Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887, Shelby Co. JOHN F. HAGAN, a native of Shelby County, Ky., was born February 28, 1824, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Welmore) Hagan, natives of South Carolina. His father moved to Madison County, Ky., at an early day, and in 1826 settled in Shelby County, near Simpsonville. Our subject was reared on the farm, and educated in the common schools. In April, 1871, he married Mary Yates, a native of Shelby County, and a daughter of Jilson and Catherine (Ford) Yates, natives of the county of Shelby. Her grandfather, Ben Yates, came from Virginia and located near Lexington, where he was one of the original settlers; later moved to Shelby County. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hagan are Charles, Lizzie, May, John and Albert. Mr. Hagan owns 500 acres of land in Shelby County. He served five years at the carpenter's trade with Thomas Lowry, of Shelby County, and erected the first building at Eminence. Hagan Welmore Yates Ford Lowry = Lexington-Fayette-KY Madison-KY Eminence-Henry-KY SC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/shelby/hagan.jf.txt