Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Barren County. WILLIAM D. WADE, son of David S. and Eliza Jane (Miller) Wade, was born January 6, 1845, three miles east of Glasgow. David S. Wade was born and reared in Kentucky, and during life followed farming, milling, hotel and mercantile business. He died in October, 1874, aged sixty-three years. His father, Pierch (sic - Pierce) Wade, was a farmer, blacksmith and merchant. Mrs. Eliza Jane Wade was a daughter of George and Permelia (Wade) Miller. William D. Wade was reared on a farm until seven years of age; his parents then moved to Glasgow, where he was educated. At twenty-two he conducted for one year the De Pauw Hotel, then engaged in a short time in the lumber and planing-mill business, and later turned his attention to farming and merchandising. In 1875 he located in the north part of Barren County on a large farm, and has since given his attention to agricultural pursuits. February 2, 1869, he married Mary T., daughter of Samuel H. and Mary R. (Parham) Boles. Six children bless their union: Mary Lena, Charles B., Anna L., Samuel H., Jennie M. and William D. Mr. Wade and wife are members of the Christian Church. Politically he is a Democrat; cast his first presidential vote for Seymour, and has served as deputy sheriff since 1882. Wade Boles Miller Parham = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/barren/wade.wd.txt