Person

John Stephens (Jackson County, Kentucky, sheriff)

b. 1823 d. 1876-07-30

Jackson County, Kentucky, sheriff. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Morris Stephens in Madison County, Kentucky, on February 6, 1858. Father of Solomon Stephens, Martha Stephens, Sarah Stephens, James Stephens, and William Stephens. Sheriff in Jackson County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, McKee, p. 914.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, McKee, p. 213A.

"John Stephens (1823-1876)," Find A Grave, Memorial 95434382, accessed January 15, 2024, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95434382.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994039, Jackson County Births, p. 527.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Madison County Marriages, Film 000183316, p. 195.

Citation

Stephens, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281452 (November 12, 2026).

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