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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-021-0048 MG8-139

William Ross (Gallatin County, Kentucky, laborer and fugitive from justice.) N00014853 1829? Categories: People

Boone County, Kentucky, laborer and fugitive from justice. Married to Margaret Julia Black Ross in Boone County, Kentucky, on January 5, 1854. Father of Mitchell H. Ross. Laborer in Boone County in 1850. Resident of Gallatin County in 1859. Shot William H. Kelly in Gallatin County on July 6, 1859. Indicted for the murder of William H. Kelly by the Gallatin Circuit Court. Escaped from the Gallatin County Jail on March 1, 1860. Arrested near the Virginia border in 1860. Escaped from the Gallatin County Jail on September 12, 1860. Fugitive from justice in Missouri in 1864.

Relationships Familial: Mitchell Michael Black (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Familial: Margaret Julia Black Ross (Boone County, Kentucky, resident) Familial: Abel C. Ross (Knox County, Missouri, farmer) Familial: Vincent Ross (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: State of Missouri Legal: Willard Preble Hall (Seventeenth Governor of the State of Missouri, attorney, soldier, and politician.) Legal: Gallatin County Jail Legal: George Canning Drane (Henry County, Kentucky, attorney and circuit judge) Legal: William Sams (Carroll County, Kentucky, sawmill operator, barkeeper, and agent of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.) Legal: John L. Scott (Frankfort, Kentucky, Commonwealth's attorney.) Legal: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: William H. Kelly (Gallatin County, KY, farmer) Legal: Gallatin Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, District 2, p. 148A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994028, Boone County Births. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Boone County Marriages, Film 000523724. "Another Cold Blooded Murder," Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY), July 9, 1859, p. 1. "Warsaw Jail Broken Open," Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY), March 5, 1860, p. 1. "Second Escape of a Murderer," Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY), September 17, 1860, p. 1. KYR-0001-006-0024. KYR-0001-006-0026. KYR-0001-021-0048. Abel C. Ross (Knox County, Missouri, farmer) N00014852 1822? 1902? Categories: People

Knox County, Missouri, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sophia S. Ross. Father of Henry L. Ross, Miranda F. Ross, Mary E. E. Ross, Louisa D. Ross, James T. Ross, and Julia A. Ross. Farmer in Boone County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Knox County, Missouri, in 1860. Farmer in Goodland, Missouri, in 1863.

Relationships Familial: Mitchell Michael Black (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Familial: Margaret Julia Black Ross (Boone County, Kentucky, resident)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, District 2, p. 145B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Missouri, Knox County, Salt River, p. 152. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Missouri, Knox County, Salt River, p. 850A. "Abel Carson Ross (1821-1902)," Find A Grave, Memorial #99499570, accessed August 18, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99499570. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Knox County, MO, July 1863, p. 377. Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, Missouri County, District, and Probate Courts, Knox County Administration Bonds, Letters, vol. 2-3, 1879-1894, p. 267. Vincent Ross (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) N00012924 1828? Categories: People

Boone County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Matilda S. Hood Ross. Father of William Henry Ross, Frances E. Ross, Luella "Ella" Ross, Andrew J. Ross, Jefferson D. Ross, and Edith M. Ross. Married to Mary A. Richardson Ross. Father of John Thomas Ross. Farmer in Boone County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Boone County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Boone County in 1860.

