HISTORY OF HENDERSON COUNTY, KY.



    GEORGE WASHINGTON McCLURE.-The subject of this
sketch was born in Union County, seven miles east of Morganfield,
on the seventeenth day of April, 1833, and was the only child of Alej-
ander McClure, of Rockbridge County, Virginia, a comer to Kentucky
in 1812. His early education was obtained from the ordinary schools
of his county, until at the age of fourteen years he was sent to New
Albany, Indiana, and placed under the tutorage of Prof. John B. An-
derson. He remained three years at New Albany, and then entered
Centre College, Danville, where he completed his education. He
then returned to Union County, and commenced farming upon a large
and successful scale. At the age of twenty-six, and in January, 1859,
Mr. McClure was married to Miss Mary H. Dixon, daughter of Cap-
tain Henry Dixon, and granddaughter of Capt Hal Dixon. On Janu-
ary 1st, 1870, he removed with his family to Henderson County, and
on the first day of January, 1872, occupied his new and handsome
residence in the town of Corydon, where he has since continued to
reside.
    Mr. McClure has served a number of terms as Trustee of the
Public School of the town of Corydon, and twice or more times hon-
ored in his appointment as Chairman. For five years or more be has
been appointed by the County Court, Trustee of the Henderson High
School. In every position ot trust he has evinced marked ability and
good, reliable judgment. Mr. McClure is a man of large means and
is regarded one of the staunchest men of the county. His home is
one of the happiest and handsomest. Mrs. McClure is a most excel-
lent lady, of fine judgment, and to her, perhaps, a great share of credit
is due her husband's success in life. They have three children. The
eldest, Miss Anna, married several years since, Mr. L. E. Hearne, of
Boyle County. Henry is a brilliant young man. and will eventually
make his mark in the world- Within the last twelve months, Mr. Mc-
Clure has built in Corydon a magnificent flouring mill of large capacity
and capable ot turning out the best brands of flour known to the trade-
    JAMES NATHANIEL POWELL, M. D.-Dr. Powell, son of
Nathaniel B. Powell and grandson of Col. James Powell, one of the
early pioneers, was born in Henderson County, near Corydon, on the
first day of June, 1837. He received his early training from the
neighborhood schools until 1856, when he matriculated at Bethel
College, Russellville, Ky., where he remained two years  Subse-
quently he studied medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. Dunham,
of Uniontown, and Dr. John N. Dorsey, of Corydon. He attended
the Louisville Medical University, receiving two courses of lectures



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