Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Madisonville, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Lincoln County, Kentucky, native. Married to Ellen Shackelford. Father of Eddie Shackelford, Laura Shackelford, Willie Shackelford, Robert Shackelford, and Charley Shackelford. Farmer in Madisonville, Kentucky, in 1864. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Regiment Cavalry (U.S.A.) as a private from September 3, 1864 to September 20, 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins, Madisonville, p. 13.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 405.

"John K. Shackelford (1829-1898)," Find A Grave, Memorial #63724947, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63724947 (accessed April 18, 2018).

Citation

Shackelford, John K.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213421 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
George W. Porter et al. to Beriah Magoffin
Petition
Miles Malin to Beriah Magoffin
1861-11-06

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