Person

James Boyer (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1824-09-01 d. 1905-02-08

Henry County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Jacob Boyer. Married to Elizabeth Galbreath Boyer in Henry County on June 24, 1852. Father of Josephine Boyer and Leslie N. Boyer. Married Eliza Brent Boyer. Father of William Boyer and Jacob Boyer. Owned Turner and one other enslaved person in Henry County in 1860. Household owned two additional enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 370B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision No. 1, p. 267.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision No. 1, p. 180

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Campbellsburg, p. 52B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Rolls 994027-994058, Henry County Marriages, p. 1.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7019178: All Counties, Henry County Deaths, File #13806 .

Find A Grave, "James Boyer (September 1, 1824-February 8, 1905)," Memorial #23019079, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23019079 (accessed July 12, 2019).

KYR-0001-004-0079.

Citation

Boyer, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200026 (November 12, 2026).

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