Sanders Burras (Carter County, Kentucky, farmer)
b. 1826 d. 1904-05-04
Carter County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Burras. Father of Rachel Burras, Marshal Burras, Louisa Burras, and Elizabeth Burras. Farmer in Carter County in 1860. Private in the 40th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from July 6, 1863 to December 30, 1864.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, p. 66.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 430.
Find A Grave, "Sanders Burras (1826-May 4, 1904)," Memorial #69970640, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69970640 (accessed May 7, 2018).
Citation
Burras, Sanders. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197803 (November 12, 2026).
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