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Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky Samuel H. Jenkins (Ballard County, Kentucky, attorney) N00001293 1821-03-28 1887-02-17 Categories: People

Ballard County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Ann L. Jenkins. Attorney in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned nine enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1850. Member of the Democratic Party. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Ballard County from 1859 to 1863. Attorney in Ballard County in 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Ballard County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 287B-288A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, p. 129. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Cobbs District, p. 113. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Cobbs District, p. 42B. “Legislature,” Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), 1859-08-08, p.1. "Samuel H. Jenkins (1821-1887)," Find A Grave, Memorial #135617273, accessed July 25, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135617273. William Grainger Blount (Graves County, Kentucky, attorney and postmaster.) N00017790 1821-10-15 1898-02-27 Categories: People

Graves County, Kentucky, attorney and postmaster. Tennessee native. Married to Marjorie Edens Blount. Father of Mary "Kate" Katherine Blount, James Richard Blount, Annie Blount, William Blount, Percy D. Blount, and Martha Blount. Attorney in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1850. Postmaster general of Maysfield from July 5, 1851, to December 30, 1853. Attorney in Graves County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Graves County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Samuel H. Jenkins (Ballard County, Kentucky, attorney) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Political: Thornton F. Marshall (Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky, attorney and politician)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District No. 2, p. 201. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 331. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 53A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 218A. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Graves County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 626. Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, File #2929. "Judge W.G. Blount (1821-1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial #49280401, accessed March X, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49280401/w.-g.-blount. Lucian Anderson (Graves County, KY, attorney and politician) N00000809 1824-06-23 1898-10-18 Categories: People

Graves County, Kentucky, attorney and politician. Kentucky native. Son of John Anderson and Nancy Davenport Anderson. Married to Ann R. Lockridge Anderson in 1846. Father of Harry C. Anderson, Nancy A. Anderson, Herbert L. Anderson, Robert L. Anderson, Mayes Anderson, and Lillian Anderson. Admitted to the bar in Kentucky in 1845. Attorney in Graves County in 1850. Household owned eleven enslaved persons in Graves County in 1850. Presidential elector for the Whig Party from the 1st District of Kentucky in 1852. Member of the House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Graves County from 1855 to 1857. Attorney in Graves County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Graves County in 1860. Member of the United States House of Representatives from the First Congressional District of Kentucky from 1863 to 1865. Delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864. Accused of extorting citizens in Paducah in July and August 1864.

Relationships Political: William Owsley Boyle (Boyle County, Kentucky, soldier - Lt. Col. 11th Ky. Cav.) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Social: Andrew R. Boon (Graves County, Kentucky, attorney and judge) Social: Edward Crossland (Hickman County, Kentucky, lawyer and colonel (C.S.A)) Social: Rufus K. Williams (Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals) Political: Samuel H. Jenkins (Ballard County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: Ervin Anderson (Graves County, Kentucky, clerk of Graves County Circuit Court) Legal: Graves Circuit Court Legal: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 2, p. 363B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 332. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 53A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 219B. “Investigation of General Paine’s Administration at Paducah,” Louisville Weekly Journal (Louisville, KY), October 4, 1864, p. 1. Berry Craig, "Anderson, Lucian," in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), p. 20. Berry Craig and Dieter C. Ullrich, Unconditional Unionist: The Hazardous Life of Lucian Anderson, Kentucky Congressman (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2016). Mayfield, Kentucky P00003915 Categories: Places

Seat of Graves County, Kentucky.

36.7417, -88.6367 Berry Craig, "Mayfield" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 619-20. "Mayfield, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 13, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Graves County, Kentucky P00000908 Categories: Places

County in far western Kentucky. Seat at Mayfield.

36.6888, -88.7109 “Graves County, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed February 26, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Lon Carter Barton, “Graves County,” The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 384-85. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 123. United States of America P001802 Categories: Places

Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.

38.8951, -77.0364 Karl Patterson Schmidt et al., "United States" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) (accessed May 26, 2017). USGS: Earth Explorer, "Washington, District of Columbia," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 29, 2020). Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). 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. Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky O001019 1792 Categories: Organizations

One chamber of the Legislative Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Comprised of 38 Senators.

Robert M. Ireland, The Kentucky State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999). Kentucky Constitution. Accessed February 17, 2017 (http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/legresou/constitu/intro.htm). Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky 1861-10-04 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": 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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Mayfield Oct 4th 1861 S H Jenkins & others Members of Kentucky Senate

Gentlemen -- we need an additional notary public in our County to protest bills notes &C all having left on account of the disturbed Condition of the Country. and I would recommend that W G Blount of this place be appointed to that position he being in all respects qualified and likely to stay here as long as the Country last & hope you will take such Steps as is necessary to secure his appointment

Truly yours

Luc Anderson

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