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George Drye, Jr. (Casey County, KY, farmer)

b. 1805-01-16 d. 1867-02-10

Casey County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Rowann D. Drye. Father of James L. Drye, John Drye, William Drye, Elizabeth Drye, Stephen Drye, Ann Drye, Rowena Drye, George W. Drye, and Clay Drye. Engaged in agriculture and manufacturing in Casey County, Kentucky, in 1840. Owned thirteen enslaved persons in Casey County 1840. Farmer in Casey County in 1850. Owned twenty-one enslaved persons in 1850. Farmer in Casey County in 1860. Owned twenty-nine enslaved persons in Casey County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, p. 179, pp. 48-49 of microfilm.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 2, p. 316B

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 2, p. 935

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District no. 5, p. 418.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, p. 251.

Find A Grave, "COL George Drye (1805-1867)," Memorial #81552085, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81552085/george-drye (accessed July 5, 2019).

Citation

Drye, George, Jr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196885 (January 20, 2026).

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