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George W. Haden
G.W. Haden, Muhlenberg County, was born December 6, 1813, in Maryland, and is the eldest of two children born to Joseph and Ellen (Thomas) Haden, natives of Logan County, Ky., and Washington County, Md., respectively. Joseph Haden was the son of Capt. William Haden, who first married Jane Moman of Virginia, and who died about six months after marriage. He then married Nancy Johnson of Virginia; six boys and four girls were born to this union. William Haden and wife immigrated to Kentucky and settled near Lexington; in 1778, moved to Logan County, and settled on Black Lick Creek, where he entered and improved a farm and built the first brick house in Logan County. He died in 1819, after rearing one of the most interesting and influential families of Logan County.
William Haden was a son of John Haden, who had four sons. John Haden was the son of Anthony Haden of England, who married Margaret Douglas of Scotland. Their sons were John, William, Joseph, Thomas and Zacharaiah.
George W. Haden was reared on the farm. When but six months old, his mother carried him on horseback from Maryland to Logan County, Ky., where his parents lived until he was four years old, when they moved to Todd County, and lived three years. Then they went to Maryland where where his father died in a short time. After a residence of four years in Maryland, George W. returned to Logan County, Ky., with his mother. In 1837, he moved to Muhlenberg County, where he owned about 500 acres of land and about thirty negroes at breaking out of the war.
He was married April 29, 1850, to Lucy R. Slaughter, a native of Russellville, Logan County, and a daughter of Clayton Slaughter and Amanda P. (Morton) Slaughter, born in Logan County, Ky., in 1808, and Virginia in 1809, respectively. Clayton Slaughter was the son of Thomas Slaughter, who was born in Kentucky.
To Mr. and Mrs. Haden were born ten children, eight receiving names: Joseph C., Alice (deceased), Amanda M. (Bohannan), Nellie (deceased), Harriet (deceased), George (deceased), Kelley (deceased) and Roy. Mr. Haden cast his first vote for Martin Van Buren in 1836; voted the Whig ticket from 1840 to 1860. In 1864, commenced voting the Democratic ticket.
Source: Battle, J.H., W.H. Perrin, and G.C. Kniffen. Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, 1885. Page 905-906.
Updated July 9, 2018