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Benjamin B. Weidler, Sr. (Covington, Kentucky, cigar store owner)

b. 1815-09-11 d. 1874-02-06

Covington, Kentucky, cigar store owner. Pennsylvania native. Married to Sarah A. Wayman Weidler. Father of Lenora Weidler, Henrietta Weidler, Laura Weidler, Mary B. Weidler, Rial C. Weidler, Sallie Weidler, Benjamin B. Weidler, Jr., John W. Weidler, and Jesse B. Weidler. Tobacconist in Covington in 1850. Cigar store owner in Covington in 1860.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, p. 236; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, 2nd ward p. 74; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, p. 17; Find A Grave, "Benjamin B. Weidler (1815-1874)," Memorial #86308594, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86308594 (accessed August 23, 2017).

Citation

Weidler, Benjamin B., Sr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196772 (November 12, 2026).

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