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  McClaren, John

  b. 1837?

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, attorney and commissioner of deeds. Pennsylvania native. Son of William McClaren and Elisa McClaren. Attorney in Pittsburgh in 1860 and 1865. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Pennsylvania in 1865.

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  Pearce, James Lewis

  b. 1840-03-07 d. 1928-10-28

  Maysville, Kentucky, student. Kentucky native. Son of Lewis Crane Pearce and Eliza A. Stockwell Pearce. Student in Maysville in 1850. Household owned seven enslaved persons in Maysville in 1850. Student in Maysville in 1863.

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  Wright, Robert C.

  b. 1814? d. 1879-12-30

  Cook County, Illinois, broker, notary, and commissioner of deeds. Native of England. Married to Jane Wright. Father of Sarah Wright, Robert Wright Jr., Caroline Wright, and Horatio Wright. Real estate broker in partnership with John A. Tyrrell at the firm of Wright & Tyrrell in Chicago, Illinois, from 1859 to 1879.

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  Tyrrell, John A.

  b. 1817? d. 1887?

  Cook County, Illinois, notary public and real estate broker. Massachusetts native. Married to Lucinda C. Tyrrell. Father of Charles T. Tyrrell, William Tyrrell, Louis H. Tyrrell, Clara Tyrrell, Mary Tyrrell, and Frederick Tyrrell. Clerk in Lake County, Illinois, in 1850. Broker in partnership with Robert C. Wright at Wright & Tyrrell in Chicago from 1859 to 1886. Employed Bridget Pafferty as a servant in Chicago in 1860.

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  Bokkelen, William Augustus Muhlenberg Van

  b. 1834 d. 1929-03-03

  Storey County, Nevada Territory, miner and commissioner of deeds. North Carolina native. Miner in California in 1859. Miner in Storey County, Nevada Territory, in 1860. Commissioner of deeds for the State of Kentucky in the Nevada Territory in 1863.

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  Miller, Theodore

  b. 1822?

  Storey County, Nevada, resident. Kentucky native. Clerk in Yuba County, California, in 1850. Clerk in Nevada County in 1852. Resident in Virginia City, Nevada, in 1862.

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  Walker, Charles J.

  b. 1835 d. 1879-03-04

  Richmond, Kentucky, soldier and attorney. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Son of William J. Walker and Sarah Walker. Cadet at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, from 1853 to 1857. Served in the U. S. Dragoons as second lieutenant and first lieutenant from July 1, 1857, to August 3, 1861. Served in the 2nd U. S. Cavalry as first lieutenant and captain from August 3, 1861, to December 1862. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as colonel from December 12, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Served in the 23rd Army Corps as chief of cavalry from April to September 1863. Served in Dismounted Camp in Washington, D. C. as commissary of musters from September 1863 to January 13, 1864. Assistant in the Cavalry Bureau in Washington, D. C. from January 13 to April 25, 1864. Served in the 23rd Army Corps as commissary of musters from April 25 to July 1, 1864. Served in the Department of the Gulf as special inspector of cavalry from July 1, 1864, to July 25, 1865. Attorney in Richmond in 1865.

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  McFerran, John Courts

  b. 1831 d. 1872-04-25

  Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, U.S. Army officer. Kentucky native. Son of William R. McFerran. Married to Rose H. McFerran. Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1843. Brevetted to second lieutenant of the 3rd U.S. Infantry on July 1, 1843. Second lieutenant in the 7th U.S. Infantry from April 1846 to June 1846. Transferred to 3rd U.S. Infantry on June 27, 1846. Veteran of the Mexican-American War. Regimental quartermaster of the 3rd U.S. Infantry from May 1852 to October 1855. First lieutenant of the 3rd U.S. Infantry from October 1847 to December 1856. Captain and assistant quartermaster in the U.S. Quartermaster Department from August 1855 to November 1863. Major in the U.S. Quartermaster Department from November 1863 to August 1864. Colonel in the U.S. Quartermaster Department from August 1864 to June 1865. Chief quartermaster of the Department of New Mexico from September 1862 to July 1865. Chief of staff to General James H. Carleton from 1864 to 1865. Brevetted to brigadier general in 1865.

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  Ross, William P.

  b. 1825 d. 1900

  Nicholas County, Kentucky, attorney and farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Greenberry Ross and Martha M. Ross. Married to Columbia Neal Ross in Nicholas County on February 8, 1853. Father of John Neal Ross. Married to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Davis Ross. Father of Columbia Ross, Henry Edsall Ross, and Mary Ross. Attorney in Nicholas County in 1850. Attorney in Nicholas County in 1860. Household owned two enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1860. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1863.

