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John G. Beck (15th KY Infantry)

b. 1840? d. 1916-01-23

Louisville, Kentucky, firefighter and soldier. Married to Sally Ridleburg Beck in Louisville on August 18, 1861. Father of Lorena Beck, Kate Beck, and Louisa Beck. Firefighter in Louisville in 1860. Private in the 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from December 14, 1861 to January 14, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 5, p. 153.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 1, p. 102.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 906.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Pendleton County Marriages, Film #000482709, p. 66-67.

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Beck, John G.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204183 (November 12, 2026).

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