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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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THOMAS A. MASON was born in the city of Newport, Ky., September 16, 1845, and is a son of John Mason, who was born in England in 1812. He married Mary Williamson, also of England, and came to the United States in 1844, settling in Newport, and died there in July, 1858; his wife died September 16, 1868. There were three children born to this couple, two of whom died in infancy. Thomas A. Mason, the subject of this sketch, is one of the leading and substantial farmers of Bullitt County, and was married to Miss Rebecca Jeans February 17, 1864. In connection with his farming interests he is also engaged in the saw-mill business. He has had ten children, of whom eight are living.

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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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