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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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FRANK H. SMITH was born in Madison County, Va., May 12, 1822. He is the second of seven children born to Jeremiah and Mary (Eddings) Smith. Jeremiah Smith came to Kentucky in 1830, and settled near where our subject now resides. He was a farmer all his life. Frank H. Smith was brought up on the farm, and received a common-school education. He settled in Boone County in about 1852, and has 118 acres of land. October 15, 1846, he was married to Miss Juritta E. Utz, a daughter of Albert and Annie (Hoffman) Utz, of Boone County. To this union six children have been born, viz.: Mary A., Louisa F., Emma B., Richard O., William H. and an infant. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Smith is a member of the I. O. O. F.; politically he is a Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 73 biographies included in the Boone 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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