LDS film # 09962913, Excerpts from History of Kentucky, Illustrated, 1885, by
Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin.  Appeared in the Central City Messenger and
Times-Argus, Central City, Kentucky, in seven installments during May, June,
and July 1959.

Dr. A.D. James of Penrod Recieved Degrees From Louisville, Evansville

DR. A.D. JAMES, Muhlenberg County, was born February 27, 1849, in Butler
County, KY, four miles below Morgantown.  He is the fourth of twelve children
(six boys) born to Thomas M. and Eliza (Harreld) James, of Irish and English
descent, respectively.  The father of our subject was the son of Foster James,
who married Elizabeth Wand, of English descent; a native of Virginia reared in
Ohio County; was a stone-cutter, and the son of John James, who married Lucy
Mosby; two last named were born in Virginia.  Lucy Mosby was a full cousin of
Gen. Mosby.  The James family came to Kentucky and settled in Ohio County
about 1796, where John James entered and improved lands.  Foster James settled
in Butler County in 1824.  The parents of our subject moved to Texas in 1871,
and settled in Fannar County, where the mother died in December, 1877.  The
mother of subject was the daughter of John and Nancy (Davis) Harreld, of
English descent.  He was a captain of a company in the war of 1812; had also
been elected to the legislature for several terms from Butler County.  Dr.
James was reared on a farm and received a fair common school education; he
attended school at Morgantown and Greenville, KY.  In 1867 he engaged in the
drug business, in Morgantown, studied medicine with R.B. Morehead, of Butler
County, and graduated from Louisville University of Medicine in 1869.  In 1875
he received his degree from Evansville Medical College; located at Penrod in
1869, where he practiced ten years; for the past six years has been engaged in
railway contracting, also in merchandising.  He has been engaged in
railroading in Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.  Dr. James is one of
the most energetic business men of the county.  He was married October 6,
1869, to Hattie Penrod, daughter of Lot and Lydia (Woods) Penrod.  To this
union was born four children: Mollie, Anna, Clarence and Mandie.  Mrs. James
died January 7, 1881; was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The
Doctor was next married on March 15, 1882, to Bell Penrod, a sister of his
former wife.

James Harreld Wand Mosby Davis Morehead Penrod Woods
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Butler VA Ohio Fannar-TX

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