Jesse J. Hunt (Fayette County, Kentucky, merchant and clerk. )
b. 1822?
Fayette County, Kentucky, merchant and clerk. Maryland native. Married to Mary C. Rozzelle Hunt. Father of Julia C. Hunt, M.L. Hunt, C.R. Hunt, J.G. Hunt, Rozzelle Hunt, and Nannie L. Hunt. Merchant in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1850. Merchant in Fayette County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Fayette County in 1860. Clerk in Fayette County in 1863. Served in the 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) as a private from April 19, 1861 to July, 1861. Served in the 11th Ohio Independent Battery (U.S.A.) as a sergeant from August 24, 1861 to December 10, 1862.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Maryland, Frederick County, Frederickstown, p. 43B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, p. 532.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, p. 431A.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington/Ward 1, p. 165A.
Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, p. 413B.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Ohio, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M552, Roll 0053.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Fayette County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 9.
Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series M1749, Roll 28, p. 1429.
Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #0732.
Citation
Hunt, Jesse J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206638 (November 12, 2026).
The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as Jesse J. Hunt (Fayette County, Kentucky, merchant and clerk. ). 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 Hunt, Jesse J.. 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 Hunt, Jesse J., a light orange dot to see the places connected to Hunt, Jesse J., or dark green dots to see organizations linked to Hunt, Jesse J..
Additionally, the lines between the dots add additional information. The light green lines demonstrate direct connections between Hunt, Jesse J. and another person, place, or organization. The light pink lines highlight that the dots appear in the same document.

