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James S. Blue (1905)
JAMES S. BLUE, a well known grocer of Morganfield, Ky., and mayor of the city, was born in Caldwell County, Ky., Jan. 29, 1848. His parents, John R. and Pemesia (Glenn) Blue, were both natives of the same County, where the father was a farmer and a prominent Whig before the war. He died in 1864, the mother having died some ten years before. They had four children, all of whom are living. The paternal grandfather, James Blue, lived in Union County in the early part of the nineteenth century. He was sheriff of the County along in the twenties and in 1830 removed to Caldwell County, where he died in 1848. The maternal grandfather was David Glenn, a native of Lyon County, Ky., but who died in Caldwell County in 1864. James S. Blue received his education in the common schools of Caldwell County, where he lived until he reached his majority. In January, 1871, he came to Union County and there farmed for several years, after which he located in Morganfield. He was marshal of the city for two years, constable for four years, and sheriff for three years. For the last eleven years he has been in the grocery business, and is now serving his third year as mayor of the city. Politically Mr. Blue is an unswerving Democrat, always willing to do his part to achieve a victory for his party, and in 1904 was nominated for sheriff of the County. He is a member of Morganfield Lodge No. 66, Free and Accepted Masons, and he and his wife belong to the Presbyterian church. Mr. Blue was married in April, 1878, to Miss Lou Hughes, of Union County, and to this marriage there were born five children. Two sons died in infancy and those living are Bessie G., Camille, and Willis. Mrs. Blue departed this life in March, 1888, and in the succeeding October Mr. Blue was married to Miss Bessie Hughes, a sister of his first wife. Four children have been born to this marriage, viz.: James Barber, George E., Charles David, and Sarah McGoodwin.
[Webmaster's note: Blue's grandfather was active in the lodging business in Gallatin County as early as the territorial days. His son-in-law Isaiah L. Potts is believed to be the basis for the legeng of Billy Potts. Blue once owned Potts Inn on the Ford's Ferry Road.
1905. Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley
. Madison, Wis.: Federal Publishing Company. 2:138-139.
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