Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Madison County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Roberts Howard in Madison County, Kentucky, on January 1847. Father of Angeline Howard, Napoleon B. Howard, Marion J. Howard, Lafayette Howard, and Elijah K. Howard. Farmer in Madison County in 1850. Farmer in Madison County in 1860. Magistrate in Madison County. Justice of the peace in Madison County in 1861.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 2, p. 278A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Western Subdivision, p. 195-196.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Madison County Marriages, Film #000183314.

KYR-0001-017-0180.

Citation

Howard, Elijah K.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213491 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
James B. McCreary to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-11
Correspondence
James B. McCreary to James W. Tate
1861-07-22

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