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  • Blenner, George A.
    Person
    Blenner, George A.
    b. 1845? d. 1901-06-22

    Louisville, Kentucky, resident. Native of Germany. Son of Peter Blenner and Mary Blenner. Attended school in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1860.

  • Seaton, Hervey
    Person
    Seaton, Hervey
    b. 1805-04-05 d. 1868-03-13

    Louisville, Kentucky, policeman. Kentucky native. Married to Ophelia Seaton. Father of Alexander Seaton, George T. Seaton, Ann G. Seaton, and William H. Seaton. Watchman in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1850. Policeman in Louisville in 1860. Policeman in Louisville in 1861.

  • Corcoran, Martin
    Person
    Corcoran, Martin
    b. 1836-03-27 d. 1886-03-01

    Jefferson County, Kentucky, tinner. Native of Ireland. Married to Ann Harrington Corcoran in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on July 28, 1863. Father of Mary Corcoran. Tinner in partnership with John Gargan in Louisville in 1861.

  • Slevin, Thomas
    Person
    Slevin, Thomas
    b. 1815?

    Louisville, Kentucky, dry goods merchant. Native of Ireland. Merchant in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1860. Dry Goods Merchant in partnership with Thomas P. Cain and Richard D. Slevin in T. & R. Slevin & Cain in Louisville from 1854 to 1877.

  • Cain, Thomas P.
    Person
    Cain, Thomas P.
    b. 1824?

    Louisville, Kentucky, dry goods merchant. Pennsylvania native. Married to Eliza Hagan Cain in Washington County, Kentucky, on May 19, 1857. Father of James Cain and Mary Cain. Dry Goods Merchant in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1860. Dry Goods Merchant in partnership with Thomas Slevin and Richard D. Slevin in T. & R. Slevin & Cain in Jefferson County from 1854 to 1877. Employed Margrett Sprechue in Louisville in 1860.

  • Mitchell, William D.
    Person
    Mitchell, William D.
    b. 1839?

    Oldham County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Son of W. G. Mitchell and Lucy Mitchell. Farmer in Oldham County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the Oldham County State Guard as a private from September 17, 1862 to November 20, 1862. Charged with the murder of Fleet Goodridge, Jr., in Henry County in December 1862. Escaped from the Henry County Jail in December 9, 1862. Fugitive from justice in December 1862.

  • Stewart, Benoni
    Person
    Stewart, Benoni
    b. 1822?

    Grant County, Kentucky, merchant and master commissioner. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Stewart. Father of Nathaniel Stewart, Marium Stewart, Elniline Stewart, and Elizabeth A. Stewart. Merchant in Grant County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in 1850. Master commissioner in Grant County in 1860. Employed William Tulley as a laborer in Grant County in 1860.

  • Wilson, Berry
    Person
    Wilson, Berry
    b. 1809?

    Kenton County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth H. Wilson. Father of John B. Wilson. Farmer in Kenton County, Kentucky in 1860.

  • Myers, Lewis
    Person
    Myers, Lewis
    b. 1798?

    Grant County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Rachael Myers. Farmer in Grant County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Grant County in 1850. Farmer in Grant County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Grant County in 1860.

  • Clark, Thomas L.
    Person
    Clark, Thomas L.
    b. 1812-11-04 d. 1892-06-24

    Grant County, Kentucky, broker. Pendleton County, Kentucky, native. Married Eliza M. Davis in Grant County, Kentucky, on September 12, 1839. Farmer in Grant County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Grant County in 1850. Broker in Grant County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Grant County in 1860.

  • Hogan, Overton P.
    Person
    Hogan, Overton P.
    b. 1808-05-29 d. 1885-10-05

    Grant County, Kentucky, farmer and postmaster. Married to Sarah Kendall Hogan in Harrison County, Kentucky on January 17, 1833. Father of Elizabeth Hogan, Amanda Hogan, William N. Hogan, Elihu Hogan, Sarah K. Hogan, and Overton P. Hogan. Postmaster in Williamstown from July 21, 1840, to May 30, 1842. Farmer in Grant County in 1850. Employed Thomas A. Barnett as a laborer in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Grant County in 1850. Farmer in Grant County in 1860. Owned twenty enslaved persons in Grant County in 1860.

  • Jeffers, Nathan H.
    Person
    Jeffers, Nathan H.
    b. 1838?

    Grant County, Kentucky, circuit clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Susan V. Dills Jeffers on August 13, 1862. Clerk in Grant County, Kentucky in 1860. Clerk of the Grant Circuit Court in Grant County from 1862 to 1866.

  • Collins, Joseph M.
    Person
    Collins, Joseph M.
    b. 1832-06-29 d. 1895-02-14

    Grant County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Mary J. Craig Collins in Grant County, Kentucky, on August 20, 1861. Attorney in Grant County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Grant County in 1860.

