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David Johnston (Grayson County, Kentucky, soldier)

b. 1817?

Grayson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Lucinda Johnston. Father of Mary Johnston, William Johnston, George Johnston, Sarah E. Johnston, James A. Johnston, Lavina Johnston, Andrew Johnston, Miranda J. Johnston, and David Johnston. Farmer in Grayson County in 1850. Farmer in Grayson County in 1860. Farmer in Grayson County in 1863. Served in the Grayson County Home Guard as a captain in 1863 and 1864. Ordered arrested in October 1864 by Governor Thomas E. Bramlette and General Stephen G. Burbridge for unlawful acts committed against loyal citizens in Grayson County.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 24B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Missouri, Macon County, Jackson, p. 216.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, Precinct 5, p. 375A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 2nd Congressional District, Grayson County, Vol. 2 of 4, July 1863, p. 24, p. 454 of 639 of microfilm, (Accessed via ancestry.com on October 27, 2020).

W. Stephen McBride, “The Union Occupation of Munfordville, Kentucky, 1861-1865: A Narrative Summary,” (Lexington, Kentucky), 46-47.

KYR-0002-022-0023.

KYR-0002-022-0024.

Citation

Johnston, David. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201898 (November 12, 2026).

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