The James Dinwiddie home in Jessamine County, Kentucky before being torn down in the 1980's. It was on the National Register of Historic Places.
1. James1 Dinwiddie, son of Robert Dinwiddie and Elizabeth, was born in VA circa 1753. James died December 1822 in Jessamine Co., KY, at 69 years of age. His body was interred in family cemetery, Jessamine Co., KY.
He married Eleanor Lockridge in Augusta Co., VA, August 16, 1785. Eleanor was born Augusta Co., VA circa 1766. Eleanor was the daughter of Andrew Lockridge and Jane Graham. Eleanor died September 1815 in Jessamine Co., KY, at 49 years of age. Her body was interred in family cemetery, Jessamine Co., KY. At 23 years of age Eleanor became the mother of Elizabeth Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, November 20, 1789. Eleanor became the mother of Robert Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, before 1794. Eleanor became the mother of James L. Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, ca 1798. Eleanor became the mother of John Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, ca 1800. At 35 years of age Eleanor became the mother of Rebecca Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, September 8, 1801. Eleanor became the mother of Eleanor Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, circa 1803. Eleanor became the mother of Margaret (Peggy) Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, circa 1810. Eleanor became the mother of Sally Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, before October, 1815. Eleanor became the mother of Andrew Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, before 1816.
James's occupation: Farmer. At 36 years of age James became the father of Elizabeth Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, November 20, 1789. James became the father of Robert Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, before 1794. James became the father of James L. Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, ca 1798. James became the father of John Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, ca 1800. At 48 years of age James became the father of Rebecca Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, September 8, 1801. James became the father of Eleanor Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, circa 1803. James became the father of Margaret (Peggy) Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, circa 1810. James was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census in Jessamine County, Kentucky. In the 1810 Census for Madison County, Kentucky, James Dinwiddie is listed with 2 white males 10-16, 1 16-26, 1 over 45, 2 white females under 10, 1 10-16, 2 16-26, 1 over 45, and 2 slaves.
James became the father of Sally Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, before October, 1815. James became the father of Andrew Dinwiddie in Jessamine Co., KY, before 1816. James was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census in Jessamine County, Kentucky. James Dinwiddie is listed in the 1820 Census for Jessamine County, Kentucky with 1 white male 19-25, 1 over 44, 1 white female 10-15, 3 16-25, 1 black female 26-44, and a total of 2 persons engaged in agriculture James Dinwiddie appears on the Fayette County tax list for 1788. At that time Jessamine County had not yet been formed from Fayette. James Dinwiddie had 450 acres on Harrods Lick Creek in Bourbon County, KY. The entry was made in 1780 and the survey refers to his improvement on the land. I believe he was in Bourbon County before moving to his land in what is now Jessamine County, KY.
James Dinwiddie and Eleanor Lockridge had the following children:
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Elizabeth2 Dinwiddie was born November 20, 1789.
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Robert Dinwiddie was born before 1794.
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James L. Dinwiddie was born in Jessamine Co., KY ca 1798. He married Susan
Richardson in Washington Co., KY, August 11, 1825.
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John Dinwiddie was born ca 1800.
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Rebecca Dinwiddie was born September 8, 1801.
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Eleanor Dinwiddie was born circa 1803.
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Margaret (Peggy) Dinwiddie was born circa 1810.
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Sally Dinwiddie was born in Jessamine Co., KY before October, 1815. Sally died after December 11, 1822 at
approximately 7 years of age. Sally Dinwiddie is thought to have died young and unmarried.
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Andrew Dinwiddie was born in Jessamine Co., KY before 1816. Andrew died before 1822 in Jessamine Co.,
KY. Andrew Dinwiddie predeceased his father and died without issue.
2. Elizabeth2 Dinwiddie (James1) was born in Jessamine Co., KY November 20, 1789. Elizabeth died after 1834 in Missouri.
She married George M. Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, December 12, 1808. George was born in VA April 17, 1781. George died ca 1819 in Jessamine Co., KY. At 28 years of age George became the father of Columbus Singleton Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, February 4, 1810. At 29 years of age George became the father of George Washington Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, March 21, 1811. At 33 years of age George became the father of Montgomery M. Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, October 5, 1814. At 35 years of age George became the father of Uriah Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, April 28, 1816.
At 20 years of age Elizabeth became the mother of Columbus Singleton Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, February 4, 1810. At 21 years of age Elizabeth became the mother of George Washington Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, March 21, 1811. At 24 years of age Elizabeth became the mother of Montgomery M. Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, October 5, 1814. At 26 years of age Elizabeth became the mother of Uriah Proctor in Jessamine Co., KY, April 28, 1816. She moved with some of her family to Marion County, MO in 1834.
Elizabeth Dinwiddie and George M. Proctor had the following children:
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Columbus Singleton3 Proctor was born in Jessamine Co., KY February 4,
1810. Columbus died July 4, 1865 in near Philadelphia, Marion Co., MO, at 55 years of age. He
married Eleanor J. Wood. Eleanor is the daughter of Hazzard Wood and Sarah.
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George Washington Proctor was born in Jessamine Co., KY March 21, 1811. George died December 17, 1890 in
near Winchester, KY, at 79 years of age. He married Nancy Margaret Hayden. Nancy died
December 10, 1864.
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Montgomery M. Proctor was born in Jessamine Co., KY October 5, 1814. Montgomery died January 20, 1870 in
Marion Co., MO, at 55 years of age. He married Lucy J. Wood in Missouri. Lucy was the
daughter of Hazzard Wood and Sarah.
