Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Amanda French. Father of Kate French, William French, Franklin French, Alice French, Robert L. French, and Richard French. Farmer in Franklin County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 57A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, p. 11-12.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Forks of Elkhorn, p. 26A.

Citation

French, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209083 (November 12, 2026).

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Thomas J. Jett et al. to Unknown

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