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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 LEATHERS, a native of Kenton County, Ky., was born five miles south of Covington, July 12, 1842, and is the third child born to John W. and Elizabeth Leathers, natives of Kenton and Boone Counties, respectively. The paternal grandfather of our subject was born on the same farm, which farm has been in this family over 100 years; he was a colonel in the war of 1812, and was a son of John Leathers, a native of Virginia, who was a very early settler in Kenton County. John W. Leathers, the father of our subject, represented Kenton in the State Legislature four times, his last service being in 1868; he was a farmer by occupation. Our subject was reared on the farm, and educated in the common schools, In October, 1862, he volunteered in the Confederate service, and served about four months under Gen. Heath. In October, 1863, he married Miss Kate Rich, daughter of Samuel Rich, a farmer of Kenton County, and three children have been born to their union: John W., Rosa and Bessie. In 1880 Mr. Leathers was elected on the Democratic ticket as sheriff, and was re-elected in 1882 without opposition, serving until 1885. June 16, 1886, he was appointed Government storekeeper in the Sixth District. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., a Democrat, and a Baptist.

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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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