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  James, David Cloyd

  b. 1828-12-21 d. 1915-01-18

  Union County, Kentucky, attorney and court clerk. Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee native. Son of William James and Martha Cloyd James. Married to Sarah A. Nunn James in Crittenden County, Kentucky, on August 20, 1850. Married to Frances B. Cary James. Married to Martha A. Kirk James. Married to Amanda Morris James in Webster County, Kentucky, on September 28, 1865. Clerk in Crittenden County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Crittenden County in 1850. Farmer in Union County in 1854. Manager and bookkeeper at Curlew Mines in Union County from 1857 to 1860. Farmer in Union County from 1860 to 1863. Clerk of the Union Circuit Court from 1863 to 1868.

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  Rogers, Joseph Martin

  b. 1839-07-14 d. 1923-09-28

  Jefferson County, Kentucky, student and notary public. Fayette County, Kentucky, native. Son of B. F. Rogers and Mary Ann Coons Rogers Keyes. Married to Kate Gamble Rogers in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on December 17, 1863. Father of Bernard Rogers. Attended school in Fayette County in 1850. Household owned sixteen enslaved persons in Fayette County in 1850. Attended school in Jefferson County in 1860. Graduate of the University of Louisville in Jefferson County. Household owned thirty-three enslaved persons in Fayette County in 1860. Attorney in Jefferson County in 1861. Notary public in Jefferson County in 1861.

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  Brown, Jim

  b. 1828? d. 1861

  Henderson, Kentucky, enslaved man. Owned by Seraphina Pentecost in Henderson County, Kentucky, c.1858. Escaped to Indiana in 1859. Owned by Seraphina Pentecost in Henderson County in 1860. Escaped in 1861. Accused of killing Walter A. Norwood in Henderson County on April 1, 1861. Killed during manhunt in Indiana.

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  Norwood, Walter Alves

  b. 1806? d. 1861-04-01

  Henderson County, Kentucky, physician. North Carolina native. Son of William Norwood and Robina Hogg Norwood. Married to Mary Lambert Norwood in Henderson, Kentucky, on April 29, 1856. Father of Eliza Norwood and Rebecca Norwood. Attended the University of North Carolina from 1823 to 1826. In partnership with Dr. Robert P. Letcher in Henderson c.1855. Physician in Henderson County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1860. Allegedly murdered by escaped slave, Jim Brown, on April 1, 1861.

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  Allen, Alfred

  b. 1815?

  Breckinridge County, Kentucky, attorney and politician. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Allen and Margaret Crawford Allen. Married to Mary E. Jennings in 1853. Father of Horace Allen and Mary Allen. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Breckinridge County from 1838 to 1839 and 1861 to 1866. Commonwealth's attorney for the 1st Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1839 to 1856. Unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, on Joshua F. Bell's ticket, in 1859. Attorney in Breckinirdge County in 1860. Recruited five companies of the 27th Kentucky Regiment Volunteer Infantry in 1861.

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  Mahan, William C.

  b. 1805-03-17 d. 1873-09-24

  Oldham County, Kentucky, trader. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Hunt Mahan. Father of Mary Mahan, James Mahan, Robert Mahan, Edward Mahan, Jane Mahan, Virginia Mahan, and Charles Mahan. Trader in Oldham County in 1860. Clerk of the Oldham Circuit Court in Oldham County from 1862 to 1865.

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  Wolford, Frank Lane

  b. 1817-09-02 d. 1895-08-02

  Casey County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Adair County native. Married to Nancy Dever Wolford in Casey County on November 2, 1849. Married to Elizabeth Walford. Father of George Walford, Mary Walford, John Walford, Kate Walford, Samuel Walford, and Jermia Walford. Attorney in Liberty, Kentucky. Member of the State House of Representatives in 1847, 1848, and 1865. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from October 28, 1861, to 1864. Dishonorably discharged in 1864 for vehement protest against recruitment of black soldiers.

