Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Owen County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff. Kentucky native. Married to Susan Frances Brown. Father of Taber Brown, George Brown, James W. Brown, Charles S. Brown, John S. Brown, Emma Brown, and Thomas Brown. Laborer in Owen County in 1850. Farmer in Owen County in 1860. Sheriff of Owen County from 1863 to 1866.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 34; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 31; "An Act for the Benefit of James M. Brown, late Sheriff of Owen, and his sureties," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort, Ky.: Kentucky Yeoman Office, John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1868), 218-19; KYR-0001-029-0554.

Citation

Brown, James M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209480 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
J. A. Duncan et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-11-14
Petition
J. B. English et al. to James F. Robinson
1863-06-29

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