History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 520.
[Bourbon County]  [Millersburg Precinct]

THE VIMONT FAMILY.  In the year 1776, in or near Paris, France, was born
Louis Vimont, Sr., who when he arrived at the age of twelve years,
started with his father and a Mr. John Savary to America, being driven
from their sunny land on account of their religious tenets.  After
landing in Philadelphia the father of Louis was stricken down with yellow
fever, from which he soon died, leaving his young orphan son in the care
of his companion, Mr. Savary.  They were then two strangers in a broad
and wild land.  They however soon made their way to Gallipolis, O. [sic]
where they stopped with the French settlers of that section, who were
holding a land grant from that Government, about twelve miles from
Portsmouth, O. [sic].  There they resided for some time, thence came to
Washington, Ky., and probably before 1795, they settled in Millersburg,
where Mr. Savary engaged in mercantile pursuits as one of the very
first merchants of Bourbon County, assisted by Mr. Vimont, who was
married to Rosanna Rowland, June 1, 1798; she a native of North Carolina,
and daughter of John Rowland, who afterward resided in Harrison County
for many years.  By this marriage there were four sons and three daughters,
all of whom were married and still living, except on son and one daughter.
They were--John Savary, born June 10, 1799; Jefferson T., Sept. 18, 1801;
Franklin B., Dec. 4, 1803 (deceased); Charlotte, April 17, 1808, married
John B. McIlvain, of Louisville, by whom she has five children; Verger,
born Nov. 1, 1810, married William Swift, of Lexington, by whom she had
eight children; both are now deceased; Mary E., born Jan. 5, 1819,
widow of Dr. Samuel Trotter, of Lexington, had four children: Louis C.,
born May 2, 1823.  Mr. Vimont after living in this country for a time
sent for his only sister, Felicity, who settled in Maysville, and in 1848
became the wife of M. Girova, by whom he had one child, a daughter.  Mr.
Vimont was for many years the leading merchant in the village of
Millersburg; also a heavy shipper of produce to the South, and a
contractor, in which business his sons superseded him.  John Savary Vimont
was a merchant in Millersburg, where he was born, until about four years
ago.  He is still a leading man in the improvement of the village and
all the leading enterprises.  He was married Sept. 19, 1826, to Ann
Russell Throckmorton, daughter of Thomas and Susan (Morton) Throckmorton,
who resided at the junction of the Johnson and Licking rivers.  By this
union there were seven children: Thomas T., Louis B., Joseph D.; Susan,
now a Mrs. Sandusky, of Lexington; Rosanna, now a Mrs. Dr. Kennedy, of
Paris; Cecil J., married a Mr. Batterton; infant daughter (deceased).
Three sons and three daughters grew to be men and women, and married
(except Louis B.), leaving heirs in the vicinity of Millersburg; except
Joseph D., only one is now living, Mrs. Sandusky, of Lexington.  The
wife of Mr. Vimont died Aug. 21, 1846.  The Vimonts are Republican in
political sentiment.  The oldest son of John S. went into the Federal
Army as Captain, afterward promoted to Lieut-Colonel; was shot in cold
blood by an officer in the same command.  Louis B. was in the same
command with his brother, and died at Chattanooga.  The Vimont family are
highly respected citizens of Millersburg and the community.  Jefferson
T. Vimont, second son, received a liberal education and assisted his
father in mercantile business until his marriage, which occurred Sept.
18, 1823, to Elizabeth Mantelle, daughter of William Mantelle, who was
for many years a banker at Lexington.  After his marriage he built the
flouring mill, known as the Elizabeth Mill, which he run for a number
of years; then engaged in merchandising in Millersburg, and through his
son at St. Joe, Mo., which he continued for a number of years; then
engaged in merchandising in Millersburg, and through his son at St. Joe,
Mo., which he continued for a number of years; then engaged in real
estate business throughout the West, until the breaking-out of the Civil
War, in 1861.  At the death of his father he was made executor of the large
estate left by him.  He had seven children.  Louis died in Chillicothe,
