Person

Robert E. Finnell (Franklin County, landlord and resident)

b. 1807? d. 1879-07

Franklin County, landlord and resident. Kentucky native. Married to Susan Finnell. Father of Sarah J. Finnell, Mary J. Finnell, Lewis Finnell, George T. Finnell, and James Finnell. Resident in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1840. Owned one enslaved person in Franklin County in 1840. Landlord in Shelby County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Shelby County in 1850. Resident in Franklin County in 1860. Appointed as a secret policemen for the State of Kentucky in March 1864. Appointment cancelled by Governor Thomas Bramlette in April 1864.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, p. 3

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 345A-345B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 737.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 254.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 104B.

Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Mortality Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 316.

KYR-0001-003-0093.

KYR-0001-007-0127.

Citation

Finnell, Robert E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204718 (November 12, 2026).

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