Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

About

Hickman County, Kentucky, cabinet maker. New York native. Married to Candace M. Gorton. Father of Minnie H. Gorton. Cabinetmaker in Columbus, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hickman County, Columbus District, p. 29.

Citation

Gorton, A. A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205253 (November 12, 2026).

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The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as A. A. Gorton (Columbus, Kentucky, cabinetmaker). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (2)

Petition
C. W. Youngs et al. to Charles S. Morehead
Petition
William R. Vance et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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