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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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CHARLES P. MORSE is a son of N. C. Morse, who was born in Newfane, Vt., and was a son of Joshua, Jr., and Sarah (Phillips) Morse. Joshua, Jr., was born in 1779, and was a son of Joshua, Sr., who was born in 1716, and he was a son of Joseph Morse. Joshua, Jr., was born in Watertown, Mass., was of English extraction and was of that persecuted people, the Huguenots. Our subject’s mother was Mary Z. Withers, a daughter of Charles A. Withers, of Lynchburg, Va., and Matilda Lynch, descendant of the founder of Lynchburg, Va., and the originator of what is known as lynch law. Charles P. Morse is the eldest of six children, and was reared and educated in Cincinnati. He began life as a railroad employe in a very subordinate position, but has been promoted from time to time, and is now the general contracting agent of the Erie Railroad Company, which position he has held many years. He married Miss Emma D. Broden, daughter of Henry Broden; she is a lady of culture and refinement, and one child has blessed this union — Lucille. Mr. and Mrs. Morse are members of the Episcopal Church, and Mr. Morse is politically a Democrat. He is modest with regard to himself, generous, unselfish, and a gentleman of pleasing manners, and a great favorite with all who know him.
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This family biography is one of 150 biographies included in the Kenton 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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