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Below is a family biography included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published by Weakley, Harraman & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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PHILIP T. HARTFORD, editor and publisher of the Vevay Democrat, was born in Shelby County, Ky., in 1849, a son of William and Betsey (Hamilton) Hartford, natives of Virginia. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Hartford, with his family, moved from Culpeper County, Va., to Shelby County, Ky., about 1810, and died there at about seventy-five years of age. His parents were married in Shelby County and subsequently moved to Henry County where they now reside, engaged in agriculture. Philip T. grew up on the farm and after obtaining the rudiments of an education in the district schools, entered the Georgetown College, Ky., in 1868, graduating in 1873, with the first honors of the class. In the same fall he was elected superintendent of the Vevay schools which position he held for eight consecutive years. In partnership with F. M. Dalmazzo he purchased the Vevay Democrat, which he has since conducted, purchasing his partner’s interest in the paper in April, 1884, since which time he has been sole proprietor. Mr. Hartford was married, October 16, 1884, to Jeannette Loring, of Rising Sun, daughter of Israel and Jeannette (Young) loring. Mr. Hartford is a member of the Baptist Church, the I. O. O. F. and F. & A. M. Mrs. Hartford is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
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This family biography is one of 215 biographies included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published in 1885 by Weakley, Harraman & Co. For the complete description, click here: Switzerland County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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