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  • Duncan Sandford, Jr.
    Person
    Duncan Sandford, Jr.
    b. 1818-09-01 d. 1879-12-16

    Jefferson County, Kentucky, merchant. Logan County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary Susan Webb Duncan in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on December 16, 1845. Father of Gideon W. Duncan, Mary Sandford Duncan, and Malcolm Duncan. Merchant in Caldwell County in 1850. Employed Ebenezer Dickey as a merchant's clerk in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Merchant in Jefferson County in 1860. Merchant in partnership with Thomas J. Duncan and Ebenezer Dickey at Sandford Duncan & Co. in Louisville in 1861. Gentleman in Jefferson County in 1863.

  • Tinsley, William D.
    Person
    Tinsley, William D.
    b. 1815-06-11 d. 1880-03-09

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of Oliver Tinsley. Married to Belle Tinsley. Father to Henry Tinsley. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twenty-five enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned 107 enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Jefferson County in 1860.

  • Duncan, Thomas J.
    Person
    Duncan, Thomas J.
    b. 1826-01-12 d. 1900-07-09

    Jefferson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Nannie W. Webb Duncan in Princeton, Kentucky, on May 23, 1854. Father of George W. Duncan and Mary E. Duncan. Merchant in Caldwell County in 1850. Merchant in Louisville in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Louisville in 1860. Merchant in partnership with Sandford Duncan Jr. and Ebenezer Dickey at Sandford Duncan & Co. in Louisville in 1861.

  • Dickey, Ebenezer
    Person
    Dickey, Ebenezer
    b. 1830-02-07 d. 1892-03-28

    Jefferson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married Sarah C. Barbour Dickey in Christian County, Kentucky, on June 22, 1857. Father to Barbary Dickey and William Dickey. Merchant's clerk employed by Sandford Duncan Jr. in Caldwell County in 1850. Merchant in Louisville in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Louisville in 1860. Merchant in partnership with Thomas J. Duncan and Sandford Duncan Jr. at Sandford Duncan & Co. in Louisville in 1861.

  • Hill, Clement Sidney
    Person
    Hill, Clement Sidney
    b. 1813-02-13 d. 1892-01-05

    Marion County, Kentucky, attorney, state representative, and United States representative. Marion County native. Attended St. Mary’s College in St. Mary, Kentucky. Attorney in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky from 1837. Served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1839. Attorney in Marion County in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Marion County in 1850. Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third congress. Served in the Thirty-third United States Congress from 1853 to 1855. Attorney in Marion County in 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Marion County in 1860.

  • Knott, William T.
    Person
    Knott, William T.
    b. 1822-10-10 d. 1899-02-07

    Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, teacher, farmer, and railroad agent. Washington County, Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Percy Knott and Maria Irvine McElroy Knott. Married Marion B. McElroy on July 11, 1847. Father of Joseph McElroy Knott, William Sneed Knott, Kate Grundy Knott, Jennie Marion Knott. School teacher at the Lebanon Seminary in Marion County in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Marion County in 1850. Worked with the Lebanon Branch of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from 1858 to 1890. Farmer in Marion County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Marion County in 1860.

  • Foley, Michael
    Person
    Foley, Michael
    b. 1832?

    Kentucky soldier and railroad worker.Native of Ireland. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from August 22, 1862, to August 21, 1863. Worked on the Lebanon Branch of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in December 1864. Charged for the murder of Merritt Dicken by the Marion County Court in December 1864 and pardoned by Governor Thomas Elliott Bramlette on December 21, 1864.

  • Dicken, Vardeman
    Person
    Dicken, Vardeman
    b. 1843? d. 1864-12

    Taylor County, Kentucky, laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas Dicken and Ann E. Dicken. Student in Taylor County in 1850. Laborer and student in Taylor County in 1860.

  • Houze, John W.
    Person
    Houze, John W.
    b. 1843-01-27 d. 1910-12-07

    Switzerland County, Indiana, soldier. Indiana native. Son of Michael Houze and Catharine Fay Houze. Resident of Switzerland County in 1860. Served in the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from November 1, 1861, to January 5, 1865.

  • Houze, Michael
    Person
    Houze, Michael
    b. 1817-01-16 d. 1867-07-04

    Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer. Indiana native. Married to Catharine Fay Houze in Switzerland County on March 10, 1839. Father of Margaret Houze and John W. Houze. Married to Elizabeth Jane Wainscott Roberts Houze in Switzerland County on May 19, 1844. Father of John F. Houze, Albert J. Houze, Mary Elizabeth Houze, Jordan Rudolph Houze, and Viola Estelle Houze. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1850. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1860. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1863.

  • Keeney, Harris
    Person
    Keeney, Harris
    b. 1818-04-20 d. 1872-01-15

    Switzerland County, Indiana, blacksmith and soldier. New York native. Married to Charlotte L. Keeney. Father of John G. Keeney, Job M. Keeney, Charles H. Keeney, and Edwin H. Keeney. Blacksmith in Switzerland County in 1850. Postmaster in Switzerland County in 1853. Blacksmith in Switzerland County in 1860. Served in the 54th Indiana Infantry as first lieutenant from June 10, 1862, to September 1862. Served in 10th Indiana Legion of Switzerland County as colonel from May 29, 1863. Provost marshal of Switzerland County in February 1863.