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  Oglesby, Richard James

  b. 1824-07-25 d. 1899-04-24

  Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician. Oldham County, Kentucky, native. Son of Jacob Oglesby and Isabella Watson Oglesby. Married to Anna E. White Oglesby. Father of Richard Oglesby, Anna Oglesby, Olive Oglesby, and Robert Oglesby. Read law with Silas W. Robinson in Springfield, Illinois, in 1844. Served in the 4th Illinois Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant in the U.S.-Mexican War. Attorney in Macon County, Illinois, in 1847. Attended law school in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1848. Trader in Yuba County, California, in 1850. Attorney in Macon County, Illinois, in 1860. Member of the Senate of the United States from the State of Illinois in 1860. Served in the 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a colonel. Served in the United States Army as a brigadier general and major general. Wounded at the Siege of Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, in 1862. Commanded the 16th Army Corps (U.S.A.) in 1863. Governor of the State of Illinois from January 16, 1865, to January 11, 1869.

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  Skiffington, Matthew

  b. 1830 d. 1889

  Peoria County, Illinois, laborer and barkeeper. New York native. Married to Janett Skiffington. Laborer in Dutchess County, New York in 1850. Barkeeper in Peoria County, Illinois, in 1860. Charged with stealing from Thomas Forman in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1865. Fugitive from justice in Illinois in 1865.

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  Hipwell, William

  b. 1822?

  Louisville, Kentucky, soldier and police officer. Native of Ireland. Married to Alecia Hipwell. Father to Thomas H. Hipwell, Mary Hipwell, Katie Hipwell, Lucy A. Hipwell, Marie C. Hipwell, Willie Hipwell and Jennie Hipwell. Boot maker in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1850. Shoemaker in La Porte County, Indiana, in 1860. Served in the 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from December 11, 1861 to November 26, 1862. Police officer in Louisville in 1865.

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  Tyndale, Sharon

  b. 1816-01-19 d. 1871-04-29

  St. Clair County, Illinois, engineer, postmaster, and politician. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Mary Dorathea Hilgard Tyndale in St. Clair County, Illinois, in May 1839. Father of Emma Tyndale, Troilus Tyndale, Julius Tyndale, Theodore Tyndale, and Hector Tyndale. Resident of St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1834. Engineer in St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1850. Surveyor in St. Clair County in 1860. Postmaster for Belleville in St. Clair County from March 27, 1861, to January 8, 1865. Member of the Republican Party. Secretary of State for the State of Illinois from 1865 to 1869.

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  Wheeler, David A.

  b. 1822?

  Peoria County, Illinois, constable and laborer. Connecticut native. Married to Emily Miller Wheeler in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, on September 23, 1852. Father of Charles Wheeler, Frank Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Harry Wheeler, Florence Wheeler, and Clement Wheeler. Constable in Peoria County, Illinois, in 1860. Laborer in Peoria County in 1863.

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  McGlone, Alfred

  b. 1830?

  Carter County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of William McGlone, Sr. and Jemima McGlone. Married to Amy McGlone. Father of William McGlone, James McGlone, Leander McGlone, Louisa McGlone, Francis McGlone, Mary McGlone, Alfred McGlone, Ezekiel McGlone, Malinda McGlone, and Brunetta McGlone. Resident in Carter County in 1850.

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  Coburn, Gorden

  b. 1806?

  Carter County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Clarissa Coburn. Father of Juliann Coburn, William Coburn, Gordon Coburn, and Alice E. Coburn. Farmer in Carter County in 1860.

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  C., Joseph

  Signed a petition on behalf of Alfred McGlone in Carter County, Kentucky.

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  McGlone, Robert E.

  b. 1806?

  Carter County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret McGlone. Father of Amanda J. McGlone, Mary McGlone, Daniel M. McGlone, Sarah M. McGlone, Martha M. McGlone, and Rebecca McGlone. Farmer in Carter County in 1860.

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  Samnis, Jesse

  Signed a petition on behalf of Alfred McGlone in Carter County, Kentucky.

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  Loope, Aaron

  Signed a petition on behalf of Alfred McGlone in Carter County, Kentucky.

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  McGlone, John N.

  b. 1803?

  Carter County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Lucretia McGlone. Father of Joseph E. McGlone, Jacob L. McGlone, and Alison W. McGlone. Farmer in Carter County in 1860.

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  McAllister, James W.

  b. 1837?

  Carter County, Kentucky, farm hand. Kentucky native. Son of Alexander McAllister and Elizabeth McAllister. Farm hand in Carter County in 1860.

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  Smith, Thomas J.

  Signed a petition on behalf of Alfred McGlone in Carter County, Kentucky.

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  McCormick, William

  b. 1810? d. 1878-06-23

  Carter County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of Dennis and Dolly McCormick. Married to Lucinda McCormick. Fathe of Gordon McCormick, Martha A. McCormick, Cordelia McCormick, John C. McCormick, and Mary McCormick. Farmer in Carter County in 1860.

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  Williams, Harrison L.

  b. 1841?

  Carter County, Kentucky, farm hand. Kentucky native. Son of Martha Williams. Farm hand in Carter County in 1860.