Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Louisville, Kentucky, resident and cabin boy. Kentucky native. Son of George and Lucinda Roberts. Resident of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1850. Cabin boy in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1860. Charged with murder in Louisville, Kentucky.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: Black

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 439A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 725.

KYR-0001-004-3053

Citation

Roberts, Napoleon. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280634 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
David Needy et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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