Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Harrison County, Kentucky, farmhand. Kentucky native. Married to Harriett A. Chandler Whitson in Harrison County, Kentucky, on November 23, 1844. Father of William T. Whitson, Mary E. Whitson, David Whitson, Sarah Whitson, Harriett Whitson, and Alonzo Whitson. Farmer in Grant County in 1850. Farmhand in Harrison County in 1860. Convicted of murdering John Spikard in Harrison County.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grant County, p. 332B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 470.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Harrison County Marriages, Film 000216895, p. 3736.

Citation

Whitson, Garrett J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280277 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
John Williams et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01
Petition
Joseph Shawhan et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-08

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