Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Simpson County, Kentucky, boot and shoe maker. Tennessee native. Married to Sarah A. Roberts. Father of William D. Roberts. Farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1860. Boot and shoe maker in Simpson County in 1860. Employed James H. Claiborne as a merchant in Simpson County in 1860. Employed Phoeba A. Williams in Simpson County in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 5A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, Franklin, p. 139.

Citation

Roberts, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279683 (November 12, 2026).

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

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