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John Funk (Meade County, Kentucky, master shoe maker. )

b. 1821-01-29 d. 1893-10-10

Meade County, Kentucky, master shoemaker. Native of Germany. Married to Catherine "Katie" Hedricks Funk. Father of John Funk, Charles Funk, Mary Funk, Henry Funk, Lizzie Funk. Master shoemaker in Meade County, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed William Brothers as a shoemaker in in Meade County in 1860. Served in the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from December 24, 1861 to November 15, 1863. Transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps on November 15, 1863.

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Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, p. 469.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, Garnettsville, District 5, p. 374B.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. I, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 732.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0203.

Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, File 35211.

"Lizzie Funk (1863-1863)," Find A Grave, Memorial 127491013, accessed September 13, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127491013.

"John Funk (1821-1893)," Find A Grave, Memorial 106319673, accessed September 13, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106319673.

Citation

Funk, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207638 (November 12, 2026).

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