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James W. Robinson (Washington County, Kentucky, soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.)

b. 1835-10-11 d. 1896-05-17

Washington County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Uriah Robinson and Jane Robinson. Married to Ruth Prather Robinson in Washington County, Kentucky, on October 21, 1860. Father of Sleet P. Robinson. Attended school in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned one enslaved person in 1850. Resident of Washington County in 1860. Household owned three enslaved persons in Washington County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant and first lieutenant from September 22, 1862, to July 23, 1864. Dishonorably dismissed from service on July 23, 1864.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, p. 173B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District 1, pp. 194-195.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District 1, p. 461B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, North Precinct, p. 339B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0111.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Washington County Marriages, Film 000241383.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 282.

"James William 'Billy' Robinson (1835-1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial 46297911, accessed May 23, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46297911.

Citation

Robinson, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204896 (November 12, 2026).

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