Person

John G. Newcomb (Taylor County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, and private (U.S.A.))

b. 1824-09-08 d. 1862-11-08

Taylor County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah E. Odawalt Newcomb. Father of Sarah L. Newcomb. Farmer in Taylor County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Taylor County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Taylor County in 1862. Served in the 27th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) as private from March 21, 1862. Died of heart disease while in military service in Louisville Hospital on November 8, 1862.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Taylor County, District 1, p. 164B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Taylor County, p. 558.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0387.

"John Gary 'McGary' Newcomb" (1824-1862)," Find A Grave, Memorial #84363858, accessed January 20, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84363858.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994058, Taylor County Births.

Registers of Death of Volunteers, 1861-1865, NARA RG 94, Vol. 15 Kentucky L-Z, p. 49.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 248-49.

Citation

Newcomb, John G.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203362 (November 12, 2026).

The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as John G. Newcomb (Taylor County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, and private (U.S.A.)). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (1)

People

Organizations

Places

Loading network...

Network Visualized

How to use the visualization

CWGK’s network visualization brings the edition’s documents to life. The network on this page centers around Newcomb, John G.. Click on the light blue dot to see the documents in which the entity appears. You can also click on the dark orange dots to see other people linked to Newcomb, John G., a light orange dot to see the places connected to Newcomb, John G., or dark green dots to see organizations linked to Newcomb, John G..

Additionally, the lines between the dots add additional information. The light green lines demonstrate direct connections between Newcomb, John G. and another person, place, or organization. The light pink lines highlight that the dots appear in the same document.