  • Winn, Thomas H. M.
    Person
    Winn, Thomas H. M.
    b. 1821? d. 1887-12-22

    Glasgow, Kentucky, merchant, politician, court clerk, and farmer. Kentucky native. Married Catherine H. Winn. Father of Mary D. Winn and Ann M. Winn. Adopted Kate B. White Winn. Merchant in Glasgow in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Glasgow in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Barren County in 1856. Trader in Barren County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Barren County in 1860. Deputy court clerk in Barren County in 1863. Farmer in Barren County in 1864.

  • Munford, William E.
    Person
    Munford, William E.
    b. 1802-07-11 d. 1864-12-12

    Barren County, Kentucky, court clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Ermine Munford. Father of John Munford, Henry Munford, Mary Munford, William Munford, Richard Munford, Samuel Munford, Martha Munford, and Thomas M. Munford. Retired merchant in Barren County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Barren County in 1850. Court clerk in Barren County in 1860. Owned fifteen enslaved persons in Barren County in 1860.

  • Porter, William Logan
    Person
    Porter, William Logan
    b. 1842-07-11 d. 1937-08-17

    Barren County, Kentucky, printer and court clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Martha E. Porter. Printer in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1860. Circuit court clerk in Barren County in 1863.

  • Adams, [Unknown]
    Person
    Adams, [Unknown]
    d. 1865-04-20

    Resident of Letcher County, Kentucky. Allegedly killed by Wilkins Warren in Bath County, Kentucky, on April 20, 1865.

  • Caperton, James W.
    Person
    Caperton, James W.
    b. 1824 d. 1909

    Richmond, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Son of William Caperton and Eliza Caperton. Attorney in Richmond, Kentucky in 1850. Attorney in Richmond in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in trust for Eliza Caperton in Richmond in 1860. Served in the 72nd Regiment Kentucky Enrolled Militia as colonel until March 15, 1864.

  • [Unknown], [Unknown]
    Person
    [Unknown], [Unknown]

    Harrison County, Kentucky, hotel employee. Employed by Isaac Newton Webb as a waiter and porter in his hotel.

  • Mott, Samuel R.
    Person
    Mott, Samuel R.
    b. 1818-01-26 d. 1896-01-15

    Auglaize County, Ohio, attorney, politician, and soldier. Knox County, Ohio, native. Son of Gideon Mott and Anne Newell Mott. Married to Caroline Kepner Mott in Auglaize County in 1843. Father of John Mott, Thomas Mott, Walter Mott, Willis A. Mott, Mary Mott, Charles W. Mott, and Benjamin Mott. Bricklayer and plasterer in Auglaize County from 1833 to 1836. Bricklayer and plasterer in Auglaize County in 1838. Teacher in Auglaize County in the fall of 1838. Student of law in Piqua, Ohio, from 1840 to 1842. Prosecuting attorney in Mercer County, Ohio, in 1846. Prosecuting attorney in Auglaize County in 1848. Elected to the Ohio Legislature as a democrat in 1848. Served in the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from April 1861 to July 1861. Served in the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain in October 1861. Served in the 118th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from October 5, 1861, to February 10, 1864. Honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in March 1864.

  • Lindsay, Richard T.
    Person
    Lindsay, Richard T.
    b. 1811 d. 1882

    Harrison County, Kentucky, resident, merchant and clerk. Kentucky native. Father of Mary "Mollie" H. Lindsay, Martha B. Lindsay, and Juliet Lindsay. Married to Caroline Williams Lindsay in Harrison County on April 23, 1851. Father of Jessie B. Lindsay, Sarah Lindsay, Kate Lindsay, Richard Lindsay, and Anna Lindsay. Merchant in Bracken County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant clerk in Lawrence County, Arkansas, in 1860. Resident of Harrison County, Kentucky, in 1863.

  • Land, Charles Green
    Person
    Land, Charles Green
    b. 1818

    Harrison County, Kentucky, mayor, clerk, and merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Emily Swiney Land in Bath County, Kentucky, on January 29, 1849. Father of Mary C. Land, Anne Carrie Land, Julia R. Land, and Manville Land. Merchant in Bath County in 1850. Clerk in Cynthiana, Kentucky, in 1860. Mayor of Cynthiana in 1864.

  • Ward, James
    Person
    Ward, James
    b. 1820?

    Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sally Ward. Farmer in Garrard County in 1860.

  • McClintock, Joseph B.
    Person
    McClintock, Joseph B.
    b. 1834-06-23 d. 1891-10-23

    Harrison County, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Alexander McClintock and Ann M. McClintock. Married to Nancy G. Jameson McClintock in Bourbon County, Kentucky, on September 1, 1859. Father of Anna F. McClintock and James McClintock. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1850. Farmer in Harrison County in 1860. Sheriff of Harrison County from 1863 to 1864.

  • Boner, David
    Person
    Boner, David
    b. 1843?

    Pendleton County, Kentucky, farm worker. Kentucky native. Son of Eli Boner and Polly Boner. Farm worker in Pendleton County in 1860.

  • Hendricks, Joseph
    Person
    Hendricks, Joseph
    b. 1842?

    Pendleton County, Kentucky, farm worker. Kentucky native. Son of Jane Hendricks. Farm worker in Pendleton County in 1860.

  • Wheeler, Thomas
    Person
    Wheeler, Thomas
    b. 1836?

    Pendleton County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Merchant in Pendleton County in 1860.