  • Cunningham, Daniel L.
    Person
    Cunningham, Daniel L.
    b. 1833-08-22 d. 1908

    Grant County, Kentucky, magistrate, wool carder, and soldier. Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, native. Married to Rebecca S. Carder Cunningham in Grant County, Kentucky, in December 1854. Father of Robert O'Hara Cunningham, Albon Cunningham, Addie Cunningham, and Frank Cunningham. Magistrate in Grant County from 1854 to 1858. Wool carder in Grant County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Grant County in 1863. Served in the 32nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain.

  • Marksberry, John
    Person
    Marksberry, John
    b. 1835?

    Grant County, Kentucky, sheriff. Sheriff in Grant County in 1863.

  • Sanders, John
    Person
    Sanders, John
    b. 1829?

    Posey, Indiana, farmer. New York native. Farmer in Posey in 1860.

  • Ellis, Joshua
    Person
    Ellis, Joshua
    b. 1832? d. 1863?

    Boone County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Emily Crisler Ellis on February 19, 1856. Farmer in Boone County in 1860.

  • Winston, Albert G.
    Person
    Winston, Albert G.
    b. 1832-11-25 d. 1907

    Boone County, Kentucky, court clerk, farmer, and farm manager. Boone County, Kentucky, native. Son of William H. Winston and Lucetta Watts Winston. Married to Ellen Matson Winston in Boone County, Kentucky, on August 16, 1855. Father of Mary L. Winston, Alice C. Winston, Carrie Winston, Mattie K. Winston, and Anna E. Winston. Farmer in Boone County in 1850. Farm manager in Boone County in 1860. Employed John G. Winston as a farmhand in Boone County in 1860. Clerk of Boone Circuit Court in Boone County from 1862 to 1868. Master commissioner from 1862 to 1868. Member of the Republican party.

  • Coleman, Robert F.
    Person
    Coleman, Robert F.
    b. 1833? d. 1866-02-18

    Burlington, Kentucky, attorney and judge. Kentucky native. Attorney in Boone County in 1860. Presiding judge of the Boone County Court in Boone County in 1865.

  • Jackson, James Streshly
    Person
    Jackson, James Streshly
    b. 1823-09-27 d. 1862-10-08

    Christian County, Kentucky, attorney, soldier, and politician. Fayette County, Kentucky, native. Married to Martha "Patty" Buford Jackson in Scott County, Kentucky, in 1847. Father of David Jackson, James Berryman Jackson, Etta Jackson, and Juliet Jackson. Educated at Centre College in Danville. Graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1844. Graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, with a law degree in 1845. Admitted to the bar in 1845. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment as a private and third lieutenant in the U.S.-Mexican War. Attorney in Greenup County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Greenup County in 1850. Attorney in Christian County in 1860. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Christian County in 1860. Unionist member of the House of Representatives of the United States from the second Congressional District of Kentucky from March 4, 1861, to December 13, 1861. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from December 13, 1861, to August 13, 1862. Served in McCook's Corps of the Army of the Ohio (U.S.A.) as brigadier general from July 16, 1862, to October 8, 1862. Killed at the Battle of Perryville on October 8, 1862.

  • Wolfley, Lewis
    Person
    Wolfley, Lewis
    b. 1839-10-08 d. 1910-02-12

    Campbell County, Kentucky, soldier. Ohio native. Resident of Campbell County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served as captain and major in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry from December 13, 1861 to 1864.

  • Black, Amos
    Person
    Black, Amos
    b. 1837 d. 1905

    Laurel County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Black. Father of William H. Black, James Black, Samuel Black, and Elizabeth Black. Farmer in Laurel County in 1860. Third lieutenant in the 58th Regiment Kentucky Militia in 1864.

  • Hunt, Francis Key
    Person
    Hunt, Francis Key
    b. 1817-02-20 d. 1879-04-02

    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Julia Genevive Warfield. Father of Millie B. Hunt. Attorney in Fayette County in 1850. Attorney in Fayette County in 1860. Commissioner from Kentucky to Abraham Lincoln to request the removal of troops from Kentucky in 1861.

  • Thompson, Robert H.
    Person
    Thompson, Robert H.

    Sent a petition to Beriah Magoffin for the remittance of a fine in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

  • Campbell, James
    Person
    Campbell, James
    b. 1798-05-01 d. 1880-07-30

    Paducah, Kentucky, attorney and politician. Petersburg, Virginia, native. Son of James Campbell. Married to Mary Given Campbell in Livingston County on September 15, 1830. Father of Florence Campbell, Bettie Campbell, Caroline Campbell, and James Campbell. Studied law under William T. Barry. Attorney in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Moved to Salem, Kentucky in 1829. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the 1820s and 1830s. Served as the State Attorney. Formed a Railroad Company in Paducah with L. M. Flournoy and William Norton in 1852. Attorney in Paducah in 1860.