Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Mercer County, Kentucky, hotel keeper. Virginia native. Married to Rosanna C. Carter Bishop in Mercer County on September 23, 1845. Father of William O. Bishop and Richard A. Bishop. Hotel keeper in Mercer County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 17.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nicholas County Marriages, Film #000252405.

Citation

Bishop, Silas. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197157 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
J. M. Sillard et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-11-14

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