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  • Arterberry, Thompson
    Person
    Arterberry, Thompson
    b. 1806?

    Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer. South Carolina native. Married to Elizabeth Arterberry. Father of James Arterberry, Benjamin Arterberry, William Arterberry, Alexander Arterberry, Wilson Arterberry, Nancy Arterberry, Bernetta Lucinda Arterberry, Mary L. Arterberry, Marthey Rosette Arterberry, Marion Bertrand Arterberry, Sarah L. Arterberry. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Farmer in Monroe County in 1860.

  • Gailbreath, Robert J. C.
    Person
    Gailbreath, Robert J. C.
    b. 1829?

    Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Married to Mariah McClenden Gailbreath. Father of Rosaline Gailbreath, William Gailbreath, Frances Gailbreath, and Thomas Gailbreath. Farmer in Jackson County in 1850. Farmer in Jackson County in 1860. Served as second lieutenant in the 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (C.S.A.) from May 17, 1861, to May 24, 1862. Served as captain in the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) from August 22, 1862, to January 1863.

  • Crawford, James, Jr.
    Person
    Crawford, James, Jr.
    b. 1808-10-30 d. 1888-01-18

    Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of James Crawford, Sr. Married to Jane Pinkley Crawford. Father of James Crawford, William Crawford, S. W. Crawford, S. S. Crawford, James B. Crawford. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Farmer in Monroe County in 1860.

  • Crafford, Lewis
    Person
    Crafford, Lewis

    Mentioned in a letter from Bennett Spear Jr. to D. E. Downing on August 14, 1862.

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

    Mentioned in a letter from Bennett Spear Jr. to D. E. Downing on August 14, 1862.

  • Spear, Adaline
    Person
    Spear, Adaline
    b. 1819? d. 1864-09-29

    Monroe County, Kentucky, resident. Mississippi native. Married to Bennett Spear, Jr. Mother of Isaac Spear, Ann Spear, Elizabeth Spear, Levi Spear, and Lorenzo Spear. Resident in Monroe County in 1850. Resident in Monroe County in 1860.

  • Theobald, Thomas Alexander
    Person
    Theobald, Thomas Alexander
    b. 1821

    Franklin County, Kentucky, clerk. Lexington, Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas S. Theobald and Sally W. Theobald. Married to Susan C. Moffitt Theobald in Trimble County, Kentucky, on June 9, 1845. Father of Griffin P. Theobald, Robert M. Theobald, Henry K. Theobald, Sally T. Theobald, Bettie Theobald, and Susan Theobald. Clerk in Franklin County in 1850. Farmer in Frankfort in 1860. Employed George Williams as a house servant in Frankfort in 1860. Served in the U.S. Army Volunteers as paymaster between 1861 and 1865. Addressed as captain in a note from Robert Armstrong Athey in May 1864.

  • Burke, Anson L.
    Person
    Burke, Anson L.
    b. 1820?

    Pendleton County, Kentucky, merchant and agent. Missouri native. Married to Nary N. Burke. Father of Sarah A. Burke. Merchant in Falmouth, Kentucky, in 1860. Agent for H&C, a Washington D.C. agency, in Falmouth in 1864.

  • Harris, Isham Green
    Person
    Harris, Isham Green
    b. 1818-02-10 d. 1897-07-08

    Memphis, Tennessee, attorney and governor of Tennessee. Franklin County, Tennessee, native. Son of Isham Harris and Lucy Davidson Harris. Married Martha Mariah Travis Harris in 1843. Father of Eugene Harris, James Harris, Edwin Harris, Charles Harris, and Isham Harris. Attended Winchester Academy in Winchester, Tennessee. Clerk in Paris, Tennessee, in 1832. Merchant in Ripley, Mississippi. Attorney in Paris in 1841. Member of the State Senate of Tennessee tin 1847. Member of the House of Representatives of the United States in 1848 to1852. Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862. Resident of Memphis in 1860. Owned five enslaved people in Memphis in 1860. Served as a volunteer aide de-camp in the Confederate Army from 1862 to 1865. Fled to Mexico in 1865.

