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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of William Wadlington. Father of William J. Wadlington. Married to Mary A. J. Cartwright Wadlington in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on December 21, 1850. Father of Thomas M. Wadlington, Mary T. Wadlington, and Ann Babb Wadlington. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Member of the Democratic Party. Caldwell County representative to Kentucky State Democratic Convention in Frankfort in January 1859. Elected Caldwell County representative to Kentucky State Democratic Convention in Frankfort in January 1860. Farmer and convict in Caldwell County in 1860. Household owned seven enslaved persons, including John [Unknown] and Jourdan [Unknown], in Caldwell County in 1860. Convicted by the Caldwell Circuit Court of the murder of Milton A. Cartwright in November 1860. Sentenced to death by the Caldwell Circuit Court in November 1860. Sentence commuted to life in prison by Governor Beriah Magoffin on February 11, 1861. Inmate of the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort from March 21, 1861, to March 21, 1863.
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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of James Allen Cartwright. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Killed by Thomas B. Wadlington in Caldwell County on January 17, 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and day laborer. Kentucky native. Son of William Davis and Dorcas Davis. Farmer for William Barton in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Day laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of James Chapel and Rosanna Chapel. Resident in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, blacksmith. North Carolina native. Married to Leanna Parish. Gun stocker in Guilford County, North Carolina, in 1850. Employed Isaac Williams as a gunsmith in Guilford County in 1850. Blacksmith in Hopkins County in 1860. Employed John Wiley as a day laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Signed a petition to Beriah Magoffin on behalf of Thomas B. Wadlington in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on February 5, 1861.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, student and farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Willis Younger and Margaret B. Younger. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned five enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Student and farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Tennessee native. Son of Arthur W. Bobb. Married to Elvira Bobb. Father of Mary A. Bobb and Martha S. Bobb. Farmer in Henderson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer for William Henson in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and bar keeper. Kentucky native. Son of Allen O'Bryan. Father of Thomas A. O'Bryan, Henry C. O'Bryan, and Sylvana F. O'Bryan. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Bar keeper in Madisonville in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer and student. Missouri native. Son of John O'Bryan. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer and student in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Miriam C. Reece Earle in Trigg County, Kentucky, on July 11, 1850. Father of Josephine R. Earle. Resident in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Employed J. R. Teague as a farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Nancy Sisk. Father of Eliza Sisk, Armstrong Sisk, Gavin H. Sisk, Elizabeth Sisk, Sarah Sisk, Mourning Sisk, Timothy Sisk, Addison P. Sisk, Hezekiah W. Sisk, John B. Sisk, Joanna Sisk, R. G. Sisk, and Mary B. Sisk. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Signed a petition on behalf of Miles Malin in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on November 6, 1861.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Mary J. Hardwick. Father of Thomas L. Hardwick and William B. Hardwick. Blacksmith for William H. Cunningham in Henderson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Blacksmith in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Jane Jones Fowler in Granville County, North Carolina, on January 1, 1841. Father of Jane Fowler, William T. Fowler, and James Fowler. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Signed a petition to Beriah Magoffin on behalf of Thomas B. Wadlington in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on February 5, 1861.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and farm laborer. North Carolina native. Married to Sarah Winstead Oakley. Father of Sarah "Sallie" E. Oakley, McDaniel Oakley, Lysander Oakley, Emily J. Oakley, William Oakley, Forest Oakley, and Mildred Oakley. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Signed a petition to Beriah Magoffin on behalf of Thomas B. Wadlington in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on February 5, 1861.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. South Carolina native. Married to Mary W. Malin. Father of Frances M. Malin, Sarah A. M. Malin, Rufus A. Malin, John A. Malin, Virginia Malin, William T. Malin, B. A. Malin, and Thomas A. Malin. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Minerva Dunn. Father of Nancy C. Dunn, Benjamin P. Dunn, David N. Dunn, James D. Dunn, Mary A. Dunn, Jessie S. Dunn, Cynthia E. Dunn, S. A. Dunn, and William T. Dunn. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Camcaspa Gilliland Jones. Father of James M. Jones, Nancy M. Jones, William R. Jones, Martha J. Jones, Milton T. Jones, David F. Jones, and Fidelis S. Jones. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, schoolteacher. Kentucky native. Son of Dabney P. Terry and Nancy Terry. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned one enslaved person in Hopkins County in 1850. Schoolteacher in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Hopkins County, Kentucky, native. Son of James A. Franklin, Sr. and Rebecca Franklin. Married to Nancy H. Southard Franklin in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on February 23, 1853. Father of Stephen A. Franklin, Sarah J. Franklin, William Franklin, and Union J. Franklin. Farmer and student in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, shoemaker. Kentucky native. Married to Delasky Playle. Father of Elizabeth Playle, Martha A. Playle, Susan L. Playle, Sarah J. Playle, Mary M. Playle, William W. Playle, and Almeda C. Playle. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Shoemaker in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Jemima F. Howerton Scott in Guilford County, North Carolina, in April 1840. Father of Samuel Scott, Laura Scott, Thomas Scott, Mary Scott, Elizabeth Scott, John Scott, James Scott, Ladosca Scott, Robert Scott, Florence Scott, and Lovey Scott. Resident in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Montgomery County, Kentucky, native. Married to Eliza Mitchell. Father of Julia A. Mitchell, Warner E. Mitchell, Selena Mitchell, Dorothy M. Mitchell, and Alvy Mitchell. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Day laborer in Hopkins County in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1862. Served in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from September 13, 1862, to April 28, 1863.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Virginia native. Married to Catherine Long. Father of David E. Long, G. A. Long, Elizabeth Long, and Alice A. Long. Blacksmith in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Ann Barney Lindsey in Todd County, Kentucky, on March 12, 1832. Father of Elizabeth Lindsey, Richard Lindsey, Sarah Lindsey, Mary Lindsey, John Lindsey, James Lindsey, Harmon Lindsey, E. M. Lindsey, E. M. Lindsey, William T. Lindsey, and O. P. Lindsey. Farmer in Todd County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, day laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Redman Royal Utley, Sr., and Mary Utley. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Day laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Mary A. Hall. Father of William C. Hall, Samuel G. Hall, Mary E. Hall, Ann F. Hall, and Sarah T. Hall. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Eleanor Wright. Father of Virginia Wright, Doctor P. Wright, Benjamin F. Wright, Excelline Wright, Nancy Wright, Susan Wright, David Crockett Wright, and Mary C. Wright. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County and Webster County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Rutha L. Strum. Father of Crawford Strum, Jane S. B. Strum, and Elizabeth R. Strum. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Webster County in 1860. Owned eighteen enslaved persons in Webster County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. North Carolina native. Married to Bertha Fowler Nance in Granville County, North Carolina, on August 28, 1841. Father of Abner W. Nance, Richard J. Nance, Isacah S. Nance, Elijah O. Nance, Elisha R. Nance, Minnie B. Nance, and Comodore Nance. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860. Resident of Hopkins County in 1863. Served in the 35th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U. S. A.) as a corporal from October 1, 1863, to December 29, 1864.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Francis G. Hawkins and Elizabeth Hawkins. Married to Juretta Hawkins. Father of Philip E. Hawkins. Resident in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Major. Father of James W. Major, Richard F. Major, Joseph H. Major, Albert W. Major, Mary E. Major, Sarah N. Major, and Martha Major. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Julia A. Morton. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Employed Elsberry Littlepage as a farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Robert F. Stevens and Sarah Stevens. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Baker McEuen in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, on March 25, 1846. Father of Henry E. McEuen, Mary E. McEuen, Henrietta C. McEuen, Charlotte M. McEuen, Lucretia J. McEuen, Leonora M. McEuen, Walter M. McEuen, and Edgar B. McEuen. Resident in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Rutherford Laffoon and Sarah Laffoon. Married to Martha J. Laffoon. Father of Mary A. Laffoon, Sarah E. Laffoon, H. C. Laffoon, and Georgia Laffoon. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Rutherford Laffoon and Sarah Laffoon. Married to Zerilda Laffoon. Father of William E. Laffoon, George Laffoon, Lucinda L. Laffoon, Euria F. Laffoon, Nathan Etta Laffoon, and Charles Laffoon. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Narcissa Orton McEuen. Father of John W. McEuen, Mary L. McEuen, Robert Waldy McEuen, Louisa C. McEuen, Olivia F. McEuen, William R. McEuen, Ann E. McEuen, Martha J. McEuen, and Oliver W. McEuen, Jr. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Rachel Owen. Father of Amphis F. Owen, Joseph M. Owen, Miconius Owen, Abraham Owen, Hurman Owen, John Owen, and Dallia E. Owen. Physician in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Physician in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Tennessee native. Son of Joseph Reay and Nancy J. Reay. Married to Amanda J. Wilcox Reay in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on October 11, 1858. Father of James R. P. Reay. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Son of Thomas B. Wadlington. Married to Nancy A. Hayes Wadlington in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in May 1863. Father of Lula Wadlington and Walter Wadlington. Student in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmhand and convict in Caldwell County in 1860. Sentenced to eight years incarceration in 1861 for his involvement in the murder of Milton A. Cartwright in 1860. Pardoned by Governor Magoffin in 1862.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Catherine Ligon. Father of Robert H. Ligon, Sarah A. Ligon, Henry Ligon, Eloise Ligon, George Ligon, James D. Ligon, and John Ligon. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.
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Hamlet in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
Seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky.
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been raised there voises to you in behalf of inocenc it seems useless to annoy you with ^more^ and if you will turn a deaf year and a colt heart to your petitioners and Wadlington should be hung, his bood will be sprinkled on the mouths of the doors of Princeton Court house, The base within will be in
utter groans of Lamentations for the cruelty of the execution.. Sir in a previous letter that I directed to your honor, I did not have the evidence of the case before me, but have adverted to it in remarks, beleaving I had been correctly informed. The great wonder is that your many petitiones had not prayed for
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O cruel fate if he should die
on a degraded cross,
for doing what all men would do
That was not made of dross
for God has planted in the heart
Of every man of sense
A will to take anothers life
When in his own defefense
Especially when weapons were
In his assailants hand
should he forsake his premises
And leave his house and land
And leave his home and hide ^his^ face
In some secluded place
and leave yeald claims manliness
and bear the worlds disgrace
Whilst lif shall last, or false well but
He will defend himself, It is a wright due
to him his children and his wife
I requested you to send my letter back to
George Ligon