| Name | Biography |
|---|---|
| Judge Lysander Hord |
From Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle,
Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Franklin Co.:
JUDGE LYSANDER HORD came to Frankfort to read law in
1835 with Gov. Charles S. Morehead and Hon. Mason
Brown. He was born in Mason County, Ky., January 16,
1817, a son of Edward and Elizabeth (Benson) Hord,
natives respectively of Virginia and Bourbon County,
Ky., of English extraction. His rudimentary education
was obtained in the common and private schools of Mason
and Clark Counties. He afterward finished his education
in Centre and Augusta Colleges and began the practice
of law at Frankfort, forming a partnership first with
Gov. James T. Morehead and afterward with S. F. J.
Trabne. He is still in the practice of law at
Frankfort, but alone. He was elected police judge of
Frankfort in 1845, and afterward was elected county
judge and served six years. In 1850 he was elected to
represent Franklin County in the Legislature, the first
legislative body after the adoption of the present
State constitution. He again represented the county in
1879. In 1877 he wrote and published in the Kentucky
Yoeman a series of articles on the improvement of the
Kentucky River, and on the management of the State
penitentiary, which articles were embodied and
published in pamphlet form, and led to the transfer by
the State to the United States Government of the locks
and dams which had been built by the State on the
Kentucky River, and to the rebuilding of the old locks
and dams by the Federal Government, and the extension
of the slack water navigation of that river. His views
as to the management of the penitentiary were adopted
by Gov. Blackburn and the Legislature in 1880, of which
the Judge was a member, and have resulted in a great
improvement in the management of that institution, both
as to the comfort of the prisoners and the finances of
the State. In 1839 he was married to Miss Hannah Ann
Price, a native of Frankfort, and a daughter of Richard
Price (deceased), a farmer of the county and a soldier
in the war of 1812. His death occurred while in the
service of the country. The Judge has six children
living: Elizabeth, Edward, Upshaw, Lysander, Blandiana
and Hannah. The Judge is one of the oldest practicing
attorneys in the county, and as a judge is respected by
the legal fraternity for his honesty and
integrity. From a book of biographical sketches of Kentuckians: Judge Lysander Hord came to Frankfort to read law in 1835 with Gov. Charles S. Morehead and Hon. Mason Brown. He was born in Mason CO, KY, Jan. 16, 1817, a son of Edward and Elizabeth (Benson) Hord, natives respectively of VA and Bourbon CO., KY of English extraction. His rudimentary education was obtained in the common and private schools of Mason and Clark Counties. He afterward finished his education in Centre and Augusta Colleges and began the practice of law at Frankfort, forming a partnership first with Gov. James T. Morehead and afterward with S.F.J. Trabane. He is still in the practice of law at Frankfort, but alone. He was elected police judge of Frankfort in 1845, and afterward was elected county judge and served six years. In 1850 he was elected to represent Franklin County in the Legislature, the first legislative body after the adoption of the present Sate constitution. He again represented the county in 1879. In 1877 he wrote and published in the Kentucky Yeoman a series of articles on the improvement of the Kentucky River, and on the management of the State penitentiary, which articles were embodied and published in pamphlet form, and led to the transfer by the State to the United States Government of the locks and dams which had been built by the State on the Kentucky River, and to the rebuilding of the locks and dams by the Federal Government, and the extension of the slack water navigation of that river. His views as to the management of the penitentiary were adopted by Gov. Blackburn and the Legislature in 1880, of which the Judge was a member, and have resulted in a great improvement in the management of that institution, both as to the comfort of the prisoners and the finances of the Sate. In 1839 he was married to Miss Hannah Ann Price, a native of Frankfort, and a daughter of Richard Price (deceased), a farmer of the county and a soldier in the war of 1812. His death occurred while in the service of the country. The Judge has six children living: Elizabeth, Edward, Upshaw, Lysander, Blandina, and Hannah. The Judge is one of the oldest practicing attorneys in the county, and as a judge is respected by the legal fraternity for his honesty and integrity. (Genealogical line: son of Edward, son of Jesse, son of Thomas, son of John) |
| Judge James B. Hord (son of Edward, son of Jesse, son of Thomas, son of John) |
Biographical notes from a history of Lafayette Co. Mo.
published in 1881: James B. Hord b. 1819 in Mason Cty.
KY Had 13 children, at least one ended up living in MO
(William Hord). 1846 - Elected to represent Mason Cty
in the state legislature. (Whig Party) 1850 - Moved to
Lafayette Co. MO. Farmed 320 acres. 1875 - Appointed to
Lafayette Co. Court 1880 - Elected probate judge in
Lafayette Cty. From Genealogy of the Hord Family by Rev. Hord: Listed in the Hord Genealogy book as a judge in Auville, Mo. Died: 21 Nov 1882 and at least some of his children were: Frances, Edward, Emma M., James, William, Adelia, and Elizabeth (who married a Mr. Gibbons). |
| Rhodin Hord (son of Thomas, son of Rhodin, son of Thomas, son of John) | From Genealogy of the Hord Family by Rev. Hord: Married first to Henrietta Lunder and then to Henrietta Saunders. Elected to the lower branch of the Missouri legislature in 1864 but not allowed to take his seat because of his southern sympathies. Died 11 May 1883. Children: Nettie Hord and Annie Hord. |
| Samuel Smith Hord (son of Thornton, son of Elias, son of Jesse, son of Thomas, son of John) | Pioneered the west with his family through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa. Click the name of his daughter, Mary Viola Hord, for her letter about their travels. |
| Oscar B. Hord (son of Francis, son of Elias, son of Jesse, son of Thomas, son of John) | Served as Attorney General for Indiana (1862-1864). |
| Francis Triplett Hord (son of Francis, son of Elias, son of Jesse, son of Thomas, son of John) | Served as Attorney General for Indiana (1882-1886). |
| Kendal Moss Hord (son of Francis, son of Elias, son of Jesse, son of Thomas, son of John) | Served as Circuit Court Judge in Shelbyville, Indiana (1876-1888). |