BIO: Thomas & James P. DABNEY, Trigg Co., KY -------------------------------------- Date: 24-Feb-99 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) -------------------------------------- HISTORY OF KENTUCKY, The American Historical Society, 1922 Volume V, page 388, 389 THOMAS C. DABNEY, b. Louisa County, Virginia, September 20, 1823, and died at Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, on the 12th of November 1886. He was a son of Albert Gallatin Dabney and Ann Eliza (Catlett) Dabney, representatives of patrician Virginia families that were founded in the Old Dominion commonwealth in the early Colonial days. His father was Albert Gallatin Dabney b. Louisa County, Virginia in 1798 and Albert's father was Cornelius Dabney whose wife's family name was Winston. He (Cornelius) was of French-Huguenot ancestry and a descendant of one of three brothers, Cornelius, John and Isaac - who fled from France to escape the persecution incidental to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and who found liberty in the American Colony of Virginia. Thomas C. Dabney m. March 7, 1848, Miss Susanna Rumsey b. July 10, 1826, Hopkinsville, KY, only child of James D. Rumsey. Thomas and Susanna had 8 children. Volume III, page 423,424 JAMES PRESTON DABNEY b. Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, December 15, 1890, son of Judge John Catlett Dabney, grandson of Albert Smith Dabney, of Cadiz, and great-grandson of Maj. Albert Gallatin Dabney who was born in Louisa County, Virginia and died at Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Judge John Catlett Dabney was born at Cadiz, Kentucky, January 14, 1852, and married Miss Mattie Chapell, she died at Cadiz in January, 1885. James Preston was listed as not married in this bio. HISTORY OF KENTUCKY, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1922 JAMES PRESTON DABNEY. Probably there is no profession that demands so much tact, judgment, patience, specialized knowledge and natural executive ability as that of the schoolmaster, and the man or woman who enters into this important field, selecting it as his calling, must be prepared to make many personal sacrifices, to endure many disappointments, often to spend himself for others without apparent gratitude in return, and to give the best years of his life without the emoluments that equal effort would surely bring in any other profession. It is a profession which cannot be weighed or measured according to the standards of mundane things. The material with which it deals are those which make up life itself, and the opportunities in it afford the man who would serve the race unselfishly and efficiently many openings not to be found elsewhere. One of the men of Livingston County who is dedicating his life to work in the above spirit is James Preston Dabney, superintendent of the Livingston County High School at Smithland, one of the most capable educators in this part of Kentucky. Mr. Dabney was born at Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, December 15, 1890, a son of Judge John Catlett Dabney, grandson of Albert Smith Dabney, of Cadiz, and great-grandson of Maj. Albert Gallatin Dabney, who was born in Louisa county, Virginia, and died at Hopkinsville, kentucky, where he located many years ago and became one of its influential men, actively interested in farming, merchandising and banking. The Dabney family was established in Virginia during Colonial times by its representatives who came to this country from France, where they were persecuted on account of being Huguenots. Judge John Catlett Dabney, was born at Cadiz, Kentucky, January 14, 1852, and is still living there, having made it his home for the greater part of his useful life. He is a scholarly man of unusual attainments, and attended the Kentucky State University at Lexington, Kentucky, four years and completed his thorough literary and classical course in 1873. During his senior year he taught philosophy in the University, and then took his law course at the same institution. Returning to Cadiz, he held the position of superintendent of the city schools, where he attained marked success as an instructor, disciplinarian and supervisor. After several years he voluntarily resigned and entered into the active practice of his legal profession, and has built up a very valuable connection as an attorney. In politics a democrat, he has been honored by his party and served for sixteen years ********************************** 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.