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  Burton, Robert A.

  b. 1834-06-11 d. 1899-02-16

  Marion County, Kentucky, farmer, judge, and politician. Kentucky native. Son of John A. Burton and Lucinda Burton. Married to Margaret Burton. Student in Boyle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Boyle County in 1850. Household owned seven enslaved persons in Boyle County in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Marion County from 1859 to 1861. Farmer in Marion County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Marion County in 1860. County judge of Marion County Court in 1861. County judge of Marion County Court in 1862.

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  Rawlings, Alson

  b. 1822-05-13 d. 1899-12-17

  Marion County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Mariah Rawlings. Father of Lewis Crittenden Rawlings, John Rawlings, and Clement H. Rawlings. Farmer in Marion County in 1860. Served in the Marion County Home Guard as the commander beginning in 1861.

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  Brenham, Charles James

  b. 1817-11-06 d. 1875-05-10

  San Francisco, California, mayor, notary public, and commissioner of deeds. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth "Betty" Adair Brenham. Father of Louisa Brenham, Robert Brenham, Mary Brenham, and Betty Brenham. Mayor of San Francisco, California, from May 5, 1851, to December 31, 1851. Mayor of San Francisco from November 10, 1852, to October 2, 1853. Commissioner of deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in San Francisco from 1857 to 1865. Notary public in San Francisco in 1860. Employed Margaret Mulkeen as a nurse in San Francisco in 1860. Employed Kate Nicholston as a cook in San Francisco in 1860. Notary public in San Francisco in 1861.

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  Green, Norvin

  b. 1818-04-17 d. 1893-02-12

  Owen County, Kentucky, farmer and Louisville, Kentucky, telegraph executive. New Albany, Indiana, native. Son of Joseph Green and Susan Ball Green. Married to Martha D. Green. Father of Susan T. Green, James O. Green, Pinckney F. Green, John E. Green, Warren Green, and Grace Green. Moved to Breckinridge County, Kentucky. Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Grocer on a flatboat on the Ohio River in 1834. Moved to Carrolton, Kentucky. Owner of a cordwood cutting business in Carrolton. Graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Louisville in Louisville in 1840. Physician of the Western Military Academy in Drennon Springs, Kentucky. Physician in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850 and 1851 to 1853. Commissioner of the United States directing the construction of the U.S. Custom House and U.S. Post Office in Louisville in 1853. Farmer in Owen County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Owen County in 1860. A lessee of the United Morse and People's Telegraph between Louisville and New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1854 to 1856. Lessee of the New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Lessees from 1856 to 1859. President of the South-western Telegraph Company in 1860.

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  Swigert, Philip

  b. 1798 d. 1871-12-31

  Frankfort, Kentucky, banker and member of military board. Kentucky native. Married to Jane L. Swigert. Mayor of Frankfort in 1849. Owned twenty-two slaves in Frankfort in 1860. Partner with William McKee in the Lexington, Frankfort & Louisville Railroad in 1858. Clerk in Frankfort in 1850. Clerk in Frankfort in 1860. President of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky in Frankfort in 1860. Secretary of the Military Board of Kentucky in 1861.

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  Sage, James Lawrence

  b. 1820-10-24 d. 1900

  Frankfort, Kentucky, gunsmith, and gas fitter. Connecticut native. Son of Charles Sage and Julia Ann Sage. Gunsmith in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Gas fitter in Frankfort in 1860. Super intendant of gasworks in Frankfort in 1863.

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  Kitchen, Nehemiah

  b. 1826?

  Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Martha Fannin Kitchen in Carter County, Kentucky, on December 3, 1846. Father of John Kitchen, James Kitchen, Sarah Kitchen, Julia A. Kitchen, Martha Kitchen, Rachel Kitchen, and David Kitchen. Farmer in Carter County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860.

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  Donnelly, Patrick

  b. 1842?

  Louisville, Kentucky, molder. New York native. Son of James Donnelly and Ann Donnelly. Resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1850. Convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Patrick Scott by the Jefferson Circuit Court in January 1860. Sentenced to ten years imprisonment on January 13, 1860. Inmate of the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort from 1861 to 1862. Pardoned by Governor Beriah Magoffin on February 2, 1861.

