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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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WILLIAM McCOY was born near Dry Ridge, Grant County, Ky., in 1849, and is a son of John and Margaret (Lowe) McCoy. The former died in 1862. Mrs. McCoy, a daughter of John Lowe, of Grant County, was a member of the Baptist Church, and died in 1851. William McCoy was reared on a farm, has always followed farming, and now owns 136 acres of land. He is the fifth child of a family of six. In 1879 he married Julia Conrad, daughter of William G. and Lucinda (Hedger) Conrad, of Grant County, members of two of the oldest families in the county. Mrs. McCoy was born in 1853, and is the third in a family of six. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. McCoy: John W., Clarrie B. and Stanley L. Mrs. McCoy’s parents, William G. and Lucinda Conrad were married July 29, 1847. Her mother died December 24, 1872; her father died May 4, 1873; her grandfather, Jacob C. Hedger, died August 9, 1877, aged eighty-one years, ten months and one day; her grandmother, Sarah (Darrow) Hedger, died December 20, 1874, aged seventy-seven years and thirty-four days. They were raised in Harrison County, Ky., and were married April 22, 1819. Her grandparents, William and Elizabeth (Boyers) Conrad, were married September 11, 1817.

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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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