Crittenden County
Civil War Soldiers
A-B

John W. Adams served in Co. E, 48th Illinois Infantry.
He is listed as a resident of Ford's Ferry in Crittenden County at the time of his enlistment on November 29, 1861.
He served as a Private.
He was discharged for disability on February 22, 1862.
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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Jonathan Adams served in Co. E., 48th Illinois Infantry. He is listed as a resident of Ford's Ferry in Crittenden County at the time of his enlistment on September 14, 1861.
He served as a Private.
He died at Camp Butler on November 7, 1861
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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Robert M. Adamson was born November 23, 1839.
He died March 9,1922 and was buried in the Bell's Mines Cemetery in Crittenden County.
References:
WPA Veterans Graves Registration,
Crittenden County, Ky.

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Arch' D Allen born abt. 1820 Va., Co. E, 20th Ky. Infantry. He is buried in Sisco Chapel Cemetery in Crittenden Co., Ky.
See Grave Marker Photo
References:
Bonnie Gass Cemetery Photo, Crittenden Co., Ky. Cemetery Book Vol. I by Brenda Underdown & Fay Carol Crider, 1860 Federal Census Records.-pdg

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Chas W. Allen born Oct. 30, 1846 Webster Co., Ky. died Jan. 1, 1915 Crittenden Co., Ky.
Co. K, 17th KY. CAV.
Son of Drewry & Margaret (Melton) Allen
He married Nancy C. Lamb Jan. 19, 1871 - four children Mrs. Ida Chandler, Mr. James Allen, Mrs. Anna Dean, and Mrs. Minnie Chandler.
He is buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery in Crittenden Co., Ky.
See Grave Marker Photo
References:
Bonnie Gass Cemetery Photo, Crittenden Co., Ky. Cemetery Book Vol. II by Brenda Underdown & Fay Carol Crider, Ky. Vital Records Project death certs..-pdg

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John G. Arons (Aarons)   was born in Crittenden County, Ky. abt. 1841. In 1860 he was living with the H. Blackburn family in Caldwell County working as a farmhand.
He enlisted as a Private in Co. E, 20th Ky. Infantry U.S. at Smithland, Ky. on Oct. 13, 1861.
He is described in regimental records as having blue eyes, light hair and standing 5 feet and 7 1/2 inches tall.
He was a farmer at the time of his enlistment.
He was promoted to corporalon March 17, 1862. He was later promoted to sergeant on Sept. 1, 1864.
He was mustered out of the service at Louisville, Ky. on Jan. 17, 1865.
References:
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky on the Civil War, Union Volume 2,  page 48;
Not in Caldwell County, Ky. Federal Census of 1880, 1900 or 1910:
No Caldwell County, Ky. marriages;
Compilation of Civil War Soldiers by Stephen Lynn, Lexington, Ky.;
1860 Caldwell County, Ky. Federal Census, pg. 139.

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Anderson Avitts was born March 14, 1843 in Hardin Co., Illinois, the son of William H. and Tabitha Brown Avitts.
He served as a Corporal in Co. E, 48th Illinois Infantry.
He enlisted as a Private on November 17, 1861. He was mustered out as a Corporal on August 15, 1865. He died
at Weston, Crittenden County on November 27, 1877.
He is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
References:
Illinois 48th Infantry, Co. E,
http://stumpf.org/Ill48Inf/
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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Peter Bailey enlisted as a Private on September 14, 1861 in Co. E, 48th Illinois Infantry.
He is listed as a resident of Bell's Mines in Crittenden County.
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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William Ball served in Co. H, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry US. He lived in Dycusburg, Ky. and died May 31, 1907
Burial: Dycusburg Cemetery
References:
jdjones5@shawneelink.net

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James W. Barklow Co. K, 1st Illinois Light Artillery
References:
Kentucky, A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffen, 2nd ed., 1885, Crittenden County.
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/


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T.T. Barnett  was born in Crittenden County, Kentucky on October 6, 1838, the son of P.C. and Jeanette Threlkeld.
He was educated in local schools and the Cumberland Presbyterian College in Princeton.
He enlisted July 1, 1861 in the 3rd Kentucky Infantry CSA.
He was promoted to Major in the fall of 1862 and in the spring of 1863 promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and served in that position until the close of the war.
He participated in the battles at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Port Hudson, Paducah and Guntown.
He married January 27,1875 to Miss J.L. Hibbs, daughter of Lacy and Emma Branch Hibbs.
J.L. was born in Arkansas in the fall of 1849.
They have one child, L.J.
T.T. was a farmer.
References:
Biographical Sketches, Crittenden County, pg. 31; Kentucky, A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffen 2nd ed., 1885, Crittenden County;

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Peter Bebout enlisted as a Private in Co. D., 20th Ky. Infantry US. He died at Columbia, Tennessee, April 6, 1862.
References:
http://pw1.netcom.com/-jeansmal/20kyinf.html

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Clinton Belt enlisted as a Private on September 14, 1861 in Co. E, 48th Illinois Infantry.
He was a resident of Crittenden County at the time of his enlistment. He was mustered out on August 15, 1865.
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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Wesley Belt enlisted as a Private on September 14, 1861 in Co. E, 48th Illinois Infantry.
He was a resident of Crittenden County at the time of his enlistment.
He died in Mound City, Illinois on November 15, 1862.
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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L.F. Bennett  was born in Henry County, Tennessee, October 17, 1848, the son of Larkin and Harriett Wheeler Bennett. At the age of fifteen he enlisted in Company H, 7th Kentucky Infantry. Owing to his young age he acted as an orderly for his Colonel. He served in the war for one year and on his return, went to work in Caldwell County, near Fredonia as a farm laborer for about a year. He then engaged in merchandizing either as a clerk or proprietor. He had businesses at Fredonia, Dycusburg, Crittenden Springs, and Paducah. He married May 21, 1872 to Annie P. Yancy. She was born May 26, 1851. They had four children: Leon (November 11, 1874-November 29, 1880), Edmonia born February 20, 1877, Clifton born April 12, 1880, and Cron born February 7, 1885
References:
Biographical Sketches, Crittenden County, pg. 31; Kentucky, A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffen 2nd ed., 1885, Crittenden County;

