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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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A. L. CALDWELL is a native of Pendleton County, Ky., and was born in 1834, a son of William Caldwell, who was born in the same county in 1806, was a farmer and married a Miss Bird, a native of Kenton County. A. L. Caldwell began his business life as a nurseryman, but after five years’ experience in that line resorted to farming, and now cultivates 440 acres, on which he has built a commodious dwelling. He was married in 1860 to Mrs. Elizabeth Grove, who was born in Adams County, Ill., in 1836, and is a daughter of William Wood, a farmer. Of the children born to this marriage six are living, viz.: Dora Ana (married to J. N. Yelton), Sarah, U. S. G., Estella, Carrie and Hortie. During the late war Mr. Caldwell served under Capt. Williams, of Tennessee, and also in the Twenty-third Kentucky Infantry, under Col. Marcellus Mundy.

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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Pendleton 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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