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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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VIRGINIUS T. CRAIG, a rising young-farmer and stock grower of Gallatin County, Ky., was born February 12, 1858. His father, Albert G. Craig, a native of Carroll County, was born April 1, 1807, and was a well-to-do farmer; he took an active part in all political matters, and was twice elected to the county judgeship of Gallatin County. He married Virginia J. Brooking, of Clark County, daughter of Robert E. Brooking, of Virginia, and six sons and five daughters were born to their union, of whom the subject of this sketch is the youngest. Benjamin Craig, the paternal grandfather of Virginius T., was a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky in an early day, and settled on a farm in Carroll, then Gallatin County. Virginius T. Craig was educated at Ghent College, Ghent, Carroll County, but on account of failing health, he gave up his studies, lacking only four months of completing his course. He has been on a farm all his life, and owns 200 acres of well cultivated land. October 29, 1884, he was united in marriage to Carrie Gaines, daughter of Benjamin L. and Eugenia (Brady) Gaines, natives of Kentucky. One daughter has blessed this marriage, Corinne. Politically Mr. Craig is a Democrat; his wife is a member of the Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 39 biographies included in the Gallatin 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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