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George Bergen (Shelby County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1786 d. 1869-10-10

Shelby County, Kentucky, farmer. New Jersey native. Married to Magdalen Vorhies Bergen in Shelby County, Kentucky, in May 1808. Married to Mildred O'Bannon in Shelby County on October 9, 1856. Resident of Shelby County in 1840. Owned ten enslaved persons in Shelby County in 1840. Farmer in Shelby County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Shelby County in 1850. Farmer in Shelby County in 1860. Owned four enslaved people in Shelby County in 1860. Owned an additional one enslaved person in Henry County in 1860. Owned James [Unknown] and Jane [Unknown] in Shelby County in 1861.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States(1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, p. 128.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 1, p. 338A.

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

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 1009.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 288B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, 192A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994054, Shelby County Births.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994054, Shelby County Marriages.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Shelby County Marriages, Film 000259279.

"George Bergen (1786-1869)," Find A Grave, Memorial 28113009, accessed September 22, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28113009 .

Citation

Bergen, George. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201618 (January 18, 2026).

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