Person

Leonard Y. Button (Shelby County, Kentucky, blacksmith)

b. 1813?

Shelby County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Rice Button in Oldham County, Kentucky, on October 15, 1833. Father of John Button, Emily Button, and Charles Button. Married to Helena H. Rucker Button in Shelby County, Kentucky, on April 11, 1848. Married to Elizabeth Haley Button in Shelby County on March 19, 1851. Father of Nancy Button and Bettie Button. Married to Lucinda Frazier Button in Shelby County on May 28, 1855. Blacksmith in Shelby County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Shelby County in 1850. Blacksmith in Shelby County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 362B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 19.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, Jacksonville Precinct, p. 561A.

Kentucky Marriage Records (1783-1965), Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, KY, Oldham County Marriages, Film 000482444.

Kentucky Marriage Records (1783-1965), Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, KY, Shelby County Marriages, Film 000259274.

Kentucky Marriage Records (1783-1965), Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, KY, Shelby County Marriages, Film 000259275.

Citation

Button, Leonard Y.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201668 (November 12, 2026).

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