Biography of: Col. James Bryson Husbands McCracken County, Kentucky Source; Biographical Sketches from, "Kentucky, History of the State" Main Author; William Henry Perrin 1887 **************************************************************************** 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@metrocast.net Date: April 17, 2002 **************************************************************************** Col. James Bryson Husbands, was born in 1805 in Rowan County, N.C., soon after which his parents, Harman and Sarah Husbands, emigrated to Kentucky and settlrd in Christian County. Until he was seventeen years old he received his literary education from his father, after which he became a pupil of William P. Nichols, one of the earlist teachers of Christian County. After one year as a student he began to teach, and taught not only his former schoolmates, but also his former teacher, Mr. Nichols. He continued to teach until he was twenty three years old, when having decided on the profession of law, he went to Princeton, Ky., and did the usual prepatatory reading in the office of William Lander. In 1828 he received his license and in the fall of that year removed to Wadesboro, Calloway County, since which time the name of Col. J.B. Husbands has been familiar to every resident of the Purchase District. During the years of his active practice he was contemporary with Judges, Fowler, Campbell, Shackelford, Richard Mayes Matthew Mayes and others, who have all gone to make their final plea at the bar of Eternal Justice. The legal career of Col. Husbsnds clearly proves that he is no ordinary mam, and it may be truthfully said that he has brought more suits in law than any man in western Kentucky, if not in the State. He is now in his seventy ninth year, confined mostly to his room, but with a mind still vigorus and unimpaired and with four of his children, is living in Paducah, calmly awaiting the summons to a higher court. Col. Husbands was never an aspirant for political honors; the only office he ever accepted was that of commonwealth's attorney. He was married in 1832 to Miss Maria S. Martin, of McCracken County; she died in November, 1876, the mother of ten children,of whom seven are still living, In 1840 subject became a member of the Masonic fraternity, and two years later of the Methodist Church, of both of which he has ever proven a valuable defender.