<title type="main">James L. Marshall to Thomas E. Bramlette

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November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0323 Box 9, 2 unnumbered leaves in seperate folder

Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) N00012971 1813-11-21 1865-05-14 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinetmaker. Delaware native. Son of Samuel Marshall and Elizabeth Marshall. Married to Melvina O. Cox Marshall in Nelson County in September 1838. Father of Sarah Marshall, Christina Marshall, Melvina Marshall, and Kate Marshall. Married to Elizabeth Marshall in Nelson County on October 11, 1853. Father of Edward T. Marshall and Charlotte Marshall. Cabinetmaker in Nelson County in 1850. Employed J. R. Strange as a cabinetmaker, Thomas Milligan as a clerk, and Henry Brenner as a carpenter in Nelson County in 1850. Tavern keeper in Nelson County in 1852. Owned one enslaved person in Nelson County in 1850. Cabinetmaker in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Nelson Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 287B-288A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 7. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 257. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000009668. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481509. "James Lawrence Marshall (1813-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial #52294337, accessed June 30, 2020, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52294337. KYR-0001-004-0323. Philip Burton Thompson, Sr. (KY prov govt, attorney ) N00000853 1821-01-08 1908-11-28 Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, attorney, soldier, and politician. Harrodsburg, Kentucky, native. Son of John B. and Nancy Robards Thompson. Married to Martha A. Montgomery Thompson. Father of Davis M. Thompson, Philip “Little Phil” Burton Thompson, Jr., and John Burton Thompson. Educated at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and Jefferson College in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania. Admitted to the bar in 1840 and practiced law in Mercer County, Kentucky. Member of the Whig Party. Served in the Second Regiment Kentucky Foot Volunteers as a captain from 1846 to 1847 during the US-Mexico War. Member of the Council of Ten in the Provisional Government of Kentucky. Member of the Committee on Banks and Committee on Military Affairs for the provisional government of Kentucky. Received gubernatorial pardon on September 2, 1865.

Relationships Political: Joshua A. Penton (Louisville, Ky, merchant and prov govt) Political: L. H. Chilton (Christian Co, Ky, prov govt) Political: James Preston Bates (Barren Co, Ky, attorney, postmaster, and prov govt) Political: Henry Cornelius Burnett (Trigg County, Kentucky, attorney and politician, colonel CSA, prov govt rep & senator) Political: Provisional Council Political: John Watkins Crockett, Jr. (McCracken & Henderson cos, KY, attorney and representative (Confederate)) Political: Provisional Government of Kentucky Political: Eli Metcalfe Bruce (Kentucky merchant, philanthropist, soldier, Representative (Confederate)) Political: Robert Y. Thomas, Sr. (Logan Co, Ky, Methodist minister and prov govt chaplain) Political: Theodore Legrand Burnett (Spencer County, KY, representative (Confederate), attorney and soldier) Political: Willis Benson Machen (Lyon County, KY, attorney, farmer, iron manufacturer, and politician (KY & Confederate)) Political: Horatio Washington Bruce (Jefferson County, KY, Representative (Confederate), attorney) Political: G. Malcolm (Jefferson County, prov govt) Political: A. Frank Brown (Bourbon County, KY, attorney and clerk of prov govt ) Political: Jefferson Davis (CS President) Political: 9th Congressional District of Kentucky Political: Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America Political: James William Moore (Montgomery Co, KY, attorney, judge.Representative (Confederate)) Political: Robert McKee (Louisville, KY, newspaper editor and prov govt sec of state) Political: Joseph B. Burnside (Garrard County, KY, trader, prov govt council rep ) Political: Samuel S. Scott (Boone Co, KY, physician & surgeon, Prov govt ) Political: James Stone Chrisman (Wayne Co, KY, Prov gov council member, Rep (CSA), attorney) Political: Committee on the Judiciary Legal: Nelson Circuit Court Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) Legal: Theodore H. Daviess (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District No 1, p. 247A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 686. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 583B. The Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, (Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, 1896): 166-68. Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M1003, Roll 0025, Kentucky, p. 641 of microfilm (accessed through ancestry.com on January 8, 2020). Lewis Collins and Richard Collins, History of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Collins & Company, 1882), 353. John J. McAfee, Kentucky Politicians: Sketches of Representative Corncrackers and other Miscellany (Louisville: Press of the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company, 1886), 156-157. “Full of Years Noted Man Dies: Col. Phil B. Thompson, Sr., Is No More,” Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), November 29, 1908. Find A Grave, "Colonel Phillip Burton Thompson, Sr (1821-1908)," Memorial 126486353, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126486353 (accessed January 25, 2017). Joseph Edward "Ed" Gardiner, Sr. (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012993 1823-06-17 1889-11-22 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of T. Gardiner and E. Gardiner. Married to Martha J. Buckner Gardiner in Union County on February 13, 1855. Father of C. Rapier Gardiner, Ida L. Gardiner, William Gardiner, Arabella Gardiner, and Joseph E. Gardiner, Jr. Farmer in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860. Resident in Nelson County in 1863.

