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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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J. M. RIFFE was born in Casey County, Ky., January 1, 1824, and is a son of George C. and Elizabeth (Anderson) Riffe. George C. Riffe, a farmer of Casey County, is a son of Christopher and Sarah (Spears) Riffe, natives, respectively, of Pennsylvania and Virginia. Christopher Riffe immigrated to Kentucky in 1785, and settled in Casey County, which county he represented in the Legislature seventeen years. He served under Gen. Shelby in the war of 1812. George C. Riffe was elected to the Legislature four terms and served two terms as State Senator. J. M. Riffe was educated at Baken College at Harrodsburg, Ky., and graduated at the Louisville Medical College in 1847. He lived in Winchester, Ky., for twenty years, and then moved to Covington, where he still resides and enjoys a large practice. In 1847 he married Mary A. Ray, of Casey County, daughter of William and Priscilla (Shackelford) Ray. Six children have been born to this union, viz.: Cordelia; Jennie, wife of H. H. Smith, and has one child; John M., Jr.; Hugh R.; Margaret, wife of James A. Depauw, and has two children, and W. Scott. Mr. Riffe is a member of the Christian Church, and of the Masonic fraternity. Politically he is a Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 150 biographies included in the Kenton 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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