BIOGRAPHIES - VIMONT, Louis Sr., 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: Louis VIMONT Sr. _________________________________________ Birth: 1776, France Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Rosanna ROWLAND Father: John ROWLAND Marriage: June 1, 1798 Children: John Savory (1799-); Jefferson T. (1801-); Franklin B. (1803-1877); Charlotte (1808-); Verger (1810-); Mary E. (1819-); Louis C. (1823-) THE VIMONT FAMILY.1 In the year 1776, in or near Paris, France, was born Louis Vimont, Sr., who when he had arrived at the age of twelve years, started with his father and a Mr. John Savary to America, being driven from their sunny land on account of their religious tenets. After landing in Philadelphia the father of Louis was stricken down with yellow fever, from which he soon died, leaving his young orphan son in the, care of his companion, Mr. Savary. They were then two strangers in a broad and wild land. They however soon made their way to Gallipolis, O., where they stopped with the French settlers of that section, who were holding a land grant from that Government, about twelve miles from Portsmouth, O. There they resided for sometime, thence came to Washington, Ky., and probably before 1795, they settled in Millersburg, where Mr. Savary engaged in mercantile pursuits as one of the very first merchants of Bourbon County, assisted by Mr. Vimont, who was married to Rosanna Rowland, June 1, 1798; she a native of North Carolina, and daughter of John Rowland, who afterwards resided in Harrison County for many years. By this marriage there were four sons and three daughters, all of whom were married, and still living, except one son and one daughter. They were--John Savary, born June 10, 1799; Jefferson T., Sept. 18, 1801; Franklin B., Dec. 4, 1803 (deceased); Charlotte, April 7, 1808, married John B. McIlvain, of Louisville, by whom she has five children: Verger, born Nov. 1, 1810, married William Swift, of Lexington, by whom she had eight children; both are now deceased; Mary E., born Jan. 5, 1819, widow of Dr. Samuel Trotter, of Lexington, had four children; Louis C., born May 2, 1823. Mr. Vimont after living in this country for a time sent for his only sister, Felicity, who settled in Maysville, and in 1848 became the wife of M. Girova, by whom she had one child, a daughter. Mr. Vimont was for many years the leading merchant in the village of Millersburg; also a heavy shipper of produce to the South, and a contractor, in which business his sons superseded him. John Savary Vimont was a merchant in Millersburg, where he was born, until about four years ago. He is still a leading man in the improvement of the village, and all the leading enterprises. He was married Sept. 19, 1826, to Ann Russell Throckmorton, daughter of Thomas and Susan (Morton) Throckmorton, who resided at the junction of the Johnson and Licking rivers. By this union there were seven childien; Thomas T., Louis B., Joseph D.; Susan, now a Mrs. Sandusky, of Lexington; Rosanna, now a Mrs. Dr. Kenney, of Paris; Cecil J., married a Mr. Batterton; infant daughter (deceased). Three sons and three daughters grew to be men and women, and married (except Louis B.), leaving heirs in the vicinity of Millersburg; except Joseph D., only one is now living, Mrs. Sandusky, of Lexington. The wife of Mr. Vimont died Aug. 21, 1846. The Vimonts are Republican in political sentiinent. The oldest son of John S. went into the Federal Army as Captain,afterwards promoted to Lieut-Colonel; was shot in cold blood by an officer in the same command. Louis B. was in the same command with his brother, and died at Chatanooga. The Vimont family are highly respected citizens of Millersburg and the community. Jefferson T. Vimont, second son, received a liberal education, and assisted his father in merchantile business until his marriage, which occurred Sept. 18, 1823, to Elizabeth Mantelle., daughter of William Mantelle, who was for many years a banker at Lexington. After his marriage he built the flouring mill, known as the Elizabeth Mill, which he run for a number of years; then engaged in merchandising in Millersburg, and through his son at St. Joe, Mo., which he continued for a number of years; then engaged in real estate business throughout the West, until the breaking-out of the Civil War, in 1861. At the death of his father he was made executor of the large estate left by him. He had seven children. Louis died in Chillicothe, on his return trip from Washington, D. C., where he had held a position as one of the first clerks in the Treasury Department for a number of years was married to a Miss Kennair; left two children she is now residing with her son in Lexington. Charlotte unmarried, living with her father. Mary, now a Mrs. Dr. Scearce of Chillicothe; John, married, and a merchant in St. Louis, Mo.; Thomas married also in St. Louis; Elizabeth, unmarried, at home; Malcom M., died in young manhood. Mr. Vimont lost his wife a number of years ago; he and family are members of the Presbyterian Church; Louis C. Vimont was married Nov. 21, 1844, to Mary W. Nesbit, born May 10, 1827, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Ammons) Nesbit, natives of Columbia, Boone County, Mo.; he a Baptist minister at an early date; Mr. Vimont, is related by marriage to Dr. Graham, of Louisville, father-in law of Joseph Blackburn, at present one of the most prominent men of Kentucky. They had seven daughters and four sons; one of the former died in infancy; ten are now living: Joseph N., married to Alice Graham (deceased, Dec. 7, 1868, after less than a year of wedded life); he was located at San Francisco as a member of the Soc. Exchange at that place; now mining at Tombstone, Arizona; Anna, wife of O. W. Brady, of Nicholas County, married Nov. 28, 1876; Henry S., Thomas A., Belle W., Nancy M., Minnie, Virginia B., Susan and Banks M. Mr. Vimont lived with his father until his marriage, when he engaged in mercantile business for about ten years, after which, for about the same length of time he run the Tower Mills; since the Kentucky Central company has had charge of the railroad through Millersburg, he has acted as General Station Agent at the above named place; also agent for all main lines upon coupon tickets; he is a member of the I. O. O. F., still a prominent citizen; Jefferson M. Vimont, son of Franklin B. (deceased), who at eighteen years of age left his father, Louis, and went to the mouth of Johnson, where he was extensively engaged in farming, distilling and inereantile business, sending his merchandise by flatboat to New Orleans, at an early day; here he continued until in 1864; when he removed to the place where his youngest son now lives, and engaged in farming until his death, which occurred Aug. 14, 1877; he was married Nov. 25, 1824, to Susan W., daughter of Thomas and Susan (Morton) Throckmorton; Thomas Throckmorton, Sr., a native if Richmond, Va., came to Kentucky about 1800, settling on the Licking river, about nine miles below the Blue Licks; the sons of this gentleman became quite prominent in the history of Kentucky; also a son-in-law of Lewis Arnold, an active worker in the political field in Nicholas County; Mr. Vimont by this marriage, had nine children: John S., died at twenty-seven years of age; Mary, now the wife of W. T. Ingels, of Nicholas County; A. T., died at twenty-nine years of age; Anna R. died young; Bettie, a maiden lady of high social culture and fine business qualifications, residing in .Millersburg, superintending her agricultural affairs and household duties; Sue, wife of J. F. Miller, a farmer in Nicholas County; Louis T., with a twin brother, who died in infancy; he married a Miss Whitehead, daughter of John R. Whitehead, of Harrison County, by whom he has eight children: Charles W., Frank, Claude, Mattie, Fannie, Florence, John, and Louis; Jefferson M., the youngest, born Oct. 27,1844, and married Oct. 25, 1866, to Miss Lovina Letton (see Lettoll hist.); they have had six children, three of whom died in infancy; those living are : Nannie L., A. T. and F. Letton. Mr. Vimont is engaged in agriculture and raising of thoroughbred Cotswold sheep and short horn cattle; his sheep are of the finest in the Blue Grass region, and in demand in a number of the different States throughout the union. Sources 1. 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