Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmhand. Kentucky native. Son of Elijah Ford and Mary Ford. Resident in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmhand in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 364B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 65.

Citation

Ford, John S.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205948 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (3)

Legal/Financial
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Thomas B. Wadlington, Transcript
1860-12-18
Petition
John N. Dow, Sr. et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22
Legal/Financial
Richard Hunter, Affidavit
1861-02-12

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