History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 574. [Bourbon County] [Ruddel's Mills Precinct] JOHN CURRENT, farmer and distiller, P. O. Ruddel's Mills; was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1838, son of Jesse Current, who raised a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters, John being the second son. Four of these brothers entered the service of the Confederate States and served under General Morgan. John, our subject, was reared on his father's farm, and has through life been engaged in the same business as his father--farming and distilling--paying special attention to the latter business, and making nothing but the straightest copper-distilled goods, the demand for which he has been scarcely able to supply. Feb. 8, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary Catharine, daughter of Thos. McCarney, of Bourbon County. She died Oct. 24, 1875, leaving three children: Anna Lee, Lizzie T. and John McIlvain. Mr. Current was again married Nov. 26, 1878 to Miss Betty Turney, daughter of Amos Turney, of this county. He owns 184 acres of land, is a member of the ancient and honorable fraternity of Freemasons, and is a Democrat. Current McCarney Turney = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/current.j.txt