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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, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-005-0055 BR7-97

Center, Metcalfe County, Kentucky John Neal (Metcalfe County) N00005305 1844? 1864-02-05 Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident in Metcalfe County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Metcalfe County Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe, not stated, p. 48. Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) N00005306 1845? Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident in Metcalfe County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: John Neal (Metcalfe County) Legal: John Y. Wallace (Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer and judge) Legal: Metcalfe County Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe, not stated, p. 48. Irephine Pierce (Metcalfe County) N00006862 Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, resident. Signed an affidavit stating that Richard Williams murdered John Neal.

Relationships Political: Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) Political: John Neal (Metcalfe County)

KYR-0001-005-0055. Aggy C. Marcom (Metcalfe County) N00006043 Categories: People

Signed an affidavit that Richard Williams murdered John Neal.

Relationships Political: Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) Political: John Neal (Metcalfe County)

KYR-0001-005-0055. Viley D. Carter (laborer, Metcalfe County) N00006044 1838? Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, laborer. Kentucky native. Laborer in Metcalfe County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) Political: John Neal (Metcalfe County)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe, not stated, p. 55. Joseph R. Clark (Metcalfe County) N00006045 1831? Categories: People

Metcalfe County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Martha W. Clark. Farmer in Metcalfe County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) Political: John Neal (Metcalfe County)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Metcalfe, p. 141. J. S. South (Metcalfe County) N00006046 Categories: People

Signed an affidavit that Richard Williams murdered John Neal.

Relationships Political: Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) Political: John Neal (Metcalfe County)

KYR-0001-005-0055. F. H. Ewenes (Metcalfe County) N00006047 Categories: People

Signed an affidavit that Richard Williams shot John Neal.

Relationships Political: Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) Political: John Neal (Metcalfe County)

KYR-0001-005-0055. Mrs E. J. Wils[...] (Metcalfe County) N00006048 Categories: People

Signed an affidavit that Richard Williams murdered John Neal.

Relationships Familial: Richard Williams (Metcalfe County) Familial: John Neal (Metcalfe County)

KYR-0001-005-0055. Center, Kentucky P00006042 Categories: Places

Village in Metcalfe County, Kentucky.

37.1423, -85.693 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 54. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Center, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 3, 2020). Metcalfe County, Kentucky P00004949 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Edmonton, Kentucky.

37.0032, -85.6435 Kay Harbison, "Metcalfe County," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), pages 630-1. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Metcalfe County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 2, 2020). Center, Metcalfe County, Kentucky 1865-02-25 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Centre Metcalfe Co Ky

I Do hereby certify on the 4th Inst John NealWas shot by Richard Williams on the streets of this Vilage Without any Just Cause or Provocation known unto me which shot Terminated in Death on the night of the 5th Inst This 25 Febr 1865

irephine pierce Aggy C marcom Viley Viley D Carter J. R. Clark

J. S. South

F. H Ewenes

Mrs E. J. Wils