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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 8a by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1888.  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 R. SMITH was born in Bullitt County, March 16, 1855, and is a son of John and Cynthia (Shopton) Smith, the former born in Hardin County, the latter a daughter of Rosen Shoptaw, of Bullitt County. Charles R. was the fourth in a family of seven children. He was brought up on the farm and educated in the public schools of his county. In 1878 he married Miss Sallie Quick, daughter of William Quick, of Bullitt County. They have four children, viz.: Charles W., born December 18, 1879; Lillie M., born March 24, 1881; Sarah L., born November 14, 1883, and Maud, born March 29, 1887. Mr. Smith farmed for a while, and then commenced traveling for a New Albany, Ind., firm, but soon tiring of this kind of business returned to farming, which he continued to follow.

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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Bullitt County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 8a published in 1888 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 8a

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