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  • Hunter, David L.
    Person
    Hunter, David L.
    b. 1825? d. 1876?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Catherine Gossett Hunter. Father of David L. Hunter Jr., Mary Ale Hunter Scott, George C. Hunter, Gabriella Hunter, Lyman B. Hunter, Edward F. Hunter, and Lee Hunter. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

  • Dawson, Bryant N.
    Person
    Dawson, Bryant N.
    b. 1831?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and constable. Kentucky native. Son of John Dawson. Married to Eliza Purdy Dawson. Father of William Dawson, F. B. Dawson, Charles Dawson, and Lula Dawson. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Constable in Caldwell County in 1860. Employed one enslaved person owned by Mrs. Webb in Caldwell County in 1860.

  • Jones, Norflet
    Person
    Jones, Norflet
    b. 1816? d. 1887?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Harriet Jones. Father of Minerva Jones, Mary Jones, William Jones, Charles Jones, John Jones, Sarah E. Jones, James Jones, and M. A. "Lissey" Jones. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

  • Lowey, Turner A.
    Person
    Lowey, Turner A.
    b. 1826?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, carpenter and justice of the peace. Tennessee native. Married to Winey Caroline Bennett Lowey in Crittenden County, Kentucky, on August 28, 1847. Father of James Lowey and Bettie Lowey. Married to Martha Lowey. Father of Jacob Lowey and I. T. Lowey. Carpenter in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed Sarah Hollowell as a seamstress in Caldwell County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Caldwell County in 1861. Justice of the peace in Caldwell County in 1862.

  • Flint, James P.
    Person
    Flint, James P.
    b. 1816?

    Hopkinsville, Kentucky, merchant, tailor, and state agent. Virginia native. Married to Frances "Fannie" M. Young Flint in Bardstown, Kentucky, on April 1, 1838. Father of Mary E. Flint, Bryan Y. Flint, George Ann Flint, Emma P. Flint, John T. Flint, Eliza Flint, and James B Flint. Merchant in Hopkinsville in 1860. Tailor in Hopkinsville in 1860. Notary public in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1864. Commissioner and agent for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from April 8, 1864, to December 1866. Notary public in Louisville in 1865. Author of the December 20, 1865, report entitled, "Report of the State Agent for Kentucky, in Regard to Credits on Drafts and Certificates for Slaves Mustered into the U.S. Service."

  • Grier, William C.
    Person
    Grier, William C.
    b. 1819-07-10 d. 1881-01-08

    Carter County, Kentucky, farmer, politician, and provost marshal. Portage County, Ohio, native. Married to Clarinda Grier. Father of Jennie Grier. Married to Amanda N. Estill Grier in Lewis County, Kentucky, in February 1854. Father of Harriet A. Grier, Ida Grier, Louwilla Grier, Sophia Grier, and Ella Grier. Farmer in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Greenup County from 1851 to 1853. Farmer in Carter County, Kentucky, in 1860. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Carter County from 1861 to 1865. Served as the provost marshal for the 9th Military District of Kentucky from May 8, 1863, to May 29, 1865.

  • Wait, Cyrenius
    Person
    Wait, Cyrenius
    b. 1791-09-30 d. 1868-06-08

    Somerset, Kentucky, politician, merchant, and entrepreneur. Massachusetts native. Married to Eliza E. Beaty Wait in Pulaski County, Kentucky, on October 18, 1838. Married to Mary J. Newell Wait. Father of Daniel W. Wait, John Q. A. Wait, George W. Wait, Benjamin F. Wait, Millard F. Wait, Henry C. Wait, and Margaret Wait. Moved to Somerset and established a saltworks. Wharf operator at Waitsboro, Kentucky, on the Cumberland River. Established the first silk production venture in Pulaski County. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Pulaski County from 1848 to 1850 and 1857 to 1861. Founder of the Buck Creek Bridge Company in Pulaski County in 1858. Merchant in Somerset in 1860. Owned thirty-one enslaved persons in Somerset in 1860. Trustee of the Somerset Academy in Somerset in 1864.

  • James, Andrew Jackson
    Person
    James, Andrew Jackson
    b. 1817-06-04

    Frankfort, Kentucky, attorney, legislator, and attorney general of Kentucky. Pulaski County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary A. Beatie James in Pulaski County, Kentucky, on March 16, 1841. Father of Sarah B. James, John B. James, Daniel James, Anna Eliza James, Clara James, Samuel James, and Emma James. Attorney in Somerset in 1850. Owned eighteen enslaved persons in Somerset in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives in the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Pulaski County in 1855. Attorney general of Kentucky from 1859 to 1863. Owned ten enslaved persons in Frankfort in 1860.

  • Downing, Daniel E.
    Person
    Downing, Daniel E.
    b. 1819?

    Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer and politician. Married to Matilda Howard. Father of Catherine Downing, James Downing, Jane Downing, and William Downing. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Sheriff of Monroe County. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1853 to 1855 and 1859 to 1863. Owned three enslaved persons in 1860.

  • Austin, Nathaniel
    Person
    Austin, Nathaniel
    b. 1831? d. 1862?

    Monroe County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Tennessee native. Married Jane Crumpton Austin on August 13, 1854. Father of J. W. Austin, M. E. Austin, and W. H. Austin. Blacksmith in Monroe County in 1860. Reportedly killed by marauders in Rockbridge, Kentucky in August 1862.

  • Heflin, [Unknown]
    Person
    Heflin, [Unknown]
    d. 1862?

    Mentioned in letter from Bennett Spear Jr. to Daniel E. Downing in August 1862. Reportedly killed by marauders in August 1862 in Rockbridge, Kentucky.

