Tomlin.Asa.1815.Pendleton-Kenton-Grant.BIOS

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed.,
Grant Co.

ASA TOMLIN was born in Brown County, Ohio, August 15, 1815, he is the
sixth of a family of nine children born to Christian and Lucinda (White)
Tomlin.  Christian Tomlin was born on the Atlantic Ocean.  He was a son
of Jacob.  Mrs. Lucinda Tomlin was born in Culpeper County, Va.  Asa
Tomlin moved with his parents to Pendleton County, Ky., in 1817.  In
1836 he went to Kenton County, and remained until 1838, then went to
Grant County, Ky., where he has since resided.  He has baptized 2,500
people during his long and useful life.  He was married, March 20, 1849,
to Eliza Jane Franks, of Grant County, daughter of John Franks.  Five
children blessed this union, two living: John C. and James F.  Asa Tomlin
is a Master Mason, owns 170 acres of land, and has long been a Baptist
minister of Grant County.



Submitted by: WRFC71A@prodigy.com (MRS BEULAH A FRANKS)
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 1997