Nelson County, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky: A History of the State

1888. 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 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. 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. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press.