Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County and Webster County, Kentucky, farmer. Missouri native. Married to Sarah Newton. Father of James Newton, Mary F. Newton, William B. Newton, and Robert M. Newton. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Webster County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 151A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, p. 604.

Citation

Newton, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211444 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Edward Bumpass et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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