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  • Ross, William S.
    Person
    Ross, William S.
    b. 1799-08-11 d. 1861-07-10

    Union County and Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Maryland native. Married to Ellen D. Ross. Father of Mariam Ross, J. B. Ross, William S. Ross, M. A. Ross, William B. Ross, and Henrietta M. Ross. Farmer in Union County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Madisonville in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Madisonville in 1860.

  • Anderson, Charles
    Person
    Anderson, Charles
    b. 1814-06-01 d. 1895-09-02

    Twenty-seventh Governor of the State of Ohio, attorney, politician, stock raiser, and soldier. Jefferson County, Kentucky, native. Son of Richard Clough Anderson and Sarah Marshall Anderson. Married Eliza J. Brown Anderson in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on September 16, 1865. Father of Latham Anderson, Kitty Anderson, and Bell Anderson. Graduated from Miami University in Butler County, Ohio, in 1833. Served in the Senate of the State of Ohio from Montgomery County in 1844. Attorney in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1850. Stock raiser in Bexar County, Texas, in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Bexar County in 1860. Served in the 93rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a colonel from August 25, 1862, to February 21, 1863. Wounded at the Battle of Stone's River, Rutherford County, Tennessee. Resigned on February 21, 1863. Served as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Ohio from 1864 to 1865. Served as Acting Governor of the State of Ohio from 1865 to 1866.

  • Maxwell, George
    Person
    Maxwell, George
    b. 1847?

    Montgomery County, Ohio, clerk. Ohio native. Son of Ebenezer C. Maxwell and Elizabeth Maxwell. Resident of Union County, Ohio, in 1850. Resident of Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1860. Killed Augustus A. Van Houten in Montgomery County on October 6, 1864. Indicted for the murder of Augustus A. Van Houten in Montgomery County in November 1864. Fugitive from justice in Kentucky in 1865. Arrested in Fleming County, Kentucky, in September 1865. Remanded to the State of Ohio on September 25, 1865.

  • Raper, Swift
    Person
    Raper, Swift
    b. 1833? d. 1917-04-03

    Ross County, Ohio, candymaker. Son of Margaret Raper. Married to Sarah Elizabeth Orr Raper in Ross County, Ohio, on February 21, 1861. Candymaker in Ross County in 1860.

  • Smith, William Henry
    Person
    Smith, William Henry
    b. 1833-12-01 d. 1896-07-27

    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, journalist and politician. Columbiana County, New York, native. Son of William DeForest Smith. Married to Emeline "Emma" Reynolds Smith. Father of Emma A. Smith and Delavan Smith. Reporter in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1860. Editor of the Cincinnati Gazette. Private secretary for Governor John Brough in Ohio in 1863. Secretary of State for the State of Ohio from 1864 to 1868.

  • Darnall, Reuben S.
    Person
    Darnall, Reuben S.
    b. 1842-08-15 d. 1932-04-19

    Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, mason's apprentice, drummer, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William H. Darnall and Margarett G. Darnall. Married to Virginia Cargill Darnall in Kenton County on September 13, 1864. Student in Mason County in 1850. Mason’s apprentice in Maysville in 1860. Served as a drummer and private in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from June 11, 1861, to December 14, 1862. Transferred to the 4th United States Regular Artillery on December 14, 1862. Discharged from service on June 11, 1864, as first sergeant.

  • McCaleb, Hubert Andville
    Person
    McCaleb, Hubert Andville
    b. 1838? d. 1878-03-24

    LaSalle County, Illinois, soldier. Putnam County, Illinois, native. Married to Sarah E. Bushnell McCaleb in Illinois in 1864. Student in LaSalle County in 1850. Resident of LaSalle County in 1860. Served in the 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as sergeant, second lieutenant, and first lieutenant from October 31, 1861. Served in the 6th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment as lieutenant colonel and colonel from November 8, 1863, to May 13, 1866. Served in the 121st United States Colored Infantry Regiment as colonel from March 10, 1865, to June 30, 1865.

