BIOGRAPHIES - LETTON, John Will, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: John Will LETTON _________________________________________ Birth: May 22, 1821, Montgomery County, Maryland Father: Brice LETTON (1780-) Mother: Harrietta E. MOORE Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Mary B. SANDUSKY Father: Jacob SANDUSKY Mother: Monau BOWLER Marriage: February 6, 1847 Children: Ann M. (1848-); Prudence H. (1849-); Harriet E. "Bettie"; Mary D. (1853-); Jacob B. (1855-); Sandusky (1857-1875); Laura S. (1860-); Martha (1862-); John W. (1864-); Sally C. (1867-); Reuben E. (1869-) JOHN WILL LETTON,1 farmer; P.O. Millersburg; proprietor of Pleasant Hill farm, was born in Montgomery County, Md., May 22, 1821, to Brice Letton, who was born in 1780, and the youngest son of Michael Montgomery (see history). His mother was Harrietta E. Moore, also a native of Montgomery County, Md., and sister to "Old Zed Moore," who is supposed to have built the first brick house in Paris, where he kept hotel, afterward built the Bourbon House, later he went to the Blue Licks, where he kept the noted summer resort, and died after many years of service. The children born to Brice Letton were eleven, seven sons and four daughters, two sons and two daughters deceased. Those living are: Michael H. in Paris Precinct; Ning W. at Lexington, Mo.; Reuben P. in Silver City, Col.; John Will, Brice S., at Paris, Ky.; Harrietta, widow of Dr. James cClannahan, of Anderson, Ind.; Ann Maria, wife of J. W. Dooley, of Montgomery County, Md. The father of this family was a captain at an early date in the terrible contest at Bladensburg. He received an injury in Washington, D. C., when on his way to Kentucky in his old age, from which he never recovered. Our subject lived with his father until he was twenty-one years of age, when he came to Bourbon County, where, in Feb. 6, 1847, he was married to Mary B. Sandusky, daughter of Jacob and Monau (Bowler) Sandusky. (For further knowledge of Sandusky ancestry see Turner history.) The issue of this union was eleven children, ten of whom are living, viz : Ann M., born Jan. 28, 1848, wife of Louis Gooch, of Jessamine County; Prudence H., born April 17, 1849, now wife of .James Becraft ; Harriet E., born April 8, 1851, wife of Thomas Redmon; Mary D., born Sept. 27, 1853; Jacob B., July 2, 1855; Sandusky, Aug. 22, 1851, died at seventeen years of age; Laura S., Feb. 8, 1860, wife of Charles Geffinger, at Millersburg; Martha, born Feb. 19, 1862; John W., May 3, 1864; Sally C., Jan. 11, 1867; Rueben E., Jan. 24, 1869. Mr. Letton, after about a year of married life, removed with his family to Decatur County, Ind., where he engaged in stock-raising until in 1862, when he returned to Kentucky and purchased the house, which he now occupies, engaging in a general agriculture and stock, shipping to the different parts of the country. He is a Member of the Masonic Order at Millersburg. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 512 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.