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Uriah Proctor was born in Jessamine Co., KY April 28, 1816. Uriah died October 21, 1901 in near Chandler,
Lincoln Co., OK, at 85 years of age. He married Almyra Terrill. Almyra was born in Garrard
Co., KY March 3, 1823. Almyra was the daughter of Robert Terrill and Mary Beazley. Almyra died November 8, 1887
in Weaubleau, Hickory Co., MO, at 64 years of age. In 1834 Uriah moved to Marion Co., MO with his mother and his brother,
Montgomery. In 1857, Uriah and Almira moved to Weaubleau, Hickory county, Missouri. In 1896, Uriah moved to Lincoln county, Oklahoma with
his daughter Eliza and son in law, Samuel Mullen.
3. Robert2 Dinwiddie (James1) was born in Jessamine Co., KY before 1794. Robert died Monroe City, MO in 1862.
He married Fanny Zimmerman in Jessamine Co., KY, March 17, 1814. Fanny was the daughter of Frederick Zimmerman, Jr. and Judith Bourne. Robert Dinwiddie was a soldier in the War of 1812. He went to Missouri with his sisters Elizabeth and Rebecca in 1834.
Robert Dinwiddie and Fanny Zimmerman had the following children:
5. John2 Dinwiddie (James1) was born in Jessamine Co., KY ca 1800. John died before 1862 in Missouri.
He married Elizabeth Phillips Terrill in Garrard Co., KY, March 28, 1827. Elizabeth was born in Garrard Co., KY March 29, 1807. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Terrill and Mary Beazley. Elizabeth died February 1889 in Marion Co., MO, at 81 years of age. At 28 years of age Elizabeth became the mother of Margaret Dinwiddie 1835. Elizabeth became the mother of William Dinwiddie ca 1840. Elizabeth became the mother of Almyra Dinwiddie ca 1843. Elizabeth became the mother of John R. Dinwiddie ca 1848.
At 35 years of age John became the father of Margaret Dinwiddie 1835. John became the father of William Dinwiddie ca 1840. John became the father of Almyra Dinwiddie ca 1843. John became the father of John R. Dinwiddie ca 1848. John Dinwiddie was a farmer.
John Dinwiddie and Elizabeth Phillips Terrill had the following children:
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Margaret3 Dinwiddie was born 1835.
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William Dinwiddie was born ca 1840.
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Almyra Dinwiddie was born ca 1843.
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John R. Dinwiddie was born ca 1848.
6. Rebecca2 Dinwiddie (James1) was born in Jessamine Co., KY September 8, 1801. Rebecca died September 25, 1877 in Marion Co., MO, at 76 years of age.
She married James Ballinger in Jessamine Co., KY, May 9, 1825. James was born in Garrard Co., KY January 11, 1799. James was the son of Achilles Ballinger and Milly Hudson. James died March 5, 1870 in Marion Co., MO, at 71 years of age. At 27 years of age James became the father of James D. Ballinger in Garrard Co., KY, March 25, 1826. At 32 years of age James became the father of Oliver H. Ballinger 1831. At 35 years of age James became the father of Joseph Ballinger in Missouri, 1834. At 38 years of age James became the father of Atchman P. Ballinger 1837. At 40 years of age James became the father of Lucinda J. Ballinger 1839. At 44 years of age James became the father of Columbus Singleton Ballinger in near Philadelphia, MO, July 8, 1843. At 44 years of age James became the father of Margaret E. Ballinger July 8, 1843. The Ballinger family moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1830.
At 24 years of age Rebecca became the mother of James D. Ballinger in Garrard Co., KY, March 25, 1826. At 29 years of age Rebecca became the mother of Oliver H. Ballinger 1831. At 32 years of age Rebecca became the mother of Joseph Ballinger in Missouri, 1834. At 35 years of age Rebecca became the mother of Atchman P. Ballinger 1837. At 37 years of age Rebecca became the mother of Lucinda J. Ballinger 1839. At 41 years of age Rebecca became the mother of Columbus Singleton Ballinger in near Philadelphia, MO, July 8, 1843. At 41 years of age Rebecca became the mother of Margaret E. Ballinger July 8, 1843.
Rebecca Dinwiddie and James Ballinger had the following children:
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James D.3 Ballinger was born in Garrard Co., KY March 25, 1826.
James died November 29, 1902 in LaBelle, Knox Co., MO, at 76 years of age. He married Mary
Jane Yater in Marion Co., MO, December 28, 1848. Mary was born in Kentucky November 23, 1830. Mary was the daughter of
William Yater and Nancy Beasley. Mary died April 7, 1903 in Knox Co., MO, at 72 years of age.
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Oliver H. Ballinger was born 1831.
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Joseph Ballinger was born in Missouri 1834.
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Atchman P. Ballinger was born 1837. He married Elizabeth Gibbons in Marion Co.,
MO, March 18, 1858.
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Lucinda J. Ballinger was born 1839. She married Cicero Yater in Marion Co., MO,
March 2, 1858. Cicero was born in Kentucky 1838. Cicero was the son of William Yater and Nancy Beasley.
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Columbus Singleton Ballinger was born in near Philadelphia, MO July 8, 1843. Columbus died May 19, 1927 in
Near Novelty, Knox Co., MO, at 83 years of age. He married Marion L. Gibbons February 20, 1868.
Marion was born March 1, 1851. Marion died 1944 at 93 years of age.
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Margaret E. Ballinger was born July 8, 1843. Margaret died December 14, 1860 at 17 years of age. She married Isaac Gibbons.
