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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-0001-021-0050 MG8-142

Graves County, Kentucky Jacob H. McCuan Jr. (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) N00014914 1822? 1910-07-04 Categories: People

Graves County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Alabama native. Son of Jacob H. McCuan Sr. and Elizabeth McCuan. Married to Sarah McCuan. Father of John McCuan, Sarah A. McCuan, N. H. McCuan, George W. McCuan, James H. McCuan, and Eliza J. McCuan. Farmer in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1850. Indicted for the murder of John Wiggins in Graves County in 1859. Served in the 120th Illinois Infantry Regiment (U.S.A) as a private from October 29, 1862 to May 31, 1865.

Relationships Social: John Wiggins (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: D. G. Hart (Weakley County, Tennessee, physician) Social: John D. Boozer (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Social: J. S. Roach (Mentioned as a Graves Co. informant ) Legal: Albert Petty Thompson (Paducah, Kentucky, attorney and soldier) Legal: Ervin Anderson (Graves County, Kentucky, clerk of Graves County Circuit Court) Legal: William C. Robbins (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Graves Circuit Court Legal: First Judicial District of Kentucky

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 1, p. 485A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 1, p. 466A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Massac County, Township 15, Range 5, p. 259B. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994035, Graves County Deaths. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, vol. 7, 1861-1866 (Springfield: Baker, Bailhache, and Co., Printers, 1867), 56. "Jacob McCuan," Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, Illinois (accessed June 30, 2021). "Jacob McCuan (1823-1910)," Find A Grave, Memorial #164143836, accessed June 30, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164143836. KYR-0001-021-0050. John Wiggins (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer) N00014915 1800? 1859-06-14 Categories: People

Graves County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married Mary Brinkley Wiggins in Gates County, North Carolina, in January 1833. Father of John Wiggins, Isaac John Wiggins, Pernecia Wiggins, Sarah Wiggins, M. Wiggins, William Wiggins, and Polly Wiggins. Farmer in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1840. Farmer in Graves County in 1850. Murdered in Graves County on June 14, 1859.

Relationships Legal: Albert Petty Thompson (Paducah, Kentucky, attorney and soldier)

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 99. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 1, p. 466A-B. North Carolina County Registers of Deeds, Marriage Bond, 1783-1868, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, Gates County Marriage Records, Wade-Yates, p. 132. Albert Petty Thompson (Paducah, Kentucky, attorney and soldier) N00002052 1829-03-03 1864-03-25 Categories: People

Paducah, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Green County, Kentucky, native. Son of Samuel Thompson and Alice Petty Thompson. Married to Mary Jane Bowman Thompson. Married to Harriet Harding Thompson. Married to Mary Mayes Thompson. Attorney in Paducah in 1860. Commonwealth's attorney for the First Judicial District of Kentucky until 1860. Member of the convention of the provisional government held at Russellville in November 1861. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (C. S. A.) as a colonel from October 18, 1861 to March 25, 1864. Killed in battle at Paducah on March 25, 1864.

Relationships Political: George Twyman Wood (Hart County, Kentucky, court clerk and politician.) Economic: The Galt House Legal: Ervin Anderson (Graves County, Kentucky, clerk of Graves County Circuit Court) Legal: William C. Robbins (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: D. G. Hart (Weakley County, Tennessee, physician) Legal: John D. Boozer (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Legal: J. S. Roach (Mentioned as a Graves Co. informant ) Legal: Graves Circuit Court Legal: First Judicial District of Kentucky

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, County, Paducah District No. 2, p. 903. Bruce S. Allerdice and Lawrence Lee Hewitt, eds., Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers of the Bluegrass State (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2008), 310 The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 1 (Cincinnati, OH: J. M. Armstrong & Company, 1878), 537. J. S. Roach (Mentioned as a Graves Co. informant ) N00014894 Categories: People

Mentioned as an information in an indictment against J. H. McCuan in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1859.

KYR-0001-021-0050. John D. Boozer (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) N00014896 1833? Categories: People

Graves County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. South Carolina native. Farmer in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Graves County in 1860. Served in 120th Illinois Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from October 29, 1862 to January 22, 1863. Served in the 1st Regiment Capital Guards (U.S.A) as a private from August 16, 1864 to December 20, 1864. Reported as as a deserter on December 20, 1864.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 1, p.485A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 169. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, vol. 7, 1861-1866 (Springfield: Baker, Bailhache, and Co., Printers, 1867), 56. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1867), 769. D. G. Hart (Weakley County, Tennessee, physician) N00014897 1836? Categories: People

Weakley County, Tennessee, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Rachel E. Hart. Father of Martha C. Hart. Provided evidence in the case of Jacon H. McCuan in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1859. Physician in Weakley County, Tennessee, in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Weakley County, District 1, p. 315. KYR-0001-021-0050. William C. Robbins (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer) N00014898 1809-06-06 1889-12-22 Categories: People

Graves County, Kentucky, farmer. Georgia native. Married to Mary Bryant Robbins in Christian County, Kentucky, on June 11, 1832. Father of William S. Robbins and Catherine E. S. Robbins. Farmer in Trigg County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Trigg County in 1850. Farmer in Graves County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Trigg County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: D. G. Hart (Weakley County, Tennessee, physician) Legal: John D. Boozer (Graves County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Legal: J. S. Roach (Mentioned as a Graves Co. informant )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, District 2, p. 336B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 11. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 51B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 185B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #000465562, p. 120. "William Caple Robbins Sr (1809-1889)," Find A Grave, Memorial #147440008, accessed June 29, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147440008. Ervin Anderson (Graves County, Kentucky, clerk of Graves County Circuit Court) N00014911 1820? Categories: People

Graves County, Kentucky, clerk of Graves County Circuit Court. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Jane Lockridge Anderson. Father of John L. Anderson, Wiley P. Anderson, Anna Anderson, Amelia Anderson, Edith Anderson, Emily Anderson, Lawrence Anderson, Albert Sidney Johnston Anderson, and Hester D. Anderson. Clerk in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Graves County in 1850. Circuit Court Clerk in Graves County from 1855 to 1862. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Graves County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Graves Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 2, p. 363A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 2, p. 146. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 32. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 55A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 188A. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #6269. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1855, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: A.G. Hodges, State Printer, 1856), 354. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1859, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1860), 290. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 356. 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), 305. 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. Graves Circuit Court O00000382 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 1st Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Rufus K. Williams and Charles S. Marshall. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Thomas H. Corbett, Philip D. Yeiser, and W. W. Tice. Clerk(s): Ervin Anderson and W. A. Turner.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 355-59. 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. 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. First Judicial District of Kentucky O00000313 Categories: Organizations

This Commonwealth of Kentucky judicial district included Fulton, Hickman, Ballard, McCracken, Graves, Marshall, and Calloway Counties. Judge(s): Rufus K. Williams (1860-1862) and Charles S. Marshall (1862-1865). Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Thomas H. Corbett (1860-1861), Philip D. Yeiser (1862-1864), and William W. Tice (1865).

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. Graves 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.
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Graves Circuit Court Commonwealth of Kentucky against } Indictment J H. McCuan

The Grand Jury of Graves County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse J. H. McCuan of the crime of Murder committed as followeth viz:

The said J H McCuan on the 14th day of June 1859 in the County aforesaid did feloniously and with malice aforethought kill and Murder John Wiggins by stabbing him with a knife or some other edged weapon against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

A. P. Thompson Atto for the Cmlth of Kentucky first Judicial Distrist

Information given by J S Roach J. D. Boozer & D. G Heart

marked on back A true Copy bill Wm C. Robbins foreman

A true Copy Ervin Anderson C g C C