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  Barnes, John

  b. 1843?

  Campbell County, Kentucky, laborer and farmer. Virginia native. Son of Elizabeth Barnes. Laborer in Campbell County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Campbell County in 1863.

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  Tifft, Claudius

  b. 1817-03-27 d. 1910-03-14

  Campbell County, Kentucky, painter and soldier. Madison County, New York, native. Son of Reuben Tifft and Betsy Decolan Tifft. Married to Mary E. Mullen Tifft on May 9, 1846. Father of Mary Tifft, Elizabeth Tifft, Scott D. Tifft, Kate Tifft, and Annie Tifft. Painter in 1845. Served in the 3rd United States Light Artillery (U.S.A.) as a captain from September 10, 1845, to September 10, 1850. Painter in Campbell County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 23rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant and captain from December 8, 1861, to October 17, 1864. Discharged on account of disability on October 17, 1864. Charged with with a felony in Campbell County in 1864. Fugitive from justice in Wisconsin in 1864.

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  Ladd, Ephraim

  b. 1797-11-07 d. 1867-11-03

  Campbell County, Kentucky, carpenter and justice of the peace. Connecticut native. Married to Susannah Ladd. Father of J.M. Ladd, Mahala L. Ladd Smith, George I. Ladd, Jediah Ladd, and Willis E. Ladd. Mechanic in Pendleton County, Kentucky, in 1850. Carpenter in Campbell County, Kentucky, in 1860. Justice of the peace in Campbell County in 1865.

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  Lewis, James Taylor

  b. 1819-10-30 d. 1904-08-05

  Ninth Governor of the state of Wisconsin. Clarendon, New York native. Son of Shubael Lewis and Eleanor Robertson Lewis. Attended Clarkson Academy and Clinton Seminary in New York. Attorney in Columbus, Wisconsin in 1845. Married to Orlina Marion Lewis on July 23, 1846. Elected district attorney, county judge of probate, and member of the state constitutional convention of 1847 to 1848. Elected to the state general assembly in 1852. Elected to the state senate in 1853. Lieutenant governor in Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856. Secretary of state in Wisconsin from 1862 to 1864. Governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1864 to January 1, 1866.

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  Earle, John Baylis

  b. 1823-01-03 d. 1906-07-08

  Hopkins County, Kentucky, attorney. Married to Sarah C. Woolfolk Earle. Father of Lucien Earle, Luella Earle, Kittie Earle, Portia Earle, and Augusta Earle. School teacher in 1843. Member of the Whig Party and Republican Party. Assessor of Muhlenburg County, Kentucky. Law student in Hopkins County under the direction of John Cook. Attorney and partner in the law firm of Earle & Waddill, with Otway Waddill, in Madisonville in 1852. Attorney in Madisonville in 1853 to 1859. County attorney for Hopkins County from 1855 to 1859. Attorney in Madisonville in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860. Founder of Southeast Kentucky Petroleum, Coal, Mining, and Transportation Company, with H. M. Van Arman and Thomas E. Young, in 1865.

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  Gordon, William L.

  b. 1837-11-23 d. 1930

  Hopkins County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Cordelia Gordon. Father of Ora G. Gordon and William L. Gordon, Jr. Attended the Hopkins Seminary and Bethel College. Admitted to the bar in 1859. Attorney in Hopkins County in 1860.

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  Waddill, Otway

  b. 1822 d. 1901-12-19

  Madisonville, Kentucky, attorney. Trigg County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sarah E. Pary Waddill in May 1851. Married to Maria E. Pratt Waddill in April 1865. Father of Otway W. Waddill and Joseph C. Waddill. Attended Cumberland College. Admitted to the bar in 1846. Member of the Whig Party and Republican Party. Elder of the Hopkins County Christian Church in Hopkins County, Kentucky, from 1851. Attorney in Hopkins County from 1851 to 1855. Attorney in Hopkins County from 1863 to 1867. Partner in the law firm of Earle & Waddill, with John B. Earle, in Madisonville in 1852. Attorney in Madisonville in 1853. Attorney in Madisonville in 1856. Partner in the law firm of Arnold & Waddill, with John E. Arnold, in Madisonville in 1859. Attorney in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Madisonville in 1860.

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  Noel, George Washington

  b. 1810-06-25 d. 1888-09

  Hopkins County, Kentucky, physician and postmaster. Madisonville, Kentucky, native. Son of William Noel. Married to Emma Marshall Summers in Kentucky in 1832. Father of Cordelia H. Noel and William T. Noel. Student at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Graduate of the Kentucky School of Medicine in Louisville. Physician in Madisonville from 1837. Postmaster in Madisonville from 1840 to 1842. Physician in Hopkins County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Physician in Hopkins County in 1860. Household owned sixteen enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.

