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  • Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg
    Person
    Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg
    b. 1817-11-09 d. 1873-04-11

    U.S. Army brigadier general. Kentucky native. Married to Louisa Hawkins Canby. Father of Mary Paul Canby. Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1839. Served as quartermaster and commissary of subsistence in the Florida war from October 1839 to 1842. Breveted as major and lieutenant colonel during the Mexican-American War. U.S. Army officer in Monterey County, California, in 1850. Employed John Hammell as a servant in Monterey County in 1850. Promoted to major of the 10th U.S. Infantry in 1855. Commanding officer at Fort Crittenden, Utah, and Fort Defiance, New Mexico, in 1860. Appointed colonel of the 19th U.S. Infantry and commanding officer of the Department of New Mexico on May 14, 1861. Served as brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers from May 31, 1862, to May 7, 1864. Promoted to major general of U.S. Volunteers and served as commander of the Military Division of West Mississippi from May 7, 1864, to May 17, 1865.

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    Referred to as a civil officer in a petition to Governor Bramlette from Bath County, Kentucky, in 1864.

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    Referred to as a defendant in a petition and report to Governor Bramlette from Bath County, Kentucky, in 1864. Mentioned as having the surname Sparks or Sharp.

  • Rainey, James S.
    Person
    Rainey, James S.
    b. 1820?

    Bath County, Kentucky, saddler and post master. Kentucky native. Married to Mary D. Henry Rainey in Bath County, Kentucky, on January 17, 1840. Father of Edward E. Rainey, William S. Rainey, Robert F.C. Rainey, George D. Rainey, John P. Rainey, Sarah A. Rainey, Susan E. Rainey, Carrie Rainey, James S. Rainey, and Henry C. Rainey. Saddler in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Bath County in 1850. Saddler in Bath County in 1860. Postmaster in Bath County in 1863.

  • Duty, Daniel D.
    Person
    Duty, Daniel D.
    b. 1825-05-01 d. 1884-08-14

    Bath County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Son of Sarah L. Duty. Married to Lodema B. Duty. Father of Lallie Duty. Merchant in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Bath County in 1850. Merchant in Bath County in 1860.

  • Smathers, Andrew
    Person
    Smathers, Andrew
    b. 1817-01-03 d. 1877-05-16

    Bath County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Smathers. Father of James Smathers, Maltida M. Smathers, Eliza Smathers, and Joseph Smathers. Married to Sarah J. Harrison Smathers in Bourbon County, Kentucky, on July 5, 1859. Farmer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Bath County in 1860.

  • Smathers, James
    Person
    Smathers, James
    b. 1807-09-15

    Nicholas and Bath County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Smathers. Father of Jo Ann Smathers. Farmer in Nicholas County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Nicholas County in 1850. Farmer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Bath County in 1860.

  • Baird, Henry J.
    Person
    Baird, Henry J. "Jack"
    b. 1816-04-17 d. 1894-05-13

    Bath County, Kentucky, tailor and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mariah Baird. Tailor in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Bath County 1850. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Bath County 1860.

  • Whaley, Benjamin
    Person
    Whaley, Benjamin
    b. 1806?

    Bath County, Kentucky, Farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Elizabeth Roosh Whaley. Father of William Whaley, Emily Whaley, Fannie Whaley, Mary Virginia Whaley, Benjamin Franklin Whaley, Braxton B. Whaley, and Emrada Whaley. Farmer in Bath County in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Bath County in 1850. Owned Allace [Unknown] and Mary C. [Unknown] in Bath County in 1857. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved person in Bath County in 1860.

  • Gossett, Martin J.
    Person
    Gossett, Martin J.
    b. 1817-08-06 d. 1864-06-26

    Bath County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Ann Atkinson Gossett. Father of John M. Gossett, Sarah C. Gossett, Levi Gossett, and Lucy Gossett. Farmer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Bath County 1850. Owned Dilly [Unknown] in Bath County in 1858. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Bath County 1860.

  • Gossett, Jacob D.
    Person
    Gossett, Jacob D.
    b. 1818-11-29 d. 1897-04-03

    Bath County, Kentucky, farmer. Clark County, Kentucky, native. Married to Joan F. Ratliff Gossett on September 2, 1846. Father of Caleb Sanford Gossett, Matthias Gossett, Ann E. Gossett, Mary E. Gossett, Martin R. Gossett, Alfred N. Gossett, Emma L. Gossett, and Edward B. Gossett. Farmer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Bath County 1850. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Bath County in 1860.

  • Howe, Robert
    Person
    Howe, Robert
    b. 1806?

    Bath County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Harriet Howe. Father of Mary Howe, Virginia Howe, and Isabella Howe. Merchant in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Bath County in 1860.

  • Bogie, John A.
    Person
    Bogie, John A.
    b. 1836-06-27 d. 1887-05-13

    Bath County, Kentucky, manufacturer and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Arabella S. Bogie. Father of James S. Bogie. Manufacturer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned sixteen enslaved persons in Bath County in 1860. Farmer in Bath County in 1863.

