Person

Clinton Butts (Kenton County, Kentucky, tobacconist, merchant, marshal, and magistrate)

b. 1829?

Kenton County, Kentucky, tobacconist, merchant, and marshal. Kentucky native. Son of Elizabeth Butts. Married to Mary Butts. Tobacconist in Covington, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Covington in 1860. Marshal in Covington in 1861. Marshal in Covington in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, Ward 3, p. 250B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, Ward 2, p. 581.

KYR-0001-022-0006.

KYR-0001-029-0558.

Citation

Butts, Clinton. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202761 (November 12, 2026).

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