County of Christian, Kentucky.  Historical and Biographical.  Edited by 
William Henry Perrin.  F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 378-379.

JAMES E. JESUP, a native of Fayette County, Kentucky, was born December 
17, 1820.  He is the fourth of a family of eight children born to Samuel 
B. and Catherine Jesup (nee Sidener).  The Jesup family was first 
represented in Kentucky by the father of Samuel B., who came from 
Virginia about 1802.  Samuel was born in Virginia in 1798 and 
consequently was about four years old when he came to Kentucky.  He was 
married in Bourbon County, Ky., to Miss Catherine Sidener, and in 1830 
they settled in Croghan's Grove, since called Jesup's Grove; here Samuel 
B. Jesup died.  James E. Jesup was reared on the farm, receiving such 
educational advantages as the country then afforded.  In 1845, in 
Hopkinsville, he was married to Miss Lucy Long.  She was born in 
Christian County and died at Hopkinsville.  They had eight children, 
five of whom are now living:  Kate, wife of D. A. Tandy of Hopkinsville; 
Thomas S., of Iowa; Nellie, wife of W. S. Davidson, of Iowa; James G. 
and Mamie C. Jesup of Hopkinsville.  His present wife, to whom he was 
married in Trigg County, May 21, 1879, was Mary Redd, widow of Stapleton 
Redd, and daughter of Moses Thompson of Trigg County, Ky.  As the result 
of this union, Mr. Jesup had two daughters:  Hattie and Addie Jesup.  He 
is a member of the firm of Nelson & Jesup and deals in tobacco and 
grain.  Both he and his wife are honored members of the church.  The 
portrait of Mr. Jesup will be found in a group elsewhere.

Jesup Sidener Long Tandy Davidson Redd Thompson Nelson
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Fayette-KY VA Bourbon-KY IA Trigg-KY

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