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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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ALBERT B. COLBERT was born in Pendleton County, Ky., March 22, 1859, and is a son of Jesse and Sarah A. (Bradford) Colbert, the latter a daughter of John Bradford, of Pendleton County. Jesse Colbert, a native of Virginia, was born September 20, 1834, and settled in Pendleton County in 1856, where he married the following year and engaged in farming near what is now Boston Station, which pursuit he still follows. A. B. Colbert was the eldest of nine children, of whom six are still living; he was reared and educated in Pendleton County, and for many years was engaged in school teaching. Later on he studied civil engineering, and in August, 1886, he was elected county surveyor of Pendleton County, which office he still holds. He was married, March 22, 1887, to Miss Florence L., daughter of A. J. Arnold, a prominent stock dealer of Pendleton County. Mr. Colbert is prominently identified with the interests of the Democratic party, and is an active politician in Pendleton County.

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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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