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Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh 1840–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1913

Death Location: White Oak, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Pugh

Mother: Virginia Bailey

Spouse(s): Lydia Bailey

Children(s): Joseph Pugh

Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh was born in 1840 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Pugh And Virginia Jane Bailey. In 1850, Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA. In 1859, Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA. Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh married Lydia Mary Melford Bailey, and had children including Joseph Harlen Pugh. Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh passed away in 1913 in White Oak, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh was born in 1840 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Pugh And Virginia Jane Bailey.
  • In 1850, Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1859, Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh married Lydia Mary Melford Bailey, and had children including Joseph Harlen Pugh.
  • Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh passed away in 1913 in White Oak, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Pugh's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Pugh
1840–1913
Birth Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Pugh
1811–1877
Virginia
Virginia (Jane) Bailey
1817–1870
Floyd County, Kentucky
Grandparents
William Pugh
1787–1869
North Carolina
Frances Townsend
1793–1887
North Carolina
Pryor Bailey
1787–1839
Virginia
Sarah ("Sally") Dykes
1795–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bailey
1761–1838
Martha Brashears
1765–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Pugh's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Cornwallis W. I. (Kern)) Pugh (1840–1913) m. Lydia (Mary Melford) Bailey (1839–1929)
  1. 1. Joseph (Harlen) Pugh 1869–1939 m. Dora Clemons 1889–1958 m. Nancy (Ann) Brown 1852–1926
    1. 1. Lidie (Melford) Pugh 1889–1929

Colonel Pugh's Timeline

11 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
1859
Abt 1859
Age 19
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 30
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 50
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Red Holly, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Red Holly, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1899
9 Oct 1899
Age 59
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Stevenson, Breathitt, Kentucky
Stevenson, Breathitt, Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 60
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 70
Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh resided here in Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1913
1913
Age 73
Death of Colonel Cornwallis W. I. (Kern) Pugh
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration; Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866; Catalog ID: 300398; Record Grou
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_484; Page: 367B; Image: 742; Family History Library Film: 545983
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_385; Page: 457; Image: 33; Family History Library Film: 803385
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 172B; Image: 385

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 172B; Image: 385

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1859
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_385; Page: 457; Image: 33; Family History Library Film: 803385

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_484; Page: 367B; Image: 742; Family History Library Film: 545983

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnsons Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: 431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 618B; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0550
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: 431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 635D; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0584

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Red Holly, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Stevenson, Breathitt, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 44

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: 510; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240510

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: T624_466; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374479

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1913

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Oak, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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