Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., Kenton Co. JOHN HEROLD was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1819, and came to the United States in 1838. He is a son of Mike and Mary (Newgeboner) Herold. He engaged in the woolen mill in Covington for five or six years with Geizendurf, and afterward went into business for himself. He has been doing a very successful business for over thirty years. He married Christina Nowbour, and three children has been born to them: Alex. Aquilla and Mary. He is industrious, energetic, and painstaking in whatever he engages in. The family are members of the Catholic Church. Herold Newgeboner Nowbour Geizendurf = Germany http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/kenton/herold.j.txt