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Lewis Richardson (Covington, Kentucky, teacher, soldier, and justice of the peace)

b. 1833?

Covington, Kentucky, teacher, soldier, and justice of the peace. Campbell County, Kentucky, native. Married to Atlantic Ocean Wilks Richardson in Kenton County, Kentucky, on August 24, 1859. Father of Garabaldi Richardson. School teacher in Covington in 1860. Justice of the peace in Kenton County in 1861. Served in the 23rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from January 4, 1862 to February 1, 1865. In a convalescent camp at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from November 28, 1863 to February 1, 1865. Justice of the peace for the 1st District of Kenton County in 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, District 1, p. 300.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Buena Vista, p. 269A.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0362.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994043, Kenton County Marriages, p. 205.

KYR-0001-007-0357.

KYR-0001-017-0241.

Citation

Richardson, Lewis. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204132 (November 12, 2026).

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