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James Chrystal (Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, tavern keeper and city councilman.)

b. 1824-12-08 d. 1901-11-19

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, tavern keeper and city councilman. Native of Scotland. Married to Harriet Elizabeth West Chrystal in Fayette County, Kentucky, on November 15, 1855. Father of William Lexington Chrystal, Robert Chrystal, Goodlet Chrystal, and Margaret Chrystal. Tavern keeper in Lexington in 1860. Tavern keeper in Fayette County in 1863. Member of the Lexington City Council in 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington Ward 3, pp. 598-599.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington Ward 3, p. 289B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Fayette County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 5.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994033, Fayette County Marriages.

"James Crystal," Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY), November 22, 1901, p. 2.

"James Chrystal (1824-1890)," Find A Grave, Memorial 29288560, accessed September 1, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29288560.

KYR-0001-004-0494.

Citation

Chrystal, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198835 (November 12, 2026).

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