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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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JOSEPH F. ROSELL, a farmer and stock grower of Gallatin County, Ky., and a son of Elijah and Sarah (Houston) Rosell, was born September 15, 1827, the eighth child in a family of eleven. [For genealogy of parents, see sketch of Thomas R. Roswell.] Our subject was educated in the common schools of Gallatin County, and has always been a farmer. He owns 400 acres of well-stocked and well-cultivated land in Gallatin County. November 9, 1848, he was united in marriage to Eliza A. Brock, of Gallatin County, and a daughter of H. B. and Sarah Brock, natives of Kentucky. Seven daughters and two sons have blessed this union, viz.: Sarah A., Adelia, Gilla A. (deceased), James O’Meary, Menirah (deceased), Luella, Georgia B. (deceased), Lillie B. and Hattie. Mr. Rosell casts his vote with the Democrats, and is a Master Mason of Tadmor Lodge at Warsaw, Gallatin County. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church.
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This family biography is one of 39 biographies included in the Gallatin 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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