Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Grayson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Franklin. Father of John L. Franklin, James H. Franklin, Benjamin F. Franklin, and Mildred Franklin. Owned one enslaved persons in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 28. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, Precinct 5, p. 376.

Citation

Franklin, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214597 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Martha E. Butler et al. to James F. Robinson

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