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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-006-0054 BR6-63 to BR6-64

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Melancthon Wade Oliver (Cincinnati, Ohio, clerk, lawyer and judge. ) N00019923 1824-12-27 1899-10-12 Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, clerk, attorney and judge. Ohio native. Son of Rebecca Oliver. Married to Ann E. Gere Oliver in Butler County, Ohio, in June 1850. Father of Lucy Oliver, Ellen Oliver, Fielding Oliver and Willard Oliver. Clerk in Cincinnati in 1850. Attorney in Cincinnati in 1860. Employed Mary Hufkiss as a servant in Cincinnati in 1860. Judge in Cincinnati in 1865.

Relationships Legal: William H. Kerr (Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecuting attorney.) Legal: Hartson E. Fillmore (Hamilton County, Ohio, soldier and deputy court clerk.) Legal: Benjamin Jason Horton (Hamilton County, Ohio, attorney, soldier, and court clerk.) Legal: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 2, p. 146A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 16, p. 79. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 21, p. 686B. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Butler County Marriages, Film 000355779, p. 92. "Melancthon Wade Oliver (1824-1899)," Find A Grave, Memorial 79008720, accessed May 6, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/ 79008720. James Wilson (Hamilton County, Ohio, fugitive from justice.) N00020872 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, fugitive from justice. Convicted of burglary and larceny in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in February 1865. Escaped from the Hamilton County Jail on February 2, 1865. Fugitive from justice from February 1865 to March 1865. Arrested for burglary in Mason County, Kentucky, in March 1865. Returned to Ohio in April 1865.

Relationships Legal: Mason County Jail Legal: John Brough (Twenty-sixth Governor of the State of Ohio, newspaper editor, railroad president, and politician.) Legal: Samuel Thomas (Hamilton County, Ohio, deputy sheriff) Legal: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Legal: Hamilton County Jail Legal: William Henry Smith (Ohio, newspaper editor and 16th Secretary of State) Legal: Ohio State Penitentiary Legal: Samuel Morgan (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) Legal: William Marshall (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) Legal: Ann Howard (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) Legal: Anna Mudge (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) Legal: Joseph Simpson (Hamilton County, Ohio, resident.) Legal: Gerhard Henry Frommeyer (Hamilton County, Ohio, resident.) Legal: William H. Kerr (Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecuting attorney.) Legal: Hartson E. Fillmore (Hamilton County, Ohio, soldier and deputy court clerk.) Legal: Benjamin Jason Horton (Hamilton County, Ohio, attorney, soldier, and court clerk.) Legal: Richard Calvin (Hamilton County, Ohio, sheriff) Legal: John W. Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter. ) Legal: Nathan Harrell (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter.) Legal: Francis B. Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio, raftsman and shoemaker.) Legal: Thomas H. Heath (Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. ) Legal: Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. ) Legal: Melancthon Wade Oliver (Cincinnati, Ohio, clerk, lawyer and judge. )

"Law Report," Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), February 1, 1865, p. 2. "Escaped from Jail," Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), February 3, 1865, p. 3. "Recapture of the Burglar Wilson," Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), March 28, 1865, p. 3. "Law Report," Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), March 31, 1865, p. 3. "Law Report," Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), April 5, 1865, p. 2. William H. Kerr (Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecuting attorney.) N00021112 1835? 1866 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, attorney. New York native. Married to Harriett E. Scanlan Kerr in Hamilton County, Ohio, on December 19, 1860. Father of Henry S. Kerr. Attorney in Cincinnati in 1860. Prosecuting attorney in Hamilton County in 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 15, p. 413. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, p. 458B. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Hamilton County Marriages, Film 000344481. "Death of William H. Kerr," The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), February 20, 1866, p. 2. Williams' Cincinnati Directory: Embracing a Full Alphabetical Record of the Names of the Inhabitants of the City, a Business Directory, and a Complete List of the Post Offices of the United States and Territories, June, 1865 (Cincinnati: Williams & Company, 1865). Richard Calvin (Hamilton County, Ohio, sheriff) N00020874 1807-02-01 1882-11-22 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer and sheriff. Bucks County, Pennsylvania, native. Son of Joshua Calvin and Susan Ann Calvin. Married to Martha Hann Calvin in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1831. Father of Anna Calvin, Bettie Calvin, and Mattie Calvin. Farmer in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1850. Farmer in Hamilton County in 1860. Sheriff in Hamilton County from 1865 to 1866.

