History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin, F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. pp. 200-01. [Cadiz Precinct] JOHN L. STREET, merchant, Cadiz, was born July 7, 1818, in Hanover County, Va.; son of the Hon. George Street, also a native of Virginia, and an early settler of this locality, coming to Trigg County in 1819, where he remained till [sic] his death, which occurred in 1831; he represented this county in the Legislature several terms. The subject of this sketch is the youngest child of a family of eight, he being the only remaining one living; he was raised on his father's farm, where he remained till [sic] the age of fifteen; after attending college in Illinois four years, in 1837 he came to Cadiz and was employed as clerk for John Hill two years; he then engaged in the tobacco business with his uncle, Spotswood Wilkinson, continuing this business till [sic] 1843, at which time he engaged in general merchandising, and which he has since continued, and is now the oldest merchant in Trigg County. On commencing business his sales amount to about $30 a day; from this small beginning his business has increased to over three times this amount. Mr. Street has often acted as Town and School Trustee, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Since the age of twenty-one years he has been a member of the Christian Church, and is now the oldest male member of that denomination. Mr. Street has been twice married; his first union was blessed with three children--two sons and one daughter--his son, E. R. Street, being a partner in this business. Street Wilkinson = Hanover-VA IL http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/trigg/street.jl.txt