Cook v. Patrick

In 1820 a young man, who was known in the community as William L. Stevenson, was living and keeping hotel at a place called Downerville, in the State of Kentucky. He subsequently removed> to Lexington, in that State, and was there engaged in the boot and shoe business for a number of years. He was married at Lexington on May 4, 1834, to one Catherine B. Patrick, -and four children were born of the marriage. A few years after the birth of these children he failed in business and became insolvent, and then his wife and two of the children died. In 1856 he removed, taking his two remaining…