Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Fayette County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Hellen Allen. Father of Annie Allen and John Laney Allen. Farmer in Fayette County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Fayette County 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District No. 2, p. 4. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District No. 2, p. 4. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Precinct No. 5, p. 33.

Citation

Allen, Richard. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212291 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Correspondence
Leonard Wheeler to George W. Johnson
1860-12-19
Petition
Robert H. Thompson to Beriah Magoffin

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