  • Kirkpatrick, Jones
    Person
    Kirkpatrick, Jones

    Monroe County, Kentucky, resident. Mentioned in a letter from Bennett Spear to Daniel E. Downing in August 1862.

  • Maxey, William B.
    Person
    Maxey, William B.
    b. 1833?

    Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Robert C. Maxey and Augustine Maxey. Farmer in Monroe County in 1865. Farm laborer in Monroe County in 1860. Private in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.). Prisoner of War from June 9, 1863, to June 16, 1863.

  • Maxey, Robert C.
    Person
    Maxey, Robert C.
    b. 1795?

    Monroe County, Kentucky, cabinet maker. Kentucky native. Married to Augustine Maxey. Father of William Maxey, John Maxey, Alfred Maxey, Henry Maxey, and Martha Maxey. Appointed Trustee of the Beech Grove Meeting House and School House in Monroe County in 1843. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Cabinet maker in Monroe County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in 1860.

  • Hamilton, Oliver P.
    Person
    Hamilton, Oliver P.
    b. 1829? d. 1864-07

    Jackson County, Tennessee, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Married to Helen Hamilton. Father of Isabel Hamilton, Loretha Hamilton, Benjamin Hamilton, George Hamilton, Rorey Ann Hamilton, and William Hamilton. Farmer in Jackson County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Jackson County in 1860. Served in the Shaw’s (Hamilton’s) Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Battalion (C.S.A.) as captain and lieutenant colonel from December 21, 1861 to July 1864. Captured at Celina, Tennessee, on March 18, 1864. Held at the military prison in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 18, 1864 to July 10, 1864. Shot by a guard and transferred to Lexington, Kentucky on July 10, 1864. Died of his wounds in July 1864.

  • Spear, Bennett, Jr.
    Person
    Spear, Bennett, Jr.
    b. 1820-02-02 d. 1892-10-27

    Monroe County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Adaline Spear. Father of Isaac Spear, Ann Spear, Elizabeth Spear, Levi Spear, William Spear, and Lorenzo Spear. Farmer in Monroe County in 1850. Farmer in Monroe County in 1860. Enrolled in the military (U.S.A.) in February 1864. Served in the Monroe County Militia (Kentucky National Legion) as lieutenant in 1865.

  • Hardin, Harrison
    Person
    Hardin, Harrison

    Mentioned in a letter from Bennett Spear Jr. to Daniel E. Downing in August 1862.

  • Smith, Abraham G.
    Person
    Smith, Abraham G.
    b. 1791-04-13

    Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Smith. Father of Nannie Smith and Abraham Smith. Farmer in Mercer County in 1850. Owned twenty-one enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1850. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Owned sixteen enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1860.

  • Brown, George W.
    Person
    Brown, George W.
    b. 1836?

    Morgan County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Brown. Father of John C. Brown. Merchant in Morgan County in 1860. Served in the 45th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from December 1863 to February 1864. Served in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) as a lieutenant colonel from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

  • Howes, William W.
    Person
    Howes, William W.
    b. 1827?

    Rowan County, Kentucky, farmer, attorney, and solider. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Susan Witten Howes on January 18, 1849. Father of Charles Howes and Harvy Howes. Married to Mary Kelly Howes on December 16, 1854. Father of Sarah J. Howes, Purmeld Howes, Amanda Howes, James Howes. Step-father of S. J. Kelly. Farmer in Johnson County, Kentucky in 1850. Farmer in Rowan County in 1860. Attorney in October 1863. Served in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia in Johnson County as adjutant from May 21, 1864 to June 21, 1864.

  • Nibert, James
    Person
    Nibert, James
    b. 1820?

    Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Arminta Auxier Nibert in Johnson County on November 26, 1849. Father of Martha A. Nibert, Sarah K. Nibert, Samuel L. Nibert, Mary A. Nibert, James Nibert, and John H. Nibert. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Served as quartermaster in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia in Johnson County from May 21, 1864 to June 21, 1864.

  • Sweatnam, Hamilton S.
    Person
    Sweatnam, Hamilton S.
    b. 1818-06-01 d. 1893-09-20

    Johnson County, Kentucky, physician and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Sweatnam. Father of Cordelia Sweatnam, John Sweatnam, Rosabell Sweatnam, Mary T. Swearnam, and William B. Sweatnam. School teacher in Morgan County in 1850. Physician in Johnson County in 1860. Served in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia in Johnson County as surgeon from May 21, 1864 to June 21, 1864.

  • Preston, Burgess M.
    Person
    Preston, Burgess M.
    b. 1817?

    Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Preston. Father of Samuel W. Preston, Mar H. Preston, Winfield M. Preston, John H. C. Preston, Alice A. Preston, Clayton R. Preston, and Josephine Preston. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Served in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) as a colonel from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

  • Warren, Wilkins
    Person
    Warren, Wilkins
    b. 1834?

    Owingsville, Kentucky, grocery keeper and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James L. Warren. Married to Sarah Warren. Father of James Warren and Viola Warren. Laborer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned five enslaved persons in Bath County in 1850. Grocery keeper in Bath County in 1860. Served in the 24th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant from December 31, 1861, to April 14th, 1862. Served in the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant from August 16, 1862, to August 30, 1862. Accused of the murder of [Unknown] Adams in Bath County on April 20, 1865.

  • Downs, [Unknown]
    Person
    Downs, [Unknown]

    Mentioned as a prisoner in a June 1865, Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky letter from Benjamin D. Lacy to Daniel W. Lindsey.