John G. Eve

Birth Date

1833-05-31

Death Date

1882-08-19

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Knox County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Benjamin Eve and Frances Eve. Attended Western Military Institute in Nicholas County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Knox County in 1860. Served in the 49th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a lieutenant colonel and colonel from October 7, 1863, to December 26, 1864.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nicholas County, District 2, p. 445A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Knox County, Barbourville, p. 28.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 448.
"John G. Eve (1833-1882)," Find A Grave, Memorial #99320503, accessed June 23, 2020, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial99320503.

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