Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hart County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Martha N. Garvin. Father of Smith Garvin and Elizabeth J. Garvin. Owned three enslaved persons in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, District 1, p. 73. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, District 1, p. 11.

Citation

Garvin, John L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209363 (November 12, 2026).

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John Donan et al. to James F. Robinson

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