7. Eleanor2 Dinwiddie (James1) was born in Jessamine Co., KY circa 1803. Eleanor died circa 1837 Camargo, Montgomery Co., KY.
She married Samuel Hinds Jr. in Jessamine Co., KY, February 16, 1824. Samuel was born in Fayette Co., KY before 1801. Samuel was the son of Samuel Hinds and Jane Francis. Samuel died 1832 Camargo, Montgomery Co., KY, at 31 years of age. Samuel's occupation: Farmer. At 24 years of age Samuel became the father of Tilford Dinwiddie Hinds in Kentucky, December 25, 1825. Samuel became the father of Eleanor Jane Hinds in Kentucky, circa 1828. At 29 years of age Samuel became the father of Mary Helen Hinds Camargo, Montgomery Co., KY, March 3, 1830. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Samuel Hinds is listed in the 1830 Census for Montgomery County with 1 white male under 5, 1 30-40, 2 white females under 5, 1 10-15, 1 20-30, and 1 male slave under 10.
At 22 years of age Eleanor became the mother of Tilford Dinwiddie Hinds in Kentucky, December 25, 1825. Eleanor became the mother of Eleanor Jane Hinds in Kentucky, circa 1828. At 26 years of age Eleanor became the mother of Mary Helen Hinds Camargo, Montgomery Co., KY, March 3, 1830.
Eleanor Dinwiddie and Samuel Hinds, Jr. had the following children:
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Tilford Dinwiddie3 Hinds was born in Kentucky December 25, 1825.
Tilford died December 10, 1894 in Fayette Co., KY, at 68 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington
Cemetery. Tilford's occupation: Texas Ranger.
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Eleanor Jane Hinds was born in Kentucky circa 1828. Eleanor died January 22, 1883 Lexington, Fayette Co.,
KY, at 54 years of age. She married Perry Crosthwait, Jr. in Kentucky, circa 1851.
Perry was born in Harrison Co., KY 1822. Perry died April 29, 1911 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at 88 years of
age.
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Mary Helen Hinds was born March 3, 1830.
8. Margaret (Peggy)2 Dinwiddie (James1) was born in Jessamine Co., KY circa 1810.
She married James Kirkpatrick in Jessamine Co., KY, May 29, 1823.
Margaret (Peggy) Dinwiddie and James Kirkpatrick had the following children:
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Lucilda Lucinda Kirkpatrick.
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She married Tacitus Burgin Madison Co., KY, September 17, 1851. Tacitus was born Madison Co., KY February 7, 1829. Tacitus was the son of John Burgin and Mary (Polly) Howard. Tacitus died March 9, 1915 McIntosh, FL, at 86 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 23 years of age Tacitus became the father of Perry Burgin Madison Co., KY, August 22, 1852. At 25 years of age Tacitus became the father of Bettie Burgin Madison Co., KY, August 14, 1854. At 27 years of age Tacitus became the father of John Burgin Madison Co., KY, July 27, 1856. At 29 years of age Tacitus became the father of Clifton G. Burgin in Fayette Co., KY, January 15, 1859. Tacitus was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census in Madison Co., KY. Tacitus Burgin is listed in the 1860 Census for Madison County, Kentucky in the household of Benjamin Howard, as a farmer, age 31, born in Madison County, KY, with personal property of $13,000. Also listed were Mary Burgin, 30, born in Montgomery Co., KY; Perry, 7; Bettie, 5; John, 3; and Clifton, 1. The latter 4 children were born in Madison Co., KY.
At 32 years of age Tacitus became the father of Franklin H. Burgin in Fayette Co., KY, February 13, 1861. Tacitus was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Fayette County, KY. Tacitus Burgin is listed in the 1870 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky as a farmer, age 37, born in Kentucky with real estate worth $16,560 and personal property worth $1,850. Also listed are Mary, 55; Perry, 18, farm hand; Bettie, 16; John, 14; Clifton, 11; Frank, 7; and Helen, 2. All were born in Kentucky.
At 41 years of age Tacitus became the father of Sallie Lou Burgin in Fayette Co., KY, October 7, 1870. His biography written by my father, Parker LaBach: TACITUS BURGIN, the son of John and Mary (Howard) Burgin was born on the family farm in Madison County near Otter Creek, near Richmond, Kentucky on Feb. 7, 1829. He married Mary Helen Hinds, daughter of Samuel and Eleanor (Dinwiddie) Hinds, on Sept. 17, 1851 at Camargo near Mt. Sterling in Montgomery County, KY. [Note: Mary Helen Hinds' parents died when she was very young and she lived with her mother's sister's family, the Kirkpatricks.] Tacitus and Mary Burgin lived on a farm on Otter Creek near "station of Shearer" for a few years. Three of their seven children, Perry, Bettie and John, were born there. Tacitus' father, John Burgin, died in 1856. On May 9, 1856 Calvin Burgin and Rowan his wife, Tacitus Burgin and Mary his wife, Thos. G. Parish and Louisa his wife sold their rights in the land of John Burgin to Clifton and Esom Burgin. All parties were heirs of John Burgin. The deed is registered in Madison Co. Crt., Deed Bk. 9, p. 499. There is a detailed description of the land in the deed. Sometime after that and before the birth of their next child in 1859 they moved to Fayette County one mile east of Athens. Their house still stands although in somewhat dilapidated condition since it has not been lived in for many years. Tacitus described himself as being a farmer, a democrat politically, and a member of the Christian Church in Athens. Tacitus Burgin died at the age of 86 at the home of his son, Dr. Perry Burgin, at McIntosh, Florida, March 9, 1915. Both Tacitus and Mary Burgin are buried in the Lexington Cemetery, as is Mary's brother Tilford Dinwiddie Hinds (Uncle Tip).
