile business at George Little's old stand in McLean County. He removed to his present location in April, 1880, where he built & new store and a neat little dwelling near by. He keeps a full line of dry goods, groceries, notions, hats, caps, boots and shoes, hardware, tinware, woodenware, queen's- ware, harness, ready-made clothing, and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class general store. Mr. Burns owns all the property he occupies and has already built up a large trade. He was married in September, 1879, to Miss Olive I. Ashby.

Charles M. Gary, Vanover Precinct, near Brushy Fork Baptist Church, is a native of Daviess (now McLean) County, and was born July 16, 1840. His father, John E. Cary, came to this county when a young man, and still resides in Vanover Precinct. Charles M. was brought up a farmer boy and had no educational advantages save those furnished by the common schools of the county. He was married Nov. 21, 1867, to Elizabeth Murphy, daughter of Matthew Murphy, of this precinct. They have had seven children, six living - Eunice J., Kemus G., Lueatta, Walter E., Matthew and Mary. Mr. Gary owns 112 acres of land and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was Justice of the Peace here for six, years. He was a soldier in the late war three years for Uncle Sam, ill Company C, Seventeenth KentuckyRegular Volunteer Infantry and participated in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Chattanooga, Corinth, siege of Atlanta, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and o'ohers. Mr. Cary is Clerk of the Brushy Fork Baptist Church of which^he has been a member for several years.

jPeter W. Clark, Yanover Precinct, was born in Madison County, Ky., March 13, 1828, and is a son of "William Clark (deceased). He was brought up on a farm and came with his parents to Mercer County, Ky., in 1844. He came to this county in the fall of 1860 where he has since resided, except six years spent in Union Count}', this State. He was married in August, 1851, to Elizabeth Bonta, daughter of Henry Bonta. They have had ten children, of whom seven are living - Henry, Thompson, John L., Nannie E., Charles, Dora and Hallie. He owns 124 acres of land. Mr. Clark held the office of Coroner for two years, and was three years a soldier in the Confederate army under General Mc^rgan.

Wm. P. Clarke a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Vanover Precinct, was born in Madison County, Ky., in October, 1833, and is a son of William Clark (deceased). He was brought up on a farm and received a limited education in the subscription schools. He came with hi^ parents to Mercer County, Ky., in 1844. In 1866 he came to Daviess County, where he has since resided with the exception of one year in Union County, this State. He married Eliza A. Devine, by whom he has had nine children ; of these eight are living - Levisa, Harding, William E., Jefferson Davis, Matilda, Nettie, Eunice and Gipp. Mr. Clark owns 240 acres ol valuable laud. He is a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Clark's father was the father of fourteen children, and died in this county, Nov. 16, 1865.

William M. Cohen, M. D., a native of Germany, came to America about 1866, and has traveled over the States and Territories, being at one time in California. He now owns a farm of about eighty-nine acres in Yanover Precinct, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He practiced medicine a few years and thus earned the title of M. D. He was married in September, 1871. to

Solomon Grabtree was born in Jackson County, Tenn., in February, 1827, and came to Daviess County when thirteen years of age. He owns a farm of ninety acres, twelve miles south of Owensboro, on Panther Creek. He was married in September,

1850, to Lucinda Crabtree, a native of Daviess County, born in 1827. They have seven children - William J., Moses, Susan J., Margaret, Solomon, Elizabeth and Sarah. Mr. Crabtree is a member of the Baptist church.

William J. Crabtree was born in Vanover Precinct, Sept. 2, 1821, and still resides in his native precinct. Hig father, Moses Crabtree (deceased), came from Virginia to this county in an early day, and was one of the first settlers of Vanov.er Precinct. William J. was reared in the woods of Vanover, among the deer, bear, wolves, turkeys and other wild game. He was married March 2,

1851, to Elizabeth Vanover, daughter of Samuel Vanover. Mr. Crabtree owns 105 acres of land, and is engaged in general farming. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Mt. Zion. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity.

E. Edwards was born in McLean County, Ky., Jan. 29, 1854, and came to Daviess County in 1864. He is a son of W. and Christian (Mitchell) Edwards, natives of Green County, Ky., and North Carolina, respectively, his father born in 1826 and his mother in 1 832. He has one sister, Mattie, now Mrs. John St»w- .art. Mr. Edwards was reared on a farm and received his early education in the district schools, attending the Southwest Institute four years. He is unmarried and resides with his parents in Vanover Precinct. In 1882 he was elected Surveyor of Daviess County.

