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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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B. BAXTER was born in Estill County, Ky., in 1819, and is a son of Ephraim and Nancy (Bibie) Baxter, natives of Grant and Clark Counties, respectively. B. Baxter was educated at the county schools, and was always a farmer. He removed to Grant County in 1886, and opened a livery stable in Williamstown. In 1847 he married Mary Ecton, of Clark County, a daughter of Horace and Margaret (George) Ecton. To this union six children have been born: Margaret, wife of William Parker, of Mississippi, has four children; Nancy, wife of John A. Williams, a farmer of Grant County, has four children; Emma, wife of William Johnson, a farmer of Boone County, has four children; Mary, wife of Newton Scurm, of Kenton County; Joseph married Belle Snider, of Boone County, and has one child; the sixth child, Benjamin, is still unmarried. Mr. Baxter is a member of the Methodist Church. Politically he is a Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in the Grant 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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