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John T. Hockensmith (Franklin County, KY, prison guard)

b. 1832-04-04 d. 1906-02-01

Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. Kentucky native. Son of Henry Hockensmith and Polly Hockensmith. Farmer in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Franklin County in 1860. Prison guard in Franklin County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 15A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 194.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Franklin County, KY, July 1863, p. 10.

"John Thomas Hockensmith (1832-1907)," Find A Grave, Memorial 156213544, accessed February 20, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156213544.

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Hockensmith, John T.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209723 (November 12, 2026).

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