Person

John Major (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1817?

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Lucy Herndon Major in Anderson County on January 27, 1842. Father of Littleton Major, Margaret L. Major, Alvin Major, and John Major, Jr. Farmer in Anderson County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Anderson County in 1850. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Anderson County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 215A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 97.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 64.

Marriage Records: Kentucky Marriages, (Richmond, KY: Madison County Courthouse), film no. 001550673, p. 957.

Citation

Major, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201896 (November 12, 2026).

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