At 22 years of age Mary became the mother of Perry Burgin Madison Co., KY, August 22, 1852. At 24 years of age Mary became the mother of Bettie Burgin Madison Co., KY, August 14, 1854. At 26 years of age Mary became the mother of John Burgin Madison Co., KY, July 27, 1856. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of Clifton G. Burgin in Fayette Co., KY, January 15, 1859. At 30 years of age Mary became the mother of Franklin H. Burgin in Fayette Co., KY, February 13, 1861. At 40 years of age Mary became the mother of Sallie Lou Burgin in Fayette Co., KY, October 7, 1870. Her obituary from the Lexington Leader: Mrs. Mary H. Burgin, aged 63 years, and mother of Mrs. Judge Watts Parker, died at the home of the latter, 35 Barr Street, this city, on Saturday morning at 6:15 o'clock. Mrs. Burgin had been in bad health for two years past, and had been confined to her bed for the past month. She went to Florida during the past winter in hopes of recovering her health, but returned home little, if any, improved. Mrs. Burgin was a native of Montgomery County, and lived near Athens, in this county. She was a most lovable Christian woman, and will be missed by many warm and admiring friends. The deceased leaves her husband, Tacitus Burgin, and seven children, all grown, to mourn her loss. The children are Mrs. Sallie Roddick, Mrs. Watts Parker and Miss Helen Burgin, Dr. Perry Burgin, of Florida, Dr. Cliff Burgin, of this city, John Burgin, of Clark county, and Frank Burgin, of this county. The funeral services will be held at the residence of Judge Watts Parker, 35 Barr Street, this afternoon at five o'clock.
Mary Helen Hinds and Tacitus Burgin had the following children:
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Perry Burgin was born Madison Co., KY August 22, 1852. Perry died April 7, 1919 at 66 years of age. He married Sithey Hedges Gaitskill January 18, 1876. Sithey was born August 17, 1854. Sithey died
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Bettie Burgin was born August 14, 1854.
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John Burgin was born Madison Co., KY July 27, 1856. He married Webb Gaitskill.
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Clifton G. Burgin was born in Fayette Co., KY January 15, 1859. He married Sallie
Johnston.
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Franklin H. Burgin was born in Fayette Co., KY February 13, 1861.
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Sallie Lou Burgin was born in Fayette Co., KY October 7, 1870. Sallie died April 23, 1894 at 23 years of
age. She married William Wallace Roddick November 15, 1892.
34. Lucilda Lucinda3 Kirkpatrick (Margaret (Peggy)2 Dinwiddie, James1) birth date unknown.
She married William Christian. William Christian lived at Chilesburg, Fayette County, Kentucky.
Lucilda Lucinda Kirkpatrick and William Christian had the following children:
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She married Watts Parker in Lexington, KY, March 7, 1878. Watts was born in Athens, KY February 23, 1848. Watts was the son of John Evans Parker and Rebecca Shepherd. Watts died March 13, 1911 in Lexington, KY, at 63 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Watts's occupation: Attorney in Lexington, KY. Watts was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Fayette County, Kentucky. Watts Parker is listed in the 1870 Census for Fayette County, Kentucky in the household of George Ryan with his age given as 22, born in Kentucky, with his occupation being assistant grocer. He had a personal estate of $300.
At 30 years of age Watts became the father of Eleanor Parker Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 5, 1879. At 32 years of age Watts became the father of Mary Shepherd Parker Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 1, 1880. At 35 years of age Watts became the father of Virginia Parker Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, March 1883. This biography of Watts Parker is taken from Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (John M. Gresham Compny, 1896): WATTS PARKER, Judge of the Twenty-second Judicial District of Kentucky, was born February 23, 1848, in the village of Athens, ten miles east of Lexington, Kentucky. His early education was limited to the schools of the village and vicinity, and this education was discontinued before he was fifteen years old. At the age of seventeen he conceived the idea of becoming a physician, and to obtain means to enable him to attend medical lectures, he engaged in a small grocery business in his native village and read medicine until he was twenty, attending one course of medical lectures, during this period, at the Miami Medical College. At the age of twenty he abandoned the study of medicine, and at twenty-one engaged in a small mercantile business in Lexington, and there began the study of law. He soon returned to Athens, resumed business at that place, and there continued the study of law. In August, 1870, he was examined by Chief Justice Robertson for a license to practice law, and a license was granted by Judge Robertson and Judge Peters. Removing to Lexington in 1872, he began the practice of law, attended the Law School of Kentucky University in 1872 and '73 and received a diploma of that institution. In 1874 he was admitted to a partnership with J. R. Morton, and this partnership continued until the latter went upon the bench in 1883. During this period the subject of this sketch served a term as city attorney, and was at one time a member of the School Board of Lexington. 1n 1884 he was appointed master commissioner of the Fayette Circuit Court, and this position he held until January l, 1893. He was a commissioner of the Eastern Kentucky Lunatic Asylum for four years, and was president of the Central Bank from its organization until he assumed his duties as judge. In November, 1892, he was elected judge of the district composed of the County of Fayette, with the county seat at Lexington, the term for which he was elected beginning January 1, 1893, and to continue five years. He was married to Miss Bettie Burgin, March 7, 1878. Three children, Nellie Burgin, Mary Shepherd and Virginia, are the result of this union. In politics Judge Parker has always been a Democrat. His parents were John E. Parker of Caroline and Rebecca Shepherd of Spottsylvania County, Virginia. They emigrated to Kentucky in 1832; his mother died in 1855; his father in 1881. When a mere lad John E. Parker served as a soldier in a Virginia regiment in the War of 1812. He was a man of unusual energy, force of character and great courage. He was not prosperous in his business and died poor, but enjoyed the full confidence and respect of his fellow citizens. The