Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Madison County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Matilda Covington. Farmer in Madison County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Madison County in 1850. Farmer in Madison County in 1860. Owned seventeen enslaved persons in Madison County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 2, p. 267B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 2, p. 532.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Division 1, p. 322.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Division 1, p. 442B.

Citation

Covington, Coleman. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200325 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Thomas S. Bronston Jr. et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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