  • Gerhart, William R.
    Person
    Gerhart, William R.
    b. 1844-01-10 d. 1906-08-06

    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, soldier. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native. Son of Emanuel N. Gerhart and Eliza Gerhart. Graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. Resident of Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1850. Served in the Nevin’s Pennsylvania Volunteer Light Artillery Regiment (U.S.A.) as first sergeant and second lieutenant from July 2, 1861. Served in the 121st United States Colored Infantry Regiment as major from August 17, 1864, to June 30, 1865. Served in the 125th United States Colored Infantry Regiment as major and colonel from July 25, 1865, to December 14, 1867.

  • DeLeuw, Oscar Anthony
    Person
    DeLeuw, Oscar Anthony
    b. 1846?

    Carlinville, Illinois, soldier. Sheboygan, Wisconsin native. Son of Leopold DeLeuw and Johanna L. DeLeuw. Attended school in Madison County, Illinois, in 1860. Served in the 122nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from February 19, 1864. Served in the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.). Served in the 121st United States Colored Infantry Regiment as first lieutenant and assistant adjutant general from March 18, 1865, to October 4, 1865.

  • Cady, Jarvis Gladding
    Person
    Cady, Jarvis Gladding
    b. 1830-03-09 d. 1875-06-27

    Maysville, Kentucky, merchant, clerk, and law enforcement officer. Providence, Rhode Island, native. Son of John Cleveland Cady and Lucy Morris Nichols Cady. Married to Mary Louise Mitchell Cady in Mason County on November 23, 1854. Father of Mary L. Cady, William Frank Cady, and Andrew M. Cady. Merchant in Mason County in 1860. Clerk at Pearce & Son, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1863. U. S. police captain in 1865.

  • Jennings, Frederick A., Jr.
    Person
    Jennings, Frederick A., Jr.
    b. 1835? d. 1911-12-14

    Minnesota farmer and officer in United States Colored Troops. Pennsylvania native. Son of Frederick A. Jennings and Mary A. Jennings. Married to Elizabeth Ellen Galliher Jennings in Adams County, Illinois, in 1863. Father of Mary Jennings. Student in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in 1850. Served in the 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a private from July 5, 1861, to April 30, 1862. Farmer in Minnetrista County, Minnesota, in 1863. Served in the 121st United States Colored Infantry Regiment as second lieutenant from September 7, 1864 to June 30, 1865. Served in the 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment as second lieutenant from July 1, 1865 to November 18, 1865. Served in the 125th United States Colored Infantry Regiment as second lieutenant and first lieutenant from December 23, 1865 to December 20, 1867.

  • Shackleford, John, Sr.
    Person
    Shackleford, John, Sr.
    b. 1801-03-08 d. 1885-01-04

    Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, physician and university curator. Mason County native. Married to Ann Coburn Shackleford in December 1833. Father of John Shackleford, James Shackleford, Charles Shackleford, William Shackleford, and Sprigg Shackleford. Physician in Maysville in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Maysville in 1850. Physician in Maysville in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Maysville in 1860. Member of the board of curators of Kentucky University in 1865.

  • Lee, James A., Jr.
    Person
    Lee, James A., Jr.
    b. 1838-05-31 d. 1870-12-14

    Maysville, Kentucky, law student and soldier. Mason County, Kentucky, native. Son of James A. Lee, Sr., and Elizabeth W. Lee. Student in Maysville in 1850. Law student in Maysville in 1860. Served in the 16th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain and acting commissary officer from January 5, 1862, to June 27, 1865.

  • Duke, John Morton, Jr.
    Person
    Duke, John Morton, Jr.
    b. 1837? d. 1902-01-06

    Mason County, Kentucky, attorney and circuit court clerk. Kentucky native. Son of John M. Duke, Sr., and Hannah Duke. Married to Sarah "Sally" Taylor Dewees Duke on January 23, 1862. Student in Mason County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned five enslaved persons in Mason County in 1850. Attorney in Mason County in 1860. Household owned four enslaved persons in Mason County in 1860. Clerk of the Mason Circuit Court from 1862 to 1867.

  • Savage, William H.
    Person
    Savage, William H.
    b. 1832?

