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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 8a by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1888.  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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JOHN G. FROMAN was born in Bullitt County, Ky., May 14, 1842. His father, Jeremiah Froman, was also born in Bullitt County, March 8, 1818, the Froman family being among the first who settled in Kentucky. The subject’s mother was Amanda Graham, and was married to Jeremiah Froman in 1840, and they have born to them fourteen children, John G. being the second born. He was reared on the farm, receiving a common-school education. His father being both a farmer and blacksmith, he learned the trade of blacksmithing. October 7, 1861, he volunteered in Company B, Thirty-fourth Mounted Kentucky Infantry (U. S. A). July 4, 1864, he was married to Miss Sarah Snellen, a daughter of Zachariah and Charlotte Snellen.

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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Bullitt County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 8a published in 1888 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 8a

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