Joseph R. Wadkins

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c1822

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c1896

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"Joseph R. Wadkins" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00017872, (accessed August 2, 2025).

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Allen County, Kentucky, farmer. Married to Sarah Ann Frost Wadkins in Allen County, Kentucky, on March 12, 1846. Father of E. J. Wadkins, J. R. Wadkins and Sarah C. Wadkins. Married to Martha A. Britt in Allen County, Kentucky on February 11, 1853. Farmer in Allen County in 1850. Farmer in Allen County in 1860. Served as a private in the 52nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from October 16, 1863 to January 17, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen County, p. 223A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen County, Scottsville District, p. 331.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0454.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994027, Allen County Births.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Allen County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 33.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Allen County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 41.
Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Allen County Wills, vol. D-E, 1805-1902.

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