Editing Shelby County, Kentucky (section)

===Founding families===
One of the earliest families to settle in Shelby County was that of Daniel Ketcham of [[Washington County, Maryland|Washington County]], [[Maryland]]. Ketcham, who arrived in 1784, had been a soldier in the [[American Revolution]]. He had 9 children. His oldest, [[John Ketcham (1782)|John Ketcham]], moved to [[Indiana]], become involved in politics, and laid the groundwork for the creation of [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]].

Another early settler was Thomas Mitchell, who also moved to Shelby County in 1784. Mitchell was born on December 16, 1777, in [[Augusta County, Virginia]]. He married Rebecca Ketcham, daughter of Daniel Ketcham, and settled near the headwaters of South Fork Clear Creek (or Mulberry Creek). Mitchell was commissioned an ensign in the 18th Regiment of Militia and on January 4, 1801, [[James Garrard|Governor James Garrard]] became a captain in the 18th Regiment. Mitchell was a minister of the Methodist Church and served in the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 1904 |title=MITCHELL FAMILY HISTORY in Virginia and Kentucky |url=http://iamonia.tripod.com/famtree/taylor/mitchell.htm |access-date=July 30, 2010 |publisher=Iamonia.tripod.com |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717102756/http://iamonia.tripod.com/famtree/taylor/mitchell.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>