William W. Elliott, of Vanover Precinct, is a native of Madison County, Ky., and was born Oct. 22, 1828. His father, David Elliott, was a native of this State, and came to Daviess County in 1843, our subject not coming until 1847. He moved here in 1850. He has always been a farmer, and now owns 200 acres of fine farming land, besides having given 100 acres to his sons. He was married Dec. 26, 1851, to Mary Simons, daughter of George Simons. They have had ten children, of whom eight are living - Penelope B., James F., William B., Emily A., John E., Mary J., Parthena M. and Frances A. Mr. E. was Constable one term.

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Joseph, H. Erwin (deceased), late of Vanover Precinct, was born in South Carolina, Aug. 28, 1816, and was a sou of Robert Erwin, who came with his family to this county in 1837. Joseph H. was grown, but he also accompanied the family. He was married Nov. 10, 1839, to Emily Shipley, daughter of Benjamin Shipley (deceased). They had twelve children, eight of whom are living - Mary J., Robert, James, George, Melissa, Eebecca, Hannah and Emeline. Mr. Erwin died May 15, 1882.

James Faulkner was born in Green County, Ky., Feb, 9, 1824. In 1849 he went to Harrison County, Ind., and remained till 1865, when he moved to McLean County, Ky. In 1879 he came to Daviess County, and bought a farm of 136 acres in Vanover Precinct. He was one of Daviess County's well-to-do farmers. He was married Feb. 18, 1847, to Matilda Carrick, a native of Bath County, Ky., born in 1832. They have six children. Mr. Faulk" ner and his family are members of the Christian church.

Ed. Ooodwin, Justice of the Peace of Vanover Precinct, was born in Daviess County, Jan. 22, 1838, and is a son of Amos H. Goodwin, a native of Jefferson County, Ky. Oar subject was brought up on a farm, but his father being also a blacksmith, he early leariied that trade, at which he worked for ten years. In 1870 he engaged in the mercantile and tobacco trade at his present place of business. He was married in 1871 to Miss Dora Miller, daughter of Dr. W. B. Miller, of McLean County, this State. They have had two children - Emma M. and Lavinia. The 'Squire hag, been magistrate for Vanover Precinct for the past sixteen years, and is still occupying that position; and, also, is a member in good standing of the Masonic fraternity.

George M. Hemingway, Vanover Precinct, was born in Daviess County, Sept. 13, 1841. He was brought up a farmer's boy on his father's farm, and has always followed that occupation. He married Feb. 21, 1867, Mary F. Short, daughter of Aaron Short. They have had six children, five living - E. Alma, Florence D., Alvey L., Tiny A. and Benjamin S. Mr. Hemingway owns 140 acres of valuable land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a Deacon in the Brushy Fork Baptist Church. Willis T. Hemingway, the father of the above, was born in King and Queen County, Va., Jan. 17, 1806, and is a son of Samuel Hemingway (deceased), also a native of Virginia

He came witli his parents to Daviess County in 1818, anc" settled seven miles above Owensboro, among the deer, wolves, bear, wild turkeys, etc. He was married June 7, 1832, to Elizabeth Lumpkin, by whom he had six children, three living - William, George M. and Mary. One son, Alvey, died after reaching manhood. Mrs. Hemingway died March 16, 1881. Mr. Hemingway moved to his present location in 1852. For many years Mr. H. has been a Baptist.

Francis M. Howard is a native of Daviess County, and was born Nov. 22, 1840. His father, Andrew Howard, was an early settler of this county. He was brought up on his father's farm, and was educated in a subscription school. He married Sidney A. Young, daughter of Adam Young, in November, 1866. They are the parents of six children, of whom four are living - Melvina, Ellen F., Elizabeth and Marcus. Mr. Ploward was a soldier for Uncle Sam in the late war, for about four years, in Company C, Twenty-sixth Kentucky Kegiment V^olunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles of Sliiloh, JSTashville, Fort Wilmington, N. C, and others. During his army life he was commissioned to the office of Quartermaster's Sergeant, and served in that capacity for some time. Mr. Howard owns 192 acres of valuable land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising.

John L. Iglehart, Vanover Precinct, was born in this precinct Feb. 28, 1835, and is a son of William D. Iglehart (deceased), a native of Ohio County, who settled in this county about the year 1832. John L. was reared a farmer's boy, and educated in a subscription school in an old log cabin, and sat on a slab. He was married Feb. 9, 1860, to Amanda F. Burns, daughter of Lewis I. Eurns. They have eight children - Theodocia, Elizabeth J., Matilda, Otis, James, Maggie, Lewis I. and Amanda F. Mr. Iglehart owns 270 acres of valuable land, and is engaged in farming and raising stock. Mrs. Iglehart also owns 160 acres of land, making in all 430 acres. Mr. Iglehart is a member of the Masonic fraternity and also of the Baptist church, and was for many years Clerk of the latter.

John G. Kennedy, farmer and stock-raiser, Vanover Precinct, is a native of this precinct, and was born May 20, 1845. His father, John Kennedy (deceased), was also a native of this county. Mr. Kennedy was reared on the farm, and received a limited education in the common schools. He was a soldier for Uncle Sam three years in the late war, in Company C, Seventeenth Regiment Ken- tncky Volunteers, Infantry, and participated in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Chattanooga, Missionary Kidge, siege of Atlanta, and others. He married Melissa Erwin, Nov. 1, 1866. Tliey have had eight children, seven living - Joan, Alonzo, Noah, Oily, Opy, "Walter and Sally. Mr. Kennedy owns 185 acres of land.

George W. Kerrick, Yanover Precinct, is a native of Meade County, Ky., and was born Dec. 4, 1833. His father, Thomas Kerrick, came from Maryland to Louisville when quite small, and when that place was nothing but a fort. He was the father of twelve children, of whom our subject is the _, oungest. Mr. Kerrick was brought up on the farm, and received a limited common school education in Breckinridge County, Ky. He came to this county in 1864, where he has since resided, in this precinct, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in 1861 to Margaret Goodwin, daughter of Amos Goodwin (deceased). They have had seven children; five are living - MoUie L., Susie, Dorcas M., Robert and James. Mr. Kerrick owns 290 acres of land. He is a worthy member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.

David F. .Lee, Vanover Precinct, is a native of Davieps County, borp Jan. 29, 1840, in what is now a part of McLean County. His father, Simpson A. Lee, was born in Nelson County, this State. The family removed to Edwards County, 111., in the spring of 1840, $md back to Daviess County in 1844, wiiere David F. was reared on a farm, ^nd received a limited common-school education in Yanover Precinct. He was married Dec. 19, 1860, to Mary A. Hansford, daughter of Stephen Hansford. They have had thirteen children, of whom ten are living - Thomas F., Ida A., Samuel B., Altha J., Edna-E., John P., Onah, George R., William C. and lira. Mr. Lee is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and owns 172 acres of valuable land. He is a worthy Christian man, and a Baptist. His family are also professors of religion.

James TF. Martain, of Yanover Pi'ecinct, was born on the Litchfield road, four miles above Owensboro, Daviess County, Aug. 2, 1833. His father, Henry Martain (deceased), was an early settler of this county. He has spent all his life tlius far on the farm. He married Fredonia Moseley in November, 1859. She is a daughter of John T. Moseley (deceasedV They liave had six children, of whom five are living - George A., Antonia, Henry E., Ruth and Sally. Mr. Martain owns 213 acres of valuable land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. From 1871 to 1873 he filled the office of Constable for Yanover Precinct. He served as School Trustee for many years.

Westerii R. Mitchell, of Vanover Precinct, was born in Cooper County, Mo., Aiiff. 22, 1844, and is a son of John G. Mitchell (deceased), a native of North Carolina. Our subject came with his parents to this county in 1845, where his father died Jan. 29, 1869; he was the father of four children, of whom Western R. is the oldest. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Allen. She died when Mr. Mitchell was yet a small boy. He was married Nov. 26, 1868, to Rebecca Erwin, daughter of Joseph H. Erwin (deceased). They have had three children, two living - Marcus R. and Myzellough E. Mr. Mitchell is engaged in general farming, and is also efficient in brick-laying and other mechanical work.

Isaac F . Moseley, of Vanover Precinct, is of an old family of this county, and was born here Jan, 31, 1828. But the scene of his birth place has since been added to McLean County. Mr, Moseley's father, Presley Moseley, was a native of Hartford, Ky., and was a son of Robert Moseley, who came from Virginia to Kentucky over 100 years ago, and was one of the first settlers in Hartford. Our subject had but very limited educational advantages, as in that early day schools were few and of short duration each year, and were supported entirely by subscription. Mr. Moseley was married Nov. 11, 1848, to Lucy Travis, daughter of John Travis (deceased). They had five children, four living - John P., William R., Charles J. and Susan N. Mrs. Moseley died in April, 1860. Mr. Moseley married, in January, 1S61, Tabitha Griffin, by whom lie has had six children, five now living - Sarah E., Arra M., Elijah C, Mary E. and Samuel J. T. Mr. Moseley is a worthy member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. His father was the father of twelve children, all of whom lived tomanhood and womanhood, and were all married by the same minister, the Rev. Frederick Tanner, a Baptist minister. Another very remarkable feature about it is, that when the first and second were married the eleventh and twelfth were yet unborn. When his parents died they had about 200 descendants.

