Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Howton and Jemima Howton. Married to Lavina Howton. Father of Joseph Howton, David Howton, James Howton, and Mary Howton. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 352A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 68.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Bucksnort, p. 413B.

Citation

Howton, Spencer C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210223 (November 12, 2026).

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Thomas Ansenbaugh et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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