Famous Kentucky Christians (D- M)

Name	Dates	Famous for	From
Irene Dunne	1898-1990	Actress and Singer	Jefferson County
Peter Durrett	1733-1823	Enslaved preacher and woodsman	Fayette County
John G. Fee	1816-1901	Founder of Berea and Berea College, abolitionist	Bracken County
Herman Felhoelter	1913-1950	Franciscan priest and Army chaplain	Jefferson County
Red Foley	1910-1968	Singer	Madison County
John Fox, Jr.	1862-1919	Journalist and author	Bourbon County
Elisha Green	1815-1893	“The Rosa Parks of Kentucky”	Bourbon County
Nancy Green	1834-1923	“Aunt Jemima”	Montgomery County
Napoleon Bonaparte Hays	1838-1907	Civil War veteran, Founder Bethel AME Church, Educator	Lincoln County
Josiah Henson	1789-1883	Inspiration for “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”	Daviess County
Dr. W. J. Hodge	1920- 2000	Pastor and Civil Rights Activist	Jefferson County
Robert S. James	1818- 1850	Pastor, founder of William Jewell College, father of Frank & Jesse James	Logan County
James Bartlett Johnson	1830-1900	Enslaved, Civil War veteran, pastor	Taylor County
Annie Fellows Johnston	1863- 1931	Children’s author	Oldham County
Harry Clark Karsner	1914- 1971	World War Two flight instructor, Kentucky State Commissioner of Aeronautics	Owen County
Simon Kenton	1755-1836	Frontiersman and soldier	Kenton County
Helen LaFrance	1919- 2020	Artist	Graves County
Abraham Lincoln	1809- 1865	16th president of the United States	LaRue County
John Littlejohn	1756- 1836	Preacher and sheriff, “Guardian of the Declaration of Independence”	Logan County
James McCready	1763- 1817	Preacher	Henderson County
William H. McGuffey	1800- 1873	Educator, Compiler of the McGuffey Readers	Bourbon County
Richard McNemar	1770-1839	Preacher, educator	Madison County
Lottie Moon	1840- 1912	Educator, Missionary to China	Boyle County
Henry Clay Morrison	1857- 1942	Founder of Asbury University, Editor of The Pentecostal Herald	Barren County

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