Burton Farmer

Birth Date

c1812

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Jefferson County, Kentucky, jail night watchman and farmer. Virginia native. Married to Rachel Thixton Farmer in Jefferson County on December 15, 1833. Father of Angeline Farmer, Thomas Farmer, Elizabeth Farmer, Clarissa Farmer, Sarah Farmer, and Mary Farmer. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1850. Employed Joseph Buzan as laborer in 1850. Night watchman at jail in 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 252A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482706, p. 243. Edward, Greenough, and DeVed, eds. Edwards’ Annual Directory to the Inhabitants, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business Firms, Etc., Etc. in the City of Louisville, for 1865-6 (Louisville: Edward, Greenough, & DeVed, 1866), p. 293.

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