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  Rodman, Hugh

  b. 1818-06-04 d. 1872-02-11

  Franklin County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Susan Rodman. Father of William Rodman, John Rodman, Anna Rodman, Pattie Rodman, and Hugh Rodman. Physician in Frankfort in 1860.

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  Bartlett, Anthony J.

  b. 1819-07-02 d. 1895-04-19

  Trimble County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Isabella Bartlett. Father of Hariet Bartlett, Nancy Bartlett, Elisabeth Bartlett, Mary A. Bartlett, Ella Bartlett, and George Bartlett. Attorney in Trimble County in 1860.

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  Meyer, Patrick

  Charged with grand larceny in Davidson County, Tennessee, in June 1864. Fugitive from justice in Kentucky in January 1865.

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  Groomes, Benjamin

  b. 1814? d. 1876-10-21

  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, cabinet maker. Virginia native. Married to Mary Parrish Groomes in Nashville in December 1838. Father of Catherine Grooms, Thomas Randle Grooms, Benjamin Franklin Groomes, Sarah E. “Sally” Groomes, and Richard “Dick” Groomes. Cabinet maker in Nashville in 1850. Cabinet maker in Nashville 1860. Partner with James Cavert in Groomes, Cavert & Co. in Nashville in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Nashville in 1860.

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  Johnson, Andrew

  b. 1808-12-29 d. 1875-07-31

  Sixteenth Vice President and seventeenth President of the United States. Raleigh, North Carolina, native. Married to Eliza McCardle Johnson in 1827. Father of Martha Johnson Patterson, Charles Johnson, Mary Johnson Stover, Robert Johnson, and Andrew Johnson, Jr. Tailor in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Green County, Tennessee. Member of the Democratic Party. Elected as alderman of Green County, Tennessee in 1829. Elected mayor of Greeneville in Green County in 1834. Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Tennessee from Greene County from 1835 to 1837. Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Tennessee from Washington County from 1839 to 1841. Democratic presidential elector from Tennessee in 1840. Member of the Senate of the State of Tennessee from 1841 to 1843. Member of the House of Representatives of the United States from the 1st District of Tennessee from 1843 to 1853. Governor of the State of Tennessee from 1853 to 1857. Member of the Senate of the United States from Tennessee from 1857 to 1862. Military governor of Tennessee, with the rank of brigadier general, from 1862 to 1865. National Union Party Vice President of the United States from March 4, 1865 to April 14, 1865. President of the United States from April 15,1865 to March 4, 1869, following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

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  East, Edward H.

  b. 1830-10-01 d. 1904-11-12

  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, attorney and politician. Nashville, Tennessee, native. Son of Edward Hyde East and Cecilia Buchanan East. Graduate of Washington Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1850. Graduate of the Law School of Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1854. Elected member of the Tennessee State Legislature from Davidson County in 1859. Partner with George G. Bradford in Bradford & East Attorneys at Law in 1860. Appointed Secretary of State of Tennessee from 1862 to 1865. Governor of Tennessee (interregnum) from March 4, 1865, to April 5, 1865.

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  Robinson, Andrew Lucas

  b. 1807 d. 1883

  Vanderburgh County, Indiana, politician, attorney, and customs surveyor. Vermont native. Married to Caroline Robinson. Father of Mary Robinson and Sarah Robinson. Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana from Vanderburgh County from December 6, 1851, to January 13, 1845. Attorney in Vanderburgh County in 1850. Attorney in Vanderburgh County in 1860. Employed Amelia Stafford as a domestic servant in Vanderburgh County in 1860. Customs surveyor in Vanderburgh County in 1861.

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  Clarke, Charles Julian

  b. 1836-12-16 d. 1908-03-09

  Franklin County, Kentucky, clerk, engineer, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Clarke. Resident of Franklin County in 1850. Household owned six enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Civil engineer in Franklin County in 1860. Household owned sixteen enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1860. Engineer in Franklin county in 1863. Appointed aide-de-camp and first lieutenant for the Kentucky National Legion on March 13, 1865. Clerk for Daniel W. Lindsey in the offices of the Inspector General and Adjutant General in 1865.