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  Berry, Nicholas T.

  b. 1825-04-28 d. 1882-04-20

  Marion County, Kentucky, court clerk. Nelson County, Kentucky, native. Married to Josephine Boucher Berry in 1855. Father of Samuel B. Berry. Married to Nancy H. Phillips Berry in Marion County, Kentucky on March 16, 1858. Attended Mount Merino College in Breckinridge County. Studied law under R. H. Rowntree. Member of the Roman Catholic Church. Clerk in Marion County in 1850. Household owned four enslaved persons in Marion County in 1850. Circuit court clerk in Marion County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Marion County in 1860.

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  Dallam, James L

  b. 1809 d. 1879

  Paducah, Kentucky, bank cashier. Kentucky native. Married to Lottie S. Dallam. Father of Mariah Dallam, Samuel F. Dallam, Herbert Dallam, Lucy Dallam, Fanny Dallam, Isaac Dallam, Mary Dallam, Frank B. Dallam. Clerk of the Livingston County Court in 1850. Clerk of the Livingston Circuit Court in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Livingston County, Kentucky, in 1850. Cashier at the Commercial Bank of Kentucky at Paducah, Kentucky, from 1852 to 1870. Owned six enslaved persons in Paducah in 1860.

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  Titus, Frazer

  b. 1800 d. 1870-06-30

  Memphis, Tennessee, merchant. Tennessee native. Father of Sarah Titus, Martha Titus, Mary Titus, James Titus, John F. Titus, Ebenezer Titus, and William Titus. Moved to Memphis in 1822. Merchant in Memphis in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Memphis in 1850. Resident of Memphis in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Memphis in 1860. Member of the Committee of Safety and Vigilance in Memphis.

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  Barry, [unknown]

  Served as a colonel and aid to Governor Beriah Magoffin in 1861

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  Merrill, Ayres Phillips

  b. 1798-04-17 d. 1873-11-03

  Memphis, Tennessee, and New York City, New York, physician, educator, and editor. Pittsfield, Massachusetts, native. Father of Eugeni Merrill and Mary Merrill. Veteran of the War of 1812. Graduated from the medical college at Fairfield, New York, in 1819. Surgeon's mate in the 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment from 1819 to June 1821. Assistant surgeon in the 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment from June 1821 to September 1823. Relocated to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1823. Relocated to Memphis in 1850. Organized the medical college at Memphis in 1850. Chair of the theory and practice of medicine at the medical college in Memphis. Editor of the Memphis Recorder in Memphis in 1851. Moved to New York City in 1864. Physician in New York City from 1864 to 1873.

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  Kelly, Thomas

  b. 1834?

  Boyle County, Kentucky, farmer and resident. Kentucky native. Son of Hiram Kelly and Emily Kelly. Farmer in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Boyle County in 1860.

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  Corey, Edwin F., Jr.

  b. 1835?

  New York City, New York, notary and commissioner. New York native. Married to Margaret Corey. Father of George H. Corey. Notary in New York City in 1860. Commissioner of Deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in New York in 1864.

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  Flournoy, Lafayette Montgomery

  b. 1820-09-19 d. 1900-06-14

  Paducah, Kentucky, attorney, banker, and entrepreneur. Born in Powhatan County, Virginia. Married to Elizabeth C. Anderson Flournoy in 1850. Father of Richard C. A. Flournoy. Graduated from Cumberland College at Princeton, Kentucky, in 1840. Studied law with William P. Fowler. Admitted to the bar in 1841. Moved to Paducah, Kentucky, and opened practice. Attorney in Paducah from 1841 to 1849. Practiced with Judge James Campbell. Editor of the West Kentuckian in Paducah from 1844 to 1849. President of the Commercial Bank of Kentucky branch at Paducah from 1853 to 1870. President of the Paducah Gaslight Company. Established the Paducah and Nashville Telegraph Company extending from Paducah to Nashville, Tennessee, with J. W. Jones in 1856. President of the New Orleans and Ohio River Railroad Company in 1865.