Jesse B. Moseley (deceased), late of Vanover Precinct, was born in this county (now McLean), near Glennville, on the old John Moseley farm, Oct. 20, 1810. His father, John Moseley, was one of the first settlers in this locality. He was brought up on the place of his nativity, and received a limited education in a subscription school. He was married Dec. 19, 1837, to Miss Joanna Downs, daughter of Thomas Downs, an early settler, where Delaware now stands, in Cnrdsville Precinct. This union was blessed

D. and Nester C. One daughter, Emily (Mrs. Boston), died at the age of twenty-three years. Mr. Moseley owned iSOfacres of land and was a farmer and stock-raiser. He was one of the original or charter members of the Sand Springs Cumberland Presbyterian church, which was organized in 1844, and in 1846 he was made an Elder in that church, which position he held up to the time of his

Merit 0. Moseley, Vanover Precinct, was born in this county March 25, 1834, and is a son of John T. Moseley (deceased), also a native of this State. Merit 0. was reared on a farm and educated in a subscription school. He was married Sept. 7, 1856, to Sarah

E. Hansford, daughter of William Hansford. They have six ohil- - John W. , Thomas P., Euth, Samuel M., Leslie and Madison. Mr. Moseley owns 290 acres of valuable land and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. When he began life he commenced in the woods and has cleared out a large tract of land. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Mt, Pleasant.

Goliwmhus M. Murphy was born in Vanover Precinct, Jan. 24, 1855, and still resides on a portion of the old homestead. He was reared on the farm, and educated under the teaching of Prof. Alexander, who is now at Hartford, Ky. Mr. Murphy taught school for hve term* immediately after leaving Prof. Alexander's school. He was married Feb. 17, 1876, to Nancy E. Kirkland, daughter of Joseph Kirkland, of this precinct. They have three children - Mary A., Lydia M. and Cora E. Mr. Murphy owns ninety-eight acres of valuable land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are members of the Baptist church. Matthew Murphy, the father of C. M., was born in one of the upper counties of Kentucky, May 9, 1811, and is a son of Daniel Murphy (deceased), who came from Ireland to America in an early day. He had no early educational advantages of any consequence, and has spent all his life on the farm. He is now seventy-two years old. He was married Sept. 24, 1835, to Mary Moore. They had ten children, seven living - John, William, Columbus M., Jane, Lucinda, Elizabeth and Ellen. Mrs. M. died Nov. 24, 1867, ^nd April 28, 1858, he married Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Philip Burns. They have had two children, one living - Lydia Belle (Thomason). Mrs. M. had two children by her first husband, one living - Josephine (Crabtree).

Ddbney V. Bohertsbn, Vanover Precinct, was born in this county April 20, 1837, and is a son of "Wra. IST. Robertson (deceased), a native of Nelson County, who came to Daviess County over fifty years ago. Mr. Robertson has spent his life thus far on a farm, and received a common-school education. He is also a bricklayer. He was married Oct. 27, 1857, to Hannah E. Hendricks, by whom he had eight children, six now living - Henrietta F., Louis N., Olive J., Samuel B., Ida M. and Charlotte O. Mrs. Robertson died in 1872, and he again married in 1874, this time to Annie Arnold, by whom he had two children - ^Arthur J. and Charles W. Mr. Robertson owns 136 acres of land and is engaged in farming and raising stock. He is a Justice of the Peace and a member of the Masonic fraternity. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church at Mt. Pleasant.

Comelma M. Ruby, Vanover Precinct, was born in Henderson County, Ky.^ June 28, 1835, and is a son of Matthew Ruby (deceased), a native of Hardin County, this State. The elder Mr. Ruby removed his family to Daviess County in 1847, where he died Dec. 2, 1868. He was a worthy Christian, and had long been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian churoh. Cornelius MRuby was married Nov. 5, 1857, to Elizabeth F. Moseley, daughter of John T. Moseley (deceased). They have had thirteen children, of whom eleven are living - John M., Yirginia, Mary E., Susan, William S., Anna F., Zon B., Charles E., G. Robert, Mattie and Ettie. Mr. Ruby owns 300 acres of valuable land and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, at which he has been epiinently successful. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a worthy member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.

