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Subject: BIOS #3326THRU 3330 - PEYTON, CREWDSON, EDWARDS, SKINNER, BENNETT
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 06:39:48 -0500

3326 LINCOLN CO - PEYTON, BLEWFORD - Peyton Marshall Arbuckle Scott Gifford
Elrod
3327 LIVINGSTON CO - CREWDSON, J W - Crewdson Miliken Milliken Jackson
Vineyard Threlkeld Lay Wiley Rutter
3328 LOGAN CO - EDWARDS, NINEAN - Edwards
3329 LYON CO - SKINNER, FREDERICK H - Skinner Lyon Stuart Catlett Helm
Bartley Bryan
3330 MADISON CO - BENNETT, JOHN - Bennett

#3326: History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From
the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed. Lincoln County. BLEWFORD PEYTON was born in Crawford County,
Ind., November 25, 1833, the son of William and Rehab (Marshall) Peyton,
the father a native of Lincoln Co., Ky., and the mother of Orange County,
N. C. Martin Peyton, the grandfather, a Virginian, married Rachael Arbuckle
in Kentucky, and in 1816 came to Crawford County, Ind., where they raised a
large family. William was raised a farmer, was married in Kentucky, and in
1847 came to this township (Paoli Township), where he lived until his death
August 10, 1862, his wife following him May 10, 1863. Their three children
were: Lovie, Blewford and Mary R., our subject being the only one now
living. He, in youth, became a farmer, and was compelled to make the best
of limited school advantages. April 2, 1856, he married Sarah A. E. Scott,
who bore him three children: William S., Mary E. and Laura E., and died
April 29, 1863. March 26, 1864, he married Mrs. Elizabeth J. Gifford, whose
maiden name was Elrod. They have two children: Wesley G. and Everett M.
Mrs. Peyton was born in this county December 1, 1830. Mr. Peyton is one of
the leading farmers of the county; is liberal in politics; is a Mason, and
himself and family are universally respected.
He owns a farm of 160 acres.

#3327: Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 2nd ed.,
1885 Livingston Co. REV. J.W. CREWDSON, Livingston County, was born July
23, 1828, in Logan County, Ky. His grandfather was James Crewdson, a
native of Virginia, and of Welsh descent. James Crewdson came to Logan
County, Ky., as early as 1801, and was a resident of that part of the State
until 1831, at which time he moved to Illinois and died at Beardstown in
1833. He was a teacher by profession, and later in life engaged in
farming, which was his business at the time of his death. Samuel B.
Crewdson, subject's father, was born in 1802, and spent the greater part of
his life in Logan County. He moved to Beardstown, Ill., with his father,
and died at that place one year after his arrival, in 1832. Subject's
maternal grandfather was George Miliken [sic], a native of Chatham County,
N.C. He came to Kentucky about 1807 or 1808, and settled in Logan County,
where he died in 1820. Nancy H. (Milliken) Crewdson, subject's mother, was
born in 1808 and died in 1839. She was the mother of four children, viz:
William N., J.W., John, deceased, and S.B., deceased. Rev. Mr. Crewdson
was thrown upon his own resources early in life, his father dying when he
was four years old, and his mother when he was eleven. After his parents'
death he made his home with an uncle, Amos Milliken, with whom he lived
until twenty years of age, serving as an apprentice to a tanner in the
meantime. He worked at the tanner's trade about eighteen months. In 1849
he moved to Pope County, Ill., where he found employment at different
occupations. One year later he moved to Hardin County, where he purchased
a farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits, teaching during the winters
for about nine years. He joined the United Baptist Church at the age of
sixteen, and was licensed to preach in 1856, and since that time he has
been actively engaged in ministerial work in Illinois and Kentucky. He
preached in Pope and Hardin Counties, Ill.,
about fifteen years, and ministered to almost all the churches of his
denomination in the above and adjoining counties. In 1861 he was elected
county judge of Hardin County, which office he held for four years. He
moved to Kentucky in 1871, settling in Livingston County, between
Birdsville and Carrsville, purchasing a farm, which he still owns. Since
coming to Kentucky he has been exclusively engaged in his ministerial
labors, having served, as pastor, most of the Baptist Churches in
Livingston County. Mr. Crewdson is an able theologian and a popular
pulpit orator. He has been twice married; the first time, September 9,
1849, to Miss Amanda Jackson, daughter of George and Susan (Vineyard)
Jackson, of Hardin Co., Ill. The following are the names of the children
born to this marriage: Nannie B., wife of G.T. Threlkeld; G.B.; Jennie,
wife of T.M. Lay; James M., deceased; William E. and John L., deceased.
Mrs. Crewdson died in November, 1872. December 17, 1873, Mr. Crewdson's
second marriage took place with Mrs. S.C. Wiley, daughter of J.L. and Mary
Rutter, of Livingston County.

