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Jeptha Griffith (Caldwell County, kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1805? d. 1865?

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Asenath Griffith Griffith in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1825. Father of William Griffith, Bartlett C. Griffith, Franklin W. Griffith, Pernecy E. Griffith, Eli Griffith, Virginia P. Griffith, and Ann Eliza Griffith. Married to Charity Griffith. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons (including Perry) in Caldwell County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 362B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 786.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Burnesville, p. 18.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Burnesville, p. 208A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 15.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Caldwell County Wills, vol. A-B, 1809,1967 p. 255.

Citation

Griffith, Jeptha. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205262 (November 12, 2026).

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