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Morgan County, Kentucky David W. Roberts (Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer) N00005287 1825? Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Walsh Roberts on March 4, 1847. Father of Mary J. Roberts, Elizabeth A. Roberts, and William F. Roberts. Laborer in Morgan County in 1850. Resident of Morgan County in 1860.

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Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States_ (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, p. 156A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, District No. 1, p. 15-16. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #000839918, Morgan County Marriages, p. 83. James L. Kendall (Morgan County, Kentucky, hotel keeper) N00005288 1824? Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, hotelkeeper. Kentucky native. Son of William H. Kendall and Susan Kendall. Married to Elizabeth Kendall. Father of William Kendall and Susan Kendall. Merchant in Morgan County in 1850. Hotelkeeper in Morgan County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: David W. Roberts (Morgan County, Kentucky, laborer) Legal: Morgan Circuit Court Legal: Morgan County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, District 1, p. 137B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan, District 1, p. 110. J. Saige Dury (Mount Sterling, Kentucky, attorney and editor) N00005291 1833-02-14 1868-03-07 Categories: People

Montgomery County, Kentucky, attorney, commonwealth's attorney, and editor. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, native. Editor of the Mount Sterling Whig in Montgomery County, Kentucky. County attorney for Montgomery County from 1856 to 1862. Commonwealth's attorney for the 11th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1862 to 1868.

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Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, Mount Sterling, p. 318. John Livingston, Livingston’s United States Law Register, and Official Directory (New York: John A. Gray, 1859), 304. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 10. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. "Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts, of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1867" in 1867 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1(Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, 1867), 354. KYR-0001-004-0384. "Death of J. S. Dury," Tri-Weekly Kentucky Statesman (Lexington, KY), March 19, 1868, p. 1. J. A. Lacy (Morgan County, Kentucky, court clerk.) N00005292 Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, court clerk. Clerk of the Morgan Circuit Court in Morgan County on October 1, 1864.

Relationships Legal: J. Saige Dury (Mount Sterling, Kentucky, attorney and editor) Legal: Morgan Circuit Court

KYR-0001-005-0053. West Liberty, Kentucky P00005290 Categories: Places

Seat of Morgan County, Kentucky.

37.9215, -83.2596 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 312. USGS: Earth Explorer, “West Liberty, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 3, 2020). Morgan County, Kentucky P00005286 Categories: Places

County in eastern Kentucky. Seat at West Liberty, Kentucky.

37.9146, -83.2934 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 202. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Morgan County, Kentucky" https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on April 16, 2020). Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Morgan Circuit Court O00000434 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 11th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): William H. Burns and Richard A. Apperson, Jr. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): J. M. Nesbitt and J. Saige Dury. Clerk(s): William Mynhier, James S. Turner, and James T. Hazelrigg.

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“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-308. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. Morgan County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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INDICTMENT.

Licking Valley Scorcher Print, West Liberty, Ky.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Plff. against Indictment for David Roberts Deft.

Morgan CIRCUIT COURT, TERM, 188.

The Grand Jury of Morgan County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse David Roberts of the offense of Murder committed in manner and form as follows, viz: The said David Roberts did, on the 1st day of October, 18864, in the county aforesaid did Wilfully and feloniously & with malice aforethought Kill and murder One James. L. Kendall by Cutting him with a Knife and Strikeing him with a rock or some other hard substance and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

J. S. Dury Commonwealth's Attorney, District Ky.

A True Copy

Att J. A. Lacy Clerk, M, C, C,

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Commonwealth vs David Roberts

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