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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Civil Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-017-0299 MG4-239

William Hays (Lawrence County, Kentucky, famer.) N00019005 1826? Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, famer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Murry Hays. Father of Anderson Hays, Samuel Hays, Martin Hays, Bazeal Hays, and Lafayette Hays. Married to Margaret Carter Hays in Lawrence County on June 20, 1859. Father of Elizabeth Hays and Louisa Hays. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 193A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 518. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Precinct No. 5, p. 227B. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Births. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 2056. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Lawrence County Marriages, Film 000840550. Oliver D. Botner (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier.) N00018993 1818-12-14 1913-06-14 Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Pittsylvania County, Virginia, native. Married to Jane Stafford Burgess Botner. Father of Christopher Columbus Botner, Lydia Botner, Calista Botner, Malinda Botner, Emily Botner, Julia Botner, and Amanda V. Botner. Stepfather of Benjamin Burgess, Taylor Burgess, and Mary Burgess. Farmer in Johnson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from December 10, 1861, to June 5, 1862.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 94A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 513. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Precinct No. 9, p. 272B. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 271. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Births. "Three Answer Final Call," The Big Sandy News (Louisa, KY), June 20, 1913, p. 1. "Capt. Oliver D. Botner (1818-1913)," Find A Grave, Memorial 178645380, accessed December 8, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178645380. William Jefferson Pigg (Lawrence County, Kentucky, resident and farmer.) N00018987 1913-08-28 Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer. Floyd County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Pigg and Sarah Ratcliffe Pigg. Married to Elizabeth Chapman Pigg in Lawrence County on February 3, 1853. Father of Peris T. Pigg, Daniel L. Pigg, Lindsey E. Pigg, Ezekiel S. Pigg, and Catherine Pigg. Resident of Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Employed Harry Calloway as a farmhand in Lawrence County in 1860. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1863.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 496. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Precinct No. 9, p. 279A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Lawrence County, KY, October 1863, p. 295. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Marriages. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 23387. "Aged Minister Dead," The Big Sandy News (Louisa, Kentucky), September 5, 1913, p. 1. "William Jefferson Pigg (1832-1913)," Find A Grave, Memorial 93593209, accessed December 12, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93593209. Henry Diamond (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00018989 1805? Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth Rowe Diamond. Father of Malinda J. Diamond, Barbara Diamond, Henley C. Diamond, Harriet P. Diamond, Miles K. Diamond, John F. Diamond, Henrietta V. Diamond, and Rufus F. Diamond. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Lawrence County in 1861.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 164A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 497. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 8964. KYR-0001-017-0287. Greenvill Kinner (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00018994 1822-10-04 1885-08-22 Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer. Lawrence County, Kentucky, native. Son of Mary Kinner. Married to Elizabeth Howe Kinner. Father of Mary F. Kinner, Oliver H. Kinner, Mary Elizabeth Kinner, Samantha Kinner, Elizabeth Kinner, James H. Kinner, H.H. Kinner, and Theodore Kinner. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 215A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 478. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Births. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 24239. "Greenvill Kinner (1822-1885)," Find A Grave, Memorial 107236927, accessed December 8, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107236927. George Buchanan (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace.) N00019003 1829-03-23 1916-02-05 Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Son of William Wiley Buchanan and Elizabeth Emeline Hampton Buchanan. Married to Christina Rous Buchanan on February 3, 1857. Father of Theodosia Buchanan, Susan E. Buchanan, and Maud Buchanan. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Lawrence County in 1861. Postmaster for Buchanan in Lawrence County from September 3, 1861, to September 28, 1863.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 229A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 620. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Logan County, Mt. Pulaski, p. 94A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Births. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Lawrence County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 445. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Ky, National 90049, State 809. KYR-0001-017-0287. John S. Thompson (Lawrence County, Ky, farmer; 2nd lieut.14th Ky Inf USA) N00013671 1833-04-12 1919-07-06 Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Wesley Thompson and Mary Spencer Thompson. Married to Elizabeth Moore Thompson in Lawrence County on August 31, 1853. Father of Francis Thompson, Bluford Thompson, Thomas J. Thompson, Felix W. Thompson, and William H. Thompson. Student in Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as third sergeant, first sergeant, and second lieutenant from December 10, 1861, to January 31, 1865.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court Military: 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 115A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 516. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Precinct 5, p. 229B. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Marriages. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 280. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 21546. William J. Pennington (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace.) N00018982 1830? Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Bailey Pennington. Father of Nathan E. Pennington. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as sergeant from December 10, 1861, to January 6, 1862. Reported as deserted from Johnson County, Kentucky, on January 6, 1862.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court Military: United States Army