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  Smith, Edmund Kirby

  b. 1824-05-16 d. 1893-03-28

  General (C.S.A.). St. Augustine, Florida, native. Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1845. Served in the U.S.-Mexican War. Mathematics instructor at the United States Military Academy from 1849 to 1852. Served in the United States military as a lieutenant, captain and major until 1860. Served as a lieutenant colonel, brigadier general, and major general in the C. S. A. army from 1861 to 1865.

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  Fish, William Marion

  b. 1828-11-16 d. 1900-08-19

  Mount Vernon, Kentucky, farmer and court clerk. Kentucky, native. Married to Telitha French Fish in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, on December 8, 1856. Father of Mary Fish and Thomas Fish. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Clerk of the Rockcastle County Court in Mount Vernon from 1864 to 1865.

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  Shivel, Edwin

  b. 1827?

  Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Fayette County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary McCall Shivel in Rockcastle County on August 9, 1853. Father of Phillip Shivel and James Shivel. Married to Sarah Shivel. Farmer in Fayette County in 1850. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Commissioner of Common Schools of Rockcastle County from 1862 to 1863. Served in Rockcastle and Lincoln County Home Guards (U.S.A) as a corporal from May 7, 1862, to July 7, 1862.

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  Buford, Charles H.

  b. 1837-11-18 d. 1870-06-07

  Woodford County, Kentucky, resident. Scott County, Kentucky, native. Married to Lucy A. Buford. Resident in Woodford County in 1850.

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  Witty, Joseph R.

  b. 1831-11-19 d. 1898-07-16

  Metcalfe County, Kentucky, sheriff. Kentucky native. Married to Mary F. Huffman Witty in Barren County on April 15, 1862. Sheriff in Metcalfe County in 1860. Sheriff in Metcalfe County in 1862.

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  Fowler, Wiley P.

  b. 1799-09-02 d. 1881-12-11

  Livingston County, Kentucky, attorney and judge. Tennessee native. Married Sarah S. Barnett Fowler in Livingston County, Kentucky, on February 15, 1848. Father of White Fowler, Gustavas Fowler, and William Fowler. Circuit Judge in Livingston County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twenty-four enslaved persons in Livingston County in 1850. Attorney in Livingston County in 1860. Owned twenty-five enslaved persons in Livingston County in 1860. Judge for the 14th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1861 to 1866.

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  Holland, Archibald E.

  b. 1838-11-18 d. 1885-11-10

  Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of John Holland. Married to Caroline Cash Holland in Stewart County, Tennessee, on November 28, 1859. Father of Mary F. Holland and William Holland. Farmer in Princeton, Kentucky, in 1860.

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  Hollowell, Isaac P.

  b. 1831?

  Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Irwin Hollowell and Mary A. Hollowell. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Long Pond in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Long Pond in 1860.

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  McGuire, John

  b. 1818?

  Carter County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Ohio native. Married to Ruth Walker McGuire in Carter County on October 27, 1854. Father of Emily McGuire, James McGuire, Stephen McGuire, William McGuire, Thomas McGuire, Mary McGuire, Rachel McGuire, and Alice McGuire. Farmer in Carter County in 1850. Farmer in Carter County in 1860. Served in the 40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from September 25, 1863, to March 1, 1864.

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  Sayres, Samuel C.

  b. 1826? d. 1906-07-30

  Frankfort, Kentucky, captain and assistant quarter master. Mason County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sally Theobald Sayres. Father of Adaline Sayres, Ella Sayres, and Lucy Sayres. Merchant clerk in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Clerk in Frankfort in 1860. Appointed assistant quartermaster and captain for Kentucky State Troops on March 13, 1865.