Kenton County, 1847
| Formed | 1839 |
| County Seat | Independence |
| Terms of County Court | Third Monday in each month |
| Justices of the Peace | Lewis Klette, James Dedman, John Byland, Robert M. Carlisle, Waller S. Herndon, Wm. M. Respass, James Kelly, James S. Downard, John Colvin, Wm. W. Coleman, James Ellis, Edward T. Clarkson, John W. Leathers. |
| Sheriff | Thomas G. Tupman, commissioned Jan. 9, 1846. |
| Deputy Sheriffs | Jonath. Hathaway, Asa Klette |
| Clerk | N. B. Stephens, Independence |
| County Attorney | John W. Stevenson, Covington |
| Jailer | C. W. Hull, Independence |
| Coroner | T. J. Horden, do. |
| Constables | R. H. Perry, Covington, Jackson Ellis, Wm. Bagby, H. W. MArshall, H. H. Mullins, Wm. Smith |
| Notaries Public | M.M. Benton, William Ernest, A. H. Jameson, Covington. |
| Surveyor | John A. Armstrong |
| Commissioner of Tax | William G. Ellis, Covington; John W. Clemons, Independence |
| Attorneys At Law | James M. Preston, M. M. Benton, James T. Morehead, John W. Stevenson, Daniel Mooar, H. J. Groesbeck, S. M. Moore, George F. Goodhue, S. T. Wall, B. W. Foley, John S. Finley, James Southgate, John W. Wenzies, John Colvin, J. G. Arnold, Covington; Joel A. Levi, Independence. |
| Physicians | John Bennett, Richard Pretlow, Harvey Lewis, T. N. Wise, W. D. Holt, James D. Stuart, Covington; W. W. Walters, T. J. Hordon, J. S. Donard, S. T. Dora, Independence. |
| Principal Merchants | John B.Casey & Co., Is. Cooper & Co., A. L. & T. Greer & Co., Gedge & Brothers, John Mackey, Walker & Winston, John O'Donnell, John Kearney, Wm. Wason, John Gilbert, George B. Marshall, Lendrum & Arthur, Covington; Wm. Brown, Independence; D. L. Fisk. |
Data is from The Kentucky State Register for the Year 1847, edited by Taliaferro P. Shaffner, Morton & Griswold, publishers, Louisville, 1847.