Kentucky and Kentuckians Vol 1,2 & 3 - Hist.Genealogy

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History of
Kentucky
and Kentuckians
Vol. 1, 2 & 3
By E. Polk Johnson
1912
637 + 844 + 844 pages, indexed & illustrated
- Bonus Book -
Kentuckians
In History and Literature
By John Wilson Townsend
1907
200 pages, searchable, indexed & illustrated
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Virginia
is not only the Mother of Presidents, but of states as well,
Kentucky
being her first and
best-loved child. From territory ceded by
Virginia
to the Federal government, the splendid states of
Ohio
,
Indiana
,
Illinois
,
Wisconsin
and a portion of
Minnesota
, were formed
In the midst of the horrors of internecine strife during the War between the States, her fair territory
was despoiled by force of arms and the state of
West Virginia
was formed from the mountainous western
section, much of which lies adjacent to
Kentucky
.
Kentucky
, from its first entrance into history, has been a land of romance, of story and of song. The
story of its first explorers and that of the gallant "Hunters of the West," of whom one of her sons has
sung, is an epic poem.
Along the pages of this poem move those grim hunters of men: Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton, Logan,
Floyd, George Rogers Clark and scores of others of their manly kind in stately tread, making clear the
way for those who were to come after and give the then wilderness of the west its proud place in the
sisterhood of states—a place so unique and distinctive as to set Kentucky apart from all other states,
and to make her sons claim the whole broad commonwealth and no small section thereof as their own.
Volume 1 includes 40+ chapters on the history and people of Kentucky - covers discovery and
discoverers,
exploration and explorers, settlement and settlers,
soldiers and wars with Indians,
British and fellow countrymen,
politics and politicians, patriotism and patriots, social life and
organizations, transportation and navigation, taxes, mountaineers, topography, newspapers, etc.
Volumes 2 & 3 include very detailed biographies of scores of leading citizens.
Volume 3 contains the index for the three volumes.
Example of one biographical entry:
John
Lewis
Dodd.
—In an analysis of the character and life work of John Lewis Dodd we note many of the characteristics
which have marked the Scotch nation for many centuries—the perseverance, reliability, energy and unconquerable
determination to pursue a course that has been marked out. It was these sterling qualities which gained for Mr. Dodd
success in life and made him one of the substantial and valued citizens of Louisville, Kentucky. His death was an
irreparable loss not only to his family, between whom and himself existed the strongest ties of affection, but to the
entire community.
Mr. John Lewis Dodd was a native of Mississippi, born on a cotton plantation at Kos- ciuso, Attala county, on the
17th of April, 1850, the son of the late Allen Dodd, a Ken- tuckian, who was born in Mercer county in 1808, the son
of George Dodd, a native of Culpeper county, Virginia, who became a Kentucky pioneer, settling near Shakertown,
on the Dix river, in Mercer county. Allen Dodd married Mary C. McKee, a native of Lancaster, Garrard county,
Kentucky, born in 1822, a daughter of James McKee, a Scotch- Irish soldier under the command of Perry on the lakes
in the war of 1812 and. a Kentucky pioneer. Her brother, the Rev. J. Lapsley McKee, a Presbyterian divine, is well
remembered in Louisville, where for a number of years he was pastor of what is now Warren Memorial church, and
for a number of years before his death was a teacher at Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. In about 1834 Allen Dodd
engaged in flat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in 1839, after his marriage, he settled at Kosciusko,
Mississippi, where he engaged in planting and so continued the remainder of his life, dying there in 1890. His widow
survived him until 1894. They reared a family of thirteen children destined to lives of more than ordinary usefulness
and to an unusual degree of union and affection with each other. The three eldest sons, James, William O. and Samuel
L., were soldiers in the war between the states, James losing his life at Fort Donelson. Of the thirteen children but five
are now living: Samuel Laps- ley Dodd, of Mississippi, George A. Dodd, of Mississippi, Robert A. Dodd, of Willmore,
Jessamine county, Kentucky, Joseph C., of Louisville, and Edgar, of Mississippi.
The early life of our subject, John Lewis Dodd, was spent on the plantation. He was too young for military duty during
the Civil war, but after the cessation of hostilities he taught school for two years in Mississippi, after which he entered
the University of Mississippi at Oxford, where he was graduated with the class of 1871. He then entered the Lebanon
(Tenn.) Law School, where he was graduated with the class of 1873, his older brother, Samuel L., also graduating as
a member of the same class. Together the brothers entered the practice of law at Kosciusko, Mississippi, forming the
firm of Dodd Brothers. In 1875 John L. came to Louisville and became the law partner of his still older brother,
William O. Dodd, who had established himself in Louisville in 1869. This firm was known as W. O. and J. L. Dodd,
became one of the strongest in the city, and was terminated only by the death of the senior member in 1886. Mr. Dodd
then formed a partnership with Judge Charles S. Grubbs, under the firm name of Dodd and Grubbs, but two years
later, on January 1, 1899, Mr. Dodd formed a partnership with his younger brother, Joseph C., un
der the firm name
of Dockl & Dodd, which continued until the death of our subject, Mr. John L. Dodd, on the 24th of June, 1910.