Relationships Legal: John Brough (Twenty-sixth Governor of the State of Ohio, newspaper editor, railroad president, and politician.) Legal: Samuel Thomas (Hamilton County, Ohio, deputy sheriff) Legal: James Wilson (Hamilton County, Ohio, fugitive from justice.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Crosby Township, p. 312B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Harrison, p. 479. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Harrison Township, p. 450B. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present (Cincinnati, OH: S. B. Nelson & Co., 1894), 245. Henry A. Ford and Kate B. Ford, History of Hamilton County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (L. A. Williams & Co., 1881), 314. "Richard Calvin (1807-1882)," Find A Grave, Memorial 168356747, accessed October 12, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168356747. James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. ) N00019924 1807-12-07 1873-12-21 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. Ohio native. Married to Eliza Whitlock Silver. Father of Elizabeth Silver, Margaret Silver, Sarah Silver, Cleves Silver, Alice Silver, and Ada E. Silver. Farmer in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1850. Farmer in Hamilton County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Miami, p. 273B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Miami, p. 182. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Miami, p. 474A "James T. Silver (1807-1873)," Find A Grave, Memorial 52454407, accessed December 13, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52454407. Francis B. Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio, raftsman and shoemaker.) N00020545 1824? Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, raftsman and shoemaker. Connecticut native. Married to Hellen Kearney. Father of William F. Kearney, John T. Kearny, and Francis Kearny. Raftsman in Wayne County, Virginia, in 1850. Shoemaker in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1860. Lumber merchant in Cincinnati in 1863.

Relationships Legal: Thomas H. Heath (Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. ) Legal: Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virigina, Wayne, District 66, p. 241A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 15, p. 389. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ward 17, p. 258A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Hamilton County, KY, June 1863, p. 173. Gerhard Henry Frommeyer (Hamilton County, Ohio, resident.) N00021115 1824 1886-10-24 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, resident. Native of Germany. Married to Mary Elizabeth Obeldcher Frommeyer in Hamilton County, Ohio, on October 1, 1848. Resident of Hamilton County in 1865.

