Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885,
Webster Co.

J.A. WILLINGHAM was born in Fulton County, Ky., in 1858, son of P.M. and
S.D. (Milner) Willingham, and is of Irish-English lineage.  The paternal
grandfather of Mr. Willingham was the Hon. A.H. Willingham, who was many
times elected to the Kentucky senate; died July 28, 1882.  The parents of
our subject are natives of southern Kentucky.  J.A. was educated in the
Louisville schools and in 1875 began the general merchandise business at
Curdsville, Ky., where he remained only a short time.  He then came to
Sebree and continued the same business.  The firm is known as P.M.
Willingham & Son, and has a capital of about $13,000 invested in the
business in Sebree.  They make a specialty of dress goods and ladies' fine
shoes.  Mr. Willingham is a Democrat, and is one of the leading young
business men of Webster County.

Willingham Milner
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Fulton Daviess

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