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  Martin, Henry

  b. 1792-06-11 d. 1879-03-05

  Providence County, Rhode Island, conveyancer, justice of the peace, notary public, and commissioner of deeds. Rhode Island native. Married to Marcy Sheldon Martin in Providence County, Rhode Island, on October 6, 1811. Father of Julia H. Martin and Sarah S. Martin Fogg. Conveyancer in Providence County, Rhode Island, in 1850. Notary public in Providence County in 1853. Justice of the peace in in Providence County in 1853. Commissioner of deeds in Providence County in 1853. Notary public in Providence County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Providence County in 1860. Commissioner of deeds in Providence County in 1860. Notary public in Providence County in 1861. Commissioner of deeds for Kentucky in Rhode Island in 1862. Notary public in Providence County in 1863. Justice of the peace in Providence County in 1863. Notary public in Providence County in 1865. Justice of the peace in Providence County in 1865.

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  Bartlett, John Russell

  b. 1805-10-23 d. 1886-05-28

  Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, cashier, merchant, United States Commissioner, and Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, native. Son of Smith Bartlett and Nancy Russell Bartlett. Married to Eliza Allen Rhodes in Rhode Island on May 15, 1831. Father of Elizabeth Dorrance Bartlett, Anna Russell Bartlett, Henry Anthony Bartlett, George Francis Bartlett, John Russell Bartlett, Leila Bartlett, and Fanny Osgood Bartlett. Married to Ellen Eddy Bartlett in New York City, New York County, New York, on November 12, 1863. Cashier of the Globe Bank in Providence from 1831 to 1837. Merchant in New York City from 1837 to 1849. Resident of Kent County, Rhode Island, in 1850. United States Commissioner from 1850 to 1853. Secretary of State of Rhode Island from 1855 until 1872. Resident of Providence in 1860.

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  Eye, John Adam

  b. 1826? d. 1889-04-12

  Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. Native of Germany. Married to Franziska Kleiber Eye in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 21, 1856. Father of Barbara Philomena Eye, John Eye, Franziska Eye, and Henrietta Eye.

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  [Unknown], [Unknown]

  Mentioned in a petition from Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1862.

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  Eye, [Unknown]

  Mentioned in a petition from Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1862.

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  Eye, Franciska Kleiber

  b. 1832 d. 1910-08-05

  Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. Native of Germany. Married to John Adam Eye in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 21, 1856. Mother of Barbara Philomena Eye, John Eye, Franziska Eye, and Henrietta Eye. Resident of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1862.

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  Kramer, Kauffman

  b. 1807?

  Jefferson County, Kentucky, peddler. Native of Germany. Married to Henrietta Kramer. Peddler in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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  Stancliff, Charles Lee

  b. 1815? d. 1873-01-10

  Jefferson County, Kentucky, architect and police chief. Connecticut native. Married to Caroline G. Read Stancliff in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on December 24, 1844. Father of Maria Stancliff, Mary Stancliff, Joseph Stuart Stancliffe, Albert Stancliff, Anna Stancliff, and Clay Stancliff. Architect in Jefferson County in 1860. Employed Mina Stroeman and Josephine Barger in Jefferson County in 1860. Appointed chief of police in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 8, 1862.

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  Johnston, Albert Sidney

  b. 1803-02-02 d. 1862-04-06

  Kentucky soldier. Washington, Kentucky, native. Married to Henrietta Preston Johnston in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on January 14, 1829. Father of William Preston Johnston and Henrietta Preston Johnston. Married to Eliza Griffin Johnston in Shelby County on October 3, 1843. Father of Albert Sidney Johnston, Jr, Hancock Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Griffin Johnston, and Alberta Johnston. Attended Transylvania University. Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1826. Veteran of the Black Hawk War. Veteran of the Texas Revolution. Served in the Texas army as a senior brigadier general and commander in 1837. Secretary of war for the Republic of Texas from 1838 to 1840. Veteran of the U.S.-Mexican War. Served in the U.S. Army as paymaster in 1849. Brevetted brigadier general in 1859. Resident of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed Bridget Barey as a servant in Louisville in 1860. Commanded the Department of the Pacific of the U.S. Army in 1861. Resigned from the U.S. Army in 1861. Appointed full general in the Confederate Army in 1861. Commanded the Western Department of the Confederate Army. Died at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862.

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  Johnson, William Henry

  b. 1813-06-13 d. 1872-12-28

  Warren County, Mississippi, planter. Scott County, Kentucky, native. Son of William Johnson and Elizabeth "Betsy" Payne Johnson. Married to Mary B. Johnson. Father of William H. Johnson. Married to Lucy A. Johnson. Owner of Belle Isle, a cotton plantation, in Warren County, Mississippi. Planter in Warren County in 1850 and 1860. Owned seventy-seven enslaved persons in 1850 and ninety-three in 1860. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

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  Francis, John

  b. 1813?

  Westfield, New York, land agent, commissioner of deeds, and notary public. Native of England. Married to Mila W. Francis. Father of John Francis, Jr., Elizabeth Francis, Anna S. Francis, and Robert C. Francis. Land agent for the Chautauqua Land Office in Westfield in 1860 and 1865. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in New York in 1865. Notary public in New York in 1865.

