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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-0001-031-0081 R1-124

Hopkinsville, Christian 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. Robert William Henry (Christian County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, and 1st lieut & maj 8th KY Mtd Inf (C.S.A.)) N00016308 1825-06-06 1862-02-28 Categories: People

Christian County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William Henry, Jr., and Cornelia V. Gano Henry. Married to Martha Douglas Cocke Henry on November 16, 1847. Father of Martha "Patty" Douglas Henry. Married to Fannie S. Bell Henry in Christian County, Kentucky, on January 26, 1854. Father of Margaret Henry and William Henry. Farmer in Christian County in 1850. Owned fifteen enslaved persons in Christian County in 1850. Farmer in Christian County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Christian County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Christian County in 1861. Served in the 8th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (C.S.A.) as first lieutenant and major from September 26, 1861, to February 28, 1862. Captured at Fort Donelson. Prisoner of war at Camp Morton, Indiana, until February 28, 1862. Died at Camp Morton from congestion of the brain on February 28, 1862.

Relationships Legal: Harrison R. Littell (Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 435B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 9. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 789-90. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 276B. "Col Robert William Henry (1825-1862)," Find A Grave, Memorial #36189446, accessed November 7, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36189446. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0066. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #000465562, p. 248. "Major R. W. Henry," The Courier-Journal (KY), March 4, 1862, Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88549069/obituary-for-r-w-henry/. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Ky, National #73416, State #391. KYR-0001-031-0081. Joseph P. P'Pool (Christian County, Kentucky, farmer, schoolteacher, and justice of the peace) N00016309 1826-12-15 1870-08-18 Categories: People

Christian County, Kentucky, farmer, schoolteacher, and justice of the peace. Virginia native. Son of Sarah F. P'Pool. Married to Dolly M. Wilson P'Pool. Father of Nicodemus "Nick" Gaither P'Pool, Sarah Alice P'Pool, Allen E. P'Pool, and Martha P'Pool. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer and schoolteacher in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1860. Justice of the Peace in Christian County in 1862.

Relationships Legal: Harrison R. Littell (Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 359B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 601-02. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 656. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 517B. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #5908. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #000465567, p. 114. "Joseph P. P'Pool (1826-1870)," Find A Grave, Memorial #50596653, accessed November 8, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50596653. "Nicodemus Gaither 'Nick' P'Pool (1852-1921)," Find A Grave, Memorial #55685402, accessed November 8, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55685402. KYR-0001-031-0081. Joab Clark (Christian Co, KY, Clerk of Circuit Court) N00005491 1807-07-23 1882-01-23 Categories: People

Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and court clerk. Christian County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary "Polly" A. Clark. Father of Harriett C. Clark, Volney C. Clark, Hosea B. Clark, Aurelia C. Clark, Sebastian S. Clark, Albert Hawes Clark, Elizabeth Clark, Victoria Clark, Ellen N. Clark, and Josephine Clark. Married to Nancy Brasher Clark in Christian County, Kentucky, on December 18, 1853. Father of Joab Clark and Mary Clark. Farmer in Christian County in 1850. Farmer in Christian County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Christian County in 1862. Clerk of the Christian Circuit Court in Christian County from 1862 to 1866.

Relationships Legal: Joseph I. Laudes (county attorney) Legal: Pinkney A. Yancey (Christian County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Christian Circuit Court Legal: Harrison R. Littell (Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge) Political: Christian Circuit Court Political: William Brown (Christian County, Kentucky, schoolteacher, farmer, and justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 471B-472A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 537-38. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Fruit Hill, p. 329A. 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), 300. 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. “Joab Clark (1807-1882),” Find A Grave, Memorial 11165520, accessed June 3, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11165520. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll 994031, Christian County Marriages, p. 2-3. Pinkney W. Dryden (Christian County, Kentucky, postmaster, Justice of the peace, and physician) N00016310 1807? Categories: People

Christian County, Kentucky, postmaster, justice of the peace, and physician. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Ann Craig Dryden. Father of Sarah A. Dryden, Agnes Dryden, Matilda P. Dryden, Victoria Dryden, Larissa J. Dryden, Walter Craig Dryden, Luella Dryden, and Pinkney W. Dryden, Jr. Postmaster of Creelsburgh in Russell County, Kentucky, from February 5,1832, to March 1837. Resident in Christian County in 1840. Owned four enslaved persons in Christian County in 1840. Physician in Christian County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Christian County in 1850. Physician in Christian County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Christian County in 1860. Appointed justice of the peace in Christian County on December 10, 1862.

