Shadrach Fairchild (Johnson County, farmer and soldier)
b. 1822-01-30 d. 1892-11-11
Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Hannah Fairchild on April 2, 1846. Father of Mary J. Fairchild, Martha A. Fairchild, Lewis G. Fairchild, and Lydia Fairchild. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Private in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) from May 21, 1864 to June 21, 1864.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 104B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 13.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, Paintsville, p. 6.
Marriage Records: Kentucky Marriages, (Richmond, KY: Madison County Courthouse), film no. 001912950, p. 121.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 894.
Find A Grave, "Shadrach Fairchild (January 30, 1822-November 11, 1892)," Memorial #159420716, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159420716# (accessed October 18, 2018).
Citation
Fairchild, Shadrach. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203130 (November 12, 2026).
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