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  Patrick, Alexander Bell

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

  Breathitt County, Kentucky, county and circuit clerk and soldier. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Married to Prudence Patrick. Father of Armina C. Patrick, Samuel H. Patrick, James C. Patrick, Amelia Belle Patrick, John M. E. Patrick, and George C. Patrick. Clerk of the Breathitt County Court from c1850 to 1864. Clerk of the Breathitt Circuit Court from c1850 to 1864. Owned one enslaved person in Breathitt County in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Breathitt County in 1860. Served in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private from May 10, 1863, to June 30, 1863.

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  Akeman, Daniel

  b. 1831?

  Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of John Akeman and Sally Akeman. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1850.

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  Cardwell, John

  b. 1790-01-17 d. 1877-02-11

  Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace.Virginia native. Married to Araminta W. Watkins Cardwell on May 13, 1823. Father of John W. Cardwell, William D. Cardwell, Maranda Cardwell, Isaac N. Cardwell, Thomas Cardwell, A. Edward Cardwell, and Araminta Cardwell. Served in Captain John Brock's Company of the 4th Regiment of East Tennessee Militia as a private during the War of 1812. U.S. postmaster in Breathitt County from 1849 to 1851. U.S. postmaster in Breathitt County from 1853 to 1857. Merchant in Breathitt County in 1860. Tavern house keeper in Breathitt County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in 1860. Justice of the peace in Breathitt County in 1864.

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  McClarty, J. L.

  Whitley County, Kentucky, sheriff. Sheriff in Whitley County in 1861 and 1863.

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  Edmunds, Richard W.

  b. 1802? d. 1869-10

  Allen County, Kentucky, carpenter and justice of the peace. Virginia native. Married to Sarah A. Pulliam Edmunds in Allen County, Kentucky, on November 13, 1826. Father of Margaret E. Edmunds Reed, E.C. Edmunds, Catherine A. Edmunds Read, G.E. Edmunds, Louisa Edmunds, and M. Edmonds. Carpenter in Allen County in 1850. Carpenter in Allen County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Allen County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Allen County in 1862.

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  Pope, N. K.

  b. 1795?

  Allen County, Kentucky, judge. Virginia native. Married Marthy Pope. Father of W. R. Pope. Presiding Judge of the Allen County Court in 1860.

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  Carpenter, Samuel E.

  b. 1795-02-09 d. 1877-03-24

  Allen County, Kentucky, farmer and clerk. North Carolina native. Married to Sarah Downing Carpenter in Barren County, Kentucky, on June 2, 1814. Father of Joseph D. Carpenter, Ann H. Carpenter Orr, Benjamin Carpenter, James Carpenter, Elizabeth Carpenter Hudson, Samuel Carpenter, Sarah G. Carpenter, and Mary F. Carpenter Dixon. Married to Sarah Jane Bryant Harland Carpenter in Allen County on October 31, 1857. Father of Dorinda Carpenter. Farmer in Allen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twenty-seven enslaved persons in Allen County in 1850. Farmer in Allen County in 1860. Owned twenty-nine enslaved persons in Allen County in 1860. Clerk of the Allen County Court in 1862.

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  Fife, James. H.

  b. 1818? d. 1862

  Boyle County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Jane Fife. Father of John W. Fife, Henry H. Fife, James B. Fife, and Mary C. Fife. Farmer in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Boyle County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Boyle County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Boyle County in 1862.

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  Tucker, Orville

  b. 1808? d. 1882

  Boyle County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Artemesia Macie Helm Tucker in Lincoln County, Kentucky, on November 5, 1836. Father of Martha F. Tucker, Sarah E. Tucker, Eliza Ann Tucker, George Washington Tucker, Caleb Tucker, Drusilla Tucker, Mary A. Tucker, Margaret Tucker, William Tucker, Orville Tucker, Pleasant Tucker, and Artemesia Macie Tucker. Farmer in Boyle County in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Boyle County in 1850. Farmer in Boyle County in 1860. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Boyle County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Boyle County in 1862.