History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 650.
[Harrison County]   [Cynthiana City and Precinct]

JAMES W. CROMWELL, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana, is a native of Harrison County,
and son of H. F. Cromwell.  He was born Aug. 31, 1840, in Cynthiana.  The
first seventeen years of his life were spent in attending and receiving an
education from the high school at his native town.  At the expiration of
that time he became apprenticed in his father's machine shop at Cynthiana,
where he remained three years.  In 1860 he married Mary E. Nichols, who has
borne him four children, three of whom are nov living, viz: John M., Lillie
L., and Sally C.  In the same year he removed to the farm of Maj. Ben
Desha, where he remained tilling the soil until 1862, when he removed to
the farm of his father-in-law, Maj. Nichols, where he remained until 1869,
when he bought the farm upon which he now resides, having 210 acres of
land, situated one mile from Cynthiana, called "Locust Grove."  He is the
owner of the prize stallion, "Harrison Chief" and is the owner of the two
stallions, viz: "Maj. Nichols" and "Abdallah Membrino."  He was the owner
of the valuable team which was bought by a gentleman from New York for the
late James A. Garfield.  Himself and family are members of the Christian
Church at Cynthiana.  He is a Democrat.

Cromwell Nichols Desha Garfield
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