John Nicholas Hord (Carter County, Kentucky, farmer)
b. 1806-05-06 d. 1878-06-26
Carter County, Kentucky, farmer. Jefferson County, Kentucky, native. Son of Willis Hord and Polly Hord. Married to Ann Hord. Father of Louis Hord, Mary Hord, Bainton Hord, Arthur Hord, John W. Hord, William T. Hord, and Frank J. Hord. Farmer in Carter County in 1850. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Carter County in 1850. Farmer in Carter County in 1860. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Carter County in 1860.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States_ (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 2, p. 215B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 2, p. 914.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, p. 261.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, County, City/District, p. 2.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994030, Carter County Deaths, p. 908 of microfilm.
Find A Grave, "John Nicholas Hord (1806-1878)," Memorial 138476921, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138476921 (accessed January 30, 2020).
Citation
Hord, John Nicholas. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214210 (November 12, 2026).
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