Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., Grant Co. JOHN CONRAD was born in Grant County, Ky., in 1845, and is a son of Jacob and Eliza (Renneckar) Conrad, of Virginia, but of German ancestry. John Conrad was reared on a farm, and has followed farming as an occupation all his life. In 1862 he entered the Confederate Army under Humphrey Marshall but was transferred to Morgan's command. In 1863 he was captured at Buffington Island, Ohio, and was held prisoner at Camp Douglas about twenty-three months, with the exception of one month, when he was sent to Richmond, Va., then Clayton, N.C., and was discharged at Washington, Ga., in May, 1865, when he returned to his labors on the farm. In June, 1877, his father died, his mother having died in 1860. Mr. Conrad now owns 405 acres of valuable in Grant County, and is a member of the Baptist Church. In 1871 he married Miss Zerilda Kinslaer, daughter of James and Mary (Jamison) Kinslaer, of Harrison County. She was born May 31, 1851, and was a mute, but her children, six boys, are entirely free from any defect of that kind. Following are their names and dates of birth: Richard C., born March 26, 1873; Walter L., January 8, 1875; Fitzhugh Lee, October 24, 1876; Guy, August 14, 1879; John S., August 11, 1882; Clay Willie, December 20, 1885. Conrad Rennackar Marshall Kinslaer Jamison = Harrison-KY VA OH NC GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/grant/conrad.j.txt