Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married Cordelia Lockcraft Acton in Ohio County, Kentucky, on March 22, 1852. Father of Sarah C. Acton, John W. Acton, and Cicero M. Acton. Farmer in Ohio County in 1850. Farmer in Ohio County in 1860. Farmer in Ohio County in 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, p. 41A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Caney, p. 729.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Sulphur Springs, p. 512B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Ohio County, KY, July 1863, p. 398.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994051, Ohio County Marriages, p. 1.

Citation

Acton, Gabriel. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280353 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
A. B. Baird et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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