Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Barren County. JAMES R. BARRICK was born November 10, 1845, in Rocky Hill Precinct, Barren County, and is the seventh of five sons and four daughters born to Russell M. and Sallie (Colvin) Barrick. Russell M. was born in Culpeper County, Va., in 1809, and in 1818 immigrated with his parents to Barren County; he was a farmer and a slave owner, and died in 1884. His father, Russel [sic] M., Sr., married a Miss Owens; they were both natives of Culpeper County, and after coming to Barren County, purchased a large tract of land. He owned between 1,200 and 1,500 acres of land and forty negroes before the war broke out. His second wife was Mary A. Koney, her father a native of Ireland. Mrs. Sallie Barrick was born and reared in Virginia, a daughter of Samuel and Mildred (Britt) Colvin. Samuel Colvin was a teacher and farmer, and also held the office of constable. James R. Barrick was reared on a farm, and at the age of eighteen commenced life for himself at farming; which, in 1874, he abandoned to engage in the mercantile business at Peter's Creek postoffice, where he has since been successfully engaged, and of which he was appointed postmaster in 1880. September 21st, of that year, he married Lillie I. Wright, of Barren County, a daughter of Elder Uberto and Susan J. (Smith) Wright. The issue of this union was one child, John Russell. Mr. Barrick is not a member of any church, but his wife is a member of the Christian Church. He is a Democrat and cast his first presidential vote for Seymour in 1868. Barrick Britt Colvin Koney Owens Wright Smith = Culpeper-VA Ireland Rocky_Hill-Barren http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/barren/barrick.jr.txt