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  • Lester, George W.
    Person
    Lester, George W.
    b. 1830-04-22 d. 1887-04-25

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Samuel Lester and Cinderella Lester. Licensed to marry Mary Jane Purdy Lester in Princeton, Kentucky, on December 7, 1852. Father of Eliza Lester, Samuel Lester, Francis Lester, Ebb Dick Lester, Richard S. Lester, Robert J. Lester, and Sidney J. Lester. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Household owned six enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Long Pond in 1860. Employed George Moneymaker as a farm laborer in Long Pond in 1860. Held one enslaved person in trust in Long Pond in 1860.

  • Watson, William Vincent
    Person
    Watson, William Vincent
    b. 1830?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Filed a marriage bond to Emmeline Morrow Watson in Princeton, Kentucky, on September 29, 1853. Father of Martha Watson and Willie Watson. Farm laborer in Long Pond in 1860.

  • Smiley, Henry
    Person
    Smiley, Henry
    b. 1836 d. 1920

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Samuel Smiley and Isabel Smiley. Resident in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Long Pond in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Mounted Infantry (C.S.A.) as a private from August 19, 1861.

  • White, Julian W.
    Person
    White, Julian W.
    b. 1827?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of George White and Lucy A. White. Filed a marriage bond to marry Pernecia E. Griffith White in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on November 23, 1853. Father of Ann White, George White, Asenath White, and Virginia White. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Burnesville in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Burnesville in 1860.

  • Orange, Eli H.
    Person
    Orange, Eli H.
    b. 1822? d. 1887-06-12

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Married to Sally Orange. Father of John Orange, Candace Orange, Jonathan Orange, and Redy Orange. Farmer in Princeton, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed Andrew Orange as a farmhand in Princeton in 1860. Served in the 6th Illinois Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from December 1, 1862, to June 12, 1865.

  • Pickering, Richard W.
    Person
    Pickering, Richard W.
    b. 1822-01-10 d. 1907-04-15

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, constable. Kentucky native. Married to Julia Ann Scott Pickering in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on June 6, 1848. Father of Zachariah Taylor Pickering, Louisa Pickering, and Nancy Pickering. Filed a marriage bond to Elizabeth A. Cook Pickering in Caldwell County on March 1, 1864. Stepfather of Colonel Hooper. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Constable in Long Pond in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Long Pond in 1860.

  • Cooksey, Henry W.
    Person
    Cooksey, Henry W.
    b. 1823-12-08 d. 1893-12-07

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, stonecutter. Tennessee native. Married to Mildred W. Stephens Cooksey. Father of Rebecca A. Cooksey, Thomas Cooksey, Margaret A. Cooksey, Mary L. Cooksey, Henry W. Cooksey, and Elvira C. Cooksey. Employed by Joel H. Haydon as a stonecutter in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Stonecutter in Caldwell County in 1860.

  • Martin, William H.
    Person
    Martin, William H.
    b. 1828-05-13 d. 1900-07-08

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Lewis Martin and Nancy A. E. Martin. Married to Nancy E. Martin. Father of Mary L. Martin, James W. Martin, Nancy Martin, and John H. Martin. Resident in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860.

  • Dumont, Ebenezer
    Person
    Dumont, Ebenezer
    b. 1814-11-23 d. 1871-04-16

    Marion County, Indiana, bank president and soldier. Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana native. Son of John and Julia Dumont. Married to Mary A. Cheek Dumont on April 18, 1839. Father of Mary Fannie Dumont, Julia L. Dumont, Cornelia Cory Dumont, John F. Dumont, Martha E. Dumont, Emma Dumont, Clinton Charles Dumont, Isabella Dumont, Anna Dumont, Jessie Dumont. Graduate of the University of Indiana. Served in the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1838 and from 1850 to 1853. Served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Mexican War. Bank President in Marion County, Indiana in 1860. Appointed Colonel in the 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry on April 27, 1861; promoted to brigadier general in September 1861. Commander of the 17th Brigade in 1862; Commander of the 12th Division of the Army of the Ohio in 1862. Resigned from the army in 1863. Served in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 until 1867.

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

    Identified as General in a report to Governor James F. Robinson documenting troop movements in central Kentucky in October 1862.

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

    Identified in a report to Governor James F. Robinson documenting troop movements in central Kentucky in October 1862.