Relationships Legal: William H. Kerr (Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecuting attorney.) Legal: John W. Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter. ) Legal: Nathan Harrell (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter.) Legal: Francis B. Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio, raftsman and shoemaker.) Legal: Thomas H. Heath (Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. ) Legal: Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Hamilton County Marriages, Film 000344460. "Frommeyer, Gerhard H. (Death, 1886-10-24)," Cincinnati Birth and Death Records, University of Cincinnati Library, accessed November 16, 2023, https://drc.libraries.uc.edu/items/41124174-8996-45b5-9651-7639639d6e23. "Gerhard H Frommeyer (1824-1886)," Find A Grave, Memorial 116418599, accessed November 16, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116418599. KYR-0001-006-0054. Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) N00020537 1802-03-30 1878-04-05 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. Maryland native. Married to Mary Brown Wilmer. Father of Caroline Wilmer, Charles Wilmer, Henry Wilmer, and William Wilmer. Farmer in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1850. Farmer in Hamilton County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Green, p 462A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Green, p. 372. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Green Township, p. 408A. "Wilmer, William" Indiana Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Indiana State Department of Health and Vital Records, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, Certificate 3948. "Henry L. Wilmer (1802-1878)," Find A Grave, Memorial 110491128, accessed August 2, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110491128. Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) N00020539 1823? 1902-09-14 Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. Native of England. Married to Louisia Jane Coleman Foster. Father of William B. Foster, Anna Foster, Ida Foster, Joseph Foster, Robert L. Foster, Jennie L. Foster and Williard S. Foster. Stone cutter in Cincinnati in 1850. Master of Stone Works in Cincinnati in 1860. Employed Sarah A. Thilman as a servant in Cincinnati in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 7, p. 289B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 7, p. 113. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 7, p. 94B. "Foster, Jennie L.," Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 27640. "Deaths," The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Oh), September 15, 1902, p. 9. Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) N00020538 1831-01-31 1893-09-21 Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and coffee house owner. Native of Germany. Married to Apolonia Wenstel Fritz in Hamilton County, Ohio, on July 20, 1864. Father of Maria Fritz, Louisa Fritz, Fred Fritz, and Josephine Fritz. Butcher in Cincinnati in 1850. Tavern Keeper in Cincinnati in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 11, p. 338B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 11, p. 146. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 19, p. 574B. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Hamilton County Marriages, Film 000344476, p. 148. "Fredrick “Fred” Fritz (1831-1893)," Find A Grave, Memorial 78934209, accessed August 2, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78934209. James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) N00020542 1814? Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. Native of England. Married to Martha Pollard. Father of William Pollard and Charles Pollard. Grocer in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 13, p. 239. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 1, p. 101B. Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) N00020543 1809? Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. Native of Ireland. Married to Anne Hill. Father of Mary D. Hill, William Hill, Elizabeth Hill, Joseph Hill, Elanor Hill, Rachiel Hill, Richard Hill and Margrete Hill. Coal dealer in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1850. Farmer in Hamilton County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ward 9, p. 947A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Sycamore, p. 213. John W. Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter. ) N00020548 1795? 1878-10 Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter. Maine native. Married to Evaline Jackson. Father to Louisa Jackson, Orelia Jackson, Philanda Jackson, Charles H. Jackson, Elmore W. Jackson, John W. Jackson, David C. Jackson and Ella Jackson. Carpenter in Cincinnati in 1850. Carpenter in Cincinnati in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Nathan Harrell (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter.) Legal: Francis B. Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio, raftsman and shoemaker.) Legal: Thomas H. Heath (Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. ) Legal: Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 10, p. 67A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 10, p. 24. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 5, p. 399B. Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate records, 1786-1998, Hamilton County, Ohio, Will Record, Vol 30, 1868-1884, p. 489-92. Joseph Simpson (Hamilton County, Ohio, resident.) N00021116 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, resident. Resident of Hamilton County in 1865.

Relationships Legal: Gerhard Henry Frommeyer (Hamilton County, Ohio, resident.) Legal: William H. Kerr (Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecuting attorney.) Legal: John W. Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter. ) Legal: Nathan Harrell (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter.) Legal: Francis B. Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio, raftsman and shoemaker.) Legal: Thomas H. Heath (Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. ) Legal: Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

KYR-0001-006-0054. Thomas H. Heath (Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. ) N00020544 1811? Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. Virginian native. Married to Maxey Anne Valandingham Heath. Father of Augustus Heath, Phillip Heath, Thomas Heath, Benjamine F. Heath, John H. Heath. Bricklayer in Cincinnati in 1850. Brick mason in Cincinnati in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 9, p. 845A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 8, p. 271. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clermont County, Williamsburg, p. 418B. Nathan Harrell (Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter.) N00020546 1799? Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, carpenter. Virgina native. Married to Charlotte Harrell. Father of Joseph Harrell, Elmon Harrell, Byron Harrell, George W. Harrell, Elizabeth Harrell and Louisia Harrell. Carpenter in Cincinnati in 1850. Carpenter in Cincinnati in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Francis B. Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio, raftsman and shoemaker.) Legal: Thomas H. Heath (Cincinnati, Ohio, bricklayer and brick mason. ) Legal: Joseph M. Hill (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James Pollard (Cincinnati, Ohio, grocer. ) Legal: Joseph Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio, Stone Cutter and Master of Stone Works. ) Legal: Fredrick Fritz (Cincinnati, Ohio, butcher and Coffee House owner.) Legal: Henry L. Wilmer (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer.) Legal: James T. Silver (Hamilton County, Ohio, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 7, p. 255B-257A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 5, p. 417. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ward 18, p. 350B. Anna Mudge (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) N00021182 1830? Categories: People

Cincinnati, Ohio, resident. Pennsylvania native. Daughter of Enoch Mudge and Hepsia Mudge. Resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ward 7, p. 247A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ward 5, p. 423. KYR-0001-006-0054. William Marshall (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) N00021184 Categories: People

Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in January 1865.

