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Charles Drew (Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier.)

b. 1812?

Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. North Carolina native. Married to Elizabeth Reed Drew. Father of George Drew, Elizabeth Drew, Charles Drew, Eliza Drew, James Drew, Alexander Drew, Millard F. Drew, William H. Drew, Stephen Drew, and Mollie B. Drew. Farmer in Clay County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1852. Resident of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the Rockcastle and Lincoln County Home Guard (U.S.A.) as a private from May 7, 1862, to July 7, 1862.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky District, p. 135A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 514.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 4, p. 66B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0472.

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

Citation

Drew, Charles. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281145 (November 12, 2026).

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