Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Fannie Beckner. Father of Martha Beckner, Lucy Beckner, and James Beckner. Farmer in Princeton, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Princeton in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton. 60-61.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 221A.

Citation

Beckner, Alford. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204943 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
James Williamson et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-21

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