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Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky Thomas B. Monroe, Sr. (Franklin Co, KY, atty, judge, Provisional Congress Confederate States) N00000861 1791-10-27 1865-12-23 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, attorney, judge, teacher, and statesman. Virginia native. Married to Eliza Palmer Adair Monroe. Father of Victor Monroe, Katherine “Kitty” Adair Monroe, Mary "Polly" Hardin Monroe, Elizabeth Adair Monroe, Thomas Bell Monroe, Jr., Benjamin James Monroe, and William W. Monroe. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for Barren County in 1816. Graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexington in 1821. Secretary of state for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1823 to 1824. Reporter for the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1825. U.S. district attorney for the District of Kentucky from 1831 to 1834. U.S. District Judge for the District of Kentucky from 1834 until 1861. Owned three enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Professor of law for the University of Louisiana, Transylvania University, and the Western Military Academy. Taught private law classes at his Frankfort, Kentucky, estate. Member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. Lived as a refugee throughout the South from 1861 to 1865, living in Canton, Mississippi; Marietta Georgia; Abbeville, South Carolina; and Pass Christian, Mississippi. Died on December 23, 1865 in Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Relationships Political: Alexander Bell Patrick (Breathitt Co & Cir Ct Clerk, private CSA) Political: Charles B. McQuinn (Breathitt County farmer) Political: Henderson M. Combs (Breathitt county farmer) Political: Alfred C. Cope (Breathitt County & 5th KY Infy CSA) Political: Ota H. Ward, Sr. (Breathitt County, Kentucky, postmaster and saddler.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District No 2, 109A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District No. 2, 701. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District No 2, pp. 384-85. Ezra J. Warner and W. Buck Yearns, Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1975), 177-78. The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 1 (Cincinnati: J. M. Armstrong & Company, 1878), 547-48. H. Levin, The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1897), 158. “Intelligence and Miscellany: Appointments,” The American Jurist, vol 6 (Freeman & Bolles, 1831), 234. Lewis Collins and Richard Collins, History of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Collins & Company, 1882), 353. “Death of Hon. Thos. B. Monroe,” Daily Courier (Louisville, KY), January 4, 1866. Find A Grave, “Judge Thomas Bell Monroe (1791-1865)," Memorial 11347241, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11347241/thomas-bell-monroe (accessed January 26, 2017). James W. Tate ("Honest Dick" Asst. Sec of State 1859-1863) N00001223 1831-01-02 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer, post office clerk, and state official. Franklin County, Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas L. Tate and Nancy Taylor Tate. Married to Lucy J. Hawkins Tate in Woodford County, Kentucky, on June 3, 1856. Father of Howard S. Tate and Edmonia Tate. Clerk of the U.S. Post Office in Frankfort, Franklin County, in 1848. Farmer in Franklin County in 1850. Assistant secretary of state of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1854 to 1855 and from 1859 to 1863. Owned two enslaved persons in Frankfort in 1860. Assistant clerk of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1865 to 1867.

Relationships Political: Benjamin F. Graves (Lexington, Kentucky, attorney, judge, and politician.) Political: John Cawein (Louisville restaurant owner and merchant) Political: Thomas Sullivan (Louisville, Jefferson Co) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Political: George W. Thompson (Parke County, Indiana, merchant, attorney, deed commissioner, and court clerk) Political: William Alexander (Brandenburg, Meade Co. lawyer) Political: James F. Overton (Meade Co. Ky miller) Political: Enos Keith (Meade Co, Ky) Political: Alexander Bell Patrick (Breathitt Co & Cir Ct Clerk, private CSA) Political: Joshua Spering (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, commissioner of deeds, and councilman) Economic: Joshua Spering (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney, commissioner of deeds, and councilman) Political: Theodore Dehon Rand (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soldier and attorney) Political: Oscar J. Somes (McCracken County, Kentucky, bank teller and capt 3rd Ky Inf (C.S.A)) Political: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA) Political: Commercial Bank of Kentucky Political: Executive Department, Kentucky (U.S.A.) Political: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds) Political: Charles James Brenham (San Francisco, California, notary public and commissioner of deeds) Political: Theodore M. Morgan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businessman and commissioner, captain 98th NY Inf USA) Political: State Department of Kentucky Political: Joseph Tucker (Breckinridge County, Kentucky, resident) Political: Daniel Carmichael Wickliffe (Lexington, Kentucky, attorney, editor and secretary of state) Political: Office of the Secretary of State of Kentucky Political: John G. Douglass (Cincinnati, Ohio, attorney and commissioner of deeds) Legal: John Marshall Harlan (Kentucky atty general, colonel 10th Ky Inf (USA), and attorney)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 22B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort District No. 1, p. 259. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort District No. 1, p. 491B. James C. Klotter, "Tate, James W." in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 867-68. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994058, Woodford County Marriages. Ota H. Ward, Sr. (Breathitt County, Kentucky, postmaster and saddler.) N00002000 1806? Categories: People

