Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hancock County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Sarah Ann Shrader Messmore in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 8, 1851. Father of J.B. Messmore, Eisom Messmore, Emily Messmore, Susan Messmore, and Mary Messmore. Farmer in Hancock County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, p. 951.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, Hawesville, p. 182B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000819593.

Citation

Messmore, Peter H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199927 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John Cauffield, Abstract

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