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James H. Farley (Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1809?

Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth Littrell Farley. Father of Martha Farley, John W. Farley, Robert H. Farley, Charles O. Farley, Morris H. Farley, Washington Farley, Hughart J. Farley, Augustine Farley, Field H. Farley, James G. Farley, and Elizabeth Farley. Married to Leana Crafton Farley in Henderson County, Kentucky, on March 13, 1859. Married to Martha A.J. Moseley in Henderson County on May 9, 1863. Father of Ann H.B. Farley. Resident of Roanoke County, Virginia, in 1840. Owned two enslaved persons in Roanoke County in 1840. Farmer in Henderson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850. Owned George [Unknown] in Henderson County in 1854. Farmer in Henderson County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1860. Employed Orrelius S. Crafton as an overseer in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States(1840), Population Schedules, Virginia, Roanoke County, p. 218.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1, p. 288A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 2, p. 194.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 2, p. 169.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Henderson District, p. 88A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994038, Henderson County Births.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Henderson County Marriages, Film 001944390.

Citation

Farley, James H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211820 (November 12, 2026).

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