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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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EZRA D. WEBSTER was born, near Mount Zion, Grant Co., Ky., in 1846, and is the third of a family of ten children, born to Pendleton and Elizabeth (Poland) Webster. Pendleton Webster, a native of Grant County, was born in 1820, and is a son of Daniel and Sarah (Cowgill) Webster, natives of Fayette County. Pendleton Webster is a farmer in the northern part of Grant County. He and his family are members of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Elizabeth (Poland) Webster, a native of Tennessee, was born in 1821, and is a daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Crouch) Poland. Ezra D. Webster was reared on the farm, and followed that occupation until August, 1886, when he was appointed deputy sheriff, and in January, 1887, he became sheriff of Grant County, to take the place of E. K. Green, who resigned. At present he is the nominee of the Democratic party for re-election. Mr. Webster is a member of the I. O. O. F., and during his official term resides in Williamstown. He is unmarried, but is a man of high social standing.
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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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