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Christopher Riffe (1764-1850) accompanied Col. William Casey (great-grandfather of
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) to Kentucky in 1784. Riffe lived at
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, Logan's Station and Carpenter's Station. He bought of land from the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. Riffe became the first white settler of
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in 1793. He was the first
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from Casey County, serving seven terms. He fought in the Battle of the Thames (in which
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was killed) in the Kentucky Sixth Regiment. He was Lieutenant-General of the Kentucky State Militia.


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*Kentucky Historical Marker No. 250 located at Middleburg Cemetery, Lynn St., Middleburg, Ky {{DEFAULTSORT:Riffe, Christopher 1764 births 1850 deaths People from Casey County, Kentucky Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives