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  • Speer, William H
    Person
    Speer, William H
    d. 1861

    Appointed justice of the peace in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1861.

  • Hughes, Calvin C.
    Person
    Hughes, Calvin C.
    b. 1828? d. 1861

    Cumberland County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Tennessee native. Married to Dorothy Smith Hughes. Father of C.D. Hughes, F.F. Hughes, Martha M. Hughes, Sarah E. Hughes, and Ruth Hughes. Farmer in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1860. Justice of the peace in Cumberland County in 1861.

  • Smith, Charles Wesley
    Person
    Smith, Charles Wesley
    b. 1810-02-15 d. 1887-02-21

    Cumberland County, Kentucky, Methodist preacher and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Miriam Poindexter Smith. Father of Dorothy Smith, Rebecca Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Mary "Polly" Smith, Sarah Smith, Ruth Smith, Martha Smith, Nancy W. Smith, Lucinda Smith, and Louisa Smith. Methodist minister in Cumberland County in 1850. Farmer preacher in Cumberland County in 1860. Appointed justice of the peace in Cumberland County in 1861.

  • Freedley, Charles
    Person
    Freedley, Charles

    Appointed notary public for Jefferson County, Kentucky, by Beriah Magoffin on January 6, 1861.

  • Thustin, Luther Thayer
    Person
    Thustin, Luther Thayer
    b. 1817 d. 1899

    Louisville, Kentucky, businessman and soldier. New York native. Married Sallie M. Thustin. Father of Bettie Thustin, Nellie Thustin, Luther Thustin, and Sallie Thustin. Clerk in Louisville in 1860. Major and paymaster for the United States Army in Louisville, Kentucky, from September 11, 1861 to April 30, 1866.

  • Brown, Joseph Emerson
    Person
    Brown, Joseph Emerson
    b. 1821-04-15 d. 1894-11-30

    Milledgeville, Georgia, attorney and governor of Georgia. South Carolina native. Married to Elizabeth Brown. Father of Julius Brown, Mary Brown, Joseph Brown, Frank Brown, Elizabeth Brown, and Charles J. Brown. Attended Yale Law School. Member of the Senate of the state of Georgia in 1849 as a member of the Democratic Party. Attorney in Cherokee County, Georgia, in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Cherokee County in 1850. Attorney in Milledgeville in 1860. Owned sixteen enslaved persons in Cherokee County in 1860. Governor of Georgia from November 6, 1857, to June 17, 1865.

  • Akin, Warren
    Person
    Akin, Warren
    b. 1811-10-09 d. 1877-12-17

    Cass County, Georgia, attorney and politician. Georgia native. Married Eliza Harper Akin in c1835. Father of Eliza H. Akin, Elbert Akin, Thomas W. Akin, Henry C. Akin, and John Wesley Akin. Married to Mary F. Akin. Established law practice in Cassville, Georgia in 1836. Admitted to Cherokee County, Georgia Supreme Court in 1836. Attorney in Cass County in 1850. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Cass County in 1850. Unsuccessful Opposition Party candidate for governor of Georgia in 1859. Attorney in Cass County in 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Cass County in 1860. Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1861. Member of the Confederate States Congress in 1863.

  • Carrington, Lafayette
    Person
    Carrington, Lafayette
    b. 1824-07-04 d. 1888-01-08

    Baldwin County, Georgia, teacher and clerk. Georgia native. Married to Pauline V. Launay Carrington on December 7, 1853. Father of Jane E. Carrington, Frank Carrington, Pauline Carrington, Carrie Carrington, Emma Carrington, Paul M. Carrington, and Forest L. Carrington. Teacher in Hancock County, Georgia in 1850. Teacher in Baldwin County in 1860. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Baldwin County in 1860. Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1861.

  • Billups, John
    Person
    Billups, John
    b. 1802-06-11 d. 1872-02-13

    Athens, Georgia, planter and president of Georgia senate. Georgia native. Married to Anna M. Billups. Father of Anna Y. Billups, Thomas C. Billups, William Billups, John Billups, Henry C. Billups, and Sarah J. Billups. Planter in Athens in 1850. Farmer in Athens in 1860. Elected president of the Georgia senate on November 6, 1861. Captain of Athens militia (C.S.A.) in spring 1864.

  • Mobley, James M.
    Person
    Mobley, James M.
    b. 1823-02-11 d. 1903-05-10

    Harris County, Georgia, attorney and secretary of the Georgia Senate. Georgia native. Married Matilda K. Henry in Harris County on September 17, 1846. Father of Reuben Mobley, Sallie Mobley, Mary E. Mobley, J.H. Mobley, John Mobley, and Tabulah Mobley. Attorney in Harris County in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Harris County in 1850. Attorney in Harris County in 1860. Owned twenty-seven enslaved person in Harris County in 1860. Secretary of Georgia Senate in 1861.

  • McLean Nathaniel C., Jr.
    Person
    McLean Nathaniel C., Jr.
    b. 1841 d. 1899

    Kenton County, Kentucky, deputy clerk and attorney. Indiana native. Son of John McLean and Mildred Jane McLean. Student in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Deputy clerk for the U. S. Court in Covington in 1860. Attorney in Covington in 1862.

