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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  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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ASA TOMLIN was born in Brown County, Ohio, August 15, 1815, he is the sixth of a family of nine children born to Christian and Lucinda (White) Tomlin. Christian Tomlin was born on the Atlantic Ocean. He was a son of Jacob. Mrs. Lucinda Tomlin was born in Culpeper County, Va. Asa Tomlin moved with his parents to Pendleton County, Ky., in 1817. In 1836 he went to Kenton County, and remained until 1838, then went to Grant County, Ky., where he has since resided. He has baptized 2,500 people during his long and useful life. He was married, March 20, 1849, to Eliza Jane Franks, of Grant County, daughter of John Franks. Five children blessed this union, two living: John C. and James F. Asa Tomlin is a Master Mason, owns 170 acres of land, and has long been a Baptist minister in Grant County.

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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in the Grant County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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