Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Woodford County, Kentucky, brick mason. Woodford County native. Married to Sena Sheets. Father of Randolph Sheets, Ann Sheets, Thomas J. Sheets, Joel H. Sheets, William A. Sheets, and James E. Sheets. Owned two enslaved persons in Woodford County in 1850. Brick mason in Woodford County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Woodford County, District 1, p. 657.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Woodford County, Midway, p. 21.

Citation

Sheets, Joel. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201954 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
William N. Thomasson et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-12-14

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