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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 W. PARROTT was born July 22, 1847, in Hickman County, Ky., where he was reared to manhood, and has always resided. His father, Shelton Parrott, a native of Washington County, Ky., died in 1875, at the age of seventy-seven years. Shelton married Betsey Littsey, who died in 1880, at the age of sixty-five years. The offspring of this worthy couple are James G., Louisa E. (House), Amanda (Howard), Mary A. (Nail), and subject George W. Parrott was married October 22, 1868, to Miss Mattie, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Spicer) Nail, of Hickman County, and from this union have sprung two sons, viz.: Harvey McElroy and James Felix Melvill. Mr. Parrott is a farmer, having 160 acres of good land, in a fine state of cultivation. In politics he is a Democrat, and his wife is a member of the. Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 142 biographies included in the Hickman 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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