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Charles Helton (Pike County, Kentucky, soldier and criminal.)

b. 1835-12-15 d. 1911-12-04

Pike County, Kentucky, soldier. Virginia native. Son of Jefferson Helton and Elizabeth Helton. Married to Elizabeth Sweney Helton in Pike County, Kentucky, on April 15. 1855. Father of Mary A. Helton and Louisa Helton. Laborer in Russell County, Virginia, in 1850. Resident of Pike County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 39th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant from February 16, 1863 until October 20, 1864. Convicted of assault and battery with intent to commit rape, and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Sentenced to three years hard labor. Dishonorably discharged December 2, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Russell County, District 54, p. 340B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pike County, District 1, p. 839.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greeenup County, Precinct, p. 51B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0425.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #31234.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Pike County Marriages, Film #000839494.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 416.

Citation

Helton, Charles. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198826 (November 12, 2026).

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