Relationships Legal: Nelson Circuit Court Legal: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 292B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 208. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 115B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Precinct 10, p. 139B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Union County Marriages, 1849-1882, Film #000562172, p. 197 of 308 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Find A Grave, "Joseph Edward Gardiner Sr. (1823-1889)," Memorial #6074248, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6074248 (accessed August 13, 2020). Stafford McKenna (Nelson County, Kentucky, grocer merchant.) N00012982 1820? 1890-06-04 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, grocer merchant. Native of County Derry, Ireland. Grocer merchant in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 255. Find A Grave, "Stafford McKenna (unknown-1890)," Memorial #44181062, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44181062 (accessed July 2, 2020). Daniel Prust (Nelson County, KY, petition signer) N00013259 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of James L. Marshall in Nelson County, Kentucky, on December 30, 1863.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

KYR-0001-004-0323 Bloomer Bemiss Wootton (Nelson County and Bullitt County, Kentucky, physician.) N00012991 1822-05-02 1874-12-27 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca Prince Wells Wootton in Nelson County in October 1854. Physician in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1850. Physician in Nelson County in 1860. Employed C. C. Coomes as a farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bullitt County, p. 196A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 257. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 125A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481490, p. 17. Find A Grave, "Dr Bloomer Bemiss Wootton (1822-1874)," Memorial #52294568, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52294568 (accessed July 2, 2020). George Watson (Spencer County, Kentucky, farmer) N00013257 1815? Categories: People

