Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff. Missouri native. Married to Elizabeth Prescott Harper in Trigg County, Kentucky, on June 29, 1841. Father of Ella Harper, William Harper, Mildred Harper, and Bettie Harper. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Sheriff of Caldwell County in 1862.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 349A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton Precinct, 49.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton Precinct, p. 484A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trigg County Marriages, Film #000321335.

Citation

Harper, James M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197792 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (3)

Order
Caldwell County Court, Order
1861-10-21
Note
Grant Green, Note
Petition
Jesse George et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22

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