Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Maysville, Kentucky, merchant. Maryland native. Merchant in Maysville in 1860. Employed William B. Bean as a clerk in Maysville in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Maysville in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville, Ward 1, p. 304.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville, Ward 1, p. 4A.

Citation

Watkins, William P.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212283 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
H. A. McCaleb et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-05-08
Petition
James C. Brookover to Beriah Magoffin

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