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  • Westerman, William S.
    Person
    Westerman, William S.
    b. 1815?

    Montgomery County, Ohio, resident. New Jersey native. Married to Mahala Westerman. Father of Mary L. Westerman. Foundryman in Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1850. Resident of Montgomery County in 1860.

  • Baumann, Clement L.
    Person
    Baumann, Clement L.
    b. 1838-10-28 d. 1903-07-04

    Montgomery County, Ohio, law student. Native of Bavaria. Son of Thomas Baumann and Constance Baumann. Law student in Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1860. Attorney in Montgomery County in 1862. Deputy Clerk for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in Montgomery County in 1864.

  • Farrow, Andrew J.
    Person
    Farrow, Andrew J.
    b. 1828? d. 1885?

    Lewis County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Indiana native. Married to Sarah J. Hendrickson Farrow in Lewis County on April 5, 1849. Father of Mary C. Farrow and George W. Farrow. Married to Nancy McIlwain Farrow on February 13, 1855. Farmer in Lewis County in 1850. Farmer in Lewis County in 1860. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant from September 9, 1862, to September 17, 1863.

  • Secrest, Elias D.
    Person
    Secrest, Elias D.
    b. 1834-06-23 d. 1908-12-21

    Lewis County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William B. Secrest and Catherine Secrest. Farmer in Lewis County in 1850. Farmer in Lewis County in 1860. Household employed Ellen Cogewall as a domestic servant in 1860. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as corporal from September 9, 1862, to September 17, 1863.

  • Evans, Milton
    Person
    Evans, Milton
    b. 1811?

    Lewis County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Ohio native.Married to Louisa Ann Maple Evans in Lewis County on March 7, 1837. Married to Naomi Maple Evans in Mason County in October 1840. Father of David Evans, Dan Evans, Mary Evans, Julia Evans, America Evans, Vashti Evans, Richard Wm. Evans, and Henry Evans. Farmer in Lewis County in 1860. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from September 9, 1862 to September 17, 1863.

  • Halbert, William C.
    Person
    Halbert, William C.
    b. 1816 d. 1877

    Lewis County, Kentucky, farmer and attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Lavina A. Halbert. Father of Mary Halbert, Walker Halbert, Isaac W. Halbert, Willie C. Halbert, Rachael Florence Halbert, Henry D. Halbert, and Anna L. Halbert. Farmer in Lewis County in 1850. Attorney in Lewis County in 1860.

  • Brown, Oscar
    Person
    Brown, Oscar
    b. 1842?

    Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky, soldier. Native of Germany. Served in the U.S. Army as a private on general recruiting service from March 29, 1861 to January 30, 1864. Served in the 5th U.S. Artillery as a private from January 30, 1864 through December 31, 1865.

  • Loomis, Gustavus
    Person
    Loomis, Gustavus
    b. 1789-08-23 d. 1872-03-05

    Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, soldier. Vermont native. Son of Beriah Loomis and Mary Loomis. Married to Annie Loomis. Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Orange County, New York. Served in the U.S. Regiment of Artillerists as a second lieutenant and first lieutenant from March 1, 1811 to May 12, 1814. Served in the U.S. Corps of Artillery as a first lieutenant and captain from May 12, 1814 to June 1, 1821. Served in the 1st U.S. Infantry as a captain from June 1821 to July 7, 1838. Served in the 2nd U.S. Infantry as a major from July 7, 1838 to September 22, 1840. Served in the 6th U.S. Infantry as lieutenant colonel September 22, 1840 to March 9, 1851. Served in the 5th U.S. Infantry as colonel from March 9, 1851 to June 1, 1863. Served as head of the general recruiting service at Fort Columbus, New York. Retired from active service on June 1, 1863. Continued to serve in a reserve capacity. Brevetted to the rank of brigadier general to date from March 13, 1865.

  • [Unknown], Jourdan
    Person
    [Unknown], Jourdan
    b. 1825?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, enslaved man. Resident in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Enslaved by Mary A. J. Cartwright in 1850. Resident of Caldwell County in 1860. Enslaved by Mary A. J. Cartwright Wadlington and Thomas B. Wadlington in Caldwell County in 1860. Charged, along with Thomas B. Wadlington and William J. Wadlington, with the murder of Milton A. Cartwright in January 1860. Released on bail in February 1860.

  • Duncan, William
    Person
    Duncan, William
    b. 1833?

    Grant County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Ellen Duncan. Father of Lewis Duncan. Farmer in Grant County in 1860.

  • Duncan, Isaac
    Person
    Duncan, Isaac

    Subject of a petition to Beriah Magoffin from Grant County, Kentucky.

  • Duncan, John D.
    Person
    Duncan, John D.
    b. 1831?

    Grant County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Duncan. Father of Martha E. Duncan. Farmer in Grant County in 1860.

