Franklin County, KY - Bios:  South, L. C.
Saturday, April 8, 2000

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L. C. SOUTH 4267, Franklin Co. 

Posted by Sandi Gorin on Thu, 06 Apr 2000

Surname: South, Cockrell, Hughes, Hockersmith

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Franklin Co.

L. C. SOUTH, born in Breathitt County, Ky., January 12, 1848, was the eighth son of Col. Jerry 
W. and Mary M. (Cockrell) South. The Colonel was born in Madison County July 10, 1808, moved to 
Breathitt County in 1827, commenced to mine for coal, and remained until 1859. He was elected 
keeper of the penitentiary in January, 1858, and moved and took charge of the same March 3, 1859. 
He held the position until 1863, when he moved to Woodford County, and farmed until 1871. In that 
year he was elected by the Legislature to be keeper of the penitentiary again, and held the 
position until he died, April 15, 1880. He died very suddenly in the Senate chamber at Frankfort; 
had been sick and was able to walk around, and went up to shake hands with the senators with whom 
he was personally acquainted, and after he got through he sat down on a chair and died instantly. 
In 1840 he represented Breathitt and Morgan Counties in the Legislature one term, and in 1843 was 
elected to the Senate and served one term. He was also magistrate of Breathitt County for several 
years. Samuel South, grandfather of L. C. South, was born in Maryland, immigrated to Kentucky in 
quite an early day, and settled at Boonesboro when he was only fifteen years old. He was a 
general in the war of 1812, and served thirteen years in the Legislature for Madison County. Then 
was elected State treasurer, and was treasurer of Kentucky ten years. L. C. South was assistant 
keeper of the penitentiary all the time his father had charge thereof, and head clerk of the 
institution. He married, April 27, 1881, Allie Hughes, of Franklin County, daughter of G. C. and 
Julia (Hockersmith) Hughes. Two children have been born to this union: Pattie B. and Weldon H. 
In 1884 Mr. South opened a general store at Forks of Elkhorn.
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