Spencer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Jane Edrington Watson in Spencer County on December 7, 1837. Father of John G. Watson and Mary Watson. Farmer in Spencer County in 1850. Farmer in Spencer County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 103A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 1, p. 37. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Spencer County Marriages, Film #000482501, p. 392. John Mason (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00013031 1828? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Aud Mason in Nelson County on January 17, 1853. Farmer in Nelson County in 1863.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, 1783-1951, Film #001929414, p. 153, p. 310 of 444 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Nelson County, KY, 1863, p. 342 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Edward C. Tichenor (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00012985 1814? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth J. Tichenor Tichenor in Nelson County in December 1835. Father of Lovelace Tichenor, Mary Tichenor, Maria Tichenor, Emma Tichenor, William Tichenor, and Lizzie Tichenor. Farmer in Nelson County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) Social: Christopher C. Ludwick (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 289A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 8. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 212. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Fairfield, p. 132B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000009668, p. 304 of 435 of microfilm, (accessed via Ancestry.com). John H. Elder (Nelson County, Kentucky, wagon maker.) N00013027 1815? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, wagon maker. Maryland native. Married to Mary Ann Bowlds Elder in Nelson County on March 24, 1840. Father of John Elder, G. A. Elder, Edwin Elder, Basil Elder, and Susan Elder. Carpenter in Nelson County in 1850. Wagon maker with his son, John Elder, in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 288A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 256. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481488, p. 194 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Albert L. Tichenor (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. and miller) N00012983 1822-10-30 1882-08-04 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer and miller. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Elizabeth Milton Tichenor in Nelson County on September 30, 1847. Father of William T. Tichenor. Married to Mary K. Duncan Tichenor in Nelson County on August 31, 1855. Married to Mollie Crawford Tichenor in Nelson County in May 1858. Father of Manny Tichenor, Charles Tichenor, Mattie Tichenor, Molly Tichenor, and Lora Tichenor. Miller in Spencer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Spencer County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Employed Jonah Tichenor as a farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) Social: Christopher C. Ludwick (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 1, p. 88B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 1, p. 9. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 211. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 116B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Fairfield, p. 130B. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1914), KDLA, Film 994027-994058: Nelson County Marriages, p. 7 and 28 of 51 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000499977, p. 141 of microfilm, (accessed via Ancestry.com). Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481490, p. 67. Find A Grave, "Albert L. Tichenor (1822-1882)," Memorial #23022680, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23022680 (accessed July 2, 2020). Ramey Wootton (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00012987 1807 1889 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Jane Wootton. Married to Ann E. Parker Wootton in Nelson County on December 8, 1861. Father of William Dudley Wootton and James Wootton. Farmer in Nelson County in 1850.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 288B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Bloomfield, p. 91B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000500448, p. 516 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Find A Grave, "Ramey Wootton (1807-1889)," Memorial #146459621, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146459621 (accessed July 2, 2020). Aaron Bryant (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00013258 1779-03-21 1866-09-05 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Anna Bryant. Father of Thomas P. Bryant, Nancy Bryant, M. Bryant, and Aaron Bryant. Farmer in Nelson County in 1850. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) Familial: Thomas P. Bryant (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 292B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 169. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 208. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 115B. Find A Grave, "Aaron Bryant (1779-1866)," Memorial #23022615, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23022615 (accessed August 14, 2020). Henry G. Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker) N00012976 1820? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinetmaker. Kentucky native. Married to Elena Marshall. Father of Josephine Marshall, Eudora Marshall, and Thomas Marshall. Cabinetmaker in Nelson County in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Cabinetmaker in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 287B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 7. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 254. Nicholas J. Wellington (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer and school teacher.) N00012979 1818? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer and schoolteacher. Kentucky native. Married to Ann Caroline Aud Wellington in Nelson County on November 9, 1841. Father of E. M. Wellington, F. J. Wellington, Mary Lois Wellington, Thomas Wellington, Lawrence Wellington, and Stella Wellington. Farmer in Nelson County in 1850. Schoolteacher in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 298A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 255. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown, p. 20B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, 1839-1845, Film #000481507, p. 57 of 626 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Thomas P. Bryant (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00013246 1822? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Nelson County native. Son of Aaron Bryant and E. Bryant. Married to Eliza M. McDonnall Bryant in Nelson County on May 16, 1859. Father of Mary F. Bryant, Annie E. Bryant, and Sallie B. Bryant. Farmer with his father, Aaron Bryant, in Nelson County in 1850. Household owned eleven enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860. Household owned an additional twelve enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 292B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 169. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 208. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 115B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Fairfield, p. 135B-136A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Rolls #994027-994058, Nelson County Marriages, p. 261. James A. Simpson (Nelson County, Kentucky, apprentice carpenter & private CSA & POW) N00013249 1840-11-02 1915-06-07 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, apprentice carpenter and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Henry H. Simpson and Frances E. O'Bryan Simpson. Student in Nelson County in 1850. Apprentice carpenter in Nelson County in 1860. Served in the 8th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private. Captured at Buffington, Ohio, on July 19, 1862. Prisoner of war in Camp Douglas from August 22, 1863, to February 24, 1865. Transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, on February 24, 1865.

