EDMUND B. FARROW, Caldwell County, was born November 6, 1826, in Mount Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky., and is a son of Kenaz and Susan E. (French) Farrow, both natives of Virginia. The paternal grandfather was also a native of Virginia, and of English descent. The maternal grandfather was James French, a native of Virginia, who left that State in an early day, came to Montgomery County, Ky., and made one of the earliest settlements. He died in that county when subject was in infancy. His wife, Keziah French, was one of the earliest settlers in Boonesborough. The father of subject came to Kentucky when a mere youth, and settled in Mt. Sterling, where he was for many years one of the leading citizens. He was a lawyer by profession, and was for fourteen years circuit judge. He died in Mt. Sterling in 1862, aged sixty-three years. The mother died in 1864, at the age of sixty years. To the parents of subject were born six children: William, deceased; Keziah, deceased; Elizabeth, the wife of Judge B. J. Peters of Mt. Sterling; Edmund R., subject; Stephen, deceased, and Susan, deceased. Our subject remained with his parents until twenty-three, when he commenced life for himself, having received his education in the common schools of his native county. In 1856 he moved to Princeton, where he engaged in the drug business and subsequently engaged in general merchandising. He entered the ministry in 1876, and since that time been actively engaged in preaching. Mr. Farrow was married February 26, 1850, to Miss Bettie, daughter of C. B. and Angeline Henry of Woodford County, Ky. The result of this union has been seven children: William, deceased; Elizabeth, Bickham, Mollie, Neville, Ada and French, deceased. Mr. Farrow and family are members of the Christian Church. He is a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party, and in April, 1879, was elected police judge of Princeton, was re-elected and is now serving his third term.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Pages 696-697.