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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885.  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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GEORGE HINKLE was born December 23, 1827, in Shelby County, Ky., where he grew to manhood, and in 1859 came to Billard County, where he still retains his residence. In 1864, he enlisted in the Seventh Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Confederate States Army, and remained in service to the close of the war. On December 5, 1861, our subject was married to Miss Christina J., daughter of William and Martha (Smith) Clampett, of Summer County, Tenn. (born January 15, 1844), and this union has been blessed by the birth of the following children, viz.: Charles H., April 20, 1863; George T., April 18, 1866; Mattie M., March 25, 1868; Bettie J., July 29, 1870; Effie L., December 31, 1872; Ida C., December 23, 1876; Fannie E., December 13, 1883. Subject is a farmer, owning 129 acres of good land in a tine state of cultivation. In religion he is a Methodist.

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This family biography is one of 186 biographies included in the Ballard County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1

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