Veterans of Floyd County - Published 1958
Several years ago a notebook containing names of war Veterans of Floyd County, the wars they served in, and the cemeteries in which they were buried was given in a column of The Floyd County Times dated March 6 and March 20, 1958.
The notebook was the work of the American Legion which was seeking to locate and mark the graves. It contains scores of entries, some of the information on many Veterans being incomplete and there was much scribbling as several persons handled the book. This article now attempts to publish the information assembled by the Veterans. If some of the important data is obscure, in error or left off, remember the compilation was the work of others. Some of the men named may not be veterans at all.
Note: The original article was printed in three parts. All of the names that follows are from the first two parts, I regret that the last part was not among my findings.
Published by Glenda Smith
Names of the Veterans and the data about them as found in the notebook follows:
- Claude Stumbo, He was killed on June 3, 1949, while on active duty. He was serving in Korea and was on R&R when he was murdered on Japan's main island.
- Jarvey Howell, WWI, Army
- George Conn, Pearl Harbor, Army
- Cpl. L D. Harmon, Company G;39th Ky. Inf; Civil War, George Cemetery. East Point
- Pvt. Henry Robinson, Cp. K, 14th KY Inf., Civil War, George Cemetery. East Point
- Pvt. Robert Tackett, Company K, 39th Ky. Inf.; Civil War, George Cemetery. East Point
- Pvt. Frank Turner, Company K, 4th Ky. Vol. Inf., Spanish American War. Middle Creek cemetery at Prestonsburg .
- G W Bentley, born 1814, died 1930, age 76(sic) when died. Garrett cemetery, Stone Coal Creek, one mile up creek east side of tipple and believed to be Civil War Veteran.
- Richard Wilson, Civil War, Wilson cemetery on little paint creek;
- Harrison Robinson, 45th KY Inf., but later, Sept. 23 1862, enlisted in Prestonsburg in Company A; 14th Reg. Calvary; Civil War; buried at Dock;
- George W. Bentley, born March 22, 1820, died March 4, 1908 ,
- Brice Shepherd, died 1923, buried on right hand fork of Rough and Tough Creek;
- Enoch Stone, head of Salt Lick Creek, died 1919;
- Jimmy Yates,, Yates cemetery, Little Paint Creek, said to be a Civil War Veteran.
- Jonathan Skeens, Right Fork of Middle Creek on Fitzpatrick cemetery, WW Veteran;
- John Wicker, 18th Infantry, Second division died 1924, Tackett cemetery on Tolers Creek
- Patton Akers, Prater Creek, WW Veteran;
- Walker Akers, Prater Creek, WW Veteran,
- Major A. J. May Battalion KY and Va. Mtd. Rifles, born Dec 25, 1834, died May 12, 1906, May cemetery at Langley;
- James Wright, 39th Ky. Inf. Civil War, died 1930, Wright cemetery at Dock;
- Charlie Johnson WW Veteran, Caney Creek, Risner, Ky.
- Martin Joseph, First sergeant, enlisted Oct.14 1862, company F; 13th regular cavalry, deserted June 10, 1863, Left Beaver Creek.
- John Hamilton, Little Mud Creek, WW Veteran;
- John Robinson, W. Prestonsburg, Middle Creek cemetery Civil War Veteran
- John Wicker, died 1932 enlisted 1861, Maytown cemetery
- Pvt. Sam K (L?) Begley,Co A, 4th Ky. Inf. Begley cemetery, Langley Ky.
- Jonathan Skeens, Co H 14th Ky. Inf. Fitzpatrick cemetery; Civil War Veteran, 1st battalion Rifles
- Co B, Col. Hiram Hawkins, 5th Ky. Inf. C.S.A., C.O.A. Nov. 14, 1862 Fitzpatrick cemetery
- Capt. John B Holiday,1st battalion rifles, Company B, Oct. 22, 1861 at Prestonsburg, Fitzpatrick cemetery,
- Richard Morton, 2nd Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, C.O.C. Oct.21, 1861;
- John D. Begley, Langley cemetery;
- Herman E. Horton, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Oct. 19, 1861, Fitzpatrick cemetery.
- Ambrose WhiteNewsome cemetery, Big Mud Creek;
- Taylor Ritchie, private, Oct. 22,1861, Hall cemetery Right Hand Fork of Abbott Creek;
- John T. Ritchie, Private, Oct.22, 1861, same cemetery,
- Thomas Campbell, corporal, enlisted Oct. 1861,
- John H. Archer, private, Company D, first battalion mounted rifles;
- Joseph Blackburn, enlisted Oct. 21, 1861 at Prestonsburg. Company C, first battalion mounted rifles.
- Joseph M. DeRossitt, Oct.18,1861;
- James Turner, Oct.20,1861 at Prestonsburg, Company A, first battalion cavalry.
