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Ohio County, Kentucky Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) N00002805 1836-02-21 1894-09-11 Categories: People

Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky, retail liquor dealer. Native of Germany. Son of Isak Baer and Judith Hausmann Baer. Retail liquor dealer in Hartford, Kentucky in 1863 and 1865.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

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), Ohio County, KY, p. 401, (Accessed via ancestry.com). Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Ohio County, Kentucky, 1865, p. 63 (Accessed via ancestry.com). "Moses Baer (1836-1894)," Find A Grave, Memorial 97075461, accessed June 7, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97075461. [Unknown] [Unknown] (Ohio County, Kentucky, enslaved man. Enslaved by William White.) N00018470 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, enslaved man. Enslaved by William White in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1862. Accused of purchasing alcohol from Moses Baer in Ohio County in 1862.

Relationships Economic: Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) Slavery: William White (Mentioned in an Ohio County, Kentucky, court document.) Social: Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer)

KYR-0001-004-1778. KYR-0001-004-2008. William White (Mentioned in an Ohio County, Kentucky, court document.) N00018575 Categories: People

Mentioned in an Ohio County, Kentucky, court document. Owned one enslaved man in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-2008. John Ford (Mentioned in an Ohio County, Kentucky, court document related to Moses Baer.) N00017700 1834? Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, barkeeper and farmer. Kentucky native. Barkeeper in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Ohio County in 1863.

Relationships Political: Ohio Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 787. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Ohio County, KY, July 1863, p. 20. Thomas Moseley (Ohio County, Kentucky, resident. ) N00017699 1844? Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Robert Moseley and Amanda Moseley. Resident of Ohio County in 1850. Resident of Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, p. 42A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford District, p. 780. Peter Thomas (Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice.) N00010096 1846-12-20 1934-11-29 Categories: People

Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice. Kentucky native. Son of David Thomas and Mary Thomas. Resident of Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1850. Saddler apprentice in Ohio County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio, District 1, p. 45A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio, Hartford, p. 788. "E. P. Thomas (1846 - 1934)," Find A Grave, Memorial 125830451, accessed January 11, 2019, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125830451. John Thomas (Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice.) N00017708 1843? Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice. Kentucky native. Son of Mary Thomas. Saddler apprentice in Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 788. Virgil Porter Addington (Ohio County, Kentucky, merchant and tailor.) N00017696 1833-02-01 1883-08-14 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, tailor. Kentucky native. Son of Henry Addington and Mary Addington. Married to Dorcas Anne Barnes Addington in Ohio County, Kentucky, in December 1855. Father of Lelia Addington Fogle. Tailor in Ohio County in 1850. Tailor in Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, p. 46A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 788. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 503B. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 11072. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Ohio County Marriages, Film 000494956. "Virgil P. Addington," The Hartford Herald (Hartford, KY), September 5, 1883, p. 3. "Virgil Porter Addington (1833-1883)," Find A Grave, Memorial 52141247, accessed June 7, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52141247. Alonzo L. Morton (Ohio Circuit Ct. Clerk) N00001691 1837-04-14 1900-11-07 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, court clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Isaac Morton and Sarah H. Morton. Resident of Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned twenty enslaved persons in Ohio County in 1850. Deputy Clerk of the Ohio Circuit Court in Ohio County in 1860. Household owned twenty enslaved persons in Ohio County in 1860. Clerk of the Ohio Circuit Court in 1865.

Relationships Economic: Ohio Circuit Court Legal: Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, pp. 46A-46B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 784. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, pp. 156A-156B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 505B. "Alonzo L. Morton," The Hartford Herald (Hartford, KY), November 14, 1900, p. 3. KYR-0001-004-1778. Ohio County, Kentucky P00002417 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Hartford. Located on the Green River.

Relationships Legal: John Thomas (Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice.) Legal: Alonzo L. Morton (Ohio Circuit Ct. Clerk) Legal: Virgil Porter Addington (Ohio County, Kentucky, merchant and tailor.) Legal: Peter Thomas (Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice.) Legal: Thomas Moseley (Ohio County, Kentucky, resident. ) Legal: John Ford (Mentioned in an Ohio County, Kentucky, court document related to Moses Baer.)

37.4512, -86.9092 "Hartford, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 24, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 218. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Ohio Circuit Court O00000484 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 3rd Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): James Stewart. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Cicero Maxwell and John Chapeze. Clerk(s): A. L. Morton.

Relationships Legal: Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) Legal: John J. Harrison (Ohio County, KY, attorney) Legal: John Raley (Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer)

“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), 303-308; “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), 301-306; “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), 347-350. 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. Ohio County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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.
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Ohio Circuit Court The commonwealth of Ky against } Indictment Moses Bear

The Grand Jury of Ohio Countyin the name & by the authority of the commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Moses Bear of the offence of giving loaning & selling to the slave of another, without the written orders of the owen of sd slave or of the person, who for the time being had the legal controll of the service of sd slave, & not having at the time sd slave moreover his controll & not being at the time a physician -- Malt, spirituous & venimous liquors -- committed as follows viz --

The said Moses Bear on the day of May 1862 & on divers days seinse, in the County afsd did give, loan & sell to a Slave, his name to the grand Jurors unknown, but sd Slave belonged then & there to Wm White & who then & there, had the legal controll of the service of sd Slave -- Malt, Vinomous & spirituous liquors -- and without having then & there the written orders of the sd whte or of the person, who then & there had the legal controll of the service of said slave, & the sd Bear, not then & there having sd slave under his controll -- & not then & there being a physician -- against the the peace & dignity of the commonwealth of Kyentucky

Information by -- John Ford-- Thos Moseley, Peter Thomas -- Jno Thomas -- Virgil addington --

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A Copy attest A, L, Morton clk Ohio Circuit Court

The commonwealth of Ky vs } selling Liquors to a slave Moses Bear

A true Bill -- Jos Leach Foreman of the Grand Jury

Filed March 28th 1863 A. L. Morton clk

A Copy Attest A, L, Morton clk