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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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BENJAMIN T. SECHREST was born in Grant County, Ky., February 6, 1835, and is the youngest of seven children born to William and Honer (Reynolds) Sechrest, natives of Virginia and Jessamine County, respectively. The grandfather of our subject emigrated from Maryland to Grant County. He was born in 1786, was a farmer, and a Methodist Episcopal preacher, and died in 1854. Benjamin T. Sechrest was reared on a farm, has always been a farmer, and owns 200 acres of land, one mile from Crittenden. December 16, 1863, he married Evaline Robinson, of Pendleton County, Ky., a daughter of Jacob and Anna Robinson. Three children have blessed this union, viz.: John J., William F. and Anna L. Mr. Sechrest is deputy sheriff of Grant County, and 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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