Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Oldham Co.

JAMES W. BARNHILL was born in Oldham County, January 23, 1847, and is a
son of Hiram and Margaret (Boyd) Barnhill, the latter a native of Shelby
County, Ky.  Hiram Barnhill was born in North Carolina in 1818, and came
to Kentucky with his father, William, who settled in the southern part of
Oldham County, participated in the battle of New Orleans, from which field
he walked home.  The wife of William Barnhill, and grandmother of James W.
Barnhill, was a Miss Ruth Boone, who was a native of North Carolina and a
cousin of Daniel Boone.  James W. Barnhill was reared on the home farm, and
was educated at LaGrange.  In 1885 he entered into partnership with George
V. Barnhill, and established the LaGrange Woolen-mills.  George V. died
August 28, 1886, and in March, 1887, Col. Charles C. Haelfling and Newton
W. Ladd took his half interest.  These mills have a working capacity of 115
pounds of wool a day, and employ eleven hands, the capital stock being
about $4,500.  In May, 1876, Mr. Barnhill married Miss Julia McWilliams, of
Shelby County, daughter of Samuel and Martha A. McWilliams, and of the
children born to this union five are living: Paul, Estelle, Katie, John D.
and William Roy.  Mr. Barnhill is still engaged in agricultural pursuits,
and owns a farm of 110 acres between LaGrange and Ballardsville.

Barnhill Boyd Boone Ladd Haelfling McWilliams
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Shelby-KY NC

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