Lyon County, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky: A History of the State
by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin, G.C. Kniffin
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1885. Early residents of Lyon County Kentucky are recalled in this new 31-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 60# opaque 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: Gov. Charles Anderson (extensive), William M. Bowman, John Boyd, Achilles Callaway, William M. Campbell, George M. Cash, Daniel B. Cassidy, George Catlett, Alfred H. Champion, John W. Clark, Mims Cotton, George W. Crumbaugh, William S. Dycus, James M. Early, Z.D. Fraser, Thomas C. Glenn, James A. Glenn, James N. Holloway, William T. Hutchinson, Henry R. Hutchinson, John W. Jackson, James L. James Jr., Thomas G. Jones, James D. Kirkpatrick, John E. Kirtley, James Lester, John Long, Gen. Hylan B. Lyon, Senator Willis B. Machen, Matthew C. Marshall, Marcus P. Molloy, Samuel C. Molloy, Bruce L. Murphy, William C. O'Hara, Dr. Archibald D. Purdy, Noah N. Rice, William J. Rice, W.C. Rice, Reginald L. Shelby, John O. Shropshire, Afred J. Sills, Frederick H. Skinner, Thomas C. Skinner, Caleb Stone, Congressman William J. Stone, William W. Thacker, Louis A. Vogle, James W. Vinson, Russell W. Wake, H.C. Wallis, Thomas J. Watkins, David K. Williams, Finis A. Wilson and Dr. Owen B. Withers. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Eddyville and Kelly's Iron Furnace near Kuttawa. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press.
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- AzArrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000873
- Title
- Lyon County, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky: A History of the State
- Author
- J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin, G.C. Kniffin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition Reprint
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Biographies Genealogy KY Eddyville, Kuttawa WPA
- Size
- 8.5" x 11"
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