Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer. Caldwell County, Kentucky, native. Married Matilda McElhany. Father of Sarah J. McElhany, John W. McEIhany, Gertrude McElhany, and Matilda C. McElhany. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850 and 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 320; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 21.

Citation

McElhany, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201491 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
William W. Pinner et al. to James F. Robinson
1863-08-17

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