Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Lyon County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Married to Frances J. Edwards Clayton. Father of M. A. Clayton, Sarah E. Clayton, Fannie W. Clayton, B. I. Clayton, E. F. Clayton, and M. W. Clayton. Laborer in Morgan County, Illinois, in 1850. Resident of Lyon County, Kentucky, in 1855. Hopkins County resident in 1861.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Illinois, Morgan County, p. 332A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 511B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994046, Lyon County Births.

KYR-0001-020-0100.

Citation

Clayton, Humphrey. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210874 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (1)

Petition
S. B. Nisbet et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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