subject of this sketch was thrown upon his own resources at an early age. He was named after his grandfather, Watts Parker, a native of Virginia and a soldier in the War of the Revolution. His obituary from Proceedings of the Tenth Annual meeting of the Kentucky State Bar Association (Louisville, KY, 1911) follows: Judge Watts Parker, Circuit Judge of the Twenty-second judicial district of Kentucky, which includes the City of Lexington and County of Fayette, was born in Athens, a hamlet of Fayette County, on the 23rd day of February, 1848. His parents, John and Rebecca Parker, came to Kentucky from Caroline County, Virginia, in 1832, and shortly thereafter settled at Athens. The early scholastic training of Watts Parker was somewhat limited, for the only school he attended before undertaking professional studies was the local country school of the neighborhood in which he lived, and he prosecuted his studies until his fourteenth year, after which time he was forced to engage in business for self support. For a while he attended a course of lectures in the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, but a lack of funds forced him to return home and again engage in business. Still intent upon entering a professional life, be began the study of law while conducting a store at Athens, and on August 20, 1870, was admitted to the Fayette County Bar, after examination by Judges Robertson and Peters of the Court of Appeals. He did not begin the practice of law immediately, but spent two years more at his old home conducting a store and continuing his studies. In 1872 he located in Lexington and during the winter of 1872-73 he attended lectures in the law college of Kentucky (now Transylvania) University. Among the faculty at that time were John B. Huston, Madison C. Johnson, James O. Harrison and W. C. P. Breckinridge, four of the best lawyers in the history of the Commonwealth. The University conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Laws at the close of the law course and in 1874 he began the active practice of his profession in Lexington, soon thereafter forming a partnership with the late Judge Jere R. Morton. This relation was dissolved by the election of Judge Morton to the Circuit bench of the district of which Fayette County was then a part. Judge Morton appointed his former partner to the office of Master Commissioner of the Fayette Circuit Court and this office Parker continued to hold throughout the two terms of Judge Morton's incumbency. In 1892, Judge Morton having declined to stand for reelection, Watts Parker was elected without opposition to fill the office Judge Morton had vacated. This office he held continuously for eighteen years until his death in Lexington, on March 13, 1911. He was re-elected to the office three times, twice on the Democratic ticket and last on a Fusion ticket of Democrats and Republicans; twice being opposed and once without opposition. Three daughters survive Judge Parker, his wife, whose maiden name was Bettie Burgin, having died several years ago. Judge Parker was endowed naturally with a legal mind, and while his opportunities for becoming a great lawyer or a learned judge were limited, he improved them all with excellent results. Like Abraham Lincoln his reading was restricted to the few channels of legal literature that he could explore while struggling for a livelihood. But his keen, analytical mind, reasoning from the fundamental truths he had mastered, almost invariably solved the problems that came before him in accordance with legal principles, and above all, with right and justice. His love of the art of disputation sometimes retarded the progress of the trial of causes when he was sitting, but this was an evidence merely of one of Judge Parker's best characteristics, conservatism, and worked for right and justice in the end. Politically, Judge Parker was a Democrat of the old, conservative, Jeffersonian type-- a Democrat of Democrats. His hold was upon the great common people, of whom he was one. It is a significant fact that his political preferments did not come to him through social or family connections or alliances, for he was not a member of any particular religious sect or a believer in fraternal orders. While easy to approach and always carrying himself modestly, he was not gifted with popular manners, nor was he a "good mixer" or master of the art of propitiating public favor. He was honored with great opportunities for public service because of the love and respect that his people, the great army of voters, bore toward him.
At 24 years of age Bettie became the mother of Eleanor Parker Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 5, 1879. At 26 years of age Bettie became the mother of Mary Shepherd Parker Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 1, 1880. At 28 years of age Bettie became the mother of Virginia Parker Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, March 1883. Her obituary from The Morning Herald: Mrs. Elizabeth Burgin Parker, wife of Judge Watts Parker, died Saturday night at Denver, Colorado, where she had been for the past seven years on account of ill health. Her death was very sudden and unexpected, resulting from a hemorrhage of the lungs. The deceased was 48 years and 6 months of age yesterday and was taken ill on her birthday, eight years ago. Before her marriage to Judge Watts Parker, she was Miss Elizabeth Burgin. She was born in Madison County but the greater part of her life was spent in this county. She was married in March of 1878. Three children survive her - Mrs Nellie Hopkins, and Misses Mary and Virginia Parker. The three daughters were with her when death came. The news reached this city by telegraph to Judge Jerry Morton yesterday, who told the sad news to the husband. Mrs. Parker was a lovely Christian woman and bore her long suffering with Christian trust and fortitude. There is no better beloved citizen of this city and county than Judge Parker, and he has the deep symtathy of every one. It has not been decided whether the interment will be in this city or in Denver.
Bettie Burgin and Watts Parker had the following children:
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Eleanor5 Parker was born January 5, 1879.
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Mary Shepherd Parker was born October 1, 1880.
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Virginia Parker was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY March 1883. Virginia died April 25, 1937 at 54 years of
age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY. She married Orril LeGrand
Suggett. Orril was born May 13, 1873. Orril died June 3, 1958 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at 85 years of age.
