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Lorenz Amon (Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, baker.)

b. 1823 d. 1900-09-01

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, baker, grocer, and soldier. Native of Germany. Son of Lorenz Amon and Catharina Amon. Married to Christena Amon. Father of John Amon, Carolina Amon, Louisa Amon, William Amon, and Henry Amon. Baker in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Grocer in Louisville in 1860. Served in the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A) as a sergeant, first sergeant, second lieutenant, and first lieutenant from December 24, 1861 to December 31, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District No 1, p. 68A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 1, p. 195.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 4, p. 390B.

Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #7007129, Jefferson County Deaths.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0201.

Citation

Amon, Lorenz. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199680 (November 12, 2026).

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