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

JAMES GUTHRIE.  The family of which the subject of this sketch is a member
has been represented in this country for more than a hundred years.  Thomas
Guthrie, the great-grandfather of James, resided at an early day at
Fredericksburg, Va., and in 1782, together with his wife, Mildred, nee
Howell, removed to Kentucky and settled in Woodford County.  They had a
family of ten children, viz.: Polly, Thomas, James, William, John, Mildred,
Nancy, Betsey, Robert and Caleb.  James was the grandfather of our subject,
and was born in Virginia March 28, 1779.  He resided in Woodford County,
until 1837, when he removed to Shelby County and settled on the old State
Turnpike ten miles east of Shelbyville, where he kept a noted public house
and stage-stand until his death on February 26, 1840.  He married Elizabeth
Gibbs (born in Virginia, November 18, 1780, died November 17, 1859),
daughter of Julius Gibbs, a soldier of the Revolution, who settled in Scott
County, Ky., in 1782.  They had eleven children, viz: Agnes, Nathan, James,
Mildred, Isaac N., Julius G., Thomas C., William I., Jeptha D., Granville
C. and Elizabeth.  Of these James was the father of our subject, and was
born in Woodford County, Ky., May 27, 1806.  He removed to Shelby County,
and subsequently to Henry County, where he engaged extensively in farming,
and was one of the leading agriculturists of the section.  He married
Elizabeth Frances Smith, daughter of Joel Smith, of Woodford County, (who
also came from Virginia), and had eight children, viz.: Mary Jane, wife
of Samuel Calloway; Benjamin F., one of the leading capitalists of
Louisville; James; Elizabeth F., wife of Moses H. Crawford, of Missouri;
Andrew S. (deceased); Mattie, wife of A. G. Herr, of Jefferson County, Ky.,
and Belle, wife of W. B. Crabb, of Henry County.  James Guthrie, the
father, died in October 21, 1879.  His great-grandfather on his father's
side came from Ireland, and his great-grandmother on the same side from
Wales.  His great-grandfather on his mother's side came from England, and
his great-grandmother on his mother's side was a Miss Davis of Scott
County, Ky., and a near relative of Col. Joseph Davis, who fell at the
battle of Tippecanoe, under Gen. Harrison.  James Guthrie, the subject of
this notice, was born in Shelby County, Ky., March 7, 1883.  He was early
inured to hard work upon his father's farm and enjoyed such educational
advantages only as the common schools of his locality afforded.  At the
age of twenty-one he left home and went to Missouri, where he traded and
speculated in stock for three years, meeting with success, and returning
in 1857.  In 1859 he engaged in the pork trade in Louisville, in connection
with an uncle and brother, and continued there four years, and until a
serious fall compelled his withdrawal.  Soon after he purchased a farm in
Henry County and worked it for five years, but subsequently disposed of it
and engaged in general speculation for six years.  In 1873 he purchased
his present farm, known as the Shannon Read farm, near Shelbyville, Ky.,
comprising 520 acres, where he has since made his home.  By industry,
thrift and economy he has acquired a large estate, and he is recognized
as one of the most representative farmers of his section.  He has
speculated largely in various kinds of cattle, has extensively imported
Holstein cattle, and is a heavy dealer in mules.  He is of a retiring
disposition, and no aspirant for public place.  He married, in 1871, Mary
Virginia, daughter of Morris and Amanda J. (Wright) Thomas, of Bourbon
County and had four boys, viz.: James Morris, Benjamin Franklin, Edgar
Ralph and Charles Waldo Guthrie.

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