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Below is a family biography included in County of Todd, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical edited by William Henry Perrin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Co. in 1884.  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 BEAZLEY, Trenton, Ky., is a native of Christian County, Ky., where he was born June 20, 1839, and in early childhood removed to Todd County, where he has since resided. He is the son of James Beazley, who was born in Virginia in 1782; served as a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in 1841. His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas McDugal, was born in Virginia in 1801, and died in 1867. To them were born, Mary J. (Talley), Elizabeth, Margaret (Campbell), John and subject, who was married May 7, 1878, to Miss Georgia A., daughter of James F. and Mary C. (Chiles) Tutt, of Todd County, and to this union was born one child—James Thomas—March 17, 1879. Mr. Beazley is a farmer, owning 413 acres of good and valuable land in a high state of cultivation. He is a giant in stature, standing fully six feet in height, with an avoirdupois of 417, and gaining, making him the largest man in Todd County, if not the heaviest in Kentucky. Mr. Beazley is jolly, social, intelligent and hospitable, and quite active for one of his great weight.

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This family biography is one of 200 biographies included in The History of Todd County, Kentucky published in 1884.  For the complete description, click here: Todd County, Kentucky History and Genealogy

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