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Grant County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Carteret County, South Carolina, native. Married to Jane Ivey. Father of Martha Ivey, William M. Ivey, Mary Ivey, James F. Ivey, Eliza Ivey, Calvin Ivey, Andrew Ivey, Edley H. Ivey, and Charity Ivey. Farmer in Campbell County, Tennessee, in 1850. Farmer in Campbell County, Tennessee, in 1860. Farmer in Grant County, Kentucky, in 1862. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as a private from September 22, 1862 to February 27, 1863. Discharged on account of disability on February 27, 1863.

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Sex: Male
Race: Mulatto

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Campbell County, District 1, p. 231A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Campbell County, District 8, p. 474-5.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0108.

Citation

Ivey, Absalom. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207519 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
P. F. Hansbrough et al. to James F. Robinson
1862-10-15

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