HISTORY OF DAVIESS COUNTY.



children but eight are living--Emma, Katie, Vespucius, William
J., Belle, Hattie D., Floris and Griffin. .Mr. Kelly died April 14,
1872.
    Williamn H. .Mills. born in Logan (then Simpson) County, Ky.,
 Sept. 17, 1809, was a son of John Mills, a native of Georgia. He
 was educated in the early log-cabin subscription school, his time
 being mostly spent at work on the farm. He also worked at the
 carpenter's trade with his father, and after reaching manhood
 piloted flatboats to New Orleans several years. In the fall of 1825
 he came to Daviess County and has since resided here with the
 exception of nine months spent in Hancock County. He owns a
 farm of 110 acres four miles north of Yelvington. He was mar-
 ried in 1835 to Sally A. Estes. Six children were born to them,
 but four now livin--Monroe L, Ferdinand C., Robert J. and
 Paulina. Mrs. Mills died in 1855. In August; 1859, Mr. Mills
 married Mrs. Cvnthia Forbis, daughter of Rev. Hiram Kallam.
 They have had two children, but one now living, a son twenty years
 of aae. Mrs. Mills has one son by her former marriage, James
 H. Forbis.
   Worden Riddle was born in Nelson County, Ky., Nov. 11,
1825, son of Thomas Riddle, a native of Frankfort, Ky.  He
came to Daviess County in 1848, and located in Yelvington Pre-
cinct. where he now owns ninety-seven acres of good land, and is
engaged in farming and stock-raising. Just prior to coming here
he married Ann, daughter of Charles Nettle. Five children have
been born to them, but three now living-John, William and
Laura Bell. Mr. Riddle and family are members of the Macedonia
Baptist church.
  Columnbuns C. Roberts was born in Yelvington Precinct, July 30,
1842. His father, Willis Roberts, is also a native of this pre-
cinct, born Sept. 8, 1814. His grandfather, Merry Roberts, was a
pioneer of 'elvington. He had eight children, six living-Willis,
James M., Ferguson, George W., Lafayette and Minerva A.
Willis married Nancy J. Hudson, and to them were born nine
children, eight now living--Etizabeth, Columbus C., Sarah, Eli-
nor, Viola, Edwin, Alfred and Mary. Columbus C. was married
in 1872 to Selina J, Estes, daughter of William L. Estes. They
have five children--Arlevie, Allen M., William F., Charles C.
and Mary J. Mr. Roberts owns a good farm of about ninety-seven -
acres three miles from Yelvington.
  George W. Roberts was born in Yelvington Precinct, July 3,
1827. His father was a native of Henry County, Ky., and an



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