Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Franklin County, Kentucky, stonemason. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Evans Penn. Father of Charles R. Penn and Martha Penn. Stonemason in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Franklin County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 45A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 278.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 492B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Bald Knob, p. 1B.

_Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965 _, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 24688.

Citation

Penn, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211165 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Journal
Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, January 11, 1861
1861-01-11
Petition
Samuel South et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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