Samuel Gains (Marshall County, convicted murder )
Convicted of murder and sentenced for execution but escaped from jail prior to his execution date. His rescheduled execution date was July 13, 1866.
Bibliography
KYR-0001-005-0153.
Citation
Gains, Samuel. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199176 (November 12, 2026).
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