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  Archer, William V.

  b. 1834?

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney and commissioner of deeds. Native of Ireland. Attorney in Philadelphia in 1860. Attorney in Philadelphia in 1862. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Pennsylvania in 1864.

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  Carter, Wilkerson

  b. 1833?

  Graves County, Kentucky, farmer. Graves County, Kentucky, native. Married to Margie Willford Carter. Father of Lafayette Carter. Farmer in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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  Hunter, Allen A.

  b. 1838-08-29 d. 1902-07-10

  Madison County, Kentucky, carpenter. Madison County, Kentucky native. Son of William Hunter and Jenny Hunter. Resident of Madison County, Kentucky, in 1850. Wool carder in Madison County in 1860. Carpenter in Madison County in 1863.

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  Horn, Aaron

  b. 1828?

  Lexington, Kentucky, farm laborer. Indiana native. Married to Nancy J. McDaniel Horn in Franklin County, Kentucky, on July 28, 1856. Father of J. L. Horn, Susan E. Horn, and Lucy A. Horn. Farmer laborer in Fayette County in 1860. Laborer in Franklin County in 1863.

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  Reynolds, William

  Convicted of exhibiting a show without a license on the Cumberland River in Russell County in May 1860.

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  Patrick, Alexander Bell

  b. 1818-12-17 d. 1881-05-23

  Breathitt County, Kentucky, court clerk. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Married to Prudence H. Haddix Patrick. Father of Mary M. Patrick, Armina C. Patrick, Samuel H. Patrick, James C. Patrick, Amelia Patrick, John E. Patrick, and George Patrick. Circuit court clerk in Breathitt County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Breathitt County in 1850. Clerk in Breathitt County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Breathitt County in 1860. Served in the 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (C.S.A.) as a private from May 10, 1863, to June 30, 1863. Reported deserted at Virginia on unknown date.

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  Strong, Edward Callahan

  b. 1823-11-05 d. 1911-02-20

  Breathitt County, Kentucky, miller, county judge, and soldier. Kentucky, native. Married to Nancy Haddix Strong. Father of Alexander Strong, Greenville Strong, Sarah Strong, Granville Strong, Susan Strong, and Walter Strong. Farmer in Breathitt County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Breathitt County in 1850. Owner of a steam mill in Breathitt County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Breathitt County in 1860. County judge in Breathitt County in 1861. Served in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as first lieutenant from September 7, 1862, to May 6, 1865. Surrendered and paroled at Wilkes County, Georgia, on May 6, 1865.

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  South, Richard L.

  b. 1812 d. 1864-05-28

  Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer, carpenter, and soldier. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sarah "Sally" South. Father of John South, Mary "Kitty" South, Richard South, Letitia South, William South, Jeremiah South, Eliza South, and Mary South. Farmer and carpenter in Breathitt County in 1850. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1860. Served in the Fifth Kentucky Mounted Infantry (C.S.A.) as second sergeant and first sergeant from September 18, 1862, to May 28, 1864. Died at Battle of Dallas on May 28, 1864.

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  Curry, Obediah

  b. 1807-08-31 d. 1884-01-03

  Clark County, Kentucky, farmer. Pennsylvania native. Farmer in Clark County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in 1850. Farmer in Clark County in 1860. Residing with brother, Elias Curry, in Clark County in 1860. Household owned seventeen enslaved persons in 1860. Married to Isabel Spahr on December 23, 1864, in Winchester, Clark County.

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  Hensley, George Washington

  b. 1818 d. 1863-07

  Clark County, Kentucky, merchant tailor and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Nancy Nichols on March 4, 1858, in Clark County. Lawyer in Clark County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in 1850. Merchant tailor in Clark County in 1860. Enlisted as a private in the 8th Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.), Co. E, on September 10, 1862.

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  Cluke, Roy Stuart

  b. 1824 d. 1864-01-01

  Montgomery County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Kate Kerr Cluke. Father of Roy Cluke. Appointed to serve as colonel in the 8th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) on September 10, 1862. Prisoner of war at McLean Barracks, Cincinnati, Ohio, from July 26, 1863, to August 31, 1863. Prisoner of war at Johnson's Island from October 21, 1863, to January 1, 1864. Died at Johnson's Island, on January 1, 1864.

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  Moore, Thomas H.

  b. 1821-07-22 d. 1879-03-19

  Clark County, Kentucky, merchant and provost marshall. Kentucky native. Married to Mariah E. Bright Moore in Lincoln, Tennessee, on March 17, 1842. Father of Anna E. Moore, James M. Moore, Mary A. Moore, Pattie Moore, Kate Moore, and Thomas F. Moore. Merchant in Clark County in 1860. Owned twenty-two enslaved persons in 1860. Provost marshall of the Seventh Judicial District of Kentucky in 1864.

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  Murray, John

  b. 1828?

  Anderson County, Kentucky, turnpiker. Native of Ireland. Son of William Murray and Esther Dooly Murray. Married to Ann Murray. Father of Jane Murray, John Murray, Mary Murray, Bee Murray, Thomas Murray, and Margerite Murray. Turnpiker in Anderson County in 1860.

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  Hanks, Thomas Holman

  b. 1823-11-06 d. 1897-10-15

  Anderson County, Kentucky, attorney, politician, court clerk, and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret R. Myers Hanks in 1858. Elected to the House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Anderson County from 1849 to 1850. Clerk of the Anderson Circuit Court from 1856 to 1862. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860. Owned nine enslaved persons in Anderson County in 1860. County attorney in Anderson County from 1863 to 1867.

