Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. North Carolina native. Married to Ann Ashby. Father of George C. Ashby, Sarah Ashby, and Mary Ashby. Farm laborer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 653.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Precinct 4, p. 86B.

Citation

Ashby, Wiley. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210505 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
F. S. Wicks et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-11
Petition
Z. W. Brooks et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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