Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Nancy Finn Spears. Father of William W. Spears, Mary E. Spears, Meshach Spears, Ambrose Spears, Alfred M. Spears, Columbus L. Spears, George W. Spears, and Mary J. Spears. Farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Simpson County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 44A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 128.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7017538, Warren County Deaths, File #7870.

Find A Grave, "Jacob Spears (22 Mar 1811-18 Mar 1886)," Memorial #130402607, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130402607 (accessed September 1, 2020).

Citation

Spears, Jacob. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279642 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Arden McClanohan et al. to Cicero Maxwell
1863-12-01

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