KYR-0001-006-0054. Ann Howard (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) N00021183 Categories: People

Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in January 1865.

KYR-0001-006-0054. Samuel Morgan (Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson.) N00021185 Categories: People

Witness for the State of Ohio in the prosecution of James Wilson in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in January 1865.

KYR-0001-006-0054. Benjamin Jason Horton (Hamilton County, Ohio, attorney, soldier, and court clerk.) N00021113 1831-02-13 1916-01-14 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, attorney, soldier, and court clerk. New York City. native. Son of Nicholas Townsend Horton and Sarah Van Orden Horton. Married to Sarah Virginia Yeatman Horton in Hamilton County, Ohio, on April 18, 1858. Father of W. Y. Horton, Eva A. Horton, and Alice T. Horton. Resident of Cincinnati in 1832. Attended school in Cincinnati in 1850. Graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1852. Admitted to the bar in 1854. Attorney in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1860. Employed Rebecca Dickson as a servant in Hamilton County in 1860. Served in the 24th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant and captain from December 20, 1861, to June 10, 1863. Wounded at the Battle of Stones River, Rutherford County, Tennessee in January 1863. Clerk of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in 1865.

Relationships Legal: Hartson E. Fillmore (Hamilton County, Ohio, soldier and deputy court clerk.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 11, p. 261B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Millcreek Township, p. 49. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kansas, Douglas County, Lawrence Ward 1, pp. 299A-B. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Hamilton County Marriages, Film 000344472. "Judge Horton Has Passed Away," Lawrence Daily Journal World (Lawrence, KS), January 15, 1916. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, vol. III (Cincinnati: The Ohio Valley Publishing and Manufacturing Company, 1886), 161. "Supplies at Nashville," The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), January 25, 1863, p. 3. Horton Genealogy; or, Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640 (Philadelphia: Home Circle Publishing, 1876), 154-5. KYR-0001-006-0054. Hartson E. Fillmore (Hamilton County, Ohio, soldier and deputy court clerk.) N00021114 1842-09-29 1873-03-12 Categories: People

Hamilton County, Ohio, soldier and deputy court clerk. Cincinnati, Ohio, native. Son of Ebenezer H. Fillmore and Mary H. Smith Fillmore. Attended school in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1850. Attended school in Cincinnati in 1860. Served in the 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from April 20, 1861, to August 21, 1861. Served in the 137th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from May 2, 1864, to August 19, 1864. Deputy clerk of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ward 3, p. 195B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ward 3, p. 162. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, vol. I (Akron, OH: The Werner Company, 1893), 110. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, vol. VIII (Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Press, 1888), 657. Reuben H. Walworth, Hyde Genealogy; or the Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, from William Hyde, of Norwich, with Their Places of Residence, and Dates of Births, Marriages, &c., and Other Particulars of Them and Their Families and Ancestry (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1864), 727. "Harston E. Fillmore (1842-1873)," Find A Grave, Memorial 17853762, accessed November 16, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17853762. KYR-0001-006-0054. Cincinnati, Ohio P00001208 Categories: Places

Seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. Located on the Ohio River.

39.1031, -84.512 "Cincinnati, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 13, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio; Their Past and Present, Including Biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens (Cincinnati: S.B. Nelson, 1894), 17. Hamilton County, Ohio P00001873 Categories: Places

County in southwestern Ohio. Seat at Cincinnati. Located on the Ohio River.

