Philip Mains (Bracken County, Kentucky, day laborer and soldier)
b. 1826?
Bracken County, Kentucky, day laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Evaline McClanahan Mains in Bracken County on July 11, 1846. Father of James P. Mains, Benjamin Mains, Usley M. Mains, Philip S. Mains, William P. Mains, Harriett Mains. Day laborer in Bracken County in 1860. Served in the 16th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a Private from December 19, 1861, to October 24, 1862.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, District 1, p. 175.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Bracken County Marriages, Film #000344097, p. 190 of 403 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 932.
General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 NARA Microfilm Publication T288, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 – 2007, Record Group Number 15.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 398.
Citation
Mains, Philip. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199129 (November 12, 2026).
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