The following biography was printed in Goodspeed’s History of Williamson County and published in 1887. “Reuben Borton, miller and dealer in real estate, was born November 17, 1822 in Guernsey County, Ohio, the eldest of eight children (three deceased) of … Continue reading
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The following biography of this individual was written in 1904 and published in the “1905 Historical Souvenir of Williamson County.” “The subject of this sketch, who with single exception of Dr. Armstrong easily takes the lead in ranks of his … Continue reading
Allen Boles was born on December 13, 1865 to Henry Boles and Nancy Jane Franklin in Southern Township in the vicinity of Pulley’s Mill. The 1870 federal census located Allen living in this location at the age of five in … Continue reading
George L. Brack was born on March 21, 1867, the son of George Brack and Malinda Youngkin in Wolf Creek, Grassy Township. When he was 3 years old, his father died and his mother remarried to Willis Hoover, a farmer, … Continue reading
William Bender Capron was born in Albany, New York to Charles Capron and Charlotte Dodge on July 26, 1842, a family descended from early settlers of New York. He was baptized in a Presbyterian church in Albany, New York on … Continue reading