Relationships Social: John M. McIntyre (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: James A. Miller (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: J. C. Miller (Boone County, Kentucky) Social: Thomas B. Johnson (Boone County, Kentucky, manager of farm.) Social: John O. Miller (Boone County, Kentucky, manager of farm) Social: George W. Baker (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: John J. Miller (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Russell R. Grimsley (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: George L. Miller (Boone County, Kentucky, farm manager and soldier) Social: J. T. Black (Boone County, Kentucky, farm hand) Social: Colbert B. Johnson (Boone County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster) Social: James W. Miller (Boone County, Kentucky, merchant) Social: George W. Black (Boone County, Kentucky, farm hand) Social: Samuel M. Wolford (Boone County, Kentucky, manager of farm and private (U.S.A.)) Social: John Hamilton (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer.) Social: Davis C. Glore (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer and private (U.S.A.)) Social: Benjamin B. Allphin (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Familial: Mitchell Michael Black (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) Familial: Margaret Julia Black Ross (Boone County, Kentucky, resident) Familial: Abel C. Ross (Knox County, Missouri, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, District 2, p. 148A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, Union, p. 387. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, p. 98B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, Big Bone, p. 141A. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7019812, Gallatin County Deaths, File #942. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7017538, Boone County Deaths, File #8188. Mitchell Michael Black (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer) N00014834 1802? 1879 Categories: People

Boone County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary "Polly" Shultz Black. Father of James H. Black, William J. Black, Margaret Julia Black Ross, G. W. Black, J. T. Black, W. I. Black, and Elizabeth Black. Farmer in Boone County in 1840. Farmer in Boone County in 1850. Farmer in Boone County in 1860. Employed William J. Black and J. T. Black as farmhands in Boone County in 1860.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, p. 245. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, District 2, p. 152A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, Union, p. 387. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Boone County Administration Bonds, 1867-1921, p. 39. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7017455, Boone County Deaths, File #19598. Margaret Julia Black Ross (Boone County, Kentucky, resident) N00014851 1832? Categories: People

Boone County, Kentucky, resident. Daughter of Mitchell Michael Black and Mary Shultz Black. Married to William Ross in Boone County, Kentucky, on January 5, 1854. Mother of Vincent Ross, Mary J. Ross, and Amanda A. Ross. Resident in Boone County in 1850. Resident in Pike County in 1860.

Relationships Familial: Mitchell Michael Black (Boone County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, District 2, p. 148A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pike County, District 1, p. 959. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pike County, District 5, p. 60B. Twelfth Manuscript Census of the United States (1900), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Floyd County, District 5, p. 12B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Boone County Marriages, Film #000523724, p. 554. Knox County, Missouri P00014832 Categories: Places

County in northeast Missouri. Seat at Edina.

40.1675, -92.1727 David Wolfe Eaton, How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams were Named, "Third Article (Dent-Miller)," (Columbia, MO: State Historical Society of Missouri, 1917), 182. "Edina, Missouri," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 18, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Missouri P00001883 Categories: Places

State in the central United States. Capital at Jefferson City, Missouri. Located on the Mississippi River.

38.5767, -92.1735 “Jefferson City, Missouri," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed November 18, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Milton D. Rafferty and Edwin J. Westermann, "Missouri," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Missouri-state. Boone County, Kentucky P00001194 Categories: Places

County in northern Kentucky. Seat at Burlington. Located on the Ohio River.

39.0276, -84.7241 "Burlington, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, "Boone County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber, (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 99-100. 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). Warsaw, Kentucky P00005387 Categories: Places

Seat of Gallatin County, Kentucky.

38.7834, -84.9016 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 309-10. “Warsaw, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 31, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Gallatin County, Kentucky P00007132 Categories: Places

County in northern Kentucky. Seat at Warsaw. Located on the Ohio River.

38.7834, -84.9016 Ron D. Bryant, "Gallatin County," The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber, (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 362-63. "Warsaw, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 30, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Hamilton, Kentucky P00014831 Categories: Places

Settlement in Boone County, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River.

38.8834, -84.7816 “Boone County Place Names,” Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection: Kentucky Place Names, Morehead State University, accessed June 22, 2021, https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/rennickmscollection/. "Hamilton, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 22, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Note 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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Has a Brother living in Knox county missourinamed Abram and one inBoone county Ky named Vincent married Michael Blacks daughter in Boone county Ky her given name is margaret Broke Jaol in Warsaw Gallatin county Ky on the night of 2nd of March 1860, is said to have a scar on one f foot but do not know positively about that his wife is now living with her father Hamiltonis the nearest post office to them