Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Clay County, Kentucky, farmer. Harlan County, Kentucky, native. Son of Carr Britton and Jane Ball Britton. Married to Maryan Lewis Britton. Father of Mariah Britton, Samuel Britton, Elizabeth Britton, Louisa Britton, William Britton, James Britton, Sarah A Britton, Ibby Britton, Victoria Britton, Carlo Britton, Martha Britton, Van Britton, and Mary Britton. Farmer in Clay County in 1850. Farmer in Clay County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky District, p. 121A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, p. 21.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Precinct 4, p. 200A.

Clay County Genealogical and Historical Society, Clay County, Kentucky: History and Families (Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company), p. 201.

Citation

Britton, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204961 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
R. D. Young et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-07-15

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