Person

John Chestnut (Clay County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1832?

Clay County, Kentucky, farmer. Clay County, Kentucky, native. Son of Benjamin Chestnut. Married to Samantha J. Pearl Chestnut in Clay County on February 15, 1854. Father of Mary J. Chestnut, Charlotte Chestnut, and Granville Chestnut. Resident of Clay County in 1850. Farmer in Clay County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky, p. 146B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, p. 140.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Texas, Burnet County, Precinct 1, p. 239A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994031, Clay County Marriages.

Citation

Chestnut, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211013 (November 12, 2026).

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