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  • Starr, B. M.
    Person
    Starr, B. M.
    b. 1814?

    Logan County, Illinois, drinker of whiskey. Kentucky native. Drinker of whiskey in Logan County, Illinois in 1860. Resident of Caldwell County, Kentucky in 1861.

  • Carter, William H.
    Person
    Carter, William H.
    b. 1833-11-03 d. 1920-05-06

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Laborer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Caldwell County in 1861. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a third lieutenant and second lieutenant from July 10, 1861, to June 16, 1865. Captured at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on October 1, 1864. Prisoner of war at Louisville in November 1864. Prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, from November 15, 1864, to June 16, 1865. Released on loyalty oath to the U. S. government on June 16, 1865.

  • Cantrell, Wade H.
    Person
    Cantrell, Wade H.
    b. 1830?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of James Cantrell and Hannah Cantrell. Married to Sabrina Cantrell. Father of Mary Cantrell, D. C. Cantrell, S. B. Cantrell, and B. F. Cantrell. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Caldwell County in 1860.

  • Phelps, Bailous
    Person
    Phelps, Bailous
    b. 1802-04-07 d. 1870-05-29

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and minister. Mississippi native. Married to Mahony Jones Phelps in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on July 20, 1826. Father of Louisa A. Phelps, Martha E. Phelps, Alzada G. Phelps, Laura B. Phelps, Sarah V. Phelps, and Charlie Phelps. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Baptist clergyman in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860.

  • Kerr, Adam
    Person
    Kerr, Adam
    b. 1810 d. 1878

    Portsmouth, Ohio, mayor and ironworker. Pennsylvania native. Married to Lucinda Kerr in Scioto County, Ohio, on December 26, 1837. Father of James H. Kerr, A. Eliza Kerr, Isabell Kerr, and Jane Kerr. Member of the Democratic Party. Ironworker in Portsmouth in 1850. Mayor of Portsmouth from 1853 to 1855. Mayor of Portsmouth from 1859 to 1865. Ironworker in Portsmouth in 1860.

  • Bailey, Jonathan R.
    Person
    Bailey, Jonathan R.
    b. 1817-09-19 d. 1890-09-11

    Logan County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret E. Kennedy in Logan County on October 9, 1848. Father of Bettie R. Bailey, Emma Bailey, Florence Bailey, and Daniel Bailey. Physician in Logan County in 1850. Owned ten enslaved persons in 1850. Physician in Logan County in 1860. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in 1860. Served as surgeon in the 26th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) from March 8, 1862, to April 10, 1862. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1862 to 1865.

  • Stevenson, Fannie
    Person
    Stevenson, Fannie
    b. 1841?

    Benton County, Indiana, resident. Kentucky native. Daughter of Evan Stevenson and Lydia Boggs Stevenson. Resident of Benton County in 1860.

  • Stevenson, Evan
    Person
    Stevenson, Evan
    b. 1808-03-21 d. 1879-01-13

    Benton County, Indiana, minister. Kentucky native. Married to Lydia Boggs Stevenson. Father of J. E. Stevenson, A. M. Stevenson, Lemuel B. Stevenson, Mary Stevenson, Fannie Stevenson, Wilbur F. Stevenson, Hiram S. Stevenson, Sidney M. Stevenson, Henry T. Stevenson, Evan Stevenson, Laura Stevenson. Farmer and Methodist minister in Scott County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in 1850. Minister in Benton County, Indiana, in 1860. Chaplain in the 15th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.). Resigned from service on March 21, 1862.

  • [Unknown], [Unknown]
    Person
    [Unknown], [Unknown]

    Russelville, Logan County, Kentucky, resident. Mentioned as mother of student at Russelville Collegiate Institute in 1862.

  • [Unknown], [Unknown]
    Person
    [Unknown], [Unknown]

    Louisiana soldier. Mentioned as serving in the 1st Louisiana Volunteer Cavalry (C.S.A.) under command of Col. John S. Scott in 1862.

