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

JAMES J. LEARY.  Down in the valley of the Ten Mile, where the ceaseless
ripple of the waters falling over stones and waterfalls make music "for
ever and a day" there lives a big-hearted generous farmer and merchant.
His name is James J. Leary, and for miles around he is a familiar figure
in the business and life of that community.  James J. Leary is a son of
Henry Leary and Miss Matilda (Cook) Leary and was born in the county of
Bath on June 2, 1840, and in a few days will have turned his sixtieth
year.  There were nine children in the Leary family and his father
migrated to Grant County before the young man, James, was five years of
age.  He first settled near Napoleon and a little later moved over to
Ten Mile Creek, near the place where this subject of this sketch now
resides.  Here it was that he grew to manhood and developed that
strength of body and mind that has since made him conspicuous among his 
fellow-men.  He attended the common schools, which were then one of the 
best, and secured a fairly good education.  In 1864 he enlisted in the 
Confederate army as a private; but the war coming to an end in a short 
time, did not serve long and was not in many battles of importance.  He 
came back from the war poor, but strong and vigorous in mind and body 
he set to work to make his fortune.  In November, 1865, on the 29th day 
of the month, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Craig, and to 
this union five boys [sic] and two girls were born, all of whom are now 
living, except Clara P., who died some years ago.  The living children 
are John H. Leary, a merchant at Zion; Alice, who married James Turpie; 
William Perry, Dock, Charles E., Forrest and James R. Leary.  The 
children are all fine boys and girls, and are the living images of 
their father and mother.  Mr. Leary has been a very successful man, in 
business, in politics and farming.  He has been magistrate from his 
district no less than eight years and made an excellent official.  By 
dint of hard work and rigid economy he has accumulated quite a good 
deal of property, and is now the owner of nearly 400 acres of the
best hill land to be found on the waters of Ten Mile Creek, besides much
personal property and his store.  In the store he and his son are
partners, and carry a general line of merchandise, dry goods, boots, 
shoes, hats, caps, groceries, provisions and farming implements, and 
does a big business in his line.  For years he and his wife have been 
members of the Free Will Baptist Church at Concord, in Gallatin County, 
and he is a member of the Masonic Lodge.  Mr. Leary is a model citizen 
and has the respect and confidence of all who happen to know him.

Leary Cook Craig Turpie
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Bath-KY Gallatin-KY

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