Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Simpson County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Virginia native. Married to Matilda Cox. Laborer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer 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. 57B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 21.

Citation

Cox, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279674 (November 12, 2026).

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

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