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Lewis Butcher (Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer, merchant, and tavern keeper)

b. 1797? d. 1874-04-01

Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer, merchant, and tavern keeper. Virginia native. Son of James Butcher and Abagail Butcher. Married to Susan Butcher. Father of John Butcher, Elizabeth Butcher, David Butcher, and Eliza Butcher. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1850 and 1860. Retail store owner in Rockcastle County.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Southern District, p. 319. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 48. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Voting District 6, p. 22. Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. KYR-0001-004-2200. KYR-0001-029-0599. KYR-0001-029-0499.

Citation

Butcher, Lewis. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198994 (November 12, 2026).

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