Souvenir Edition, The Williamstown Courier, Williamstown, Ky, May 30, 
1901, reprinted September 19, 1981 by the Grant County KY Historical 
Society.

J. Q. BARBOUR is one of the fixtures of WIlliamstown.  He was born in
Bath County, Ky., in 1843, and at the age of ten years moved to
Maysville, where he learned how to develop negatives and mount pictures 
under the instructions of C. C. Hancock, then the artistic photographer 
of that city.  In 1864 he was united in marriage to Miss Maggie 
Ricketts, one of Maysville's charming and accomplished ladies, and 
moving to Covington, where he resided for a number of years, working in 
all the leading galleries of Cincinnati.  Two children blessed this 
union, Minnie, now the wife of our excellent townsman, J. W. Webb, and 
Hattie, who is the wife of Mr. F. B. Green, proprietor of the large tin 
and roofing establishment in the Needham Block, and a genial, 
whole-souled gentleman.  The year 1884 found Mr. Barbour and his family 
residents of Williamstown, where he has successfully plied his 
avocation ever since.  He served in the Tenth Cavalry, U.S.A., and was 
also a member of General Palmer's army band.  When the Knights of 
Pythias Lodge was instituted here he was one of the charter members, 
and now belongs to all branches of that order, being a Colonel of the 
Brigade Staff.  In G.A.R. circles he is also prominent, being an
honored member of Thomas Rankin Post No. 182.  As a photographer Mr.
Barbour ranks with the best, and the work that comes from his studio
compares favorably with that produced by the leading galleries of the
county.  In 1892 Mrs. Barbour bought out the millinery business of Mrs.
Hulett, in the Needham Block, where she built up a large trade.  In a
few years thereafter she removed to her present commodious store-room 
in the Barbour Building, opposite the Oddfellows' Temple, and the 
business has grown at a rate most gratifying, and Mrs. Barbour's 
establishment is now the handsomest in the county, while the hats and 
bonnets that are regularly trimmed there at all seasons have made it 
the leading millinery store in this section.  An expert trimmer is 
constantly in attendance, and this is one of the features of the 
establishment.

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