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November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0085 R3-134

James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. Michael Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. ) N00017508 1816? Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. Native of France. Son of Mary Ann Fishback. Married to Serilda Wagoner Fishback in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on September 15, 1835. Father of George H. Fishback, Michael Fishback, William Bryant Fishback, Charles A. Fishback, John Wagner Fishback, Edward Fishback, Martin L. Fishback, and Frederick Fishback. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1850. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Jacob B. Briscoe (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and magistrate.) Familial: William Bryant Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 181B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 1018. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482706, p. 160. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #12420. William Bryant Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00017509 1841-08-01 1921-06-13 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia, native. Son of Michael Fishback and Serilda Wagoner Fishback. Resident in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Jacob B. Briscoe (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and magistrate.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 181B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 1018. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #12420. "William B. Fishback (1841-1921)," Find A Grave, Memorial #42618736, accessed April 30, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42618736. John Wagner Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. ) N00017510 1847? 1898-08-01 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky, native. Son of Michael Fishback and Serilda Wagoner Fishback. Married to Adeline Isabella Weatherly Fishback in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on December 29, 1864. Resident in Jefferson County in 1850. Resident in Jefferson County in 1860.

Relationships Familial: William Bryant Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer.) Familial: Michael Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Legal: Jacob B. Briscoe (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and magistrate.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 181B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 1018. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000819619. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #7007129, Jefferson County Deaths, p. 77. George Robinson Miller (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident.) N00017511 1830 1882-03 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Henry Miller and Clarissa Miller. Married to Mary F. Curd Miller in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on January 31, 1856. Father of Haiden Curd Miller and Clara Robinson Miller. Student in Jefferson County in 1850. Resident of Jefferson County in 1862.

Relationships Legal: John Wagner Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. ) Legal: William Bryant Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer.) Legal: Michael Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville/District 2, p. 177B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hardin County, Colesburg, p. 280A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482708, p. 150. "Miller," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO), January 8, 1908, p. 10. "George Robert Miller (1830-1892)," Find A Grave, Memorial #157057060, accessed April 30, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157057060. KYR-0001-029-0085. Jacob B. Briscoe (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and magistrate.) N00017512 1802? Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and magistrate. Kentucky, native. Son of Henry Briscoe and Catherine Brookhart Briscoe. Married to Elizabeth Etley Briscoe in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 18, 1832. Married to Magdelena Etley Briscoe in Jefferson County on November 2, 1836. Father of E.J. Briscoe, Sally Ann Briscoe Winand, Mary M. Briscoe Ford, Joseph Franklin Briscoe, Richard Anderson Briscoe, and William Harry Briscoe. Cooper in Jefferson County in 1850. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860. Magistrate in Jefferson County from 1861 to 1884.

Relationships Legal: William Bryant Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer.) Legal: John Wagner Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. ) Legal: Michael Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 176B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 29. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Jeffersontown, p. 358B. "Brieflets," Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), October 4, 1884, p. 8. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #005557883. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000817870. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #4173. Abraham Gregory Watts (Jefferson County, Kentucky, almshouse keeper. ) N00017513 1802 1885 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, almshouse keeper. Kentucky, native. Married to Judith Ayers Watts in Woodford County, Kentucky, on May 15, 1823. Married to Lucinda Robinson Watts in Garrard County on July 18, 1825. Father of Lucinda C. Watts Hummel. Resident in Oldham County in 1850. Keeper of poor house in Jefferson County in 1860.

Relationships Political: John Wagner Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. ) Political: William Bryant Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer.) Political: Michael Fishback (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, Division 1, p. 161B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 44. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Woodford County Marriages, Film #005771997. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Garrard County Marriages, Film #004260348. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #19244. Thomas W. Miller (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and slaveholder) N00017517 1827 1908-02-08 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. Jefferson County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary C. Kennedy Miller in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 22, 1855. Father of Mamie Miller Wetherby, Nannie E. Miller, and Bettie M. Miller Forbes. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Jefferson County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 1096. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 256B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #994040. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #2275. "Well-Known Farmer succumbs to Death," Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), February 8, 1908, p. 4. "Thomas W. Miller (1827-1908)," Find A Grave, Memorial #27844349, accessed May 2, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27844349. Milton W. Parrish (Jefferson County, Kentucky, carpenter. ) N00017520 1806 1884-03-30 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, carpenter. Virginia, native. Married to Alcey Lloyd in Bullitt County, Kentucky, on November 22, 1834. Father of Addison E. Parrish. Married to Sarah "Sally" Wells Parrish in Jefferson County on April 24, 1847. Father of William V. Parrish. Carpenter in Jefferson County in 1850. Carpenter in Jefferson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 3, p. 292A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 992. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Bullitt County Marriages, Film #000482690. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000818484. "Death’s Doings," Messenger and Examiner (Owensboro, KY), April 2, 1884, p. 3. John Ward Jean (Jefferson County, Kentucky, saddler. ) N00017521 1821-04-10 1897-01-16 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, saddler. Jefferson County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sarah Seaton Jean in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on February 11, 1847. Father of George N. Jean, William C. Jean, Jesse S. Jean, Myers S. Jean, Alice Jean Mills, Lucretia Jean, Lula Jean Mills, Leonora Jean, and Clarence Jean. Saddler in Jefferson County in 1850. Saddler in Jefferson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 192A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 993. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Jeffersontown, p. 345B. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #25994. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #7207. "Prominent Farmer Dead," Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), January 18, 1897, p. 5. "John Ward Jean (1821-1897)," Find A Grave, Memorial #12617972, accessed May 2, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12617972. George Vinsonhaller (Jefferson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker. ) N00017526 1813-05-16 1879-10-10 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, cabinet maker. Virginia, native. Married to Mary Elizabeth Jean Vinsonhaller in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on February 28, 1839. Father of John Vinsonhaller, Katherine Vinsonhaller, Anna Vinsonhaller Shelton, George William Vinsonhaller, Sally Vinsonhaller, Carrie Vinsonhaller, and Mittie V. Vinsonhaller Cox. Cabinet maker in Jefferson County in 1850. Cabinet maker in Jefferson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 191A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 993. Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll 13, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1865, p. 339. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000817878. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000819650. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000818838. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994040, Jefferson County Births. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994040, Jefferson County Births. "George Vincenheller (1813-1879)," Find A Grave, Memorial #28315153, accessed May 3, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28315153. J. E. Connelly ( Jefferson County Kentucky Petitioner) N00017527 Categories: People

