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Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky John B. Peyton (Logan Co, KY, physician, Military Board of Kentucky member) N00003672 1813? Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, physician, bank clerk, and Military Board member. Virginia native. Physician in Logan County in 1850. Bank clerk in Russellville, Kentucky, in 1860. Member of the Military Board of Kentucky from May 24, 1861, to September 25, 1861.

Relationships Political: John W. Cardwell (Mercer County, Kentucky, bank cashier and merchant) Political: Mercer County Home Guard Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) Political: Peter Dudley (Frankfort, Military Board, Adj Gen'l and farmer) Political: George Twyman Wood (Hart County, Kentucky, court clerk and politician.) Political: Samuel Gill (Louisville, Kentucky, railroad superintendent and vet of Mex-Am War)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Russellville, p. 67B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Russellville District No 2, p. 118. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), vii. Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA) N00004956 1824-10-03 1878-12-07 Categories: People

McCracken County, Kentucky, store clerk, sailor, and soldier. Mason County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Byers and Anna Maria Johnston Byers. Married to Jane Leeper Johnson Byers in Livingston County, Kentucky, on November 16, 1854. Father of John Byers, James Byers, and Elizabeth "Mema" Byers. Served in the U.S. Navy as midshipman on the steamer Mississippi, the sloop Vincennes, the Somers, the Vandalia, and the frigate Congress, from 1841 to August 13, 1849. Bookstore clerk in McCracken County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (C.S.A) as captain from July 19, 1861, to 1863.

Relationships Familial: Albert Sidney Johnston (Commander Dept of Pacific, US Army and general & commander western dept CSA) Familial: John Milton Johnson, Sr. (Kentucky physician, scientist, writer, and surgeon (CSA))

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McCracken County, Paducah, p. 900. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta Ward 2, p. 196A-B. William Preston Johnston, The Johnstons of Salisbury (New Orleans: L. Graham & Son, Ltd.,1897), 132-39. U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries (1814-1992), Navy Department Library, Navy Directory: Officers of the U.S. Navy, 1841-1842, vol. 1, 37. U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries (1814-1992), Navy Department Library, Navy Directory: Officers of the U.S. Navy, 1843, vol. 1, 38. U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries (1814-1992), Navy Department Library, 1846, 52. U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries (1814-1992), Navy Department Library, Navy Directory: Officers of the U.S. Navy, 1847, vol. 1, 144. U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries (1814-1992), Navy Department Library, Navy Directory: Officers of the U.S. Navy, 1850, vol. 1, 111. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1914), KDLA, Roll #994045, Livingston County Marriages, p. 3 of 22 of microfilm. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65, vol. 1 (Frankfort: Legislature of Kentucky, 1915), 142. Find A Grave, "Josiah Stoddard Byers (1824-1878)," Memorial #39646206 http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39646206 (accessed April 23, 2021). John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) N00004957 1814? Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Anna McCutchen Wood in Logan County on November 30, 1841. Father of Elizabeth Wood, Mary B. Wood, Susan Wood, Sally Wood, Mariah Wood, Olive Wood, Anna Wood, Johnnie Wood, Georgia Wood, Charlie Wood. Farmer in Logan County in 1860.

Relationships Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 466 Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, Auburn, p. 328A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Logan County Marriages, Film #000364550. David McAlley (Logan County, Kentucky) N00010942 Categories: People

Member of a group of home guards in Logan County in June 1861.

Relationships Military: John G. Lewis (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: William McCutchen (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

KYR-0001-019-0074. Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) N00007728 1833? Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Married to Ann V. Slop. Father of Elizabeth Slop, Mary Slop, Hannah Slop. Resident of Logan County in 1861. Member of a group home guards formed in Logan County in June 1861.

Relationships Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, Clay, p. 302B. KYR-0001-019-0074. John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) N00007730 Categories: People

Member of a group home guards formed in Logan County in June 1861.

