Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Franklin County, Kentucky farmer. Kentucky native. Married Eliza Jane Alexander Sheets on November 15, 1855. Father of Emerelta Sheets and Roe Ann Sheets. Employed as a farmer in Franklin County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Franklin County Marriages, Film #994034, p.4

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 340

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016207, Franklin County Deaths, File #19997.

Citation

Sheets, John J. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209407 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
John Moore to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-27

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