Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Jefferson County and Franklin County, Kentucky, barber and inmate. Kentucky native. Barber in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1859. Convicted of larceny against Joseph Bondurant in Jefferson County on October 18, 1859. Prisoner in the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort from October 25, 1859, until April 1861. Pardoned by Governor Beriah Magoffin on April 1, 1861.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: Mulatto

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 284.

"Pocket Picking," Courier-Journal, (Louisville, KY), June 18, 1859.

"Police Proceedings," Courier-Journal, (Louisville, KY), June 20, 1859.

"Circuit Court," Courier-Journal, (Louisville, KY), October 19, 1859.

Citation

Jordan, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210467 (November 12, 2026).

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