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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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JOHN W. GAUGH was born in Grant County, Ky., March 17, 1837, and is the second son of Francis and Mary (Evans) Gaugh, natives, respectively, of Grant and Scott Counties, Ky. Francis Gaugh was born March 8, 1805, and died October 13, 1857; his father was a native of Germany. John W. Gaugh was reared on the farm; he has two brothers: Gilbert K., in Grant County, and Francis M., in Woodford County, and three sisters. J. W. Gaugh owns 135 acres of land near Stewartsville, is a Mason; and politically he is a Republican. December 18, 1856, he married Miss Elizabeth M. Childers, daughter of Squire and Rebecca (Conyers) Childers, an old family of Grant County. Mrs. Gaugh died September 12, 1885, leaving three children: Lutheria, born May 11, 1864; Leslie, born June 17, 1868, and Clarence, born August 26, 1875.
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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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