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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887. 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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SEBERN P. BRADY, a native of Boone County, Ky., was born May 1, 1816, and is the elder of two sons born to John and Mary (Jack) Brady, natives of Boone and Woodford Counties, respectively. His paternal grandfather, William Brady, was born in South Carolina, served as captain under Francis Marion during the Revolution, and was one of the pioneers of Boone County. John Brady was born about 1791, was a farmer, and died in Missouri in 1865. Sebern P. Brady was married in 1835, to Miss Elizabeth S. Garnett, who died in 1850; in 1857 he married Mrs. Sarah (Garnett) Ingram, who died in 1878; he next married, in September, 1883, Miss Isabella Hill, a native of Philadelphia, and a daughter of James Hill, of Fayette County, Ky. James Hill, her grandfather, was one of the original surveyors of Lexington; his wife, Margaret (Rawlings) Hill, was a native of Wilmington, Del. Mr. Brady retired from his farm in 1883, and now resides in Burlington. Mr. Brady is a strict member of the Baptist Church.
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This family biography is one of 73 biographies included in the Boone County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7
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