A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, p 149 [Boone County]

CAVE JOHNSON was a prominent citizen of Boone county, and a highly 
esteemed and enterprising church member.  He was born in Orange county, 
Va., November 15, 1760.  After a term of service in the Revolutionary 
War, he came to Kentucky, in April, 1779.  He remained, for a time, in 
Bryant's Station, in Fayette county.  In 1784, he married and settled 
in Woodford county.  He was one of the trustees appointed to lay off the 
town of Versailles, in 1792.  In 1796, he moved to what is now Boone 
county, which county he represented in the Legislature, in 1817.  He 
united with Bullittsburg church, by letter, soon after he moved to Boone 
county.  In 1819, he went into the constitution of Sand Run church.  Of 
him, Elder Robert E. Kirtley says:  "He was a man of strong, vigorous 
intellect, with enlightened views of christian character, and 
enlightened views of christian benevolence, * * * and hence was in the 
lead of his time for conducting the ministry."  He contributed $500 for 
the endowment of Georgetown College, under the Presidency of Dr. 
Giddings.  He labored and contributed for the endowment of a Theological 
seminary at Covington, Ky.  He considered it a privilege and pleasure to 
give for the enlargement and glory of the Kingdom of Christ.  He died 
January 19, 1850, in the ninetieth year of his age. 

Johnson Bryant Kirtley Giddings
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Orange-VA Fayette-KY Versailles-Woodford-KY

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