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  Hansbrough, Presley F.

  b. 1820?

  Grant County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Martha Louise Johnson Hansbrough in Claiborne County, Mississippi, on February 1, 1843. Father of Walter Hansbrough, Harriet Hansbrough, Elvissa Hansbrough, Presley F. Hansbrough, Jr., and William Hansbrough. Farmer in Grant County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Grant County in 1850. Merchant in Grant County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant and captain from September 22, 1862, to May 15, 1865.

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  Black, James

  Pike County, Kentucky, enslaved man. Enslaved in Pike County in 1865. Indicted for tippling in Pike Circuit Court in 1865.

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  Adams, Alexander Ewing

  b. 1835-08-15 d. 1909-04-09

  Letcher County, Kentucky, resident, clerk, and merchant. Virginia native. Son of William Adams and Elizabeth Adams. Married to Georgia Anna Dills Adams in Boyd County, Kentucky, on June 24, 1863. Farmer in Lee County, Virginia, in 1850. Clerk in Letcher County, Kentucky, in 1860. Merchant in Letcher County in 1863.

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  Dils, John, Jr.

  b. 1818-09-15 d. 1895-08-11

  Pike County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Ann Rattiff Dils in Pike County, Kentucky, on November 6, 1842. Father of Georgia Ann Dils, Mary E. Dils, Augusta Dils, L. C. Dils, and John R. A. Dils. Merchant in Pike County in 1850. Merchant in Pike County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Pike County in 1860. Arrested by Confederate forces and held prisoner at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, in 1861. Served in the 39th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from January 21, 1863, to December 10, 1863. Dishonorably discharged on December 10, 1863.

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  Rodman, James

  b. 1829-03-06 d. 1902-01-10

  Franklin County, Kentucky, and Christian County, Kentucky, physician and superintendent of Public mental health institutions. New Castle, Kentucky, native. Married to Henrietta Rodman. Father of Mary Rodman and Thomas Rodman. Graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Louisville in 1849. Physician in Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1850. Superintendent of the Feeble-Minded Institute from 1861 to 1863. Superintendent of the Western Lunatic Asylum of Kentucky from 1863 to 1889.

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  Brydon, Stephen

  b. 1814?

  Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Hetty L. Brydon. Father of Mary T. Brydon, Harriet Brydon, and Ellen H. Brydon. Farmer in Franklin County in 1850 and 1860.

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  Scott, William C.

  b. 1829?

  Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Ellen Scott. Father of William Scott and John Scott. Farmer in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Franklin County in 1860.

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  Sullivan, James

  b. 1834?

  Franklin County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Son of Horace W. Sullivan and Maria L. B. Sullivan. Farmer in Franklin County in 1850. Merchant in Franklin County in 1860.

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  Dinkespiel, Max

  Signed a petition for Stephen Brydon.

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  Jacoby, B.

  b. 1832?

  Franklin County, Kentucky, clother. Native of Hesse. Married to Barbary Jacoby. Father of Joseph Jacoby and Rosenna Jacoby.

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  Wilson, John A.

  b. 1831? d. 1889-09-28

  Fulton County, Kentucky, court clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Jennie M Wilson. Father of Charles H. Wilson, Don Elgin Wilson, and Lou Wilson. Clerk of the Fulton County Court from 1862 to 1871.

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  Woods, William H.

  b. 1824?

  Green County, Kentucky, Presbyterian minister. Mercer County, Kentucky, native. Married Sarah C. Woods. Father of Waller Woods, William H. Woods, Joseph L. Woods, and Cortlandt B. Woods. Presbyterian minister in Green County in 1850. Presbyterian minister in Green County in 1860. Presbyterian minister in Green County in 1863. Hired five enslaved persons in 1860.

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  McCorkle, John M. S.

  b. 1799? d. 1875-03-05

  Greensburg, Kentucky, bank clerk. Pennsylvania native. Married to Jane L. B. McCorkle. Father of Elizabeth R. McCorkle, Aylett McCorkle, Flora McCorkle, Daisy McCorkle, Louise P. McCorkle, Jennie McCorkle, Eugene McCorkle, and Viola McCorkle. Attorney in Green County, Kentucky, in 1850. Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky from 1850 to 1851. Owned eight enslaved persons in 1850. Bank clerk in Greensburg in 1860. Grand secretary of the Masonic Lodge of Kentucky from 1859 to 1861. Notary public in Greensburg in 1863.

