Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Harrison County, Kentucky, farmhand. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Spikard. Father of Mary Spikard, Nancy Spikard, Cordelia Spikard, and Delano Spikard. Farmhand in Harrison County, Kentucky, in 1860. Murdered by Garrett J. Whitson in Harrison County in 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 478-79.

Citation

Spikard, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280304 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
John Williams et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01
Petition
Joseph Shawhan et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-08

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