Person

John Fletcher (Christian County, Ky, farmer, pvt 17th Ky Cav )

b. 1833?

Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Son of Burgess Fletcher and Sarah Fletcher. Married to Minerva Howell Fletcher in Christian County, Kentucky, on February 25, 1858. Father of Nancy B. Fletcher. Resident of Roane County, Tennessee, in 1850. Farmer in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from December 3, 1864, to June 13, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Roane County, Subdivision 20, p. 392A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 603.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #000465564, p. 9.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0138.

Citation

Fletcher, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197377 (November 12, 2026).

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