Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

By: John M. Gresham, Orig. Pub. 1896, reprinted 2019, 738 pages, NEW INDEX, ISBN #0-89308-192-2.

This excellent volume contains some 1104 Biographical sketches of Kentuckians and their families with over 10,000 persons listed in the NEW Index.  Also to be found are 32 finely executed steel engravings of some of the biographies.  Many of the biographies take the families back into the mid 1700's.  Names of Biographies: Abbett, Adams(7), Adair (3), Atkins (2), Allen, Alexander (4), Alford, Ament, Anderson (5), Arthur (2), Armstrong (4), Arnsparger (2), Asbury, Aud (2), Ballard, Barr (2), Baldeau, Bass (2), Barbour (6), Bates (2), Barker (2), Barnett, Baldwin (2), Barrett (3), Barlow, Bell (8), Beckette, Beckett, Bennett, Berry (2), Beyland, Bedford (2), Beck (3), Bibb, Biggs (2), Birge (2), Bird, Birney, Biltz (2), Bingham (2), Bidstaff (2), Blakey, Blackwell (2), Blanton (2), Black (2), Blackburn (2), Bolling (2), Boume, Boune, Bowman (2), Boone, Bowden (2), Botts, Bohon (2), Brown (16), Bramlette, Breathitt (3), Bruce (3), Brock, Brooks (3), Boyle, Brossart, Bryan (3), Browder (2), Bronston (2), Brent (2), Bradford (2), Breckinridge (3), Briggs (2), Brock, Bradley (2), Breck (2), Bullitt (4), Burke, Burns (2), Burnham (2), Bueren (2), Buell, Buford (2), Butler, Burton 2), Burchett (2), Buckner (3), Bullock (2), Buster, Byron (2), Byrne (2), Caldwell (7), Campbell (10), Caey, Cabell, Cason, Caruth, Cassell (3), Cassidy, Carroll (6), Carrick (2), Carisle, Calhoun (2), Carothers (2), Chinn (2), Clark, Clarke (2), Clements (2), Clardy (2), Cleaver (3), Clay (3), Cox (3), Cooper (2), Coleman (2), Coke, Colins (3), Corliss (2), Collier (2), Cottell (2), Conn (2), Cowles, Compton, Crabb (2), Craddock (2), Crystal (2), Crenshaw (2), Crittenden, Crossland (2), Crawford (2), Curry (2), Dabney (2), Dade (2), Dallam (2), Dandridge (2), Dalmazzo, Daughtery (2), Davidson (3), Davis (7), Day, Desha, Deane (2), Dixon (2), Dismukes (2), Dora (3), Dorman (2), Downs, Douthitt (2), Drake, Duncan (3), Durham (2), Dulaney (2), Durrett, Durbin (2), Durelle, Eastin, Eagles (2), Edwards, Elam, Ellis, Elliott (4), Evans (4), Ewell (2), Farley, Fant (2), Fallis (2), Felix (2), Feland (3), Ferguson (2), Field (8), Fithian (3), Forman (2), Fogle (3), Ford (2), Foster (2), Fox, Frantz (2), Fritz (2), Frayser (2), Fryer (2), Francis, Fultz (2), Fulton (2), Garrard, Gathright (2), Galvin, Gayle (2), Garr (2), German (2), Given, Giltner (2), Goodman, Goodloe, Goodnight, Graham (3), Greifenkamp, Gray (4), Graves (2), Grabfelder, Greene (2), Green, Griffith (4), Grace, Greenup, Grundy, Gould (2), Goetze (2), Guthrie (3), Hardin (5), Haddan, Hall (4), Hanna (2), Harrison (2), Harris (2), Hager (3), Halley (2), Hart (2), Hazelrigg (2), Hale (2), Hampton (2), Hadden, Haygood, Haggard (2), Hetch, Hewitt (2), Henderson, Hendrick, Herold, Hegan, Herndon (2), Hickman (3), Hissem, Hill (4), Hite (4), Hines (2), Higginbotham (2), Holzhauser, Hobson (4), Hoge (2), Hodge 4), Howard (4), Hopkins 2), Hooe (2), Houston (2), Holland (2), Holt, Hutchinson, Husband, Hughes 2), Hutchins (2), Hudson, Hutton (2), Hurt (2), Hynes, Ingram (3), Irvine (5), Ireland, Jackson (4), Jarrett, Jenkins (2), Jeffrey (3), Johnson (6), Joly (2), Jorden, Jones (3), Karn, Kamletter, Kehoe (2), Kelly (5), Kenton, Kenyon (2), Kimbough, King (3), Kinner (2), Kimberly (2), Knott (2), Kremer (2), Kraus (2), Lall (2), Lawson, Latham (2), Laird (2), Lang (2), Lacy (2), Lancaster (2), Landrum (2), Lee, Letcher, Leigh (2), Leslie, Leathers (2), Lewis (5), Lincoln, Little (2), Lillard (2), LIndsay (2), Lisle (2), Litsey (2), Lloyd (2), Lockett (2), Lockhart, Loomis (2), Loos, Long (2), Logan (5), Lyons (2), Matthews, Martin (2), Mallory, Marshall (5), Marcellus (2), Mathews (2), Martin, Madison, Merritt (2), Meade (2), Metcalfe, Meddis, Mitchell (2), Mills (2), Milam (2), Minor (2), Milward (2), Monarch, Morris, Moore, Moody (3), Morehead, Moorehed, Moss, Moore (7), Morton, Morgan, Mulr (2), Mulligan (2), Murphy, Myers (3), McLean (3), McHenry (2), McClung, McDonald, McCane (4), McCormick, McKinney (2), McBrayer (2), McArthur (2), McCorkle (2), McDowell (5), McConnell (2), McNeill (3), McClain (5), McCreery, McKinney (2), McCreary, McAlee (2), Nagle (2), Neider, Newman (2), Netherland, Norris (2), Nourse (2), Oldham (2), O'Meara (2), Orendorf, Owsley (5), Parker (2), Parsons (2), Pattillo, Patterson, Pack (2), Paynter (2), Parrish (2), Pearson, Pettit, Pepper (3), Penn, Pearce (2), Pennick (2), Pflans, Phelps (2), Phister, Piper, Pike, Platis, Poynts (2), Powell (4), Poage (2), Pope (2), Porter (3), Proctor (2), Prouse, Pretlow, Prentice, Pratt (2), Price (2), Preston, Pryor (2), Ragdale (2), Rankins (2), Raison (2), Rennle, Reynolds (4), Reddick, Reno (2), Rhoads (2), Richmond, Rives (2), Riffe (3), Richie (2), Rice (2), Richardson (4), Rodman (3), Rowan, Roberts (2),Rousseau, Robertson, Robinson (2), Rugiess (2), Russell (7), Sanford (2), Sayre (3), Scott (8), Schnelder (2), Schroll, Schorfield, Schoolfield (2), Settle (3), Senour (2), Shouse (2), Short (2), Shelby, Sharp (2), Shaw (3), Shelby (2), Simrall (4), Sinickson, Simpson (4), Simon (2), Simmons (2), Skillman (2), Smith (9), Smyrl, Sneed, Slaughter, Soaper (3), Southgate (2), Speed (10), Spead, Speckert (2), Stevenson, Stratton (3), Stirman (3), Stagg, Stewart (5), Stucky (3), Steele (3), Striger (2), Stine, Stockton, Stine, Sweeney (6), Sullivan (2), Swango, Swigert, Taylor (6), Taliferro (2), Talbott (2), Terry (3), Tenney (2), Thompson (4), Thomas (2), Thomasson (2), Thorne (4), Tompkins (2), Todd (5), Towles (2), Tomlinson (2), Trimble (6), Twiss (2), Unthank, Vansant (2), Vaught, Venable (3), Veith, Violett (2), Voss, Ward (2), Wathen 4), Walker (3), Waller (2), Watts (2), Warren, Walton (5), Wallin (2), Wallace (2), Warfield (2), Wadsworth, Watkins, Weir (2), Weaver (2), Welch (2), Wheeler (2), Whittley, White (2), Wilfrod, Willis (3), Withers (2), Williamson, Williams (5), Wing, Wilson (8), Wickliffe, Wood (5), Worsham (2), Worthington, Woodson, Yeager (2), Yeaman, Young (12), and Yungblat (2)