His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY. Orril's occupation: Physician.
45. Eleanor5 Parker (Bettie4 Burgin, Mary Helen3 Hinds, Eleanor2 Dinwiddie, James1) was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY January 5, 1879. Eleanor died April 19, 1974 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at 95 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY.
Eleanor Parker and Addison Hopkins had the following child:
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Helen Elizabeth6 Hopkins.
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She married James Oscar LaBach in Asheville, NC, October 10, 1917. James was born in Newcastle, IN April 22, 1871. James was the son of James Mayer LaBach and Cornelia Esther Ryker. James died September 1, 1922 in Lexington, KY, at 51 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. At 47 years of age James became the father of James Parker LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 10, 1918. At 49 years of age James became the father of Mary LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 24, 1920. Copy of obituary notice, Lexington, Kentucky, Sept. 1, 1922.
DR. J.O. LA BACH PASSES TO REST Director Of Experiment Station Public Service Laboratories Had Been Ill A Month
Dr. James Oscar LaBach, director of public service laboratories at the Kentucky Experiment Station, with which he had been connected since 1901, died at 1 o'clock this morning at his home, 128 South Ashland avenue, after a month's illness.
Dr. LaBach is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Mary Shepherd Parker of Lexington; two children; his mother Mrs. Cornelia LaBach, and a brother, Major Paul LaBach.
Professor LaBach was born in Newcastle, Ind., April 22, 1871, a son of Dr. James Mayer and Mrs. Cornelia Ryker LaBach. He was a graduate of Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., and the University of Tennessee, where he received the degree of Master of Science. He was assistant chemist in food nutrition work at the University of Tennessee from 1895 to 1897.
In 1897, Professor LaBach became chemist for the Proctor and Gamble Company in Cincinnati and remained in their employ until 1901. In that year he became chief chemist of the Kentucky Food and Drug Control Laboratories with headquarters at the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Kentucky.
Professor LaBach became head of the food and drug control department in 1916, holding this position until 1918. Since 1918 he has been director of laboratories of the Kentucky State Board of Health.
Professor LaBach was a Democrat in politics, a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was author of numerous reports and bulletins published by the State of Kentucky and by the United States Government.
The funeral services will take place at the residence, 128 South Ashland Avenue, Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. T.L. Settle officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the Lexington Cemetery.
RESOLUTION OF EXPERIMENT STATION COUNCIL:
The Experiment Station council adopted the following reolutions at a called meeting Friday: "The Experiment Station staff learns with regret of the death of Professor James Oscar LaBach, for many years chief chemist of the Kentucky food and drug control laboratories and later director of the public service laboratories of the Experiment Station.
"Professor LaBach inherited from his Huguenot ancestors qualities of heart and mind which gave direction to life, endeared him to his associates and won for him an enviable position in his chosen profession. Gifted with unusual mentality, he possessed an inexhaustible fund of chemical knowledge which was at all times at the service of his associates. Well chosen reading combined with broad intelligence, a disposition of great amiability and the gift of imparting information readily and clearly made him valuable to all seeking his assistance.
"The Experiment Station staff expresses its sincere sympathy to the bereaved wife and family.
DANIEL J. HEALY ALFRED M. PETER MARY L. DIDLAKE J.D. TURNER E.S. GOOD
At 38 years of age Mary became the mother of James Parker LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 10, 1918. At 40 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 24, 1920. Obituary from the Lexington Herald: LaBach, Mrs. Mary Shepherd Parker of 128 South Ashland Avenue, widow of Prof. James Oscar LaBach, died 8 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Hospital. She was a life long resident of Lexington, daughter of the late Judge Watts and Bettie Burgin Parker, received her education at Sayre College and Nazareth College, was a member of Christ Church Episcopal and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Survivors are a son, Dr. James Parker LaBach, Spruce Pine, N. Carolina; a daughter, Mrs. John H. Kerr Jr, Lexington; a sister, Mrs. Eleanor Parker Hopkins, Lexington; seven grandchildren, Dr. William Anderson LaBach, Mrs. John J. Hutton, James Parker LaBach Jr., Frederick Avery LaBach, John Hervey Kerr III, Mary Shepherd Kerr and Bettie LaBach Kerr; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Christ Church Espiscopal, by Rev. Moutrie McIntosh and Rev. Franklin O. Johnson officiating, burial in Lexington Cemetery. Friends may call at the Kerr Brothers Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today.
Mary Shepherd Parker and James Oscar LaBach had the following children:
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James Parker6 LaBach was born December 10, 1918.
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Mary LaBach was born October 24, 1920.
