Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 
1887, Boone Co.

WILLIAM R. TERRILL was born in Boone County, Ky., near Dry Run, about
three miles below Florence, April 20, 1854, and is the fourth of ten
children born to George W. Terrill and Amanda M. Terrill, the daughter
of Simeon Walton.  George W. Terrill, a native of Boone County, has 
followed farming and trading all his life, and is still a resident of 
Boone County.  He took sides with the South in the late contest, and 
bore the rank of captain in John Morgan's command.  He represented his 
native county in the Legislature in 1870 and 1871.  His wife died August
21, 1885.  William R. Terrill was brought up on the farm, and in early 
life attended the high schools of Boone County.  He went to school to 
Miss Ida Lloyd, and Lloyd (the civil engineer), Miss Kate Willis, John 
Walton, Capt. Elliott, John Brown, Prof. Holton, John Woodford, Prof. 
Cregg Peck, who is now surveyor in Trimble, also J. Frank Grant and 
Alonzo Vorball, all of whom are the best of teachers.  In 1870 he 
entered college at Eminence, Ky.  The next year he went to Prof. Lowery,
a graduate of Virginia University, who taught at Petersburg.  In 1872 
he returned to Eminence College, and continued till [sic] 1874.  In 
1875 he was examined for teacher, and taught one term at Morgan Academy,
at Burlington, and also taught at Petersburg.  He then taught 
mathematics and philosophy at Ghent College, in Carroll County, in 
1877, and in 1878 he was elected surveyor of Boone County, and served 
one term of four years.  In 1880 he commenced to carry the United
States mail from Burlington to Erlanger, and served in that capacity
until 1884.  He has followed surveying and civil engineering, and does 
the greater part of the surveying for Boone County.  He owns some 
valuable property in Florence, and also runs a livery stable.  He is a
member of the Christian Church.  Politically he is a Democrat.

Terrill Walton Lloyd Willis Elliott Brown Holton Woodford Peck Grant
Vorball
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Trimble-KY Carroll-KY VA

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