  • Granger, Gordon
    Person
    Granger, Gordon
    b. 1821-11-06 d. 1876-01-10

    Joy, Wayne County, New York, soldier. New York native. Son of Gaius and Catherine Taylor Granger. Graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1845. Brevetted major on September 2, 1861. Promoted to brigadier general on March 26, 1862. Promoted to major general on September 17, 1862, and took command of the Army of Kentucky. Commander of the IV Corps in the Army of the Cumberland from 1863-1864.

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

    Identified as Colonel in a report to Governor James F. Robinson documenting troop movements in central Kentucky in October 1862.

  • Harcourt, David Edgar
    Person
    Harcourt, David Edgar
    b. 1814?

    Scott County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Anne M. Howard Harcourt in Spencer County, Kentucky, on November 30, 1842. Father of Emily M. Harcourt and Susan Harcourt. Married to Mary "Mollie" E. Elliott Harcourt in Scott County on June 5, 1855. Father of Nolie Harcourt. Postmaster of Mount Eden from January 30, 1844. Merchant in Spencer County in 1850. Grocery merchant in Georgetown in 1860.

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

    Identified as Captain in a report to Governor James F. Robinson documenting troop movements in central Kentucky in October 1862.

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

    Identified as General in a report to Governor James F. Robinson documenting troop movements in central Kentucky in October 1862.

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

    Identified as Colonel in a report to Governor James F. Robinson documenting troop movements in central Kentucky in October 1862.

  • Hooper, John
    Person
    Hooper, John
    b. 1835?

    Clark County, Indiana, prisoner. Native of Germany. Convicted of grand larceny in Dearborn County, Indiana, on September 10, 1859. Prisoner of Indiana State Prison South in Jeffersonville, Indiana, from 1859 to October 10, 1864. Fugitive from justice from the state of Indiana from July 29, 1860, to September 22, 1863.

  • Miller, David W.
    Person
    Miller, David W.
    b. 1813?

    Clark County, Indiana, prison warden. Pennsylvania native. Married to Letitia Huff Miller in Floyd County, Indiana, on November 14, 1840. Father of Sarah A. Miller and Florence M. Miller. Carpenter in New Albany, Indiana, in 1850. Warden of the Indiana State Prison, South, in Jeffersonville from 1860 to 1863. Warden of the Indiana State Prison, South, in Jeffersonville in 1865.

  • Jolly, James Monroe
    Person
    Jolly, James Monroe
    b. 1817-12-13 d. 1900-09-25

    Campbell County, Kentucky, preacher and brick layer. Sallisboro, Lewis County, Kentucky native. Married America Vickers on October 11, 1841. Father of William T. Jolly, John Jolly, James Jolly, and Edward Jolly. Baptist preacher and circuit preacher in 1842. Served as the minister to Flagg Springs Baptist Church in Campbell County in April 1849. Brick Layer in Campbell County in 1860.

  • Poe, John W.
    Person
    Poe, John W.
    b. 1828?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Nancy W. Poe. Father of A. Louisa Poe, Charlotte Poe, Lucy A. Poe, Mary E. Poe, and Albert Poe. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.

  • Todd, William
    Person
    Todd, William
    b. 1808?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Eveline Todd. Father of Joshua H. Todd, Mary J. Todd, Albert B. Todd, Thomas C. Todd, Martha A. Todd, Elizabeth Todd, Nancy L. Todd, David S. Todd, James Todd, Rosaline Todd, William N. Todd, and John Todd. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Peyton, Daniel
    Person
    Peyton, Daniel
    b. 1817?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Frances Peyton. Father of Elizabeth Peyton, Nancy Peyton, Henry Clay Peyton, Daniel B. Peyton, Barbie A. Peyton, and Laura Peyton. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Faver, John L.
    Person
    Faver, John L.
    b. 1815?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Logan County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary E. Beeson Faver in Hopkins County on July 8, 1856. Father of Lewis T. Faver and Mary B. Faver. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Howton, Joel L.
    Person
    Howton, Joel L.
    b. 1828?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Chiny Howton. Father of Zerelda Howton, Elizabeth Howton, James Howton, and Joel L. Howton Jr. Married to Rebecca Beshear Howton in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on September 14, 1865. Father of Nancy C. Howton and Thomas Howton. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.