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Sanford T. Haydon, grain dealer, was born near Lexington, Ky., January 28, 1847, son of Whitfield and Elizabeth (Singleton) Haydon. The family are of Scotch descent, and the father was born in Jessamine County, Ky., in 1801, and the mother in the same county, in 1824. William Haydon, our subject’s grandfather, was a Virginian, and emigrated to Kentucky when about fourteen years of age, settling in Jessamine County, where he died. Sanford T. Haydon’s early days were spent on a farm, and his education was obtained in the common schools and Georgetown College, Kentucky. He went to Mobile, Ala., in 1867, and for two years was in the employ of the Southern Express Company. He then came to Union City, and for two years was in the grocery business. In 1871 he began dealing in grain, and three years later formed a partnership with John N. Barry, and the firm is now known as Haydon & Barry. In 1874 they erected their present large, three-story warehouse, which is 50x100 feet, and are doing a large and lucrative business. Mr. Haydon was married, in 1875, to Miss Jeannette Green, of Austin, Tex. She was born in 1857, and is the mother of four children: Clarence E., Thomas G., Hal and Alma. Mrs. Haydon is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Haydon is a Democrat, and is a man of enterprising spirit and fine business capacity.