Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Mason County, Kentucky, tobacco merchant and trader. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca Downing. Father of Sarah B. Downing, Mary S. Downing, and Francis M. Downing. Tobacco merchant in Mason County in 1850. Trader in Mason County in 1860. Member of the Board of Trustees of Germantown, Kentucky, in 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mason County, District 3, p. 307; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mason County, District 3, p. 76; KYR-0001-007-0309.

Citation

Downing, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200930 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
Charles S. Savage et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-10-13

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