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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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W. C. JOHNSON, was born February 9, 1857, and is a son of James A. and Lucy H. (Carter) Johnson, the former a native of Franklin County, and the latter of Fayette County. James A. Johnson is a physician and farmer, was a colonel in the Federal Army during the late war, and for a long while was a captive, and held in Libby prison. He is a son of William Johnson, a native of Virginia, and an early settler in Kentucky. W. C. Johnson was educated in the common schools of Grant County, and in 1873 entered the drug business, having now the finest drug store in Williamstown. May 3, 1883, he married Miss Bessie G., daughter of Dr. W. G. and Rosa (Robinson) Frank, of Warsaw, Ky. Mr. Johnson is a Republican.
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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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