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Edmonson County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Wilsher James in Edmonson County on August 26, 1847. Father of Elijah F. James and Milford E. James. Stepfather of Elizabeth Wilsher and William Wilsher. Farmer in Edmonson County in 1850. Farmer and merchant in Edmonson County in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Edmonson County, p. 7A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Edmonson County, Brownsville, p. 106.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Edmonson County Marriages, Film #000367221, p. 20.

Citation

James, Amos. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200871 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
W. Hazelip et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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