Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Oldham Co.

LEMUEL ZARING was born in Oldham County, October 28, 1837.  His father,
Abram Zaring, a native of Jefferson County, was born in 1811.  He was a
farmer, and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.  He married Catharine
Shake, of Jefferson, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Donaldson) Shake, and
two sons and five daughters were born to their union.  Of these Lemuel is
the second child.  Mrs. Zaring was a member of the Primitive Baptist
Church, and died March 12, 1868.  John Zaring, grandfather of our subject,
was born in Pennsylvania. He came to Kentucky, and located on a farm near
Brownsboro, Oldham County, where he was one of the first settlers, and
there died.  His maternal grandfather, Jacob Shake, was also a native of
Pennsylvania, came to Kentucky in an early day, and settled on a farm near
Pewee Valley, in Jefferson County.  He died near Fisherville.  Our subject,
at the age of twenty-one, began farming for himself near Pewee Valley,
where he remained about twelve years.  He then moved to his present
location in Brownsboro Precinct, Oldham County, where he has 160 acres of
land, and is extensively engaged in farming and stock raising.  In
September, 1862, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, in Marshall's
battery, which was afterward consolidated with John W. Morton's battery,
in Forrest's cavalry command.  He participated in the engagements at
Brice's Cross Roads, Harrisburg, Nashville, Franklin and others.  At the
battle of Paris Landing he served as lieutenant of a section of Morton's
battery, and at Johnsonville commanded a section of the same battery, and
did excellent service.  He was honorably discharged at Sumterville, Ala.,
in May, 1865, and immediately returned home and resumed farming. February
8, 1866, he married Josephine M. Cox, a native of Vicksburg, Miss.,
daughter of David H. and Harriet (Parker) Cox, who bore him six sons and
one daughter: John H., William W., Clarence W., Frank L., Alva L., Eva
M. and Grover Cleveland.  Mrs. Zaring's father was a native of New york,
and worked at his trade, that of saddler, in New York City.  Later he
moved to Vicksburg, and after several years moved to Texas, and then to
the Indian Territory, where he died about 1870.  Politically Mr. Zaring
is a Democrat, and is a member of the K. of H., in which he has passed
all the chairs, and with his wife is a member of the Reformed Church.

Zaring Donaldson Shake Cox Parker
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Fisherville-Jefferson-KY MS NY TX PA

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