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John L. Irvan (Calloway Co. state rep)

b. 1826-12-14 d. 1875-10-26

Calloway County, Kentucky, farmer and politician. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca J. Irvan. Father of William Irvan, Emma J. Irvan, George T. Irvan, and Ann Elizabeth Irvan. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Calloway County from 1853 to 1857. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Calloway County from 1859 to 1863. Farmer in Calloway County in 1860. Owned nine enslaved people in 1860.

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Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Calloway County, Unnamed District, p. 69; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Calloway County, Unnamed District, p. 9; Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Covington, Ky.: Collins & Co., 1882), 109, 773; Find A Grave, "John L Irvan (1826-1875)," Memorial #160755411, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160755411 (accessed November 21, 2017).

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Irvan, John L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214577 (November 12, 2026).

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