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  • Beauchamp, Nathan
    Person
    Beauchamp, Nathan
    b. 1700?

    Spencer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married Ellen Beauchamp. Father of Susan Beauchamp. Farmer in Spencer County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved people in Spencer County in 1860. Moved to Missouri in 1860.

  • Henry, John, Jr.
    Person
    Henry, John, Jr.
    b. 1815 d. 1874

    Spencer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of John Henry, Sr. and Amy Reed Henry. Married Eliza Henry. Father of John A. Henry, Anna M. Henry, Martha A. Henry, William P. Henry, Minor J. Henry, Ezekiel M. Henry, James T. Henry, and Allen B. Henry. Farmer in Spencer County in 1850. Owned three enslaved people in Spencer County in 1860. Member of the Baptist Church.

  • Fairbank, Calvin
    Person
    Fairbank, Calvin
    b. 1816-11-03 d. 1898-10-12

    United States abolitionist. Pike, New York, native. Married to Mandana Tileston. Began abolitionist activities while working on the Ohio River in 1837 in conjunction with Levi Coffman. Ordained by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1842. Attended Oberlin College in 1844. Began planning with Delia Webster to help enslaved people escape from the Lexington, Kentucky, area in 1844. Successfully transported the family of Lewis Hayden and Harriet Hayden from Lexington to Ripley, Ohio, in 1844 with Webster. Arrested with Webster upon their return to Kentucky. Sentenced to fifteen years in the Kentucky State Penitentiary. Pardoned after serving five years in 1849. Helped another enslaved person escape from Kentucky into Indiana, but was arrested in Indiana by Kentucky officials in 1851. Sentenced to fifteen years in the Kentucky State Penitentiary in 1852. Pardoned by acting and lieutenant governor Richard T. Jacob in 1864.

  • Hamilton, Milton
    Person
    Hamilton, Milton
    b. 1819

    Burlington, Kentucky, court clerk. Kentucky native. Married Nancy Hamilton. Father of Lizzie K. Hamilton and Isham G. Hamilton. Clerk in Burlington in 1850. Deputy Clerk in Burlington in 1860. Clerk of the Boone Circuit Court in Burlington in 1861.

  • Linn, Young A.
    Person
    Linn, Young A.
    b. 1834 d. 1890

    Trigg County, Kentucky, farmer and brick mason. Kentucky native. Married to Sydney Linn. Children included Elizabeth, Reuben, Wittemam O., John R., and George O. Farmer in Trigg County in 1850. Brick mason in Trigg County in 1860.

  • Cook, J. Wesley
    Person
    Cook, J. Wesley

    Writes a letter to Beriah Magoffin on February 11, 1861.

  • Stevenson, Vernon K.
    Person
    Stevenson, Vernon K.
    b. 1812-08-22 d. 1884-10-16

    Nashville, Tennessee, clerk, railroad owner and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Childers Stevenson in Davidson County, Tennessee, on June 28, 1834. Father of Matilda Stevenson and Vernon Stevenson. Married M. S. Bass Stevenson in Davidson County on November 1, 1854. Married Anna L. Eve Stevenson in Davidson County on December 9, 1861. Clerk in Nashville c1828. Founded Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad in 1848. Merchant in Nashville in 1850. Railroad owner in Nashville in 1860. Served as Quartermaster General of the Western Military Department (C.S.A.) until an injury at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.

  • Brookover, John W.
    Person
    Brookover, John W.
    b. 1828-11-15 d. 1884-09-19

    Huntington, Brown County, Ohio, farmer and soldier. Brown County, Ohio native. Son of Richard Brookover and Isabell Brookover. Married to Amanda Brookover. Father of David B. Brookover, Richard Brookover, Mary E. Brookover, James C. Brookover, Samuel Brookover, and John F. Brookover. Farmer in Brown County, Ohio in 1850. Farmer in Brown County, Ohio in 1860. Served in the 5th Kansas Cavalry (U.S.A.) as a private and a sergeant from August 12, 1861 to September 3, 1864.

  • Brookover, Amanda Bradford
    Person
    Brookover, Amanda Bradford
    b. 1834-12-23 d. 1889-03-01

    Brown County, Ohio, resident. Adams County, Ohio, native. Daughter of David Bradford and Mary A. Bradford. Married to John W. Brookover. Mother of David B. Brookover, Richard Brookover, Mary E. Brookover, James C. Brookover, Samuel Brookover, and John F. Brookover. Resident of Brown County, Ohio in 1860.

  • Poyntz, John Baldwin
    Person
    Poyntz, John Baldwin
    b. 1823 d. 1899

    Mason County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of William Poyntz and Mary Poyntz. Married to Kate Schultz Poyntz in Mason County, Kentucky, on July 10, 1850. Father of Jennie Poyntz, Samuel Poyntz, Julia Poyntz, and Lottie Poyntz. Bookkeeper in Mason County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned seven enslaved persons in Mason County in 1850. Farmer in Mason County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Mason County in 1860. Farmer in Mason County in 1863.

  • Collins, Lewis
    Person
    Collins, Lewis
    b. 1797-12-25 d. 1870-01-29

    Mason County, Kentucky, attorney. Fayette County, Kentucky, native. Son of Richard Collins. Married to Mary Peers Collins in Mason County, Kentucky, on March 29, 1823. Father of Mary Catherine Collins, Valentine Peers Collins, and Maria Collins. Farmer in Mason County, Kentucky, in 1850. Employed John Bachler as a laborer in Maysville in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Mason County in 1850. Judge of the Mason County Court from 1851 to 1854. Attorney in Maysville in 1860. Employed Eliza Terrell as a servant in Maysville in 1860. Member of the Presbyterian Church.