    Mason County, Kentucky, retail clerk and attorney. Kentucky native. Son of F. A. Savage. Married to Martha Miller Savage in Bourbon County, Kentucky, on March 13, 1860. Father of Frank Savage and Walter R. Savage. Clerk in Howard County, Missouri, in 1850. Attorney in Mason County, Kentucky, in 1860. Attorney in Mason County in 1863.

  • Cochran, Robert A.
    Person
    Cochran, Robert A.
    b. 1822-01-27 d. 1896-01-13

    Maysville, Kentucky, court clerk. Pennsylvania native. Married to Harriet F. January Cochran in Mason County on May 17, 1853. Father of Andrew M. Cochran and John Charles Cochran. Clerk of Mason County Court from 1859 to 1865.

  • Andrews, Robert D.
    Person
    Andrews, Robert D.
    b. 1822-04-29 d. 1885-09-27

    Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Amy H. Thompson Andrews. Father of Alice Andrews, Thomas B. Andrews, and Mary Andrews. Merchant in Maysville in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Maysville in 1860.

  • Ross, James Jackson
    Person
    Ross, James Jackson
    b. 1828-01-31 d. 1880-03-29

    Mason County, Kentucky, printer. Kentucky native. Employed by publisher Thomas B. Stevenson as a printer with J. Carter Williams, Franklin Bayher, and Thomas A. Ross, in Mason County in 1850. Printer in Mason County in 1860.

  • Throop, Thomas J.
    Person
    Throop, Thomas J.
    b. 1816?

    Maysville, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Son of George L. Throop. Married to Mary Throop. Father of H. S. Throop, C. S. Throop, Lilly S. Throop, Thomas P. Throop, and Mary Throop. Attorney in Shelby County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Shelby County in 1850. Attorney in Mason County in 1860. Employed Sylvia as a servant in Maysville in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Mason County in 1860. Partner, with Richard Henry Stanton, in the law firm of Stanton & Throop, from 1861 to 1865.

  • Wormald, George
    Person
    Wormald, George
    b. 1820 d. 1890

    Mason County, Kentucky, carpenter. Native of London, England. Married to Margaret Wormald. Father of Frances "Fanny" Wormald, Thomas Wormald, Sarah Wormald, Margaret Julia Wormald, Jacob Wormald, Mary Wormald, George Wormald, William Wormald, and Charles Wormald. Carpenter in Mason County in 1850. Carpenter in Mason County in 1860.

  • Brookover, James C.
    Person
    Brookover, James C.
    b. 1827-03-11 d. 1866-05-27

    Maysville, Kentucky, grocery merchant. Ohio native. Son of Richard Brookover and Isabell Brookover. Married to Rachel Brookover. Father of Henry Brookover. Grocery merchant in Maysville, Kentucky, in 1850. Grocer in Maysville in 1863.

  • Rains, John M.
    Person
    Rains, John M.
    b. 1829 d. 1909

    Mason County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant. Kentucky native. Farmer with his brother, James H. Rains, in Mason County in 1850. Merchant and flour dealer with James H. Rains in Maysville, Kentucky, in 1860. Grain dealer with James H. Rains in Mason County in 1863.

  • Watkins, William P.
    Person
    Watkins, William P.
    b. 1815?

    Maysville, Kentucky, merchant. Maryland native. Merchant in Maysville in 1860. Employed William B. Bean as a clerk in Maysville in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Maysville in 1860.

  • Tudor, George W.
    Person
    Tudor, George W.
    b. 1830? d. 1910?

    Maysville, Kentucky, tinner and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Harriet M. Hickman Tudor in Mason County on February 28, 1860. Father of Thomas Tudor. Tinner in Maysville in 1850. Tinner in Maysville in 1860. Farmer in Mason County in 1863.

  • Wormald, William
    Person
    Wormald, William
    b. 1835-06-04 d. 1901-03-27

    Maysville, Kentucky, clerk. Maysville native. Son of Jacob Wormald and Frances Cox Wormald. Clerk in Maysville in 1860.