Relationships Legal: Harrison R. Littell (Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge)

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 220. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 454A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 37. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 656. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 266B. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Russell County, Kentucky, vol. 12A, p. 428. Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, File #39967. KYR-0001-031-0081. William Wilson "Willis" Johnson (Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) N00016379 1814? Categories: People

Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Hardy Johnson in Trigg County, Kentucky, on November 6, 1840. Father of Gustavus C. Johnson, John W. Johnson, Frances D. Johnson, Miles C. Johnson, Arabella I. Johnson, and Thomas H. Johnson. Married to Permelia Morris Johnson in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1857. Father of Martha S. Johnson and Pernecie J. Johnson. Farmer in Christian County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Christian County in 1850. Farmer in Christian County in 1860. Appointed justice of the peace in Christian County on December 10, 1862.

Relationships Legal: Harrison R. Littell (Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 435A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 8 of 41 of microfilm. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 738. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trigg County Marriages, Film #000321335, p. 339 of 709 of microfilm. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #000465562, p. 287. KYR-0001-031-0081. William Brown (Christian County, Kentucky, schoolteacher, farmer, and justice of the peace) N00016380 1825? Categories: People

Christian County, Kentucky, schoolteacher, farmer, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Lucy D. Myers Brown in Christian County, Kentucky, on December 18, 1850. Father of V. Brown, D. Brown, Virgil C. Brown, James Buchanan Brown, A. C. Brown, and G. T. Brown. Schoolteacher in Christian County in 1850. Household owned one enslaved person in Christian County in 1850. Farmer in Christian County in 1860. Appointed justice of the peace in Christian County on December 10, 1862.

Relationships Legal: Harrison R. Littell (Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge) Political: Christian Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 435A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 8. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 557. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Stewarts, p. 173A. Kentucky Birth Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994031, Christian County Births. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #001942963, p. 188. KYR-0001-031-0081. Harrison R. Littell (Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge) N00005452 1832-06-09 1894-06-04 Categories: People

Christian County, Kentucky, attorney and judge. Kentucky native. Son of James Littell and M. A. Littell. Student in Todd County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Christian County in 1863. Presiding judge of Christian County Court in Christian County from 1862 to 1865.

Relationships Legal: Pinkney A. Yancey (Christian County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Christian County Court Political: Joab Clark (Christian Co, KY, Clerk of Circuit Court)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Todd County, District 1, p. 214A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 405A. 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. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Christian County, KY, July 1863, p. 29. "Harrison R. Littell (1832-1894)," Find A Grave, Memorial #89108462, accessed February 2, 2018, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89108462. KYR-0001-004-1018. KYR-0001-005-0135. Hopkinsville, Kentucky P00002431 Categories: Places

Seat of Christian County, Kentucky.

36.8656, -87.4886 "Hopkinsville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 21, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. William T. Turner, "Hopkinsville," in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2015), 440-41. Christian County, Kentucky P00001918 Categories: Places

County in southwestern Kentucky. Seat at Hopkinsville.

36.8656, -87.4886 "Hopkinsville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 21, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. William T. Turner, "Christian County," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2002), 187-88. 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. Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky 1862-12-04 Correspondence 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.
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HopkinsvilleKy Decr 4 1862 To His Excellency Gov Robertson Govenor of Ky Dr Sir

There is a vacancy in the Office of Justice of the Peace in District No 6 caused by the death of R W HenryAlso in District No 10 caused by the removal of Joe P PoolAlso in District No 8 caused by the resignation of Joab Clarkwhose resignation is inclosed herewith

P. W. Dryden in place of Henry in District No 6 Willis Johnsonin place of Pool in District No 10 And William Brown in place of Clark in District No 8 would be very suitable persons to appoint to fill said vacancies They are all good Union men & Loyal Citizens & men of sufficient information & intelligence in fact among the best citizens of the County & their appointments would give satisfaction in their Districts & if appointed will accept

Yours respectfully H R Littell County Judge of Christian County

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Christian Co

J P. Dist No 6. 8. 10 AppdDecr 10 1862