Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Henry County, Kentucky, hotelkeeper. Pennsylvania native. Married to Martha Brisben. Hotelkeeper in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed four enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 305.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 178A.

Citation

Brisben, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279741 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
H. Roberts et al. to James F. Robinson and John W. Finnell
1863-08-11

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