  • Taylor, Samuel B.
    Person
    Taylor, Samuel B.

    Signed an affidavit to Beriah Magoffin as witness to the theft of property belonging to William S. Stone by Henry Swartz (Hall) and Morris Swartz (Hall) in Daviess County, Kentucky.

  • Hatch, George
    Person
    Hatch, George
    b. 1819? d. 1875-08-01

    Cincinnati, Ohio, mayor. Ohio native. Democratic mayor of Cincinnati from 1861 to 1863.

  • Moorman, Jesse A.
    Person
    Moorman, Jesse A.
    b. 1820?

    Breckinridge County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Josephine Moorman. Father of John A. Moorman, Martha E. Moorman, Jesse A. Moorman, David C. Moorman, and Emma D. Moorman. Farmer in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Breckinridge County in 1850. Farmer in Breckinridge County in 1860. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Breckinridge County in 1860.

  • Pate, Minor E.
    Person
    Pate, Minor E.
    b. 1809?

    Hancock County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca Pate. Father of Virginia Pate, Emily Pate, Eldred E. Pate, Mary E. Pate, Sarah D. Pate, and Viola Pate. Farmer in Hancock County, Kentucky, in 1850. Employed James B. Maitland as a teacher in Hancock County in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Hancock County in 1850. Farmer in Hancock County in 1860. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Hancock County in 1860. Served in the Hancock County Home Guard in 1862. Postmaster of Patesville in Hancock County from November 4, 1865.

  • McFarland, Indiana B.
    Person
    McFarland, Indiana B.
    b. 1815-05-07 d. 1869-02-02

    Daviess County, Kentucky, domestic lady. Virginia native. Married to John S. McFarland. Mother of Merritt McFarland, John J. McFarland, Daniel McFarland, Matilda McFarland, Peter McFarland, Elizabeth McFarland, Ellen McFarland, and William E. McFarland. Resident of Daviess County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned eighteen enslaved persons in Daviess County in 1850. Domestic lady in Daviess County in 1860. Household owned thirteen enslaved persons in Daviess County in 1860.

  • Winfrey, Charles
    Person
    Winfrey, Charles
    b. 1810?

    Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Farmer in Henderson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Employed George Hast as an overseer in Henderson County in 1850. Employed Bluford Noel as a laborer in Henderson County in 1850. Owned twenty-six enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850. Farmer in Henderson County in 1860. Guardian for J. J. Wanada. Employed Leonard A. Robertson and Jacob Pecane as farmhands in Henderson County in 1860. Owned thirty-nine enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1860.

  • Lancaster, Dean
    Person
    Lancaster, Dean

    Mentioned in a fugitive requisition to Beriah Magoffin as a victim of theft by Henry Swartz (Hall) and Morris Swartz (Hall).

  • Lancaster, Nicholas Miles
    Person
    Lancaster, Nicholas Miles
    b. 1809?

    Daviess County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Priscilla Lancaster. Father of Nicholas Lancaster, Ellen Lancaster, Frances Lancaster, William Lancaster, George Lancaster, and Louisa Lancaster. Farmer in Daviess County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Daviess County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Daviess County in 1860.

  • Bailey, John G.
    Person
    Bailey, John G.
    b. 1833-07-28 d. 1902-02-26

    Madisonville, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Adaline G. McElroy Bailey in Union County, Kentucky, in September of 1860. Father of Edward H. Bailey. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Hopkins County in 1860. Attorney in Hopkins County in 1863.

  • Downey, John P.
    Person
    Downey, John P.
    b. 1836?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas H. Downey and Harriett Downey. Resident in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1863.

  • Williams, George W.
    Person
    Williams, George W.
    b. 1825?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Priscilla Williams. Father of Mary E. Williams, Alex W. Williams, Louisa F. Williams, William H. Williams, Elijah J. Williams, and Irena M. Williams. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed William Branson as a farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Clark, Porton B.
    Person
    Clark, Porton B.
    b. 1835-11-18 d. 1917-04-07

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Hopkins County, Kentucky, native. Son of Cyrus Clark and Hannah George Clark. Married to Teresa A. Baker Clark in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on December 16, 1857. Father of Lucinda D. Clark, George Clark, Cyrus Clark, and Hannah Clark. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Student in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.

  • Oldham, William
    Person
    Oldham, William
    b. 1830?

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Elias Oldham and Polly Oldham. Married to Margaret Oldham Oldham in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on May 9, 1861. Student and farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Day laborer in Hopkins County in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1863. Served in the 2nd Battalion Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) from October 1861. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from February 5, 1865 to April 2, 1865. Reported as deserted from Madisonville, Kentucky, on April 2, 1865.

  • Young, Charles C.
    Person
    Young, Charles C.
    b. 1801-02-20 d. 1881-08-09

    Hopkins County, Kentucky, retired merchant. North Carolina native. Married to Evelina Belmont Hall Young in 1823. Father of Nancy E. Young Morton, Caleb H. Young, Julia D. Young, Helen Young, and William F. Young. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Retired merchant in Hopkins County in 1860.