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  • Burton, John R.
    Person
    Burton, John R.
    b. 1825-01-19 d. 1903-04-16

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Margaret "Peggy" Burton. Father of John Burton, Jesse Burton, Paul Burton, Missouri A. Burton, Sabrina Burton, Martha Burton, Richard Burton, and Louisa Burton. Farmer in Napp, North Carolina, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.

  • Winstead, Pleasant B.
    Person
    Winstead, Pleasant B.
    b. 1812? d. 1865?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Rachel P. Winstead. Father of Josiah D. Winstead, Pleasant B. Winstead Jr., James R. Winstead, Samuel B. Winstead, and Ann E. Winstead. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1840. Owned six enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1840. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Dunkerson, Marcus
    Person
    Dunkerson, Marcus
    b. 1833-05-04 d. 1908-11-10

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Hopkins County, Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas H. Dunkerson and Martha Dunkerson. Married to Temperance Mitchell Dunkerson in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on January 2, 1854. Father of Rufus R. Dunkerson and Thomas L. Dunkerson. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Malin, Miles
    Person
    Malin, Miles
    b. 1818?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, merchant. South Carolina native. Married to Mary R. Malin. Father of Emma B. Malin. Merchant in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.

  • Prather, Finley D.
    Person
    Prather, Finley D.
    b. 1843-07-11 d. 1897-03-03

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Fielding S. Prather and Eliza Prather. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1863.

  • Robertson, James
    Person
    Robertson, James

    Signed a petition on behalf of Thomas B. Wadlington in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on February 11, 1861.

  • Jones, Thomas H.
    Person
    Jones, Thomas H.
    b. 1838?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Tennessee native. Married to Mary C. Mathews Jones in Hopkins County, Kentucky on March 28, 1857. Father of Walter Jones and Willie F. Jones. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Dunkerson, William D.
    Person
    Dunkerson, William D.
    b. 1836?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas H. Dunkerson and Martha Dunkerson. Married to Fannie Dunkerson. Father of Margaret Dunkerson. Student in Hopkins County in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860. Served in the 25th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private. Reported as deserted at Shiloh, Tennessee, on May 1, 1862. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from December 3, 1864, to September 20, 1865.

  • Robertson, James H.
    Person
    Robertson, James H.
    b. 1841-05-08 d. 1917-06-18

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Vincent F. Robertson and Miranda Davis Robertson. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Slaton, John B.
    Person
    Slaton, John B.
    b. 1827-10-27 d. 1911-06-09

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Hopkins County, Kentucky native. Son of James Slaton and Elizabeth Bailey Slaton. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned three enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1863.

  • Robertson, Joseph G.
    Person
    Robertson, Joseph G.
    b. 1844?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Vincent F. Robertson and Miranda Davis Robertson. Student in Hopkins County in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Mccindry, Thomas
    Person
    Mccindry, Thomas

    Signed a petition on behalf of Thomas B. Wadlington in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on February 11, 1861.

  • Hall, Bartlett Henson
    Person
    Hall, Bartlett Henson
    b. 1834 d. 1893

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and carpenter. Kentucky native. Son of Dixon Hall and Sarah Hall. Married to Minerva L. Hall. Father of Joseph W. Hall and Peter Hall. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Carpenter in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Robertson, Louis
    Person
    Robertson, Louis
    b. 1783?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Anna Robertson. Father of William Robertson and Louisa A. Robertson. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Dunkerson, John
    Person
    Dunkerson, John
    b. 1843-01-15 d. 1911-04-22

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Moses W. Dunkerson and Mary Dunkerson. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned one enslaved person in Hopkins County in 1850. Student and farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Hopkins County in 1860. Served in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from September 13, 1862, to September 23, 1863. Reported as deserted in February 1863.

  • Yates, Joseph H.
    Person
    Yates, Joseph H.
    b. 1844?

    Adair County and Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Adair County, Kentucky, native. Son of Milton Yates and Mary E. Yates. Student in Adair County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Adair County in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1863.

  • Martin, William Thomas
    Person
    Martin, William Thomas
    b. 1842?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of William Martin and Belinda Martin. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Student and farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Bacon, Iredell H.
    Person
    Bacon, Iredell H.
    b. 1841?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, student and farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of B. R. Bacon. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer and student in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Hankins, Albert
    Person
    Hankins, Albert
    b. 1838?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, day laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Houston J. Hankins and Mary Hankins. Married to Isabelle J. Hankins. Father of John A. Hankins and Leander Hankins. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Day laborer in Hopkins County in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1863. Served in the 8th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a sergeant from October 18, 1861.

  • Whitsell, Pleasant W.
    Person
    Whitsell, Pleasant W.
    b. 1830?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Georgia native. Son of George Whitsell. Father of Sarah L. Whitsell and Sidney A. Whitsell. Married to Mary A. Fowler Whitsell in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on November 6, 1856. Father of Eliza J. Whitsell. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Whitsell, William G.
    Person
    Whitsell, William G.
    b. 1826?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Georgia native. Son of George Whitsell. Married to Marjorie "Mary" F. Crews Whitsell in Henderson County, Kentucky, on June 5, 1851. Father of George W. Whitsell, John P. Whitsell, James M. Whitsell, and Marjorie E. Whitsell. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Qualls, Allen Freeman
    Person
    Qualls, Allen Freeman
    b. 1834-06-18 d. 1916-04-09

    Granville County, North Carolina and Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. North Carolina native. Father of James M. Qualls. Son of James Qualls and Judy Qualls. Student in Granville County, North Carolina, in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from January 3, 1865, to September 20, 1865.

  • Gardner, John Almus
    Person
    Gardner, John Almus
    b. 1809-08-19 d. 1892-01-05

    Weakley County, Tennessee, attorney, politician, and railroad executive. Tennessee native. Married to Maria Terrell Gardner in 1828. Father of Ada Gardner, Laura A. Gardner, Algernon Colegate Gardner, Louisa M. Gardner, and Joseph O. Gardner. Married to Agnes H. Cowardin Gardner in 1850. Father of Almus H. Gardner, Ernest M. Gardner, Fanny B. Gardner, Percy W. Gardner, Colin Gardner, Wesley W. Gardner, and Jackey L. Gardner. Founded the West Tennesseean newspaper in Paris, Tennessee, in 1827. Opened law practice in Dresden, Tennessee, in 1829. Editor of The Jacksonian newspaper in 1838. Member of the Senate of the State of Tennessee from 1841 to 1847. Attorney in Weakley County in 1850. Established the Nashville & Northwestern Railroad Company in 1852. President of the Nashville & Northwestern Railroad Company in 1855. Attorney in Weakley County in 1860. Planter in Weakley County.

  • Towery, Silas Watts
    Person
    Towery, Silas Watts
    b. 1832?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Robert Towery and Frances C. Towery. Married to Nancy Emmeline Roberts Towery. Father of Mary Towery, Amelia Saphira Towery, Marion Towery, and Henry Towery. Laborer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860.

  • Cannan, Elijah Steven
    Person
    Cannan, Elijah Steven
    b. 1840-02-05 d. 1926-03-27

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, and Perry County, Illinois, resident. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy E. Cannan. Stepfather of John N. Edmonson Cannan. Student in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident in Perry County, Illinois, in 1860.