Relationships Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

KYR-0001-019-0074. John G. Lewis (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) N00010941 1809? Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary V. Lewis. Father of Rebecca Lewis, Mary Lewis, Nancy H. Lewis, Gabriel Lewis, Ellen Lewis. Farmer in Logan County in 1850. Farmer in Logan County in 1860.

Relationships Military: William McCutchen (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 25A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 445. [Unknown] Ray (Logan County, Kentucky, resident.) N00010945 Categories: People

Member of a formation of home guards in Logan County in June 1861.

Relationships Military: William Dixon Price Jr. (Logan County, Kentucky, farm laborer) Military: Robert M. Woodward (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: David McAlley (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: John G. Lewis (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: William McCutchen (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

KYR-0001-019-0074. William Dixon Price Jr. (Logan County, Kentucky, farm laborer) N00010944 1842-06-15 1882-11-09 Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Son of William Dixon Price Senior and Susan Price. Resident of Logan County in 1850. Farm laborer in Logan County in 1860.

Relationships Military: Robert M. Woodward (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: David McAlley (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: John G. Lewis (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: William McCutchen (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 29A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 469. Find A Grave, "W. D. Price (1842-1882)," Memorial #68752877, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68752877 (accessed August 10, 2019). Robert M. Woodward (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) N00010943 1844? Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Harrison Woodward and Sarah Jane Woodward. Resident of Logan County in 1850. Resident of Logan County in 1860.

Relationships Military: David McAlley (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: John G. Lewis (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: William McCutchen (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 26A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 422. William McCutchen (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) N00010940 1790? Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Kitty Kennedy in Logan County in January 1819. Father of Mary McCutchen and Benjamin F. McCutchen. Farmer in Logan County in 1850. Farmer in Logan County in 1860.

Relationships Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Logan County Marriages, Film #002134965. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 47B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan, District 1, p. 379. Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) N00007732 1829-08-26 1895-04-29 Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer. Logan County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary C. Becker Blakey on March 26, 1855. Father of Thomas Blakey, Theodore Blakey, Churchwill Blakey, Ellen Blakey. Sheriff in Russellville in 1850. Farmer in Logan County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Logan County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Military Board of Kentucky Political: John Wesley Malone (Logan County, KY, attorney and county judge) Military: Kentucky State Militia Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Russellville, District 2 p. 135A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 467. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 302A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Clay Precinct, p. 302A. Kentucky Marriage Records on Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Logan County Marriages, p. 4. Find A Grave, "Churchill Haden Blakey (1829-1895)," Memorial #110543021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110543021 (accessed December 3, 2018). Auburn, Kentucky P00004856 Categories: Places

Located in Logan County, Kentucky. Black Lick post office established here.

36.8642, -86.7103 John E. Kleber, ed., The Kentucky Encyclopedia. (Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 568 - 569. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 10 and 26. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Auburn, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on August 14, 2019). Frankfort, Kentucky P00000308 Categories: Places

Capital of Kentucky. Seat of Franklin County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 108. Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky 1861-06-05 Correspondence 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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Auburn Ky. June 65th/61 Dr. J. B. Payton

Dr. Sir A Company of Home Guards was organised at Auburn on Saturday last in accordance with the recent act of the Ky, Legislature-- The company sent John biers to Frankforton Monday 3rd June to procure arms, but was refused on account of the Board of Coms -- not having acted -- We wish you to do what you can for us, and if the Guns can be spared we will be glad to get them and will take such as you may select --

If the Guns are not on hand we will continue to drill without arms, if we can get assurances of being supplied hereafter -- I will forward a good Bond immediately if required --

I have been elected Captain, J H wood David Mcalley &E, H, Slop Lieutenants & we have about 80 members including such men as Jno Daily Jno, G Lewis Dr Ray W D Price R, Woodward Jno biers William McCutchen & about 50 young men --

Our proximity to an abolition settlement & being on the R. Road with other good reasons

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renders it very desirable that we should be armed --

anything you may find it convenient to do for us in this matter will be most thankfully recd --

By yours most Respectfullly C, H, Blakey

Dr Peyton --