George Graden
GEORGE GRADEN was the son of a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, and is supposed to have been born in Campbell County, Ky. about 1794.
In February 1803 George Graden "a poor orphan of 8 years last September" was apprenticed to Frank Spilman. (Court Order Book A, p. 308, Newport, Kentucky.)
He obtained a fair education and a good general reading, and became especially familiar with the sacred scriptures. He united with Four Mile Church about 1812. Here he was licensed to preach, about 1822, and was ordained about 1824. For many years he made it a rule annually to visit and preach to every church in his Association.
At different periods he served the churches at Willow Creek, in Bracken county (14 years), Indian Creek, in Harrison county (15 years) Union, Harris Creek, Oak Island, Short Creek, Falmouth, Decourseys Creek, Dayton, Twelve Mile and Bank Lick. He also held protracted meetings at many other churches. He died Sept. 13, 1870.