Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1885,
Hardin Co.

JAMES EDWARD GEOGHEGAN is the son of Dr. Thomas D. and Maria (Young)
Geoghegan. The father was born near Elizabethtown, Ky., in 1809, and was
the son of John H. and Elizabeth Geoghegan, who came from Virginia in early
life and settled here, where they have a large and influential
relationship [sic]. They were of Irish origin, and are descendants of the 
Irish historian, Abbe McGeoghegan. Dr. G. was reared on a farm to manhood, 
and received a good English education in the schools of Elizabethtown. At 
about twenty years of age he commenced the study of medicine under that 
eminent physician, Dr. B. R. Young, and soon entered the Transylvania 
University at Lexington, Ky., where he graduated in 1834. He located at 
West Point, Ky., and commenced the practice of his profession at once, 
where he continued a successful physician until 1860, when his health 
failed, and he had to abandon his practice. He was married, in 1835, to 
Maria Young, daughter of James and Elizabeth Young. To them were born the 
following children: Nathan O., born in 1837; Maria (deceased), born in 1836; 
subject, Clarence T. (deceased), born in 1842; Thomas L. (deceased), born 
in 1843; John Salmon (deceased), born in 1845; Mary Elizabeth, wife of 
R. H. Douglas, of South Carolina, born in 1847. Mrs. Geoghegan died in 
1860, and Dr. Geoghegan in 1863. James E. (subject), was born April 15, 
1840, in West Point, Ky., where he has lived ever since. He received a 
good English education in the schools of the village, and has ever been 
a warm friend to education. He has been engaged in farming all his life, 
and has been one of the most successful in the county, and now owns a farm 
of 200 acres of the most productive land in the county. For a number of 
years, Mr. Geoghegan has been dealing in produce of all kinds, but more 
especially hay, of which article he handles hundreds of tons yearly. Mr. 
Geoghegan has been deputy county clerk for eight years, and examiner under 
appointment of circuit court for ten years. Mr. Geoghegan was married, 
October 1, 1863, to Miss Zoradia Withers, daughter of Gideon and Mary 
(Young) Withers, who were of Irish descent. To them have been born four 
children, as follows: Mary Elizabeth, born in 1864, died in 1865; James 
E., Jr., born in July, 1866; John Selmon, born in 1868, died in 1870; 
Ambrose G., born September 1, 1873. Mr. Geoghegan is a Prohibition 
Democrat, and has ever taken an active interest in the prosperity of his 
county, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

Geoghegan Young McGeoghegan Douglas Withers
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