- Caleb Akers,Civil War Veteran, Boyd cemetery;
- Moses Little; L. Hall,private, US headstone, died Aug. 22 1937;
- Jake BryantClear Creek cemetery born May 2, 1840, died July 4 1920;
- Caleb Akers, born Oct. 17, 1835, died 1919;
- Craig Hamilton; Gov.. headstone, Company B, 39th Ky. Inf. mouth of Branhams Creek cemetery , private, Third Brigade, enlisted Nov. 6, 1862,
- Bud Elliott, Haywood cemetery on Spurlock Creek, 39th Ky. Inf.
- Micajah Spradlin,Spradlin cemetery, 39thKy. Inf.
- William Henry Pratt, Civil War, Pratt cemetery at Langley, born Oct. 27, 1842 died Jan. 5, 1925, volunteered July 15, 1861, discharged March 1865, Company A, 10th Ky. Inf. Regiment.
- Kelly Gearheart, WW Vet., Tom Martin cemetery at W. Garrett;
- Dan S. Scott, born 1839, died 1935, Scott cemetery head Stonecoal Creek at Garrett;
- James Hall, enlisted Oct. 1862m company F, 13th Regiment cavalry, hall cemetery; Left Hand Fork of Abbott Creek ;
- Daniel Shepherd, Civil War Vet, born 1841, died 1896, Prater Gap cemetery on Left Hand Fork of Abbott Creek at Myrtle KY;
- Maryland McCown, WW Vet; Bypro, KY
- Elias Duty, WW Vet, Wheelwright, KY
- John Thacker,Civil War Vet, Jack Shepherd cemetery, mouth of Lick Fork of Salt Lick Creek, Hueysville;
- E. Hornborn March 4, 1825, died Feb. 8, 1919 Horn cemetery at Cliff;
- Randals John Hall,Right Beaver Creek Hall, Ky.
- Dr. Jesse Sturgill, born July 26,1813, died Feb. 6 1895, head of Toler's Creek, Sturgill cemetery, family headstone, believed to be Veteran.
- Privare Lee HamiltonB. 9-21-1917 at Dony, now McDowell, Ky. Entered the U.S. Army 2-3-1941 and was killed in action 1-6-1942, in the Philippine Islands . He was the s/o Will & Maudie Hall Hamilton. At the time of his death , he was survived by his father and mother , and six brothers, Pearl, Andy, Homer, Harold, Samuel., and Eddie. He was also survived by four sisters: Gerlie Hamilton Elliott, Annie Hamilton Moore, Acie Hamilton Mitchell, and Verdie Hamilton Tackett
- SK-3 Ben Conley,Ben was b, 7-239-1923, s/o Bascom and Nettie Conley, Floyd Co. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1941, He was a tail gunner on the USS Iowa #61 during World War 2. Ben was Killed in a Jeep accident on 10-9-1957 in Tokyo Japan. He is survived by his daughter, Judy Carol of Indianapolis, IN .He attended Martin High School
- William E. Sutton, Jr,RANK: Lieutenant Colonel, b. 11-11-1918, Langley Ky, s/o Ed and Mandy Sutton. At the time of his promotion to Lt Col, he was the youngest Lt Col in the Army Air Force . He was killed in a tragic auto accident. Buried at Langley . He attended Maytown High School.
- James Edward McGlothen,Born to Millard and Kate Swartz McGlothen on 7-15-1924, in Clark Co KY , he grew up in Floyd Co. and attended Martin School. He was drafted out of high school during his junior year. He received his training at Fort Chaffe, Arkansas. He was assigned to Co K. 172 INF on the island of Luzon in the Philippines . Died Jan 27, 1945 in Luzon of a wound received during fierce hand to hand combat. He is buried at the Mayo Cemetery in Prestonsburg, KY
- Alexander Georgeserved in Captain Benjamin J. Aldenrath's 27th Independent Regt of IL Militia from May 15, 1832 to September 6, 1832 in the Black Hawk War. Also served in the 16th Regt (Porter's) Kentucky Militia in the War of 1812. He was at Fort Malden in Canada.
Veterans - Years Unknown
Names below submitted by Ron Neal
- Joseph Rose - Army - Infantryman
- Ruben Rose Sr. - Air Force - Guard Patrolman - 1943-1945
- Ruben Rose JR. - Army - Personnel Specialist - 1966-1968
- Floyd Rose - Army Artillery - 1967-1968.
- Lloyd Rose -Army Tank controller 1966-1967
- Phillip Wright - Army - Printing Specialist
- Greg Wright -Marines
- Malcolm Rose - Air force - Mechanic
- Joe Louis Rose - Army - Paratrooper
- Wes Rose - Army
- John Alex Rose - Army
- Joseph Green - Army
- Cecil Green - Army
- Newt Green Jr. - Army
- Levi Cook - Navy - Radar/Traffic Controller
- Leander Miller-Army
Deceased Veterans of Floyd and Surrounding Counties
The source of this list is unknown.
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