John Borthick (Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer)
b. 1818?
Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Nancy Carr in Borthick in Roberston County, Tennessee, on June 25, 1839. Father of S.J. Borthick, James Borthick, and John Borthick Jr. Married to Eleanor Pond Borthick in Robertson County, Tennessee, on December 9, 1847. Father of Mildred Borthick, Daniel Borthick, Alice Borthick, Jantha Borthick, Joseph Borthick, Mary Borthick, Henry R. Borthick, and William B. Borthick. Farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Employed William Suttle as a laborer in Simpson County 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. 2B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 43.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, Subdistrict, p. 22B.
Tennessee Marriage Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee, Robertson County Marriages, (Dec 1878-Nov 1886: Marriages 5-8) p. 114.
Tennessee Marriage Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee, Robertson County Marriages, (Dec 1878-Nov 1886: Marriages 5-8) p. 37 of 942(accessed via Ancestry.com).
Citation
Borthick, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279646 (November 12, 2026).
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