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Marion County Biographies
Francis M. Head |
Contributed By: Sandi Gorin |
Author: Kentucky: A History of
the State, Battle, Perrin, &
Kniffin
FRANCIS M. HEAD was born July
29, 1842, the second of two sons
and four
daughters, three of whom are now
living, born to Richard and Ann
C. (Meadley)
Head. Richard Head as born near
New Hope, and his children were
all born at the
same place. He was a good,
substantial farmer and
slave-holder; was also a
distiller and owned the largest
distillery in his part of the
country in his
day. He died in 1858 at the age
of forty-seven. He was a son of
Francis Head,
who married a Willett, both
natives of Nelson County, born
on Pottinger's
Creek. Francis Head died at the
age of about eighty years. His
parents were of
Scotch descent, came from
Maryland, and were among the
very first settlers on
Pottinger's Creek. Mrs. Ann C.
Head as born in the west part of
Marion County,
and is a daughter of Ignatius
Meadley, who came from Maryland
in the early
settling of Kentucky, located on
Hardin's Creek, Marion County,
was an
extensive farmer and distiller,
a large slave owner and died
about 1852, aged
seventy-five. Francis M.
Head, who was born near New
Hope, received a liberal
English education at St. Mary's
College and Cecilian College,
and at eighteen
began farming on his own
account; two years later he
entered mercantile business at
New Hope and followed it
consistently until April, 1886.
In the meantime he was a
distiller; for twelve years,
commencing in 1872; he also owns
100 acres south of New Hope, in
Marion County; he was appointed
postmaster at close of the warm,
which office he held till 1884.
He was married December 1, 1870,
to Mary E Bryant, of Madison
County, a daughter of Ben S. and
Allie
(Spalding) Bryant, natives of
Nelson and Marion Counties
respectively. Mr. Bryant was a
farmer, and his parents came
from Maryland. His father,
William Bryant, was a soldier in
the war of 1812, and died in
1884 at the ripe age of
ninety-two years. Mr. and Mrs.
Head had born to them seven
children: Mary Regina, Marion
Joseph, Robert Vincent, Joseph
Mary, Joseph Regmon, Frank Paul,
Mary Lizzie, all members of the
Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Head
once lost about $8000 by the
blowing up of a distillery, but
has made life a success
financially. In politics he is
an active Democrat. |
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