Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Fayette County, Kentucky, attorney. Native of Scotland. Married to Jane Beck. Father of Margaret Beck, Bettie Beck, and George Beck. Owned five enslaved persons in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Fayette County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Ward 3, p. 86.

Citation

Beck, James B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197051 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
George Breying to Beriah Magoffin
1862-12-07
Correspondence
Hunt & Beck to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-04

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