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Joseph Abner (Green County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.)

b. 1836? d. 1864-11-12

Green County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Smith County, Tennessee, native. Married to Anna E. McAfee Abner. Father of James Nathan Abner and William L. Abner. Laborer in Green County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 35th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from October 2, 1863 to November 12, 1864. Died of smallpox in Lexington on November 12, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 2, p. 605.

Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 – ca. 1910, NARA RG 15, Application WC46240.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0413.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994036, Green County Births.

Citation

Abner, Joseph. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197244 (November 12, 2026).

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