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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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RALPH BRIGHT, a native of Clark County, Ky., was born January 17, 1817. His father, James Bright, a native of Princess Anne County, Va., was born in September, 1776, and was a farmer by occupation. He settled near Winchester, Clark County, in an early day, lived for a brief period in Boone County, but died in Gallatin County in March, 1865. He married Sidney Gilphin, of Wilmington, Del., daughter of Joseph (born in Pennsylvania) and Elizabeth (born in Liverpool, England) (Giles) Gilphin. Five sons and one daughter were born to their union, the subject of this sketch being the third child. Ralph Bright was educated in the common schools of Gallatin County, in which county he settled in 1827. He was reared on a farm, and for some time engaged in merchandising at Jackson Landing, in Gallatin County, on the Ohio River. He was magistrate for several years, and owns twenty-eight acres of land. He is a Republican in politics, a Master Mason, and 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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