BIOGRAPHIES - WOODFORD, Benjamin, 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: Benjamin WOODFORD _________________________________________ Birth: October 24, 1856, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: 1940 Age: 83 Father: John Thornton WOODFORD (1812-1892) Mother: Elizabeth Hawes BUCKNER (1821-1904) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Alice BROOKS Father: Samuel BROOKS Mother: Eliza SCOTT Marriage: October 29, 1879 Children: Elizabeth Buckner (1880-); Benjamin; James; Mary; William; Scott; Brooks; John T. BENJAMIN WOODFORD,1 farmer; P. O. Paris; is the seventh child and fifth son born to John T. and E. H. Woodford; he was born on the homestead farm, Oct. 24, 1856, and was raised to farming pursuits; he received the advantages of common school, and that afforded by the schools at Paris. Oct. 29,1879, he married Alice Brooks, born in this precinct, daughter of Samuel and Elvira (Scott) Brooks. The following year he moved to Fleming County where he purchased a farm, but he has since sold out and located in this county on the Harrod’s Creek Turnpike, where he purchased a farm, and since 1832 (date cannot be correct—REF) has there resided. Has one child, Elizabeth H. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 500 ------------------------------ 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.