  • Elliott, Robert
    Person
    Elliott, Robert
    b. 1801 d. 1886

    Cumberland County, Kentucky, planter and justice of the peace. Virginia native. Son of Samuel Elliott and Mary Oldham Elliott. Married to Mary "Polly" Kirkpatrick Elliott. Father of William Elliott, Granville Elliott, Asa Elliott, Nathan Elliott, Dorinda Ann Elliott, Tolliver Elliott, Michael Elliott, Richard Elliott, Amanda Elliott, Mary Kibbie Elliott, Tompkin Elliott, and Joel Elliott. Planter in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twenty-two enslaved persons in Cumberland County in 1850. Planter in Cumberland County in 1860. Owned twenty-four enslaved persons in Cumberland County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Cumberland County in 1860.

  • Thomas, James O.
    Person
    Thomas, James O.
    b. 1826?

    Cumberland County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of James Thomas and M. Thomas. Married to Mary M. Thomas Thomas in Adair County, Kentucky, on August 25, 1853. Father of Elizabeth E. Thomas, Samantha M. Thomas, and Louisa Ann Thomas. Farmer in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Cumberland County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Cumberland County in 1860.

  • Thompson, George W.
    Person
    Thompson, George W.
    b. 1824-10-02 d. 1902-09-12

    Kenton County, Kentucky, bar keeper and saloon keeper. Indiana native. Married to Sarah Thompson. Father of James Thompson. Bar keeper in Covington in 1860. Employed Elizabeth Mifford in 1860. Saloon keeper in Kenton County in 1863. Member of the International Order of Oddfellows.

  • [Unknown], [Unknown]
    Person
    [Unknown], [Unknown]
    b. 1840?

    Covington, Kentucky, enslaved person. Enslaved by Churchill J. Blackburn. Hired himself out to G. W. Thompson in 1861.

  • Blackburn, Churchill J.
    Person
    Blackburn, Churchill J.
    b. 1793?

    Kenton County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Elenor Blackburn. Father of James Blackburn, Mary Blackburn, and Edward Blackburn. Physician in Kenton County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Kenton County in 1860. Served as surgeon in the 41st Regiment Kentucky Infantry (C.S.A.) from September 4, 1862, to October 4, 1862.

  • Anderson, James W.
    Person
    Anderson, James W.
    b. 1825-11-15 d. 1884-03-30

    Barbourville, Kentucky, attorney. Knox County, Kentucky, native. Son of Ambrose Y. Anderson and Nancy Anderson. Married Carrie Anderson. Attorney in Barbourville in 1850 and 1860.

  • Herndon, Richard
    Person
    Herndon, Richard
    b. 1830?

    Knox County, Kentucky, attorney. Married to Betty Herndon. Attorney in Knox County in 1860.

  • Brown, A. Frank
    Person
    Brown, A. Frank
    b. 1826?

    Bourbon County, Kentucky, attorney and clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Tinnie C. Brown. Father of Fannie Brown. Attorney in Bourbon County in 1860. Appointed clerk of the council of the provisional government of Kentucky on November 18, 1861. Signed a loyalty oath to the U.S. government on July 7, 1865.

  • Powell, Lazarus Whitehead
    Person
    Powell, Lazarus Whitehead
    b. 1812-10-06 d. 1867-07-03

    Henderson County, Kentucky, attorney and politician. Married to Harriet Anne Jennings Powell. Father of James Henry Powell, John Rowan Powell, Anne Powell, Charles J. Powell, and Richard Powell. Graduated from the St. Joseph College in Nelson County, Kentucky, in 1833. Studied law at Transylvania University in Lexington. Admitted to the bar in 1835. Attorney in Henderson County, Kentucky. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Henderson County in 1836. Member of the Democratic Party. Presidential Elector for the Democratic Party in 1844. Attorney in Henderson County in 1850. Owned sixty-nine enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Member of the United States Senate for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1859 to 1865. Attorney in Henderson County in 1860. Owned fifty-six enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1860.

