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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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S. ROBERTS was born in Daviess County, Ky., May 7, 1843. He is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Duncan) Roberts. The father was born in Virginia, and died in 1855, aged seventy-five. Our subject was reared on his father’s farm and at the age of twenty-one, commenced telegraphing and railroading, and was appointed station agent at Humboldt. He was also seven years engaged in repairing wires and telegraphing, after which he went to Grand Crossing, and there worked one year for the Western Union. In 1875 he moved to Arlington and held the position as station agent at that point about eight years; in the winter of 1883 he came to Columbus, and purchased the Columbus City Mills, which he has since operated. He owns one farm in Hickman County, and two farms in Ballard County, also a hotel and other property in Arlington, all of which he has acquired by his own exertions. Mr. Roberts was married in 1872 to Miss Julia Payne of Union County, Ky., who has borne him two children —one son and one daughter. He is a member of the Masonic order.
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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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