Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Lydia Hobson. Father of Mary J. Hobson, Benjamin A. Hobson, Susan A. Hobson, John W. Hobson, Matthew W. Hobson, Sarah Hobson, and Jesse Hobson. Farmer in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, District 1, p. 306A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 36.

Citation

Hobson, William A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32215188 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Alexander Milton Cockrill et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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