Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Louisville, Kentucky, merchant. New York native. Married to Catharine A Shrader Penton in Oldham County, Kentucky, on July 8, 1847. Father of John W. Penton, Isabella Penton, Hellena Penton, Kate Penton, Georgiana Penton, and Ida Penton. Farmer in Oldham County, in 1850. Owned a feed store in Louisville in 1860. Member of the convention of the provisional government held at Russellville, Kentucky, in November 1861.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham, Division 1, p. 146A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson, Louisville Ward 4, p. 77

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Oldham County Marriages, Film #000482448.

Citation

Penton, Joshua A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203830 (November 12, 2026).

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Journal
Provisional Government of the State of Kentucky, Journal
1861-11-19

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