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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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W. W. TICE was born June 5, 1834, in Washington County, N. Y. He is a son of Abraham and Martha (Whipple) Tice, also natives of New York. His grandfather, John Tice, was of German origin and served in the Revolutionary war. W. W. Tice was reared on his father’s farm and attended the schools of the neighborhood. At fourteen he attended the high school at Brockport, after which he entered the Union College at Schenectady and graduated in 1855. He then came to Mayfield and taught school about three years. He then took up the study of law under the preceptorship of R. L. Mayes and was admitted to the bar in 1859, since which time he has been actively engaged in his profession. In May, 1865, he was elected commonwealth’s attorney; this position he honorably held for over three years. Mr. Tice was married in 1871 to Mrs. Harriet Johnson of Graves County. He is a member of the old school Presbyterian Church, and of the Masonic fraternity.
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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the Graves County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1
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