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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-007-0355 BR2-260

Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky Robert M. Davis (Edmonson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) N00005018 1809-11-28 1867-02-23 Categories: People

Edmonson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Sally J. Strange Davis. Father of Sally F. Davis, Anna E. Davis, William S. Davis, George Ann Davis, Louisa Davis, and James A. Davis. Farmer in Edmonson County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Edmonson County in 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Edmonson County, p. 56; Find A Grave, "Robert M. Davis (1809-1867)," Memorial #47440993, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47440993&ref=acom (accessed May 4, 2017). Jonathan E. Bacon (Edmonson County, Kentucky, blacksmith and county judge) N00005019 1815? Categories: People

Edmonson County, Kentucky, blacksmith and county judge. Massachusetts native. Married to Abigail Bacon. Father of Mariah A. Bacon, Eliza R. Bacon, Almora E. Bacon, and Charles S. Bacon. Blacksmith in Edmonson County in 1860. Judge of the Edmonson County Court from 1860 to 1865.

Relationships Political: Robert M. Davis (Edmonson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Edmonson County, p. 38. “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, Kentucky: 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, Kentucky: 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, Kentucky: 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, Kentucky: 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, Kentucky: 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, Kentucky: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. KYR-0001-007-0355. Brownsville, Kentucky P00003745 Categories: Places

Seat of Edmonson County, Kentucky. Located on the Green River.

37.1925, -86.2678 Ron D. Bryant, “Edmonson County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2015), p. 284. Edmonson County, Kentucky P00000441 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Brownsville. Located on the Green River.

37.1942, -86.2158 Ron D. Bryant, “Edmonson County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2015), p. 284. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Edmonson County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 3, 2020). Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky 1865-02-16 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Brownsville Feb 16/65 Dear

Sir yours of the 3d inst came duly to hand after some inqury and from my acquain in that part of the county I think that Robert M Davis is the most available man that I. can think of

Respectfully yours J E Bacon Pre J E C C

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Edmonson Co Justice Peace appt 21st Feby/65