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  Allen, William Barret

  b. 1803-05-19 d. 1882-04-22

  Greensburg, Kentucky, attorney, banker, and politician. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Pope Helm Allen. Married to Huldah Wilcox Allen. Married to Miley "Millie" N. Baker Allen. Father of Jane Allen, Harriet Allen, Edward P. Allen, Mary B. Allen, and Fanny B. Allen. Attended Athens Seminary in Greensburg, Kentucky, under the Rev. John Howe. Studied under Dr. James Priestly in Nashville, Tennessee. Teacher in Greensburg. Studied law under Samuel Brents and admitted to the bar. Member of the Whig Party. Postmaster in Greensburg from 1823 to 1828. Justice of the peace in Green County from 1828 to 1829. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Green County from 1829 to 1831. Attorney for the Bank of the Commonwealth at Greensburg in 1829. Editor of a Whig political and literary publication in 1834. Clerk of the Bank of Kentucky branch at Greensburg from 1835 to 1839. Master in Chancery for Green County in 1843. Cashier of the Bank of Kentucky branch at Greensburg from 1839 to 1857. Member of the Masonic Order in Kentucky. Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky from 1846 to 1847. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in 1850. Owned ten enslaved persons in 1860. Colonel of the 16th Regiment of Kentucky State Militia (U.S.A.). Attorney in Greensburg from 1858 to 1862. County attorney for Green County from 1862 to 1874.

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  Dorsey, John L.

  b. 1838?

  Fleming County, Kentucky, farmer, deputy sheriff, clerk, and soldier. Fleming County, Kentucky, native. Son of Joseph Dorsey and Arra Dorsey. Student in Fleming County in 1850. Deputy clerk in Fleming County Court prior to 1860. Deputy sheriff in Fleming County in 1860. Enlisted in the 16th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private on October 12, 1861. Discharged on virtue of enlistment as veteran volunteer on December 31, 1863. Mustered back in the 16th Kentucky on January 1, 1864. Wounded in action at Columbia, Tennessee, on November 29, 1864, and sent to hospital, where he also served as a nurse in the No. 19 U. S. A. General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, from November 30, 1864, to February 1865. Mustered out on July 15, 1865

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  Rogers, William G.

  Kentucky soldier. Regimental quartermaster in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.).

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  Thomasson, Elias

  Kentucky soldier. Regimental quartermaster in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from July 1, 1861, to June 30, 1862.

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  Carr, Dulaney Richardson

  b. 1838-01-03 d. 1929-01-08

  Clinton County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and attorney. Tennessee native. Son of Thomas Carr and Sarah Ann Carr. Farmer in Clinton County in 1860. Sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from July 27, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

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  Robinson, James J.

  Enlisted as a private in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) on May 7, 1863.

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  Prudy, Robert

  Kentucky soldier. Sergeant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from September 18, 1861, to September 30, 1863. First lieutenant in the 37th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from September 30, 1863, to December 29, 1864.

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  Haley, Benjamin R.

  b. 1818? d. 1893?

  Wayne County, Virginia, farmer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Cynthia M. Haley. Father of Jane Haley, William Haley, James Haley, Hellen M. Haley, Charles Haley, and Margarett Haley. Farmer in Wayne County, Virginia, in 1860. Served in the 45th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as captain from October 10, 1863, to March 17, 1864.

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  Brodess, Henry Bishop

  b. 1830 d. 1881

  Boyd County, Kentucky, printer and soldier. Maryland native. Married to Mary Eliza Gibbs. Father of Harry Brodess and Charles Brodess. Publisher of the anti-slavery American Union newspaper in Ashland, Kentucky. Served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant from October 23, 1861, to November 17, 1862. Served in in the 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private, commissary sergeant, and second lieutenant from December 9, 1863, to February 14, 1865.

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  Outten, Coburn D.

  b. 1843 d. 1898

  Maysville, Kentucky, apprentice tinner and soldier. Kentucky native. Apprentice tinner in Maysville in 1860. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as commissary sergeant from September 9, 1862, to September 17, 1863. Served in the 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private and second lieutenant from February 6, 1864, to February 14, 1865.

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  Donahoe, James

  b. 1830?

  Lexington, Kentucky, grocer. Native of Ireland. Married to Margaret Donahoe. Father of Mary Donahoe, Michael Donahoe, John Donahoe, and James Donahoe. Grocer in Lexington in 1860.

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  Williams, H. G.

  Signed a petition in a case in the Fayette Circuit Court in 1863.