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James F. Berry enlisted as a Private on September 14, 1861 in Co. E, 48th Illinois Infantry. He was a resident of Crittenden County at the time of his enlistment. He was discharged January 10, 1861.
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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Marcus Betson enlisted as a Private on September 14, 1861 in Co. E. 48th Illinois Infantry.
He was a resident of Crittenden County at the time of his enlistment.
He was mustered out as a Corporal on August 15, 1865
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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Frederick Marshall Binkley   was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, in September 1838.
He served in Co. I, 20th Tennessee Infantry, CSA.
He married Amanda Rebecca Binkley on January 7, 1862.
She was born on October 21, 1841 in Davidson County, Tennessee.
He died on August 21, 1892 in Crittenden County, Ky.
She was awarded Confederate Widows Pension # 1215 in 1913 from the state for her husband's service.
She died on January 18, 1924 in Crayne, Ky.
References:
Confederate Pensioners of Kentucky, pg. 36,
Stephen Lynn

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Charles H. Blackward enlisted as a Private on September 14, 1861 in Co. E. 48th Illinois Infantry. He was a resident of Crittenden County at the time of his enlistment.
He was killed at Ezra Chapel on July 28, 1864.
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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John J.C. Boyd enlisted as a Musician on September 14, 1861 in Co. E. 48th Illinois Infantry.
He was a resident of Marion, Kentucky at the time of his enlistment.
He was discharged on January 1, 1862.
References:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html
http://members.evansville.net/cham/

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William Bragdon was born February 16, 1838 in Cocke County, Tennessee,
He served in Co. E, 16th Battalion of Tennessee Cavalry CSA.
He married Nancy C. Messemer in Cocke County, Tennessee, on January 15, 1860
She was born in Greene County, Tennessee.
She was awarded Confederate Widows Pension # 3842 in 1918 for her husband's service.
The pension was filed from Crittenden County, Ky.
He died on December 25, 1900 in Lyon County, Kentucky.
References:
Confederate Pensioners of Kentucky, pg. 43,
Stephen Lynn

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Isaac Newton Brasher   was born Dec. 17, 1830 in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
He served in Co. D 3rd Mo. Cavalry, CSA
He died on June 23, 1900 in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
He married Sarah E. Conyer on January 4, 1855 in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
She was born Sept. 4, 1839 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
She died on Nov. 14, 1918 in Crittenden Co., Ky.
She was awarded a Widow's Pension # 88 in 1912
She filed the pension from Crittenden Co., Kentucky.
(Birthdates from grave stones)
(Burial: Caldwell Springs Cemetery, Hwy 855 s. of Frances, Ky.)
References:
Confederate Pensioners of Kentucky, pg. 44,
Stephen Lynn

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Mitchell Johnson Brasher   was born in 1844 in Crittenden County, Ky.
He served in Co. D, 3rd Mo. Cavalry CSA.
He was awarded pension #84 in 1912.
The pension was filed from Lyon County, Ky.
(He died Nov. 30, 1926)
(Burial: Caldwell Springs Cemetery, Hwy 855 South at Frances, Ky.)
References:
Confederate Pensioners of Kentucky, Pg. 44,
Stephen Lynn.

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William Thomas (Thomson) Brasher  was born in Crittenden County, Ky.
He served in the 3rd Mo. Calalry CSA
He was born in (1839) in Crittenden County, Ky.
He served in the 3rd Mo. Cavalry CSA.
He died April 11, 1917 in Lyon County, Ky.
He married Mary Catherine Tees in Crittenden County, Ky.
She was born (1844) in Kentucky and died February 4, 1920
He was awarded pension #1 in 1912 from the state for his Confederate service.
She was awarded Widow's Pension #3740 in 1917
She filed the application from Lyon County, Ky.
(Burial: New Bethel Cemetery, Lyon Co., Ky.)
References:
Confederate Pensioners of Kentucky, Pg. 44,
Stephen Lynn.

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R.C. Brown  was born July 18, 1843. He died August 2, 1934 and was buried in the Freedom Cemetery near Marion.
References:
The Crittenden Press, Marion, Ky., March 2, 1928,
http://starbase21.com/kybiog/crittenden/brown.rc.txt
WPA Veterans Graves Registration

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Rutherford Barton Brown  was born July 22, 1844 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
He served in the 4th He died March 3, 1927 in Curlew in Union County, Ky.
He married in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
She was born on October 5, 1851 in Wilson County, Tennessee
He drew pension # 2356 in 1912. He filed from Crittenden County, Ky.
She drew Widow's pension # 4442 in 1927. She filed from Crittenden County, Ky.

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(Burial: Union Cemetery, Crittenden Co., Ky.)
References:
Confederate Pensioners of Kentucky, Pg. 47,
Stephen Lynn.

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William H. Brown  was born in 1840 in Crittenden County, Ky.
He served in Co. C, 7th Ky. Infantry CSA.
He died on November 25, 1925.
He received Pension # 502 in 1912. He filed from Ballard County, Ky.
References:
Confederate Pensioners of Kentucky, Pg. 47,
Stephen Lynn.

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Uriah S. Burklow enlisted as a Private in Co. D, 20th Ky. Infantry US. He was reduced in rank from Corporal on November 25, 1862 at his request
References:
http://pw1.netcom/-jeansmal/20kyinf.html

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