Jessamine County KyArchives Biographies.....Chrisman, Louis H. 1813 - 1866
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Author: Bennett H. Young

Louis H. Chrisman.

   Among the men of Jessamine who were prominent in the first fifty years of its
existence was Louis H. Chrisman. He was born in 1813 and died in 1866, at his
home two miles north of Nicholasville on the Lexington and Danville pike. He was
always active in politics, was a warm partisan, and after a heated contest was
elected sheriff of Jessamine county in 1858. He was the youngest son of Joseph
Chrisman, brother of Gen. Hugh Chrisman. Joseph Chrisman was born in Rockingham
county, Va., in 1776, and came to Kentucky with his brother and settled in
Jessamine county in 1790.

   Mr. Chrisman served as a volunteer aid on the staff of Gen. Wm. R. Terrell,
of the Federal army, who was killed at Perryville. He was one of the leaders of
the Whig party in Jessamine county and was always a delightful companion
wherever he went on account his fine social qualities. He was an extraordinary
whistler. He could carry the several parts while whistling a tune and this made
him a welcome guest at every political meeting. He was a kind neighbor, a
sincere friend, a generous opponent and a patriotic citizen. Mr. A. L. and
George Chrisman, his sons, still reside on the old homestead.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

A HISTORY OF JESSAMINE COUNTY, KENTUCKY,
FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO 1898.
By BENNETT H. YOUNG,
PRESIDENT POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; MEMBER FILSON CLUB; MEMBER CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION, 1890; AUTHOR HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF KENTUCKY, OF "BATTLE OF
BLUE LICKS, ETC, ETC.

S. M. DUNCAN, ASSOCIATE AUTHOR.

Every brave and good life out of the past is a treasure which cannot  be
measured in money, and should be preserved with faithfullest care.

LOUISVILLE, KY.: COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING CO., 1898.


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