Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hickman County, Kentucky, farmer and hotel keeper. Kentucky native. Son of Elizabeth Davis. Married to Kate S. Davis. Father of Stoner Davis. Farmer in Hickman County, Kentucky, in 1850. Hotel keeper in Clinton in 1860. Employed E. R. Whitney as a barkeeper in Clinton in 1860. Employed one enslaved person in Hickman County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hickman County, p. 17A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hickman County, Clinton, p. 500.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hickman County, p. 208B.

Citation

Davis, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279878 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
R. W. Walker et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-20
Correspondence
William M. Samuels to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-22

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