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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885. 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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THE SEAY FAMILY. James G. Seay, a native of Washington County, Ky., was born in 1799, came to Hickman County in 1834, and here died in 1881. He was a nephew of Felix Grundy, and the son of Samuel Seay, of Amelia County, Va., who was born in 1760, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. James G. was twice married, first to Annie Parrott, who bore him the following children: Elizabeth M. (Titsworth and Alexander), Dr. Charles T., Samuel R., Dr. George W., Amanda A. (Earle) and John R. From his second marriage, which was with Marion, daughter of Josiah Wright, of Graves County, born in 1808 and died in 1856, sprang Annie V. (Erwin) and Dr. Felix G.
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This family biography is one of 142 biographies included in the Hickman County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1
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