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James M. Chesnut, Sr. (Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1822?

Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Buford Chesnut in Scott County, Kentucky, in April 1841. Father of Abraham Chesnut, William P. Chesnut, Mary Jane Chesnut, James M. Chesnut, Jr., Bennett Chesnut, Thomas Franklin Chesnut, Benjamin Chesnut, Rebecca Chesnut, Summer Chesnut, and Lucy Chesnut. Farmer in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1863.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Northern District, p. 189A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 578.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 1, p. 12B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Rockcastle County, KY, July and August 1863, p. 34.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994053, Rockcastle County Births.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Scott County Marriages, Film 000183225.

Citation

Chesnut, James M., Sr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281134 (November 12, 2026).

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