Harrison County KyArchives Biographies.....Lair, John 1825 - unknown
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Author: History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin,

JOHN LAIR, farmer, P. O. Lair's Station, native of Harrison County, and son of 
Charles and Sallie (Anderson) Lair.  He was born in 1825.  His father was a 
native of Virginia, and son of Matthias and Sallie (Rush) Lair.  He received 
his education from the common schools in Virginia. In 1791 he emigrated with 
his parents to Harrison County, Ky.  One year after their arrival in Kentucky 
his father died, leaving the burden of the family upon him. During his 
lifetime he followed the occupation of farming and also carried on a 
distilling business.  He died in 1860, aged 86 years. His wife and mother of 
our subject, was a native of Harrison County, Ky., and daughter of Wm. 
Anderson; she was born in 1781 and died in 1860, aged seventy-nine years.  
They were the parents of twelve children, living to arrive at man and 
womanhood.  John received his education in his native county, living with his 
parents to the time of their death, and is now still residing upon the old 
homestead.  In 1850 he married Emily Redmon, a native of Clark County, Ky., 
and daughter of Robert Redmon.  She died in October, 1854, aged twenty-eight 
years.  By this union they had two children, one of whom is now living--Robert 
Wm.  She was a member of the Baptist Church.  He was married a second time, to 
Miss Maria S. Varnon, a daughter of Benjamin Varnon, and a native of Bourbon 
County, Ky., near Millersburg.  She has borne him four children, two of whom 
are now living: Sarah E. and Laura, both living at home.  His family are 
members of the Methodist Church at Cynthiana.  He is the owner of 740 acres of 
choice land called "Evergreen Valley."  Upon his farm he makes the raising and 
breeding of short horn cattle a specialty.  He is a member of the Grangers' 
Lodge No. 154 at Cynthiana.  He is a Democrat.



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