Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Melissa Jones Davis in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on February 3, 1830. Father of John P. Davis, Hanson J. Davis, Henry Clay Davis, Winfield Scott Davis, Zachary Taylor Davis, Victoria Davis, and William Davis. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 293B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Farmersville, p. 142.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 26.

Citation

Davis, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202888 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Silas Watts Towry et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-21
Petition
W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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