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Andrew J. Mershon (Rockcastle and Madison County, Kentucky, painter and farmer.)

b. 1824? d. 1889-09-06

Rockcastle and Madison County, Kentucky, painter, soldier, and farmer. Garrard County, Kentucky, native. Married to Lucretia T. Wilson Mershon in Knox County, Kentucky, on November 29, 1853. Father of John A. Mershon, Ann E. Mershon, Norma E. Mershon, Ellen Mershon, and George Mershon. Painter in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1850. Painter in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Madison County, Kentucky, in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, District 2, p. 59A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Mount Vernon, p. 583.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 255B.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0037.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Madison County, KY, July 1863, p. 103.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Knox County Marriages.

"Died," The Climax (Richmond, KY), September 11, 1889, p. 3.

Citation

Mershon, Andrew J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281122 (November 12, 2026).

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