Person

John Long (Lyon County, Kentucky, jailer.)

b. 1791?

Lyon County, Kentucky, jailer. Virginia native. Married to Maria Goodall Long in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on June 2, 1827. Father of William H. Long, Virginia R. Long, and James S. Long. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Jailer in Lyon County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 326B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 771.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film 000851644.

Citation

Long, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213838 (November 12, 2026).

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