Relationships Familial: John W. Simpson (Nelson County, Kentucky, carpenter.) Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville District 2, p. 179B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 255. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0031. Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M598, Roll 145, vol. 426, OCGP 1-2, Register of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, Ill., and Camp Morton, Ind., 1862-1863, p. 36305 of 55967 of microfilm (accessed through Ancestry.com on December 14, 2020). Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA,Film 7016175: All Counties, 1911-1965, File #16061, p. 2866 of 3310 of microfilm. Jonah J. Tichenor (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00012988 1834? 1911-07-17 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas Tichenor. Farmer and student in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Nelson County in 1860. Household owned one additional enslaved person in Nelson County in 1860. Farmer in Nelson County in 1863.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) Social: Albert L. Tichenor (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. and miller)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 291A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 211. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 24, p. 28 of 47 of microfilm. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Fairfield, p. 130B. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Nelson County, KY, 1863, p. 489 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA,Film 7016135: All Counties, Jefferson County 1911, File #18529, p. 1934 of 3310 of microfilm. Find A Grave, “Jonah Tichenor (unknown-1912)," Memorial # 137247496, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137247496/jonah-tichenor (accessed November 30, 2020). William W. Grigsby (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00013028 1810? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Grigsby. Father of John T. Grigsby, Henry T. Grigsby, Columbus W. Grigsby, Finnetta Grigsby, Barzilla W. Grigsby, Ann C. Grigsby, Ellen Grigsby, and Nancy Grigsby. Farmer in Spencer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Spencer County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 103B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 23. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 258-9. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 125B. Pitts Wayne Wells (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00012977 1841? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Elisha Wells and J. Ann Wells. Student in Nelson County in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Household owned eight enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 293B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 7, 12. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 261. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 126A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, 1783-1954, Film #000481488, p. 86 of 454 of microfilm. Find A Grave, "Pitts Wayne Wells (1841-1906)," Memorial #86562848, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86562848 (accessed June 30, 2020). Henry Washington Pitt (Nelson County, Kentucky, resident (carpenter)) N00013029 1845-06-06 1902-05-08 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Felix N. Pitt and Ellen Pitt. Resident in Nelson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned four enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Student in Nelson County, Kentucky, in 1860. Household owned four enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) Social: William W. Grigsby (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: Raphael "Ralph" Carter Hagan (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 288A-B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 161 and 163, p. 8-9 of 40 of microfilm. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 258. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 125B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 10, p. 139A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, 1868-1891, Film #000500450, p. 656 of 727 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Find A Grave, “Henry Washington Pitt (1845-1902)," Memorial # 28090937, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28090937/henry-washington-pitt (accessed December 14, 2020). Raphael "Ralph" Carter Hagan (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00012974 1828-06-28 1911-03-01 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Nelson County native. Son of Basil Hagan and [Unknown] Carter Hagan. Married to Sarah Ann Lilly Hagan in Nelson County on October 31, 1852. Father of John Hagan. Married to Mary L. Hagan. Father of Joseph Hagan, Charles Hagan, and Mary L. Hagan. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860. Farmer in Nelson County in 1863.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 254. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 42, p. 43 of 47 of microfilm. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Precinct 10, p. 139A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, 1824-1941, Film #000481509, p. 230 of 581 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Nelson County, KY, 1863, p. 199, p. 216 of 317 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA, Film 7016132: All Counties, Nelson County 1911, File #7849, p. 1154 of 3315 of microfilm. Find A Grave, "Ralph C. Hagan (1828-1911)," Memorial #6074819, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6074819 (accessed June 30, 2020). Christopher C. Ludwick (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00012994 1813-01-27 1893-09-05 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Catherine Jewell Ludwick in Nelson County on February 10, 1840. Father of Henry Ludwick, Steven Ludwick, Ann Ludwick, M. M. Ludwick, Joseph Ludwick, Pitts Ludwick, and John Ludwick. Farmer in Nelson County in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 293B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 8. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 212. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 116B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481507, p. 172 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Find A Grave, "C. Ludwick (1813-1893)," Memorial #52294322, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52294322 (accessed July 7, 2020). William Gardiner (Nelson County, Kentucky, merchant) N00012992 1815-01-15 1864-06-26 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Matilda Bell Gardiner in Nelson County on August 8, 1841. Father of Ann Gardiner, James Gardiner, Sarah E. Gardiner, Kate Gardiner, and Stephen Gardiner. Merchant in Nelson County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Nelson County in 1850. Merchant in Nelson County in 1860. Employed James Gardiner as a clerk in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 287A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 7. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 258. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, 1839-1845, Film #000481507, p. 86 of 626 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Find A Grave, “William H. Gardiner (1815-1864)," Memorial # 5431436, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5431436/william-h-gardiner (accessed November 30, 2020). Joseph R. Bodine (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012989 1835-09-27 1870-07-19 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Alfred Bodine and Fannie Bodine. Married to Gertrude Terrell Bodine in Nelson County in August 1862. Father of Archibald Bodine and Alfred Bodine. Student in Nelson County in 1850. Household owned twelve enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Household owned sixteen enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 287A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 7. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 258. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 125A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Fairfield, p. 136B-137A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000500449, p. 412. Find A Grave, "Joseph R. Bodine (unknown-1870)," Memorial #214201440, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214201440/joseph-r-bodine (accessed August 14, 2020). James Shanley (Nelson County, Kentucky, shoemaker and postmaster) N00012990 1822? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, shoemaker and postmaster. Native of Ireland. Married to Catherine Shanley. Father of Mary J. Shanley, Thomas B. Shanley, Celia Shanley, James Shanley, Richard Shanley, and Anna Shanley. Shoemaker in Nelson County, in 1860. Postmaster of Fairfield in Nelson County from January 18, 1865.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 258. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Fairfield, p. 136A. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, vol. 45, Martin-Pike County, p. 275 (accessed via Ancestry.com). John D. Lilly (Nelson County, Kentucky, apprentice carpenter) N00013254 1840? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, apprentice carpenter. Kentucky native. Son of John H. Lilly and M. Ellen Lilly. Student in Nelson County in 1850. Carpenter apprentice in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.) Social: Henry G. Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 287A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown, p. 3. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown, p. 20B. John W. Simpson (Nelson County, Kentucky, carpenter.) N00013032 1839? Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, carpenter. Kentucky native. Son of Henry H. Simpson and Frances E. Simpson. Student in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Carpenter in Nelson County in 1860.

