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. Woodburn Practiced in Bremen, Trigg

DR. BENJAMIN W. WOODBURN, Muhlenberg County, was born May 7, 1834, in
Christian County, KY, and is the fourth of six boys and six girls, born to
James and Amelia (Higgins) Woodburn, natives respectively, of Christian
County, KY, and South Carolina, of Irish and English descent.  The father, who
was a son of James and Mary (Wilkey) Woodburn, natives of Ireland and South
Carolina, emigrated from South Carolina to Christian County about 1800, where
he entered and improved 200 acres of land, on which he lived until his death,
which occurred when our subject was nineteen years old; he was sheriff of
Christian County under the old constitution.  The mother of our subject was
the daughter of William Higgins, who married Charity Compton.  Mr. Higgins was
a soldier of the Revolution, a farrier [line omitted here? jm] and moved to
Tennessee; thence to Christian County in an early day; later to Trigg County.
Dr. Woodburn remained with his mother on the farm until he was twenty-five
years old; in 1858 he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. J.W. Morehead
of Bremen, his mother having moved to the latter place in 1856; in 1860,
commenced practicing in Trigg County, KY; in 1861, returned to Bremen, where
he has been engaged in his practice ever since with good success; is the
possessor of a good farm and a fine residence in Bremen.  He was married
January 5, 1862, to Cecilia S. Cosby, of Muhlenberg County; born in Amelia
County, VA, and the daughter of John D. and Mary L. (Bellmy) Cosby, of
Virginia, and of English descent.  To Dr. Woodburn and wife were born three
children: Clarence, Anna Lee, and James C.  He and wife are members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The Doctor is a Mason.

Woodburn Higgins Wilkey Compton Morehead Cosby Bellmy
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Christian SC Ireland TN Trigg VA

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