John P. Dever

Birth Date

c1833

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Married to Charlotte W. Parrent Dever in Lyon County, Kentucky, on July 16, 1857. Father of John L. Dever and Lynn Dever. Farmer in Lyon County in 1860. Served in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from September 8, 1862, to September 17, 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 713.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Fisher Spring, p. 122A.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994046, Lyon County Marriages.

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