Person

Lewis Shotwell (Bracken County, Kentucky, farmer. )

b. 1829-04-09 d. 1925-01-28

Bracken County, Kentucky, farmer. Ohio native. Son of Lewis Shotwell and Ellen Heiner Shotwell. Married to Elizabeth Courtney Shotwell in Bracken County, Kentucky, on March 15, 1849. Father of Maleria Shotwell, Mary Shotwell, Nancy Shotwell, Ella Shotwell, and Lizzie Shotwell. Farmer in Bracken County in 1850. Farmer in Bracken County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, p. 432A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, District No. 1, p. 238.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pendleton County, Precinct No. 1, p. 387A.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #2215.

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

Citation

Shotwell, Lewis. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214307 (November 12, 2026).

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