BIOGRAPHY: NASH, James L. - Lincoln County, Kentucky
NASH, LOVE, ROSS, SUMMERS, CURRY


From: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 23:38:16 -0600


"HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, 
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH 
INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." 
CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. 
SULLIVAN CO. HADDON TWP. PAGE 756 

JAMES L. NASH, farmer, P. O. Paxton, is a native of Haddon 
Township, and was born March 16, 1829, one of nine children 
born to Marvel W. and Leah (Love) Nash, who were among the 
earliest settlers of Sullivan County who came from Kentucky. 
Our subject received an ordinary common school education and 
has followed the occupation of farming all his life. September 
16, 1854, he was married to Sarah J. Ross, born in Sullivan 
County July 9, 1835, and they have been blessed with four 
children--Robert D., born November 4, 1855; John M., December 
25, 1857; Leah A., October 31, 1860; and Marvel, December 22, 
1870. December 22, 1873, his wife died, and June 6, 1875, he 
married Mrs. Eliza J. (Summers) Curry. He has 418 acres of 
land, highly improved, and in addition to farming, has been 
engaged somewhat in shipping stock and grain; also raises some 
fine horses. Mr. and Mrs. Nash are members of the Christian 
Church, and all of his children have been well educated. He 
is an I. O. O. F. and a Democrat, and has held several township 
offices. He represented his country in the Legislature of 1875, 
and was instrumental in securing the passage of the "Fees and 
Salaries" bill, as well as one for redistricting the State. 
Mr. Nash is one of the progressive and enterprising farmers 
of Haddon Township, and is foremost in aiding all laudable 
enterprises. 


E-MAIL ADDITION BY RESEARCHER - 8/3/98 
INDENTIFICATION OF KENTUCKY COUNTY 
From: jeff_nash "jnash@som-uky.campus.mci.net" 
Subject: James L Nash bio 
My records indicate the James L Nash's father was born in 
Lincoln Co. KY 1799. He was Marvel W Nash and Marvel W Nash's 
father was John W. Nash. John's father was Capt. Marvel Nash. 
Marvel Records indicate that Captin Marvel Nash and his son 
John Moved to Green County around 1820. Many of the othere 
family moved with them. At the same time two of the sons of 
Captin Marvel Nash moved to Edmonson County KY. They were 
Marvel JR and Arthur Beau. I hope this helps you decide where 
to place the bio. Thanks Jeff Nash, Pulaski County Ky

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