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John Metcalf (Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1827-09-27 d. 1903-01-24

Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Henry Metcalf and Eliza Metcalf. Married to Sally Bright Metcalf in Lincoln County, Kentucky on April 7, 1857. Father of Thomas Metcalf and Jane Metcalf. Merchant in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1850. Bagging manufacturer in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Jessamine County in 1863.

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Sex
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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jessamine County, District 2, p. 74A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jessamine County, Nicholasville, p. 121.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jessamine County, Nicholasville, p. 310A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Jessamine County, KY, July 1863, p. 8.

"John Metcalf (1827-1903)," Find A Grave, Memorial 216261471, accessed June 16, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216261471.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994045, Lincoln County Marriages.

Citation

Metcalf, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281014 (November 12, 2026).

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