Mr. Dodd was recognized as one of the strongest members of the Louisville bar. He had all the characteristics of his
Scotch ancestors ; his brothers were first of all men m his affections and his closest personal and business ties were
with them. His loyalty, devotion and affection for his own family were known, respected and admired, and added to
his loyalty was an unusual degree of energy, combativeness and courage, which qualities, re-inforced by a wide
knowledge of the law, made him invaluable as a lawyer and attached to him a large clientage. He was a member of the
Second Presbyterian church. In 1883 Mr. Dodd married Mary Pearce, the daughter of the late Charles B. Pearce, of
Maysville, Kentucky, and to them one son, John L. Dodd, was born in 1895. As long as the history of jurisprudence
in Louisville shall be a matter of record the name of Mr. John Lewis Dodd will figure conspicuously therein by reason
of the fact that his career at the bar was one of distinguished prominence and his private life beyond any adverse
criticism being without a taint.
Some Famous Historical Kentuckians
Explorers, Pioneers & Frontiersmen
Judge Roy Bean
(1825-1903) – Infamous "hanging judge" of
Langtry
,
Texas
.
Daniel Boone
* (1734-1820) – Hunted and explored
Kentucky
, 1767-74; cleared the Wilderness Road and founded
Fort
Boonesborough
, 1775.
James Bowie
(1796-1836) – Hero of the
Alamo
, designer of the Bowie knife.
Kit Carson
(1809-1868) – Indian agent, trapper, scout.
George Rogers Clark
* (1752-1818) – American Revolution frontier general and explorer, secured the NW Territory for the
U.S.
, founder of
Louisville
, 1778.
Floyd Collins
(1887-1925) – Explorer whose entrapment and death in a cave became one of the most widely reported stories of the decade.
James Harrod
* (1742-1793) – Frontiersman, founder of Harrodsburg, first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies, 1774.
Simon Kenton
* (1755-1836) – Frontier explorer, soldier, scout for Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark.
Dr. Thomas Walker
* (1715-1794) – Led the first documented expedition through
Cumberland
Gap
, 1750.
*Not born in
Kentucky
Political Leaders
Alben W. Barkley
(1877-1956) – U.S. Vice President under Harry Truman, 1949-53.
John Cabell Breckinridge
(1872-1920) – U.S. Vice President under James Buchanan, 1857-61.
Louis Brandeis
(1856-1941) –
U.S.
Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39.
A.B. "Happy"
Chandler
(1898-1991) – Two time governor (1935-1939 and 1955-1959) U.S.Senator (1939-1945)
Cassius Marcellus Clay
(1810-1903) – The Lion of White Hall, Ambassador to
Russia
, abolitionist, a founder of the Republican Party.
Henry Clay
* (1777-1852) – The Great Compromiser,
U.S.
senator, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,
U.S.
secretary of state.
Martha Layne Collins
( 1936- ) – First female
Kentucky
governor, 1983-87.
Kentucky
is known as the "
Bluegrass
State
", a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass is present in many of the lawns and pastures throughout
the state. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, the greatest length of navigable
waterways and streams in the Lower 48 states, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the
Mississippi River
. It is also home to the highest per
capita number of deer and turkey in the
United States
, and the nation's most productive coalfield.
Kentucky
is also known for thoroughbred horses,
horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, and college basketball.
Famous Modern Kentuckians
Muhammad Ali
boxer,
Louisville
Alben W. Barkley
vice president,
Graves
Cty
Louis D. Brandeis
jurist,
Louisville
John Mason Brown
critic,
Louisville
Kit Carson
scout,
Madison Cty
Champ Clark
politician,
Anderson
Cty
Rosemary Clooney
singer,
Maysville
Irvin S. Cobb
humorist,
Paducah
Jefferson Davis
president of the Confederacy,
Fairview
Irene Dunne
actress,
Louisville
Crystal Gayle
singer,
Paintsville
David W. Griffith
film producer,
Oldham
Cty
Casey Jones
locomotive engineer, Cayce
Abraham Lincoln
U.S. president,
Hodgenville
Brian Littrell
singer,
Lexington
Loretta Lynn
singer,
Butchers Hollow
Bill Monroe
songwriter,
Rosine
Carry Amelia Nation
temperance leader,
Garrard Cty
Patricia Neal
actress,
Packard
Kevin Richardson
singer,
Lexington
Wiley B. Rutledge
jurist,
Cloverport
Diane Sawyer
broadcast journalist,
Glasgow
Allen Tate
poet and critic,
Winchester
Hunter Thompson
writer,
Louisville
Frederick M. Vinson
jurist,
Lousia
Robert Penn
Warren
author,
Guthrie
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