Harrison County Biographies
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Nehemiah C. Dille
DR. N. C. DILLE, deceased, was born in Cuyahoga County, O. [sic], May 21, 1819. He was a son of Calvin Dille and Naomi Hendershot, both of the State of Virginia, the former born April 11, 1785, the latter August…
William King Griffith
W. K. GRIFFITH, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana, is a native of Harrison County, where he was born at his present residence in 1826. His grandfather, William Griffith, was a native of Virginia, whence he emigrated at an early day, and…
David Alexander Givens
D. A. GIVENS, breeder of Jersey cattle; P. O. Cynthiana; was born in Harrison County, Ky., May 18, 1831; son of Alexander and Mary (Steele) Lamme; he, a farmer by occupation, a native of Bourbon County, filling the position of…
Bela Metcalfe Swinford
B. M. SWINFORD, farmer, P. O. Berry, was born in Harrison County, Ky. June 7, 1815, and is the son of H. H. and Mickie (Perrin) Swinford. His father was a native of Harrison County and born in 1789; he…
James T. Brock
JAMES T. BROCK, farmer, P. O. Leesburg, is descended from good old Virginia stock. His grandfather, Joseph Brock, came from the “Old Dominion” at an early period of Kentucky’s history, where he remained for some time, but longing for the…
Edward D. Hurst
Mr. Edward D. Hurst, the subject of this sketch, moved with his family, consisting of a wife and two sons, from Carlisle, Ky., to this city four years ago. Prior to moving to Cynthiana he was engaged in the electric…
George William Lail
The fact that Judge George William Lail is serving his second term as County Judge of Harrison county, Ky., attests to his popularity as a man, and capabilities as a judge. Judge Lail was born in Harrison county, October 23,…
Hugh N. Garnett
HUGH N. GARNETT, farmer; P. O. Cynthiana; was born in Harrison County, Ky., Sept. 2, 1850, son of William and Margaret (Newell) Garnett; he, born in Harrison County, where he and his wife still reside upon a large farm upon…
Achilles Perrin
A. PERRIN, lawyer, P. O. Cynthiana, was born Christmas day 1840 (actually November 25, 1839), in Harrison County, near Robinson Station, K.C.R. He is a son of Joseph and N. E. (Baldwin) Perrin, daughter of Jonah Baldwin, of Springfield, Ohio.…
Cornelius McLeod
CORNELIUS McLEOD, farmer, P. O. Claysville, is a native of North Carolina and son of Duncan and Barbara McLeod. He was born June 12, 1821, in Moore County; his grandparents were both natives of Scotland, and emigrated to North Carolina…