Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County, Kentucky, day laborer. New York native. Married to Sophrona Wescot. Father of Sophia Wescot and Benjamin Wescot. Day laborer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 674.

Citation

Wescot, Hiram. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197071 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
George W. Porter et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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