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He married twice. He married Mary Webster Anderson in Jeffersonville, IN, February 5, 1938. Mary was born in Lexington, KY January 17, 1920. Mary was the daughter of Matthew William Anderson and Lucy Alexander Humphreys Chenault. Mary died February 1, 1998 in Lebanon, OH, at 78 years of age. At 18 years of age Mary became the mother of William Anderson LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 29, 1938. At 20 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Ellyn LaBach in Lexington, KY, October 2, 1940. At 22 years of age Mary became the mother of James Parker LaBach, Jr. Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 16, 1943. Mary was divorced from James Parker LaBach in Fayette Co., KY, July 9, 1949. Obituary of Mary Webster Anderson written by my sister, Mary Ellyn Hutton: Mary Webster Anderson LaBach, native and long-time resident of Lexington, died Sunday, February 1, in Lebanon, Ohio. Mrs. LaBach, 78, managed rental property in Chevy Chase before moving to Ohio in 1995. An avid gardener, she was an officer and consulting rosarian for the Lexington Rose Society and a member of the Hemerocallis and Iris Societies. She was a member of the Lexington Kennel Club, the Keeneland Club and was a breeder of Shi-Tzu and Maltese dogs, including several champions. Mrs. LaBach was the daughter of Matthew William and Lucy Chenault Anderson of Lexington and a great-great-great granddaughter of Henry Clay. She attended Sayre School, Henry Clay High School and was a member of Christ Church Episcopal. She is survived by two sons, William Anderson LaBach of Lexington and Dr. James Parker LaBach, Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas; a daughter, Mary Ellyn LaBach Hutton of Cincinnati; five grandchildren, Mary Rebecca Hutton Fink of Tipp City, Ohio; John Stafford Hutton of Cincinnati, Elizabeth LaBach Hutton of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Virginia Kathryn LaBach of Los Angeles and Elaine Parker LaBach of Lawrence, Kansas; and three great-grandchildren. She also leaves a sister, Lucy Anderson Jones of Lexington. Interment will be at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. Memorials to the University of Cincinnati Foundation Geriatics Fund, P.O. Box 670544, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0544.
He married Patricia Anne Avery in Syracuse, NY, November 20, 1951. Patricia was born in Syracuse, NY September 7, 1920. Patricia died August 10, 2001 in Spruce Pine, NC, at 80 years of age. At 36 years of age Patricia became the mother of Frederick Avery LaBach August 17, 1957.
He resides in Spruce Pine, NC. At 20 years of age James became the father of William Anderson LaBach in Lexington, KY, December 29, 1938. At 21 years of age James became the father of Mary Ellyn LaBach in Lexington, KY, October 2, 1940. At 24 years of age James became the father of James Parker LaBach, Jr. Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, January 16, 1943. James was divorced from Mary Webster Anderson in Fayette Co., KY, July 9, 1949. At 38 years of age James became the father of Frederick Avery LaBach August 17, 1957. Parker received his undergraduate education at the University of Kentucky and later earned a Ph.D. degree at Syracuse University. As an educator he has taught students from the kindergarten through doctorate programs. As a composer he has written numerous art songs and compositions for small ensembles. He specializes in theory and literature of music. He is now retired from the faculty of Kent State University.
James Parker LaBach and Mary Webster Anderson had the following children:
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William Anderson7 LaBach was born in Lexington, KY December 29, 1938. He married Karen Eugenia Mitchell in Fayette County, KY, February 11, 1999. Karen was born in
Lexington, KY August 23, 1950. Karen is the daughter of Sidney Eugene Mitchell and Catherine Delores Stewart.
He resides in Fayette Co., KY. William's occupation: Attorney. Bill is a graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky and received his A.B. degree from Transylvania College in 1959. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics from the University of Illinois in 1963 and 1965. He specialized in differential topology and wrote his dissertation under Prof. Stewart Scott Cairns who was Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois for many years. Bill held faculty positions at the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, Florida State University, Stetson University and the University of Kentucky. In 1968-69 he was a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, NJ where he served as research assistant to Prof. Marston Morse. Bill received his J.D. (law) degree from the University of Kentucky in 1975 and has practiced law in Lexington, Kentucky since October, 1975. Bill has served as President of the Lexington Rose Society, Bluegrass Hemerocallis Society, Fayette County Genealogical Society, Kentucky Genealogical Society, and the Chenault Family Association in Kentucky and as a national officer in the Society of Descendants of Washinton's Army at Valley Forge. He is a life member of the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Jamestowne Society and is a member of numerous other patriotic, historical and family history organizations.
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Mary Ellyn LaBach was born October 2, 1940.
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James Parker LaBach, Jr. was born January 16, 1943.
James Parker LaBach and Patricia Anne Avery had the following child:
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Frederick Avery LaBach was born August 17, 1957. He married Sharon Lucile Pigott January
9, 1988.
50. Mary6 LaBach (Mary Shepherd5 Parker, Bettie4 Burgin, Mary Helen3 Hinds, Eleanor2 Dinwiddie, James1) was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY October 24, 1920.
She married John H. Kerr Jr. Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, May 17, 1947. John was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY October 9, 1921. He resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. John's occupation: Funeral Director. At 27 years of age John became the father of John Hervey Kerr, III Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 30, 1949. At 29 years of age John became the father of Mary Shepherd Kerr Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, September 30, 1951. At 34 years of age John became the father of Bettie LaBach Kerr Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 25, 1955.
She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of John Hervey Kerr, III Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 30, 1949. At 30 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Shepherd Kerr Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, September 30, 1951. At 35 years of age Mary became the mother of Bettie LaBach Kerr Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, October 25, 1955.
Mary LaBach and John H. Kerr, Jr. had the following children:
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John Hervey7 Kerr, III was born July 30, 1949.
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Mary Shepherd Kerr was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY September 30, 1951. She married
Larry Edward Jude in Fayette Co., KY, January 7, 1989.
She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Mary's occupation: Paralegal.
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Bettie LaBach Kerr was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY October 25, 1955. She resides Lexington, Fayette
Co., KY.
52. Mary Ellyn7 LaBach (James Parker6, Mary Shepherd5 Parker, Bettie4 Burgin, Mary Helen3 Hinds, Eleanor2 Dinwiddie, James1) was born in Lexington, KY October 2, 1940.
