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Johann "John" Ostendorf (Kenton County, Kentucky, grocer)

b. 1833-08-02 d. 1897-01-13

Kenton County, Kentucky, grocer. Native of Oldenburg, Germany. Married to Mary Bernadina “Dina” Middendorf in Kenton County on May 5, 1857. Father of John Ostendorf, Mary Ostendorf, Bernard Ostendorf, and Bernard H. Ostendorf. Grocer in Covington in 1860. Hotel keeper in Kenton County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 4, p. 678.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, p. 204A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058: Kenton County Marriages, p. 16.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 6th Congressional District, Vol. 2, June and July 1863, p. 225, p. 162 of microfilm, (Accessed via ancestry.com on April 1, 2020).

Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Roll # 7012984: Covington Deaths, Certificates 1-723 (1897), certificate #47, p. 60 of microfilm.

_ Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 , Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Kenton County Wills, Vol 7-8, 1896-1903), p. 104 of microfilm (Accessed through ancestry.com on April 1, 2020.

_Find A Grave, "Johann Ostendorf (1833-1897)," Memorial 97079755, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97079755 (accessed April 1, 2020).

Citation

Ostendorf, Johann "John". Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198721 (November 12, 2026).

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