History of Daviess County, Kentucky, Inter-State Publishing Co., Chicago, 1883. Reprinted by McDowell Publications, Utica, KY, 1980. p. 667. NICHOLAS B. BARNHILL was born in Boston Precinct, July 15, 1842. His parents were Jeremiah and Elizabeth A. (Ware) Barnhill. Nicholas was the youngest of three children. He remained on the farm with his father until twenty, when he worked on the farm a year, then at the carpenter's trade one year, then returned home and remained untill 1866; then worked on a farm for Joseph King until his marriage to Mary S. Harrison, Oct. 13, 1867. She was born on the same farm where she now lives, Jan. 11, 1852, and was a daughter of William M. and Cynthia A. (Taylor) Harrison. After his marriage, Mr. Barnhill resided on the farm with his father-in-law, in Boston Precinct, one year; then bought the "Daniels" farm in Upper Town Precinct; remained there until 1875, when he farmed with his father-in-law two years; he then purchased his present farm in Masonville Precinct. He and wife have four children--Cordelia, born March 10, 1869; Emma N., born July 11, 1870; Cynthia, born June 28, 1872, and Charles M., born July 29, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Barnhill are members of the Baptist church. He owns a fine farm of 135 acres, 100 acres under cultivation. He is a member of Joseph H. Branham Lodge, No. 436, A. F. & A. M. In politics he is a Democrat. He has held several local offices of trust in his precinct. Barnhill Ware King Harrison Taylor = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/daviess/barnhill.nb.txt