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SALLEE SISTERS, P. O. Higginsport. Eliza J. and Martha Sallee are daughters of James H. and Maria (Jones) Sallee, and granddaughters of Abraham and Lucy (Nelson) Sallee, the two latter natives of France, where they were reared and married, but soon after set sail for America and settled in Kentucky, where George Bartlow now lives, opposite Higginsport, in 1795. They both died in that State, at advanced age. Of their children, James H. was the fourth, and was born in Kentucky July 23, 1798; he grew to maturity in his native State, and September 1, 1819, married Maria Jones, who was a native of Fauquier County, Va., born May 30, 1801. She remained in her native State until 1815, and having at this time lost her parents, she came to Kentucky. She was the eldest of three children. Four years after, she and James H. were united. They came to Ohio, locating near Felicity, in Clermont County, where he purchased land, but in 1827 came to Lewis Township, Brown County, and bought 150 acres of land in R. K. Mead’s Survey, No. 1661. To this he added through life, until 211 acres was the amount. He began to clear his farm with but little or no assistance, but with a will and determination he succeeded. He labored long and hard, and on December 1, 1869, ended the earthly career of one of Lewis Township’s noble citizens. His wife died July 22, 1876. They were both members of the church of the Disciples in Georgetown. He was a man of firm principles, although he had few educational privileges when a youth. In riper years, he was a hard student and became a well-posted citizen. His nine children all reached maturity, viz.: Abraham, William, Lucy, Robert C., Eliza J., Emily F., Martha, John L., and the youngest, Nannie, wife of Judge Tarbell, of Georgetown. Abraham was at one time surveyor of this county, but now resides in Dixon, Ill. William educated himself, and labored as a minister in the Disciples church a period of nearly forty years, and died, November 1, 1879. Robert C. is a practical druggist. Lucy is the wife of Joseph Eakin, now in Illinois. Emily T., is the wife of George McLean, also, in Illinois. The two sisters, whose names head this sketch, reside on and own the old homestead, and manage its cultivation. They are lovers of good books and are well informed.