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Thomas Jefferson Hardin (Owen County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier)

b. 1834-10-19 d. 1906-07-11

Owen County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier. Son of Thomas Hardin and Rachel Hardin. Laborer in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Owen County in 1860. Appointed postmaster in Monterey on July 15, 1862. Served in the 9th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry (U.S.A.) as captain from August 22, 1862, to August 21, 1863. Served in the 30th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as lieutenant adjutant and major from April 9, 1864, to April 18, 1865.

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Sex
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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 261B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 72.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, p. 159, (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0097.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0399.

Find A Grave, "Thomas Jefferson Hardin (19 Oct 1834-11 Jul 1906)," Memorial #20111091, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20111091(accessed June 12, 2020).

Citation

Hardin, Thomas Jefferson. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201493 (November 12, 2026).

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