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Union County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Son of Joseph Brown and Elizabeth Tapps Brown. Married to Martha Brown. Father of Mordecai Brown and Henrietta Brown. Farmer in Union County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union, p. 59.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Union, p. 16.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016162, Union County Deaths, file #5596.

Citation

Brown, Joseph O.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208086 (November 12, 2026).

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John Thompson to Beriah Magoffin

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