'William Short was born in Muhlenburg County, Ky., March 5, 1819, and is a son of George Short (deceased), who brought his family to this county in 1827, and settled on Green River. Our subject was brought up, as it were, in the woods, and had no educational advantages, except attending a subscription school about six months, having to walk four miles across the flats, through a wilderness, inhabited only by bears, panthers, wolves, etc. ^e was married Oct. 17, 1847, to Mary Crabtree, daughter of Jacob Crabtree. They have had seven children, of whom five are living - Emily, JuKa A., B. Jacob, Amney, and Wm. Isaac.

Ja/mes M. Vanover (commonly called Shoemaker Jim), Yanover Precinct, was born in Franklin County, Tenn., May 10, 1832, and is a son of Henry Yanover (deceased), who came to this county when James M. was a small boy. Mr. Vanover worked hard when a boy, and had bnt limited educational advantages. In 1855 he ma,rried Elizabeth Bowers, by whom he has five children - JohnC, Rachel, Sarah M., Mary J. and Rose E. Mr. Vanover owns eightyfour acres of land and is engaged in general farming. His family are members of the Baptist church.

James Vunover, Jr., Yanover Precinct, is a native ot this precinct, and was born Nov. 25, 1854. He was brought up on his father's farm and received a common-school education. He was married March 14, 1878, to Madora Shutt. They have three children - Ona L., Nettie A. and an infant girl. Mr. Vanover owns fifty acres of lan-d and is engaged in general farming. He is a member of the Brushy Fork Baptist Church. John H. Vanover, father of the above, was born in Macon County, Tenn., July 28, 1822, and is a son of Henry Vanover, a native of Virginia. Mr. Vanover had no educational advantages, but had to educate his muscular forces in clearing out the thick woods of this precinct, and his native county. He came to this county in 1844, and settled in this precinct. In 1851 he married Sarah Crabtree, by whom he had ten children, but five of them now living - "William W., James, Daniel E., Moses M., and Mary E. Mr. Vanover owns 325 acres of valuable land, and has always been a farmer. In 1846 he joined the Brushy Fork Baptist Church, being one of the charter, or original, members.

JeptUi Vanover, of Vanover Precinct, is a native of East Tennessee, and was born Sept. 16, 1848. His father, Samuel Vanover, removed to Daviess County in December following Jeptlli's birth. Mr. Vanover was brought up on the farm and educated in the common school. He was married in October, 1869, to Julia A. L. Short, daughter of William Short, of this precinct. They have five children - Fanny, Edward, Jacob, Arthur and Luther. Mr. Vanover owns 102f acres of land, and is engaged in farming and stockraising. He is a Methodist in religious faith, and Mrs. Vanover is a Baptist. Mr. Vanover has an adopted child, Henry Wallace. He is also guardian for Annie Crabtree.

John S. Vanover, Vanover Precinct, was born in East Tennessee, June 5, 1833, and is a son of Samuel Vanover, who brought his family to Daviess County in 1848, where he lived till his death, which occurred April 10, 1876. Mr. Vanover has spent all his life thus far on a farm. His educational advantages were limited. He was married Dec. 8, 1857, to Luvenia "Wall, daughter of Robert

Wall (deceased). They had seven children, of whom five are liv ing - George "W"., Ida B., Alvah, Mary A. and Ollie M. Mrs. Vanover died June 10, 1878, and he married, Sept. 28, 1880, Miss Jemina Jarrett, daughter of John and Lillie (Vesie) Jarrett. Mr. Vanover owns a very desirable farm of 136 acres of valuable land, well timbered and watered, and is engaged in farming and stockraising.

W. W. Vanover, Vanover Precinct, is a native of Daviess County, and was born Jan. 22, 1852. He is a son of John H. Vanover, of this precinct, and is the oldest of ten children. He married Emma, daughter of Kaide Hyatt, March 28, 1872. They have had six children, five of whom are living - Raide L., Benjamin 0., Sarah L., Evelina and Frances M. Mr. Vanover owns .108 acres of valuable land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He also owns and runs a threshing machine. He was School Trustee for three years, and Overseer two years. Is a member of the Brushy Fork Baptist Church.