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 135B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 519. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0277. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Births. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. X, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 877. Pleasant M. Savage (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, merchant, and presiding judge) N00015342 1789? Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, merchant, and judge. Virginia native. Married to Susannah Swingle Savage in Lewis County, Kentucky, on December 5, 1812. Father of George Swingle Savage and Harriet Savage. Married to Sarah A. Moore Savage. Father of Mary Moore Savage, Sam Savage, Alfred Savage, Franklin "Francis" M. Savage, and Sarah Savage. Resident of Lewis County in 1820. Owned seventy-five enslaved persons in Lewis County in 1820. Resident of Lewis County in 1830. Owned three enslaved persons in Lewis County in 1830. Postmaster of Rock Port in Lewis County from January 2, 1833, to September 15, 1837. Resident of Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1840. Owned five enslaved persons in Greenup County in 1840. Farmer in Lewis County in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Lewis County in 1850. Merchant in Lawrence County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Lawrence County in 1860. Presiding judge of the Lawrence County Court from 1862 to 1863.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court Political: John S. Thompson (Lawrence County, Ky, farmer; 2nd lieut.14th Ky Inf USA) Political: William Jefferson Pigg (Lawrence County, Kentucky, resident and farmer.) Political: William J. Pennington (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace.) Political: George Buchanan (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace.) Political: Greenvill Kinner (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.) Political: Henry Diamond (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.) Political: Oliver D. Botner (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier.) Political: William Hays (Lawrence County, Kentucky, famer.) Political: Laban Thomas Moore (Representative, colonel, and Lawrence Co attorney) Political: James W. Tate ("Honest Dick" Asst. Sec of State 1859-1863) Political: George Bernard Poage (Lawrence County, Kentucky, merchant, minister, and deputy court clerk) Political: Richard F. Vinson (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and county court clerk)

Fourth Manuscript Census of the United States (1820), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lewis County, Elksburg p. 358-59. Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lewis County, p. 297. Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, p. 225. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lewis County, District 2, p. 174B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lewis County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Louisa, p. 659. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 333A. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 304. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 10489. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Lewis County Marriages, Film 000344051. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Lewis County, Kentucky, vol. 12A, p. 368. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, KY, Savage, National 12113, State 138. Montraville B. Goble (Lawrence County, Kentucky, court clerk and farmer.) N00018981 1837-05-19 1911-03-07 Categories: People

Lawrence County, Kentucky, court clerk and farmer. Lawrence County, Kentucky, native. Son of Green V. Goble and Rebecca Wilson Jones Goble. Married to Hester Ann Burgess Goble in Lawrence County on November 18, 1855. Father of Emma Goble, Jane B. Goble, George Goble, Dove Goble, and Alice M. Goble. Resident of Lawrence County in 1850. Household owned three enslaved persons in Lawrence County in 1850. Clerk of the Lawrence County Court in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in 1860. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1863.

Relationships Political: Lawrence County Court Political: John S. Thompson (Lawrence County, Ky, farmer; 2nd lieut.14th Ky Inf USA) Political: William Jefferson Pigg (Lawrence County, Kentucky, resident and farmer.) Political: William J. Pennington (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace.) Political: George Buchanan (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace.) Political: Greenvill Kinner (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.) Political: Henry Diamond (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.) Political: Oliver D. Botner (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier.) Political: William Hays (Lawrence County, Kentucky, famer.) Political: John S. Thompson (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.) Political: James Short (Recommended as candidate for justice of the peace in Lawrence County, Kentucky, in 1862.) Political: Andrew J. Marcum (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 80A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Louisa, p. 662. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 333B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Louisa, p. 285B. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Lawrence County, KY, October 1863, p. 149. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Marriages. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 5538. "M.B. Goble," Big Sandy News (Louisa, KY), March 10, 1911, p. 1. Lawrence County Court O00000653 Categories: Organizations

Located in Louisa, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailer, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Samuel Short (1861-1862) and Pleasant M. Savage (1862-1863). Clerk(s): M. B. Goble (1861-1862) and Richard F. Vinson (1862-1865). Deputy clerk: George B. Poague.

Relationships Legal: R. F. Prichard (Lawrence County) Legal: Allen C. Hutchison (Lawrence County Justice of the Peace) Legal: Kenas F. Prichard (Lawrence County, KY, attorney)

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, 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, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. KYR-0001-017-0426. KYR-0001-020-1056. KYR-0001-031-0069. 1862-01-17 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Wm Hays in place of O D Botner resigned Wm Piggin place ofHenry DiamondDec Green Kenerin place of George Buckhannon resigned John Thompson in place of Wm J. Penington resigned is recomended as Justices of the peace by the County Judge

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