Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Davis Norton in Mercer County on December 20, 1845. Father of Felix G. Norton, Vardeman Norton, Susan M. Norton, Nancy J. Norton, and Martha Norton. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 19.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191859.

Citation

Norton, James Madis. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197830 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
J. M. Sillard et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-11-14

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