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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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W. T. SIMMONS was born September 22, 1823, in Bullitt County, Ky., and is a son of James and Mary (Winston) Simmons. James Simmons, a native of Bullitt County, was a Methodist preacher. His father, Robert Simmons, was a native of Maryland, and a farmer in Bullitt County, Ky. W. T. Simmons was educated at the county schools, and, when eighteen years of age, moved to Grant County, where he studied and practiced law until 1885. He now owns 500 acres of well improved land. He was judge of the county court from 1874 to 1878. In 1853 he married Eugenia Price, of Boone County, Ky., a daughter of William T. and Eliza (McHenry) Price. Eight children have been born to this marriage, viz.: W. H.; Cora, wife of W. N. Hogan, of Grant County, who has four children; Lizzie, wife of Joe Homer, a merchant of Covington; J. E.; Eugenia; W. T., a lawyer in Grant County; Harry R. and Lena. Mr. Simmons is a Mason, a member of the I. O. O. F., politically a Democrat, and is a member of the Methodist Church.
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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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