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  King, Robert H.

  d. 1866-06-09

  Kentucky colonel. First Lieutenant, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and brevetted Colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) from September 4, 1861 to 1865.

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  Vincent, Edwin

  b. 1830-04-14 d. 1910-02-11

  Kentucky farmer, and soldier. Married to Julia Ann B. Carver Vincent. Father of Margaret E. Vincent and Landers M. Vincent. Farmer in Cumberland County in 1860. First lieutenant in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from March 31, 1862 to May 15, 1864.

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  Brown, James Marshall

  b. 1792-05-01 d. 1879-11-09

  Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married Susan Beauchamp Brown in Nelson County, Kentucky on February 26, 1818. Father of Harry Brown, Susan Brown, Edwinia Brown, Catherine Brown, Newell Wilson Brown, and James Harvey Brown. Farmer in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned twenty-one enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

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  Mackey, John A.

  b. 1816?

  Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Mississippi native. Married Lucinda Conner Mackey in Nelson County, Kentucky on January 25, 1838. Father of Walter Mackey, Susan Mackey, Mary Mackey, Rodney Mackey, John Mackey, Margaret Mackey, and Wallace Mackey. Farmer in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1850. Farmer in Nelson County in 1860. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

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  Wood, James A.

  b. 1815-02-05 d. 1889-02-06

  Nelson County, Kentucky, sheriff. Washington, D.C. native. Married to Elizabeth J. Roberts in Bardstown, Kentucky, on April 8, 1860. Father of Elizabeth Wood, Thalia Wood, James Wood, William Wood, and Nannie Wood. Sheriff in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

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  Elliott, John Darwin

  b. 1826-08-28 d. 1897-09-21

  Bardstown, Nelson county, Kentucky, attorney and clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Lucinda Beal Elliot and William Elliot. Married Susan Carpenter Elliot in Bardstown, Kentucky on June 26, 1855. Father of Mary E. Elliot, Sam C. Elliot, Lucinda Abel Elliot, Louisa P. Elliot, Sarah Abel Elliot, Maggie Abel Elliot, and Lon Abel Elliot. Resident in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1850. Attorney in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky in 1860. Clerk of Nelson County c.1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Nelson County in 1860.

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  Campbell, Thomas C.

  b. 1830?

  Madison County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Farmer in Madison County in 1860.

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  Clark, Comley

  b. 1817?

  Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Francis Hiatt Clark in Garrard County, Kentucky, on July 25, 1839. Father of Eliza Clark, Amanda Clark, Emily J. Clark, Nancy T. Clark, and Marinda Clark. Farmer in Garrard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Garrard County in 1860.

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  Alverson, John L.

  b. 1839 d. 1878

  Jessamine County, Kentucky, wagonmaker. Kentucky native. Married to Martha Clark Alverson in Madison County, Kentucky, on May 16, 1861. Father of William Alverson and John Alverson. Wagonmaker in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1860. Wagonmaker in Jessamine County in 1863.

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  Patterson, John

  Mercer County, Kentucky, resident. Fined for gaming with an enslaved man in Mercer Circuit Court in 1861.

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  [Unknown], Alfred

  Mercer County, Kentucky, enslaved man. Enslaved by Rhoda Kirkland in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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  Kirkland, Rhoda

  b. 1791?

  Mercer County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Mother of John Kirkland, Hannah Kirkland, and William Kirkland. Resident of Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Mercer County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1860, including Alfred [Unknown].

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  Semonis, John, Jr.

  b. 1831?

  Mercer County, Kentucky, farm hand. Kentucky native. Son of John Semonis, Sr., and Nancy Semonis. Married to Amanda Thomas Hudson Semonis in Mercer County, Kentucky, on May 16, 1858. Father of John Semonis, Jefferson Davis Semonis, and Armesia S. Semonis. Resident of Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm hand in Mercer County in 1860.

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  Kirkland, John

  b. 1819?

  Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Rhoda Kirkland. Farmer in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Household owned six enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1860, including Alfred [Unknown].

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  Henry, John

  b. 1835 d. 1925

  Mercer County, Kentucky, merchant and farmer. Kentucky native. Son of John Henry and Isabella Henry. Married to Elizabeth Huff Henry in Mercer County, Kentucky, on November 16, 1858. Father of Wiliam Thomas Henry, Isabel Henry, and Richard Henry. Resident of Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Mercer County in 1860. Farmer in Mercer County in 1863.

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  Williams, Merrill M.

  b. 1821 d. 1900

  Mercer County, Kentucky, miller. Kentucky native. Married to Lucy Williams. Father of John Williams, Martha Williams, Alice Williams, and Mary Williams. Miller in Mercer County, Kentucky in 1850. Miller in Mercer County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1860.

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  Taylor, Henry

  b. 1838-07-19 d. 1916-04-28

  Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Ann Taylor. Father of John W. Taylor. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.