Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hickman County and Hopkins County, Kentucky, laborer and barkeeper. Kentucky native. Married to Pamela Akin. Father of Robert Akin, Elizabeth Akin, Nancy P. Akin, Mona Akin, Lucretia Akin, and Laura Akin. Day laborer in Madisonville, Kentucky, in 1860. Barkeeper in Hickman County in 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Madisonville, p. 829.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Hickman County, KY, June 1863, p. 1.

Citation

Akin, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280251 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
R. W. Walker et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-20

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