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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-031-0018 R1-51

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 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. Jonathan Butler (Butler County, Kentucky, tavern keeper and Justice of the Peace) N00014426 1830-03-16 1865-05-04 Categories: People

Butler County, Kentucky, tavern keeper and justice of the peace. Indiana native. Son of Abel Butler and Mildren Butler. Married to Erinda A. Rone Butler in Warren County, Kentucky, on September 24, 1855. Father to James Leonidas Butler. Farmer in Perry County, Indiana, in 1850. Tavern keeper in Morgantown, Kentucky, in 1860. Appointed justice of the peace in District 1 in Butler County in 1862. Distiller in Butler County in 1863. Died in Butler County in 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Indiana, Perry County, Troy Township, p. 366B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, Morgantown, p. 1006. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Warren County Marriages, Film #000339890, p. 29. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7017543, Boyle County Deaths, File #23239. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Butler County, KY, July and August 1863, p. 509 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Butler County Administration Bonds, 1830-1869; Vol 19-20, 1970-1975, p. 327. Find A Grave, "Jonathan Butler (1830-1865)," Memorial #13148983, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13148983 (accessed May 11, 2021). Benjamin B. Sublett (Butler County, Kentucky, famer and Justice of the Peace) N00014427 1810? 1873? Categories: People

Butler County, Kentucky, famer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Martha Jo Sublett. Father of Sarah Sublett, Andrew K. Sublett, Mahala J. Sublett, Mary D. Sublett, George Sublett, and Eliza Sublett. Married to Mary E. Gildersleve Sublett in Butler County, Kentucky, on January 10, 1856. Father to Elizabeth Sublett, Ellen Sublett, Jane A. Sublett, and Benjamin Bramblett Sublett. Farmer in Butler County in 1850. Farmer in Butler County in 1860. Justice of the peace for District 1 in Butler County in 1860. Removed from office in 1862.

Relationships Legal: Butler County Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 236B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 982-983. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, Woodbury, p. 398A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Butler County Marriages, Film #000367208, p. 103. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7019826, Butler County Deaths, File #15385. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Butler County Administration Bonds, 1830-1869; Vol 19-20, 1970-1975, p. 33. KYR-0001-031-0018. Isaac O. Adkins (Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and Justice of the Peace) N00014436 1813? Categories: People

Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Mary R. Moore Adkins. Father of William Adkins, Nancy Adkins, Sarah J. Adkins, James W. Adkins, Robert A. Adkins, Almeda C. Adkins, John W. Adkins, Joseph H. Adkins, Virgil C. Adkins, Francis C. Adkins, and Agnes Adkins. Farmer in Butler County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Butler County in 1860. Justice of the peace for District 3 in Butler County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 278A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 934. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, London, p. 312B. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1847-1911), KDLA, Roll #994029, Butler County Births, p. 1. Abraham Wamack (Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and Justice of the Peace) N00014437 1806? 1873? Categories: People

Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and Justice of the Peace. Kentucky native. Married to Octavia Amanda Pierson Wamack in Butler County, Kentucky, on May 30, 1850. Father of Alexander Wamack, William M. Wamack, Elizabeth A. Wamack, James L. Wamack, and Mary T. Wamack. Farmer in Butler County in 1850. Farmer in Butler County in 1860. Appointed justice of the peace for District 3 in Butler County in 1862.

Relationships Familial: Isaac O. Adkins (Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and Justice of the Peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 249B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 938. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Butler County Marriages, Film #000367208, p. 180 of microfilm. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7017541, Butler County Deaths, File #18429. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Butler County Administration Bonds, 1830-1869; Vol 19-20, 1970-1975, p. 119 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Baylus L. D. Guffy (Butler County, Kentucky, judge) N00014438 1832-12-24 1910-02-27 Categories: People

Butler County, Kentucky, judge. Kentucky native. Son of James Guffy and Malinda Guffy. Married to Mahalie A. Monroe Guffy in Ohio County, Kentucky, on May 25, 1854. Father of Luella F. Guffy, Estill Guffy, and Olive Guffy. Resident in Logan County in 1850. Attorney in Butler County from 1860 to 1910. Assistant marshal in Butler County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Butler County in 1860. County Judge in Butler County in 1862. Alternate delegate to the Union Democratic National Convention from Butler County in 1864.

Relationships Political: Abraham Wamack (Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and Justice of the Peace) Political: Isaac O. Adkins (Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and Justice of the Peace) Political: Benjamin B. Sublett (Butler County, Kentucky, famer and Justice of the Peace) Political: Jonathan Butler (Butler County, Kentucky, tavern keeper and Justice of the Peace) Political: Executive Department, Kentucky (U.S.A.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 45B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, Morgantown, p. 1007. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, Woodbury, p. 1 of 1 of microfilm (accessed via ancestry.com, May 12, 2021). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, Morgantown, p. 345A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Ohio County Marriages, Film #000494956, p. 173. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Butler County, KY, July and August 1863, p. 529 (accessed via Ancestry.com). "Louisville Daily Journal 1864-05-26," Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/592167418 (accessed May 12, 2021). "Owensboro Messenger 1910-03-01," Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/376052415 (accessed May 12, 2021). Louisville, Kentucky P00000337 Categories: Places

Seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2527, -85.7585 "Louisville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 12, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 179. Butler County, Kentucky P00005535 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Morgantown.

37.2256, -86.6836 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 44. “Morgantown Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 3, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. 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. Executive Department, Kentucky (U.S.A.) O00010556 1792 Categories: Organizations

Office of the Governor, in which the constitution of Kentucky vests the executive power of the state.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380-81. Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1862-10-06 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL
Commonwealth of Kentucky, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Louisville, 186 Dear Sir:

Appoint Jonathan Butler Justice of the peace for Butler County in district No 1 in place of B B Sublitt made vacant by removal

This is to certify that Isaac O Adkins Justice of the peace for Butler County in District No 3 has removed from said & said office is vacant

I reccommend Abraham Womack as his Successor

B L. D GriffyP. J. B. C. C. Oct 6th 1862

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Butler Co.

J. P. No 1. & 3. Appd IssdOcto 6 1862