on his return trip from Washington, D.C., where he held a position as
as one of the first clerks in the Treasury Department for a number of
years; was married to a Miss Kennair; left two children; she is now
residing with her son in Lexington.  Charlotte unmarried, living with her
father.  Mary, now a Mrs. Dr. Scearce of Chillicothe; John, married, and
a merchant in St. Louis, Mo.; Thomas married also in St. Louis; Elizabeth,
unmarried, at home; Malcolm M., died in young manhood.  Mr. Vimont lost
his wife a number of years ago; he and family are members of the
Presbyterian Church; Louis C. Vimont was married Nov. 21, 1844; to Mary W.
Nesbit, born May 10, 1827, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Ammons) Nesbit,
natives of Columbia, Boone County, Mo.; he a Baptist minister at an early
date; Mr. Vimont, is related by marriage to Dr. Graham, of Louisville,
father-in-law of Joseph Blackburn, at present one of the most prominent
men of Kentucky. They has seven daughters and four sons; one of the former
died in infancy; ten are now living: Joseph N., married to Alice Graham
(deceased, Dec. 7, 1868, after less than a year of wedded life); he was
located at San Francisco as a member of the Stock Exchange at that place;
now mining at Tombstone, Arizona; Anna, wife of O. W. Brady, of Nicholas
County, married Nov. 28, 1876; Henry S., Thomas A., Belle W., Nancy M.,
Minnie, Virginia B., Susan and Banks M.  Mr. Vimont lived with his
father until his marriage, when he engaged in mercantile business for
about ten years, after which, for about the same length of time he run
the Tower Mills; since the Kentucky Central company has had charge of
the railroad through Millersburg, he has acted as General Station Agent
at the above named place; also agent for all main lines upon coupon
tickets; he is a member of the I.O.O.F., and a prominent citizen;
Jefferson M. Vimont, son of Franklin B. (deceased), who at eighteen years
of age left his father, Louis, and went to the mouth of Johnson, where
he was extensively engaged in farming, distilling and mercantile
business, sending his merchandise by flatboat to New Orleans, at an early
day; here he continued until 1864, when he removed to the place where his
youngest son now lives, and engaged in farming until his death, which
occurred Aug. 14, 1877; he was married Nov. 25, 1824, to Susan W.,
daughter of Thomas and Susan (Morton) Throckmorton; Thomas Throckmorton,
Sr., a native of Richmond, Va., came to Kentucky about 1800, settling on
the Licking river, about nine miles below the Blue Licks; the sons of
this gentleman became quite prominent in the history of Kentucky; also a
son-in-law of Lewis Arnold, an active worker in the political field in
Nicholas County; Mr. Vimont by this marriage, had nine children: John S.,
died at twenty-seven years of age; Mary, now the wife of W. T. Ingels, of
Nicholas County; A. T., died at twenty-nine years of age; Anna R. died
young; Bettie, a maiden lady of high social culture and fine business
qualifications, residing in Millersburg, superintending her agricultural
affairs and household duties; Sue, wife of J. F. Miller, a farmer in
Nicholas County; Louis T., with a twin brother, who died in infancy; he
married a Miss Whitehead, daughter of John R. Whitehead, of Harrison
County, by whom he has eight children: Charles W., Frank, Claude, Mattie,
Fannie, Florence, John, and Louis; Jefferson M., the youngest, born Oct.
27, 1844, and married Oct. 25, 1866, to Miss Lovina Letton (see Letton
hist.); they have had six children, three of whom died in infancy; those
living are: Nannie L., A. T. and F. Letton.  Mr. Vimont is engaged in
agriculture and raising of thoroughbred Cotswold sheep and short horn
cattle; his sheep are of the finest in the Blue Grass region, and in
demand in a number of different States throughout the union.

Vimont Savary Rowland McIlvain Swift Trotter Girova Throckmorton
Morton Sandusky Kenney Batterton Mantelle Kennair Scearce Nesbit
Graham Brady Ingels Miller Whitehead Letton Ammons
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Harrison-KY Jefferson-KY Fayette-KY Mason-KY TN Nicholas-KY
Washington_DC Boone-MO VA PA OH NC

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