Chronicles of Boone County

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• Reamer, John H.

  He was admitted to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Dayton, Ohio in 1885.

• Moxley, John

  Given that John is originally from Boone County, KY, and that he doesn't appear in any records before turning up in Ohio in 1870, he was likely enslaved.

• Moses, Felix

  Born in 1827, Moses was a Jewish peddler who resided at the Southern Hotel in Florence. His business was listed in the 1883 Polk Directory as “Felix Moses and Co., fur dealers.” He once delivered a short but effective speech in Florence, mentioned in the 'Boone County Recorder', 27 Nov 1879, page 3, column 2.

• McGlasson, William

• Marshall, Jacob [1]

  According to his service records, he was part of the Sixth District drat in Covington (Ky.). He was described as having a "copper" complexion, and standing 5-feet 11.5-inches tall.

• Parker, Elijah

• Parker, Arthur Boyd

  In 1860, he was listed as a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at Miami University.

• Parker, James Daniel

• Marshall, John Thomas

• Lassing, Henry Clay

  Henry Clay Lassing, born October 2, 1832 to Morris Lassing and Martha Hamilton, was commended by his obituary for having “faithfully served as a physician [for] the people among whom he was born and reared.” Lassing worked as a physician in Boone County for over 50 years, during which he gained “great eminence in the medical profession.” On December 1, 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri he married Anna Elizabeth Margaret Coleman, with whom he had six children: John Morris, Henry Clay Jr., Mary, Walter Hamilton, Martha, and Coleman Hamilton.

• Rouse, Henry

  He was killed by highwaymen 15 miles below Laredo (Tex.), while conveying the mail.

• Oaks, Carter

• Ryal, Benjamin

• Robison, David

• Ross, John [1]

• Riddell, George

  His military records do not include mustering out information. His last muster roll was dated 'May and June, 1865'.

• Redd, Silas

  His military records do not include mustering out information. His last muster roll was dated 'May and June, 1865'.

• Marshall, William [1]

• Morgan, Adison

  Adison Morgan was born in Boone County. His parents were Barnabas Morgan and Jane (poss. Hamilton). His wife was Leah and they had 5 children. At their residence in Carroll Parish, LA, his wife received a pension in 1906.

• Rankin, Jacob

• Merrill, Ben

• Marquis, Miles

  Marquis was listed as a Confederate prisoner of war, and was released from Cincinnati when he swore an oath to the United States of America.

• Price, Uriah

• Rankin, Horace

• Lillard, Milton