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John A. Holton (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1786-12-27 d. 1869-06-14

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Maryland native. Married to Fannie E. Holton. Resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1830. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1830. Resident of Franklin County in 1840. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1840. Resident in Franklin County in 1850. Owned eighteen enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Owned Richmond [Unknown] in Franklin County in 1855. Farmer in Franklin County in 1860. Owned twenty enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Northern Division, p. 129.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, North Division, p. 317.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 11A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 220.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 485B-486A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Franklin County Births.

"John A. Holton (1787-1869)," Find A Grave, Memorial 122498007, accessed April 26, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122498007.

Citation

Holton, John A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214944 (November 12, 2026).

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