Breathitt County, Kentucky, postmaster, saddler, and militia officer. Virginia native. Married to Susan Ward. Father of Martha Ward, Ota H. Ward, Jr., William S. Ward, Mary D. Ward, Julia O. Ward, and Margaret C. Ward. Married to Mary Jane Vance Ward. Resident of Washington County, Virginia, in 1840. Farmer in Washington County in 1850. Postmaster for Hayter's Gap in Washington County from May 1, 1851, to December 15, 1852. Postmaster for Lost Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky, from September 5, 1854, to June 15, 1859. Saddler in Breathitt County in 1860. Commissioned in the Breathitt County enrolled militia as a colonel on December 19, 1860.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Virginia, Washington County, p. 252. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virginia, Washington County, District 67, p. 81A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 390. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994029, Breathitt County Births. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994029, Breathitt County Deaths. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Breathitt County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 22. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Washington County, Virginia, vol. 16, p. 292. KYR-0001-017-0039. Alfred C. Cope (Breathitt County & 5th KY Infy CSA) N00002001 1828 Categories: People

Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer. Perry County, Kentucky, native. Father of Elizabeth E. Cope and Mary D. Cope. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1850 and 1860. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the Breathitt County, Kentucky, enrolled militia on December 19, 1860. Commissioned a captain in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (C. S. A.) in Jackson, Kentucky, on October 9, 1862.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1, p. 117; KYR-0001-017-0039; Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65, vol. 1 (Frankfort: Legislature of Kentucky, 1915), 228-29. Henderson M. Combs (Breathitt county farmer) N00002002 1837 1863 Categories: People

Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer. Perry County, Kentucky, native. Son of Alfred Combs and Margaret Combs. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1860. Appointed a justice of the peace in Breathitt County on December 19, 1860. Commissioned a captain in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C. S. A.) in Whitesburg, Kentucky, on October 14, 1862.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1, p. 84; Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65, vol. 2 (Frankfort: Legislature of Kentucky, 1915), 164; KYR-0001-017-0039; Find A Grave, "Capt Henderson M Combs (1837 - 1863)," Memorial #46794717, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46794717 (accessed September 21, 2017). Charles B. McQuinn (Breathitt County farmer) N00002005 1790? Categories: People

Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer. Culpepper County, Virginia, native. Married Lucy McQuinn. Father of Harvey McQuinn, Alexander McQuinn, Louisa McQuinn, and Shadrack McQuinn. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1850 and 1860. Appointed a justice of the peace in Breathitt County on December 19, 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 2, p. 6B; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1, p. 26; KYR-0001-017-0039. Alexander Bell Patrick (Breathitt Co & Cir Ct Clerk, private CSA) N00002008 1818-12-17 1881-05-23 Categories: People

Breathitt County, Kentucky, county and circuit clerk and soldier. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Married to Prudence Patrick. Father of Armina C. Patrick, Samuel H. Patrick, James C. Patrick, Amelia Belle Patrick, John M. E. Patrick, and George C. Patrick. Clerk of the Breathitt County Court from c1850 to 1864. Clerk of the Breathitt Circuit Court from c1850 to 1864. Owned one enslaved person in Breathitt County in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Breathitt County in 1860. Served in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private from May 10, 1863, to June 30, 1863.

Relationships Legal: John Gambill (Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: Charles B. McQuinn (Breathitt County farmer) Social: Henderson M. Combs (Breathitt county farmer) Social: Alfred C. Cope (Breathitt County & 5th KY Infy CSA) Social: Ota H. Ward, Sr. (Breathitt County, Kentucky, postmaster and saddler.) Political: Joseph Gardner (Magoffin County, Kentucky, merchant) Political: John Milton Elliott (Representative (Confederate)) Legal: John Cardwell (Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Social: Alfred Little (breathitt co. farmhand and QM 14th KY cav, USA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 18B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 656. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1, p. 388. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 175, p. 3 of microfilm. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0111. “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. Find A Grave, "Alexander Bell Patrick (1818-1881)," Memorial #38781868, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38781868 (accessed September 18, 2017). Jackson, Kentucky P00001999 Categories: Places

Seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky.

37.5531, -83.3835 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 151. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Jackson, Kentucky" https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on February 14, 2020). Breathitt County, Kentucky P00001048 Categories: Places

County in eastern Kentucky. Seat at Jackson.

37.536, -83.3362 Charles Hayes, "Breathitt County" in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002), p. 115-116. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Breathitt County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 23, 2019). Frankfort, Kentucky P00000308 Categories: Places

Capital of Kentucky. Seat of Franklin County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 108. Mount Sterling, Kentucky P00001936 Categories: Places

Seat of Montgomery County, Kentucky.

38.0565, -83.9433 "Mount Sterling, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 27, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 205. Hazel Green, Kentucky P00002007 Categories: Places

Located in Wolfe County, Kentucky.

37.7976, -83.4166 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 135. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Hazel Green, Kentcky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on April 16, 2020). Breathitt County Court O00000600 Categories: Organizations

Located in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Alfred E. Cope. Clerk(s): A. B. Patrick and Edward Marcum.

“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. Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky 1860-12-15 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 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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Jackson Breathitt County Ky Decr 15' 1860 Mr. Thomas B Monroe Dear Sir

when I was at Frankforta few days ago Mr Tate informed me that he had issued the commissions the 2nd. time for our County officers Elect at the last august Election I have examined the Post office at this Place & cannot find said commissions I hope you will issue the3rd time Coms. for Ota H Ward as Col. A C Cope as Lieutenant Col Henderson Combs J. P. & Chas B McQuin JP. and direct to me at Jackson Breathitt County Ky by way of Mt Sterling & Hazelgreen. I hope you will attend to this immediately as the officers are thinking hard of not geting their coms sooner

yours A. B. Patrick C B C C

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Breathitt Co

J. P. H. Combs. Chas B McQuin Com IssdDec 19 1860