Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Military Records
Militia
“Corn Stalk” Militia
Commissioned Officers, 1799 - 1804
Muhlenberg County Regiment - 40th Regiment
[Laid off December 15, 1799]
| John Adams Jr. | Lieutenant | May 24, 1802 |
| Joseph Arnold Jr. | Ensign | May 24, 1802 |
| Robert Bell | Captain | May 24, 1802 |
| William Bell | Paymaster | February 9, 1801 |
| William Boggess | Captain | April 5, 1800 |
| William Bradford | Major, 1st Battalion | September 30, 1800 |
| John Bradley | Lieutenant | May 24, 1802 |
| William Campbell | Colonel | December 15, 1799 |
| Jacob Canoy | Cornet | May 20, 1800 |
| John Cargle | Lieutenant | March 22, 1803 |
| David Casebier | Lieutenant | April 5, 1800 |
| Henry Coffer | Adjutant | February 9, 1801 |
| Jacob Craig | Ensign | May 24, 1802 |
| Thomas Craig | Ensign | May 24, 1802 |
| John Dennis Jr. | Ensign | March 22, 1803 |
| John Dobyns | Captain | March 22, 1803 |
| Robert Glenn | Lieutenant | August 15, 1803 |
| John Sanders Graves | Ensign | May 24, 1802 |
| Matthew Ham | Lieutenant of Cavalry | May 24, 1802 |
| Jacob Hamm | Lieutenant, Light Horse Troop | May 20, 1800 |
| William Hynes | Major, 2nd Battalion | December 16, 1799 |
| Abner Keith | Captain | August 15, 1803 |
| Lewis Kincheloe | Major, 1st Battalion | December 13, 1799 |
| Louis [sic] Kincheloe | Colonel | September 30, 1800 |
| Stephen Kincheloe | Lieutenant | September 17, 1800 |
| Jeremiah Langley | Ensign | April 7, 1801 |
| Jeremiah Langley | Lieutenant | March 22, 1803 |
| Eppes Littlepage | Lieutenant | August 15, 1803 |
| Thomas Littlepage | Ensign | March 22, 1803 |
| William McCommon | Captain | September 17, 1800 |
| Job Matthews | Lieutenant | August 15, 1803 |
| John Morgan | Adjutant | February 15, 1802 |
| Willis Morgan | Captain | August 15, 1803 |
| Jonathan Oyler | Captain | May 24, 1802 |
| William Patton | Captain | August 15, 1803 |
| Samuel Penrod | Lieutenant | September 17, 1800 |
| Robert Randal | Ensign | September 17, 1800 |
| Robert Randolph | Lieutenant | May 24, 1802 |
| Thomas Randolph | Captain | March 22, 1803 |
| Jesse Reno | Captain | May 24, 1802 |
| Lewis Reno | Ensign | May 24, 1802 |
| Henry Rhoads | Lieutenant | September 17, 1800 |
| Samuel Russel | Lieutenant | April 7, 1801 |
| Samuel Russel | Captain | March 22, 1803 |
| John B. Smith | Ensign | April 5, 1803 |
| Jacob Studebaker | Captain | September 17, 1800 |
| John Tennille | Captain | September 17, 1800 |
| James Weir | Captain, Light Horse Troop | May 20, 1800 |
| Alexander Whittaker | Ensign | September 17, 1800 |
| Charles Wing | Captain | April 7, 1801 |
| William Worthington | Quartermaster | February 9, 1801 |
Source: The “Corn Stalk” Militia of Kentucky, 1792 - 1811. A brief statutory history of the militia and records of commissions of officers in the organization from the beginning of statehood to the commencement of the War of 1812 by G. Glenn Clift. Kentucky History Society, 1957. pages 133-134.
Graves, John Sanders
Statement of Service: Corn Stalk MilitiaRank: Ensign
Date of Commission: May 24, 1802
Unit to which assigned: 40th Regiment, 11th Brigade, 1st Division
County in which Unit was formed: Muhlenberg County
The above record taken from the book titled The “Corn Stalk” Militia compiled by G. Glenn Clift, which contains records of commissions of officers in the organization from the beginning of statehood to the commencement of the War of 1812.
John Sanders Graves (5-7-1769 to 2-3-1853) married Mary Susannah Wooten. He is buried in Hamm Cemetery, Muhlenberg County.
The militia in some areas got the nickname “Cornstalk Militia” because so many of its members showed up for training with cornstalks instead of guns.
Contributed by Helen McKeown
Updated November 25, 2015