#3328: Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky, by H. Levin, editor, 1897.
Published by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago. Reprinted by Southern
Historical Press. p. 68. Logan County. NINIAN EDWARDS, chief justice of
Kentucky, was born in Montgomery county, Maryland, in March, 1775, and died
in Belleville, Illinois, July 20,
1833. His father, Benjamin Edwards, served in the Maryland legislature and
in congress, and was a member of the state convention which ratified the
federal constitution. Ninian Edwards was a graduate of Dickinson College,
of Pennsylvania, and studied both law and medicine, but gave his attention
to the former. In 1794 he removed to Nelson county, Kentucky, where he
improved a valuable farm, and on the landed estate of his father built a
distillery and tannery. In 1796 he was elected to the legislature, was
re-elected, and in 1798 located in Russellville, where he
became distinguished in his profession. He acquired high reputation and
wealth in the active practice, and in 1804 was made presiding judge of the
general court of his district, was circuit judge, judge of the court of
appeals, and on January 5, 1808, became chief justice,--filling all these
positions before reaching his thirty-third year. In 1804 he was
presidential elector on the Jefferson ticket, in 1809 was appointed
governor of Illinois territory, and twice reappointed. When Illinois
became a state, in 1818, he was elected to the United States senate,
serving from 1818 to 1824. He declined the appointment of minister to
Mexico tendered him by President John Q. Adams, and was elected governor of
Illinois in 1826, serving until his retirement to private life in 1831.
Nature bestowed upon him many of her rarest gifts; he possessed a mind of
extraordinary compass and an industry that brought forth every
spark of talent with which nature had gifted him. He was in every way a
most superior man.

3329: Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 3rd ed.
1886. Lyon Co. FREDERICK H. SKINNER was born in Eddyville, Ky., where he
still resides, June 22, 1815. He descends from and is connected by
marriage with distinguished Kentucky families, and some of her most
renowned historic characters. His father, Henry Skinner, was a native of
Baltimore, Md., and was there educated for the medical profession. He was
appointed surgeon in the regular army, and about 1810 was stationed at Fort
Massac, Ill. At Eddyville, Ky., he married Aurelia Lyon, a daughter of
Matthew Lyon (whose sketch is published in connection with that of Gen.
Hylan B. Lyon elsewhere), having made her acquaintance at Washington City,
whilst her father was a member of congress, and became a resident of
Eddyville, Ky. He retained his army position up to the time of his death,
which occurred June 22, 1819. His widow survived him but two years. This
union had given two children - Beulah L. and F. H., the subject of this
sketch. The father of Henry Skinner was Frederick, a native of England,
born in 1750. He came to America in his youth and married a Miss Stuart,
of Virginia, and afterward located in Baltimore, Md., in the vicinity of
which he engaged in agricultural pursuits and was also connected with
business enterprises in the city. His family consisted of six children,
three daughters and three sons; one of the latter, John S. Skinner, rose to
positions of eminent trust and distinction; he edited various agricultural
and stock journals at different times, in Baltimore, and for many years was
postmaster of that city. In 1856 he was appointed first assistant
postmaster general, which position he occupied until his death, two years
later. F. H. Skinner, the subject of this sketch, was four years old at
his father's death; he was taken charge of and reared by his uncle, Matthew
Lyon, who sent him to the country schools, and afterward to Princeton,
where the youth obtained a competent business education, and
thereafter, until becoming of age, filled the position of book-keeper and
salesman for the firm of Lyon & Cobb. At twenty-one he went East and
purchased a stock of goods for the new firm of Lyon & Skinner - the senior
member being Chittenden Lyon. The firm continued a successful business
until the death of Mr. Lyon, when Mr. Skinner assumed control of the entire
business, together with its heavy mail contracts. Mr. Skinner gave the
people a daily instead of a tri-weekly mail, as called for in the contract,
running very successfully a line of four-horse coaches on the route between
Smithland and Nashville, Tenn., and controlled this route, besides many
other mail contracts throughout the First Congressional District, until
selling out at the completion of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, in
1860. In 1854 Mr. Skinner began the study of law, and was admitted to the
bar the following year; and the same year was elected county judge, a
position he held for sixteen years. Upon his retirement from the judgeship
he gave his attention to business enterprises, doing a general brokerage
business and dealing in agricultural implements. He has served the people
as town trustee, and was a justice of the peace when the county was first
organized. He is a member in high standing of the Masonic fraternity,
belonging to the Royal Arch Chapter. His influence is actively given in
behalf of prohibition, and enterprises calculated for the good of the
general masses received his willing and material support. He possesses
fine farm property in the county to the extent of 1,200 acres, and owns a
large amount of town property. June 16, 1842, he married Helen Catlett, a
daughter of Thomas and Isabella (Helm) Catlett. Her father was a farmer
but interested himself also in mercantile business. The union of Mr. and
Mrs. Skinner has been blessed with four children, of whom three are living:
Thomas C. (in business at Kuttawa, whose sketch is published), Aurelia,
wife of W. T. Bartley, of St. Louis, Mo., and Hylan. Their daughter,
Isabella Skinner, deceased wife of G. V. Bryan, died a year after her
marriage.

#3330: KENTUCKY: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 4th ed.,
1887, Madison Co.JOHN BENNETT, attorney at law, Richmond, Ky.

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