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  Schouler, [Unknown]

  Owen County, Kentucky, resident. Appears in a letter between Carter Blanton Snell and Thomas E. Bramlette in Owenton, Kentucky, in February 1864. Reported taken prisoner by Major Thomas Mahoney and the 30th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A) in Owen County in February 1864.

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  Mahoney, Thomas

  b. 1833-02-15 d. 1884-03-31

  Frankfort, Kentucky, soldier. Native of Ireland. Resident of Frankfort in 1860. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant and first lieutenant from August 22, 1862, to August 21, 1863. Served in the 30th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A) as a major from April 9, 1864, to April 18, 1865.

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  Breckinridge, John Cabell

  b. 1821-01-16 d. 1875-05-17

  Kentucky attorney, soldier, and politician. Attended Pisgah Academy and graduated from Centre College in 1838. Attended Princeton University and studied law at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Admitted to the bar in 1838. Practiced law in Lexington. Married to Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge. Father of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Frances Breckinridge Steele, John Milton Breckinridge, John Witherspoon Breckinridge, and Mary Desha Breckinridge Maltby. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Infantry as a major during the Mexican War. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1849. Democratic party member from the Eighth Congressional District of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Vice president of the United States under James Buchanan from 1856 to 1860. Ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States as a Southern Democrat in 1860. Democratic party member of the United States Senate from March 1861 to December 1861. Expelled from the Senate in December 1861. Served in the Confederate Army as a brigadier general and major general from 1861 to 1865. Secretary of war for the Confederate States of America from January 1865 to April 1865. Fled to Cuba after the war and took up residence in Europe.

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  Hawkins, Ed. W., Sr.

  b. 1815?

  Newport, Kentucky, attorney. Virginia native. Father of Jane Hawkins. Married to Mary A. Munday Hawkins in Owen County on November 27, 1854. Father of Richard B. Hawkins, Elva Hawkins, Edmund W. Hawkins, Mary Hawkins, and Laura Hawkins. Attorney in Gallatin County in 1850. Mayor of Newport in 1858. Attorney in Newport in 1860. Employed Anna Heron as a domestic worker in Newport in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Newport in 1860. Presiding judge of Newport mayor's court in 1861.

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  Fowler, Dickson G.

  b. 1830-02-03 d. 1876-05-17

  Paducah, Kentucky, boat captain. Kentucky native. Married to Laura Berry in McCracken County on May 17, 1853. Father of Laura Fowler. Married to Geraldine Porter in Henry County, Tennessee, on October 20, 1859. Commission merchant in McCracken County in 1860.

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  Johnson, John Milton, Sr.

  b. 1812-01-15 d. 1886-05-18

  Kentucky physician, scientist, writer, and soldier. Livingston County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Johnson and Jane Leeper Johnson. Married to Elizabeth P. Eaver Johnson in 1830. Father of James L. Johnson, Antonia Johnson, Laura H. Johnson, Eliza T. Johnson, John M. Johnson, Jr, and Betty H. Johnson. Graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine. Practiced medicine in various locations in western Kentucky from 1833 to 1856. Researched and published articles in medical journals on milk sickness from 1840 to 1845. Physician in Paducah in 1860. Served in the Confederate States Army as a surgeon and medical director from 1861 until the end of the war. He lived in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1862 until his death.

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  Prentiss, Benjamin Mayberry

  b. 1819-11-23 d. 1901-02-08

  Quincy, Illinois, merchant, attorney, and soldier. Belleville, Virginia, native. Married to Margaret A. Prentiss. Father of Harrison T. Prentiss, Guy C. A. Prentiss, Martha R. Prentiss, Jacob H. Prentiss, Ella Prentiss, Benjamin M. Prentiss, Jr., Clay Prentiss, and Joseph Prentiss. Rope-walk worker in Marion County, Missouri, from 1836 to 1841. Veteran of the U.S.-Mexican War. Rope-maker in Quincy, Illinois, in 1850. Forwarding merchant in Quincy in 1860. Served in the 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from April 1861 to August 1861. Served as brigadier general of volunteers in the U.S. Army from May 1861. Captured at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862 and exchanged in October 1862. Commanded the Easter District of Arkansas at Helena, Arkansas, as major general from March 1863 to October 1863. Resigned from the U.S. Army in October 1863. Attorney in Quincy from 1863.

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  Douly, John

  Mentioned in a letter from Benjamin C. Allen to Beriah Magoffin in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on November 12, 1861. Fined in Harrodsburg Police Court in Harrodsburg for intoxication.

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  Doyle, J. Peter

  b. 1830?

  Jefferson County, Kentucky, laborer. Native of Ireland. Married to Margaret Doyle. Father of Peter Doyle.

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  Burke, John

  b. 1818-12-17 d. 1908-03-28

  Mercer County, Kentucky, toll gate keeper. Kentucky native. Married to Mary E. Burke. Father of William P. Burke, Eliza Burke, and John L. Burke. Toll gate keeper in Mercer County in 1860.

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  Allin, Benjamin Casey

  b. 1808-05-06 d. 1895-09-26

  Mercer County, Kentucky, circuit clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas Allin and Mary Jouett Allin. Married to Susan Hart Warren Allin in Mercer County, Kentucky, on January 28, 1829. Father of Benjmain Allin, commMaria "Kate" Allin, Phillip T. Allin, Bushrod W. Allin, William B. Allin, Susan J. Allin, Grant Allin, Mary D. Allin, and Thomas Allin. Clerk of the Mercer Circuit Court in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1850. Clerk of Mercer Circuit Court in Mercer County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1860.