Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Arthur Slaton and Catherine Fugate Slaton. Married to Mary E. Slaton. Father of Thomas M. Slaton, George S. Slaton, and Sarah W. Slaton. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Household owned five enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 166B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 712.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 636.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 211B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Precinct 2, p. 25B.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #4867.

Citation

Slaton, James E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214327 (November 12, 2026).

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T. A. Butler et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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