Webster County, Kentucky; Union County; Kentucky : A History of the State

1885. Early residents of Webster and Union Counties in Kentucky are recalled in this new 46-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 60# opaque 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. Bios from Webster County include: Dr. Lorenzo A. Archibald, John G. Bailey, H.C. Bailey, G.W. Bailey, James Baker, W.T. Baker, George M. Baker, James W. Barnhill, Dr. John A. Bassett, Johnson H. Beard, Charles F. Beeson, Dr. A.E. Bentley, Charles A. Beymer, E.G. Bishop, Andrew J. Brame, Gregory Brill, Willis Cornelius Brooks, Dr. John LeMaster Burdon, Dr. George W. Campbell, James M. Chandler, William M. Chandler, James M. Clark, Gilbert N. Clark, William B. Clark, Judge P.D. Clayton, Richard Franklin Coffman, James Perry Coffman, Prof. William S. Coleman, Joseph Corbett, Powhatan J. Cough, Dr. L.J. Couch, Peter Countzler, D.H. Crews, W.D. Crowley, Edmund G. Crowley, C.A. Doris, William G. Duncan, Isaiah Eakins, Rev. Algernon Edwards, James W. Franklin, Thomas K. Givens, Henry Givens, Dr. P.H. Griffin, Judge L.B. Hall, C.C. Hardwick, Ellis Hearin, James J. Hicks, Shelby Hicks, Harvey B. Holloman, Stephen Horner, T.J. Jackson, Benjamin C. James Jr., Benjamin Jenings, William Hall Jenkins, J.A. Justice, Lewis Korb, W.C. Lisman, John P. McGaw, James L. Melton, James Melton, Joseph Mitchell, John Montgomery Jr., Thomas G. Montgomery, Sidney Carter Moore, Dr. W.I. Moore (with picture), Will A. Morrow, Campbell T. Mounts, George W. Nall, Alexander Niswonger, William S. Northen, John W. Orsburn, R.M. Orsburn, Isaac Orsburn, Frank A. Owen, James D. Palmer, George Parker, John H. Parker (with picture), John C. Parker, William Randolph Parker, John W. Patterson, Thomas B. Payne, Prof. Henry Petry, William W. Poole, J.A. Powell, J.D. Price, Thomas E. Price, Dr. B.H. Price, Charles H. Pride, Rev. Benjamin B. Pullan, James Henry Qualls, John Wesley Reynolds, J.L. Rice, William G. Rork, Prof. Jacob A. Rudy, W.J.F. Russell, F.M. Russell, John W. Smith, H. Sokolski, Dr. James T. Soyars, Charles W. Spencer, Frederich W. Stiman, Henry Strother, Robert Calvin Tapp, Dr. Pigman Taylor, J.E. Timmons, George H. Towry, Allen Watson, B. Watson, Dr. Harman H. Whitson, D.C. Whittinghill, Sylvester H. Williams, James C. Williams, J.A. Willingham, Henry H. Wise, Oliver C. Womack, John J. Woodson, and John D. Wynns. Bios from Union County include: William Franklin Berry, Ken. Chapeze, Judge John S. Geiger, Christopher C. Harris, W.O. Haynes, and Thomas Jefferson Shoemaker. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at Audubon Memorial State Park, Harpe's Head Road, Dixon, and Morganfield. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press.