Relationships Social: James Lawrence Marshall (Nelson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker.)

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Bardstown.

37.7647, -85.4788 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 210. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Nelson County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on November 5, 2019). Fairfield, Kentucky P00013025 Categories: Places

Town in Nelson County, Kentucky.

37.9337, -85.3836 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 110. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Fairfield, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on July 7, 2020). Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Nelson Circuit Court O00000479 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 5th Judicial District of Kentucky. Judge(s): George Kavanaugh and John E. Newman. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Andy Barnett and L. H. Noble. Clerk(s): William Murphy and William H. Slaughter.

Relationships Legal: Paul Garras (Nelson County, KY, millwright) Legal: Charles Dupre (Louisville, Ky, carpenter) Legal: Joseph Henin (Louisville, Ky, grocer, security for Paul Garras in Nelson Co, KY) Legal: [Unknown] [Unknown] (Nelson County, Kentucky, woman fined for slave selling eggs & butter) Legal: William H. Slaughter (Nelson County, Kentucky, clerk) Legal: William Murphy (Nelson County, KY, circuit court clerk) Legal: Andrew Barnett (Marion County and Green County Attorney; Commonwealth's Attorney)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) O00009906 1861-10 1864? Categories: Organizations

Organized at Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mustered in October 1861. Commander(s): Colonel John Hunt Morgan, Colonel Basil W. Duke, Colonel James W. Bowles, and Lieutenant Colonel John B. Hutchinson.

Relationships Military: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65, vol. 1 (Frankfort: Legislature of Kentucky, 1915), 540-94. 1863-12-30 Petition English Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.

To his Excellency The Govr of the Comth of Ky

Your PetitionerJames L Marshall of Nelson County Would respectfully State That in 18521 or 2 he procured a Tavern License to Keep a Tavern in the Town of Fairfield in this County Which he Supposed give him the right to Retail ardent Spirits But to his astonishment he was Indicted and at the June Term of the Nelson Circuit Court1852 The Case was Submitted and a fine of Forty five dollars entered and Mr PChil Thompson who was prosecuting atty at the time released his portion of the fine and directed the proceedings Stays until he could hear from the Gov But he no doubt failed to write to the Gov and this Judgement remains unpaid except the Costs and atty, fee and your Petitioner being in a low stage of health Poor and a large family with but little hope of many days to live Would ask your Excellency to remit the fine as he has but little propety The Only Horse Which he Owned having been Seezed and taken off Some Months ago by that notorious Band of Robbers Called Morgans Men and health so feeble that he is entirely unable to Work hoping that you will grant the request your Petitioner Will only add that he hopes you may be guided through these troublesome times by Our great Gov of Heaven

Jas. L. Marshall

Subscribed and Sworn to by J. L. Marshall before me this 30th December 1863 J, E, Gardner J, P, N, C

We the undersigned citizens of Nelson County would respectfully State, that we are well acquainted with James L Marshall, The Petioner, and believe the Statements made by him to be true. he being a moral, Honest Law abiding citizen. and pray the Governor that his request be granted. Believing as we do, that if ever a case has occurred in Kentucky calling for the interposition of the Executive this case is one; and hope it will be granted

S. McKenna Danl Prust B, B, Wootton George Watson John Mason E. C. Tichenor J. H. Elder A. L. Tichenor Remey Wotton A. Bryant H, G, Marshall N. J. Wellington T P. Bryant, James Simpson J J Tichenor J. E. Gardiner W. W. Grigsby P W Wells W. Pitt R. C. Hagan C Ludwick Wm Gardiner J. R. Bodine Jas Shanley John. D. Lilly. John. W. Simpson

Nelson Cir Ct vs

Remit except fees & costs Tho E Bramlette Gov

Jas L. Marshall June term 1852 $45, Tipling