She married John James Hutton in Lexington, KY, June 13, 1964. John was born July 24, 1936. He resides in Hamilton Co., OH. John's occupation: Physician. At 28 years of age John became the father of Mary Rebecca Hutton January 23, 1965. At 31 years of age John became the father of John Stafford Hutton in Lexington, KY, December 21, 1967. At 43 years of age John became the father of Elizabeth LaBach Hutton Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 27, 1979.
She resides in Hamilton Co., OH. At 24 years of age Mary became the mother of Mary Rebecca Hutton January 23, 1965. At 27 years of age Mary became the mother of John Stafford Hutton in Lexington, KY, December 21, 1967. At 38 years of age Mary became the mother of Elizabeth LaBach Hutton Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 27, 1979. Mary Ellen received he undergraduate education from the University of Kentucky and earned an M.A. degree in Music from Yale University where she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She received a law degree from the University of Kentucky. She is a musician and music critic.
Mary Ellyn LaBach and John James Hutton had the following children:
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Mary Rebecca8 Hutton was born January 23, 1965.
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John Stafford Hutton was born December 21, 1967.
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Elizabeth LaBach Hutton was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 27, 1979.
53. James Parker7 LaBach, Jr. (James Parker6, Mary Shepherd5 Parker, Bettie4 Burgin, Mary Helen3 Hinds, Eleanor2 Dinwiddie, James1) was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY January 16, 1943.
He married Donna Poore Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, August 2, 1969. Donna was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY February 11, 1943. She resides in Overland Park, KS. At 29 years of age Donna became the mother of Virginia Kathryn LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, May 19, 1972. At 32 years of age Donna became the mother of Elaine Parker LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 26, 1975.
He resides in Overland Park, KS. James's occupation: Physician. At 29 years of age James became the father of Virginia Kathryn LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, May 19, 1972. At 32 years of age James became the father of Elaine Parker LaBach Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 26, 1975. Parker received his undergraduate education from the United States Military Academy at West Point and at the University of Kentucky where he received a degree in Biochemistry. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Kentucky and is now a pathologist in Kansas City.
James Parker LaBach, Jr. and Donna Poore had the following children:
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Virginia Kathryn8 LaBach was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY May 19, 1972.
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Elaine Parker LaBach was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 26, 1975.
55. John Hervey7 Kerr, III (Mary6 LaBach, Mary Shepherd5 Parker, Bettie4 Burgin, Mary Helen3 Hinds, Eleanor2 Dinwiddie, James1) was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 30, 1949.
He married Emilie Alston Montgomery August 20, 1977. Emilie was born April 4, 1954. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. Emilie's occupation: Retailer. At 30 years of age Emilie became the mother of John Hervey Kerr IV Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, March 19, 1985. At 32 years of age Emilie became the mother of Virginia Downman Kerr Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 8, 1986.
He resides in Fayette Co., KY. At 35 years of age John became the father of John Hervey Kerr IV Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, March 19, 1985. At 36 years of age John became the father of Virginia Downman Kerr Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, July 8, 1986.
John Hervey Kerr, III and Emilie Alston Montgomery had the following children:
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John Hervey8 Kerr IV was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY March 19, 1985.
He resides Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.
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Virginia Downman Kerr was born Lexington, Fayette Co., KY July 8, 1986. She resides Lexington, Fayette Co.,
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58. Mary Rebecca8 Hutton (Mary Ellyn7 LaBach, James Parker6, Mary Shepherd5 Parker, Bettie4 Burgin, Mary Helen3 Hinds, Eleanor2 Dinwiddie, James1) was born January 23, 1965.
She married Thomas Michael Fink December 30, 1989. He resides in Tipp City, OH. Thomas's occupation: Engineer. Thomas became the father of Kevin Thomas Fink in Tipp City, OH, July 30, 1991. Thomas became the father of Michele Alexandra Fink in Dayton, OH, June 21, 1993. Thomas became the father of Laura Elizabeth Fink in Dayton, OH, September 27, 1999. Thomas became the father of Stephanie Clarice Fink in Dayton, OH, December 28, 2000.
She resides in Tipp City, OH. Mary's occupation: Nurse. At 26 years of age Mary became the mother of Kevin Thomas Fink in Tipp City, OH, July 30, 1991. At 28 years of age Mary became the mother of Michele Alexandra Fink in Dayton, OH, June 21, 1993. At 34 years of age Mary became the mother of Laura Elizabeth Fink in Dayton, OH, September 27, 1999. At 35 years of age Mary became the mother of Stephanie Clarice Fink in Dayton, OH, December 28, 2000.
Mary Rebecca Hutton and Thomas Michael Fink had the following children:
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Kevin Thomas9 Fink was born in Tipp City, OH July 30, 1991.
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Michele Alexandra Fink was born in Dayton, OH June 21, 1993.
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Laura Elizabeth Fink was born in Dayton, OH September 27, 1999.
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Stephanie Clarice Fink was born in Dayton, OH December 28, 2000.
59. John Stafford8 Hutton (Mary Ellyn7 LaBach, James Parker6, Mary Shepherd5 Parker, Bettie4 Burgin, Mary Helen3 Hinds, Eleanor2 Dinwiddie, James1) was born in Lexington, KY December 21, 1967.
He married Sandra Lee Gross. Sandra became the mother of Blythe Alexandra Reese Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, December 22, 1992. Sandra became the mother of Astrid Snow Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, March 3, 1998.
At 30 years of age John became the father of Astrid Snow Gross-Hutton in Cincinnati, OH, March 3, 1998.
John Stafford Hutton and Sandra Lee Gross had the following child:
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Astrid Snow9 Gross-Hutton was born in Cincinnati, OH March 3, 1998.
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