<title type="main">Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Isham Waddle, Note

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November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-1551 MG22-166

LaRue County, Kentucky Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) N00003948 1843-01-15 1906-01-10 Categories: People

Hart County, Kentucky, farmhand. Kentucky native. Son of Jahn Waddle and Martha Waddle. Resident in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmhand for David W. Whitman in Hart County in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Hart County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Kentucky State Penitentiary Political: J. F. Cessna (LaRue County, KY, Judge) Political: Edward Thompson (Larue County, Kentucky, music teacher) Political: C. W. Mather (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: H. A. Coleman (Hodgenville, Kentucky, saddler) Political: William H. Waide (Larue County, Kentucky, merchant) Political: P. Williamson (Larue County) Political: William Benton Nevitt (Larue County, Kentucky, attorney) Political: Ed Sutton (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: T. M. Murrell (Larue County) Political: H. S. Johnson (Hodgensville, Kentucky, merchant) Political: William H. Hamilton (Hodgenville ) Political: Silas E. Duckworth (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer and 2nd lieut 37th Ky Inf USA) Political: A. W. Holderman (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: George W. Thomas (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: William H. Slaughter (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: Christopher Conner (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: William Allen (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer and carpenter) Political: John W. Dye (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: John G. Burba (Larue County, KY, farmer) Political: Robert D. Murray (Larue County, Kentucky, attorney & circuit ct clerk) Political: Samuel Smith (Larue County) Political: John C. Nicholas (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: Thomas J. Brunk (Larue County and Hardin Co, KY, postmaster & merchant) Political: John J. Allen (Larue county, KY, cooper) Political: George Brownfield (Larue County, Kentucky, circuit clerk) Political: Henry Cissell (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: William. W. Brownfield (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, p. 258B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, District 2, p. 950. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, District 2, p. 138A. "Isom D. Waddle (1843-1906)," Find A Grave, Memorial #101840743, accessed February 21, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101840743. John G. Burba (Larue County, KY, farmer) N00003949 1826-12-30 1907-07-30 Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Hardin County, Kentucky, native. Son of Scammel Burba and Lydia Flanders Burba. Married to Synthia A. Rachford Burba in Larue County, Kentucky, on July 25, 1852. Father of M. E. Burba, Benjamin H. Burba, Lydia C. Burba, Rhoda E. Burba, and John R. Burba. Shoemaker in Larue County in 1850. Farmer in Larue County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 420A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 245. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hodgenville, p. 39B. "John Green Burba (1826-1907)," Find A Grave, Memorial #8235355, accessed February 18, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8235355. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994044, Larue County Marriages. John C. Nicholas (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) N00003943 1821? Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Ruamy Nicholas. Father of Sarah Nicholas, Nancy Nicholas, James W. Nicholas, Joseph Nicholas, Margaret Nicholas, H. T. Nicholas, Peter C. Nicholas, F. B. Nicholas, and M. E. Nicholas. Farmer in Larue County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 5. William. W. Brownfield (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) N00003944 1831-04-10 1897-11-27 Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of George Brownfield and Nancy Brownfield. Married to Matilda H. Churchill Brownfield in Larue County, Kentucky, on February 23, 1860. Father of Emmit W. Brownfield and Mary C. Brownfield. Student in Larue County in 1850. Farmer in Larue County in 1860. Employed Frank Wright, J. B. Wright, and John Rizen as laborers in Larue County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court Familial: George Brownfield (Larue County, Kentucky, circuit clerk)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 432B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 273. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Buffalo, p. 13B. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Larue County Marriages, 1843-1893, Film #000409559, p. 28. "William Watson Brownfield (1831-1897)," Find A Grave, Memorial #98777491, accessed February 21, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98777491. William Allen (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer and carpenter) N00003947 1809? Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer and carpenter. Kentucky native. Married to Martha Hall Allen in Hardin County, Kentucky, on September 25, 1834. Father of M. J. Allen, Mary B. Allen, and Samuel Allen. Farmer in Larue County in 1850. Carpenter in Larue County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 406A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 189. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hodgenville, p. 44B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Hardin County Marriages, Film #000390788. Christopher Conner (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) N00003936 1804? Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Susan Conner. Father of J. M. Conner, S. M. Conner, M. A. Conner, and W. C. Conner. Farmer in Larue County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p.68. Green B. Hays (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) N00003937 1812-04-21 1884-10-17 Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Julia A. Ashcraft Hays in Hardin County, Kentucky, on March 3, 1831. Father of John W. Hays, James R. Hays, Edward R. Hays, Henry Albin Hays, Jediah Hays, B. Franklin Hays, Em Hays, and Martha Hays. Farmer in Larue County in 1850. Farmer in Larue County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Larue County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Legal: Larue Circuit Court Political: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, LaRue County, Hamiltons, p. 457A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 195. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 328A. "Green Berry Hayes (1812-1884)," Find A Grave, Memorial #12104630, accessed February 18, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12104630. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Hardin County Marriages, 1793-1862, Film #000390788. Henry Cissell (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer) N00003938 1832? Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Milly Ann Boon Cissell in Larue County on May 30, 1854. Father of M. C. Cissell, Elizabeth Cissell, and Magdaline Cissell. Farmer in Larue County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 74. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994044, Larue County Marriages, p. unknown. Thomas Goodin (Larue County, KY, farmer) N00003939 1801? Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Susannah Harris Goodin in Hardin County, Kentucky, on July 23, 1822. Father of Isaac Goodin, Thomas Goodin, and William Goodin. Farmer in Larue County in 1850. Juror in the case of Isham Waddle in Larue County in 1861.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 409B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Buffalo, p. 9B. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Hardin County Marriages, 1793-1862, Film #000390788. KYR-0001-020-1551. Samuel Smith (Larue County) N00003941 Categories: People

Juror in the case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Isham Waddle in Larue Circuit Court in Larue County, Kentucky, during the November 1861 term.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court

KYR-0001-020-1551. George Brownfield (Larue County, Kentucky, circuit clerk) N00003942 1834-03-05 1864-03-24 Categories: People

Larue County, Kentucky, circuit clerk. Kentucky native. Son of George Brownfield and Nancy Brownfield. Student in Larue County in 1850. Clerk in Larue Circuit Court in Larue County from 1860 to 1862.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Larue Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 432B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hodgenville, p. 143. “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. "George Brownfield (1834-1864)," Find A Grave, Memorial #12103980, accessed April 25, 2018, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12103980. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Larue Circuit Court O00000413 1843? Categories: Organizations

Located in the 3rd Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): James Stewart. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Cicero Maxwell and John Chapeze. Clerk(s): George Brownfield, R. D. Murry, and Erastus R. Burba.

Relationships Legal: Isham Waddle (Hart County, KY, farmhand)

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. LaRue County, Kentucky Legal/Financial 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.

The following are the names of the Jurors who rendered a verdict conf in the case of the Commonwealth of Ky against Isham Waddle Towit

John G Burba John C Nicholas W W Brownfield Thomas Brunk John W Dye Wm Allen Christopher Conner Green B Hays Henry Cissell Thomas Gooden John I Allen Saml. Smith

& Attest Geo Brownfield Clerk Larue Circuit Court

Verdict at Nov. Term 1861

Geo B --