Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. North Carolina native. Married to Louisa Owens. Father of Phoebe Owens, Rebecca Owens, Milton Owens, Larkin Owens, David Owens, Emily Owens, Jalie Owens, Polly Owens, Celia Owens, and Spencer Owens. Farmer in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Rockcastle County.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Southern District, p. 167B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 574.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 4, p. 71B.

KYR-0001-020-0372.

Citation

Owens, Wesley. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281207 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
S. W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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