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Title: A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Johnson, E. Polk, 1844- Lewis Publishing Company
Subjects: Kentucky -- History Kentucky -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, Lewis Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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eanent, he runs away to Europewhenever he feels like it leaving them to hoetheir own rows without his advice or assist-ance. The success of Air. Taylor in every-thing that he has attempted is another proofthat the country boy is the salt of the earthand that if he never left the country for thecity, there would soon be no business worthhaving in the latter. AIr.s. Polly Fulton Lawsox.—A pleasantand congenial woman. Airs. Polly FultonLawson has been a resident of Shelbv cotmty,Kentucky, since the day of her birth, whichwas April 10, 1836. She comes of honoredVirginian stock, her father, David FultonAliddleton, and her paternal grandfather,Adam Aliddleton, having been natives of theOld Dominion. Adam Aliddleton, born in \irginia August2. 1770, came to .Shelby county, Kentucky,with his family in the early part of the nine-teenth century, and on the farm which he re-deemed from the wilderness spent his re-maining days, passing away July 20. 1834.David Fulton Alitldleton was born Tanuarv
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fife ilKW TM^~ frUBUC UBRAFaf HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS 1527 14, 1796, in \lrginia, and as a lad came with data are taken from the publication knownhis parents to Kentucky. He was reared on under the unique title, A Short History ofthe Cross Keys farm, and assisted his father the Long Family, which was written andin its improvement. He married, April 18, compiled by J. L. Long, father of him to1831, Elizabeth Y. Beattie, who was born in whom this sketch is dedicated and which ap-1802, in \irginia, the place of birth of her peared in the year 1898. The above book isparents, James and Hetty Beattie. After mar- of decided interest, and at this juncture isriage he located with his bride on the farm incorporated the authors introduction: Atnow owned and occupied by Mrs. Lawson, the entreaties of friends I have written thisand there they both spent their remaining book. I am the eldest representative of thedays, her death occurring October 11, 1856, Long family, being almost eight

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