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Jorden Thomas (Owen County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1797-12-25 d. 1877-01-11

Owen County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Thomas Thomas in Owen County, Kentucky, on April 15, 1839. Father of Spencer Thomas, John J. Thomas, Mary E. Thomas, America J. Thomas, Reuben Thomas, Susan Thomas, M. Ann Thomas, Soule Thomas, Arte Thomas, and Sallee Thomas. Farmer in Owen County in 1850. Owen seven enslaved persons in Owen County in 1850. Farmer in Owen County in 1860. Employed John J. Thomas in Owen County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Owen County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 247A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 411.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 221.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 182A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film #000272772, p. 455 (on microfilm), (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Find A Grave, "Jordan Thomas (25 Dec 1797-11 Jan 1877)," Memorial #20810289, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20810289 (accessed June 18, 2020).

Citation

Thomas, Jorden. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201292 (November 12, 2026).

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