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Shelton H. Lain (Madison County, Kentucky, merchant)

b. 1837-07-27 d. 1913-08-23

Madison County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Son of John Lane and Sally Lane. Married to Mildred Foley Lain in Madison County, Kentucky, on November 10, 1863. Postmaster in Madison County, Kentucky, in 1860. Merchant in Madison County in 1863.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 1, p. 358.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Yates, p. 319B.

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. 210.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Madison County Marriages, Film 000183317, p. 294.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Madison County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 132.

"Shelton Lain (1837-1913)," Find A Grave, Memorial 105667929, accessed January 15, 2024, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105667929.

Citation

Lain, Shelton H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281440 (November 12, 2026).

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