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Below is a family biography included in County of Todd, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical edited by William Henry Perrin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Co. in 1884. 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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JOHN W. LEWIS, merchant at Elkton, Ky., was born in Robertson County, Tenn., November 19, 1829, and is a son of William V. Lewis and Clarkie Lewis (nee Bell). He was reared to the age of seventeen in his native State, after which he spent a few years in Illinois, coming thence to Elkton, Ky., in October, 1851. For about eight years he was employed as salesman in mercantile business, and in 1859 opened a stock of goods for himself, since which time he has been in active business life in Elkton. He is now located on the north side of public square, where he has a handsome stock of dry goods. Mr. Lewis was married in the town of Elkton, in November, 1859, to Miss Octavia Kennedy. She was born in Todd County, July 18, 1836. They have two children: Charles K. Lewis, born June 12, 1869, and Mary Lula Lewis, born June 4, 1871. In politics Mr. Lewis is a Democrat, and he is a faithful member of the Baptist Church and Superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School.
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