Crittenden County, Kentucky was created in 1842 from the eastern part of Livingston County and was named for John J. Crittenden (1787-1863), a U.S. Attorney General, Senator and the fifteenth Governor of Kentucky from 1848-1850. The material in this volume was gleaned from two sources. The first is History of Kentucky by Lewis Collins, published in 1882 and the second source is Kentucky: A History of the State by W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle and G. C. Kniffin published in 1885. These two books set the standard for Kentucky history and pioneer biographies. Most of the biographical material was submitted by the individuals or their families and therefore, should be more accurate than other sources. Example from this volume: I. N. CLEMENT was born in what is now Crittenden County, then Livingston County, Kentucky April 11, 1819, and is a son of Isham and Sallie (Rudd) Clement; the former was born in Charlotte County, VA, the latter in Amelia County [VA]. etc. Lewis Collins or W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle and G. C. Kniffin paper, 42 pp. ISBN: 9780788475269 101E-KY0214