  • Simmons, W. T.
    Person
    Simmons, W. T.
    b. 1826?

    Grant County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Eugenia C. Price Grant on May 10, 1854. Attorney in Grant County in 1863.

  • Coombs, Thomas M.
    Person
    Coombs, Thomas M.
    b. 1839?

    Grant County, Kentucky, deputy sheriff, clerk, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of John D. Coombs and Almira Coombs. Married to Mary Louisa Lucas Coombs in December 1860. Father of John W. Coombs and Mary Coombs. Student in Anderson County, Kentucky in 1850. Household owned nine enslaved persons in Anderson County in 1850. Deputy sheriff in Grant County in 1861. Clerk in Grant County in 1863. Served in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a captain.

  • Stroud, Thomas
    Person
    Stroud, Thomas
    b. 1811 d. 1888-07-12

    Grant County, Kentucky, jailer. Pennsylvania native. Jailer in Grant County, Kentucky, in 1860.

  • Smith, William
    Person
    Smith, William
    b. 1815?

    Grant County, Kentucky, clerk and circuit court clerk. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah S. Smith. Father of Susan F. Smith, James P. Smith, and Mary A. Smith. Clerk in Williamstown, Kentucky in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Grant County in 1850. Clerk of the Grant Circuit Court in Grant County from 1860 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in Grant County in 1860.

  • Hall, H.
    Person
    Hall, H.

    Grant County, Kentucky, presiding judge. Signed a petition on behalf of John D. Duncan in Grant County, Kentucky. Wrote a letter to Beriah Magoffin from Williamstown, Kentucky, on February 22, 1861.

  • Nuttall, Elijah Frank
    Person
    Nuttall, Elijah Frank
    b. 1801? d. 1864?

    Henry County, Kentucky, attorney and judge. Kentucky native. Married to Jane A. Nuttall. Father of Eliza Nuttall and Martha Nuttall. Attorney in Henry County in 1850. Circuit judge of the Eighth Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1859 to 1861. Attorney in Henry County in 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860.

  • Bowers, Stanley D.
    Person
    Bowers, Stanley D.
    b. 1808?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and provisional government representative. Tennessee native. Father of William Bowers. Married Julia Pepper Bowers in Robertson County, Tennessee, on June 3, 1846. Father of Demetrius L. Bowers and Mary C. Bowers. Farmer in Robertson County in 1840. Owned eight enslaved persons in Robertson County in 1840. Farmer in Robertson County in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Robertson County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed William Bowers in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860. Reported as a member of the convention of the provisional government held at Russellville, Kentucky, in November 1861.

  • Cartwright, Lucien J.
    Person
    Cartwright, Lucien J.
    b. 1834?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of James Allen Cartwright and Adeline Graves Cartwright. Married to Margaret Wadlington Cartwright. Employed by John B. Wall as a farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

  • Stites, Henry J.
    Person
    Stites, Henry J.
    b. 1816-09-16 d. 1891-04-03

    Christian County, Kentucky, attorney, court clerk, and judge. Scott County, Kentucky, native. Son of Abram Stites and Ann Johnson Stites. Married to Mary Jane Sharp Stites in Christian County, Kentucky, on November 11, 1841. Admitted to the Kentucky bar in Christian County in 1841. Practiced law with Robert P. Henry in Christian County. Clerk of Christian County Court. Elector from Kentucky for Lewis Cass in the 1848 Democratic National Convention. Circuit court judge in the 2nd Judicial District in Christian County from 1850 to 1854. Associate appellate court judge in Christian County from 1855 to 1860. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Christian County in 1860. Chief justice of the appellate court in Christian County from 1861 to 1862. Resident of Canada from 1863 to 1866.

  • Monroe, George Wood
    Person
    Monroe, George Wood
    b. 1835? d. 1869?

    Franklin County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Benjamin Monroe. Student in Franklin County in 1850. Resident of Franklin County in 1860. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as lieutenant colonel and colonel from January 10, 1862, to December 24, 1864. Served in the 7th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as colonel from December 24, 1864, to September 25, 1865.

  • Watson, William P.
    Person
    Watson, William P.
    b. 1819 d. 1899-12-13

    Subject of a petition to Beriah Magoffin from Frankfort, Kentucky on November 3, 1861.

  • Johnson, J. H.
    Person
    Johnson, J. H.

    Signed a petition on behalf of William P. Watson in Franklin County, Kentucky on November 3, 1861.

  • Todd, John M.
    Person
    Todd, John M.
    b. 1828-03-27 d. 1898-07-08

    Frankfort, Kentucky, printer. Kentucky native. Married to Hallie E. Todd. Father of Mary H. Todd, George Todd, and Elizabeth H. Todd. Printer in Frankfort in 1860. Publisher, with Albert G. Hodges and John W. Pruett, of The Frankfort Commonwealth newspaper.