Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. South Carolina native. Married to Diana Merrick. Father of Louisiana Merrick, George H. Merrick, Arena E. Merrick, John H. Merrick, Jacob L. Merrick, Ezekiel Taylor Merrick, and William Merrick. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Held one enslaved person in trust for E. King in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 367A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 7.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 215B.

Citation

Merrick, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201110 (November 12, 2026).

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W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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