Chronicles of Boone County

Items

• Graves, Bartlett O.
• Sandford, Alfred Pope
• Hume, William
• Hedges, Alfred H.
  In 1840 Alfred was living in Kenton County, Ky. In 1850, Alfred is listed an an innkeeper in Boone County, Ky. In 1860, he is a farmer in Taylorsport, Ky.
• Cornelius, John
• Buckner, Henry Mortimer
  Henry Buckner and his family mostly lived in Kenton County, Ky, though they were living in Boone County near Florence at the time of the 1860 census.
• Waite, Stephen
  Stephen Waite was appointed Postmaster of Walton, Ky. on 21 Nov 1871.
• Percival, Orrin
• Herndon, Waller Stephens
• Stephens, Napoleon Bonaparte
• Anderson, James A.
• Leathers, Benjamin William
  Benjamin Leathers was the brother of Col. John Leathers and Nancy Leathers Watts. He lived in Kenton County (Ky.) and appears in the 1820 census residing in Covington (Ky.). The family held seven slaves: two males under 14 years of age, one male between 26 and 44 years of age, and four females between 14 and 25.
• Stephens, George H.
• Newman, Alinda
• Nelson, Thomas
• Nelson, Hayden
  In 1840, Hayden Nelson held 12 people enslaved, but also had one free person of color in his household, an older male in the 55 thru 99 age range.
• Gedge, William H.
• Foley, Bushrod W.
• 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.
• Drinkard, William
  August 16, 1836 William P Drinkard was listed in the U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters for Gaines Crossroads (Walton) in Boone County, Kentucky. In 1850 Wm P Drinkard is in Grant County, Kentucky. His occupation is constable. William P Drinkard is in the 1860 District One, Kenton County, Kentucky census. He states he was born in Virginia around 1810.
• Rouse, Moses
  In the 1840 Kenton County, Kentucky census Moses Rouse has three known enslaved. He does not appear to hold any enslaved people in earlier census records.
• Stephens, Leonard
  The 1820 Campbell County, Kentucky census shows Leonard Stephens with two known enslaved. Leonard Stephens was known to have six enslaved in the 1830 Campbell County, Kentucky census. The 1840, 1850 and 1860 census records show Leonard Stephens living in Kenton, Kentucky. His occupation is farmer. In 1870 Leonard was living in Florence, Boone, Kentucky.
• Rouse, John
• Ross, James C.
  The 1830 census shows James C Ross with two known enslaved in Boone County, Kentucky. In 1850 James Ross was living in Kenton, Kentucky. James Ross is living in Walton, Boone, Kentucky in 1860. His occupation is hotel keeper.
• Polly, James D.
  The 1850 census shows James D Polly living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky. His occupation is farmer. In 1860 and 1870 James Polly is living in Covington Ward 5, Kenton, Kentucky.