Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, magistrate and justice of the peace. New York native. Married to Margaret Egelston. Father of Addison Egelston and Benjamin Egelston, Jr. Married to A. D. Stapleton Egleston in Covington on November 5, 1865. Justice of the peace in the 2nd District of Covington from 1855 to 1865. Magistrate in Covington in 1860. Magistrate in Covington in 1865.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 5, p. 251.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Kenton County Marriages, Film #001943299, p. 262.

"Kenton.," The Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), May 9, 1855, p. 1

KYR-0001-007-0357.

Citation

Egelston, Benjamin. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213627 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (6)

Correspondence
Benjamin Egelston to James F. Robinson
1863-08-05
Correspondence
C. A. Preston to James F. Robinson
1863-08-05
Petition
Elizabeth Rush to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-18
Correspondence
John P. Harrison to James F. Robinson
1863-08-13
Correspondence
Landrum Hampton to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-02-06
Petition
W. H. Schmoddle to James F. Robinson
1863-08-06

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