John Hedden (Shelby County, Kentucky, farmer and juror)
b. 1825 d. 1889-08-09
Shelby County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Amanda F. Burnett Hedden in Shelby County on February 22, 1849. Father of Mary Hedden, Nancy Hedden, William T. Hedden, Elizabeth Hedden, and Clifton N. Hedden. Farmer in Shelby County in 1850. Farmer in Shelby County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Shelby County in 1860.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 350B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 123.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 290B.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 6 (Jones Precinct), p. 524A.
"John Hedden (1824-1889)," Find A Grave, Memorial #54439629, accessed August 27, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54439629/john-hedden.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Shelby County Marriages (1837-1852),Film #000259274, p. 97.
Citation
Hedden, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200118 (November 12, 2026).
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