Lewis Lebus, a Kentucky farmer of the highest type, was the grandson of Louis Le Bus, of Alsace, France, and son of Seraphin and Anne Le Bus (later written Lebus), who left the province of Alsace in 1828 and settled…

SAMUEL CALHOON, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana, born in the State of Ohio, in the year 1831; his father was William B. Calhoon, who died in 1833, at the age of forty-five year; his grandfather, Matthew Calhoon, was of Scotch-Irish birth;…

GEORGE W. BUZZARD, Sr., farmer, P. O. Cynthiana. Daniel Buzzard, father of this gentleman, was born in Germany, in 1786; he was the son of Jacob and Anna Buzzard, both natives of Germany; Daniel emigrated to Harrison County, Ky., where…

RICHARD BRAND, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana. About 1780, Richard Brand, grandfather of our subject, emigrated from Scotland and settled in Bourbon County where he was a practicing physician. His son Richard bought a farm in Harrison County and married Miss…

J. M. BOYERS, farmer, P. O. Connersville. Among the early settlers of Harrison County was Jacob Boyers. He was a great usefulness in his day, and dying left a son named John, who married, and the union producing J. M.…

JACOB H. AMMERMAN, one of the substantial farmers of Harrison County, owns and operates a fine farm of 296 acres of valuable land on the Leesburg Turnpike, 4 1/2 miles southwest of Cynthiana. He was born near his present home…

WM. T. CASEY, farmer; P. O. Havilandsville, is a native of Harrison County, Ky., and son of Wm. H. and Nancy (King) Casey. He was born in 1839; his father was a native of Harrison County, Ky., he was always…

P. S. BROOKS, farmer, P. O. Hinton, Scott Co.; is a native of Harrison County, where he was born Oct. 8, 1837; his great-grandfather, Wm. Brooks was a soldier of the Revolution; his grandfather, Wm. Brook, and his father, James…

THOMAS JEFFERSON BOWLES was born in Harrison County, Ky., November 13, 1811, son of Robert and Mary (Harris) Bowles, and is of Scotch extraction. His father was born in Scotland and came to America and settled in Virginia and subsequently…

A. M. BASKETT, farmer, is a native of Nicholas County, Ky., and the son of Jesse S. and Edy (Victor) Basket. He was born in December 1843. His people were among the early settlers of Nicholas County, his father having…

THOMAS D. BASSETT, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana, is a native of Bracken County, having been born there in the year 1837; the son of Jonathan S. Bassett, who was a native of Harrison County, who emigrated to Bracken and died…

T. S. BECKETT, farmer, P. O. Claysville, a native of Harrison County, Ky., and son of John and Jane (Fleming) Beckett. He was born 1818. His father was born in Maryland, and removed to Virginia with his parents; afterward removed…