  • Bassett, Hiram
    Person
    Bassett, Hiram
    b. 1821-01-12 d. 1890-11-06

    Mason County, Kentucky, clerk and bank teller. Harrison County, Kentucky, native. Post office clerk in Mason County, Kentucky, from 1835 to 1841. Bank teller in Mason County from 1860 to 1865. Household hired two enslaved persons in Mason County in 1860. Steamboat clerk in Mason County in 1865.

  • Hord, Francis Triplett, Sr.
    Person
    Hord, Francis Triplett, Sr.
    b. 1797-09-19 d. 1869-05-15

    Mason County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Son of Elias Hord and Ann Triplett Hord. Married to Elizabeth Scott Moss Hord. Father of Oscar Hord, William Hord, George Hord, Francis Triplett Hord, Jr., Elias Hord, Moss Hord, Kendal Hord, Henry Hord, and Josephine Hord. Attorney in Mason County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Mason County in 1850. Attorney in Mason County in 1860. Owned eighteen enslaved persons in Mason County in 1860.

  • Lillis, John
    Person
    Lillis, John
    b. 1815?

    Frankfort, Kentucky, laborer. Ireland native. Married Anna Lillis. Father of Catharine Lillis, William Lillis, Anna Lillis, and John Lillis. Laborer in Frankfort in 1860.

  • Lewis, George Wythe
    Person
    Lewis, George Wythe
    b. 1815-02-09 d. 1865-07-19

    Frankfort, Kentucky, and Lexington, Kentucky, editor. Spotsylvania County, Virginia, native. Son of John Lewis and Jean Wood Daniel Lewis. Married Mary Jane Todd. Father of Joseph Bullock Lewis, John Franklin Lewis, William Todd Lewis, and George Alexander Lewis. Editor of the Frankfort Roundabout in Frankfort in 1860. Editor of the National Unionist in Lexington with Joseph B. Lewis. Died in Danville, Kentucky.

  • McClure, A. H.
    Person
    McClure, A. H.
    b. 1842?

    Franklin County, Kentucky printer. Kentucky native. Printer in Franklin County in 1863.

  • Carmack, A. G.
    Person
    Carmack, A. G.

    Signed the petition of John Lillis in Frankfort, Kentucky.

  • Watson, John
    Person
    Watson, John
    b. 1817-04-21 d. 1882-09-24

    Frankfort, Kentucky, steamboat operator. Woodford County, Kentucky, native. Deputy clerk of the Franklin Circuit Court. Partner with Jacob Swigert and Philip Swigert in the steamboat firm of John Watson & Co. in Frankfort.

  • Boswell, Hartwell E.
    Person
    Boswell, Hartwell E.
    b. 1815-01-23 d. 1890-02-15

    Covington, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca Boswell. Father of John Boswell, William Boswell, and Elizabeth "Bettie" Boswell. Postmaster of Leesburgh, Harrison County, from July 3, 1841, to March 16, 1843. Grocery keeper in Harrison County in 1850. Merchant in Covington in 1860.

  • Reese, John D.
    Person
    Reese, John D.
    b. 1835?

    Bracken County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Delilah Reese. Father of Ella Reese. Farmer in Bracken County in 1860.

  • Newman, Shepard S.
    Person
    Newman, Shepard S.
    b. 1818 d. 1874

    Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, master tobacconist. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Newman. Father of Ellen Newman, Mary Newman, Robert Newman, Theodore Newman, Charles Newman, John Newman, Winfield Newman, Clara Newman, and George Newman. Tobacconist in Covington in 1850. Master tobacconist in Covington in 1860.

  • Wasson, Joseph B.
    Person
    Wasson, Joseph B.
    b. 1827? d. 1907-03-19

    Covington, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Wasson and Sarah Hearne Wasson. Married to Sarah “Sallie” Russell Wasson. Father of Mary J. Wasson. Farmer in Bourbon County in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Bourbon County in 1850. Resident of Covington in 1860. Speculator in Bourbon County in 1863.

  • Maxwell, John N.
    Person
    Maxwell, John N.
    b. 1809 d. 1880

    Kenton County, Kentucky, grocery store owner. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Maxwell. Father of George Maxwell and Thomas Maxwell. Married to Elizabeth Kessiah Maxwell. Father of Charles Maxwell, Laura Maxwell, Woodford Maxwell, and Mary Maxwell. Watchman in Kenton County in 1850. Grocery store owner in Kenton County in 1860.

  • Daniel, Lewis L. D.
    Person
    Daniel, Lewis L. D.
    b. 1825-05-11 d. 1889-09-24

    Covington, Kentucky, brickmason. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy E. Daniel. Father of John Daniel and Alice Daniel. Brickmason in Covington in 1860.

  • Blackburn, George E.
    Person
    Blackburn, George E.
    b. 1844?

    Kenton County, Kentucky, deputy clerk and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of C. J. Blackburn and Eleanor Blackburn. Resident in Kenton County in 1850. Household owned six enslaved persons in Kenton County in 1850. Deputy clerk of the Kenton Circuit Court in Kenton County in 1861. Corporal in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from October 8, 1862, to April 15, 1863.