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JUDY, PARIS T., farmer, stock raiser and dealer; Sec. 28; P. O. Quincy (son of Winepark and Anna Judy); was born in Clark county, Ky., Dec. 4, 1811; has 1,600 acres of land, 1,400 in Gilmer township, valued at $56,000; two hundred, valued at $4,000; whole valued at $60,000; married Nancy Markwell. She was born in Flemming county, Ky., July 30, 1817. They have six girls and one boy: James M., Adelia A. (now Mrs. Wm. Finlay); Rebecca E. (now Mrs. M. B. Taylor); Xantippe (now Mrs. L. E. Finlay); Sarah N. (now Mrs. Wm. Creswell); Ida K., and Mandolia. Are members of the Christian church at Columbus. He held the office of Assessor, was the first of the township; also Justice of the Peace, and School Director for twenty years. His grandfather and grandmother were natives of Germany; emigrated to Pennsylvania, where his father was born April 27, 1770. In 1801 his father went to Clark county, Ky., where he died May 5, 1836, at the age of 66. His mother was born in Frederick county, Md.. May 15, 1878; came to Kentucky, where they married Sept. 6, 1800. She died Aug. 6, 1844, in Adams county. The subject of this sketch came to this county when he was a young man, in the year 1834; taught school the first summer in the city of Quincy, in a little log house, being the second school taught in the city. Mr. Judy located and laid out the village of Liberty, a flourishing little town. He came to this county in an early day in limited circumstances, but by good judgment and economy, he has accumulated a fine property, and is one of the sound men of the county.