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George W. Nell (Adair County, Kentucky, merchant and 1st Lieut. 1st Ky L. A.)

b. 1837-01-02 d. 1876-02-27

Adair County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Dory Nell and Jane Nell. Married to Rachel P. Turner Nell in Adair County on November 24, 1858. Father of Henry B. Nell. Student in Adair County in 1850. Merchant in Adair County in 1860. Served in the 1st Kentucky Light Artillery Regiment (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant from October 8, 1861, to November 16, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, District 1, p. 19A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, Columbia, District 1, p. 101.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Adair County Marriages, Film #000469187, p. 569.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0146.

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Kentucky, Application #279477, Certificate #203208.

Find A Grave, "Cpt George W. Nell (1837-1876)," Memorial #88639258, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88639258 (accessed January 10, 2021).

Citation

Nell, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207220 (November 12, 2026).

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