Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....M’Kown, Lafayette  May 15, 1840 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

P.  1207
Lafayette M’Kown, whose parents, Thornton and Matilda (Wininger) McKown, have 
passed away, was born in Greenville, Floyd Co., Ind., May 15, 1840.  Oct. 20, 
1867, he 

was married in his native town to Jane Floyd who was born there Jan. 7, 1847. 
Her father, Michael Floyd is deceased. The children of this marriage are – 
Aaron, Marion H., 

Noami M., Carrie, Robert M, Anne dec., Mary P., Sylvester, Nellie W. and John 
I., born in the order here given. Comrade McKown was following his trade as 
cooper when 

the war between the states broke out; he was enrolled under the second call 
for volunteers, Aug. 20, 1861 at the age of 21 years, entering the ranks of 
Co. A, 38th Ind. V.I., 

14th A.C.  He was promoted to Corp., and so served, with his command in the 
following general engagements -–Perryville, Stone River, Hoovers Gap, 
Chickamauga, 

Missionary Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Atlanta Campaign, Jonesboro, also several 
skirmishes. At the battle of Perryville he was wounded by fragment of shell in 
left side which 

kept him in hospital a short time; he was also wounded by piece of shell in 
leg below the knee at Missionary Ridge; at the battle of Buzzards Roost, he 
was wounded in the 

mouth.  January, 1862, he was held in hospital in consequence of typhoid fever 
two months and was also treated in hospital at Ringgold for gunshot wound 
received in 

mouth. He was granted a leave of absence of ten days from Louisville, Ky., and 
returned to command at Green River, Ky. He was also taken prisoner at 
Chickamauga, but 

made his escape the same evening. He was finally honorably discharged Sept. 
17, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., at expiration of time. He had five paternal and 
five maternal uncles 

in the War of 1812-14, one of whom was killed at the battle of New Orleans, 
under Gen. Andrew Jackson. His wife had two brothers in the volunteer service, 
Jacob in 17th 

Ind. V.I. and Jeremiah in 117th Ind. V.I. Comrade McKown is a farmer by 
occupation and his address is Greenville, Ind.

Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.



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