Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Breckinridge County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas Howard and Malinda Howard. Married to Mary Howard. School teacher in Breckinridge County in 1850. Farmer in Breckinridge County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breckinridge County, District 2, p. 92. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breckinridge County, District 2, p. 140. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Breckinridge County, District 2, p. 18. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breckinridge County, Hudsonville, p. 3.

Citation

Howard, James B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211634 (November 12, 2026).

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Martha E. Butler et al. to James F. Robinson

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