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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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N. T. LINDSAY, a prominent lawyer of Covington, Ky., was born in Gallatin County, Ky., November 21, 1849, and is the third in a family of eight children born to Nicholas and Martha A. (Cave) Lindsay. Nicholas Lindsay was born near Frankfort, Franklin Co., Ky., and was a son of Vachel and Mary (Chrisenberry) Lindsay, natives of Virginia. He was a prominent tobacco manufacturer and merchant for a number of years. Mrs. Martha Lindsay was a native of Mason County, Ky., and a daughter of Daniel Cave. N. T. Lindsay was educated at Lexington, Ky., and at Ann Arbor, Mich., graduating in law at the latter place in the spring of 1876, and in the fall of the same year opened a law office at Covington, Ky. Mr. Lindsay is an able lawyer, and has been very successful in his profession. He is the present city prosecuting attorney of Covington. September 28, 1881, he married Miss Nellie Yager, of Covington, daughter of William E. and Sarah (Conner) Yager. One child has blessed this union — Nellie Grey.

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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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