Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer and gentleman. South Carolina native. Married to Mary Davis. Father of Daniel Davis, Elizabeth Davis, David Davis, E. Davis, Benjamin Davis, and Charles H. Davis. Farmer in Hickman County, Kentucky, in 1850. Gentleman in Ballard County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Ballard County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hickman County, p. 22A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Picketts District, p. 606.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Picketts District, p. 43B.

Citation

Davis, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213937 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
James L. Henderson to James F. Robinson
1862-12-01

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