  • Duvall, Alvin
    Person
    Duvall, Alvin
    b. 1813-03-20 d. 1891-11-17

    Scott County, Kentucky, court of appeals judge. Scott County, Kentucky, native. Son of John Alvin Duvall. Married to Virginia Hotlzclaw Duvall in Scott County, Kentucky, on February 8,1843. Father of Lizzie Duvall, Tommy Duvall, Johnny Duvall, Henry Duvall, Alvin Duvall, Jr., Virginia Duvall, Wilenia Duvall Sneed, Mary Stites Duvall, and Sally Duvall Greenhow. Graduated from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, in 1833. Graduated from the Law Department at Transylvania University in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1840. Practiced law in Scott County from 1840 to 1852. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Scott County in 1850. Judge of the 9th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1852 to 1856. Judge of the Court of Appeals of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1856 to 1864. Chief justice of the Court of Appeals from 1862 to 1864. Fled to Canada in 1864. Attorney in Georgetown, Scott County from 1864 to 1866.

  • Ward, Andrew Harrison
    Person
    Ward, Andrew Harrison
    b. 1815-01-03 d. 1904-04-16

    Cynthiana, Kentucky, politician and attorney. Cynthiana native. Son of Andrew Ward and Elizabeth Headington Ward. Married to Ellen V. Moore Ward in Harrison County, Kentucky, in September 1846. Father of Mollie M. Ward. Married to Elizabeth Ware Ward in Harrison County on December 31, 1857. Attended Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Attorney in Cynthiana in 1844. City attorney of Cynthiana in 1860. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Harrison County from 1863 to 1865.

  • Calvert, Daniel B.
    Person
    Calvert, Daniel B.
    b. 1825? d. 1858-03-02

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Caldwell County, Kentucky, native. Son of John T. Calvert and Frances Morse Calvert. Married to Mary P. Calvert. Father of Sarah P. Calvert. Married to Martha Ann Cravens in Caldwell County, Kentucky on January 25, 1855. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Employed Pinickney Brown and John Morse as laborers in Caldwell County in 1850. Killed by James Williams in Caldwell County on March 2, 1858.

  • Hall, Isaac, Jr.
    Person
    Hall, Isaac, Jr.
    b. 1839? d. 1868-01-03

    Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Son of Isaac Hall and Anna Hall. Kentucky native. Resident of Morgan County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Morgan County in 1860. Convicted of passing counterfeit money and pardoned by Governor Magoffin in spring 1860. Mustered in the 2nd Battalion Mounted Rifles (C.S.A.) as private on August 25, 1862. Reported as deserted on October 18, 1862. Captured at Rowan County, Kentucky, on February 26, 1863. Prisoner of war at Louisville, Kentucky, from May 7, 1863, to May 12, 1863. Paroled at Fort McHenry, Maryland, on May 17, 1863. Farmer in Morgan County, Kentucky, in 1863.

  • King, Henry
    Person
    King, Henry

    Montgomery County, Kentucky, fugitive. Charged with shooting with intent to kill in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1860. Escaped from the Montgomery County Jail in November 1860. Fugitive from justice in November 1860.

  • Abraham, Joseph
    Person
    Abraham, Joseph
    b. 1817-12-06 d. 1894-09-02

    Cincinnati, Ohio, attorney and notary. England native. Married Sarah DeYoung Abraham in 1841. Father of John Abraham, Victor Abraham, Fanny Abraham, and Samuel Abraham. Employed Mary Liston and Mary Hastings as servants in Cincinnati in 1860. Attorney in Cincinnati in 1860 and 1863. Notary public for Hamilton County, Ohio in 1860 and 1863. Member of the Independent Order of B'Nai B'rith. Member of K. K. Bene Israel synagogue in Cincinnati.

  • Herold, John
    Person
    Herold, John
    b. 1820?

    Covington, Kentucky, carding machinist. Native of Bavaria. Married to Christina Herold. Father of Andrew Herold, Mary Herold, Aquilian Herold, and Alexander Herold. Card machinist in Covington in 1860.