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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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J. G. SLAYDEN was born November 13, 1855, in Humphreys County, Tenn. He is a son of T. E. and Lovey (Council) Slayden. The father was a native of Virginia. In 1871 he came to Hickman County, and engaged in farming. Our subject was reared on his father’s farm, and at the age of eighteen entered a drug store as clerk. He has been engaged at this business ever since, and his present store was established in 1878. Mr. Slayden was married January 6, 1880, to Miss Mattie, daughter of Z. N. Bell, a native of Shelby County, Ky., who came to Hickman County in 1866. This union has been blessed with one daughter.
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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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