Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Shanks. Father of William Owsley. Farmer in Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned seventeen enslaved persons in Lincoln County in 1850. Retired gentleman in Garrard County, Kentucky in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Garrard County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lincoln County, District 2, p. 285B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lincoln County, District 2, p. 237-238.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, Lancaster, p. 637.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, Lancaster, p. 14B.

Citation

Owsley, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32215324 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Isaac Sharrow to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-12-12

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