Person

Henry Machen (Caldwell/ Lyon, farmer and gentleman )

b. 1776? d. 1861-04

Caldwell County and Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer and gentleman. Virginia native. Married to Nancy Machen. Resident in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1840. Owned twenty-five enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1840. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned twenty-one enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Gentleman in Lyon County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Lyon County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 30.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 312B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 832.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 665.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 410A.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Lyon County Executors Bonds, Vol 1, 1854-1919, p. 15.

Citation

Machen, Henry. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201173 (November 12, 2026).

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