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  Norton, Charles S.

  b. 1826? d. 1872?

  Chautauqua County, New York, merchant and county clerk. Vermont native. Married to Harriet Norten. Father of Laurette Norten. Merchant in Chautauqua County in 1860. County clerk in Chautauqua County in 1865.

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  Russell, F. B.

  Wrote a petition to Governor Thomas E. Bramlette requesting a commission as a captain or lieutenant in 1865.

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  Harrington, Arthur J.

  b. 1831? d. 1876-06-06

  Jefferson County, Kentucky, printer and soldier. Native of England. Married to Eliza Harrington. Father of Sarah Florence Harrington and Ruth Harrington. Printer in Jefferson County in 1860. Printer in Jefferson County in 1863. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A) as a first lieutenant from January 10, 1862, to February 25, 1863. Served in the 1st Regiment Capital Guards as a major from August 11, 1864, to June 1, 1865.

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  McGrath, Daniel

  b. 1824-06-20 d. 1888-12-17

  Clark County, Kentucky, saddler. Native of Ireland. Married to Jane Kennan McGrath. Father of Elizabeth McGrath, John E. McGrath, Catherine "Kate" McGrath, and Ann McGrath. Immigrated to the United States in 1849. Resident of Clark County, Kentucky, in 1853. Harness maker in Clark County in 1860. Member of the Winchester Home Guard in 1862. Saddler in Clark County in 1863. Farmer in Carroll County, Missouri, in 1865.

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  Buckner, Benjamin F.

  b. 1836 d. 1901-05-06

  Clark County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Illinois native. Son of Aylett Hawes Buckner and Charlotte F. Buckner. Married to Helen B. Martin Buckner in Clark County, Kentucky, on March 5, 1863. Student in Clark County in 1850. Household owned three enslaved persons in Clark County in 1850. Attorney in Clark County in 1860. Household owned three enslaved persons in Clark County in 1860. Served in the 20th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as major from January 6, 1862, to April 17, 1863. Resigned from U.S. military service on April 17, 1863.

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  Stuart, William G

  b. 1837?

  Clark County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of James Stuart and Susan Stuart. Married to Mary G. Thomson in Clark County, Kentucky, on October 27, 1859. Married to Lizzie A. Stuart. Father of George T. Stuart and Nannie E. Stuart. Owned Robert Stewart in Clark County from 1859 to September 23, 1864. Farmer in Clark County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Clark County in 1863.

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  Nicholas, Robert C.

  b. 1815?

  Clark County, Kentucky, carpenter. Kentucky native. Carpenter in Clark County, Kentucky, in 1850. Master carpenter in Clark County in 1860.

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  Poston, Charles

  b. 1821-11-22 d. 1897-03-09

  Clark County, Kentucky, farmer, clerk, and constable. Kentucky native. Married to Mary F. Poston. Farmer in Clark County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Clark County in 1850. Owned Henry [Unknown] in Clark County in 1858. Clerk in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Clark County in 1860. Constable in Clark County, Kentucky, in 1863.

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  Thomas, [unknown]

  Business associate of George Washington Johnson and Robert Aitcheson Alexander in 1861.

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  Alexander, Robert Spreul Crawford Aitcheson

  b. 1819-10-25 d. 1867-12-01

  Woodford County, Kentucky, stock-breeder, planter, real estate investor, and iron furnace owner. Frankfort, Kentucky, native. Subject of Great Britain. Son of Robert Alexander and Eliza Richardson Alexander. Moved to England in 1837. Groomed by his uncle, Sir William Alexander, to manage the iron-ore operation at Airdrie and Cowdenhill estates, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Inherited Airdrie and Cowdenhill estates in 1842. Graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1846. Relocated to Woodford County in 1849. Owned and operated Woodburn Stock Farm in Woodford County from 1849 to 1867. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Woodford County in 1852. Owned 119 enslaved persons in Woodford County in 1860. Owned 126 enslaved persons in Woodford County in 1865. Established Airdrie Iron Works of America in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in 1851. Owned additional properties in Illinois and Chicago, Illinois. Purchased famed thoroughbred horse Lexington in 1856.

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  Richardson, Thomas H.

  b. 1818? d. 1874?

  Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Mariah L. Richardson. Father of E. Richardson, Claracy Richardson, Samuel Richardson, and Susan M. Richardson. Farmer in Ballard County in 1850. Farmer in Ballard County in 1860.

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  Hyde, W. B.

  Ballard County, Kentucky, fugitive. Indicted by the Ballard County Circuit Court for a felony. Reported as a fugitive in November 1859.

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  Hinds, Samuel

  Received payment for transportation of the 14th Kentucky Cavalry in October 1863.

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  Crawford, Jones A.

  b. 1835?

  Lincoln County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Crawford. Father of John Crawford and Mary Crawford. Married Amanda Wilson Crawford on August 3, 1865. Farmer in Lincoln County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Lincoln County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as private and 1st lieutenant from August 16, 1862, to March 24, 1864.