39.1955, -84.5428 Jennifer Herman, Ohio Encyclopedia (Somerset Publishers, Inc., 2002), 410. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Hamilton County, Ohio," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on July 30, 2020). Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas O00020873 1790 Categories: Organizations

Located in Hamilton County, Ohio. Judge(s): M.W. Oliver (1858-1867), Patrick Mallon (1858-1861), Isaac C. Collins (1860-1861), Nicholas Headington (1861-1867), and Charles C. Murdock (1861-1877). State's attorney(s): Theophilus Gaines (1859-1863) and E.B. Hutcheson (1864-1865). Clerk(s): Richard H. Stone (1858-1861), Charles E. Cist (1861-1864), and Benjamin J. Horton (1864-1867).

Relationships Legal: Hartson E. Fillmore (Hamilton County, Ohio, soldier and deputy court clerk.) Legal: Benjamin Jason Horton (Hamilton County, Ohio, attorney, soldier, and court clerk.)

Henry A. Ford and Kate B. Ford, History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (L.A. Williams & Co., 1881), 239-240. State of Ohio O00014700 1803 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Ohio. Capital at Columbus.

"A Brief History of Ohio's State Government," The Ohio Legislature, accessed June 7, 2021, https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/publications/a-brief-history. Hamilton County Jail O00021103 Categories: Organizations

Jail of Hamilton County, Ohio. Located in Cincinnati.

History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present (Cincinnati, OH: S. B. Nelson & Co., 1894), 89. Ohio State Penitentiary O00019921 1834 Categories: Organizations

Prison of the State of Ohio. Located in Columbus, Ohio. Wardens: L. G. Van Slyke (1858-1860), John A. Prentice (1860-1862), Nathaniel Merion (1862-1864), John A. Prentice (1864-1866).

B. F. Dyer, History of the Ohio Penitentiary Annex and Prisoners (Columbus, OH: Ohio Penitentiary Press, 1891). Dan J. Morgan, Historical Lights and Shadows of the Ohio Penitentiary and the Horrors of the Death Trap (Dan J. Morgan, 1893). Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1865-03-27 Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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At the January Term of the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, in separate session thereof, begun and held at the Court House in the City of Cincinnati, within and for the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio, on the 11th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five.

Present Hon M. W. Oliver Judge

In the Records and Proceedings of said Court then and there had, among other things is the following, to wit.

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The State of Ohio vs } Indictment for Burglary &c James Wilson

This day came the Prosecuting Attorney in behalf of the State of Ohio, and the defendant James Wilson being brought into Court in custody of the Sheriff, also came a Jury who were duly empannelled, sworn and affirmed to well and truly try the issue found herein, viz

1 Jas. E. Silver 2 F. B. Kearney 3 G. Frommeyer 4. H. L. Wilmer 5. Joseph Foster 6. Fred Fritz 7. Jas Pollard 8. Jos M. Hill

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9. J. W. Jackson 10. Jos Simpson 11. Thos Heath 12. Nathan Herrell

Witness sworn & examined for State Anna Mudge Wm Marshall Ann Howard Saml. Morgan testimony closed.

The Jury after hearing the testimony of witnesses, argument of Counsel and charge of the Court retired in custody of the Sheriff to consult upon their verdict, And now come the Jury with their written verdict and say, "We the Jury in the issue joined find the defendant James Wilson Guilty in the First and second Counts as charged in the Indictment and Not Guilty in the Third Count, and so we say all, (signed) Jas. E. Silver Foreman,

Thereupon Court order said defendant into the custody of the sheriff to be confined in the Jail of Hamilton County until legally discharged

And afterward to wit, upon the 31st day of January in the Term and year aforesaid. "Came the Prosecurting Attorney in behalf of the State of Ohio and the defendant James Wilson being brought into Court in custody of the sheriff, and en-

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quired of if he have anything to say why the Court should not pronounce sentence upon him, says nothing but what he heretofore hath said, And the Court being fully advised in the premises. It is considered and adjudged by the Court that the defendant James Wilson be imprisoned in the Penitentiary of this State and kept at hard labor for the time of Five years, that he pay the costs of this prosecution and execution is awarded therefor.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affxed the Seal of our said Court at Cincinnati this 27th day of March A. D. 1865

B. J. Horton Clk C. C. P. By H. E. Fillmore Depy