  • Scott, John S.
    Person
    Scott, John S.

    Louisiana soldier. Colonel in the 1st Louisiana Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) from September 11, 1861, to 1865.

  • Stevenson, [Unknown]
    Person
    Stevenson, [Unknown]
    d. 1862?

    Daughter of Evan Stevenson and Lydia Boggs Stevenson. Mentioned in correspondence from Evan Stevenson to James Fisher Robinson in September 1862.

  • Adams, Milton
    Person
    Adams, Milton
    b. 1821?

    Henry County, Kentucky, hotel keeper. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Hall Adams. Father of James Adams, Elijah T. Adams, Maggie Bell Adams, George M. Adams, and Fannie G. Adams. Hotel keeper Henry County in 1860. Employed one enslaved person in Henry County in 1860.

  • Pearce, Thomas J.
    Person
    Pearce, Thomas J.
    b. 1835?

    Henry County, Kentucky, tailor. Kentucky native. Tailor in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1860. Household owned four enslaved persons in 1860.

  • Wills, George W.
    Person
    Wills, George W.
    b. 1824 d. 1903

    Henry County, Kentucky, laborer and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah A. Wade Wills. Father of James F. Wills. Married to Rebecca Wade Mills. Father of Polly Ann Wills, Milton Wills, Elizabeth Wills, Elizabeth Wills, Martha E. Wills, and Fannie Wills. Married to Mary J. Cooper. Laborer in Clark County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Henry County in 1860.

  • Hughes, A.P.
    Person
    Hughes, A.P.

    Signed a petition written by J. P. Sparks to Thomas Bramlette on behalf of M. B. Ireland in Henry County, September 1863.

  • Adams, J.B.
    Person
    Adams, J.B.
    b. 1831 d. 1913

    Henry County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Resident of Henry County in 1860. Employed one enslaved person in Henry County in 1860. Household owned one additional enslaved person in Henry County in 1860. Blacksmith in Henry County in 1863.

  • Threlkeld, Willis M.
    Person
    Threlkeld, Willis M.
    b. 1835-09-24 d. 1907-08-09

    Henry County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Elizabeth Threlkeld. Resident of Henry County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Henry County in 1860. Household owned an additional eight enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860.

  • Montgomery, Robert
    Person
    Montgomery, Robert
    b. 1815?

    Henry County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Adams and Mildred Montgomery. Married Mary F. Kitson Montgomery. Father of Mary E. Montgomery, George F. Montgomery, Mildred Ann Montgomery, Clark S. Montgomery, Sarah F. Montgomery, Martha L. Montgomery, and Lydia B. Montgomery.

  • Cox, Robert
    Person
    Cox, Robert
    b. 1801?

    Henry County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth Cox. Father of Griffin Cox, John Cox, Amanda Cox, Malissa Cox, Martha Cox, and Lorinda Cox. Farmer in Henry County in 1850. Farmer in Henry County in 1860. Employed three enslaved persons in 1860.

  • Lyle, Joshua R.
    Person
    Lyle, Joshua R.
    b. 1809-10-21 d. 1882-07-19

    Shelby County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Father of Sallie M. Lyle. Farmer in Shelby County in 1860.

  • Lyle, William
    Person
    Lyle, William
    b. 1843?

    Shelby County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident of Shelby County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person held in trust by Samuel W. Moore in Shelby County in 1860.

  • Veach, M.
    Person
    Veach, M.

    Signed a petition in Henry County, Kentucky, in December 1862.

  • Mounts, W. J.
    Person
    Mounts, W. J.

    Henry County, Kentucky, soldier. Served in the 6th Confederate Battalion Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private from October 16, 1864.

  • Burdine, John W.
    Person
    Burdine, John W.

    Henry County, Kentucky, postmaster. Postmaster of Franklinton in Henry County from December 9, 1856, to January 11, 1858.