Signed a petition to james F. Robinson on behalf of Michael Fishback, William Fishback, and John Fishback in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 10, 1862.

KYR-0001-029-0085. John B. Leatherman (Jefferson County, Kentucky, blacksmith.) N00017529 1798? Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky, native. Married to Polly Barr Leatherman in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on February 10, 1822. Father of John Thomas Leatherman and Simeon S. Leatherman. Married to America Smith Leatherman in Jefferson County on August 17, 1837. Father of Zenobia Jane Leatherman Omer, Elizabeth Leatherman, Merritt O. Leatherman, Marietta R. Leatherman Randolph, and Mary B. Leatherman. Married to Mahala M. Brooks Lively Leatherman in Jefferson County on April 29, 1854. Blacksmith in Jefferson County in 1850. Blacksmith in Jefferson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 192A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 995. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Jeffersontown, p. 345A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #005557872. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #005553517. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000819600. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000819622. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #005557814. Joseph Nunamaker (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. ) N00017530 1813? Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. Jefferson County, Kentucky, native. Married to Margaret Jane Miller in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on April 15, 1838. Father of Frederick B. Nunamaker. Married to Sarah Ann Swann Nunamaker in Jefferson County on August 4, 1842. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1850. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 197B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 994. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482706. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482707, p. 7. Isaac McHatton (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. ) N00017536 1808-12-25 1886-10-03 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. Jefferson County, Kentucky, native. Married to Priscilla Boston McHatton in Spencer County, Kentucky, on September 14, 1837. Father of Priscilla Virginia McHatton Jones. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1850. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 285A-B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 1093. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #13417. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Spencer County Marriages, Film #000482501. "Isaac McHatton (1808-1886)," Find A Grave, Memorial #51456656, accessed May 3, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51456656. T. D. Hall (Jefferson County Kentucky Petitioner) N00017537 Categories: People

Signed a petition to james F. Robinson on behalf of Michael Fishback, William Fishback, and John Fishback in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 10, 1862

KYR-0001-029-0085. Reuben Dale Davis (Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and landlord. ) N00017538 1832-02-10 1881-11-07 Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer and landlord. Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas Davis and Elizabeth Davis. Married to Mary Ann Elizabeth Yager Davis in Hamilton County, Ohio, in February 1851. Farmer in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Landlord in Jefferson County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 295A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 988-9. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Hamilton County Marriages, Film #000344464, p. 55. "R.D. Davis (1832-1881)," Find A Grave, Memorial #42678700, accessed May 4, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42678700. 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). 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. 1862-10-10 Petition English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.

To his ExcelencyGov of Kentucky

The undesigned the Jury in the case of the commonwealth vs. Michael Fishback, William Fishback & John Fishback who was tryed on the 5th day of July last for a breach of the peace committed on one George Milleron the hearing of the cause we fined them thirty $30 -- and costs, each, we would most respectfuly ask your honour to remit the fine assessed against William & John Fishback as they are both under age and there Father is a poor man with a large family of children and poorly able to pay said fine we would also ask you to remit a part of the fine assessed agains Michael Fishback -- for which your petitioners will ever pray Oct. 10th 1862

J, B, Briscoe } Magistrate

A, G,, Watts -- Foreman Thomas W Miller M W Parrish J, W, Jean George Vinsenhaller J. E. Connelly J. B. Leatherman J Nunamaker Isaac McHatton T D Hall R D Davis

Pettn to remit fines (Read not granted)