James P. Barbour

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1810-12-27

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1886-12-31

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"James P. Barbour" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00015843, (accessed May 4, 2024).

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Washington County, Kentucky, farmer, miller, court clerk, and politician. Kentucky native. Married to Martha F. Boslee Barbour in Washington County, Kentucky, on April 27, 1835. Father of Elizabeth “Bettie” Barbour, Letitia Barbour, James Barbour, and William Barbour. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Marion County from 1841 to 1842. Farmer in Marion County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Marion County in 1850. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Washington County from 1850 to 1851. Delegate from Washington County to the Kentucky Democratic Party convention in Frankfort in 1858. Miller in Washington County in 1860. County court clerk in Washington County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Washington County in 1860. County court clerk in Washington County in 1861. Circuit court clerk in Washington County in 1862. Circuit court clerk in Washington County in 1864. Circuit court clerk in Washington County in 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District 1, p. 367B-368A.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, p. 647.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Springfield, p. 87-88.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Springfield, District 2, p. 472B.
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), 307.
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), 12.
“Democratic Meeting in Washington County.” Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY) Nov. 15, 1858.
Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, vol. 84 (November 4, 1850 - March 24, 1851) (Frankfort: A. G. Hodges & Co., State Printers, 1850), 3.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, vol. 23, December 31, 1841 - March 3, 1842) (Frankfort: A. G. Hodges & Co., State Printers, 1841), 4.
"Judge James P. Barbour (1810-1886)," Find A Grave, Memorial #113626966, accessed September 28, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113626966.
“Kentucky Election.” Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Aug. 27, 1850.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Washington County Marriages, Film #000551244, p. 508.
“Lebanon, KY, May 21, 1863.” Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) May 26, 1863.
KYR-0001-031-0050.
KYR-0001-004-0506.

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