  • Jones, Daniel R.
    Person
    Jones, Daniel R.
    b. 1819-07-17 d. 1899-01-16

    Bath County, Kentucky, merchant and farmer. Bath County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary L. Groves Jones in Bath County, Kentucky, in October 1849. Father of Mary Groves. Married to Margaret Comingo Jones in Bath County, Kentucky, on October 6, 1853. Father of James Jones, John C. Jones, Robert C. Jones, and Condit Jones. Merchant in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Bath County in 1860.

  • Lanigan, William
    Person
    Lanigan, William
    b. 1841?

    U.S. Army soldier and bricklayer. Native of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Bricklayer in 1863. Served in the 1st Kentucky Light Artillery Regiment (U.S.A.) as private and first sergeant from October 6, 1863. Reported as deserted from Somerset, Kentucky, on April 12, 1864.

  • Smith, Margaret
    Person
    Smith, Margaret

    Indicted for larceny in the Jefferson Circuit Court in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Pardoned by Thomas E. Bramlette on May 18, 1864.

  • Still, William J.
    Person
    Still, William J.
    b. 1825?

    Nicholas County, Kentucky, hotel keeper. Nicholas County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary Bradley Still in Harrison County on January 15, 1854. Father of J. Warren Still, Henry C. Still, Eliza Still, and Bettie Still. Keeper of the Nicholas House hotel in Carlisle, Nicholas County, in 1860.

  • Burns, Michael B.
    Person
    Burns, Michael B.
    b. 1836? d. 1861?

    Fleming County, Kentucky, farmer and farm hand. Native of Ireland. Son of George Burns and Bridget Burns. Farmer in Fleming County in 1850. Farm hand in Fleming County in 1860.

  • Stanton, Richard Henry
    Person
    Stanton, Richard Henry
    b. 1812-09-09 d. 1891-03-20

    Mason County, Kentucky, attorney, politician, and legal writer. Alexandria, Virginia, native. Married to Asenath Throop Stanton in 1833. Father of Henry Thompson Stanton, Clarence L. Stanton, Asenath Stanton, Charlotte E. Stanton, Ella Stanton, Richard Henry Stanton, Jr., and Maria Stanton. Attended Hallowell Academy in Alexandria. Moved to Kentucky in 1835. Studied law and admitted to the bar in 1839. Editor of the Maysville Monitor in Mason County from 1839 to 1841. Member of the Democratic Party. Member of the Democratic Convention in Baltimore in 1844 and 1852. Postmaster for Maysville in Mason County from 1845 to 1849. Owned one enslaved person in Mason County in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives of the United States from 1849 to 1855. Presidential elector for James Buchanan in 1856. Commonwealth's attorney for the 10th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1857 to 1862. Partner, with Henry J. Stanton, in the law firm of Stanton & Son in 1859. Owned one enslaved person in Mason County in 1860. Hired one additional enslaved person in Mason County in 1860. District attorney for Lewis County in 1861. Arrested for disloyalty by General Nelson in October 1861 and released from custody in December 1861. Partner, with Thomas J. Stroop, in the law firm of Stanton & Throop, from 1861 to 1865.

  • McMillan, John F.
    Person
    McMillan, John F.
    b. 1813?

    Carlisle, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Phoebe A. McMillan. Physician in Nicholas County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1850. Physician in Carlisle in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1860.

  • Ewing, Eli M.
    Person
    Ewing, Eli M.
    b. 1824?

    Fleming County, Kentucky, farmer and Nicholas County, Kentucky, merchant's clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Robert Ewing and Nancy Ewing. Farmer in Fleming County in 1850. Merchant's clerk in Nicholas County in 1860.

  • Sims, Robert
    Person
    Sims, Robert
    b. 1821 d. 1879

    Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Rachael Sims. Married to George Ann Parker Sims in Nicholas County on December 19, 1861. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1850. Household owned three enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1850. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1860.

  • Edwards, Benjamin F.
    Person
    Edwards, Benjamin F.
    b. 1808? d. 1868-02

    Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Martha Berry Edwards in Nicholas County on November 3, 1836. Father of Laura J. Edwards, Sarah “Sallie” R. Edwards, Lucy E. Edwards, Martha A. Edwards, Charles Wickliffe Edwards, and Harlan Berry Edwards. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1850. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1860. Household owned an additional two enslaved persons in Nicholas County in 1860.

  • Kiddoo, Robert B.
    Person
    Kiddoo, Robert B.
    b. 1831?

    Nicholas County, Kentucky, attorney. Pennsylvania native. Attorney in Nicholas County from 1860 to 1866.

  • Banta, Andrew J.
    Person
    Banta, Andrew J.
    b. 1824-08-03 d. 1911-12-18

    Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer, sheriff, and soldier. Married to Elizabeth Banta. Father of Judy L. Banta, John P. Banta, Margaret Banta, Peter M. Banta, and Naoma C. Banta. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1850. Employed Thomas Shanks as a laborer in Nicholas County in 1850. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in 1860. Sheriff of Nicholas County in 1861. Served in the 1st Battalion Mounted Rifles (C.S.A.) as a private from October 22, 1861, to November 20, 1862. Served in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) as a private in June 1864. Served in the 9th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private in June 1865.