Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Independence, Kentucky, blacksmith. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth A. Thornton Wilshire. Father of Virginia Wilshire, James Wilshire, Franklin Wilshire, John Wilshire, Emma Wilshire, Alexander Wilshire, Joab Wilshire, and Millard Wilshire. Blacksmith in Independence, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860),Population Schedule, Kentucky, Kenton County, Independence, p. 3; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870),Population Schedule, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 6, p. 58; Find A Grave, "Benjamin Wilshire (1809-1892)," Memorial #90539941, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90539941&ref=acom (accessed March 23, 2017).

Citation

Wilshire, Benjamin. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201284 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
A. J. Morris et al. to Beriah Magoffin
Correspondence
William Brown to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-10-12

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