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Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer and politician. Married to Matilda Howard. Father of Catherine Downing, James Downing, Jane Downing, and William Downing. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Sheriff of Monroe County. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1853 to 1855 and 1859 to 1863. Owned three enslaved persons in 1860.
Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer. South Carolina native. Married to Elizabeth Arterberry. Father of James Arterberry, Benjamin Arterberry, William Arterberry, Alexander Arterberry, Wilson Arterberry, Nancy Arterberry, Bernetta Lucinda Arterberry, Mary L. Arterberry, Marthey Rosette Arterberry, Marion Bertrand Arterberry, Sarah L. Arterberry. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Farmer in Monroe County in 1860.
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Jackson County, Tennessee, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Married to Helen Hamilton. Father of Isabel Hamilton, Loretha Hamilton, Benjamin Hamilton, George Hamilton, Rorey Ann Hamilton, and William Hamilton. Farmer in Jackson County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Jackson County in 1860. Served in the Shaw’s (Hamilton’s) Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Battalion (C.S.A.) as captain and lieutenant colonel from December 21, 1861 to July 1864. Captured at Celina, Tennessee, on March 18, 1864. Held at the military prison in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 18, 1864 to July 10, 1864. Shot by a guard and transferred to Lexington, Kentucky on July 10, 1864. Died of his wounds in July 1864.
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Monroe County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Tennessee native. Married Jane Crumpton Austin on August 13, 1854. Father of J. W. Austin, M. E. Austin, and W. H. Austin. Blacksmith in Monroe County in 1860. Reportedly killed by marauders in Rockbridge, Kentucky in August 1862.
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Mentioned in letter from Bennett Spear Jr. to Daniel E. Downing in August 1862. Reportedly killed by marauders in August 1862 in Rockbridge, Kentucky.
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Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Married to Mariah McClenden Gailbreath. Father of Rosaline Gailbreath, William Gailbreath, Frances Gailbreath, and Thomas Gailbreath. Farmer in Jackson County in 1850. Farmer in Jackson County in 1860. Served as second lieutenant in the 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (C.S.A.) from May 17, 1861, to May 24, 1862. Served as captain in the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) from August 22, 1862, to January 1863.
Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of James Crawford, Sr. Married to Jane Pinkley Crawford. Father of James Crawford, William Crawford, S. W. Crawford, S. S. Crawford, James B. Crawford. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Farmer in Monroe County in 1860.
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Mentioned in a letter from Bennett Spear Jr. to D. E. Downing on August 14, 1862.
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Mentioned in a letter from Bennett Spear Jr. to D. E. Downing on August 14, 1862.
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Monroe County, Kentucky, resident. Mississippi native. Married to Bennett Spear, Jr. Mother of Isaac Spear, Ann Spear, Elizabeth Spear, Levi Spear, and Lorenzo Spear. Resident in Monroe County in 1850. Resident in Monroe County in 1860.
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Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Adaline Spear. Father of Isaac Spear, Ann Spear, Elizabeth Spear, Levi Spear, William Spear, and Lorenzo Spear. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Farmer in Monroe County in 1860. Enrolled in the military (U.S.A.) in February 1864. Served in the Monroe County Militia (Kentucky National Legion) as lieutenant in 1865.
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Seat of Monroe County, Kentucky.
Seat of Jackson County, Tennessee.
Community in Monroe County, Kentucky. Located between the Salt Lick Bend and Turkey Neck Bend of the Cumberland River.
th 1862
Mr
The guerrilla warfare is working its ruin as a cause produces its effect a few yesterday about 2. oclock, P. M there were 2 union men Killed on the Road leading from my house to lefthis Brains was scatered in the road and they shot Heflin in several places, you are acquainte ^with^ Austin and atealthily takes deliberate aim at the husband and Father of a helpless family, ^and^ because he is friend to his Country, sends the mesenger of death to drink his life blood and compells the heart stricken widow and helpless Orphans to seek protection and support at the hands of a cold unfeeling world. Could the handsofacold grave's dread monster enter claim to such a fiend in any form too horrid to mete out to them there Just desertz
with a night before last with about 50 men they stoled 8 horses in that Neighborhood 2 from
in this porotion of the county. Hamilton has puthis issued his Proclimation and put it up in Centerville, and says Notice to all scoundels if you refuse to take Confederat bonds when offered to them you for stock or any thing else theywe want that he is orderd from Head Quarters to forthwith to arrest them and carry them to head Quarters he says he will most assuredly obey orders, I could go-on and saytell you a great many thins more but I am in a hurry there is grater excitement here than you ever saw Hamilton went ^to^ my house and cursed and abused my wife and inquired for me and swor his intened to Kill me and orderd his men in my wife-s presence to never let me escape if they ever come in sight of me arortion of the country for we are here in a helpless condition as you Know that we Know have no guns nor ammonition and all of our men are leaving and have left for the Government service, I want you to write to me as soon as you received thease few lines to write to me and execuse my leHurred letter I knowed you would like here what was going on in this country so nothing more at present
Only Remains your friend &,C