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Nathaniel Southard, Sr. (Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier.)

b. 1831?

Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Emeliza Bussel Southard in Laurel County, Kentucky, on December 27, 1850. Father of Isom Southard, Nathaniel Southard, Jr., Sarah J. Southard, and John W. Southard. Resident of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1853. Resident of Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1854. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Served in the 4th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from October 9, 1861, to October 27, 1864.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 515.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 1, p. 19B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0190.

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

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

Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, Laurel County Marriages, Film 007728869.

Citation

Southard, Nathaniel, Sr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281217 (November 12, 2026).

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