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James B. Masters (Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1822-11-10

Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of Campbell Masters and Elizabeth Masters. Married to Martha J. Masters Masters in Warren County, Kentucky, on May 22, 1855. Father of Charles C. Masters and Mary E. Masters. Carpenter in Pendleton County, Virginia, in 1850. Farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virginia, Pendleton County, Franklin, p. 66A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 5.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Warren County Marriages, Film #000242961, p. 227 (accessed via ancestry.com).

Citation

Masters, James B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279629 (November 12, 2026).

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